Andrew J. Syzdek
Jan 27, 2004
Andrew J. Syzdek, 52, of Mansfield, died Tuesday Jan. 27, 2004 at home. He was born July 4, 1951 in Willimantic the son of the late Stanley A. and Mary (Piontek) Syzdek. Andrew was a graduate of the Thames Valley Technical College and had been employed for several years by Jones and Laughlin Steel Co. and also owned and operated...
Harriet May Lucas
Jan 26, 2004
Harriet May Lucas, 79, of Willimantic, widow of Nicholas Lucas Sr., died Monday January 26, 2004 in Colchester. She was born January 29, 1924 in Willimantic, the daughter of Nelson and Ruth (Anthony) Noel and had lived in Chaplin most of her life. She was an Army Air Corps veteran of World War II, a member of James J. Shea...
Elizabeth Reynolds Rychling
Jan 25, 2004
Elizabeth (Reynolds) Rychling, 87, of Coventry, widow of Eugene Rychling, died Sunday January 25, 2004 in Willimantic. Elizabeth was the daughter of John and Mettie Mable (Edgerton) Reynolds. She was a life-long resident of the Town of Coventry. Elizabeth worked for the Town of Coventry most of her life. She was Secretary and Bookkeeper for the Coventry Board of Education...
John Albert Pryor Sr
Jan 24, 2004
John Albert Pryor Sr., 84, of Mansfield Center, passed peacefully to eternal rest on Saturday, January 24, 2004 at the Windham Hospital after a long illness. He was the loving husband to Margaret B. Pryor for 62 years. Born in Savannah, GA, he was the son of the late Rev. George W. Pryor and Mai Pryor. He resided in Hartford...
Frederick Ray Cranick
Jan 24, 2004
Frederick Raymond Cranick Sr., "Ray", 88, of Lebanon, died Saturday January 24, 2004 at Haven Health Center of Windham. He was born in East Hartford on June 12, 1915, the son of Charles Augusta Cranick and Rosamond (Darby) Cranick. He was married in 1936 to Phyllis Emmeline (Horton) Cranick who predeceased him. He leaves 4 children; a son, Fred Cranick...
Albert Amsden Coolidge
Jan 23, 2004
Albert Amsden Coolidge, 85, of 2224 Ashlar Masonic Care, Wallingford, CT and formerly of Hebron, CT and Barefoot Bay, FL, died of declining health since January 2001, on Friday January 23, 2004 at Masonic Geriatric Health Care Center in Wallingford. He was born December 17, 1918 in Petersham, MA, the son of the late Horace Ober Sr. and Ruth Amsden...
Stanley Miller Spector
Jan 21, 2004
Stanley Miller Spector WILLIMANTIC - Stanley Miller Spector, 80, of Willimantic, died Wednesday, January 21, 2004. He was born February 12, 1923 in Willimantic. He was a veteran of World War II and the Korean War, serving in the United States Navy. After the Navy, Stan returned to Willimantic where he owned and operated Stan's Auto Parts on West Main...
Gerald Dunnack
Jan 19, 2004
Gerald "Jerry" Dunnack, 80, of Columbia, died January 19, 2004. He Was born in the Ridges section of Mansfield, to Harry and Dorothy (Snow) Dunnack. Jerry was educated in Mansfield schools, and was a 1942 Graduate of Windham High School, where he played football and baseball. Jerry was a veteran of World War II, serving in the Army Air Corps....
Stephaine Belek
Jan 18, 2004
Stephanie Belek, 80, of Chaplin, widow of Earle E. Belek, died Sunday January 18, 2004 at Day Kimball Hospital in Putnam. She was born August 7, 1923 in Windham, the daughter of Joseph and Josephine (Zwierski) Lesniak and had lived in Chaplin most of her life. Prior to her retirement she was employed for many years as a school nurse...
Elizabeth C. Lanterman
Jan 16, 2004
Elizabeth C. Lanterman, 77, of Coventry, widow of Clifford Lanterman Sr., died Friday January 16, 2004 at Hartford Hospital. She was born October 30, 1926 in New Jersey, the daughter of William and Marie (Miller) Drew and had lived in Columbia for 38 years before moving to Coventry 3 years ago. She was employed as a school bus driver in...
