Richard Thornton Reall
Apr 2, 2005
Richard T. Reall, 76, of Windham, husband of Beatrice (Bailey) Reall, died Saturday April 2, 2005 in Smithfield, N.C. He was born Feb. 7, 1929 in Providence, R.I. the son of James and Edna (Thornton) Reall. He was a U.S. Army veteran and had been retired from General Dynamics since 1990. Richard was a communicant of St. Joseph Church and...
Maryrose Asselin
Mar 30, 2005
Lifelong Windham resident Maryrose M. (Dondero) Asselin, succumbed to her infirmities on March 30th, 2005 at Hartford Hospital. Visiting hours will commence at 10:00 a.m. and a funeral service held at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday April 2nd, 2005 at the Potter Funeral Home 456 Jackson Street (Rte. 195) in Willimantic. Maryrose, the former Mrs. Oliver J.X. Asselin, Sr., is survived...
Pauline Jurcik
Mar 28, 2005
Pauline (Sauvageau) (Jurczyk) Jurcik, 88, of Lebanon, one of life s little angels, was called to heaven on Monday March 28, 2005 at the Haven Health Center in Willimantic. She was married to Charles Jurcik for over 55 years. He predeceased her in 1999. They made their lives in earlier years as dairy farmers and raised two sets of twins....
Elizabeth "Betty" Berthiaume
Mar 27, 2005
Elizabeth Betty Berthiaume, 65, of N. Windham, died Sunday March 27, 2005 at the Windham Hospital. She was born June 26, 1939 in Willimantic the daughter of the late Joseph and Stella Berthiaume. For over 20 years, Betty had been employed by Camp Horizons. She devoted much of her time, both working and volunteering, to DMR, the Special Olympics and...
Gladys Elizabeth Wright
Mar 25, 2005
Gladys (Kneeland) Wright, 78, of Willimantic, wife of Francis E. Wright, died Friday March 25, 2005 at Douglas Manor in Windham. She was born July 2, 1926 in Hartford, the daughter of John and Helen (Dewey) Kneeland. Gladys had been employed at the Student Union at the University of Connecticut for many years prior to her retirement. She was an...
Ernest A. Brown
Mar 23, 2005
Ernest A. Brown, 91, of Columbia, husband of the late Hannah (Edwards) Brown, died Wednesday, March 23, 2005 at the Mansfield Center for Nursing and Rehabilitation. He was born April 30, 1913 in Epping, NH, the son of Oliver and Meldella (George) Brown. Mr. Brown had been employed by Hartford Dispatch for many years prior to his retirement. He was...
Angelo Passarello
Mar 22, 2005
Angelo Passarello, 89, of Scotland, beloved husband of 66 years of Marie (Pisano) Passarello, died Tuesday March 22, 2005 in Windham. He was born June 10, 1915 in New York City and had lived in Scotland since 1928. He worked in the Civilian Conservation Corps during the 1930 s and was a poultry farmer all his life, working the family...
Delsie May Edwards
Mar 22, 2005
Delsie May (Sage) Edwards, 89, of Columbia, widow of Ralph Edwards Sr., died Tuesday March 22, 2005 at Haven Health Center in Willimantic. She was born Aug. 10, 1915 in Windham the daughter of the late Harvey and Una (Dougal) Sage and resided in the Willimantic/Columbia area for most of her life. Delsie enjoyed doing crafts, gardening and baby sitting....
David Howard Yorke
Mar 21, 2005
David H. Yorke, 40, of Mansfield, died Monday March 21, 2005 in Coventry. He was born Dec. 19, 1964 in Willimantic the son of Howard and Judy (Palmer) Yorke of Mansfield Center and was a lifelong Mansfield resident. He received a Bachelors Degree from ECSU graduating magna cum laude. David had been employed for many years in the area as...
Grace Brolin
Mar 21, 2005
Grace (Bessette) Brolin, 90, of Woodstock, widow of Carl E. Brolin, died Monday March 21, 2005 in Woodstock at the home of her daughter. She was born Dec. 21, 1914 in Waltham, VT. the daughter of Herbert and Mary (Vincent) Bessette. She had been employed by the Electro-Motive Manufacturing Co. in Willimantic and later retired from Linemaster Switch Corp. in...
