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Patricia Baker Rapp Burdick
Apr 24, 2010
Patricia May Burdick (formerly Baker/Rapp), a long-time resident of Centerbrook, Connecticut passed away on Saturday, April 24, 2010, at St. Joseph's Living Center in Windham. She was 81. She died peacefully with her family by her side. Pat, as she was known to her family and friends, was born in East Hartford, Connecticut on March 4, 1929, the daughter of...
Evelyn "Evie" Burdick
Apr 22, 2010
Evelyn "Evie" Burdick, 91, of South Windham, died Thursday, April 22, 2010 at her home. She was born the daughter of Rufus and Lennie (Wilson) Rood on June 8, 1918 at St. Joseph's Hospital in Willimantic. She attended Natchaug School and Windham High School, class of 1936. Evie graduated from Willimantic State Teachers College in 1940 with a Bachelor of...
Dolly H.R. Whitham
Apr 21, 2010
Dolly H. R. Whitham Long Time Civil Servant and Original Supermom Dolly H. R. Whitham died April 21, 2010 at Windham Hospital. She was born March 21, 1922 in Longmeadow MA, the daughter of the late Ernest W. and Evelene McGuill Rogers. As a young girl her family relocated to Norwich CT. After graduating from Norwich Free Academy in 1940...
Robert K. "Brooksie" Brooks
Apr 21, 2010
Robert K. "Brooksie" Brooks, 79, of Windham, passed to eternal life on Wednesday April 21, 2010 after a long courageous battle with his health. He was born in New London on Nov. 22, 1930 the son of the late Harry and Agnes (Mark) Brooks. He was raised in Ashford and served his country in the U.S. Navy from 1949 to...
Ilona Hedlund
Apr 13, 2010
Ilona Hedlund of Willimantic, passed from this life on April 13, 2010. A resident of Willimantic for over 50 years, Mrs. Hedlund is survived by her daughter Hilda Girard, her grandson Michael Rambush, her granddaughters Selena and Nichole Girard, and her great-granddaughters Chloe Rambush and Kalia Dau, all of Knoxville, Tennessee. Born on January 2, 1927 in Rumania, Mrs. Hedlund...
Aurea Alvarez
Apr 12, 2010
Aurea Alvarez, 60, of Norwich, wife of Luis DeGracia, died Monday, April 12, 2010 at the W.W. Backus Hospital in Norwich. She was born August 24, 1949 in San Sebastian, Puerto Rico, the daughter of Modesta Alvarez of Willimantic and the late Florito Alvarez and had lived in Connecticut most of her life. In addition to her husband and mother...
Virginia Parrow
Apr 10, 2010
Virginia N. (Sfreddo) Parrow, beloved wife of Alexander J. Parrow of Tolland, entered her eternal home on Saturday, April 10, 2010. Born February 28, 1939 in Stafford Springs, she was the daughter of the late Mercedes Matilda Sfreddo and Alfredo Sfreddo and sister to Silvio Sfreddo of Stafford Springs, the late Alfred Sfreddo and Leo Sfreddo. In addition to her...
Eugenia Schuebeler
Apr 10, 2010
Eugenia (Thompson) Schuebeler, 89, formerly of Hyannis, MA and Mansfield (Storrs) CT., wife of the late Edgar F. Schuebeler, died Saturday April 10, 2010 at Mt. Auburn Hospital, Cambridge, MA. She was born Feb. 6, 1921 in Mansfield, daughter of the late Norman and Caroline (Hayes) Thompson. Upon retirement from UConn Animal Diseases Dept. in 1981 she moved to Cape...
Frances L. Stearns
Apr 9, 2010
WILLIMANTIC/MANSFIELD - Frances Larned Stearns, age 95, died peacefully on April 9, 2010. She was born in Willimantic, CT on March 13, 1915. She was the daughter of Benjamin and Mary (MacArthur) Larned and the widow of Ellsworth J. Stearns. Mrs. Stearns graduated from the Hartford Hospital Registered Nursing program in 1937. She did private duty nursing, and in 1940...
George A. Paulhus Sr
Apr 5, 2010
George A. Paulhus Sr., 89, of Willimantic, husband of the late Evelyn (Barrett) Paulhus, died Monday, April 5, 2010 at the Windham Hospital. He was born January 22, 1921 in Willimantic, the son of Joseph and Marie (Levesque) Paulhus and had lived in Willimantic all his life. He was a U. S. Army Air Corps veteran and retired from the...
Philip J. Godeck Sr
Mar 31, 2010
CWO Philip J. Godeck Sr., 95, of Lebanon, formerly of Hartford, passed away on Mar 31, 2010 at Windham Memorial Hospital Willimantic. He was born in Springfield, MA on June 20, 1914. In 1933 he enlisted in the United States Army and after serving a two year hitch, was transferred to the 169th Inf. Regt. (Co. H. Owens Guard) of...
John Dudek Sr
Mar 27, 2010
John Dudek Sr., of Mansfield Center, died Saturday morning, March 27, 2010 at the Windham Hospital. He was born May 18, 1920 to Stephen and Justyna Dudick, originally from Poland. He was predeceased by his beloved wife, Helen (Piontek) Dudek, his brothers Harry and Peter and his sisters Evhena Dudick, Anna Dudick Steeves, Edith Dudick Socha, Victoria Dudick and Stephana...
Anne Card
Mar 22, 2010
Anne (Little) Card, 88, of Mansfield, CT, formerly of Windham Center, died March 22, 2010 peacefully from complications of pneumonia at Windham Community Memorial Hospital with her family by her side. Anne was born in Willimantic, CT the daughter of the late Lyndon Elbert Little and Ruth Lyman Little. She graduated from Windham High School and attended Connecticut College in...
Lorraine B. Chapel
Mar 21, 2010
Lorraine B. Chapel, 67, of Hampton, wife of Bruce Chapel, died Sunday, March 21, 2010 at Day Kimball Hospital in Putnam. She was born December 29, 1942 in Willimantic, the daughter of the late John and Dorothy Burnore. She had been employed for 31 years at Brand Rex Co. and for 6 years at C&M Corp. In addition to her...
Lorraine Elizabeth Marcure
Mar 20, 2010
Lorraine Elizabeth Martin Marcure of Hyde Park Road, Franklin, died Saturday at home. She was 68. She was born July 4, 1941, in Manchester, the daughter of Eleanor and Joseph Martin. She married John A. Marcure on Sept. 18, 1965. They moved to Franklin 30 years ago and they were both active in the community. He died Dec. 7, 2003....
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