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Richard F. Wielock Sr

Richard F. Wielock Sr

May 11, 2004

Richard F. Wielock Sr., "Chief" of Beaumont Highway, Lebanon, died Tuesday May 11, 2004 at Windham Community Memorial Hospital. He was born November 29, 1934 in Hartford, the son of the late Estelle (Tarala) Wielock and Francis J. Wielock Sr. Richard attended the Wilton School of Cake Decorating in Chicago. Throughout the years he received many awards for his cake...

Natalie Monty

Natalie Monty

May 9, 2004

Natalie Marion (Wells) Monty 82, of Storrs, Ct died unexpectedly on Sunday May 9, 2004, surrounded by all of her family. She was born June 1, 1921 to Lena (Skinner) Wells and Arthur A. Wells of Epsom, N.H. She was predeceased by: her husband Lt. Col. Percy A (Buck) Monty, infant daughter Lois, and her brothers Donald and Neal Wells....

Alice Ahern

Alice Ahern

May 8, 2004

Alice (Kennedy) Ahern, of Bundy Lane, Storrs, died Saturday May 8, 2004 at St. Joseph Living Center in Windham. Born October 26, 1918 in the Bronx, NY, Alice was the daughter of the late Alice (Close) and William E. Kennedy. Prior to coming to Storrs in 1959 she was a researcher at the Association of National Advertisers in Manhattan. She...

Elizabeth Fox

Elizabeth Fox

May 8, 2004

Elizabeth (nee Long) FOX, . . . affectionately called "Lib", or Libby, died on May 8, 2004 at the Saint Joseph Living Center, Windham, Connecticut. Lib was born in Atlanta, Georgia in November, 28, 1912, the daughter of the late Alfred and Annie (Little) Long of Atlanta, Georgia; and the widow of Dr. Harry Fox, who practiced dentistry in Willimantic...

George Edmund Peters Sr

George Edmund Peters Sr

May 7, 2004

George Edmund Peters, Sr., of Columbia and Ft. Myers, FL. passed away Friday May 7, 2004 at the Mansfield Center for Nursing and Rehabilitation. He was the husband of Jean Elizabeth (Isham) Peters for nearly 58 years. George was born May 10, 1922 in Willimantic and was the nephew of the late George W. Bedford of Columbia. He was a...

Blanche Elizabeth Roos

Blanche Elizabeth Roos

May 6, 2004

Blanche Elizabeth Roos, 87, of South Windham, beloved wife, companion and friend of Henry Roos for 50 years, passed away the morning of May 6, 2004. Blanche is survived by her husband Henry, her sister Miriam Stoveken of Bayonne, N.J., and her son Pieter and his wife Luzella of Meriden. Blanche was born in Bayonne, N.J. on March 21st, 1917....

Kurt Haller

Kurt Haller

May 5, 2004

The family, friends and colleagues deeply mourn the passing of Kurt Haller of Storrs, retired professor of Physics at UConn. He passed away on Wednesday May 5, 2004, shortly before his 76th birthday. It was clear to those who knew him, that he was extraordinarily dedicated to his work in Physics. But beyond that, his intellectual integrity, his productive career...

Percy P. Sanborn

Percy P. Sanborn

May 4, 2004

Percy P. Sanborn, 80, of South Bear Hill Rd., Chaplin, husband of Marylou (Elkins) Sanborn, died Tuesday evening May 4, 2004 at home. He was born Sept. 18, 1923 in Augusta, ME. Percy was a U.S. Army veteran of World War 2 and an Air Force veteran of the Korean War. In addition to his wife he is survived by...

L. Marie Fandell

L. Marie Fandell

May 3, 2004

L. Marie (Rivard) Fandell, 72, of East Hartford, formerly of Willimantic, died Monday May 3, 2004 at home. She was born Aug. 14, 1931 in Willimantic and has resided in E. Hartford for the last 8 years. She had been employed by the Electro-Motive Manufacturing Co. She is survived by her son James Fandell Jr. and his wife Kathy of...

Michael Shore

Michael Shore

May 1, 2004

Dr. Michael Shore, 53, of Storrs, husband of Nina (Swain) Shore, died Saturday May 1, 2004 at Hartford Hospital. He was born August 15, 1950 in Philadelphia, the son of Mary (Krengle) Shore of Mt. Laurel, NJ and the late Arnold Shore and had lived in Storrs for 25 years. He was a graduate of Johns Hopkins University and the...

