John Joseph Petrus
May 16, 2004
John Joseph Petrus, 80, of Mansfield, formerly of Willimantic and Columbia, died in his sleep on Sunday May 16, 2004 at the Rockville General Hospital. He was born Nov. 9, 1923 in the city of Lodzi, county of Wyrzysk, Poland. He was the third of four children to Albert and Nellie Pitrus of Willimantic and immigrated to the U.S. through...
Pauline W. Fonsh
May 14, 2004
Coventry - Pauline Wolff Fonsh, 98, of Coventry, passed in peace from this earthly life to reunite in heaven with Joseph, her husband, on Friday, May 14, 2004. Pauline worked as a Bacteriologist at the University of Connecticut for eleven years. She later obtained a job at The American Thread Company in Willimantic where she worked for twenty years. After...
Sarah A. Lemoine
May 14, 2004
Sarah A. (Knapp) Lemoine,101, of North Windham, formerly of Dayville, widow of Romeo Lemoine, died Friday May 14, 2004 at the Douglas Manor in Windham. She was born Aug. 13, 1902 in Chaplin the daughter of Myron and Mary (Smith) Knapp. Sarah enjoyed her family and caring for them. She baby sat for family members and friends and always enjoyed...
John C. Pokorny
May 12, 2004
John C. Pokorny, 69, of Thompson Hill Rd., Columbia, husband of Gretchen (Becker) Pokorny, died Wednesday May 12, 2004 at Douglas Manor in Windham. He was born May 30, 1934 in Willimantic the son of the late Charles and Helen (Lorenc) Pokorny. John was a 1952 graduate of Windham High School and then attended the Ward School of Electronics in...
Lieselotte R. Brand
May 11, 2004
Lieselotte R. Brand, 71 of Hampton, widow of Werner Brand, died Tuesday May 11, 2004 at home. She was born Aug. 2, 1932 in Germany was was a former Mansfield resident. She had been employed by the Brand-Rex Co. and had been active in the German-American Club. She is survived by 2 sons; Michael of Martha's Vineyard and Ralph and...
Edmond F. Woodward
May 11, 2004
Edmond F. Woodward, 87, of Windham, died Tuesday May 11, 2004 at the Windham Hospital. He was born June 23, 1916 in Ashford the son of Henry R. and Eva (Hobby) Woodward. He is survived by his wife Eileen (Swanson) Woodward whom he married on Sept. 8, 1946. He is also survived by 3 children; Mark Woodward and his wife...
Richard F. Wielock Sr
May 11, 2004
Richard F. Wielock Sr., "Chief" of Beaumont Highway, Lebanon, died Tuesday May 11, 2004 at Windham Community Memorial Hospital. He was born November 29, 1934 in Hartford, the son of the late Estelle (Tarala) Wielock and Francis J. Wielock Sr. Richard attended the Wilton School of Cake Decorating in Chicago. Throughout the years he received many awards for his cake...
Natalie Monty
May 9, 2004
Natalie Marion (Wells) Monty 82, of Storrs, Ct died unexpectedly on Sunday May 9, 2004, surrounded by all of her family. She was born June 1, 1921 to Lena (Skinner) Wells and Arthur A. Wells of Epsom, N.H. She was predeceased by: her husband Lt. Col. Percy A (Buck) Monty, infant daughter Lois, and her brothers Donald and Neal Wells....
Alice Ahern
May 8, 2004
Alice (Kennedy) Ahern, of Bundy Lane, Storrs, died Saturday May 8, 2004 at St. Joseph Living Center in Windham. Born October 26, 1918 in the Bronx, NY, Alice was the daughter of the late Alice (Close) and William E. Kennedy. Prior to coming to Storrs in 1959 she was a researcher at the Association of National Advertisers in Manhattan. She...
