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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...
Grace B. Charland
Apr 22, 2005
Grace B. Charland, 86, of Coventry, wife of the late John W. Charland, died Friday April 22, 2005 in Windham. She was born May 14, 1918 in Coventry, the daughter of Elliott and Mary (LeDoyt) Chadwick and was a life long resident of Coventry. She enjoyed gardening, boating and fishing with her family and also enjoyed playing cards and spending...
Peter R. Lamot
Apr 21, 2005
Peter R. Lamot, 71, of Willimantic, husband of Pauline (Locrasto) Lamot, died Thursday April 21, 2005 at their home. He was born May 31, 1933 in Willimantic, the son of Peter and Anne (Tabor) Lamot and had lived in Willimantic all his life. He was a U.S. Army veteran of the Korean War and a member of James J. Shea...
Rose B. Brennan
Apr 15, 2005
Rose Brennan, 82, of Willimantic, wife of John D. Brennan, died Friday April 15, 2005 at Hartford Hospital. She was born in Willimantic July 18, 1922 the daughter of Albert and Virginia (Bourbeau) Berthiaume. She was a member of St. Joseph Women's Club and also of the Windham Area Interfaith Ministry sewing group. Besides her husband she is survived by...
Eleanor C. Hall
Apr 11, 2005
Eleanor C. Hall, 85, of Mansfield Center, widow of Walter Hall, died Monday evening April 11, 2005 at Douglas Manor in Windham. She was born Jan. 13, 1920 in Westerly, R.I. the daughter of Charles and Eleanor (Ensinger) Coon. Eleanor received her education in the Windham school system. She had been employed by the Willimantic Trust Co., the H.C. Murray...
Agatha Y. Hawley
Apr 7, 2005
Agatha Y. Hawley, 76, formerly of 76 School St., Plainfield, died early Thursday morning April 7, 2005 at Douglas Manor in Windham, after a brief illness. She was born Aug. 22, 1928 in New Haven, a daughter of the late Joseph and Marie (Ridolf) Youngs. She attended West Haven High School. Agatha was married Sept. 9, 1950 to David E....
David H. Cone
Apr 7, 2005
David H. Cone, 63, of Ashford, husband of Rose (Ziemiensky) Cone, died Thursday April 7, 2005 at the Mansfield Center for Nursing and Rehabilitation. He was born Feb. 11, 1942 in Manchester the son of the late George and Frances (Gurski) Cone. In addition to his wife, he is survived by a son David A. Cone of Ashford, a step...
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