Sylvia D. Laidley
Jun 20, 2009
Sylvia Laidley WILLIMANTIC, CONN. - Sylvia (Dodge) Laidley, 87, died at the Haven Health Center of Willimantic, Conn. on Saturday, June 20, 2009. Born in Chelsea on Aug. 8, 1921, she was the daughter of the late Alfred and Clara (Hemenway) Dodge. She graduated from Chelsea High School in 1938, and moved to Franklin, Conn. She married Fred Laidley. He...
John C. Taylor
Jun 20, 2009
WILLIMANTIC - John Coleman Taylor, 45, passed away Saturday, June 20, 2009 at Windham Hospital. He was a loving son, husband, father and a wonderful brother. He will be greatly missed. John had a good sense of right and wrong, liked teaching people how to do the right thing, enjoyed fishing, baseball, basketball, football, hockey, music, gardening, was a hard...
Alice Sarah Douglass
Jun 18, 2009
Alice (Paradis) Douglass died peacefully at Douglas Manor on Thursday, June 18, 2009. She was 101 years young. Born February 23, 1908 in Grand Ligne in Quebec, Canada where she spent an active and memorable childhood which she recalled fondly and vividly until her final days. Attending school at Feller Institute, working in the family store handing out the mail,...
Adella G. Urban
Jun 17, 2009
Adella G. Urban, 75, of Columbia, passed away peacefully surrounded by her loving family, at Hartford Hospital, following a short illness. She was born in Hartford, November 14, 1933, to William Gillette and Marion Waldron Gillette. She was the second of ten children. She graduated from Newington High School Class of 1951 and received numerous certificates in continuing education in...
Gary Obsharsky
Jun 14, 2009
Gary Obsharsky, 59, of North Windham, passed away in his home Sunday June 14, 2009. He was born May 7, 1950 to John Obsharsky and the late Pat Obsharsky. Gary dedicated 25 years as a Quality Control Inspector to Cable Technology of Willington. He loved being outdoors hunting, fishing and playing baseball. His passion for music brought him to the...
Joseph Allegro
Jun 11, 2009
Giuseppe "Joseph" Allegro, 87, of Windham, beloved husband, father, grandfather, great grandfather and friend, peacefully passed away in to God's grace surrounded by his family on Thursday, June 11, 2009. Joe was born on March 4, 1922, the second child of Giuseppe and Lucia (Raymondi) Allegro. He married his wife of sixty-two years, Vincenza Fiasconaro, on February 15, 1946. After...
Stephen C. Pelletier
Jun 11, 2009
Stephen C. Pelletier, 58, of Griswold, died unexpectedly Thursday, June 11, 2009 at his home. He was born June 22, 1950 in Hartford, son of the late Charles and Jane (McKernan) Pelletier and had lived in the Lebanon and Willimantic area for many years. He was a well known automotive mechanic, employed by Markland's Garage in Storrs and later at...
Jeannette B. Mazzola
Jun 9, 2009
Jeannette B. (Lacouture) Mazzola passed peacefully on June 9th in the comfort of her home on Prospect Hill, Willimantic. She was born on April 2, 1922 in Lowell Massachusetts, daughter of Armand Lacouture and Rose Guerin. She was one of five daughters, sisters Lillian Milner, Claire Sczurek, Pauline Marcotte, all predeceased her and she is survived by Doris Jacobs of...
James D. Cote
Jun 7, 2009
James "Jimmy" David Cote , born October 24, 1958, passed away Sunday morning June 7, 2009 at his home in Willimantic, due to complications from cancer. Jimmy was born in Stafford Springs, CT and resided most of his life in Willimantic. He spent his life working as a handyman, helping and contributing his time to doing things for many people....
M. Rose Ledoux
Jun 5, 2009
M. Rose Ledoux, 94, of Willimantic, wife of the late Robert H. Ledoux, died Friday June 5, 2009 at Mansfield Center for Nursing and Rehabilitation. She was born Aug. 18, 1914 in Newmarket, New Hampshire the daughter of Fred and Anna (Douquette) Labranche. Rose had resided in the Willimantic / Chaplin area since 1949 and was a communicant of St....
Phyllis M. Olin
Jun 4, 2009
Phyllis M. Olin 78, Peacefully passed away at Douglas Manor in Windham, CT on June 4, 2009. Formerly of Willimantic, CT she was a loving Mother/Grandmother to five children, six Grand Children and one special Great Grandson. She was predeceased by her Husband Frank W. Olin. Phyllis found great joy in spending time with her family. She loved to cook,...
Virginia M. Swass
Jun 3, 2009
Virginia M. Swass, 80, of Chaplin, wife of the late Manuel Swass Jr., died Wednesday, June 3, 2009 at the Windham Hospital. She was born April 12, 1929 in Macon, Georgia and had lived in Chaplin most of her life. She and her husband enjoyed traveling and were members of the Rockville Moose Club. She is survived by a daughter...
Wilfred I. Atkins
Jun 2, 2009
Wilfred I. Atkins, 92, of Columbia, husband of the late Lillian Atkins, died Tuesday June 2, 2009 at home. Born in Hartford, he was a former South Windsor resident moving to Columbia over twenty five years ago. Although not a World War II veteran he served his country at that time manufacturing steam turbines for the U.S. Navy. Wilfred enjoyed...
Josephine Price
May 27, 2009
Mrs. Josephine Price, 68, of Willimantic, CT., was called home to glory on the sunset hours of May 27, 2009, at 6:10pm at Windham Memorial Hospital in Willimantic, CT. Josephine had been employed in the previous years at Mansfield Training School in Mansfield CT., as a Mental Health Care Aide. She attended Indian Creek High School in Robinsonville, Mississippi. Josephine...
Richard Raymond Morency
May 27, 2009
Richard Raymond Morency, 52yr old of Willimantic, passed away on Wednesday, May 27,2009 at Fox Hill Center in Rockville, CT. Born in Willimantic on May 16, 1957,he was the son of the late Rene and Marie Morency. He was preceded by his brother Ernest and sister Louise Theroux. He is survived by his sisters Audrey Crapp of Massachusetts and Anne...
Henry A. Palmer
May 23, 2009
Henry A. Palmer, loving and devoted husband of 50 years to his best friend and high school sweetheart, Janice Stuart Palmer, passed away on Saturday, May 23, 2009 at Hartford Hospital. He was the proud father of Robert Stuart Palmer and his wife Renee of Storrs and of Scott Andrew Palmer of East Orleans, Massachusetts, and he was Pop-Pop to...
Joseph R. Laterra
May 22, 2009
Windham: Beloved father, Joseph R. LaTerra, passed away peacefully on May 22, 2009 after a long and courageous battle with Parkinson's Disease. He leaves his loving daughter and son-in-law Loren and George Gallian, who never stopped hoping that there would be a cure for his disease. He was predeceased by his loving wife of 57 years, Jane, in 2005. He...