Andrew T. Kusmer

Andrew T. Kusmer

Apr 30, 2004

Dr. Andrew T. Kusmer, 88, of Willimantic, husband of Gladys (Rumps) Kusmer, died Friday April 30, 2004 in Windham. He was born November 15, 1915 in Willimantic, the son of Simon and Maryann (Kania) Kuscmierczak and had lived in Willimantic all his life. He was a graduate of Windham High School, Windham Regional Technical School, the University of Connecticut and...

Robert A. Hanna Jr

Robert A. Hanna Jr

Apr 25, 2004

Robert A. Hanna Jr., 81, of Silver Springs, Florida, formerly of Willimantic, died Sunday April 25, 2004 in Florida. He was born Nov. 3, 1922 in Willimantic the son of the late Robert Hanna Sr. and Jennie Hanna. He was a retired musician who was well known for playing the clarinet in various bands he organized over the years. Mr....

Anne Phillips

Anne Phillips

Apr 23, 2004

Anne (Talbot) Phillips, 57, of Russ Dr. Willimantic, wife of Alan Phillips, died Friday April 23, 2004 at the Windham Hospital. She was born Dec. 9, 1946 in Biddeford, Maine the daughter of Paul and Bridget (Mailhot) Talbot. Anne had been employed by SNET as a service representative for over 25 years prior to retiring in 1995. In addition to...

Doris Lund

Doris Lund

Apr 22, 2004

Doris Lund, 97, of Columbia, widow of Walter Lund, died Thursday April 22, 2004 in Windham. She was born October 23, 1906 in Willimantic, the daughter of William and Delia (Lowden) Allen and had lived in Columbia for many years. Prior to her retirement she was employed for many years as a teacher in the Manchester School System. She is...

Cecile Saucier

Cecile Saucier

Apr 22, 2004

Cecile Saucier, 82, of Columbia, wife of the late Bernard Saucier, died Thursday April 22, 2004 at the Windham Hospital. She was born July 13, 1921 in Coderre, Saskatchewan, daughter of the late Dontagny and Edith (Martin) Lemire and had lived in Florida for many years before moving to Columbia 2 years ago. Prior to her retirement she was employed...

Zenon S. Malinowski

Zenon S. Malinowski

Apr 20, 2004

Zenon Malinowski, 85, of Storrs, died Tuesday April 20, 2004 at the Windham Community Memorial Hospital. He was born in Turners Falls, Massachusetts June 13, 1918, the son of the late Stanley and Julia Malinowski. He grew up in Norwalk, CT where he received his early education. He earned his bachelor's degree at Yale University, his MA and PhD at...

Kathleen T. Santos

Kathleen T. Santos

Apr 18, 2004

Kathleen Theresa (Tardif) Santos of Willimantic passed away on Sunday April 18, 2004 at the St. Joseph Living Center after an extended illness. She was born on October 3, 1942, in New Bedford, Massachusetts, the daughter of George Tardif and Cecilia (Daignault) Tardif. She is survived by her three children, Daniel Santos and his wife Laura of Danielson, Susan Shea...

Frieda C. Welch

Frieda C. Welch

Apr 16, 2004

Frieda C. (Landeck) Welch, 80, of Spring Hill Rd., Storrs, widow of William "Bondy" Welch, died Friday April 16, 2004 at the Mansfield Center for Nursing and Rehabilitation.. She was born May 17, 1923 in Willimantic the daughter of Adolph and Lena (Hall) Landeck. She was a 1941 graduate of Windham High School. Frieda was employed as an instructor by...

Grace M. Nelson

Grace M. Nelson

Apr 16, 2004

Grace M. Nelson, 74, of Storrs, wife of the late Robert Nelson, died Friday April 16, 2004 in Willimantic. She was born August 25, 1929 in Detroit, MI, the daughter of the late Anthony and Hilda Peters. She grew up in Pennsylvania and had lived in Vernon for 25 years before moving to Storrs 5 years ago. Prior to her...

Ronald H. Tourigny

Ronald H. Tourigny

Apr 16, 2004

Ronald H. Tourigny, 74, of Willimantic, loving husband of the late Lorraine (Laramie) Tourigny who died March 10, 2002, died Friday April 16, 2004 in Windham. He was born January 29, 1930 in Willimantic, the son of the late Harvey and Cora (Elliot) Tourigny and was a lifelong resident of Willimantic. He attended Windham Vocational Technical School and worked at...

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