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Raymond Davis
Jul 12, 2004
Raymond Davis, 71, of North Windham, died Monday, July 12, 2004 at Westside Multicare Center in Manchester. He was born June 23, 1933 in Middletown, the son of Raymond and Mary Davis. Mr. Davis covered local sports for The Middletown Press before becoming the Executive Housekeeper at Mansfield State Training School. He was a past president of both the Kiwanis...
Gary Cooper Moore
Jul 10, 2004
Gary Cooper Moore, 63, of Circle M Farm, 162 Lipps Rd., Ashford, CT, formerly of Meriden, CT, died at home Saturday, July 10, 2004 with his family at his bedside. Gary was born July 10, 1941 in New Haven, CT. He was the son of the late Dr. and Mrs. Wilbur Moore of Cheshire and Pine Orchard, CT. Gary graduated...
John A. Woodworth, M.D.
Jul 9, 2004
John A. Woodworth M.D. HAMPTON - John A. Woodworth, M.D., of Hampton, died Friday, July 9, 2004 at St. Francis Hospital in Hartford. He was born May 1, 1915 in Olneyville, RI and he was a 1939 graduate of the Syracuse University College of Medicine. Dr. Woodworth's military career began with his entry in 1937 and his discharge with the...
Lillian Petti
Jul 8, 2004
Lillian Petti, of Scotland, was born in New York City on March 5, 1910 and came to Scotland 1928 with her parents Catherine and Steve Passarello. She died peacefully Thursday July 8 at Windham Hospital surrounded by family. Lillian lived in New York, Florida and Connecticut. Lillian was predeceased by her husband Dr. M. F. Petti, her son Arthur Stevens,...
Gordon R. James
Jul 7, 2004
Gordon R. James, 83, of Mansfield, husband of Winifred (Nichols) James, died on Wednesday July 7, 2004 at St. Joseph Living Center, Windham. He was born on April 10, 1921 in Willimantic he son of Harold and Ruth (Paton) James. Gordon was a World War II veteran serving in the Army Air Corps. He had been employed by Connecticut Light...
Adolf Henning
Jul 6, 2004
Adolf Henning, 64, of Columbia, husband of Selma (Jung) Henning, died peacefully Tuesday evening July 6, 2004 at Windham Hospital. He was born May 3, 1940 in Germany, the son of Tofiele (Jarsek) Henning of Ontario, Canada and the late Ferdinand Henning. He lived in Germany until the age of 5 when he and his family were sent to Siberia,...
Eija K. Miffitt
Jul 5, 2004
Eija K. (Pisila) Miffitt, 58, of Crystal Rd., North Windham, wife of Albert Miffitt, died July 5, 2004 in Finland from injuries received in an automobile accident. She was born Oct. 22, 1945 in Finland. Eija had been employed for the past 8 years by Corporate Translations Inc. in Mansfield. She was a member of the Women in Black and...
Irene Keller
Jul 1, 2004
Irene N. Keller peacefully passed away surrounded by loving family on July 1, 2004 in Storrs following a long, full life. She was born on May 31, 1910 in Hartford, CT. daughter of Thomas and Victoria (Brousseau) Nolan and grew up in Willimantic. On April 15, 1933 she and Albert Milton Keller were united in marriage, a happy 43 year...
Josephine P. Maclure
Jun 29, 2004
Josephine P. Maclure, 91, of South Windham, widow of Doria Joseph Maclure, died Tuesday June 29, 2004 in Windham. She was born November 26, 1912 in Lebanon, the daughter of Stephen and Rose (Pichler) Pekarovic and had lived in South Windham since 1951. She was a communicant of St. Joseph Church in Willimantic where she married her husband August 21,...
Josephine Ebner
Jun 21, 2004
Mrs. Josephine Ebner of Mansfield, died Monday, June 21, 2004 in Mansfield. Born Josephine Jerardi on February 11, 1907 in Arlington, Massachusetts, she moved to Willimantic in the early 1930's, where she taught chemistry, general science and other subjects at Windham High School. In 1935 she married Raymond Ebner, who taught mathematics at the high school and continued to live...
