Ruth Marie Tollmann
Nov 17, 2004
Ruth Marie "Mrs. T" (Tollner) Tollmann, 89,of Lebanon, passed away Nov. 17, 2004 at St. Joseph Living Center surrounded by her loving family. Ruth was born Sept. 14, 1915 in Brooklyn, N.Y. the daughter of the late Edwin and Mary (Van Wicklen) Tollner. She grew up and attended schools in Oceanside, Long Island where she met and married E. Russell...
George J. Sokolovsky
Nov 17, 2004
George J. Sokolovsky, 90, of Windham, died Wednesday November 17, 2004 at his home. He was born April 3, 1914 in Passaic, NJ, the son of Peter and Catherine (Bunga) Sokolovsky and had lived in Windham for over 50 years. He was a World War II Army veteran of the Pacific Theatre and served on Guadalcanal. Mr. Sokolovsky was an...
Jerson Leon
Nov 17, 2004
Jerson Leon, 40, of Miami, FL., formerly of Willimantic, died Wednesday Nov. 17, 2004 at Yale-New Haven Hospital. He was born March 26, 1964 in Bethlehem, PA. the son of the late Rev. Pedro Leon and Herminia Espada. Jerson had resided in Willimantic for most of his life and had been employed as a superintendent at Windham Heights. He had...
Odny Rogde
Nov 16, 2004
Odny Rogde, 74, of Hampton, CT, formerly of Locust Valley, NY passed away Tuesday, November 16, 2004 at home. Born June 28, 1930 in Oslo, Norway, she was the daughter of the late Axel and Borghild Syvertsen, sister of Eva (Syvertsen)Eilertsen and the late Danny Syvertsen. Mrs. Rogde came to America at the age of 19 and worked for SAS...
William "Bill" Kopec
Nov 15, 2004
William "Bill" Kopec, 62, of Lebanon, died Monday Nov. 15,2004 at the Manchester Memorial Hospital. He was born Jan. 30, 1942 in Grand Rapids, MI. the son of the late Stanley and Crystal (Jacobs) Kopec. Bill had been most recently employed as a driver for WAIM and had previously worked in the construction industry for many years. He is survived...
Harriet Smith
Nov 11, 2004
Harriet P. Smith, 90, of Wallingford, formerly of Windham, died Thursday Nov. 11, 2004 at the Masonic Healthcare Center. Mrs. Smith was the daughter of the late Charles H. and Mary Louise (Stewart) Potter. She is survived by her husband, Gail L. Smith, 2 daughters, Patricia Morin of E.Dover, VT. and Kay R. Smith-Osyf of Windham; 3 sons, Gail N....
Gwendolyn A. Hayward
Nov 11, 2004
Gwendolyn A. Hayward, 89, of Jeffrey Rd., N. Windham, died Thursday Nov. 11, 2004 at her home. She was born March 5, 1915 in Mansfield the daughter of the late William E. and Adella (Chaffee) Hayward. She was a lifelong area resident and had been employed at UConn prior to her retirement in 1975. She is survived by her daughter...
Liola B. Young
Nov 10, 2004
Liola B. (Cormier) Young, 90, formerly of Prospect St. Willimantic, widow of Henry Young, died Wednesday Nov. 10, 2004 at St. Joseph Living Center in Windham. She was born July 1, 1914 in Old Town , Maine the daughter of Ernest and Emelie (Fournier) Cormier. Liola had been employed by Rogers Corp. for over 20 years. She enjoyed bowling as...
Josephine Cardona
Nov 6, 2004
Josephine (Jimenez) Cardona, 81, of Ash St. Willimantic, died Saturday Nov. 6, 2004 at the Hartford Hospital. She was born Aug. 27, 1923 in Puerto Rico the daughter of Eduardo Jimenez and Candalaria Garcia. On Sept. 6, 1942 she was married to Angel Jose Cardona who died in 1994. Josephine devoted her life to her family and friends. She is...
Carroll C. Crawford
Nov 6, 2004
Carroll C. Crawford, of Woodstock and longtime resident of Hampton, passed away at Windham Hospital on Saturday Nov. 6, 2004 after a brief illness. Carroll was a longtime employee of Brand-Rex in Willimantic and Montrose Products of Auburn, MA. He was born in Hartford in 1926, son of Clifton and Catherine (Sokolowski) Crawford. He is survived by his loving wife...
