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Celia Varrieur
Mar 11, 2009
Celia Varrieur of Windham, passed on to eternal rest on Wednesday March 11, 2009 at her home. She was born in Willimantic the daughter of Joseph and Mary (Gadue) Varrieur and was a lifelong area resident. Celia had attended local schools and was a communicant of St. Joseph Church. Prior to retiring from UConn as a supervisor with twenty five...
Robert F. Burkinshaw
Mar 10, 2009
ROBERT "BOB" BURKINSHAW of Mansfield Center passed away peacefully in his sleep on Tuesday, March 10 at the Mansfield Rehab Center. Bob and his wife, the former Arline Lietz, originally resided in Meriden, CT. He became an officer in the US Merchant Marine, serving on ships during WWII until he was discharged. He then became a manufacturers' rep, selling sterling...
Viktorija Uskurs
Mar 9, 2009
Viktorija Uskurs, 96, of Willimantic, wife of the late Martins Uskurs, died Monday March 9, 2009 at Haven Health Center, Willimantic. She was born in Latvia in 1912 and has resided in Willimantic since 1950. Viktorija had been employed by American Thread Co. and was a communicant of St. Joseph Church. She is survived by her son Edvins Uskurs and...
Albert R. Bourey
Mar 6, 2009
Albert R. Bourey, 87, formerly of Columbia, husband of the late Ellen (DeMontigny) Bourey, died Friday morning March 6, 2009 at Douglas Manor in Windham. He was born in Willimantic in 1921. Albert was a World War II Marine Corps veteran serving in the Pacific Theater. Prior to his retirement as a pipefitting inspector, he was employed at Electric Boat...
Mary Magdelena Gontasz
Mar 2, 2009
Mary Magdelena Gontasz, 88, formerly of Lebanon, passed away on Monday March 2, 2009 at Windham Hospital. She was born in 1920 in Poland and prior to becoming a resident of Haven Health Center in Willimantic she resided in Lebanon for twenty two years. Mary had been employed in Manhattan by Citigroup, International Paper Company and Automatic Data Processing prior...
Henry Krapf
Feb 24, 2009
KRAPF, Henry?Henry Krapf, born April 10, 1924 passed away peacefully Tuesday (February 24, 2009). He was the third child born to Anthony E. and Gertrude (Fein) Krapf and the first of the family to be born in Connecticut. He attended Ashford Schools and Windham High School graduating in 1941. After high school he worked with his family on their farm...
Anna M. Roach
Feb 16, 2009
Anna M. Roach, 87, of Woodstock Valley, wife of the late Jacob H. Roach Sr., died Monday, February 16, 2009 at Day Kimball Hospital in Putnam. She was born June 22, 1921 in Brainard, NY, the daughter of Arthur and Anna (Kassey) Finlay and had lived in Enfield for 25 years before moving to Woodstock in 1982. She and her...
Roland F. Marshall
Feb 16, 2009
Roland F. Marshall, 79, of Windham Center, husband of Julia (Kneeland) Marshall, died Monday, February 16, 2009 at the Windham Hospital. He was born June 23, 1929 in Plainfield, the son of William and Clorinda Marshall and had lived in Windham most of his life. He was a U. S. army veteran of World War II and Korea. Prior to...
Pauline M. Cone
Feb 15, 2009
MANSFIELD CENTER - Pauline M. Cone, 51, of Mansfield Center, earned her wings on February 15, 2009 after a brief illness. Born in Willimantic, she was the daughter of the late Andre & Florence (Rail) Bernier. She is survived by the love of her life and devoted husband, Steve Cone of Mansfield Center; her sister, Emma Richard and her husband...
Jan L. Reynolds
Feb 14, 2009
Jan Lighthill Reynolds, 78, died peacefully Feb. 14, 2009, at Mansfield Center for Nursing and Rehabilitation. She was born May 8, 1930, in Gary, Ind., the daughter of Grace (Pyron) and Sydney Lighthill. Jan graduated from Lew Wallace High School and received her bachelor's degree in English literature from Wellesley College. She married Richard R. Reynolds June 10, 1952. The...
Sandra Henry
Feb 12, 2009
Sandra J. Henry, 67, of Hampton, wife of Roger Henry, died Thursday, February 12, 2009 at the Windham Hospital. She was born November 19, 1941 in Willimantic, daughter of Leonard and Lilliane (Gladue) Burr and had lived in Windham County all her life. In addition to her husband of 46 years she is survived by two children, Kreeta Knapp and...
Adger "Ben" Gauthier
Feb 11, 2009
Adger "Ben" Gauthier, 89, of Windham, husband of the late Peggy (Hemphill) Gauthier, died Wednesday, February 11, 2009 at Hartford Hospital. He was born April 12, 1919 in Fall River, MA, the son of Adger and Blanche (Caron) Gauthier, grew up in Scotland and had lived in Windham the past 70 years. He served as an aircraft mechanic during World...
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