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...
Doris Lund
Apr 22, 2004
Doris Lund, 97, of Columbia, widow of Walter Lund, died Thursday April 22, 2004 in Windham. She was born October 23, 1906 in Willimantic, the daughter of William and Delia (Lowden) Allen and had lived in Columbia for many years. Prior to her retirement she was employed for many years as a teacher in the Manchester School System. She is...
Cecile Saucier
Apr 22, 2004
Cecile Saucier, 82, of Columbia, wife of the late Bernard Saucier, died Thursday April 22, 2004 at the Windham Hospital. She was born July 13, 1921 in Coderre, Saskatchewan, daughter of the late Dontagny and Edith (Martin) Lemire and had lived in Florida for many years before moving to Columbia 2 years ago. Prior to her retirement she was employed...
Zenon S. Malinowski
Apr 20, 2004
Zenon Malinowski, 85, of Storrs, died Tuesday April 20, 2004 at the Windham Community Memorial Hospital. He was born in Turners Falls, Massachusetts June 13, 1918, the son of the late Stanley and Julia Malinowski. He grew up in Norwalk, CT where he received his early education. He earned his bachelor's degree at Yale University, his MA and PhD at...
Kathleen T. Santos
Apr 18, 2004
Kathleen Theresa (Tardif) Santos of Willimantic passed away on Sunday April 18, 2004 at the St. Joseph Living Center after an extended illness. She was born on October 3, 1942, in New Bedford, Massachusetts, the daughter of George Tardif and Cecilia (Daignault) Tardif. She is survived by her three children, Daniel Santos and his wife Laura of Danielson, Susan Shea...
Frieda C. Welch
Apr 16, 2004
Frieda C. (Landeck) Welch, 80, of Spring Hill Rd., Storrs, widow of William "Bondy" Welch, died Friday April 16, 2004 at the Mansfield Center for Nursing and Rehabilitation.. She was born May 17, 1923 in Willimantic the daughter of Adolph and Lena (Hall) Landeck. She was a 1941 graduate of Windham High School. Frieda was employed as an instructor by...
Grace M. Nelson
Apr 16, 2004
Grace M. Nelson, 74, of Storrs, wife of the late Robert Nelson, died Friday April 16, 2004 in Willimantic. She was born August 25, 1929 in Detroit, MI, the daughter of the late Anthony and Hilda Peters. She grew up in Pennsylvania and had lived in Vernon for 25 years before moving to Storrs 5 years ago. Prior to her...
Ronald H. Tourigny
Apr 16, 2004
Ronald H. Tourigny, 74, of Willimantic, loving husband of the late Lorraine (Laramie) Tourigny who died March 10, 2002, died Friday April 16, 2004 in Windham. He was born January 29, 1930 in Willimantic, the son of the late Harvey and Cora (Elliot) Tourigny and was a lifelong resident of Willimantic. He attended Windham Vocational Technical School and worked at...
Anne D. Smith
Apr 15, 2004
Anne (Davies) Smith, 89, of Ashford, CT., loving wife of Maurice T. Smith, passed away at the Mansfield Center for Nursing on April 15, 2004, surrounded by her loving family. She was born on Oct. 6, 1914 in Ridgefield, CT. the daughter of William and Jennie Davies. A graduate of the Danbury School of Nursing, she was a nursing supervisor...
Macye Lee Smith
Apr 14, 2004
Macye L. Smith, 77, of Willimantic, died Wednesday April 14, 2004 at the Windham Hospital. She was born April 26, 1926 in Okolona, MS, the daughter of the late John and Darlene (Sample) Smith, had lived in Willimantic for the past 15 years and was a member of the Calvary Baptist Church. She is survived by 6 children, Joann Calhoun...
Walter A. Madsen
Apr 13, 2004
Walter A. Madsen, 73, formerly of Lakeside Dr. Andover, husband of the late Joyce (Sorber) Madsen, died Tuesday April 13, 2004 at the Watch Hill Manor, Westerly, R.I. He was born Dec. 1, 1930 in Hartford, the son of the late Howard and Anna (Borman) Madsen. He was an Army veteran of the Korean War and owned and operated Walt's...
Jennie Helen Mallon
Apr 13, 2004
Jennie H. Mallon, 80, of Manchester, formerly of Willimantic, widow of George Mallon, died Tuesday April 13, 2004 at the Windham Hospital. She was born November 12, 1923 in Willimantic, the daughter of Michael and Anna (Pienta) Stygar and had lived in Willimantic until the death of her husband when she moved to Manchester to reside with her daughter, Kathy....
Emelda M. Doane
Apr 9, 2004
Emelda M. (Desrosiers) Doane, 86 of Eastford, Ct. widow of Harold Doane, died Friday April 9, 2004 at a local nuring facility. She was born May 27, 1917 in Fall River, MA., the daughter of Ovide and Marie (Plante) Desrosiers. She grew up in South Windham, CT. and resided in Willimantic, CT. until the early 1950's. She then moved to...
