Walter Laurin
Oct 15, 2004
Walter Laurin, 75, of Ashford, husband of Edeltraud (Tonn) Laurin, died Friday October 15, 2004 at Windham Hospital. He was born May 5, 1929 in Calumet, MI, the son of the late Walter and Edna (Warra) Laurin and had lived in Ashford for over 40 years. He was an U.S. Army veteran, serving in Germany during the Korean War and...
Eric Miner
Oct 14, 2004
Eric D. Miner, 44, of Brooklyn, CT., died on Thursday Oct. 14, 2004 as a result of wounds received in a terrorist attack while working in the country of Iraq. He was born April 20, 1960 in Willimantic. Eric is survived by his wife Tammy, daughters Audrey and Emily, son Nicholas, guardian/mother Lois B. Potter, brothers Mark Miner and John...
Charles William Oliver
Oct 14, 2004
Charles William Oliver, 76, of Ashford, died on Oct. 14, 2004 at St. Francis Hospital and Medical Center in Hartford. Dr. Oliver retired in the early 1990's from the University of Connecticut where he had been the University Ombudsman. He received his undergraduate education at Eastern Connecticut State University, graduate degree from the University of Hartford, and in 1969 a...
Bruce Z. Clay
Oct 14, 2004
Bruce Z. Clay, 50, of Willimantic, husband of Loretta (Thornton) Clay, died Thursday Oct. 14, 2004 at the Windham Hospital. He was born March 6, 1954 in New London. Bruce was most recently employed at the Franklin Mushroom Farm. In addition to his wife, he is survived by his stepson Marcus Thornton of Waterbury, his father Bruce Clay and step...
Catherine Moran
Oct 13, 2004
Catherine (Bombria) Moran, 80, of Mansfield, formerly of Willimantic, wife of Edward F. Moran, died Wednesday Oct. 13, 2004 at the Windham Hospital with her family at her side. Kay was born in Providence, R.I. on April 22, 1924 to the late George and Catherine (Burns) Bombria. Prior to her retirement, she had been employed by the Southern New England...
Catherine Anne Rose
Oct 12, 2004
Catherine A. Rose, 51, of Canterbury, wife of Robert Rose, died Tuesday October 12, 2004 at St. Francis Hospital in Hartford. She was born January 2, 1953 in Westport, the daughter of Walter Finch of Hampton and the late Anne (Hardigan) Finch and had lived in Canterbury for the last 15 years. She was formerly an active member of Our...
Josephine Connell
Oct 12, 2004
Josie L. Connell, 63, of Willimantic, died Tuesday October 12, 2004 at Hartford Hospital. She was born December 22, 1940 in Willimantic, the daughter of Cecelia (Peltier) Christadore of Willimantic and the late Joseph Christadore Sr. and had lived in Willimantic all her life. Prior to her recent retirement she was employed for several years at Brand Rex/General Cable in...
Eileen A. Williams
Oct 10, 2004
Eileen Williams beloved wife, mother, sister and grandmother entered into eternal rest on Sunday October 10, 2004. She was born March 10, 1920 in St Albans, VT to the late John and Laura (LaRose) Gagnon and resided for the last 23 years at Juniper Hill Village in Storrs. Eileen loved to crochet and was known throughout the community for her...
Arthur S Evashowsky
Oct 10, 2004
Arthur S. Evashowsky, 80, of Willimantic, husband of Jeannette (Beaudry) Evashowsky, died Sunday October 10, 2004 at the Windham Hospital surrounded by his family. He was born December 15, 1923 in Willimantic, the son of Stanley and Margaret (Bicknell) Evashowsky and had lived in Willimantic all his life. He was a U.S. Army veteran of World War II. In addition...
Austin K Jones
Oct 4, 2004
Austin K. Jones, 76, of Willimantic, died peacefully after a short illness, surrounded by his family, on Monday, October 4, 2004 in Mansfield. He was the husband of the late Rita (Pepin) Jones. Austin was born December 17, 1927 in Willimantic the son of James and Olive (Brown) Jones and had lived in Mansfield and Willimantic all his life. He...
