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Lucille Nelson

Lucille Nelson

Aug 17, 2004

Lucille (Wheaton) Nelson, 70, of Tuckie Rd., North Windham, widow of Donald A. Nelson Sr., died Tuesday Aug. 17, 2004 at the Windham Hospital. She was born Aug. 24, 1933 in Windham, the daughter of Leonard W. Wheaton and Nellie (Larrow) Wheaton. She had been employed by the American Thread Co. and the Electro-Motive Manufacturing Co. Lucille was a member...

Mary Slowik

Mary Slowik

Aug 16, 2004

Mary Slowik, 94, of Windham, widow of John Slowik, died peacefully on Monday, August 16, 2004. She was born January 13, 1910 in Willimantic, the daughter of Stanley and Katherine (Kozak) Stygar and had lived in Windham all her life. Mary was a communicant of St. Joseph Church in Willimantic. She is survived by 5 children, Lucille Hancharyk of Windham,...

Helen Ryan

Helen Ryan

Aug 15, 2004

COVENTRY, Conn. ? Helen (Kelly) Ryan, 72, died Friday, Oct. 15, 2004 at Riverside Convalescent and Rehabilitation Center in East Hartford following a long battle with diabetes and myasthenia gravis. Beloved wife of James J. Ryan of Coventry, Helen was born in Hartford, daughter of the late Thomas and Emily (Havens) Kelly. She graduated from Middletown High School in the...

Michele Desciscio

Michele Desciscio

Aug 14, 2004

Michele "Michael" DeSciscio, 66, of Willimantic, passed away on Saturday, (August 14, 2004), after a brief and courageous battle with cancer. He was born on February 5, 1938 in Volturara Appula, Italy, the son of late Salvatore Fracesco and Marianna (Cifelli) DeSciscio. He started to work as a mason at an early age of 13. He was enlisted in the...

Raymond Scovell Cobb

Raymond Scovell Cobb

Aug 13, 2004

Raymond S. Cobb, 88, of Columbia, husband of the late Mabel (Hills) Cobb, died Friday August 13, 2004 at the W.W. Backus Hospital in Norwich. He was born November 19, 1915 in Columbia, the son of Robert and May (Church) Cobb and had lived in Columbia all his life. He owned and operated Cobblestone Farm, a combination dairy and poultry...

Max K. Schamko

Max K. Schamko

Aug 10, 2004

Max K. Schamko, 87, of Ashford, died Tuesday Aug. 10, 2004 at home. He was born Jan. 1, 1917 in the Ukraine and immigrated to the United States in 1950. He had served in the Russian Army and had resided in Ashford for the last 12 years. He is survived by his son Rev. Eugene Schamko and his wife Ingrid...

Charlotte May Fitzgerald

Charlotte May Fitzgerald

Aug 10, 2004

Charlotte May (Barrett) Fitzgerald, 77, of Tolland, a former longtime Mansfield Center resident, wife of Richard H. Fitzgerald, died Tuesday Aug. 10, 2004 at the Rockville General Hospital. She was born Sept. 10, 1926 in Norwich the daughter of the late Oscar and Hazel (Huling) Barrett. Charlotte had been employed by the American Thread Co. in Willimantic and also by...

Eric Scott Neff

Eric Scott Neff

Aug 9, 2004

Eric Scott Neff, 22, of North Windham, died Monday Aug. 9, 2004 in N. Windham. He was born Jan. 6, 1982 in Willimantic the son of Susan (Pehowdy) Neff of N. Windham and the late Robert Neff. He attended Windham Public Schools. Eric had been employed by Marshall Irrigation in Andover and had been recently employed at Kathy John's Restaurant...

Theodor Thun

Theodor Thun

Aug 7, 2004

Theodor Thun, 84, of Willimantic, a loving father and grandfather, husband of the late Ingeborg Thun, died Saturday Aug. 7, 2004 at his home. He was born in Helschen, Germany. Mr. Thun served in World War II and was a prisoner of war for 2 years. He came to the United States in 1958 with his family. Retiring in 1984,...

