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Loraine F. Perez
Apr 9, 2006
Loraine Perez, 68, of Storrs, formerly of Portland, passed away peacefully on Sunday April 9, 2006. She was born Feb. 21, 1938. She was predeceased by her husband Orlando Perez and her son Brett Perez. She is survived by her sister Iris Murgo of Branford, her son Orlando Perez, her son and daughter in law Mark and Tammy Perez, her...
Thomas John Mcnally Sr
Apr 8, 2006
Thomas J. McNally Sr., 93, formerly of Storrs, husband of the late Catherine (Beattie) McNally, died Saturday morning April 8, 2006 at Douglas Manor, Windham. He was born May 18, 1912 in Hartford , son of Edward and Helen (Downey) McNally. As a U.S. Navy veteran, Mr. McNally served in the Atlantic and Pacific Fleets. Prior to his retirement, he...
Lucette L. Pappanikou
Apr 7, 2006
STORRS , CT. Lucette L. (Nadeau) Pappanikou, of Storrs, died peacefully on Friday, April 7th. She was born in Lewiston, Maine, on March 11, 1930, the daughter of Henry and Emerentienne Nadeau. Lucette graduated from St. Mary s School of Nursing in Lewiston, Maine and worked as a registered nurse for 50 years. Prior to moving to Connecticut, her nursing...
Frances M. Rhinehart
Apr 6, 2006
Frances M. Rhinehart, 87, passed away on Thursday April 6, 2006 in Norwich, Connecticut after a brief illness. Born and raised in Virginia, Frances worked for Southern States Cooperative before retiring to Arizona. She moved to Connecticut in 1993, residing first in Andover and later in Colchester. She leaves her loving sister, Virginia Upperman of Temple Hills, Maryland, her nieces...
Jane M. Nasansky
Apr 4, 2006
Jane M. Nasansky, 91, of Storrs, wife of the late Andrew Nasansky, died Tuesday, April 4, 2006 in Manchester. She was born November 11, 1914 in Coventry, the daughter of the late Alexander and Mary (Chaslak) Solenski and had lived in Storrs for many years where she was a member of St. Thomas Aquinas Chapel. Some years ago she was...
Harriet Mcgraw Sornberger
Apr 4, 2006
Harriet McGraw Sornberger died Tuesday, April 4, 2006 at home. Her family was with her. Mrs. Sornberger was born on August 3, 1920 in Cortland, New York. She was a 1942 graduate of Mount Holyoke College where she majored in art, and was president of her class. She and her husband, Dr. Charles Sornberger were married on October 31, 1942....
Maida L. Root
Apr 4, 2006
Maida L. (Hopkins) Root, 93, formerly of Canton, widow of Howard E. Root, died Tuesday April 4, 2006 at Pierce Memorial Baptist Home, Brooklyn. She was born Sept. 3, 1912 in Bloomfield, the daughter of Pleaman W. and Louise (Cadwell) Hopkins. She and her late husband were longtime members of the First Congregational Church of Canton Center and its Primer...
Brenda Lee Daley
Apr 4, 2006
Brenda Lee (Rodriguez) Daley, 34, of Willimantic, died unexpectedly on April 4, 2006 in Florida. Brenda was born Sept. 20, 1971 in Willimantic, the beloved daughter of Judith M. Rodriguez and Manuel R. Soler. She is survived by her husband Edward James Daley, four children, Joshua Daley, James Daley, Jaccob Daley and Jazmin Daley; 2 siblings and their spouses, Sandra...
Wilbur J. Widmer
Apr 2, 2006
Wilbur J. Widmer, 87, of Storrs passed away in his sleep on the morning of Sunday (April 2, 2006) at his home. He was born on October 20, 1918 in West New York, NJ where he grew up, and was the son of Louisa and Gotfried Widmer. He was a graduate of West New York Memorial High School (1938), The...
Rita Kandolin
Apr 2, 2006
Rita (Noel) Kandolin, 83, of Willimantic, widow of Richard Kandolin, died Sunday April 2, 2006 at Mansfield Center for Nursing and Rehabilitation, surrounded by her loving family. She was born Nov. 8, 1922 in Willimantic the daughter of Alfred and Maryann Noel. Rita had retired in 1988 from Windham Hospital where she had been employed for a total of 15...
