Elizabeth M. Durnik
Oct 31, 2004
Elizabeth M. Durnik, 82, of Franklin, widow of Alexander Durnik, passed away Sunday October 31, 2004 at the Windham Hospital. She was born November 17, 1921 in Columbia and had lived in Franklin most of her life. She is survived by 3 children and their spouses, Kathy and Taras Tuczkewycz of Columbia, Dan and Anita Durnik of Lebanon, Marilyn and...
Sumner Maurice Cohen
Oct 31, 2004
Sumner M. Cohen, 93, of Storrs, beloved husband of the late Helen (Weinstein) Cohen, died Sunday Oct. 31, 2004 at the Windham Hospital. He was born Sept. 10, 1911 in Malden, MA. the son of Samuel L. and Frances (Yarrin) Cohen. Mr. Cohen received his undergraduate degree in chemistry and zoology from the City College of New York. His first...
Aaron R Ezis
Oct 27, 2004
Aaron Rene Ezis, 37, of North Windham, died suddenly on Wednesday October 27, 2004. He was born in Windham February 11, 1967, the son of Nicole Ezis of Roque Bluffs, Maine and Arnis Ezis of Willimantic. He was a 1985 graduate of Windham High School and a 1989 graduate of The University of Connecticut. Aaron enjoyed a lifelong love of...
Phyllis Aspinall
Oct 26, 2004
Lebanon: Phyllis Louise (Wilcox) Aspinall, widow of Gurdon A. Aspinall, of Trumbull Highway, passed away on Tues. Oct. 26, 2004 at Haven Health in Willimantic. Phyllis was born in Brighton, Mass. on June 12, 1917 and was the only child of the late Frederick and Hester Mary (Baker) Wilcox. She was a graduate of North Weymouth High School and Framingham...
George Edward Tucker
Oct 26, 2004
George E. Tucker, 61, of Columbia, passed away Tuesday, October 26, 2004 with his wife and daughter at his bedside after a courageous battle with lung cancer. Born March 20, 1943, he was a twin son of the late William E. Tucker and Mary (Bellows) Tucker Palmer. Ed, as he was known, grew up in Columbia and attended Horace W....
Robert Wirzbicki
Oct 24, 2004
Robert Wirzbicki, 67, of Franklin, husband of Pauline (Gagnier) Wirzbicki, died Sunday October 24, 2004 at W. W. Backus Hospital in Norwich. He was born December 19, 1936 in Austin, Texas, the son of Louis and Florine (Pietrowski) Wirzbicki. He retired after 20 years of service in the U.S. Navy and was a Vietnam veteran. He also retired from Stop...
Marc R. Mastrangelo
Oct 23, 2004
Marc R. Mastrangelo, 52, of Willimantic, died Saturday October 23, 2004 at the William W. Backus Hospital in Norwich with his family at his side. Marc was a classic car enthusiast who also enjoyed working on cars. He was employed as a taxi driver for many years in the area. Marc is survived by 3 sisters, Patricia Adamoski and her...
Dorothy Ann Marinelli
Oct 21, 2004
Dorothy Ann Marinelli, 84, of Mansfield, formerly of Coventry, widow of George R. Marinelli, died Thursday October 21, 2004 at the Windham Hospital. She was born October 25, 1919 in Southington, the daughter of John and Mary (Cleary) Reynolds, grew up in Waterbury and had lived in Coventry for many years. She is survived by 4 children, Jacquelyn Walch of...
William J. Franklin
Oct 21, 2004
. William John Franklin, 64, of Columbia CT, husband of the late Ellen (Swartz) Franklin, died Thursday October 21,2004 at Mansfield Center for Nursing and Rehabilitation. He was born on March 3, 1940 in Woonsocket RI to Leo and Rita Franklin. William was a US army veteran of the Korean War and a retired history teacher from Windham High School....
Paul E. Stake
Oct 20, 2004
Paul Erik Stake, 60, the beloved husband of Debra Lee (Avery) Stake, died peacefully Wednesday Oct. 20, 2004 at the William W. Backus Hospital in Norwich. Born in Grandy, Minnesota, January 15, 1944, he was the son of the late Rudolph and Frances (Erikson) Stake. A graduate of Cambridge High School, he earned college degrees in animal science, biochemistry and...
