Dorothy Ruth Paradis
Sep 23, 2003
Dorothy R. (Haberman) Paradis, 74, of Ashford, died Tuesday Sept. 23, 2003 at the Windham Hospital. She was born on April 22, 1929, in Brooklyn, NY, daughter of the late Walter and Hilma (Galsdhodt) Haberman Powell. On May 5th, 1968 she married William Paradis in Storrs. He survives her. Funeral Services will be private. There are no calling hours. In...
Luz Brilly Machavelo
Sep 22, 2003
Luz Brilly Machavelo, died Monday September 22, 2003 at Windham Hospital. She was born in Juana Diaz, Puerto Rico and had lived in Willimantic for 30 years. She was known to many people as a loving, caring, fun loving person. She is survived by her children, Carmen, Carlos, Pedro and Tony of Willimantic, Lillian of New Jersey and Sonia of...
Harrie L. Field
Sep 18, 2003
Harrie L. Field, 95, of Columbia, died Thursday, September 18, 2003 in Willimantic. She was born April 22, 1908 in Willimantic the daughter of Harry N. Field and Bessie (Ladd) Field Trythall and had lived in Columbia for most of her life. She was a member of the Columbia Congregational Church and the Columbia Grange. Prior to her retirement, she...
Norma Jean Plante Simrell
Sep 18, 2003
Norma Jean (Plante) Simrell, 42, of Mansfield, died Thursday September 18, 2003 at her home. She was born September 9, 1961 in Willimantic the daughter of Norman Plante and his wife Gloria of Brooklyn and Doris (Ellison) Durand and her husband Roger of Willimantic. She grew up in Willimantic and was an artist who loved to paint and draw. Norma...
Doris I. Duckett
Sep 18, 2003
Doris I. Duckett, 80, of Willimantic, died Thursday September 18, 2003 at the Windham Hospital. She was born September 18, 1923 in Fall River, MA, the daughter of the late Charles and Margaret Mary (Kelly) Duckett. Prior to her retirement she was employed for many years at the University of Connecticut. She is survived by a nephew, Milton Wrobleski and...
Warren W. Rogers
Sep 17, 2003
Warren W. Rogers, 64, of Windham, husband of Elaine (Wolf) Rogers, died Wednesday September 17, 2003 at home. He was born February 6, 1939 in Middletown, the son of the late Arthur and June (Clark) Rogers and had lived in Windham for over 40 years. Prior to his retirement he was employed for 30 years by SNET. In addition to...
Olena Sumsky
Sep 16, 2003
Olena Sumsky, 91, of McDermott Ave. Willimantic, widow of Stefan Sumsky, died Tuesday Sept. 16, 2003 at the Windham Hospital. She was born Oct. 3, 1911 in Czechoslovakia, the daughter of Gregory and Anna Cap. She came to the United States in 1958 from Belgium and was employed as the housekeeper at St. Joseph Church Rectory in Willimantic for 25...
Louise B. Simmons
Sep 16, 2003
NATIVE AMERICAN ALGONQUIN-ABENAKI Louise (Boisvert) Simmons "Spirit Hawk", 88, of Willimantic, widow of Leo "Larry" Simmons, died Tuesday Sept. 16, 2003 at St. Joseph Living Center, Windham. She was born Aug. 25,1915 in Taftville, the daughter of Donat and Angeline (Bibeau) Boisvert. She had been employed by the American Thread Co. and Electro-Motive Manufacturing Co. Louise was a communicant of...
Harold E. Hemingway
Sep 14, 2003
Harold E. Hemingway, 81, of North Windham, husband of Cecile (Patnaude) Doubleday Hemingway, died Sunday September 14, 2003 at home. He was born March 16, 1922 in East Alburg, VT, the son of Edward and Ella (Hilliker) Hemingway and had lived in Connecticut since 1955. Prior to his retirement he was employed for over 30 years at the University of...
