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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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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...
Mary S. Cushman
Feb 1, 2006
Mary S. Cushman, 98, of Willington, wife of the late Harold Cushman, died Wednesday, February 01, 2006 in Mansfield. She was born February 14, 1907 in Mansfield, the daughter of the late Louis and Frances Schlehofer and had lived in Willington most of her life. She was a member of the Women s Auxiliary of the Willington Fire Department and...
Herbert Bradley Scott
Jan 30, 2006
Herbert Bradley Scott, 84, of Pomfret, passed away peacefully at Day Kimball Hospital in Putnam on Monday January 30, 2006. He was born in Hampton, the son of John S. Scott and Mary W. Scott. He graduated from Windham Trade School in Willimantic. Herbert was a quiet, sincere man. He served his country in the United States Army Air Force...
Helen Thompson
Jan 30, 2006
Helen (Marrotte) Thompson, 83, of Columbia, wife of Earl H. Thompson, died Monday Jan. 30, 2006 at Haven Health Center, Willimantic. She was born Sept. 18, 1922 in Willimantic the daughter of Edward and Myrtle (Burgess) Marrotte. She had been employed by both Electro-Motive Manufacturing Co. in Willimantic and Mansfield State Training School. Helen was an avid collector of angels...
Elsa Boschenko
Jan 28, 2006
Elsa (Rosin) Boschenko, 84, of Willimantic, went home to be with the Lord on Saturday Jan. 28, 2006. She was born Dec. 20, 1921 in the Ukraine, the daughter of Albert and Emma (Michel) Rosin. Elsa was a member of Christian Life Assembly in Willimantic and was retired from American Thread Company. She was an avid gardener. Elsa was a...
Helen Krause
Jan 28, 2006
Helen (Flegert) Krause, 86, of Lebanon, died Saturday Jan. 28, 2006 at Windham Hospital. She was born Dec. 29, 1919 in Jamaica, N.Y. the daughter of Julius and Lydia (Schachinger) Flegert. She had been employed by CL&P in Willimantic for 23 years and then worked as a reading specialist at the Lebanon Elementary School for 10 years. A very active...
H. Ira Ruschmann
Jan 27, 2006
H. Ira Ruschmann, 90, of Windham, husband of the late Dorothy (Dinneen) Ruschmann, died Friday Jan. 27, 2006 at Windham Hospital. He was born June 9, 1915 in Willimantic, the son of Herman and Florence (Sweetland) Ruschmann. Ira was a World War II U.S. Army veteran who received the Bronze Star Medal for performance of meritorious services at Solomon Islands...
Leila Eve Mair Heald
Jan 23, 2006
Leila Eve Mair Heald, 33, of New York City, died suddenly on Monday, January 23, 2006. She was the beloved mother of Ayla Jayne Mair Heald, sister of Morgan Charles Mair Heald, cherished daughter of Marlene Heald and stepfather David Mastrangelo and granddaughter of Lee Zimmer. She is also survived by aunts and uncles, Gary and Karen Zimmer, Gail Zimmer...
Margaret Ann Standish
Jan 22, 2006
Margaret Ann (Bemont) Standish, 63, of Andover, passed from us on Jan. 22, 2006 to join her parents whom she missed very much. She was born on April 27, 1942 the daughter of Allen and Nina (Scott) Bemont. She was a beloved wife, mother and grandmother. She had generously opened her heart to many people, especially her grandchildren. She raced...
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