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John Arthur Marcure

John Arthur Marcure

Dec 7, 2003

John A. Marcure, 61, of Hyde Park Rd., Franklin, husband of Lorraine (Martin) Marcure, died Sunday Dec. 7, 2003 at the Backus Hospital, Norwich. He was born Aug. 5, 1942 in Plainfield, the son of the late John and Hilda (Hauserman) Marcure. He was a graduate of Bentley College in Cambridge, MA. and had been employed for nearly 20 years...

Jeanine K. Pelechatz

Jeanine K. Pelechatz

Dec 4, 2003

Jeanine (Kalisiak) Pelechatz, 90, formerly of Quarry St. Willimantic, died Thursday Dec. 4, 2003 at St. Joseph Living Center, Windham. She was born Jan. 31, 1913 in Norwich the daughter of Antoni and Bridget (Brezinska) Kalisiak. She was a communicant of St. Joseph Church in Willimantic and had been employed as a dietary aide at the Windham Hospital, retiring in...

Stasia Dzerve

Stasia Dzerve

Dec 2, 2003

Stasia Dzerve, 83, of Willimantic, died Tuesday Dec. 2, 2003 at a local nursing home. She was born Nov. 13, 1920 in Andrupene, Latvia the daughter of Mihaiels and Sofija Golubovs and was the widow of Aleksandrs Dzerve. Stasia was a Willimantic resident for many years. She was a retiree of The Hartford Insurance Group and a member of the...

Joan Sadlon

Joan Sadlon

Dec 1, 2003

Joan Sadlon, beloved wife of Emil Sadlon passed away Monday, December 1st at her home surrounded by her family. She was born in Hamden, CT, the daughter of the late Helen and Carl Boerner. She was a 1951 graduate of the Hartford Hospital School of Nursing and was employed locally for many years as a registered nurse. Prior to her...

Voiciks Logins

Voiciks Logins

Dec 1, 2003

Voiciks Logins, 93, of Hop River Rd., Columbia, died Monday Dec. 1, 2003 at the Windham Hospital. He was the husband of the late Adela (Andzans) Logins who died in Feb. 1998. Mr. Logins was born March 26, 1910 in Latvia and had been employed by U&R Construction in Manchester for many years. He enjoyed music and played the accordion....

Roland E. Syphers

Roland E. Syphers

Nov 30, 2003

Roland E. Syphers, 68, of Chaplin, husband of Pauline (Tambornini) Syphers, died Sunday evening Nov. 30, 2003 at home. He was born Nov. 26, 1935 in Willimantic the son of the late Gilbert and Albia (Fontaine) Syphers. He was a U.S. Army veteran and had been employed by the State of Ct. for many years prior to being employed by...

Joseph John Kaminski

Joseph John Kaminski

Nov 26, 2003

Joseph J. Kaminski, 92, of Stonington, formerly of Willimantic, husband of the late Arlene (Peters) Kaminski, died Wednesday November 26, 2003 at Lawrence and Memorial Hospital in New London. He was born September 27, 1911 in Willimantic and was employed for 40 years at the former Willimantic Lumber and Coal Company. He was a U.S. Army veteran of World War...

Irene E. Monroe

Irene E. Monroe

Nov 23, 2003

Irene E. (Ducharme) Monroe, 84, of Chaplin, died Sunday Nov. 23, 2003 at St. Joseph Living Center, Windham. She was born Sept. 19, 1919 in Willimantic the daughter of the late Noel Exerias Ducharme and Elsie (Cardin) Ducharme. She was a World War 2 Army veteran serving with the WACS. Irene had been employed for over 30 years by the...

Dimitri Andrews Jr

Dimitri Andrews Jr

Nov 22, 2003

Dimitri Andrews Jr., 81, of Lebanon, husband of the late Lillian (Hines) Andrews, died Saturday November 22, 2003 at the Windham Hospital. He was born April 7, 1922 in Lebanon, the son of Dimitri and Anna (Swilka) Andrews Sr. and was a lifelong resident of Lebanon. He was a U.S. Army veteran of World War II. Mr. Andrews owned and...

