Fernande Martel
Jun 7, 2004
Fernande "Red" (Daigle) Martel, 81, of Willimantic, passed away on June 7, 2004 at the Haven Health Center of Windham. She was born in Quebec, Canada on Sept. 13, 1922 the daughter of Wilfred and Ludivene (Gagnon) Daigle. She married Paul E. Martel on Oct. 4, 1941 and together they had 4 daughters. He predeceased her in 1968. Fern had...
Elizabeth Dennis Hutchins
Jun 5, 2004
Elizabeth (Dennis) Hutchins, 90, of Columbia, widow of Carlton W. Hutchins, died Saturday, June 5, 2004 at the Windham Hospital. She was born May 5, 1914 in Cliffside Park, NJ, the daughter of Edward Leroy and Elizabeth Wilson Dennis. Her family moved to Scotland, CT where Elizabeth attended grammar school and received her secondary education at Windham High School. Elizabeth...
Ann W. Verville
Jun 5, 2004
Ann W. Verville, 79, of Lake Rd., Andover, beloved wife of 63 years of Emile "Pete" Verville, died peacefully on Saturday June 4, 2004 at the Windham Hospital. She was born Aug. 11,1924 in Chicopee, MA. Annie was retired from the former Hebron Surplus in Hebron and will always be remembered for her volunteer work in Andover and as a...
Leora Strout
Jun 2, 2004
Leora J. (Lariviere) Strout, widow of Carl S. Strout, passed peacefully into the arms of the Lord on Wed. June 2, 2004 at the Haven Health Center in Willimantic. Born on June 20, 1911 in Willimantic, she was the daughter of Edward and Sara Lariviere. Leora was an avid lover of music and always will be remembered for her singing....
Vivien L. Hemingway
Jun 1, 2004
Vivien L. Hemingway, 57, of Scotland, wife of Robert Hemingway, died Tuesday June 1, 2004 in Colchester. She was born November 25, 1946 in Willimantic, the daughter of the late Percy and Ruth (Slater) Segar and had lived in the Windham area all her life. She was employed as an office manager for 19 years for Ives Brothers Oil Company...
Thomas E. Brewster
Jun 1, 2004
Thomas E. Brewster, 73, of Ashford, died Tuesday June 1, 2004 at Day Kimball Hospital in Putnam. He was born August 20, 1930 in Portland, Maine, the son of the late Lawrence and Mary (Casey) Brewster and had lived in East Hartford for many years before moving to Ashford 10 years ago. Prior to his retirement he was employed for...
Adel Asselin
May 29, 2004
Adel "Tootsie" Asselin, 71, of Newport Richey, FL. and formerly of East Hartford, entered into eternal rest on Saturday May 29, 2004. She has joined her beloved husband of 50 years Joseph "Gille" Asselin and her son Gary Asselin. Her love of life and of her family and friends will be sadly missed. While enjoying her retirement years with "Gille"...
Theresa St.Cyr
May 27, 2004
Theresa (Bertrand) St.Cyr, 77, of Willimantic, widow of Harold St.Cyr, died on Thursday May 27, 2004 at the Douglas Manor after fighting a courageous battle with cancer. She was born April 19, 1927 in Willimantic the daughter of the late Maxime and Antonia (Gadoury) Bertrand. Theresa had been employed as a sales clerk at Todds in Willimantic for many years....
Jerilyn Sherman
May 23, 2004
Jerilyn (Fryer) Sherman, 42, of Mansfield, died Sunday May 23, 2004 at the Windham Hospital. She was born March 24, 1962 in Willimantic the daughter of Jacqueline Meikle of Tolland and Peter Fryer of N. Windham. Jerilyn had been employed as a Certified Nurse Assistant at several area nursing homes and at the Windham Hospital. She was a former member...
