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Theresa Proulx
Oct 5, 2010
Theresa Proulx, 87, of Coventry, wife of Arthur Proulx, passed away Tuesday, October 5, 2010 at the Windham Hospital. She was born February 24, 1923 in Willimantic. In addition to her husband of 68 years, she is survived by her children, Sharon and Joseph Barros Sr., Mary and Kenneth Russell, Earl and Helene Sands-Proulx and Linda McCaffrey; her grandchildren, Joseph...
Russell B. Korner
Oct 3, 2010
Russell B. Korner, 80, of Coventry, passed away Sunday, October 3, 2010 in East Hartford. He was born in Willimantic, son of the late Frederick and Florence (Brown) Korner. Russell lived in South Windsor for many years and spent his last years in Coventry. He had been employed at the University of Connecticut and D&M Construction Company. Russell served in...
Edward Williams Sr
Oct 2, 2010
Edward F. Williams, Sr. 77, passed away October 2, 2010 at Harrington Court of Colchester. For over 20 years he lived in Lebanon, CT before moving to New Port Richey, Florida in 1990 to semi-retire then moving back to Willimantic. He was born November 7, 1932 in Martins Ferry, Ohio, the son of the late Edgar and Lillian (Bruney) Williams...
Linda A. Juras
Sep 27, 2010
Linda A. (Alapi) Juras, 61, of Columbia, wife of Michael Juras, died Monday September 27, 2010 at home surrounded by her family. She was born in Willimantic on August 8, 1949, the daughter of Jules and Sally (Buck) Alapi. Linda worked for over thirty five years at the Lyme Consolidated School. In addition to her husband and mother she is...
George W. Butterick
Sep 27, 2010
George W. Butterick, 92, of Willimantic, died Monday Sept. 27, 2010 at his home. He was born in New York City on Sept. 16, 1918. George resided in Bronx, NY for most of his life until moving to Willimantic in 1986. He was educated in N.Y.C. schools and technical colleges and had been employed as a Senior Engineering Technician by...
Anna Rose Nisson
Sep 27, 2010
Anna Rose (Prague) Nisson , of Milford, CT departed this life peacefully on Monday September 27, 2010. Anna was born on May 11, 1929 and brought up in Willimantic and was the daughter of Benjamin and Dora Prague. She was predeceased by her parents and four siblings. She is survived by her daughter Hillary and son in law Brad and...
Eleanor Forsythe Sands
Sep 24, 2010
Eleanor Forsythe Sands, 98, of Storrs, died Friday, September 24, 2010 at the Mansfield Center for Nursing and Rehabilitation. She was born July 3, 1912 in Hebron, CT. Eleanor was an avid gardener, a lover of nature, music and travel and especially her beloved dog. She was an active member of the Seventh Day Adventist Church in Willimantic. Eleanor was...
Mark F. Giordano
Sep 22, 2010
Mark F. Giordano, 62, of Johnston Rhode Island, formerly of Columbia Connecticut, passed away Wednesday September 22, 2010 at Our Lady of Fatima Hospital. Mark was born in Willimantic Connecticut, the son of the late Charles and Frances Giordano. He graduated from Windham High and went on to get a BS in Chemical Engineering at Northeastern University in Boston MA....
Yvonne Cone Gallant Bessette
Sep 19, 2010
Yvonne M. Bessette, formerly Cone and Gallant, passed away at Hartford Hospital on Sept. 19, 2010 after a short battle with lung cancer. She was born in Burlington, VT on Dec. 9, 1942 and moved to Connecticut as a preteen, residing in Coventry. She was predeceased by her brother, parents and most recently her son Charles Cone Jr. She is...
Henry P. Suffish
Sep 18, 2010
Henry P. Suffish , 69, husband of the late Gudrun Suffish, died Saturday, September 18, 2010 at Windham Memorial Hospital surrounded by his family. He was born May 4, 1941 in Storrs where he enjoyed his entire life . He is the son of Henry and Helen (Adamcik) Suffish. He retired from the Town of Mansfield Public Works Department where...
James Decarli
Sep 18, 2010
James Decarli, 70, of Willington, husband of Marcia (Drury) Decarli, died Saturday, September 18, 2010 at home with his family at his side after a courageous battle with cancer. He was born January 23, 1940 in Hartford, the son of the late Peter and Mary (Tompkins) Decarli and had lived in Willington over thirty years. He grew up in West...
Solange Johnson
Sep 17, 2010
Solange Johnson, 78, of South Windham, wife of the late Carl L. Johnson, died Friday, September 17, 2010 in Windham. She was born November 10, 1931 in Willimantic, the daughter of Patrick and Alice (Bibeau) Morrissette and had lived in Windham all her life. Prior to her retirement she had been employed at the University of CT. She and Carl...
Nicholas Sadow
Sep 14, 2010
Nicholas Sadow, 84, of Storrs, died Tuesday Sept. 14, 2010 at Mansfield Center for Nursing and Rehabilitation. He was born May 27, 1926 in Brooklyn, NY the son of Alfred and Sophie Sadow. After graduation from high school in Brooklyn, he served in the U.S. Army. Mr. Sadow had been employed by Sikorsky Aircraft, Grumman Aircraft and Westinghouse Elevator. Locally...
Virginia Ives Stephens
Sep 7, 2010
Virginia Ives Stephens, age 82, of Storrs, passed away Tuesday, September 7, 2010 at Manchester Manor. Born January 7, 1928 in Torrington, CT, she was the daughter of Sherman Kimberly and Lida Skilton Ives. She was a 1945 graduate of Litchfield High School. She attended the University of CT, graduating with a Bachelor's of Science in Business Administration in 1949....
Elvira M. Hodovan
Sep 5, 2010
Elvira "Vee" Milana Sestili Hodovan of Mansfield, born in Lorain, Ohio on November 20, 1927, passed away on September 5, 2010, surrounded by her family, at her home on the Mount Hope River. She follows her beloved husband, Stephen Francis Hodovan, and her cherished son, Stephen Christopher Hodovan. Vee was a member of St. Philip Roman Catholic Church Parish in...
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