William James Craig
Oct 24, 2009
William J. Craig, 79, of North Windham, died Saturday Oct. 24, 2009. He was born in Palmerton, PA. He served in the US Navy for twenty two years retiring as a Chief. He then worked at Electric Boat. He was a lifetime member of the American Legion Post #19 and the VFW. He was predeceased by his parents Clinton and...
Jacquelyn Morton
Oct 23, 2009
Jacquelyn Morton, 83, of Willimantic, wife of the late Frank K. Morton, died Friday, October 23, 2009 in Windham. She was born January 31, 1926 in Hartford and had lived in Willimantic for the past 10 years. She loved taking care of children. She is survived by a son, Timothy J. Morton of Willimantic, her grandchildren, Amber Lynn Morton and...
Norman W. Klein
Oct 23, 2009
Norman Klein, age 78, retired professor of Nutritional Sciences and Molecular and Cell Biology and past director of the Center of Environmental Health at the University of Connecticut, passed away peacefully on October 23 after a long illness. Sandy Schulte, his beloved companion of 24 years, pre-deceased him in July 2000. He is survived by sons Ronald, who is a...
Kenneth Noble Hall
Oct 23, 2009
Kenneth Noble Hall, of Storrs, died on October 23rd surrounded by family, at home after a long illness with cancer. He is survived by his wife, Juanita (Conover) Hall, of 51 years. He was born on September 18, 1935 in Lawrence, Mass., the son of John Stecker Hall and Mary (DeFrancisco) Hall. He grew up on a farm in Freedom,...
Helen Switchenko
Oct 19, 2009
Helen (Budzinsky) Switchenko, born October 25, 1927, died peacefully in her sleep at home Monday morning October 19, 2009, six days before her 82nd birthday. Helen was married for 35 years to the late Michael Joseph Switchenko and was a graduate of Windham High School. She retired from the University of Connecticut in the Department of Residential Life and more...
Heinz Herrmann
Oct 18, 2009
Heinz Herrmann, 98, of Storrs, died Saturday Oct. 18, 2009. After completing the study of medicine and a research assistantship in biochemistry the University of Vienna and postdoctoral training in Copenhagen, he arrived in the U.S. in 1939. He first carried out research in ophthalmology, in part connected with W.W.2 at the Johns Hopkins Medical School before starting his studies...
Frank Schatz
Oct 16, 2009
Frank Schatz, of Norwich, who was born on Feb. 7, 1956, passed away Friday Oct. 16, 2009 after a short battle with cancer, at the age of 53. He was predeceased by his parents Alfred Fredrick Schatz Sr. and Ann Theresa Phelan Schatz; two brothers Robert and Louis and a sister Frances. He is survived by his fiancAC.e Renee Ysordia...
Joseph M. Henry
Oct 13, 2009
Joseph M. Henry, the patriarch of the Henry Clan of Lebanon, CT passed while in the arms of family shortly after midnight Tuesday, October 13, 2009 . He fought a brave fight against cancer. Joie de Vivre (love of life) should have been his motto. He lived his to the fullest extent that life's situations would allow. Joe's parents came...
Elza Brigmanis
Oct 9, 2009
Elza (Pochevis) Brigmanis, 102, of Willimantic, died Friday, October 9, 2009 in Windham. She was born in Latvia on November 28, 1906. She had two brothers. While in high school she also attended a private music school where she took lessons in piano playing. After graduating from high school, she started to work for Latvia's Postal Service and passed exams...
Arthurs Vildavs
Oct 7, 2009
Arthurs Vildavs, 44, of Willimantic, died Wednesday, October 7, 2009 at home. He was born March 7, 1965 in Willimantic, the son of Ernest and Irene (Sube) Vildavs of Willimantic. Arthur was a graduate of Windham High School and Devri Technical Institute and had been employed as a communications technician. In addition to his parents he is survived by his...
Doris Hart
Oct 4, 2009
Doris (Johnson) Hart, 93, of Willimantic, wife of the late Walter E. Hart, died Sunday morning, October 4, 2009 in Willimantic. She was born in New Bedford, MA and graduated from Plainfied, CT High School. While accompanying her parents while they looked for work in Adams, MA, she met her husband Walter Hart and began her own family. In 1958...
