William C. Nye
Feb 25, 2005
William C. Nye, 82, of Coventry, husband of Arlene Nye, died Friday Feb. 25, 2005 at his home. He was born July 11, 1922 in Coventry the son of William R. and Olive V. (Taylor) Nye. He had been employed at the former American Screw Co. in Willimantic and later retired from the Town of Coventry Highway Dept. Mr. Nye...
Hadley P. Johnson
Feb 25, 2005
Hadley Philipp Johnson, 78 , of Pomfret, husband of Elizabeth C. Johnson, died Friday Feb. 25, 2005 at the UMass Medical Center, Worcester, after a brief illness. He was born in Willimantic on Nov. 2, 1926 the son of the late Carl and Hattie Johnson of North Franklin. Hadley was a veteran of W.W.2 serving in the United States Navy...
John A. Segar
Feb 24, 2005
John A. Segar, 81, of Windham, husband of Teotis (Bombria) Segar, died Thursday February 24, 2005 in Windham. He was born February 10, 1924 in Hebron, the son of Charles and Christine (Philips) Segar and had lived in Scotland and Windham most of his life. He was a U.S. Army veteran of World War II, serving in the Pacific Theatre,...
Laura V. Squier
Feb 23, 2005
Laura V. (Knapp) Squier, 73, a resident of North Windham, passed away peacefully on Wednesday, February 23, 2005 at the Windham Hospital, surrounded by her loving family. She was born in North Windham on July 13, 1931, a loving daughter of the late William and Anna (Bicknell) Knapp. She was predeceased by her husband Ned Squier Sr. after 49 years...
Mary Augusta Miner
Feb 22, 2005
Mary Augusta (Manning) Miner, 88, of Rte. 32, North Franklin, died Tuesday February 22, 2005 at the William Backus Hospital. She was born in Franklin May 11, 1916, the daughter of Reuben and Maud Manning. She was married to Denison W. Miner on October 9, 1937, who predeceased her in 1992. Gusty, as she preferred to be known, is survived...
George K. Evans
Feb 22, 2005
EVANS, Reverend George K. The Reverend George K. Evans, 82, a resident of Columbia since 1957, died at the Mansfield Rehabilitation Center in Mansfield on Tuesday, (February 22, 2005). He was born in Mt. Carmel, PA, the son of the late Reverend and Mrs. James G. Evans. After graduating from Keystone Junior College, he then entered the U.S. Navy in...
John H. Reynolds
Feb 21, 2005
John H. Reynolds 72, of Columbia, husband of Reta (Brisbois) Reynolds, died Monday Feb. 21, 2005 at St. Joseph Living Center. He was born Aug. 9, 1932 in Windham. He was a U.S. Army veteran stationed in Okinawa during the Korean War. John co-owned Frank's Ornamental Iron Shop in Manchester with his son Gary. He was a former member of...
Elizabeth Christensen
Feb 21, 2005
Elizabeth (Metsack) Christensen, 89, of Middletown, died Monday February 21, 2005 at Middlesex Hospital in Middletown. Betty was born in Ashford, the youngest child of the late Michael and Mary (Karabin) Metsack. She lived a rich and varied life, traveling throughout the country with her beloved husband Elton, before moving back to Connecticut after his death. She is survived by...
Virginia F. Desmarais
Feb 20, 2005
Virginia F. (Pasek) Desmarais, 80, of Willimantic, died Sunday Feb. 20, 2005 at her home. She was born Dec. 13, 1924 in Avon. She retired from the UConn Police Dept. after 23 years of service. Virginia had been previously employed by the Cheney family of Manchester for many years. She is survived by 2 sons, Ronald Desmarais and his wife...
Annie H. Madison
Feb 20, 2005
Annie H. Madison, 81, of Columbia, wife of James Madison, died Sunday, February 20, 2005 at the Windham Hospital. She was born August 17, 1923 in Rockville, the daughter of Stanley and Helen (Zajac) Hopoweic and had lived in Columbia for the past 35 years. In addition to her husband she is survived by a sister, Sophie Baskowski of Vernon,...