Richard W. Redfield
Oct 4, 2004
Richard W. Redfield, 89, of Scotland, died Monday October 4, 2004 at the Windham Hospital. He was born July 18, 1915 in Closter, NJ, the son of Herbert and Mary (Taylor) Redfield and had lived in Scotland since 1976. He was a U.S. Army veteran of World War II and active in several horticultural organizations. He is survived by 2...
Elizabeth Tess Burke
Sep 29, 2004
Elizabeth "Tess" Burke, 88, of North Windham, formerly of Madison, widow of Luther D. Burke, died Wednesday September 29, 2004 in Windham. She was born December, 23, 1915 in Bronx, NY, the daughter of Joseph and Rosa (Kessler) Muzer and had lived in Madison most of her life, moving to North Windham in 1992. She is survived by a daughter,...
Helen Fogil
Sep 29, 2004
Helen (Zlotnick) Fogil, 71, beloved wife of the late Harley Fogil, died peacefully at home, surrounded by her family, on Wednesday Sept. 29, 2004 after a courageous battle with cancer. She grew up in Ashford and was a graduate of Windham High School. Helen was employed at Electro-Motive, American Thread and the State of CT., retiring in 1992. She served...
Dorothy Krug
Sep 28, 2004
Dorothy (Monahan) Krug, 85, of Willimantic, wife of 19 years of the late Irwin I. Krug, died Tuesday Sept. 28, 2004 in Burlington, VT. She was born March 10, 1919 in Willimantic the daughter of Michael and Katherine (Owens) Monahan. Dorothy had been employed as a legal secretary for many years in Willimantic and was a communicant of St. Joseph...
Rachel Marie Vandal
Sep 26, 2004
Rachel (Roy) Vandal, 81, of Willimantic, died Sunday September 26, 2004 at the Windham Hospital. She was born September 21, 1923 in Lowell, MA, the daughter of Alexander and Rhoda (Blow) Roy. She retired from the American Thread Co. after many years of employment. A devoted mother and grandmother she is survived by a son and daughter-in-law, Ronald and Dorothy...
Lewis G. Mcdaniel
Sep 25, 2004
Lewis G. McDaniel, 72, of Willimantic, husband of Charlotte (Elias) McDaniel, died Saturday, September 25, 2004 at St. Francis Hospital in Hartford. He was born June 17, 1932 in Amherst, VA, the son of Harry and Grace (Gilbert) McDaniel and had lived in Willimantic more than 50 years. As a young man he was a motorcycle enthusiast and racer. He...
Leah Rachel Spivak
Sep 25, 2004
Leah Rachel Spivak, 37, of Storrs, died Saturday September 25, 2004 in Montville. She was born March15, 1967 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. She was a gifted artist, a kind and gentle soul. She loved animals and her job at the Bolton Veterinary Hospital. She is survived by her mother, Zoma (Long) Spivak of Storrs and her dog, Inua. She will be...
Antoinette P. Ward
Sep 23, 2004
Antoinette "Toni" P. Ward, 90, of Willimantic, wife of the late George Ward, died Thursday September 23, 2004 at Douglas Manor in Windham. She was born September 8, 1914 in Willimantic, the daughter of Andrew and Sophie (Kossar) Plesz and had lived in Willimantic all her life. She was a communicant of St. Joseph Church in Willimantic and was employed...
Helen Smith
Sep 23, 2004
Helen R. (Lesniaski) Smith, 90, of Mansfield, widow of Charles E. Smith, died Thursday Sept. 23, 2004 at the Mansfield Center for Nursing and Rehabilitation. She was born Jan. 25, 1914 in Willimantic the daughter of Felix and Julia (Wilk) Lesniaski. Helen retired at the age of 76 from Brand-Rex Co. in Willimantic. She was an avid gardener, horse racing...
Ruth Evelyn Jones
Sep 20, 2004
Ruth E. Jones, of Storrs, died at Windham Memorial Hospital on Monday, Sept 20, 2004. Born Nov. 4, 1919 in Willimantic and raised in Storrs, Ruth was the daughter of Roy and Corinne Jones. She attended Windham High School and received her teaching degree from Eastern Connecticut Teacher's College. In WWII she served in the Women's Reserve in the Marines...