Doris D. Foley

Doris D. Foley

Nov 18, 2003

Doris D. Foley, 93, of Chaplin, widow of Donald Foley, died Tuesday November 18, 2003 in Windham. She was born June 28, 1910 in New Hampshire, the daughter of Joseph and Mabel Dionne. She was active in a number of community affairs and was a member of the Chaplin Congregational Church. Mrs. Foley was employed as a floor manager at...

James J. Gilligan

James J. Gilligan

Nov 10, 2003

James J. Gilligan, 77, of Mansfield, husband of Jean (Rogers) Gilligan, died Monday morning Nov. 10, 2003 at his home. He was born Nov. 17, 1926 in Norwalk, the son of James and Mary (Freeman) Gilligan. He was a graduate of Norwalk High School and attended UConn. Jim served in the U.S. Marine Corps during WW2 in the Pacific Theater...

Walter E. Schroder

Walter E. Schroder

Nov 9, 2003

Walter E. Schroder, 76, of Columbia, husband of Joan (Williams) Schroder, died peacefully with his family at his side at Hartford Hospital on Sunday November 9, 2003. He was born November 20, 1926 in Hartford, son of the late Walter and Laura (Brink) Schroder, was raised in Hartford and moved to Columbia Lake in 1955. He was a U.S. Navy...

Henry J. Wyszomierski Sr

Henry J. Wyszomierski Sr

Nov 6, 2003

Henry J. Wyszomierski Sr., 71, of Willimantic, passed away Thursday Nov. 6, 2003 at the age of 71. He was born July 5, 1932 in Willimantic and in June of 1951 married Mary Moffitt. He had been employed by Schilberg Iron and Metal for 25 years and then became self employed. He was a life member of the Pulaski American...

Janet R. Spellmon

Janet R. Spellmon

Nov 6, 2003

In lieu of flowers, her family suggests memorial donations to your local chapter of the American Cancer Society.

Carleton P. James

Carleton P. James

Nov 5, 2003

Carleton Paton "Carlie" James Jan. 27, 1924 to Nov. 5, 2003 Carleton P. James, 79, of Willimantic, died Wednesday, November 5, 2003 in Windham. He was born in Willimantic on Jan. 27, 1924, the son of the late Harold L. and Ruth Paton James. Those who knew Carlie saw how much courage he displayed over many years while his body...

Philip F. Hopkins

Philip F. Hopkins

Nov 3, 2003

Philip F. Hopkins, 55, of Pennywood La., Willimantic, husband of Nancy (Hrenuk) Hopkins, went home to be with his Lord and Savior on Monday Nov. 3, 2003. He was born Oct. 26, 1948 in Willimantic the son of Philip G. and Clara (Johnson) Hopkins of Preston. He was a graduate of NFA, ECSU and the New Orleans Baptist Theological Seminary....

Elsie R. Hanks

Elsie R. Hanks

Nov 2, 2003

Elsie R. Hanks, of Willington, widow of Gordon R. Hanks, passed away Nov. 2, 2003 at the Fox Hill Center in Rockville. She was born in Willington, the daughter of the late William and Philomena Pardus. Elsie had retired from the UConn Microbiology Dept. She was a member of the Willington Hill Fire Dept. Ladies Auxiliary from its' inception. She...

George M. Boone Jr

George M. Boone Jr

Nov 1, 2003

The Complete obituary and a photograph is available in the Hartford Courant at ctnow.com

John M. Dubeski

John M. Dubeski

Oct 31, 2003

John Marion Dubeski, 84, of West Hartford, beloved husband of the late Mary (Nash) Dubeski, died on Friday Oct., 31, 2003 at the Douglas Manor in Windham. John was born Oct. 27, 1919. He was a graduate of the University of Hartford and served in the U.S. Army in both the Korean and Second World Wars. He was employed by...

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