Charles A. Fritz Jr
Mar 14, 2005
Charles A. Fritz, Jr., 87, of Storrs, a retired professor and former chairman of the Department of Philosophy at the University of Connecticut, died on March 14, 2005 following a long illness. Dr Fritz joined the University faculty in 1947 and became Chairman of the Department in 1973. He retired in 1983. He specialized in the Philosophy of Science and...
Walter Irving Wardwell
Mar 14, 2005
Walter Irving Wardwell, 86, of Storrs, passed away March 14, 2005 following a long illness. He was born August 23, 1918 in Dorchester, Massachusetts, son of Fred Putnam and Hattie (Prior) Wardwell. He grew up in Greenwood, Massachusetts, graduated valedictorian of his Wakefield High School class of 1936 and graduated cum laude of his Harvard class of 1940 majoring in...
Wilda Van Dusen
Mar 14, 2005
Wilda Elizabeth Van Dusen Wilda Elizabeth Van Dusen died on March 14, 2005 after a lengthy and very courageous struggle with metastatic breast cancer, which she battled with characteristic strength and grace. Wilda was born on February 14, 1923 to Marvin Clyde Reep and Ruth Wilson Reep in Durham, North Carolina. She attended Durham public schools and graduated from Durham...
Donald A. Grant
Mar 13, 2005
Donald A. Grant, 77, of Woodland Rd., Storrs passed away Sunday, (March 13, 2005)following a long illness. Husband of Jayne (Ricketts) Grant for 53 years. He was born in Hartford, March 25, 1927 the son of Edgar and Anna (Anderson) Grant. Mr. Grant grew up in Wethersfield, was a member of First Church of Christ Wethersfield, attended Wethersfield High School...
John "J.K." Kozin
Mar 11, 2005
John E. "J.K." Kozin, 82, of Mansfield, husband of Katherine (Lesniak) Kozin, died Friday March 11, 2005 at the Mansfield Center for Nursing and Rehabilitation. He was born October 28, 1922 in Lebanon, the son of Fred and Lena Kozin and had lived in Mansfield all his life. He was a U.S. Navy veteran of World War II and a...
Maria Pedraza
Mar 11, 2005
Maria Pedraza, 73, of Willimantic, widow of Encarnacion Pedraza, died Friday March 11, 2005 in Colchester. She was born June 3, 1931 in Puerto Rico. She is survived by her 5 sons, Felix of L.I., N.Y., Jose of FL., Juan S. of Bridgeport, Margaro and Juan A. both of Willimantic; 6 daughters, Rosa Ramos of Willimantic, Elena Sosa of FL.,...
Lawrence Russell Geissler
Mar 9, 2005
Lawrence Russell Geissler Sr., 87 of Storrs, beloved husband, father and grandfather, husband of Elizabeth (Schmohl) Geissler passed away at the Mansfield Nursing and Rehabilitation Center on March 9, 2005. Larry was born July 18th 1917 in Pomfret CT the son of Paul and Lottie (Copeland) Geissler. In 1927 the family moved to Storrs CT. He graduated from Windham High...
Mildred Hicking
Mar 9, 2005
Mildred Eleanor (Sasse) Hicking, formerly of Coventry and Manchester, moving to Storrs in 1997 passed away peacefully into eternal rest on March 9th, 2005 in Storrs. Born to Ellen (Larson) and Otto Sasse of Manchester on August 2, 1924. She was an avid pet lover, especially for her cats, which gave her endless hours of delight. Mildred leaves behind her...
Robert E. Mathieu
Mar 6, 2005
Robert E. Mathieu, 85, formerly of Ash St. Willimantic, husband of Evelyn (Prue) Mathieu, died Sunday March 6, 2005 at the Windham Hospital after a short illness. He was born Feb. 11, 1920 in Columbia the son of William and Arthemise (Houle) Mathieu. Bob retired in 1985 from the American Thread Co. where he had been employed for 45 years....
Ethel C. Hinson
Mar 6, 2005
Ethel C. Hinson, 100, of S. Windsor, formerly of Willimantic, died Sunday March 6, 2005 at Haven Health Center in S. Windsor. She was born Oct. 9, 1904 in New Milford and moved to the Willimantic area in 1932. She was a member of St.Paul's Episcopal Church in Willimantic and had been a member and former president of the VFW#1724...