Nathalie Eloise Brown

Nathalie Eloise Brown

Aug 7, 2004

Nathalie Eloise (Foster) Brown, 79, of Norwich, widow of Robert F. Brown, passed into eternal rest at Haven Healthcare of Norwich on Saturday Aug. 7, 2004. She was born May 15, 1925 in Newton, MA. the daughter of the late Elliot and Madeline (Trott) Foster. Nathalie, a native of Franklin,CT., owned and operated Beta Farm in Franklin for approximately 40...

Barbara H. Adamcik

Barbara H. Adamcik

Aug 6, 2004

Barbara H. Adamcik, 79, of Eastford, formerly of Willimantic, widow of Andrew L. Adamcik, died Friday Aug. 6, 2004 at the Haven Health Center in Willimantic. She was born March 17, 1925 in Peru, N.Y. the daughter of Noel and Marie Louise Easton. Prior to her retirement, she had been employed by the Brand-Rex Co. Barbara enjoyed flowers and gardening....

Noella G. Bessette

Noella G. Bessette

Aug 6, 2004

Noella G. Bessette, 76, of Coventry, formerly of Lebanon, wife of Jules Bessette, died Friday Aug. 6, 2004 at the Evergreen Health Care Center in Stafford. She was born Dec. 25, 1927 in St. Albans, VT., the daughter of Arthur and Gervaise (Goyette) Lamothe. Noella was the valedictorian of her class at Holy Angel High School in St. Albans. She...

Pauline Laveway

Pauline Laveway

Aug 4, 2004

Pauline (Johnston) Laveway, 83, of Storrs, widow of Patrick L. Laveway Sr., died Wednesday Aug. 4, 2004 at the Mansfield Center for Nursing and Rehabilitation. She was born Aug. 4, 1921 in Presque Isle, Maine the daughter of Loran and Iola (Rice) Johnston. She is survived by a daughter Peggy Reagan of PA., 2 sons, Patrick of CT. and Timothy...

Florence Harakaly

Florence Harakaly

Aug 4, 2004

Florence Mae (Currier) Harakaly, of Ashford, passed peacefully in her home early Wednesday morning Aug. 4, 2004. The daughter of Napoleon Joseph & Margaret Currier, Florence was born on Jan. 24, 1921 in Glover, VT, where she lived until her teens, when she moved to Woodstock CT. Here she met and her late husband Stephen to whom she was married...

Katherine J. Hawkins

Katherine J. Hawkins

Jul 27, 2004

Katherine Josephine Hawkins, 94, of Mansfield, widow of Harold C. Hawkins Jr., died Tuesday July 27, 2004 at St. Joseph Living Center in Windham. She was born October 30, 1909 in Norwich, the daughter of Martin and Veronica (Schaffhauser) Wenzel and had lived in Mansfield most of her life. She is survived by 3 daughters, Carol Morgan of Mansfield Center,...

Valerie Dieter

Valerie Dieter

Jul 27, 2004

Valerie Dieter, 49, died on Tuesday, July 27, 2004, in her Willimantic home after a two-year struggle with cancer. She graduated from Brien McMahon High School in Norwalk, CT, and Bates College, Lewiston, ME, and also earned her Master's Degree in French literature at Middlebury College. As a French teacher at several high schools before serving the Tolland, CT, community...

Vonna Perdue

Vonna Perdue

Jul 26, 2004

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Rosalee N. Botham

Rosalee N. Botham

Jul 23, 2004

Rosalee N. Botham, 86, formerly of Clinton, died Friday July 23, 2004 in Little River, S.C. She was born April 5, 1918 in Brooklyn, N.Y. the daughter of the late Arthur and Rita (Clay) Gude. Rosalee retired from the Norwich State Hospital as an LPN and had donated years of work to the Estuary Council of Senior Club Inc. She...

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