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Milton "Bill" E. Underwood
Jan 23, 2011
Milton "Bill" E. Underwood, 82, of Columbia, husband of Marie (Maheu) Underwood, died Sunday January 23, 2011 at his home after a lengthy illness. He was born July 3, 1928 in Willimantic and had resided in Columbia for many years. Bill was a U.S. Army veteran of the Korean War and had been employed by Brand-Rex in Willimantic for many...
Constance M. Mills
Jan 21, 2011
Constance Margaret (Armstrong) Mills July 24, 1931 - January 21, 2011 Connie passed away quietly at home with her family by her side. She was always a kind woman and we all truly loved her. Connie grew up in Wakefield, Massachusetts where she made good friends that have been with her always. She is remembered as "The prettiest girl at...
Barbara S. Stannard
Jan 20, 2011
Barbara (Stoltenfeldt) Stannard, 93, of Columbia, cherished and devoted wife, mother and friend, passed from this life on January 20, 2011. Barbara was born and raised in Manchester, CT, daughter of the late Carl and Helen (Lyman) Stoltenfeldt. Barbara spent her summers visiting relatives in Columbia, and moved there in 1940. Barbara joined the Columbia Congregational Church and was active...
Henry Grabber
Jan 19, 2011
Henry Grabber passed away on January 19, 2011 at home in Lebanon. He was the son of Frank and Helen Spafford Grabber. Henry lived his entire life on the family farm in Lebanon where he worked with his brother Spafford to preserve the land as a legacy for the 10th family generation and beyond. He attended the public schools in...
Patricia M. Kegler
Jan 17, 2011
Patricia M. (McInroy) Kegler, 74, of Chaplin passed away on Monday Jan 17, 2011 surrounded by her loving family. She was born on July 6, 1936 in Sharon, CT . Pat was the daughter of the late Patrick and Mary (Young) McInroy who immigrated from Dunning, Scotland ,UK. Pat was a graduate of Housatonic Valley Regional High School and earned...
Beatrice R. Lussier
Jan 17, 2011
Beatrice R. Lussier, 73, of Canterbury, passed away peacefully at home on January 17, 2011 surrounded by her family, her minister and his wife. She was born in Webster, MA, on March 13, 1937. Bea was the daughter of Ernest A. Richards and Gertrude C. (Chandler) Richards. She graduated from William W. Backus School of Nursing in 1958, and was...
Pauline R. Balcom
Jan 15, 2011
Pauline R. Balcom, of Willimantic, passed away peacefully on January 15, 2011 at St. Joseph Living Center. She was born June 2, 1930 in Manchester, the daughter of the late Dona and Aldea Parent. She worked at Electro Motive Manufacturing Co. for many years. She leaves her husband Robert Balcom of Willimantic and her son Robert Balcom Jr. of Las...
Annie M. Brown
Jan 15, 2011
Mrs. Annie (Tatum) Brown, of Willimantic, was called home on January 15, 2011 at the Mansfield Center for Nursing and Rehabilitation. She was born on December 23, 1924 in Virginia and had lived in Rhode Island for many years before moving to Willimantic. She was loved by everyone who knew her. She was a loving wife to the late Ponce...
Helen Matunas
Jan 12, 2011
Helen (Burghardt) Matunas, 95, of Windham, passed away peacefully at Saint Joseph Living Center on January 12, 2011. Mrs. Matunas was born in Yonkers, New York in 1915 and was the spouse of the late Edward J. (Matejunas) Matunas. Helen lived in Yonkers, New York most of her life and was formerly employed by Reader's Digest . Surviving are her...
Harold Wheaton
Jan 12, 2011
Harold E. Wheaton, 88 , died peacefully at Douglas Manor on January 12, 2011. Harold retired from Pratt and Whitney and was a WW II veteran. A lifelong resident of Lebanon, CT, he was born on November 1, 1922 in Lebanon, the son of Albert and Lucinda Thayer Wheaton. He is predeceased by his wife Frances Starr Wheaton and his...
