Col. David Gordon Jones
Oct 19, 2003
Col. David Gordon Jones, 86, of Windham Center Rd., Windham Center, husband of the late Beryl (Hubbard) Jones, died Sunday Oct. 19, 2003 at the Douglas Manor, Windham. He is survived by a son Dr. Peter D. Jones and his wife Ann of Windham Center, 3 grandchildren; Ashley Jones and her husband Joao Bokel, Rebecca Jones and Alexandra Jones and...
Lola M. Burns
Oct 19, 2003
Lola M. Burns, 81, of Willimantic died, Sunday October 19, 2003 in Willimantic. She was born May 9, 1922 in Fairhaven, MA, the daughter of Herbert and Grace (Ranson) Westgate and had lived in Willimantic since the late 1960?s. Prior to her retirement in 1984 she was employed at the former Mansfield State Training School for over 15 years and...
Claude Mcdaniels
Oct 18, 2003
Claude McDaniels, 93, of Wormwood Hill Rd., Mansfield, died Saturday Oct. 18, 2003 at the Windham Hospital. He was born on June 2, 1910 in Ashford and had been a lifelong dairy farmer on Wormwood Hill Rd. Claude enjoyed square dancing and poetry. He is survived by a niece May (McDaniels) Trickett of Mansfield and numerous other relatives. His family...
Marie Ann Twomey
Oct 16, 2003
Marie Ann (Anthony) Twomey, 87, formerly of Whittemore St., Willimantic, died Thursday Oct., 16, 2003 at the Haven Health Center, Willimantic. She was born Nov. 23, 1915 in Moosup the daughter of Paul and Philomenia (Ferris) Anthony. She was a 1933 graduate of NFA where she excelled in track and basketball. On April 19, 1941 she married Timothy J. Twomey...
Magdalena Jasinski
Oct 16, 2003
Magdalena Jasinski, 85, of Willimantic, widow of John Jasinski, died Thursday October 16, 2003 in Mansfield at the home of her daughter, Terry Adamcik. She was born January 31, 1918 in Germany and had lived in Connecticut for 45 years. She was an active member of the McSweeney Regional Senior Center in Willimantic for the past 20 years. In addition...
Ruth May Smith
Oct 16, 2003
Ruth M. Smith, 87, of Mansfield, widow of Joseph B. Smith, passed into eternity with her Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ, on Thursday October 16, 2003 in Windham. She was born October 17, 1915 in Brooklyn, NY, the daughter of William and May (Bryant) Doxey and had lived in Mansfield since 1957. She was a member of the Columbia Baptist...
Ellen Condon
Oct 12, 2003
Ellen (Dufresne) Condon, 89, of Brooklyn, widow of Garrett F. Condon Sr., died Sunday Oct. 12, 2003 at the Pierce Memorial Baptist Home in Brooklyn. She was born Nov. 22, 1913 in Jewett City the daughter of Adelard and Azilda (St.Onge) Dufresne. She was raised in Jewett City, was a Hartford resident and has resided in Brooklyn since 1985. She...
Arlene M. Good
Oct 12, 2003
Arlene M. Good, 78, of North Windham, died Sunday October 12, 2003 in Windham. She was born June 27, 1925 in Fairfield, Maine, the daughter of Perley and Rose (Haley) Flye and had lived in Coventry before moving to North Windham 7 years ago. Prior to her retirement she was employed for many years at Bond Press in Hartford. She...
Diane M. Sheehan
Oct 10, 2003
Diane M. Sheehan, 46, of South Windham, passed away peacefully at home on Friday , Oct. 10, 2003. She was born in Hartford on Feb. 3, 1957 the daughter of the late Lewis and Dawn Sheehan. She is survived by her brother, Michael Sheehan of Bristol, TN., her sisters; Patricia Hadam of S. Windham and Brenda Miano of Hartford and...
Lois Crane James
Oct 9, 2003
Lois C. Crane James, 95, of Willimantic, widow of Rexford Crane and Clinton James, died Thursday October 9, 2003 in Windham. She was born September 14, 1908 in Allston, MA, the daughter of Malcom and Kate (Wilson) Cole and had lived in Mansfield and Willimantic most of her life. She was employed as an administrative assistant at UConn for several...
