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James F. Devlin
Aug 11, 2006
James F. Devlin, 82, born in Rockville on Aug. 14, 1923, passed away on Aug. 11, 2006 at Windham Hospital from injuries received in an automobile accident. Prior to moving to Columbia in 1977, he resided in the Rockville and Hartford areas for 52 years. He worked for The Hartford as a pressman and supervisor for 35 years. Jim was...
Edward H. Johnston Iii
Aug 10, 2006
Edward H. Johnston III, 56, of Ashford, husband of Nancy A. (Canning) Johnston, died Thursday morning Aug. 10, 2006 at home. He was born March 3, 1950 in Baltimore, Maryland, the son of Lillian (McAlpine) Johnston of Tewksbury, MA. and the late Edward Johnston Jr. Ed had been most recently employed in the area by Roto-Rooter. He previously had been...
Joseph Czajka Sr
Aug 2, 2006
Joseph Czajka Sr., 82, of Willimantic, husband of the late Elsie (Dawson) Czajka, died Wednesday August 2, 2006 in Colchester. He was born November 3, 1923 in Willimantic, the son of Frank and Pauline Czajka and was a lifelong resident of Willimantic. He was a Navy veteran of World War II and a life member of the V.F.W. and the...
James Mark Mooney
Jul 31, 2006
James M. Mooney, 21, of Willington, formerly of Mansfield, son of Glenn Mooney of Willington and Michele (Aubrey) Flynn of Chaplin, brother of Janelle Mooney of Willimantic, died Monday July 31, 2006 at his home. He was born January 8, 1985 in Willimantic and had lived in Mansfield most of his life, moving to Willington last year. He was a...
Edward J. Cichon Sr
Jul 27, 2006
Edward J. Cichon Sr., 85, of Storrs, husband of Peggy (Kelley) Cichon, died Thursday July 27, 2006 at St. Joseph Living Center, Windham. He was born Sept. 13, 1920 in Willimantic the son of John and Sophie (Baran) Cichon and was a lifelong resident of the area and a communicant of St. Joseph Church. Ed enlisted in the U.S. Navy...
Edgardo Rosario
Jul 20, 2006
Edgardo Rosario,47, of Willimantic, died Thursday July 20, 2006 while on vacation in Puerto Rico. He was born in Puerto Rico on June 29, 1959, the son of Herminio Rosario and Maria Mangual. He is survived by his wife Jacqueline Montanez, three daughters, Christine Rosario, Cynthia Montanez and Yarlin Rosario all of Willimantic; two grandchildren, Natalie Mojica and Randy Rivera...
Elaine J. Giambattista
Jul 15, 2006
Elaine Giambattista, 65, of Chaplin, passed away Saturday, July 15, 2006 following a long illness. Born August 28, 1940 to Florence and the late Wilfred Champagne of Norwich, Elaine graduated from Norwich Free Academy in 1958. She spent many years out west before returning home to Connecticut in 1983. An avid lover of the outdoors, she spent much of her...
Rose Daros
Jul 12, 2006
Rose (Schlehofer) DaRos, 91, formerly of Columbia, widow of Leo DaRos, died Wednesday July 12, 2006 at Haven Health Center, Willimantic. She was born March 12, 1915 in Mansfield the daughter of Frank and Wilhelmina (Matucek) Schlehofer. She is survived by two sons and daughters in law, Ronald and Delores DaRos of Scotland and Gerald and Karen DaRos of Chaplin;...
Ethel Taylor
Jul 10, 2006
Ethel?was born on October 15, 1918 and passed away on Monday, July 10, 2006. Ethel?was a resident of Willimantic, Connecticut.
Edith S. Smith
Jul 3, 2006
Edith (Siegrist) Smith of Hebron, widow of the late Edwin Richardson Smith, peacefully passed away at home on July 3 after a brief illness. During the past few months she was surrounded by her loving family and her wonderful caregivers. She was born on August 10, 1920 in Willimantic, CT. After graduating from Windham High School as valedictorian, she and...
Blanche Zygarowski
Jul 2, 2006
Blanche (Bergeron) Zygarowski, 82, of Windham, formerly of Hartford, died Sunday July 2, 2006. She was born Aug. 7, 1923 in New Bedford, MA. Blanche raised three children and lived and worked in Hartford most of her life. Her friends in the Windham area will miss her. Arrangements by Potter Funeral Home, Willimantic. For online memorials, please visit www.potterfh.com .
David Arthur Conlin
Jun 28, 2006
David A. Conlin, 69, of Manchester, died Wednesday, June 28, 2006 at Manchester Memorial Hospital. He was born July 16, 1936 in Johnstown, PA, the son of David and Catherine (Wheatley) Conlin and had lived in Manchester for the past three years. He was a U.S. Navy veteran and had been employed as a Human Resources Director at a variety...
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