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Arlene E. Nye
Feb 16, 2010
Arlene E. (Jones) Nye, 83, of Willimantic, formerly of Coventry, died Tuesday Feb. 16, 2010. She was born September 1, 1926 in Washington, Maine, moving to Connecticut in 1941. Arlene was predeceased by her husband William Nye, several siblings and her son Stanford "Butch" Nye. She is survived by two children, Nancy Bushy of Florida and Donald Nye Sr. and...
Richard "Bud" Tinker
Feb 15, 2010
Richard "Bud" William Tinker, 72, a longtime resident of Boynton Beach, FL and former resident and native of Willimantic, passed away Monday Feb. 15, 2010. Bud is survived by his three children, Kathleen, Mark and Teri; sister Patricia Orlando, special niece Michelle Luurtsema, six grandchildren and numerous nieces and nephews. He was predeceased by his wife Mary Miner Tinker. A...
Francis J. Bilts
Feb 15, 2010
Francis J. Bilts, 67, of Windham, passed away unexpectedly at his home on February 15, 2010. He was born in Hartford on October 6, 1942, the son of the late Alexander and Mary Bilts. He grew up and attended schools in Willimantic. He joined the Army in 1967 and served until 1970. Upon returning from the Army, he went to...
Eric J. Gollner
Feb 14, 2010
Eric J. Gollner, 48, of Manchester, formerly of Willimantic, died unexpectedly on Sunday Feb. 14, 2010 in Manchester. He was born in Hartford in 1961. Eric was a graduate of Windham High School and as a child was an altar server at St. Mary Church in Willimantic. He had been employed as a meat cutter by A&P when the store...
Frank E. Fay
Feb 11, 2010
Frank E. Fay, 94, of Mansfield Center, husband of Mary (Ford) Fay, died Thursday, February 11, 2010 in Windham. Funeral services will be private. There are no calling hours. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions are suggested to the McSweeney Regional Senior Center, 47 Crescent St., Willimantic, CT 06226. Arrangements are through the Potter Funeral Home, Willimantic. Please visit www.potterfuneralhome.com...
Louise Schors
Feb 11, 2010
Louise (Helmer) Schors, 93, of Andover, CT, wife of the late Harry Schors, passed away peacefully Thursday, February 11, 2010, at St Joseph Living Center in Windham., CT. Louise was born April 16, 1916, to Anna Mae and Allan Howard Helmer of Suffield CT. At a young age, she moved to Andover, CT where she grew up and became a...
Cindy "Lu" Luberto
Feb 10, 2010
Cindy Luberto, "Lu", age 22, passed away on February 10th, 2010 after a two and a half year battle with cancer. She was born September 30th, 1987 to Sebastian and Debra (LaForce) Luberto. She attended St. Joseph School in Baltic, CT and graduated from Lyman Memorial High School in 2005. A great lover of sports, Cindy was captain of her...
Hazel B. Huddleston Bass
Feb 8, 2010
Mrs. Hazel Bernice Huddleston Bass, wife of Floyd L. Bass, Sr. for the past 61 years, passed away around 4:30PM February 8, 2010 at Masonicare in Wallingford, CT. She was born April 26, 1928 in LaPorte, IN to the late John and Josephine Huddleston, predeceased by a sister, Iolean McFadden; and a daughter, Eileen Cecile Bass. In addition to her...
Betty Jean Vancor
Feb 7, 2010
Betty Jean (Cozens) VanCor, 82, of Storrs, died Sunday Feb. 07, 2010 at Windham Hospital. She was born April 25, 1927 in England. Betty was a longtime Storrs resident where she had been active in activities at Juniper Hill Village. She is survived by her devoted daughter in law Karen Mailloux of N. Windham, three sons, Randall Trudeau, Andrew Trudeau...
Barbara A. Myers
Feb 4, 2010
Barbara A. Myers, 69, of Coventry, died Thursday, February 4, 2010 at Hartford Hospital. She was born March 5, 1940 in Boston, MA, the daughter of Benjamin and Alice (Duggan) Wilson, grew up in Boston and moved to Connecticut in the 1980's. She had been employed by the State of Connecticut for several years and was a communicant of St....
Paul G. Pekarovic
Feb 2, 2010
Paul G. Pekarovic, 89, of Pumpkin Hill Rd., Ashford, beloved husband of Mary (Fugedi) Pekarovic, died Tuesday Feb. 2, 2010, at Day Kimball Hospital, Putnam. He was born the son of Stephan and Rose (Pichler) Pekarovic on June 16, 1920 in Lebanon where he was raised. He has resided in Ashford for sixty one years. Mr. Pekarovic was a heavy...
Marjorie Ethel Maynard Englert
Jan 31, 2010
Marjorie Ethel Maynard Englert of Columbia, passed away on Sunday, January 31, 2010. She was the daughter of Elsie Alice Noble and Ralph Marvin Maynard. Marjorie was raised in East Hartford and spent her summers growing up on Columbia Lake with her grandmother Alice Beck Noble. With a love for children Marjorie set her sights on college. She was awarded...
Dorothy Brown
Jan 29, 2010
Dorothy (Kruskal) Brown, born June 10, 1912 in New York City, died January 29, 2010 at Mansfield Center for Nursing and Rehabilitation. She was the widow of Alvyn A. Brown and the daughter of Miriam Jacobson Kruskal and A. Herman Kruskal. Her son, James William Brown predeceased her in 1951 at the age of six years; her sister Ruth predeceased...
Stephen T. Godere
Jan 28, 2010
Stephen T. Godere, 54, of Willimantic, passed peacefully at Windham Hospital on January 28, 2010 and joins his father Thomas P. Godere. Born on March 5, 1955, he leaves behind three children, Eric, Sarah and Zach; his mother Nancy Godere and eight brothers and sisters, Jim, Winnie, Paul, Mike, Emily, Virginia, Brian and Bobby. He had been employed for 36...
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