Nellie Carchidi
Feb 19, 2005
Nellie (Wolfe) Carchidi, 84,of Canterbury, wife of the late Nicholas J. Carchidi, died Saturday Feb. 19, 2005 at Douglas Manor in Windham. She was born Oct. 6, 1920 in Coventry the daughter of William A. and Faith R. (Potter) Wolfe. Mrs. Carchidi was a U.S. Navy veteran serving during W.W.2. She had been employed by the Windham Hospital and retired...
Richard "Dick" Crooke
Feb 19, 2005
Richard "Dick" Kenneth Crooke , 64 of Ashford died on Saturday ,February 19, 2005. He was born September 2, 1940 in Hartford, CT. the oldest son of the late Merton E. and Barbara (Spenkoch) Crooke. Dick was a graduate of Monson Academy ('58) and the University of Connecticut ('62). He was also a U.S. Army veteran ('62 '69). Dick, along...
Alvin C. Greene
Feb 16, 2005
Alvin C. Greene, 74, of Norwich, died Wednesday, February 16, 2005 in Waterford. He was born January 6, 1931 in Willimantic, son of the late A. Clifford and Dorothy (Wilson) Greene and had lived in Willimantic most of his life. He served as a sergeant in the federalized CT National Guard 248th Engineering Company during the Korean War. He was...
Doris M. Wheeler
Feb 13, 2005
Doris M. Wheeler, 94, of Windham, wife of the late Richard B. Wheeler Sr., died Sunday February 13, 2005 in Windham. She was born March 20, 1910 in Worcester, MA, the daughter of George and Mildred Matheson and had lived in Windham many years. She was a devoted mother and grandmother to her family. She is survived by 9 children,...
Henry C. Hollis Jr
Feb 12, 2005
Henry C. Hollis Jr., 24, of Willimantic, died Saturday February 12, 2005 in New Britain. He was born March 5, 1980 in Willimantic, the son of the late Henry and Bertha (Mitchell) Hollis Sr. and had lived in Willimantic all his life. He is survived by a daughter, Destiny Hollis of Willimantic, a brother, Anthony Mitchell of Willimantic, a sister,...
Shirley M. Landon
Feb 12, 2005
Shirley M. (Sawyer) Landon, 61, of Chaplin, a devoted wife and mother, died Saturday Feb. 12, 2005 at her home. She was born April 6, 1943 in Willimantic the daughter of the late Frank and Lucy (Pepin) Sawyer. She had been active with the Chaplin Volunteer Fire Dept. Ladies Auxiliary and more recently at the Chaplin Senior Center. She is...
Edward Pollack
Feb 11, 2005
Edward Pollack, husband of Rita Pollack, resident of Storrs, died Friday (February 11, 2005) following a brief and valiant struggle with brain cancer. Dr. Pollack was born in the Bronx, attended City College and New York University, where he received his Ph.D. in 1963. He then began his 41-year-long career on the Physics faculty of the University of Connecticut, where...
Lawrence "Larry" Slater Sr
Feb 11, 2005
Lawrence V. "Larry" Slater Sr., 77, of Mansfield and Port Orange, FL, husband of Elizabeth "Beth Ann" Greene Slater, died Friday February 11, 2005 at Halifax Hospital in Daytona Beach, Florida. He was born February 22, 1927 in Windham, the son of the late Ernest and Blanche (Russ) Slater and had lived in Mansfield all his life. He attended Windham...
Katherine "Kitty" Light
Feb 11, 2005
Katherine L. "Kitty" Light, 81, of Windham, died Friday February 11, 2005 in Windham. She was born January, 20, 1924 in Windham, the daughter of William and Ida (Tompkins) Light and was a lifelong resident. Prior to her retirement she was employed by the State of Connecticut for 30 years, 23 of which she spent at the University of Connecticut...
