George S. Postemski
May 12, 2005
George Stanley Postemski CHAPLIN/ABBOT, Maine - George Stanley Postemski, 76, of Chaplin and Abbot, ME, died May 12, 2005 at St. Francis Hospital, following a long illness. He was born on February 23, 1929 in Columbia, the son of Frank W. and Mary (Brys) Postemski. He is survived by a sister, Nellie E. Sulkowski of Spartanburg, SC and a brother,...
Loretta Elsie Josephs
May 11, 2005
Loretta E. Josephs, 82, of Windham, wife of the late Stanley P. Josephs, died Wednesday, May 11, 2005 in Windham. She was born March 28, 1923 in New Britain, the daughter of Charles and Gertrude (Chamberlain) Russell and had lived in the Windham area most of her life. She was an active member and volunteer for the Salvation Army in...
Geraldine L. Johnstone
May 11, 2005
Geraldine L. Johnstone, 89, of Rockville, formerly of Mansfield, widow of F. Clarence Johnstone, died Wednesday, May 11, 2005 in Rockville surrounded by her family. She was born April 23, 1916 in South Windham, the daughter of Joseph and Florence (McNamara) Kegler and had lived in Mansfield most of her life. She was a graduate of St. Joseph School in...
Frances I. Williams
May 10, 2005
Frances I. Williams, 74, widow of Leroy Williams Sr., died Tuesday May 10, 2005 in Colchester. She was born March 31, 1931 in Willimantic and had been a life long resident. She was employed for over 25 years at the former Abbey Manor, now Douglas Manor in Windham. She is survived by 4 children, Leroy Williams Jr., Richard T. Williams,...
Irene D. Rockwood
May 7, 2005
Irene D. Rockwood, 101, of Lebanon, widow of both Arlington Locke and Frank Rockwood, died Saturday May 7, 2005 in Waterford. She was born April 12, 1904 in Eagleville. She and her first husband owned and operated Al and Irene s Restaurant in North Windham for many years. She later worked as a cook at the Card Home in Willimantic...
Rita Marie Burton
May 6, 2005
Rita Marie Burton, 56, of Scotland, wife of Scott Burton, died Friday May 6, 2005 at the W.W. Backus Hospital in Norwich. She was born July 20, 1948 in Providence, RI, the daughter of the late Edgar and Rita (Magee) Marshall, grew up in Providence and had lived in Scotland the past 12 years. She had been employed at various...
Clarence "Larry" Paquet
May 6, 2005
Clarence Larry Paquet, 68, of Mayodan, NC, formerly of West Willington, husband of Margarete (Diel) Paquet, died Friday May 6, 2005 at their home after a long illness. He was born April 16, 1937 in Barre, VT, the son of the late Henry and Beatrice (Currier) Paquet and had lived in West Willington for many years before moving to Mayodan...
Julia L. Zanotti
May 5, 2005
Julia L. Zanotti, 93, of Columbia, widow of Ernest Zanotti Sr., died Thursday, May 5, 2005 in Willimantic. She was born December 26, 1911 in Lover Italy, the daughter of Joseph and Anna Bertolas. She came to America after her marriage in Lover, Italy on April 30, 1930. She spent 3 years in New York City then she and her...
Irene Aubin
May 3, 2005
Irene Reeny Aubin, 82, of Willimantic, wife of the late Norbert Aubin Sr., died Tuesday May 3, 2005 in Marlborough. She was born May 29, 1922 in Hartford, daughter of the late Herbert and Maryellen (Miner) Hooper and had lived in Willimantic most of her life. She was employed at the former Electro-Motive Manufacturing Co. in Willimantic. Mrs. Aubin was...
Nancy Ann Fox
May 1, 2005
Nancy Ann Fox, 72, of Port Orange, Florida, formerly of Storrs, died Sunday, May 1, 2005 in Florida. She was born November 8, 1932 in Morgantown, WV and had lived in Storrs before moving to Florida in 1990. Prior to her retirement she was employed as a bookkeeper at the Daytona International Speedway Ticket Office. In addition to her husband...
William H. Hills
May 1, 2005
William H. Hills, 90, of W. Main St. Hebron, husband of the late V. Ruth (McCourry) Hills, died Sunday May 1, 2005 at Haven Health Center of Windham in Willimantic. He was born Jan. 16, 1915 the son of Mark and Helen Hills. He was a W.W.II Army veteran serving as a radio repair instructor. Mr. Hills at one time...
John N. Plank
Apr 30, 2005
John N. Plank, 81 of Storrs CT., Emeritus Professor of Political Science at the University of Connecticut, died April 30, 2005. He served in the U.S. Army during WWII, in the North African and European campaigns. He received his B.A. and Ph.D. degrees from Harvard University, where he was a member of the Government faculty from 1959-62. He was Director...
Howard G. Vigneau
Apr 28, 2005
Howard G. Vigneau, 71, of Ashford, husband of Monique (Ahrens) Vigneau, passed away Thursday April 28, 2005 at the Rockville General Hospital. He was born June 8, 1933 in Keene, N.H. and was a Tolland resident for many years prior to moving to Ashford 8 years ago. He was a decorated U.S. Army veteran serving during the Korean War. Mr....
Merrill A. Wilson
Apr 28, 2005
Merrill A. Wilson, 93, of Willington, husband of the late Lucy (Francisco) Wilson, died Thursday April 28, 2005 at the Mansfield Center for Nursing and Rehabilitation. He was born June 23, 1911 in Willington the son of Ernest and Grace (Cushman) Wilson. Prior to his retirement, Merrill had been employed at the State of CT. D.O.T. in Willington for 37...
Gregory E. Hall Sr
Apr 27, 2005
Gregory E. Hall Sr., 69, of Willimantic, died Wednesday April 27, 2005 at the Hartford Hospital as a result of injuries received in an automobile accident. He was born Nov. 30, 1935 in Willimantic the son of the late Gardiner and Freda (Woodworth) Hall. Greg lived in Willington for most of his life and was retired from the State of...
Emile "Pete" Verville Sr
Apr 26, 2005
Emile L. Pete Verville Sr., 85 of Andover, CT. passed away peacefully on Tuesday April 26, 2005 surrounded by his family. He was born April 19, 1920 in Holyoke, MA. and grew up there. He was predeceased by his wife of 63 years Ann Whelihan Verville. At the time of his death, Pete was employed by the Town of Andover...
Ernest Dale Whitney Sr
Apr 24, 2005
Ernest Dale Whitney Sr., 65, of Lebanon, CT, passed away at home after a short illness on April 24, 2005 surrounded by his loving family. Ernest was born November 3, 1939, the son of the late Ernest and Ruth Whitney. He worked as a truck driver for most of his life and retired in 2002. He is survived by his...
Ruth L. Blay
Apr 23, 2005
Ruth L. Blay, 84, of Scotland, wife of Clayton Blay, died Saturday April 23, 2005 at their home. She was born April 16, 1921 in Waterbury, the daughter of Paul and Lillian (Adkins) Garthwait and had lived in Lebanon and Vermont for many years before moving to Scotland. She was employed at the former Electro-Motive Mfg. Co. in Willimantic and...