Anna Christadore
Nov 5, 2004
Anna (Horan) Christadore, 66, of North Windham, wife of Eugene F. Christadore, died Friday Nov. 5, 2004 at the Windham Hospital. She was born July 26, 1938 in Tupper Lake, N.Y. and has resided in the Willimantic area for most of her life. A number of years ago, Anna had been employed as a supervisor in the Billing Dept. of...
Menta Nowyckyj
Nov 4, 2004
Menta Nowyckyj, 50, of Chaplin, wife of Bohdan "Buddy" Nowyckyj, passed away peacefully at home on Thursday Nov. 4, 2004 surrounded by her family after a short but courageous battle with cancer. For the last 20 years, she worked alongside her husband at General Cable in Willimantic. In addition to her husband "Buddy", she is survived by her daughter Roxanne...
Kenneth A. Duntz
Nov 1, 2004
Kenneth A. Duntz, 69, of Lebanon, husband of Beverly (Aspinall) Duntz, died Monday November 1, 2004 at W.W. Backus Hospital in Norwich. He was born December 3, 1934 in Copake, NY, the son of the late William and Berneice (Dunn) Duntz and had lived in Lebanon most of his life. In addition to his wife he is survived by 4...
Elizabeth M. Durnik
Oct 31, 2004
Elizabeth M. Durnik, 82, of Franklin, widow of Alexander Durnik, passed away Sunday October 31, 2004 at the Windham Hospital. She was born November 17, 1921 in Columbia and had lived in Franklin most of her life. She is survived by 3 children and their spouses, Kathy and Taras Tuczkewycz of Columbia, Dan and Anita Durnik of Lebanon, Marilyn and...
Sumner Maurice Cohen
Oct 31, 2004
Sumner M. Cohen, 93, of Storrs, beloved husband of the late Helen (Weinstein) Cohen, died Sunday Oct. 31, 2004 at the Windham Hospital. He was born Sept. 10, 1911 in Malden, MA. the son of Samuel L. and Frances (Yarrin) Cohen. Mr. Cohen received his undergraduate degree in chemistry and zoology from the City College of New York. His first...
Aaron R Ezis
Oct 27, 2004
Aaron Rene Ezis, 37, of North Windham, died suddenly on Wednesday October 27, 2004. He was born in Windham February 11, 1967, the son of Nicole Ezis of Roque Bluffs, Maine and Arnis Ezis of Willimantic. He was a 1985 graduate of Windham High School and a 1989 graduate of The University of Connecticut. Aaron enjoyed a lifelong love of...
Phyllis Aspinall
Oct 26, 2004
Lebanon: Phyllis Louise (Wilcox) Aspinall, widow of Gurdon A. Aspinall, of Trumbull Highway, passed away on Tues. Oct. 26, 2004 at Haven Health in Willimantic. Phyllis was born in Brighton, Mass. on June 12, 1917 and was the only child of the late Frederick and Hester Mary (Baker) Wilcox. She was a graduate of North Weymouth High School and Framingham...
George Edward Tucker
Oct 26, 2004
George E. Tucker, 61, of Columbia, passed away Tuesday, October 26, 2004 with his wife and daughter at his bedside after a courageous battle with lung cancer. Born March 20, 1943, he was a twin son of the late William E. Tucker and Mary (Bellows) Tucker Palmer. Ed, as he was known, grew up in Columbia and attended Horace W....
Robert Wirzbicki
Oct 24, 2004
Robert Wirzbicki, 67, of Franklin, husband of Pauline (Gagnier) Wirzbicki, died Sunday October 24, 2004 at W. W. Backus Hospital in Norwich. He was born December 19, 1936 in Austin, Texas, the son of Louis and Florine (Pietrowski) Wirzbicki. He retired after 20 years of service in the U.S. Navy and was a Vietnam veteran. He also retired from Stop...
Marc R. Mastrangelo
Oct 23, 2004
Marc R. Mastrangelo, 52, of Willimantic, died Saturday October 23, 2004 at the William W. Backus Hospital in Norwich with his family at his side. Marc was a classic car enthusiast who also enjoyed working on cars. He was employed as a taxi driver for many years in the area. Marc is survived by 3 sisters, Patricia Adamoski and her...