Priscilla Elaine Valder
May 23, 2004
Priscilla Elaine (MacDonald) Valder, 79, of Willington, passed into eternal rest, surrounded by her family on Sunday May 23, 2004. She was born Dec. 15, 1924 in Providence, R.I. the daughter of Henry and Mildred MacDonald. Her main enjoyments were her family and cooking. She was predeceased by her husband Joseph E. Valder in 1998. Priscilla is survived by 3...
Elsie Marco
May 23, 2004
Elsie Marco, 95, of Willington, died Sunday May 23, 2004 at Rockville General Hospital. She was born June 27, 1908 in New York City, the daughter of William and Anna (Washenko) Marco and moved to Willington in 1917. She attended the one room schoolhouse in Daleville where her teacher, Mrs. Mann instilled in her the importance of education, a value...
Magdaline Balazs
May 20, 2004
Magdaline V. Balazs, 83, of Orange Vermont, formerly of Ashford and Willington, Connecticut passed away peacefully on May 20 at Central Vermont Hospital in Berlin, Vermont. Born August 17, 1920 in Brooklyn, N.Y. she grew up on the family farm in Ashford, Connecticut. She married Joseph A. Vostinak on April 30, 1942. After his death she married Albert J. Balazs...
Nicholas K. Liapes
May 18, 2004
Nicholas K. Liapes, of Willimantic, died Tuesday May 18, 2004 at the Windham Hospital. He was born Feb. 28, 1935 in Nestani, Greece the son of Konstantinos and Maria (Skropolithas) Liapes. Immigrating to the United States in 1951, he settled in the Hartford/New Britain area where he established several businesses. He then spent several years in Glens Falls, N.Y. and...
John Joseph Petrus
May 16, 2004
John Joseph Petrus, 80, of Mansfield, formerly of Willimantic and Columbia, died in his sleep on Sunday May 16, 2004 at the Rockville General Hospital. He was born Nov. 9, 1923 in the city of Lodzi, county of Wyrzysk, Poland. He was the third of four children to Albert and Nellie Pitrus of Willimantic and immigrated to the U.S. through...
Pauline W. Fonsh
May 14, 2004
Coventry - Pauline Wolff Fonsh, 98, of Coventry, passed in peace from this earthly life to reunite in heaven with Joseph, her husband, on Friday, May 14, 2004. Pauline worked as a Bacteriologist at the University of Connecticut for eleven years. She later obtained a job at The American Thread Company in Willimantic where she worked for twenty years. After...
Sarah A. Lemoine
May 14, 2004
Sarah A. (Knapp) Lemoine,101, of North Windham, formerly of Dayville, widow of Romeo Lemoine, died Friday May 14, 2004 at the Douglas Manor in Windham. She was born Aug. 13, 1902 in Chaplin the daughter of Myron and Mary (Smith) Knapp. Sarah enjoyed her family and caring for them. She baby sat for family members and friends and always enjoyed...
John C. Pokorny
May 12, 2004
John C. Pokorny, 69, of Thompson Hill Rd., Columbia, husband of Gretchen (Becker) Pokorny, died Wednesday May 12, 2004 at Douglas Manor in Windham. He was born May 30, 1934 in Willimantic the son of the late Charles and Helen (Lorenc) Pokorny. John was a 1952 graduate of Windham High School and then attended the Ward School of Electronics in...
Lieselotte R. Brand
May 11, 2004
Lieselotte R. Brand, 71 of Hampton, widow of Werner Brand, died Tuesday May 11, 2004 at home. She was born Aug. 2, 1932 in Germany was was a former Mansfield resident. She had been employed by the Brand-Rex Co. and had been active in the German-American Club. She is survived by 2 sons; Michael of Martha's Vineyard and Ralph and...
Edmond F. Woodward
May 11, 2004
Edmond F. Woodward, 87, of Windham, died Tuesday May 11, 2004 at the Windham Hospital. He was born June 23, 1916 in Ashford the son of Henry R. and Eva (Hobby) Woodward. He is survived by his wife Eileen (Swanson) Woodward whom he married on Sept. 8, 1946. He is also survived by 3 children; Mark Woodward and his wife...
