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George W. Butterick

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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...

Seth John Misale

Seth John Misale

Sep 4, 2010

Seth John Misale of Eagleville, CT. age 29, died unexpectedly on Saturday September 4, 2010. He was born on November 27, 1980, in Willimantic, CT. The son of John Misale Jr. of Lebanon, CT and Brenda Tasker of North Windham, CT. He leaves two sisters, Megan Chandler of Florida, and Kelsie Hooper. Kelsie's father and Brenda's companion, Alan Hooper of...

Adolph H. Douda

Adolph H. Douda

Sep 4, 2010

Adolph H. Douda, 91, of Storrs, died Saturday Sept. 4, 2010 at Regency Heights of Willimantic. He was born April 2, 1919 in Mansfield the son of Joseph and Johanna (Brandl) Douda. He was a World War II Army veteran and had retired from Pratt & Whitney in East Hartford. Adolph was a member of Uriel Lodge #24 AF &...

Karin L. Norton

Karin L. Norton

Sep 3, 2010

Karin Lee Norton (Norton-O'Connor), 56, of Willington, CT, formerly of Simsbury, CT, passed away at her home on September 3, 2010 in the company of family and friends after her second valiant battle with cancer. She was born July 12, 1954 in Winchester, Virginia to Thomas W. and Jo Ann Norton. Karin had many interests, passions, and causes - the...

Anne L. Martens

Anne L. Martens

Sep 2, 2010

Anne Leora (Kapusta) Martens passed away September 2, 2010 at Windham Hospital, Willimantic. She was born February 10, 1915 in Greenwich, Connecticut to Stefan and Maria (Junas) Kapusta. Our Mimi was an engaging and beautiful woman who was multilingual, a gourmet cook, model, master gardener, who traveled and read extensively. Her friends and family have wonderful memories of spending many...

Mabel M. Young

Mabel M. Young

Aug 26, 2010

Mabel M. Young, 104, formerly of Scotland, wife of the late Oliver Young, died Thursday Aug. 26, 2010 at Regency Heights in Willimantic. She was born June 13, 1906 in Ledyard, the daughter of Allen and Rose (Rivers) Main. Mabel love to cook which lead to her employment at Windham Hospital as a cook until her retirement. She is survived...

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