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Lucien R. Morin

Lucien R. Morin

Jun 16, 2004

Lucien R. Morin, 70, of Windham, passed away on Wednesday June 16, 2004 at Windham Hospital. He successfully battled emphysema for many years and in the past two months declined rapidly. He was born on January 29, 1934. Lou was the son of Robert and Yvonne Morin of Scotland, Connecticut. He is survived by his wife of 49 years Joan,...

Patricia L. Frappier

Patricia L. Frappier

Jun 15, 2004

Patricia L. Frappier, 69, of Plains Road, Windham, died peacefully on Tuesday June 15, 2004 at home surrounded by her loving children. She was born in Willimantic on March 14, 1935 the daughter of the late J. Willie and Annette (Ducharme) Frappier. Pat worked for several years at Travelers Insurance Co. and retired in 1995. She enjoyed playing the piano,...

Willard C. Thompson

Willard C. Thompson

Jun 14, 2004

Willard C. Thompson, 79, of Mansfield, husband of the late Laura (Garceau) Thompson, died Monday June 14, 2004 at the Haven Health Center of Willimantic. He was born Feb. 23, 1925 in Mansfield , the son of Royal and Lillian (Popple) Thompson. Willard was a World War II Army veteran and had been employed at UConn for 35 years prior...

Neil F. Clark

Neil F. Clark

Jun 14, 2004

Neil F. Clark, 78, of Storrs, husband of Sheila (Abare) Clark, died Monday June 14, 2004 at Hartford Hospital. He was born October 20, 1925 in Mansfield, the son of Arthur and Maybelle (Dore) Clark and was a lifelong resident of Mansfield. During World War II he served as a 2nd LT in the Army Air Corps. Neil started his...

Janet Goritz

Janet Goritz

Jun 13, 2004

Janet Goritz, 51, of Willimantic, wife of Angel Goritz, died Sunday June 13, 2004 in Willimantic. She was born May 19, 1953 in Philadelphia, PA and had lived in Willimantic since 1991 and was a member of the Apostolic House of Prayer in Willimantic. In addition to her husband she is survived by 2 sons, Stacey Williams and James "Eddie"...

Helen B. Slowick

Helen B. Slowick

Jun 12, 2004

Helen B. Slowick, 93, of Storrs, died Saturday June 12, 2004 in Storrs. She was born December 5, 1910 in New Brunswick, NJ, the daughter of John and Susan (Bero) Bilts and had lived in Ashford before moving to Storrs more than 40 years ago. Prior to her retirement she was employed in the housekeeping department at the University of...

Denis J. Ouimette

Denis J. Ouimette

Jun 8, 2004

Denis J. Ouimette, 49, of Willimantic, died on Tuesday June 8, 2004 at the Windham Hospital after a long battle with Muscular Dystrophy. He was born July 12, 1954 in North Adams, MA. the son of the late Gerard and Rose (Arnold) Ouimette. Denis was a graduate of Windham High School and had been employed by Brand-Rex. He was a...

Fernande Martel

Fernande Martel

Jun 7, 2004

Fernande "Red" (Daigle) Martel, 81, of Willimantic, passed away on June 7, 2004 at the Haven Health Center of Windham. She was born in Quebec, Canada on Sept. 13, 1922 the daughter of Wilfred and Ludivene (Gagnon) Daigle. She married Paul E. Martel on Oct. 4, 1941 and together they had 4 daughters. He predeceased her in 1968. Fern had...

Elizabeth Dennis Hutchins

Elizabeth Dennis Hutchins

Jun 5, 2004

Elizabeth (Dennis) Hutchins, 90, of Columbia, widow of Carlton W. Hutchins, died Saturday, June 5, 2004 at the Windham Hospital. She was born May 5, 1914 in Cliffside Park, NJ, the daughter of Edward Leroy and Elizabeth Wilson Dennis. Her family moved to Scotland, CT where Elizabeth attended grammar school and received her secondary education at Windham High School. Elizabeth...

Ann W. Verville

Ann W. Verville

Jun 5, 2004

Ann W. Verville, 79, of Lake Rd., Andover, beloved wife of 63 years of Emile "Pete" Verville, died peacefully on Saturday June 4, 2004 at the Windham Hospital. She was born Aug. 11,1924 in Chicopee, MA. Annie was retired from the former Hebron Surplus in Hebron and will always be remembered for her volunteer work in Andover and as a...