Pauline G. Chenelle
Mar 30, 2006
Pauline G. Chenelle, 83, of Vernon, formerly of Pelham, NH and Ashford, widow of Armand N. Chenelle, died Thursday March 30, 2006 at Hartford Hospital. She was born April 9, 1922 in Pelham, the daughter of the late Eli and Beatrice (Weaver) Tougas and had lived in Pelham most of her life, moving to Connecticut 10 years ago. She is...
Nicholas J. Guzzo
Mar 29, 2006
Nicholas J. Guzzo, 66, of Columbia, husband of Mary Anne (Bonin) Guzzo, died Wednesday March 29, 2006 at the Windham Hospital. He was born March 17, 1940 in Hartford, son of the late Louis and Clementina (Corvo) Guzzo and had lived in Columbia for over 50 years. He was a Life Member of the Columbia Volunteer Fire Department, serving for...
Harriett Hinckley Phillips
Mar 26, 2006
Harriett Hinckley Phillips, 83, beloved mother, grandmother and great grandmother was taken home to be with our Lord on Sunday March 26, 2006 at Day Kimball Hospital in Putnam. She was the wife of the late Lindley Phillips and daughter of the late Chauncey and Mary Hinckley. She enjoyed bowling and many crafts. She was a member of the Chaplin...
Edmond Herman Leach
Mar 24, 2006
Edmond Herman Leach, better known as Pops to his family and friends, 86, passed away peacefully at Windham Hospital, Friday, March 24, 2006, surrounded by his family and close friends. He was born in Fall River, MA on November 27, 1919, the 3rd son of George Alfred and Elizabeth (Dube) Leach. He is preceded in death by his parents, his...
Arthur L. Kerouack
Mar 23, 2006
Arthur Kerouack, 79, of North Windham, died Thursday, March 23, 2006 in Windham. He was born in Wauregan on February 21, 1927 to the late Arthur and Mae (Govern) Kerouack. He left high school in 1943 to join the U. S. Navy and was honorably discharged in 1945 and returned to finish high school. On May 30, 1950 he married...
Elsie Frances Dittrich
Mar 21, 2006
Elsie F. Dittrich, 95, of North Windham, died Tuesday March 21, 2006 at Haven Health Center in Willimantic. She was born Dec. 19, 1910 in Windham the daughter of Frank and Katherine (Noheimer) Dittrich. Prior to her retirement, Elsie had been employed by American Thread Co. for many years. She was a member of South Windham Congregational Church and a...
Catherine Yeske
Mar 17, 2006
Catherine Marie (Gianetti) Yeske, 89, of Ellington, formerly of Coventry, went to be with her Heavenly Father on Friday March 17, 2006 at Evergreen Healthcare Center in Stafford Springs. She was born on May 6, 1916 in Hartford, CT, daughter of the late Rocko and Isabel (Lapenta) Gianetti. Catherine and her late beloved husband of 39 years Robert Yeske Jr.,...
Joyce I. Burgess
Mar 13, 2006
Joyce I. Burgess, 73, of Columbia, CT, passed away peacefully on Monday, March 13, 2006, surrounded by her loving family. Joyce was the beloved wife of Neal F. Burgess for 54 years, and the mother of Lyn Robinson, Carlene Metivier and Dave Burgess. Joyce also leaves six grandchildren: Laura and Neal Robinson, Jeannine and Chris Metivier and Christine and Joanna...
Marion Daigle
Mar 13, 2006
Marion (Feistel) Daigle, 79, widow of Aime Popeye Daigle, died Monday March 13, 2006 at her home, St. Joseph Living Center, Windham. She was born Jan. 13, 1927 in Queens, N.Y. the daughter of Alexander and Louise (Lande) Feistel. Marion was a member of the First Baptist Church of Willimantic. She was a loving mother, grandmother and an exceptional homemaker....
Bernard Niderno
Mar 12, 2006
Bernard Bernie Niderno, 78, of Storrs, husband of Evelyn (Corsini) Niderno, died Sunday March 12, 2006 at Mansfield Center for Nursing and Rehabilitation. He was born March 10, 1928 in Stafford Springs, the son of Bernard and Margaret (Higgins) Niderno. He had retired from a twenty plus year banking career with CBT. Bernie was a sports enthusiast which included coaching...
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