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Donald L. Thompson
Aug 3, 2005
Donald L. Thompson, 77, of Uncasville, husband of Franziska (Wagner) Thompson, died Wednesday August 3, 2005 at the W.W. Backus Hospital in Norwich. He was born June 12, 1928 in Willimantic. Mr. Thompson joined the Army at the age of 19 in 1947, served during the Korean and Vietnam Wars and retired October 30, 1969, receiving the Bronze Star Medal...
Joseph A. Gudelevicus
Aug 2, 2005
Joseph A. Gudelevicus, 79, of Willimantic, husband of the late Florice (Rancourt) Gudelevicus, died Tuesday, August 2, 2005 at the Windham Hospital. He was born January 20, 1926 in Northampton, MA and had lived in the Windham area most of his life. He was a U. S. Navy veteran of World War II, a life member of V.F.W. Gold Star...
Francis E. Wright
Jul 30, 2005
Francis E. Wright, 89, of Windham, died Saturday July 30, 2005 at Douglas Manor in Windham. He was born Oct. 1, 1915 in Lebanon the son of the late Richard E. and Clara (Chamberlin) Wright and was a Windham resident for most of his life. He was a W.W.2 Navy veteran and retired from UConn as a skilled tradesman foreman....
Hildred "Hildy" Chapel
Jul 30, 2005
Hildred Hildy M. Chapel, 81, of Main Street, Hampton, wife of the late Sherman Chapel, died Saturday July 30, 2005 at the Windham Hospital. She was born July 20, 1924 in Seal Harbor, Maine the daughter of Joseph and Sarah (Joyce) Bergeron. Hildy was a co-owner of the Pearl Agency in Hampton for many years. She was a 4-H Leader,...
Catherine M. Roby
Jul 30, 2005
Catherine M. (Sinclair) Roby, 76, of Mansfield Center, died Saturday July 30, 2005 at her home. She was born Dec. 15, 1928 in Baltimore, Maryland, the daughter of Lawrence and Catherine (Nelson) Sinclair. Prior to her retirement, she had been employed at the Windham Hospital as an accounting supervisor. Catherine was a master gardener who enjoyed working in her beautiful...
Marie Corinne Tettelbach
Jul 28, 2005
Marie Corinne (Cole) Tettelbach, widow of John E. Tettelbach, died Thursday July 28, 2005 at the John Dempsey Hospital in Farmington. She was born December 17, 1920 in New York City, the daughter of Charles and Corinne Cole and had lived in East Hartford before moving to Columbia. She graduated from Huntington High School in Huntington Long Island, NY and...
Kathleen Theresa Butterick
Jul 26, 2005
Kathleen Theresa (Byrnes) Butterick went to join her Heavenly Father on Tuesday July 26, 2005 at her home after a long illness. She was 89 years old and had lived in Willimantic since 1986. Born in New York City to John and Mary Anne Byrnes of Ireland she lived in Yonkers and the Bronx, NY. She retired as a clerk...
Robert J. Huntley
Jul 25, 2005
Robert John Huntley, 86, of Willimantic, husband of the late Marion (Burnham) Huntley, died Monday July 25, 2005 at his home. He was born October 5, 1918 in Warehouse Point, the son of George and Anna (Richards) Huntley and had lived in Willimantic for 25 years. After graduating from Rockville High School he was recruited by the St. Louis Cardinals...
Kenneth L. Walden
Jul 22, 2005
Kenneth L. Walden, 91, of Lebanon, husband of the late Tessie (Prokopowicz) Walden, died at Harrington Court Genesis Healthcare in Colchester. He was born April 21, 1914 in Waterford, the son of Edward and Cora (Chapman) Walden. In 1988, he retired as the Highway Foreman for the Town of Lebanon and was previously employed in the same capacity for the...
Nilsa Ruiz Gonzalez
Jul 21, 2005
Nilsa Ruiz Gonzalez, 60, of Chaplin, wife of the late David Gonzalez, died Thursday July 21, 2005 at Hartford Hospital. She was born June 11, 1945 in Yauco, P.R. the daughter of Carmen Sule of Chaplin and the late Luis Ruiz. Nilsa had been employed in the area for a number of years as a social worker for various groups...
