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...
Mitre S. Ristich
Oct 1, 2009
Mitre S. Ristich, 85, of Ashford, died Thursday, October 1, 2009 in Mansfield, with his family by his side. He was born June 29, 1924 in Yugoslavia, now Macedonia, and came to the United States in 1958 and has lived in Connecticut since then. Prior to his retirement he was employed for 28 years at the former American Thread Company...
Ellen A. Bartram
Sep 27, 2009
Ellen A. Bartram of Mansfield Center died at Windham Hospital on September 27, 2009. She was born in Prestwick, Scotland on October 15, 1926, emigrated in 1949 and became a naturalized citizen of the United States in 1957. She is survived by a sister, Mary Smoot of Knoxville, Tennessee; a brother, Robert Devlin of Sunderland, England; a daughter, Ellen Colburn...
Susan D. Shenefield
Sep 19, 2009
Susan D. Shenefield, 46, of Storrs, beloved wife of Danny L. Shenefield, died Saturday September 19, 2009 at Windham Hospital in Willimantic with her husband Danny and sister-in-law, Pamela Long at her side. Susan was born Jan. 27, 1963 in Norwalk, CT, daughter of William Brown and Carol Isabel Meyer Brown. Susan and her mother moved from Canterbury to Storrs...
Kay Osyf
Sep 13, 2009
Kay Roberta (Smith) Osyf, 58, of Coventry, formerly of Windham, passed away Sunday morning Sept. 13, 2009 after more than ten years of courageously battling ovarian cancer. The beloved daughter of Gail L. Smith and the late Harriet (Potter) Smith, Kay was born in Willimantic on May 27, 1951. Those who knew her well for her tireless eagerness to please...
Donald C. Pennington
Sep 10, 2009
Donald C. Pennington, 78, of Willimantic, husband of Jean (Moreau) Pennington, died Thursday September 10, 2009 at Windham Hospital. He was the son of the late John and Rose (Popple) Pennington. Donald was an avid fan of the Boston Red Sox and the UCONN women's basketball team. He also enjoyed reading and anything to do with history of wars. He...
Paula Nesovich
Sep 4, 2009
Paula Nesovich, 83, of Mansfield, wife of the late Peter Nesovich, died Friday, September 4, 2009 in Mansfield. She was born May 6, 1926 in Germany, the daughter of Johann and Eva (Hetzel) Ott, and on Christmas Day in 1951, she and her husband immigrated to the United States through Ellis Island with two daughters in tow. She was employed...
