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Charles J. Dondero

Charles J. Dondero

Feb 20, 2006

Charles J. Dondero, 83, of North Windham, husband of Betty (Jacobs) Dondero, died Monday February, 20, 2006 in Plainfield. He was born April 4, 1922 in East Hartford, the son of Charles and Helena (Potter) Dondero and had lived in North Windham all his life. He owned and operated a farm in North Windham for 20 years. Prior to his...

Rose Ruth Krukoff

Rose Ruth Krukoff

Feb 20, 2006

Rose Ruth Krukoff, 79, of Ashford, wife of the late William Krukoff, died Monday, February 20, 2006 in New Britain at Brittany Farm Health Care Center where she has lived since 2003. She and William were married in 1947 and operated a dairy farm in Ashford from 1947 to 1974. Prior to her retirement she was employed for many years...

Samuel B. Gottlieb

Samuel B. Gottlieb

Feb 20, 2006

Samuel B. Gottlieb, 53, of Willimantic, died Monday February 20, 2006 at his home. He was born January 27, 1953 in Willimantic, the son of Benjamin and Jennie (Buskey) Gottlieb of Willimantic and was a lifelong resident. He was employed as a maintenance engineer at UConn for over 20 years prior to his retirement. He enjoyed his time working at...

Charles J. Corcoran

Charles J. Corcoran

Feb 20, 2006

Charles J. Corcoran, 79, loving and caring husband of Shirley (Gardiner) Corcoran for 53 years, passed away Monday March 20, 2006 at home in Mansfield Center after a courageous battle with Wegener s Granulomatosis. He was born to the late Joseph and Nellie (Day) Corcoran in New London, CT on September 9, 1926. Charlie was a World War II veteran,...

Maurice T. Smith

Maurice T. Smith

Feb 18, 2006

Maurice T. Smith ASHFORD - Maurice T. Smith, 85, of Ashford, peacefully joined his wife, Anne D. Smith, leaving his loving family and friends on February 18, 2006. He was a U.S. Army veteran of World War II serving as a Surgical Technician. He received a certificate for performance of duties during the war from former Mass. Governor Maurice Tobin....

Clone Penrod Sr

Clone Penrod Sr

Feb 17, 2006

Clone Allen Penrod Sr., 82, of Hanover Rd., Scotland (mailing address Canterbury 06331) passed away Friday Feb. 17, 2006 at his daughter s home in Hampton. He was born Feb. 18, 1923 in West Salem, IL. the son of the late John Allen Penrod and Lela May (Marks) Penrod and stepson of Cecile Hout. He was the beloved husband of...

Joseph John Wupperfeld

Joseph John Wupperfeld

Feb 17, 2006

Joseph J. Wupperfeld, 77, of South Windham, husband of Ellen (Craig) Banholzer Wupperfeld, died Friday Feb. 17, 2006 at Windham Hospital. He was born April 15, 1928 in Norwalk. Mr. Wupperfeld was a Korean War U.S. Army veteran and was retired from Superior Plating in Fairfield. He was a 50 year member, former assistant chief and chief of the Newtown...

Rudolph Nadile

Rudolph Nadile

Feb 17, 2006

Rudolph Nadile, 74, of Chaplin, husband of June (Garrison) Nadile, died Friday Feb. 17, 2006 while vacationing in Dauphin Island, AL. He was born May 21, 1931 in Norwood, MA. the son of Joseph and Barbara (Michenzie) Nadile. He was a U.S. Army veteran of the Korean War and had retired from Pratt & Whitney after 36 years of employment....

Vanda V. Mund

Vanda V. Mund

Feb 14, 2006

Vanda V. Mund, 81, of Hebron, formerly of Coventry, wife of the late William E. Mund Sr., died Tuesday, February 14, 2006 at her home. She was born February 25, 1924 in Burlington, the daughter of Victor and Mary (Nigrobski) Volovski and had lived in Coventry most of her life, recently residing with her son and daughter-in-law in Hebron. She...

Josephine L. Bortolan

Josephine L. Bortolan

Feb 13, 2006

Josephine L. (Seretny) Bortolan, 96, of Willimantic, widow of Judge Napoleon Bortolan, died Monday Feb. 13, 2006 at St. Joseph Living Center, Windham. She was born March 15, 1909 in Willimantic the daughter of Konstantine and Stefania ( Ciesla) Seretny. For many years, she worked with her late husband in the operation of Family Finance on Main St. in Willimantic....

