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Monica W Doyle

Monica W Doyle

Jun 30, 2005

Monica W. Doyle, 82, of Willimantic, wife of the late John Doyle, died Thursday June 30, 2005 at the Windham Hospital. She was born March 21, 1923 in England, moved to Lynn, MA at the end of World War II and had lived in Willimantic for the last 20 years. She is survived by a son and daughter-in-law, Mark and...

Charles John Voboril

Charles John Voboril

Jun 26, 2005

Charles J. Voboril, 94, of Fountain Hills, AZ, formerly of Willington, husband of the late Bertha (Hrouda) Voboril, to whom he was married for 54 years, joined her on Sunday, June 26, 2005 in Arizona. He was born June 29, 1910 in New York City, the son of Joseph and Bozena (Jirkovska) Voboril. He lived in NYC and New Jersey...

Lester Erwin Beebe

Lester Erwin Beebe

Jun 25, 2005

Lester Erwin Beebe, 78, of Willimantic, formerly of Hartford, husband of the late Jeanne Beebe, died Saturday June 25, 2005 at his home. He was born October 22, 1926 in Hartford, the son of the late Stephen and Frances (Brannan) Beebe and had lived in Hartford before moving to Willimantic 4 years ago. Mr. Beebe was a U.S. Navy veteran...

Kay A. Hemingway

Kay A. Hemingway

Jun 24, 2005

Kay A. Hemingway, 55, of North Windham, died Friday June 24, 2005 at the Windham Hospital. She was born Jan. 4, 1950 in Windham and was a lifelong resident. Kay was employed at the Windham Center School as the cook manager. She is survived by a son David Hemingway and his wife Charlene of Mansfield, a daughter Dawn Banker and...

Edna M. Reynolds

Edna M. Reynolds

Jun 22, 2005

Edna M. Reynolds, 93, of Coventry, died Wednesday June 22, 2005 at her home. She was born October 27, 1911 in Bridgeport and had lived and worked on the family farm in Coventry since 1922. She is survived by three children, Katherine Wadsworth of Mansfield, Roland Reynolds of Coventry and David Reynolds of Coventry, 6 grandchildren and several great grandchildren....

Paul R. Gruver

Paul R. Gruver

Jun 22, 2005

Paul R. Gruver, 50, of Canterbury, husband of Nicole (Cournoyer) Gruver, died Wednesday June 22, 2005 at home. He was born Nov. 11, 1954 in Willimantic where he resided until moving to Canterbury in 1993. Paul attended Windham High School and served 10 years in the U.S. Navy. Prior to retiring due to illness in 1998, he was employed as...

Michael A. Quarto

Michael A. Quarto

Jun 17, 2005

Dr. Michael A. Quarto, 75, of Chaffeeville Road, Mansfield, passed away peacefully on June 17, 2005. Dr. Quarto practiced dentistry for many years in the Mansfield area. He is survived by his mother Lucy Quarto, sisters Mary Burns, Louise Quarto, brother Frank Quarto, son Michael Quarto , daughter Alison Quarto, granddaughter Vanessa Bartsch and many, many friends. All loved him...

Gladys L. Burleson

Gladys L. Burleson

Jun 10, 2005

Gladys L. Burleson, 75, of Mansfield Center, wife of the late William D. Burleson, died Friday June 10, 2005 at the Windham Hospital. She was born July 4, 1929 in Willimantic, the daughter of the late Jacob and Sophie Legler and had lived in the Windham area all her life. She was an active member of the First Congregational Church...

Marjorie M. Buchanan

Marjorie M. Buchanan

Jun 9, 2005

Marjorie M. Buchanan, 73, of North Windham, wife of the late Alexander Barry Buchanan Jr., died Thursday June, 9, 2005 at her home. She was born March 25, 1932 in Hartford, the daughter of the late Walter and Blanche (Caisse) Williams and had lived in Enfield and Florida before moving to Windham. She enjoyed taking trips to the area casinos....

Erika Kalnins

Erika Kalnins

Jun 8, 2005

Erika Kalnins, 93, of Willimantic, wife of the late Ansis Kalnins, died Wednesday, June 8, 2005 in Windham. She was born November 16, 1911 in Latvia, the daughter of Marcis and Natalija Broze and had lived in the United States since 1949. She was an active member of the Latvian Lutheran Church in Willimantic since its founding and for many...

