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...
Eugene V. Boomer Sr
Jan 21, 2006
Eugene V. Boomer Sr., 90, of Chaplin, husband of Jennie (Cuoghi) Boomer, died Saturday January 21, 2006 at the Windham Hospital. He was born August 16, 1915 in Dover, NJ, the son of Perley and Edith (Norman) Boomer and had lived in Chaplin since 1939. Prior to his retirement in 1979 he was employed as a bridge inspector for the...
Betty Mae Gordon
Jan 20, 2006
Betty Mae Gordon, 74, of Storrs, wife of the late Samuel James Gordon, died Friday January 20, 2006 at Hartford Hospital. She was born October 5, 1931 in Willimantic, the daughter of the late Durward and Myrtle (Chadwick) Oldershaw and had lived in Mansfield most of her life. She and her husband were former members of the Willimantic Country Club....
Sophie L. Jenkins
Jan 20, 2006
Sophie Landeck Jenkins Sophie L. Jenkins, 83, of Ridge Road, Chaplin, died Friday, January 20th at her home. She was born February 23, 1922 in Chaplin, the daughter of the late Michael G. and Christine K. Landeck. She graduated from Windham High School in 1939 where she was vice president of her class and Editor-in-chief of the school newspaper. She...
Richard S. Storrs Sr
Jan 19, 2006
Richard S. Storrs Sr., 85, of Storrs, died Thursday, January 19, 2006 in Windham. He was born December 13, 1920 in Willimantic, the son of Stedman and Lucy (Payne) Storrs and had lived in East Hampton and Storrs all his life and was a member of the First Church of Christ Congregational in Mansfield. He was employed for several years...
Eleanor Anctil
Jan 19, 2006
Eleanor Mello Anctil, 70, of Hackettstown, New Jersey, died Thursday, January 19, 2006 at St. Clare Medical Center in Dover, NJ. Mrs. Anctil was born in Portsmouth, Rhode Island and was a resident of Mansfield-Storrs, Connecticut for over 45 years. She was married to the late Pierre Henry Anctil of Fall River, Massachusetts. Surviving her are two devoted daughters, Veronica...
Raymond C. Bailey
Jan 16, 2006
Raymond C. Bailey of Mansfield Center, son of the late Cleve and Mabel (O Brien) Bailey went peacefully home to his heavenly family after a long illness with Black Lung. He was born May 28, 1916 in McComas, WV and worked in the coal mines for many years before moving to Connecticut in 1960. He worked at Kaman Aircraft for...
Catherine E. Kasacek
Jan 15, 2006
Catherine E. (Wolfe) Kasacek, of Lebanon, passed away on Sunday, January 15, 2006 at St. Joseph Living Center in Windham. She was born August 1, 1925 in New London to Frank and Ellen T. (Falvey) Wolfe. She graduated from Chapman Technical School in New London in 1943. On November 29, 1947 she married Anthony Kasacek at Our Lady of Perpetual...