Anastasia "Ann" Reynolds
Jul 20, 2005
Anastasia Ann Reynolds, 70, of Chaplin, wife of John Reynolds, died Wednesday July 20, 2005 at their home. She was born March 20, 1935 in Greenwich, the daughter of the late John and Pauline (Furman) Bukowski and had lived in Chaplin nearly 50 years. She was a graduate of Willimantic State Teachers College, now Eastern Connecticut State University, was a...
Robert F. Parkin
Jul 18, 2005
Robert F. Parkin, 71, of North Windham, formerly of Lindenhurst, Long Island, husband of Patricia (Coughlin) Parkin, died Monday July 18, 2005 in Windham of injuries received in an automobile accident. He was born May 16, 1934 in Manhattan, NY, the son of the late Samuel and Hilda (Full) Parkin and had lived in Lindenhurst for many years before moving...
Jennie "Jane" Hodges
Jul 18, 2005
Jennie Jane L. Hodges, of Columbia, widow of C. Prescott Hodges, died Monday, July 18, 2005 at the Windham Hospital. She was born in Providence, RI, the daughter of the late John R. Chatto and Annie (Fogitt) Chatto. She was a graduate of Hope High School and the Kathryn Gibbs Business School, both in Providence. She was employed as an...
Patricia "Pat" Dodds Beard
Jul 17, 2005
Patricia Pat Dodds (Hopkins) Beard of Pensacola, Fl., went home to be with the Lord on July 17, 2005. Pat was born Feb. 17, 1939 in Willimantic the daughter of the late Merle Everett and Marie (Weston) Hopkins. For several years, Pat was an election official for voting precinct 24 in Pensacola. She was predeceased by a son Matt Dallas...
Henry B. Bolen
Jul 16, 2005
Henry B. Bolen, 83, of Columbia, husband of Theresa (Perry) Bolen, died Saturday July 16, 2005 at Rockville General Hospital, Vernon. He was born Sept. 26, 1921 in Princewick, W. Virginia. In addition to his wife he is survived by a son and daughter in law, Tom and Linda Bolen of Knoxville, TN., a daughter and son in law, Terry...
Doris G. Beebe
Jul 6, 2005
Doris (Gardiner) Beebe, of Storrs, passed away on Wednesday July 6, 2005 at the Windham Community Memorial Hospital. Doris was born on August 8, 1914 in Mansfield, the daughter of Robert W. Gardiner and Minnie (Warren) Gardiner. She is survived by her husband Milton C. Beebe of Storrs. They celebrated their 70th wedding anniversary on August 18, 2004. She leaves...
Henry Becker
Jul 6, 2005
Henry Becker, 88, of Hampton, husband of the late Irene (Harakaly) Becker, died Wednesday July 6, 2005 in Windham. He was born July 28, 1916 in Willington, the son of Henry and Tekla Becker and had lived in Hampton most of his life. Prior to World War II he was a welding instructor at Ellis Technical School in Hartford. He...
Samuel Lofman
Jul 6, 2005
Samuel Lofman, 90, of Airmont, NY, formerly of Mansfield, husband of the late Seena (Brettschneider) Lofman, died peacefully, Wednesday, July 6, 2005 in New York with his loved ones around him. He was born May 16, 1915 in Worcester, MA, the son of Solomon and Bertha (Nestor) Lofman and was a long time resident of Mansfield Center. He graduated from...
Lawrence I. Edwards Sr
Jul 4, 2005
Lawrence I. Edwards Sr., 70, of Lebanon, formerly of Windham, husband of Betty Jean (Bryant) Edwards, died Monday July 4, 2005 in Windham. He was born January 21, 1935 in Erwin, TN, the son of the late William and Mae (Nelson) Edwards and had lived in Windham since 1947, moving to Lebanon last year. He was a U.S. Army veteran...
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