Peter Golab

Peter Golab

Jun 6, 2005

Peter Golab, 92, of Columbia, died at home on Monday, June 6, 2005, the anniversary of his marriage to his late wife, Helen. He was born in Ivoryton, CT, June 19, 1912, the son of the late Martin and Magdalena Golab. Peter spent most of his adult life in Columbia. A hardworking and robust man, he worked for many local...

Helen E. Gancarz

Helen E. Gancarz

Jun 6, 2005

Helen E. (Markowski) Gancarz, 85, of Mansfield, wife of the late Boleslaus Bill Gancarz, died Monday afternoon, June 6, 2005 at the Mansfield Center for Nursing and Rehabilitation after a long illness. Helen was born February 1, 1920 in Hartford, the daughter of Joseph and Agnes (Chmielewski) Markowski and lived on Affleck St. in Hartford for 48 years before moving...

Ronald N. Babcock

Ronald N. Babcock

Jun 1, 2005

Ronald N. Babcock, 59, of Lebanon, died Wednesday June 1, 2005, surrounded by his children at Lawrence and Memorial Hospital in New London,. He was born September 9, 1945 in New Brunswick, Maine, the son of the late Nelson and Anita (Bouchard) Babcock and had lived in Lebanon most of his life. He was a graduate of Lyman Memorial High...

L. Alice Savage

L. Alice Savage

Jun 1, 2005

L. Alice Savage, 83, of Baltic, wife of Herbert Savage Sr., died Wednesday, June 01, 2005 at the Windham Hospital. She was born June 26, 1921 in Norwich, the daughter of Albert and Lydia (Perkins) Dawley, grew up in Canterbury and lived in Baltic most of her life. She was a wonderful homemaker and well known for her knitting skills....

Jose L. Altiery

Jose L. Altiery

Jun 1, 2005

Jose L. Altiery, 61, of Paterson, N.J., husband of Emperatriz Altiery, died unexpectedly on Wednesday June 1, 2005 at the home of his sister in Willimantic. He was born July 11, 1943 in Puerto Rico. In addition to his wife he is survived by 5 children, Silvia Altiery of Puerto Rico, Myra Altiery of FL., Ita Altiery of Passaic, N.J.,...

Anne Hastings

Anne Hastings

Jun 1, 2005

Anne (Rustek) McCain Hastings, of Baltic, passed from this life on June 1, 2005. She was born in Portland, CT on July 6, 1927, beloved daughter of Frank and Mary Bryzinski Rustek. She leaves her daughter, Marie McCain, her sister, Helen Rustek Schulz and husband, Albert, her brother John Rustek and wife, Tessie, sisters-in-law, Dorothy Rustek and Ann Rustek as...

Francis "Frank" Czainski

Francis "Frank" Czainski

May 29, 2005

Francis F. Frank Czainski, 92, of Willimantic, husband of the late Josephine (Gwozdz) Czainski, died Sunday morning May 29, 2005 at the Mansfield Center for Nursing and Rehabilitation. He was born Feb. 25, 1913 in Brooklyn, N.Y. the son of Constantin and Maryanna ( Gajeiski) Czainski. Frank was a lifelong Willimantic resident and a communicant of St. Joseph Church. He...

Sundie L. Johnson

Sundie L. Johnson

May 29, 2005

Sundie L. Johnson, 90, of Storrs, wife of the late Clarence Johnson, died Sunday May 29, 2005 at the Windham Hospital. She was born September, 25, 1914 in Manchester, the daughter of Antonio and Marie (Raimondo) Leone and had lived in Manchester before moving to Storrs 40 years ago. She and her husband helped in the establishment of the Mansfield...

Nyle Smith Sr

Nyle Smith Sr

May 28, 2005

Nyle Smith Sr., 71 , of Columbia, husband of the late Barbara (Sage) Smith, died Saturday May 28, 2005 at Haven Health Center in Willimantic. He was born Nov. 1, 1933 at home in Andover, the youngest of nine children of Homer and Josephine (Crans) Smith. Nyle served in the U.S. Army from 1958 to 1961 and then continued his...

Ralph Earl Dyer

Ralph Earl Dyer

May 26, 2005

Ralph E. Dyer, 65, of Coventry, died Thursday May 26, 2005 at the Windham Hospital. He was born April 7, 1940 in Presque Isle, Maine the son of Wilmot and Kathryn (Bartley) Dyer of Windham. Ralph was a happy, outgoing man who loved music, cats, and all kinds of food. He enjoyed his jobs at Camp Horizon, the U.S. Coast...

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