Mary Augusta Miner
Feb 22, 2005
Mary Augusta (Manning) Miner, 88, of Rte. 32, North Franklin, died Tuesday February 22, 2005 at the William Backus Hospital. She was born in Franklin May 11, 1916, the daughter of Reuben and Maud Manning. She was married to Denison W. Miner on October 9, 1937, who predeceased her in 1992. Gusty, as she preferred to be known, is survived...
George K. Evans
Feb 22, 2005
EVANS, Reverend George K. The Reverend George K. Evans, 82, a resident of Columbia since 1957, died at the Mansfield Rehabilitation Center in Mansfield on Tuesday, (February 22, 2005). He was born in Mt. Carmel, PA, the son of the late Reverend and Mrs. James G. Evans. After graduating from Keystone Junior College, he then entered the U.S. Navy in...
John H. Reynolds
Feb 21, 2005
John H. Reynolds 72, of Columbia, husband of Reta (Brisbois) Reynolds, died Monday Feb. 21, 2005 at St. Joseph Living Center. He was born Aug. 9, 1932 in Windham. He was a U.S. Army veteran stationed in Okinawa during the Korean War. John co-owned Frank's Ornamental Iron Shop in Manchester with his son Gary. He was a former member of...
Elizabeth Christensen
Feb 21, 2005
Elizabeth (Metsack) Christensen, 89, of Middletown, died Monday February 21, 2005 at Middlesex Hospital in Middletown. Betty was born in Ashford, the youngest child of the late Michael and Mary (Karabin) Metsack. She lived a rich and varied life, traveling throughout the country with her beloved husband Elton, before moving back to Connecticut after his death. She is survived by...
Virginia F. Desmarais
Feb 20, 2005
Virginia F. (Pasek) Desmarais, 80, of Willimantic, died Sunday Feb. 20, 2005 at her home. She was born Dec. 13, 1924 in Avon. She retired from the UConn Police Dept. after 23 years of service. Virginia had been previously employed by the Cheney family of Manchester for many years. She is survived by 2 sons, Ronald Desmarais and his wife...
Annie H. Madison
Feb 20, 2005
Annie H. Madison, 81, of Columbia, wife of James Madison, died Sunday, February 20, 2005 at the Windham Hospital. She was born August 17, 1923 in Rockville, the daughter of Stanley and Helen (Zajac) Hopoweic and had lived in Columbia for the past 35 years. In addition to her husband she is survived by a sister, Sophie Baskowski of Vernon,...
Nellie Carchidi
Feb 19, 2005
Nellie (Wolfe) Carchidi, 84,of Canterbury, wife of the late Nicholas J. Carchidi, died Saturday Feb. 19, 2005 at Douglas Manor in Windham. She was born Oct. 6, 1920 in Coventry the daughter of William A. and Faith R. (Potter) Wolfe. Mrs. Carchidi was a U.S. Navy veteran serving during W.W.2. She had been employed by the Windham Hospital and retired...
Richard "Dick" Crooke
Feb 19, 2005
Richard "Dick" Kenneth Crooke , 64 of Ashford died on Saturday ,February 19, 2005. He was born September 2, 1940 in Hartford, CT. the oldest son of the late Merton E. and Barbara (Spenkoch) Crooke. Dick was a graduate of Monson Academy ('58) and the University of Connecticut ('62). He was also a U.S. Army veteran ('62 '69). Dick, along...
Alvin C. Greene
Feb 16, 2005
Alvin C. Greene, 74, of Norwich, died Wednesday, February 16, 2005 in Waterford. He was born January 6, 1931 in Willimantic, son of the late A. Clifford and Dorothy (Wilson) Greene and had lived in Willimantic most of his life. He served as a sergeant in the federalized CT National Guard 248th Engineering Company during the Korean War. He was...
Doris M. Wheeler
Feb 13, 2005
Doris M. Wheeler, 94, of Windham, wife of the late Richard B. Wheeler Sr., died Sunday February 13, 2005 in Windham. She was born March 20, 1910 in Worcester, MA, the daughter of George and Mildred Matheson and had lived in Windham many years. She was a devoted mother and grandmother to her family. She is survived by 9 children,...