Mariette C. Selavka
Sep 14, 2003
Mariette C. Selavka, 80, of Pleasure Hill Road, Franklin, died Sunday Sept. 14, 2003 at her home. She was born May 17, 1923 in Willimantic the daughter of Julius D. and Alemda (Perkins) Conant. She was a graduate of the Willimantic State Teacher's College and received her Master's Degree from the University of Connecticut. Mrs. Selavka taught at Natchaug School...
Sydney Jeanne Waldron
Sep 12, 2003
Sydney J. Waldron, 54, of Willimantic, wife of Michael Waldron, died Friday September 12, 2003 at Hartford Hospital. She was born June 25, 1949 in Yankton, SD, the daughter of Robert Talbott of Milwaukee and the late Laurie (Milliken) Talbott, grew up in Indiana and had lived in Willimantic for the past 10 years. She traveled all over the world...
Howard E. Root
Sep 11, 2003
Howard E. Root, 93, of Brooklyn, formerly of Canton, husband of Maida (Hopkins) Root, died Thursday September 11, 2003 in Brooklyn. He was born January 6, 1910 in West Hartford and graduated from the William H. Hall High School in West Hartford in 1928. He married his wife of over 70 years, Maida Hopkins on January 11, 1933 and lived...
Lillian I. Rondeau
Sep 10, 2003
Lillian I. Rondeau, 83, of Mansfield, widow of Joseph A. Rondeau, died Wednesday September 10, 2003 at the Windham Hospital. She was born March 6, 1920 in Killingly, the daughter of Clarence and Bertha (Nye) Williams and had lived in Mansfield for more than 50 years. She was a devoted wife, mother and grandmother and was very active in Scouting...
Barbara R. Gray
Sep 10, 2003
Barbara R. Gray, 72, of Windham, wife of Roger Gray, died Wednesday September 10, 2003 in East Hartford. She was born October 27, 1930 in Barton, VT, the daughter of John and Gertrude (Greene) Baird and had lived in Connecticut since 1962. She was a devoted mother, grandmother and great grandmother to her family. In addition to her husband she...
Violet Lois Moran
Sep 9, 2003
Beloved Mother, Grandmother and Great Grandmother Violet L. Moran, 98, of Mansfield, died Tuesday September 9, 2003 in Mansfield. She was born September 6, 1905 in Coventry, the daughter of John and Carrie (Hughes) Whitman and had lived in Willimantic most of her life. She is survived by 2 sons and daughters-in-law, Richard and Josie Bergeron of Florence, SC, Antonio...
Katherine P. Kovarovics
Sep 9, 2003
Katherine P. Kovarovics, 92, of West Hartford, widow of Joseph Kovarovics, died Tuesday September 9, 2003 in Windham. She was born February 24, 1911 in St. John, N.B., Canada, the daughter of Charles and Margaret (Witherspoon) Parlee and had lived in Ashford most of her life. She was a devout Catholic and a devoted mother and grandmother. She is survived...
Sotera Case
Sep 7, 2003
Sotera "Terry" Case, 88, of Willimantic, widow of Richard F. Case, died Sunday Sept. 7, 2003 at St. Joseph Living Center, Windham. She was born June 8, 1915 in Herkermer, N.Y. the daughter of George and Mary Thomas. She and her late husband operated Wolmer & Case Jewelry Store and Smith & Keon Jewelry Store both in Willimantic. Terry was...
Willard Clark Stearns
Sep 1, 2003
Willard Clark "Bill" Stearns, 75, of Mansfield, husband of Billie (Taylor) Sandstrom Stearns, died Monday September 1, 2003 at the Windham Hospital after a long battle with cancer. He was born June 12, 1928 in Willimantic, the son of the late Willard J. and Frances (Crane) Stearns and had lived in Mansfield all his life. He was a 1946 graduate...
Walter E. Zaklukiewicz
Aug 28, 2003
Walter E. Zaklukiewicz, 90, of Winter Park, Florida, formerly of Willimantic, died Thursday Aug. 28, 2003 at home. He was born Dec. 14, 1912 in Willimantic the son of Joseph and Caroline (Serwanski) Zaklukiewicz. He had been employed by Roslin Manufacturing in Willimantic for many years. Walter was a longtime member of the Willimantic Elks Lodge #1311 and a former...
