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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...
George A. Gordon Jr
Mar 11, 2006
George A. Gordon Jr., 67, of Willimantic, passed away Saturday March, 11, 2006 at Connecticut Hospice in Branford after a long illness. He was born July 20, 1938 in Willimantic, the son of the late George A. and Irene (Cyr) Gordon. He was a graduate of Windham High School, class of 1956. He then joined the Army and served a...
Gladys Perfetto
Mar 11, 2006
Gladys (Thompson) Perfetto, 77, of Storrs, wife of Robert E. Perfetto, died Saturday March 11, 2006 at Douglas Manor, Windham. She was born Nov. 6, 1928 in Mansfield the daughter of Norman and Carrie (Hayes) Thompson. Gladys was a woman of many interests. She raised Shetland ponies and also operated an antique shop at her home. She was a former...
Donna Marie Greene
Mar 10, 2006
Donna M. Greene, 40, of Willimantic, died Friday March 10, 2006 at her home. She was born Dec. 13, 1965 in Stafford Springs, CT. and was a 1987 graduate of Coventry High School. Donna loved children and enjoyed tutoring them for both family and friends. She enjoyed caring for and playing with her cat, Shelby. She is survived by her...
William C. Maine
Mar 8, 2006
William C. Maine, 92, of Columbia, died Wednesday, March 8, 2006 at St. Joseph Living Center in Windham. He was born in Windham Center, the son of the late Florence and Harold Maine. Bill retired to Columbia in 1977. He was a member of the First Congregational Church of Willimantic and a member of the Columbia Lions. He was predeceased...
Clara Weigert
Mar 6, 2006
Clara (Vincent) Weigert, 81, of Columbia, widow of A. Raymond Weigert Jr. , died Monday March 6, 2006 in Windham. She was born Aug. 26, 1924 in Willimantic the daughter of Walter and Catherine (Cymbor) Wegrzyn. Clara enjoyed spending time at her home on Columbia Lake. There she spent time flower gardening and raising her many dogs and cats over...
Joseph A. Moran
Mar 5, 2006
Joseph A. Moran, 82, of Columbia, formerly of Willimantic, husband of Catherine (Cour) Moran, died Sunday, March 5, 2006 in Windham. He was born August 8, 1923 in Willimantic, the son of Edward and Margaret (Conway) Moran and had lived in Willimantic all his life until moving to Columbia 5 years ago. He was a U.S. Army veteran of World...
Hazel H. Bhlaer
Mar 5, 2006
Hazel H. Bhlaer, 81, of Willimantic, wife of the late Rhobart Z. Bhlaer, died Sunday, March 5, 2006 in Windham. She was born May 8, 1924 n Lowell, MA, the daughter of Joseph and Annette (Ducharme) Frappier and had lived in Willimantic most of her life where she was a member of the Christian Life Assembly of God. She was...
Maryellen Dannehy
Mar 4, 2006
MaryEllen Dannehy, age 51, died unexpectedly on Saturday March 4, 2006. At the time of her death, MaryEllen was living in St. Paul, Minnesota. Born in Willimantic on February 25, 1955, she was the daughter of the Justice Joseph and Margaret Riordan Dannehy, both of whom predeceased her. She leaves two brothers, Michael and his wife Rhonda of Manchester and...
Victor Lee Wolmer
Mar 3, 2006
Victor Lee Vic Doc Wolmer, 68, of Hampton, died Friday March 3, 2006 at his home. A lifelong resident of Connecticut, Vic was born March 9, 1937 in Willimantic, which was also the home of the family s successful optometry practice. Besides his partner Doreen Eng he is survived by his four children, David Wolmer, Debra Wolmer of Hampton, Diane...
Florence E. Chamberlin
Mar 3, 2006
Florence E. Chamberlin, 89, of Scotland, wife of the late Homer Chamberlin, died Friday, March 3, 2006 in Windham. She was born September 29, 1916 in Stafford Springs, the daughter of Christian and Angelien (Rand) Natuschka and had lived in Scotland for over 50 years. She was employed as a housekeeper for many families in the area over the years....
Edward F. Moran
Mar 3, 2006
Edward F. Red Moran, 84, of Mansfield, formerly of Willimantic, husband of the late Catherine Kay (Bombria) Moran, died Friday March 3, 2006 at Windham Hospital. He was born April 19, 1921 in Willimantic the son of Edward M. and Margaret (Conway) Moran. Red was a 1939 graduate of Windham High School and was a World War II Marine Corps...
Mary Ann Campbell
Mar 3, 2006
Mary Ann Campbell of 227 Sam Green RD., Coventry, CT Oak Hill, passed away on Friday (March 3, 2006) at Windham Hospital. Mary Ann was born May 29, 1944. She was the daughter of Marguerite Cates and Eloysius Campbell. Mary Ann lived at the residence in Coventry for over 15 years, where she was greatly loved. Mary Ann attended TRI-COUNTY...
Charles E. Alvord Jr
Feb 27, 2006
Charles E. Alvord Jr., 71, of Scotland, husband of Mary (Herron) Alvord, died Monday, February 27, 2006 at the Windham Hospital. He was born January 13, 1935, the son of Charles Alvord Sr. and Irene (Chennet) Alvord. He had lived in California for over 30 years before returning to Connecticut in 1984. He was a U.S. Air Force veteran and...
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