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Arlene W. Perkins
Mar 4, 2004
Arlene W. Perkins, 85, of Willimantic, wife of the late Robert Perkins, died Thursday, March 4, 2004 at the Windham Hospital. She was born March 23, 1918 in Willimantic, Ct, a daughter of the late Clarence and Ida (Brown) Wheaton. Mrs. Perkins worked at Electro Motive Mfg. Co. in Willimantic for much of her life. She is survived by three...
Charles F. Chesters Sr
Mar 4, 2004
Charles F. Chesters Sr., 85, of Hampton, husband of the late Grace (Kimball) Chesters, died Thursday March 4, 2004 at the Windham Hospital. He was born April 29, 1918 in Brooklyn, NY, the son of Charles and Lucille (Anderson) Chesters and had lived in Hampton all his life. Mr. Chesters owned and operated a poultry farm in Hampton for many...
Ralph Edwards Jr
Mar 4, 2004
Ralph Edwards Jr., 64, of Main St. Hampton, husband of Janice (Gould) Edwards, died after a long illness on Thursday March 4, 2004 at home surrounded by his family. He was born Dec. 20, 1939 in Willimantic the son of Delsie (Sage) Edwards of Columbia and the late Ralph Edwards. He had been employed by Pratt & Whitney for 35...
Anthony Bottari
Mar 2, 2004
Anthony Bottari, 90, of Willimantic, husband of Dorothy (Eldredge) Bottari, died Tuesday March 2, 2004 . He was born March 25, 1913 in Chelsea, MA. and was retired from Brand-Rex in Willimantic. Tony was a sports enthusiast and enjoyed bowling at Willi Bowl. In addition to his wife he is survived by a son and daughter in law, Anthony Bottari...
Josephine Capizzi
Feb 29, 2004
Josephine Capizzi, 82, of Willimantic, died Sunday February 29, 2004 in Windham. She was born April 5, 1921 in Italy, the daughter of Frank and Filomena (Buccino) DiLinardo and had lived in Windham for the past 60 years. She was devoted to her family and took special joy in caring for her grandchildren. Josephine enjoyed a lifetime of exercise and...
Agnes Milliard
Feb 28, 2004
Elsie Milliard, 71, of Willimantic, died Saturday Feb. 28, 2004 at Haven Health Center in Willimantic. She was born Sept. 10, 1932 in Willimantic the daughter of Edward and Agnes Milliard. Elsie had been employed by Electro-Motive Manufacturing Co, and was a communicant of St. Mary's Church in Willimantic. She is last of her immediate family. Her Funeral Mass will...
Millard F. Manning
Feb 27, 2004
Millard Manning of Willimantic died peacefully at home on Friday February 27, 2004. He was born in Norwich, CT . on 7/31/1915 to Dora (Arnold) & Ernest Manning and raised in Lebanon CT. He was a Lebanon Dairy farmer and drove a six-horse team for UConn's agricultural school for many years before switching to Poultry in South Windham. His activities...
Otto Sardi
Feb 26, 2004
Dr. Otto Sardi, 71, of Columbia, passed away peacefully on February 26, 2004 at St. Francis Hospital in Hartford. He was born September 4, 1932 in Hungary to Maria and Istvan Sardi. He immigrated to the United States in 1956 during the Hungarian Revolution. He held a Diploma from the Eotvos Lorand University in Budapest, Hungary, a Master's degree in...
Maria Rodriguez
Feb 24, 2004
Maria Rodriguez, 34, of South Ridge Dr. Willimantic, died Tuesday from injuries received in an automobile accident. She was born June 4, 1969 in Bronx, N.Y. Maria was employed by Perception Programs in Willimantic and also as a home health aide. She is survived by her husband, Luciano Rodriguez, a son Luciano Jr. and a daughter Maria N. all of...
Albert Chalifoux
Feb 24, 2004
Albert J."Bart" Chalifoux, 84, of Pemberton Rd., Willimantic, husband of Evelyn (Phanuef) Chalifoux, died Tuesday morning Feb. 24, 2004 at the Windham Hospital. He was born May 2, 1919 in Willimantic the son of John and Roseanna (Asselin) Chalifoux. He was a World War II Army veteran and had been employed at UConn. Mr. Chalifoux was a communicant of St....