Henry C. Hollis Jr
Feb 12, 2005
Henry C. Hollis Jr., 24, of Willimantic, died Saturday February 12, 2005 in New Britain. He was born March 5, 1980 in Willimantic, the son of the late Henry and Bertha (Mitchell) Hollis Sr. and had lived in Willimantic all his life. He is survived by a daughter, Destiny Hollis of Willimantic, a brother, Anthony Mitchell of Willimantic, a sister,...
Shirley M. Landon
Feb 12, 2005
Shirley M. (Sawyer) Landon, 61, of Chaplin, a devoted wife and mother, died Saturday Feb. 12, 2005 at her home. She was born April 6, 1943 in Willimantic the daughter of the late Frank and Lucy (Pepin) Sawyer. She had been active with the Chaplin Volunteer Fire Dept. Ladies Auxiliary and more recently at the Chaplin Senior Center. She is...
Edward Pollack
Feb 11, 2005
Edward Pollack, husband of Rita Pollack, resident of Storrs, died Friday (February 11, 2005) following a brief and valiant struggle with brain cancer. Dr. Pollack was born in the Bronx, attended City College and New York University, where he received his Ph.D. in 1963. He then began his 41-year-long career on the Physics faculty of the University of Connecticut, where...
Lawrence "Larry" Slater Sr
Feb 11, 2005
Lawrence V. "Larry" Slater Sr., 77, of Mansfield and Port Orange, FL, husband of Elizabeth "Beth Ann" Greene Slater, died Friday February 11, 2005 at Halifax Hospital in Daytona Beach, Florida. He was born February 22, 1927 in Windham, the son of the late Ernest and Blanche (Russ) Slater and had lived in Mansfield all his life. He attended Windham...
Katherine "Kitty" Light
Feb 11, 2005
Katherine L. "Kitty" Light, 81, of Windham, died Friday February 11, 2005 in Windham. She was born January, 20, 1924 in Windham, the daughter of William and Ida (Tompkins) Light and was a lifelong resident. Prior to her retirement she was employed by the State of Connecticut for 30 years, 23 of which she spent at the University of Connecticut...
Sidney Waxman
Feb 10, 2005
Dr. Sidney Waxman died at his home in Storrs on February 10th, 2005 after a long illness. He leaves his wife, Florence (Dix) Waxman; his three children, Howard, Deborah, and Paul Waxman; his daughter-in-law Cynthia Waxman; and his two grandchildren, Sarah Fetterman and Mattias Heubner. Dr. Waxman was born to Harry and Rebecca Waxman in Providence, Rhode Island, on November...
Suzanne M. Ryan
Feb 10, 2005
Suzanne Ryan of Willimantic died February 10, 2005 at Windham Hospital. She was born June 6, 1931 in Carthage N.Y. She was the loving mother of three children Stephanie, Thomas and Michael with four grandchildren Jackie, Chelsea, Lindsey and Shane. She was employed by the Windham Board of Education and retired January 26, 1997 after 33 years. She enjoyed seven...
Mary L. Postemski
Feb 10, 2005
Mary L. Postemski, 85, of Willimantic, widow of Edward F. Postemski, died Thursday Feb. 10, 2005 at the Windham Hospital. She was born Sept. 10, 1919 in Willimantic the daughter of the late Stanislaw and and Catherine Guminey. She was a very caring and loving wife, mother and grandmother. Mary was a communicant of St. Joseph Church, Willimantic. She is...
Nancy H. Janes
Feb 6, 2005
Nancy H. Janes, 90, of Storrs, wife of the late Byron Janes, died Sunday, February 6, 2005 in Storrs. She was born May 1, 1914 in Kent, Ohio, the daughter of Wesley and Ellora (Mix) Hollister and had lived in Storrs since 1949. She was a graduate of Kent State University in Ohio and did graduate work at the University...