Elizabeth Fox
May 8, 2004
Elizabeth (nee Long) FOX, . . . affectionately called "Lib", or Libby, died on May 8, 2004 at the Saint Joseph Living Center, Windham, Connecticut. Lib was born in Atlanta, Georgia in November, 28, 1912, the daughter of the late Alfred and Annie (Little) Long of Atlanta, Georgia; and the widow of Dr. Harry Fox, who practiced dentistry in Willimantic...
George Edmund Peters Sr
May 7, 2004
George Edmund Peters, Sr., of Columbia and Ft. Myers, FL. passed away Friday May 7, 2004 at the Mansfield Center for Nursing and Rehabilitation. He was the husband of Jean Elizabeth (Isham) Peters for nearly 58 years. George was born May 10, 1922 in Willimantic and was the nephew of the late George W. Bedford of Columbia. He was a...
Blanche Elizabeth Roos
May 6, 2004
Blanche Elizabeth Roos, 87, of South Windham, beloved wife, companion and friend of Henry Roos for 50 years, passed away the morning of May 6, 2004. Blanche is survived by her husband Henry, her sister Miriam Stoveken of Bayonne, N.J., and her son Pieter and his wife Luzella of Meriden. Blanche was born in Bayonne, N.J. on March 21st, 1917....
Kurt Haller
May 5, 2004
The family, friends and colleagues deeply mourn the passing of Kurt Haller of Storrs, retired professor of Physics at UConn. He passed away on Wednesday May 5, 2004, shortly before his 76th birthday. It was clear to those who knew him, that he was extraordinarily dedicated to his work in Physics. But beyond that, his intellectual integrity, his productive career...
Percy P. Sanborn
May 4, 2004
Percy P. Sanborn, 80, of South Bear Hill Rd., Chaplin, husband of Marylou (Elkins) Sanborn, died Tuesday evening May 4, 2004 at home. He was born Sept. 18, 1923 in Augusta, ME. Percy was a U.S. Army veteran of World War 2 and an Air Force veteran of the Korean War. In addition to his wife he is survived by...
L. Marie Fandell
May 3, 2004
L. Marie (Rivard) Fandell, 72, of East Hartford, formerly of Willimantic, died Monday May 3, 2004 at home. She was born Aug. 14, 1931 in Willimantic and has resided in E. Hartford for the last 8 years. She had been employed by the Electro-Motive Manufacturing Co. She is survived by her son James Fandell Jr. and his wife Kathy of...
Michael Shore
May 1, 2004
Dr. Michael Shore, 53, of Storrs, husband of Nina (Swain) Shore, died Saturday May 1, 2004 at Hartford Hospital. He was born August 15, 1950 in Philadelphia, the son of Mary (Krengle) Shore of Mt. Laurel, NJ and the late Arnold Shore and had lived in Storrs for 25 years. He was a graduate of Johns Hopkins University and the...
Andrew T. Kusmer
Apr 30, 2004
Dr. Andrew T. Kusmer, 88, of Willimantic, husband of Gladys (Rumps) Kusmer, died Friday April 30, 2004 in Windham. He was born November 15, 1915 in Willimantic, the son of Simon and Maryann (Kania) Kuscmierczak and had lived in Willimantic all his life. He was a graduate of Windham High School, Windham Regional Technical School, the University of Connecticut and...
Robert A. Hanna Jr
Apr 25, 2004
Robert A. Hanna Jr., 81, of Silver Springs, Florida, formerly of Willimantic, died Sunday April 25, 2004 in Florida. He was born Nov. 3, 1922 in Willimantic the son of the late Robert Hanna Sr. and Jennie Hanna. He was a retired musician who was well known for playing the clarinet in various bands he organized over the years. Mr....
Anne Phillips
Apr 23, 2004
Anne (Talbot) Phillips, 57, of Russ Dr. Willimantic, wife of Alan Phillips, died Friday April 23, 2004 at the Windham Hospital. She was born Dec. 9, 1946 in Biddeford, Maine the daughter of Paul and Bridget (Mailhot) Talbot. Anne had been employed by SNET as a service representative for over 25 years prior to retiring in 1995. In addition to...