Gene A. Gamache
Oct 8, 2003
Gene A. Gamache, 53, of Willimantic, passed away peacefully on Wednesday Oct., 8, 2003 surrounded by his loving family at Hartford Hospital. He was born in Willimantic the son of Serene (Desautels) Gamache and the late Welly Gamache. Gene had been employed by Electric Boat for 8 years as a painter. He left to start his own business, A. Gamache...
Eric L. Hiltz
Oct 6, 2003
Eric L. Hiltz, 81, formerly of Valley St., died Monday at the Haven Health Center in Windham. He was born Feb. 11, 1922 in Nova Scotia, son of the late Andrew and Edna (Meister) Hiltz. On Oct. 17, 1942 he married Evelyn Breault in Willimantic. She survives him. Mr. Hiltz served in the Army during World War II. Besides his...
Ralph L. Kelly
Oct 4, 2003
Ralph L. Kelly, 74, of Chaplin, husband of Donna (Lemaire) Kelly died Saturday October 4, 2003 at home after a courageous fight with cancer. He was born July 1, 1929 in Coventry, the son of the late Myron and Eva (VonDeck) Kelly. Mr. Kelly was employed by the former American Thread Company and prior to his retirement at RHAM High...
Roy A. Spinner
Oct 3, 2003
Roy A. Spinner, 85, of Willimantic, husband of Annabell (McManus) Spinner, died Friday October 3, 2003 at the Windham Hospital. He was born April 29, 1918 in Herkimer, NY, the son of Allen and Rose (Tennyson) Spinner and had lived in Willimantic for the past 40 years. Prior to his retirement he enjoyed being employed in the athletic department of...
Pauline V. Nagy
Oct 3, 2003
Pauline V. (Hoferka) Nagy, 85, of Columbia, widow of John Nagy, died Friday Oct. 3, 2003 at the Pierce Memorial Baptist Home in Brooklyn. She was born April 19, 1918 in Woodside, PA., the daughter of Emery and Antonia (Risha) Hoferka. Pauline enjoyed craftwork and baking and decorating cakes. She is survived by 2 daughters; Joyce Bombard of Farmington and...
Alfred Niisuke
Sep 30, 2003
Alfred Niisuke, 80, of Mansfield, husband of the late Astra (Grauberg) Niisuke, died Tuesday Sept. 30, 2003 at his home. He was born Feb. 10, 1923 in Narva, Estonia and grew up there. After residing in Germany for four years , he moved to Australia and then to Mansfield in the late 1950's. He owned and operated Al's Weatherstriping for...
Elizabeth A. Soltys
Sep 29, 2003
Elizabeth A. Soltys, 82, of Storrs, wife of Joseph J. Soltys, died Monday September 29, 2003 at Hartford Hospital after being involved in an automobile accident. She was born August 2, 1921 in Franklin, MA, the daughter of Michael and Mary (McCarthy) Kearney and had lived in Storrs since 1959. She was a graduate of Framingham State College in Massachusetts...
Barbara Gaudreau Taylor
Sep 27, 2003
Barbara Gaudreau Taylor "Beloved Mother, Grandmother and Sister" Barbara Gaudreau Taylor, 63, of Mansfield, formerly of Willimantic, passed away on September 27, 2003 at Mansfield Nursing and Rehabilitation Center, after battling for 34 years with Multiple Sclerosis. Prior to her illness, Barbara was a well known employee in the cash office of Willimantic Stop & Shop. In her days when...
Kevin Nicholas Perry
Sep 26, 2003
Kevin Nicholas Perry passed away Friday September 26, 2003 at his home in Hampton. A native of Scotland, he was born in Willimantic on August 26, 1965, a son of Russell and Diana Perry. A graduate of Parish Hill High School he attended Thames Valley Technical College. A mechanic by trade, Kevin enjoyed Mustangs and Mack trucks. In addition to...
Johanna Hoyt
Sep 23, 2003
Johanna Mae "Joan" (Johnson) Hoyt, 75, of Inverness, FL, formerly of Willington, died Tuesday Sept. 23, 2003 at home. She was born June 28, 1928 in Roxbury, MA., the daughter of P. John and Katie Belle (McIntyre) Johnson. As a young girl, Joan moved to Maine to reside with John and Florence MacMullen and grew up in Skowhegan. She attended...