Alda B. Stout

Alda B. Stout

Feb 9, 2006

Alda B. Stout, 52, of Columbia, wife of Joe B. Stout, died unexpectedly on Thursday Feb. 9, 2006 at the Windham Hospital. She was born April 16, 1953 in Norwich. Alda was employed by Structural Graphics in Essex. A strong willed loving wife and mother, Alda lead a very disciplined life enjoying many types of physical fitness to the fullest,...

Virginia Evelyn Mullaly

Virginia Evelyn Mullaly

Feb 9, 2006

Virginia E. Mullaly, 79, of Lebanon passed away at St. Joseph Living Center in Windham Thursday, February 9, 2006. She was born January 4, 1927 in Beverly, Massachusetts, the daughter of the late Herbert and Evelyn Stickens of Beverly. She attended Beverly High School. She moved to Lebanon, CT in the early 1970 s from Ledyard. She worked as a...

Irma A. Rood

Irma A. Rood

Feb 7, 2006

Irma A. Rood, 84, of Windham Center, wife of the late Frank A. Rood, died Tuesday, February 7, 2006 at the Windham Hospital. She was born November 5, 1921 in Willimantic, the daughter of the late William and Jennie (Wilcox) Anthony. Prior to her retirement several years ago she was employed as a secretary for the Windham School System. She...

Doris M. Coutu

Doris M. Coutu

Feb 6, 2006

Doris M. (Whitmore) Coutu, 81 of Mansfield, wife of Robert O. Coutu, died Monday Feb. 6, 2006 at home. She was born Nov. 17, 1924 in Manchester, N.H. the daughter of Joseph and Alma (Bissonette) Whitmore. Doris was a loving wife, mother and memere. In addition to her husband, she is survived by a son George Coutu and his wife...

Leroy H. Sypher

Leroy H. Sypher

Feb 4, 2006

Leroy Henry Sypher of Windham, passed away on February 4, 2006 in Windham after a brief illness. He was born March 18, 1921 in Willimantic, CT. to Henry L. Sypher and Dora Chasse Sypher. He attended local schools and graduated from Windham High School June 1938. Enlisted in the Army Air Corps in March, 1942, he underwent pilot training graduating...

Ruth E. Rettemeier

Ruth E. Rettemeier

Feb 2, 2006

Ruth E. Rettenmeier, formerly of Sherman, CT died February 2, at Windham Hospital; she is at home with the Lord. A resident of Ashford, CT since 1997 she was the wife of John C. Rettenmeier. Born in Port Chester, NY in 1932 she was the daughter of the late Edna and Louis Barber of Rye, NY. She was a graduate...

Roy C. Hooks

Roy C. Hooks

Feb 2, 2006

Hooks, Roy C. Papa , 73, of Windham went home to be with the Lord on Thursday, February 2, 2006. Born August 2, 1932 in Fremont, North Carolina to the late Lena and John Henry Hooks. Roy and his family migrated to Connecticut in 1963. After many years of service to Acorn Construction, Roy retired and returned to Greensboro, North...

Brendan J. Kissane

Brendan J. Kissane

Feb 2, 2006

Brendan J. Kissane, 18, died on Thursday February, 2, 2006. Brendan was a young man gifted and destined for great things. This past June he graduated from E.O. Smith High School. There, he was a success in everything he laid his hands on. A good student and an outstanding athlete. Brendan was four years on the varsity soccer team, he...

Velma B. Sullivan

Velma B. Sullivan

Feb 2, 2006

Velma (Brown) Sullivan, age 89, of Willimantic died on Thursday, February 2, 2006 at Saint Joseph Living Center, Windham, CT. She was born in Willimantic on January 15, 1917, the daughter of the late Frank and Maude (Tracy) Brown. She lived most of her life in Willimantic where she was a communicant at St. Joseph Church. Velma had a strong...

Caroline Louise Ladd

Caroline Louise Ladd

Feb 2, 2006

Caroline Louise (Chase) Ladd, 74, of Waterford, died Thursday Feb. 2, 2006 at her home. She was born Dec. 23, 1931 in Bridgeport, the daughter of Harold Lucius Chase and Alice Caroline (Bugbee) Chase. She was a graduate of the University of Connecticut and taught elementary school for over 20 years in Windham, Waterford and Salem. She is survived by...

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