John Jay Bogdanovich
Jan 9, 2011
John Jay Bogdanovich, 49, of Fitchburg, MA passed away January 9, 2011 at the UMass Medical Center Memorial Hospital, Worcester, MA. John was born in Norwich, CT on November 3, 1961, a son of George and Donna M. Bogdanovich of Ashford, CT. John served in the U.S. Army from March 1981 to March 1984.John was stationed in Fulda, Germany for...
Cheryl Ann Tabor
Jan 8, 2011
Cheryl Ann Tabor born February 07, 1954-January 08, 2011- Cheryl A. Tabor of Windham CT, passed Saturday, January 8, 2011, at Regency Heights of Willimantic, CT, after a long illness. Ms. Tabor was born on February 7, 1954, in Coventry CT, the daughter of Frank and Mildred (Hobby) Tabor. Cheryl was a loving mother of three and had devoted her...
Martial M. Ouimette
Jan 4, 2011
Martial M. Ouimette, 72, of North Windham, passed away peacefully on Tuesday Jan. 4, 2011. He was born on Oct. 9, 1938 in Coaticook, Canada, a son of the late Arthur and Medora (Fontaine) Ouimette. Martial is survived by his wife of forty seven years, Edith (Ivan) Ouimette, two sons, Patrick and his wife Sharon of Mansfield, and Jacques and...
Roger V. Desjardins
Jan 3, 2011
Roger V. Desjardins, 91, of North Windham, husband of the late Anna (Donoghue) Desjardins, died Monday, January 3, 2011 at the Windham Hospital. He was born May 14, 1919 in Woonsocket, RI, the son of Joseph and Ernestine Desjardins and had lived in Windham for many years. He was a U. S. Army veteran of World War II. Prior to...
Mary B. Langley
Jan 3, 2011
Mary Frances (Brock) Langley, formerly of Storrs, CT., died of natural causes on January 3, 2011 at the age of 88, in Portsmouth, New Hampshire. Mary was born February 22, 1922, in Shelbyville, Tennessee, the only child of Robert Harris Brock and Mamie Estella (Denham) Brock. When Mary was still too young to remember the country, her family moved to...
Earle Bates Miles
Dec 31, 2010
Earle Bates Miles, 91, of Windham, died Friday Dec. 31, 2010 in Windham. He was born on March 23, 1919 in East Granville, VT., son of the late Charles and Lureta (Bates) Miles. He is survived by son Raymond and his wife Joanne of N. Windham, Robert and his wife Lorri of Lebanon, Roger and his wife Michele of Windham...
April C. Dean
Dec 30, 2010
April Christine (Trimble) Dean Cherished daughter, much loved sister, beloved wife and mother April Christine (Trimble) Dean age 37, of Mansfield, ended her journey of this life on December 30, 2010. She was a valiant warrior in her two and a half year battle against ovarian cancer. She died in her home with her husband's arms around her and her...
Germaine Sayers
Dec 30, 2010
GERMAINE L. SAYERS, 85 WINDHAM, CT - Germaine "Gerry" Lucille Sayers, 85, died Thursday December 30, 2010 at St. Joseph Living Center in Windham, CT. She was a devoted wife, mother, and grandmother and her family was everything to her. Gerry's warm and caring personality made friends throughout her life. She was the daughter of Alfred St. Germaine and Odelie...
Susan Carol Jurczak
Dec 30, 2010
Susan Carol Jurczak, of Mansfield, died December 30, 2010 at the age of 51. Beloved wife of Russell Sampson, Susan will be remembered and loved by all who knew her. Her professional life was devoted to helping the ill and the disabled. As an occupational therapist in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada her attention and care was focused on those with dementia....
Deborah Ann Tatro
Dec 26, 2010
Deborah Ann (Kuhn) Tatro, born on December 24, 1954, passed away unexpectedly on December 26, 2010. She leaves behind her son Jeffrey Tatro Jr., his fiancAC. Alissa Piascik, and daughter Jennifer (Tatro) Busse and husband Christopher, both of Ashford, CT. She also leaves behind Jeffrey Tatro Sr. and many loving family members including her mother, Shirley Swan of Willimantic, father...
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