Gladys Beulah Greene
Jun 18, 2004
Gladys Beulah (Thompson) Greene, 101, of Mansfield Depot, Connecticut passed away on Friday, June 18, 2004 at her home. She was born in the same house on September 7, 1902. Daughter of the late E. Burnham and Lottie (Smith) Thompson she was a resident of Mansfield for most of her life. She attended the Eber Dunham Memorial Church of Mansfield...
Robert L. Burgess Jr
Jun 18, 2004
Robert L. Burgess Jr., 81, of Willimantic, husband of Bernice (Berube) Burgess, died Friday June 18, 2004 at the Haven Health Center in Willimantic. He was born Aug. 2, 1922 in Groton the son of Robert Burgess Sr. and Marie C. (Stolzenbach) Burgess. After graduating from high school, Bob volunteered for the armed services. He served in the Army Air...
Anna Ryalls
Jun 16, 2004
Anna (Pelechatz) Ryalls, 92, of Mansfield, CT., died June 16, 2004. She was born Dec. 30, 1911 in Yonkers, N.Y. She was an active resident of Juniper Hills Village, always helping others. She was a devoted member of St. Joseph Church. Anna was predeceased by her brothers Walter and John and sisters Olga and Mary. She is survived by her...
Lucien R. Morin
Jun 16, 2004
Lucien R. Morin, 70, of Windham, passed away on Wednesday June 16, 2004 at Windham Hospital. He successfully battled emphysema for many years and in the past two months declined rapidly. He was born on January 29, 1934. Lou was the son of Robert and Yvonne Morin of Scotland, Connecticut. He is survived by his wife of 49 years Joan,...
Patricia L. Frappier
Jun 15, 2004
Patricia L. Frappier, 69, of Plains Road, Windham, died peacefully on Tuesday June 15, 2004 at home surrounded by her loving children. She was born in Willimantic on March 14, 1935 the daughter of the late J. Willie and Annette (Ducharme) Frappier. Pat worked for several years at Travelers Insurance Co. and retired in 1995. She enjoyed playing the piano,...
Willard C. Thompson
Jun 14, 2004
Willard C. Thompson, 79, of Mansfield, husband of the late Laura (Garceau) Thompson, died Monday June 14, 2004 at the Haven Health Center of Willimantic. He was born Feb. 23, 1925 in Mansfield , the son of Royal and Lillian (Popple) Thompson. Willard was a World War II Army veteran and had been employed at UConn for 35 years prior...
Neil F. Clark
Jun 14, 2004
Neil F. Clark, 78, of Storrs, husband of Sheila (Abare) Clark, died Monday June 14, 2004 at Hartford Hospital. He was born October 20, 1925 in Mansfield, the son of Arthur and Maybelle (Dore) Clark and was a lifelong resident of Mansfield. During World War II he served as a 2nd LT in the Army Air Corps. Neil started his...
Janet Goritz
Jun 13, 2004
Janet Goritz, 51, of Willimantic, wife of Angel Goritz, died Sunday June 13, 2004 in Willimantic. She was born May 19, 1953 in Philadelphia, PA and had lived in Willimantic since 1991 and was a member of the Apostolic House of Prayer in Willimantic. In addition to her husband she is survived by 2 sons, Stacey Williams and James "Eddie"...
Helen B. Slowick
Jun 12, 2004
Helen B. Slowick, 93, of Storrs, died Saturday June 12, 2004 in Storrs. She was born December 5, 1910 in New Brunswick, NJ, the daughter of John and Susan (Bero) Bilts and had lived in Ashford before moving to Storrs more than 40 years ago. Prior to her retirement she was employed in the housekeeping department at the University of...
Denis J. Ouimette
Jun 8, 2004
Denis J. Ouimette, 49, of Willimantic, died on Tuesday June 8, 2004 at the Windham Hospital after a long battle with Muscular Dystrophy. He was born July 12, 1954 in North Adams, MA. the son of the late Gerard and Rose (Arnold) Ouimette. Denis was a graduate of Windham High School and had been employed by Brand-Rex. He was a...
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