Michele Desciscio
Aug 14, 2004
Michele "Michael" DeSciscio, 66, of Willimantic, passed away on Saturday, (August 14, 2004), after a brief and courageous battle with cancer. He was born on February 5, 1938 in Volturara Appula, Italy, the son of late Salvatore Fracesco and Marianna (Cifelli) DeSciscio. He started to work as a mason at an early age of 13. He was enlisted in the...
Raymond Scovell Cobb
Aug 13, 2004
Raymond S. Cobb, 88, of Columbia, husband of the late Mabel (Hills) Cobb, died Friday August 13, 2004 at the W.W. Backus Hospital in Norwich. He was born November 19, 1915 in Columbia, the son of Robert and May (Church) Cobb and had lived in Columbia all his life. He owned and operated Cobblestone Farm, a combination dairy and poultry...
Max K. Schamko
Aug 10, 2004
Max K. Schamko, 87, of Ashford, died Tuesday Aug. 10, 2004 at home. He was born Jan. 1, 1917 in the Ukraine and immigrated to the United States in 1950. He had served in the Russian Army and had resided in Ashford for the last 12 years. He is survived by his son Rev. Eugene Schamko and his wife Ingrid...
Charlotte May Fitzgerald
Aug 10, 2004
Charlotte May (Barrett) Fitzgerald, 77, of Tolland, a former longtime Mansfield Center resident, wife of Richard H. Fitzgerald, died Tuesday Aug. 10, 2004 at the Rockville General Hospital. She was born Sept. 10, 1926 in Norwich the daughter of the late Oscar and Hazel (Huling) Barrett. Charlotte had been employed by the American Thread Co. in Willimantic and also by...
Eric Scott Neff
Aug 9, 2004
Eric Scott Neff, 22, of North Windham, died Monday Aug. 9, 2004 in N. Windham. He was born Jan. 6, 1982 in Willimantic the son of Susan (Pehowdy) Neff of N. Windham and the late Robert Neff. He attended Windham Public Schools. Eric had been employed by Marshall Irrigation in Andover and had been recently employed at Kathy John's Restaurant...
Theodor Thun
Aug 7, 2004
Theodor Thun, 84, of Willimantic, a loving father and grandfather, husband of the late Ingeborg Thun, died Saturday Aug. 7, 2004 at his home. He was born in Helschen, Germany. Mr. Thun served in World War II and was a prisoner of war for 2 years. He came to the United States in 1958 with his family. Retiring in 1984,...
Nathalie Eloise Brown
Aug 7, 2004
Nathalie Eloise (Foster) Brown, 79, of Norwich, widow of Robert F. Brown, passed into eternal rest at Haven Healthcare of Norwich on Saturday Aug. 7, 2004. She was born May 15, 1925 in Newton, MA. the daughter of the late Elliot and Madeline (Trott) Foster. Nathalie, a native of Franklin,CT., owned and operated Beta Farm in Franklin for approximately 40...
Barbara H. Adamcik
Aug 6, 2004
Barbara H. Adamcik, 79, of Eastford, formerly of Willimantic, widow of Andrew L. Adamcik, died Friday Aug. 6, 2004 at the Haven Health Center in Willimantic. She was born March 17, 1925 in Peru, N.Y. the daughter of Noel and Marie Louise Easton. Prior to her retirement, she had been employed by the Brand-Rex Co. Barbara enjoyed flowers and gardening....
Noella G. Bessette
Aug 6, 2004
Noella G. Bessette, 76, of Coventry, formerly of Lebanon, wife of Jules Bessette, died Friday Aug. 6, 2004 at the Evergreen Health Care Center in Stafford. She was born Dec. 25, 1927 in St. Albans, VT., the daughter of Arthur and Gervaise (Goyette) Lamothe. Noella was the valedictorian of her class at Holy Angel High School in St. Albans. She...
Pauline Laveway
Aug 4, 2004
Pauline (Johnston) Laveway, 83, of Storrs, widow of Patrick L. Laveway Sr., died Wednesday Aug. 4, 2004 at the Mansfield Center for Nursing and Rehabilitation. She was born Aug. 4, 1921 in Presque Isle, Maine the daughter of Loran and Iola (Rice) Johnston. She is survived by a daughter Peggy Reagan of PA., 2 sons, Patrick of CT. and Timothy...
Florence Harakaly
Aug 4, 2004
Florence Mae (Currier) Harakaly, of Ashford, passed peacefully in her home early Wednesday morning Aug. 4, 2004. The daughter of Napoleon Joseph & Margaret Currier, Florence was born on Jan. 24, 1921 in Glover, VT, where she lived until her teens, when she moved to Woodstock CT. Here she met and her late husband Stephen to whom she was married...
Katherine J. Hawkins
Jul 27, 2004
Katherine Josephine Hawkins, 94, of Mansfield, widow of Harold C. Hawkins Jr., died Tuesday July 27, 2004 at St. Joseph Living Center in Windham. She was born October 30, 1909 in Norwich, the daughter of Martin and Veronica (Schaffhauser) Wenzel and had lived in Mansfield most of her life. She is survived by 3 daughters, Carol Morgan of Mansfield Center,...
Valerie Dieter
Jul 27, 2004
Valerie Dieter, 49, died on Tuesday, July 27, 2004, in her Willimantic home after a two-year struggle with cancer. She graduated from Brien McMahon High School in Norwalk, CT, and Bates College, Lewiston, ME, and also earned her Master's Degree in French literature at Middlebury College. As a French teacher at several high schools before serving the Tolland, CT, community...
Rosalee N. Botham
Jul 23, 2004
Rosalee N. Botham, 86, formerly of Clinton, died Friday July 23, 2004 in Little River, S.C. She was born April 5, 1918 in Brooklyn, N.Y. the daughter of the late Arthur and Rita (Clay) Gude. Rosalee retired from the Norwich State Hospital as an LPN and had donated years of work to the Estuary Council of Senior Club Inc. She...
Darrell Wayne Staples
Jul 20, 2004
Darrell W. Staples, 58, of Willimantic, husband of Elaine (Randall) Staples, died Tuesday July 20, 2004 in Coventry. He was born December 1, 1945 in Presque Isle, ME, the son of Thelma (Wilson) Paradise of upstate New York and the late Freeman Staples Sr. and had lived in Willimantic most of his life. He was most recently employed for several...
A.D. Joseph Emerzian
Jul 19, 2004
Dr. A.D. Joseph Emerzian, 82, formerly of Storrs, died Monday July 19, 2004 at the Haven Health Center, Willimantic. He was born Aug. 10, 1921 in Meriden. Dr. Emerzian was a Professor Emeritus at the University of Connecticut School of Business Administration, specializing in the Health System Management Program. He also had an extensive career in the field of Health...