Rita M. Kearns
Oct 20, 2004
Rita M. Kearns ALFRED, Maine/NORTH WINDHAM - Rita M. (Bourgoin) Kearns, 85, passed away peacefully Wednesday, October 20, 2004 at Southern Maine Medical Hospital. She was born on November 8, 1918, the daughter of the late Joseph and Angelina Bourgoin. Rita worked for Brand Rex and Pratt & Whitney before retiring. Mrs. Kearns was a devoted wife, mother, grandmother and...
Louis Brochu
Oct 19, 2004
Louis Brochu, 101, of Chaplin, husband of Rose (Breton) Brochu, died Tuesday, October 19, 2004 at Day Kimball Hospital in Putnam. He was born August 27, 1903 in Canada the son of Nere and Marie Brochu. He lived for many years in Willimantic where he owned and operated Louie Brochu Autobody. Following his retirement he and his wife enjoyed 40...
William "Tony" Kelehear
Oct 18, 2004
William "Tony" Charles Kelehear, 62, of Bigelow Rd., Hampton, husband of Marlyn (Vargas) Kelehear, died Monday evening Oct. 18, 2004 at his home surrounded by his family. He was born Oct. 13, 1942 in Miami, FL., the son of the late Herbert Fulton Kelehear and Hester Jane Combs. Tony had been most recently employed by Wernicki Trucking. He was a...
George P. Sikora
Oct 17, 2004
George P. Sikora, 85, passed away Sunday, October 17,2004 at Saint Joseph Living Center in Windham, CT. Born on February 3, 1919 in Stamford, CT, he lived nearly his entire life in the Cove section of the city. He is survived by his beloved wife of 58 years, Marie, who is a resident at Saint Joseph Living Center where she...
Ronald Allen Squires
Oct 17, 2004
Ronald A. Squires, 53, of Coventry, died suddenly on Sunday October 17, 2004 at Hartford Hospital. He was born September 8, 1951 in Willimantic, the son of Margaret (Clough) Harrington and the late Ernest Squires. He was employed by Sadlack Innovative Designs of Coventry. Ronald was devoted to his family. He was a giving man who was known to help...
Walter Laurin
Oct 15, 2004
Walter Laurin, 75, of Ashford, husband of Edeltraud (Tonn) Laurin, died Friday October 15, 2004 at Windham Hospital. He was born May 5, 1929 in Calumet, MI, the son of the late Walter and Edna (Warra) Laurin and had lived in Ashford for over 40 years. He was an U.S. Army veteran, serving in Germany during the Korean War and...
Eric Miner
Oct 14, 2004
Eric D. Miner, 44, of Brooklyn, CT., died on Thursday Oct. 14, 2004 as a result of wounds received in a terrorist attack while working in the country of Iraq. He was born April 20, 1960 in Willimantic. Eric is survived by his wife Tammy, daughters Audrey and Emily, son Nicholas, guardian/mother Lois B. Potter, brothers Mark Miner and John...
Charles William Oliver
Oct 14, 2004
Charles William Oliver, 76, of Ashford, died on Oct. 14, 2004 at St. Francis Hospital and Medical Center in Hartford. Dr. Oliver retired in the early 1990's from the University of Connecticut where he had been the University Ombudsman. He received his undergraduate education at Eastern Connecticut State University, graduate degree from the University of Hartford, and in 1969 a...
Bruce Z. Clay
Oct 14, 2004
Bruce Z. Clay, 50, of Willimantic, husband of Loretta (Thornton) Clay, died Thursday Oct. 14, 2004 at the Windham Hospital. He was born March 6, 1954 in New London. Bruce was most recently employed at the Franklin Mushroom Farm. In addition to his wife, he is survived by his stepson Marcus Thornton of Waterbury, his father Bruce Clay and step...
Catherine Moran
Oct 13, 2004
Catherine (Bombria) Moran, 80, of Mansfield, formerly of Willimantic, wife of Edward F. Moran, died Wednesday Oct. 13, 2004 at the Windham Hospital with her family at her side. Kay was born in Providence, R.I. on April 22, 1924 to the late George and Catherine (Burns) Bombria. Prior to her retirement, she had been employed by the Southern New England...