Leora Strout

Leora Strout

Jun 2, 2004

Leora J. (Lariviere) Strout, widow of Carl S. Strout, passed peacefully into the arms of the Lord on Wed. June 2, 2004 at the Haven Health Center in Willimantic. Born on June 20, 1911 in Willimantic, she was the daughter of Edward and Sara Lariviere. Leora was an avid lover of music and always will be remembered for her singing....

Vivien L. Hemingway

Vivien L. Hemingway

Jun 1, 2004

Vivien L. Hemingway, 57, of Scotland, wife of Robert Hemingway, died Tuesday June 1, 2004 in Colchester. She was born November 25, 1946 in Willimantic, the daughter of the late Percy and Ruth (Slater) Segar and had lived in the Windham area all her life. She was employed as an office manager for 19 years for Ives Brothers Oil Company...

Thomas E. Brewster

Thomas E. Brewster

Jun 1, 2004

Thomas E. Brewster, 73, of Ashford, died Tuesday June 1, 2004 at Day Kimball Hospital in Putnam. He was born August 20, 1930 in Portland, Maine, the son of the late Lawrence and Mary (Casey) Brewster and had lived in East Hartford for many years before moving to Ashford 10 years ago. Prior to his retirement he was employed for...

Adel Asselin

Adel Asselin

May 29, 2004

Adel "Tootsie" Asselin, 71, of Newport Richey, FL. and formerly of East Hartford, entered into eternal rest on Saturday May 29, 2004. She has joined her beloved husband of 50 years Joseph "Gille" Asselin and her son Gary Asselin. Her love of life and of her family and friends will be sadly missed. While enjoying her retirement years with "Gille"...

Theresa St.Cyr

Theresa St.Cyr

May 27, 2004

Theresa (Bertrand) St.Cyr, 77, of Willimantic, widow of Harold St.Cyr, died on Thursday May 27, 2004 at the Douglas Manor after fighting a courageous battle with cancer. She was born April 19, 1927 in Willimantic the daughter of the late Maxime and Antonia (Gadoury) Bertrand. Theresa had been employed as a sales clerk at Todds in Willimantic for many years....

Jerilyn Sherman

Jerilyn Sherman

May 23, 2004

Jerilyn (Fryer) Sherman, 42, of Mansfield, died Sunday May 23, 2004 at the Windham Hospital. She was born March 24, 1962 in Willimantic the daughter of Jacqueline Meikle of Tolland and Peter Fryer of N. Windham. Jerilyn had been employed as a Certified Nurse Assistant at several area nursing homes and at the Windham Hospital. She was a former member...

Priscilla Elaine Valder

Priscilla Elaine Valder

May 23, 2004

Priscilla Elaine (MacDonald) Valder, 79, of Willington, passed into eternal rest, surrounded by her family on Sunday May 23, 2004. She was born Dec. 15, 1924 in Providence, R.I. the daughter of Henry and Mildred MacDonald. Her main enjoyments were her family and cooking. She was predeceased by her husband Joseph E. Valder in 1998. Priscilla is survived by 3...

Elsie Marco

Elsie Marco

May 23, 2004

Elsie Marco, 95, of Willington, died Sunday May 23, 2004 at Rockville General Hospital. She was born June 27, 1908 in New York City, the daughter of William and Anna (Washenko) Marco and moved to Willington in 1917. She attended the one room schoolhouse in Daleville where her teacher, Mrs. Mann instilled in her the importance of education, a value...

Magdaline Balazs

Magdaline Balazs

May 20, 2004

Magdaline V. Balazs, 83, of Orange Vermont, formerly of Ashford and Willington, Connecticut passed away peacefully on May 20 at Central Vermont Hospital in Berlin, Vermont. Born August 17, 1920 in Brooklyn, N.Y. she grew up on the family farm in Ashford, Connecticut. She married Joseph A. Vostinak on April 30, 1942. After his death she married Albert J. Balazs...

Nicholas K. Liapes

Nicholas K. Liapes

May 18, 2004

Nicholas K. Liapes, of Willimantic, died Tuesday May 18, 2004 at the Windham Hospital. He was born Feb. 28, 1935 in Nestani, Greece the son of Konstantinos and Maria (Skropolithas) Liapes. Immigrating to the United States in 1951, he settled in the Hartford/New Britain area where he established several businesses. He then spent several years in Glens Falls, N.Y. and...

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