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Albert R. Bourey

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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...

Winifred G. Bessette

Winifred G. Bessette

Feb 9, 2009

Winifred G. Bessette, 91, loving mother and grandmother, of Mansfield Center, passed away surrounded by her family on Monday, February 9, 2009 at Windham Community Memorial Hospital. She was born July 7, 1917 in East Hartford, the daughter of Frank Hooper and Edith Mae (Gregory). She is survived by her brother, Harold Rockwell Hooper of East Hartford, her daughter, Kathy...

Ethel Kittel

Ethel Kittel

Feb 8, 2009

Ethel M. Kittel Ethel M. (Andrychowski) Kittel, 91, of Windham Center, went on ahead on Sunday, February 8, 2009, surrounded by her family. She was born in Willimantic, CT on December 15th, 1917 to the late Walter and Tekla (Kwasniewska) Andrychowski and had lived in Windham all of her 91 years. Ethel trained as a nurse in New York City...

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