Debra Ann Smith
Dec 31, 2009
Debra Ann (Bastien) Smith of Columbia, CT, wife of Mark K. Smith, died on Thursday December 31, 2009 at Windham Hospital in Willimantic, from complications of her recently diagnosed lung cancer; she was 54 years old. Born on June 22, 1955 in Norwich, CT, she grew up with her parents in Franklin, and attended the Norwich Free Academy. She was...
Edith Sloan
Dec 30, 2009
Edith (Coppola) Sloan, 91, formerly of Mansfield, wife of the late William Leon Sloan Sr., died Wednesday Dec. 30, 2009. She was born in Providence, Rhode Island the daughter of Anthony and Rose Coppola. Edith had been a long time Mansfield resident retiring from UConn Dining Services. She had been a communicant of St. Philip The Apostle Church, Ashford. Edith...
Robert Easton
Dec 29, 2009
Robert Noel Easton, age 70, died December 29, 2009 at Windham Memorial Hospital. He was born on March 4, 1939 in Windham. Bob is survived by his daughter, Marie Prescott of Willimantic; daughter and husband, Barbara and Ted Hudson of Antioch, IL; Son, Kevin Prescott of Florida; sons and wives, Robert and Ellen Mott of Chaplin, and Charles and Mary...
Robert J. Haggerty
Dec 25, 2009
Robert Joseph Haggerty, 82, of Windham Center, husband of the late Shirley Ada (Dunstan) Haggerty, died Friday, December 25, 2009 at Windham Community Memorial Hospital. Bob was born in Willimantic, Connecticut on July 6, 1927, son of the late Dennis F. Haggerty and Germaine (Vandenhole) Haggerty. He graduated from Windham High School in 1944, after which he served in the...
Mary Perrone
Dec 25, 2009
Mary Perrone, 63, of Willimantic, left us in this world on Christmas morning, December 25, 2009.She was raised in East Hartford by Bill and Bertha Plefka. Mary led a very full life and was respected by many. She leaves behind her husband of 26 years, Louis Perrone and her 34 year old daughter, Heather of Willimantic. Mary had great love...
Joellen Palmer
Dec 25, 2009
JoEllen Palmer, "Ni-Ni", of Willington, passed away quietly in her sleep early Friday morning December 25, 2009 at the age of 53. She was born on March 26, 1956 in Hartford to the late Charlton and Elizabeth (Tiffany) Reincke. JoEllen was a loving wife, mother and grandmother "Ni-Ni". JoEllen graduated E.O. Smith High School in 1975 and worked for the...
Kenneth R. Morgan
Dec 23, 2009
Kenneth R. Morgan, 74, died peacefully on December 23rd, 2009 at Windham Hospital. He was born on July 20, 1935 in New London, CT. He led a very fulfilling life including serving for his country. He was a member of the Willington Fire department and the American Legion Post 19. He worked for many years for the State Highway Dept....
John David Allie
Dec 18, 2009
John Allie of Storrs died December 18, 2009, at the age of 89. He was born in 1920 in St. Paul, Minn. He briefly studied Forestry at the University of Minnesota, and then went to Art school. During World War II he served in the Army in the Philippines. He met his future wife, Mary Argenbright, while studying Journalism at...
Stanley A. Colka
Dec 14, 2009
WINDHAM - Stanley "Stosh" Colka, 71, died Monday, December 14, 2009 of natural causes at his home. He was the son of Victoria and Stanley Colka. Stanley was honorably discharged from the Navy in 1963. He was a certified diesel mechanic, recently retired from Willimantic Waste Co. Prior to his work at Willimantic Waste, Co., Stanley was employed as a...
Edward "Pudge" "Papa" Hughes Jr
Dec 10, 2009
Edward "Pudge" "Papa"Hughes Jr., 72, of Windham, husband of Jane (Fagan) Hughes, died Thursday December 10, 2009 at Windham Hospital. He was the son of the late Edward and Dorothy (Caswell) Hughes Sr. Edward enjoyed many hobbies, reading, crossword puzzles, hunting, fishing, golf, feeding the birds and he was a woodsman. He was an avid Boston Red Sox and New...
Esther Chase
Dec 4, 2009
My loving mother, Esther Chase, age 53 of Bloomfield, passed away peacefully on Friday December 4th 2009. She went home to be with our Lord in Heaven. She leaves behind a daughter Michelle Chase, a grandson Michale Weatherington Jr., a granddaughter Marley Peterkin, two sisters Leslie Nadeau and Harriet Dorsey; a special and dear aunt Clara Saglio and four nieces....
Ann Rafferty
Nov 29, 2009
Ann (Postemsky) Rafferty, of Mystic and Chaplin, CT, died peacefully on Sunday November 29th at Mystic Manor, where she had been a resident since 2005. Ann was born in Colchester CT. on June 13, 1919, the fourth of eight children born to Adam and Mary (Jaworski) Postemsky. Ann graduated from Windham High School in 1935, and Willimantic State Teachers College...