Tatania Juzak
Jan 15, 2004
JUZAK, TATANIA, 83. Born in Willimantic, Connecticut, on August 1, 1920, Dr. Juzak died in New York Presbyterian Hospital in Manhattan, on Thursday, January 15, 2004, after a brief struggle with cancer and complications from chemotherapy. Dr. Juzak leaves behind her beloved sister, Mary, of Willimantic, Connecticut. Her beloved oldest sister, Anne, preceded her in death only six months ago....
Patricia Joan Luft
Jan 12, 2004
Patricia Joan (McShea) Luft, 67, of Mansfield, beloved wife of 48 years of Paul J. Luft, died Monday Jan. 12, 2004 after a courageous 4 year battle with cancer. She was born July 31, 1936 in Windham, the daughter of the late John F. and Mary-Jane (Meikle) McShea. She lived in Mansfield most of her life where she drove school...
Marjorie D. Marvel
Jan 11, 2004
Marjorie M. Marvel, 95, widow of Roy O. Marvel passed away on January 11th at Middlesex Memorial Hospital Hospice Unit in Middletown, CT. She was born in Willimantic, on May 27th, 1908, daughter of the late Willimantic Police Captain Frank McLean and Edna (Morse) McLean. She lived in Willimantic most of her life until 1969 when she and her husband...
George R. Taft
Jan 9, 2004
George R. Taft, 67, of Columbia, beloved husband of 41 years to Beverly L. (Syrene) Taft, died Friday January 9, 2004 at the Windham Hospital. He was born October 17, 1936 in Manchester, the son of Almira Taft Oliver of Bridgeton, Maine and the late George Taft. He was a veteran of the Marine Corps Reserve and a U. S....
Ralph C. Becker Sr
Jan 9, 2004
Ralph C. Becker Sr., 81, of Storrs, husband of Celia (Jurkovics) Becker, died Friday January 9, 2004 in Storrs. He was born August 15, 1922 in Phelps, NY, the son of Charles and Ethel (Goodman) Becker and had lived in Storrs the past 55 years. He was a U.S. Army O.S.S. veteran of World War II serving in England and...
Mildred May Kneeland
Jan 8, 2004
Mildred M. (Manley) Kneeland, 82, formerly of Lebanon, died Thursday Jan. 8, 2004 at the Haven Health Center in Willimantic. She was born April 11, 1921 in Danielson the daughter of the late James and Elizabeth (Stanton) Manley. She had been employed at the Mansfield Training School as and aide for 10 years prior to her retirement. She had been...
Catherine "Kay" Wragg
Jan 8, 2004
Catherine "Kay" M. Wragg, 60, of Stonegate Dr., North Windham, died Thursday Jan. 8, 2004 at St. Joseph Living Center in Windham.She was born in Hartford, Ct. on Feb. 26, 1943, daughter of the late John and Harriet (Butters) Broderick.Mrs. Wragg worked as a dispatcher for the Coventry Police Dept. for many years.She is survived by her husband Warren Wragg...
Gertrude D. Bitzkowski
Jan 7, 2004
Gertrude (Day) Bitzkowski, 85, of Mansfield Center, beloved wife, mother, grandmother and great grandmother, passed away January 7, 2004 at the Windham Hospital after a brief illness. Gertrude was employed at the A&P Supermarket in Willimantic and later retired as a cook at St. Thomas Aquinas Rectory in Storrs. Gertrude loved watching UConn Men and Women's Basketball and faithfully never...
Wayne T. Kneeland
Jan 7, 2004
Wayne T. Kneeland, 67, of North Windham, loving husband of Lois (Cone) Kneeland, died peacefully at home on Wednesday Jan. 7, 2004. He was born July 3, 1936 in Willimantic the son of the late Harold and Alice (Thompson) Kneeland. Wayne had been employed by Builder's Concrete for 40 years prior to his retirement 2 years ago. He is survived...