Gladys I. Bowman
Feb 23, 2004
Gladys I. Bowman, 87, of Willimantic, died Monday Feb. 23, 2004 at the Windham Hospital. She was born Sept. 11, 1916 in Willimantic the daughter of William H. and Rose (Blanchette) Bowman. Gladys was a member of the first four year class at the Willimantic State Teachers College to receive Bachelor in Education Degrees and completed graduate work at UConn...
Ruth Ellen Juhasz
Feb 21, 2004
Ruth (Bush) Juhasz STORRS - Ruth (Bush) Juhasz of Storrs, passed peacefully to her next life on Saturday, February 21, 2004 at the age of 63. Ruth was born at the family home in New Bremen, New York in 1940 to Clinton Bush Sr. and Angeline (Gluer) Bush. Ruth worked for many years at Beaverite Products in Beaver Falls, NY...
Eugene J. Serwanski
Feb 21, 2004
Eugene J. Serwanski, 72, formerly of Chapman St. Willimantic, died Saturday Feb. 21, 2004 at Haven Health Center in Willimantic. He was born July 12, 1931 in Willimantic the son of the late Joseph and Mildred (Urban) Serwanski. He served in the U.S. Army Air Corps and had retired from Pratt & Whitney in E. Hartford. Mr. Serwanski also operated...
Robert L. Long
Feb 20, 2004
Robert L. Long, 88, of Hebron, husband of the late Elizabeth (Lagan) Long, died Friday February 20, 2004 at Middlesex Memorial Hospital in Middletown. He was born June 4, 1915 in Hartford, the son of Harry and Lottie (Longley) Long and had lived in Bloomfield for many years before moving to Hebron in 1981 where he was a member of...
June V. Gamache
Feb 20, 2004
June V. (Samuels) Gamache, 65, of Willimantic, died Friday Feb. 20, 2004 at the Windham Hospital. She was born June 2, 1938 in Hartford, the daughter of the late David Samuels Sr. and Eva (Kennison) Samuels. She had been employed for 10 years at Electro-Motive Manufacturing Co. and more recently had been a volunteer at United Services in the Lighthouse...
Jean Cross Handfield
Feb 18, 2004
Jean Cross (Stevens) Handfield, 78, of Friendship St. Willimantic, passed away peacefully on Wednesday Feb. 18, 2004 at the Haven Health Center with her family at her side. She was born in Litchfield on Jan. 23, 1926 the daughter of Millicent and Ernest Stevens and graduated from Ansonia High School. She was married to Robert T. Handfield on April 17,...
David V. Samuels Jr
Feb 18, 2004
David V. Samuels Jr., 58, of Coventry, husband of Sharon (Tilton) Samuels, died Wednesday, February 18, 2004 at the Windham Hospital. He was born June 13, 1945 in Windham, the son of the late David and Eva (Kennison) Samuels Sr. and had lived in Coventry for the past 25 years. Prior to his retirement he was employed at Pratt &...
James Adam
Feb 14, 2004
Dr. James Adam, 90, of Sycamore Dr., Storrs, husband of Lucille (Alexander) Adam, died Saturday Feb. 14, 2004 at the Mansfield Center for Nursing and Rehabilitation. In addition to his wife, he is survived by 2 sons; Dr. Robert Adam and his wife Dr. Mary Jane Vallee of Mansfield and Dr. George Adam and his wife Susan Adam of London,...
Clement "Tick" Racicot
Feb 13, 2004
Clement "Tick" Racicot, 85, of Storrs, husband of the late Bertha (Jurkovics) Racicot, died Friday, February 13, 2004 in Windham. He was born June 12, 1918 in Willimantic, the son of Joseph and Matilda (Brindamour) Racicot and lived in Storrs most of his life. He enjoyed playing baseball as a young man and traveled with the Regular Fellas baseball team...
V. Ruth Hills
Feb 13, 2004
V. Ruth Hills, 89, of Hebron, wife of William Hills, died Friday February 13, 2004 at the Windham Hospital. She was born May 8, 1914 in Burnsville, NC, the daughter of Euphrates and Rose McCourry and had lived in Hebron most of her life. Prior to her retirement she was employed as a teacher at RHAM High School in Hebron...
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