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Alice B. Niles
Aug 10, 2003
Alice B. Niles, 79, of Laurel La., Windham, wife of Hazen Niles, died Sunday morning Aug. 10, 2003 at the Windham Hospital. She was born April 1, 1924 in Dallas, TX. the daughter of Oakey and Bertha (Schultz) Durland. She graduated with honors from the University of Texas at El Paso and served as an elementary school teacher there, where...
Gerard J. Milhomme
Aug 10, 2003
Gerard Milhomme, 85, of Miller Rd., Chaplin, died Sunday Aug. 10, 2003 at the Douglas Manor in Windham. He was predeceased by his beloved wife Gladys (Hawes) Milhomme and daughter Peggy Milhomme as well as 2 brothers George and Joseph Milhomme and a sister Rose Milano. He is survived by 2 sons Gerard Milhomme and Thomas Milhomme and his wife...
Helen Audette
Aug 8, 2003
Helen (Doiron) Audette, 87, of Willimantic, died Friday Aug. 8, 2003 in Willimantic. She was the widow of Leon "Tiny" Audette, a former Willimantic Police Officer. She was born Sept. 25, 1915 in Willimantic the daughter of the late Raphael and Victoria (Morrissette) Doiron and was a lifelong resident. She had been employed by the American Thread Co. and then...
Loretta A. Laprade
Aug 8, 2003
Loretta A. LaPrade, 68, of N. Windham, died Friday, August 8, 2003 at St. Francis Hospital in Hartford. She was born April 6, 1935 in Hartford, CT, daughter of the late Walter and Blanche (Caisse) Williams. She is survived by one son, Michael LaPrade of N. Windham, two daughters: Michele Zwick of Torrington and Tammy Siravo of Simsbury, two brothers:...
James E. Cartier
Aug 7, 2003
James E. Cartier, 65, of Windham, husband of the late Annie Cartier, died Thursday Aug. 7, 2003 at home. He was born Feb. 25, 1938 in Willimantic the son of the late Leo E. and Ethel (Kelly) Cartier. Jim was a longtime mail carrier for the Storrs Post Office. He was a very active member of the Moose Lodge #1440...
Delton Dunnack
Aug 6, 2003
Delton "Buzz" V. Dunnack Jr., 51, of Bricktop Rd., Windham, husband of Denise (Bartlett) Dunnack, died Wednesday Aug. 6, 2003 at the Windham Hospital. He was born May 15, 1952 in Willimantic the son of Delton and Emma (Belanger) Dunnack of Andover. Buzz had enjoyed working as a landscaper for various area contractors. He was a very knowledgeable Civil War...
Melvin Chester Evans
Aug 5, 2003
Melvin Chester Evans, 77, of Memorial Drive, Willimantic, husband of Juliette (Marquette) Evans, died Tuesday Aug. 5, 2003 at the Windham Hospital. He was born March 29, 1926 in Sterling, the son of William H. and Clara Belle (Littlefield) Evans. Mel was well known in the Willimantic area as a painter for over 30 years. He was a World War...
Earl C. Eldredge
Jul 31, 2003
Earl Clinton Eldredge, 89, a life long Willington resident, husband of the late Drusilla Francis (Arnold) Eldredge, died Thursday July 31, 2003 at the Mansfield Center for Nursing. He was the son of the late Clinton and Daisy (Buck) Eldredge of Willington. Earl had been employed as a Quality Craft Worker-Carpenter for the Mansfield State Training School for over 28...
Christine P. Spurlock
Jul 28, 2003
Christine P. Spurlock, 73, of Philip Lauter Ave. Willimantic, widow of James C. Spurlock, died Monday July 28, 2003 at home. She was born Dec. 25, 1929 in Gretna, VA., the daughter of the late Charlie L. and Myrtle (Miller) Petty. She was a graduate of Virginia State College and received her Masters Degree from Columbia University. In 1956 she...
Melissa Ann Caya
Jul 28, 2003
Melissa Ann (Grant) Caya, 41, of Pudding Hill Rd., Hampton, wife of Craig M. Caya, died unexpectedly Monday July 28, 2003 at the Windham Hospital. She was born Dec. 8, 1961 in Willimantic the daughter of William D. and Elaine (Hopkins) Grant of Windham. She had been employed by J.C. Penny at the East Brook Mall for 17 years prior...
Edward A. Boisvert Sr
Jul 28, 2003
Edward A. Boisvert Sr., 78, of Windham, passed away Monday July 28, 2003 in Windham. He was born in Montpelier, VT on October 15, 1924, son of Donat and Angeline Boisvert. He was predeceased by his wife Jean M. (Lewis) Boisvert. He owned and operated his own excavation business until his retirement and also was retired from Kendall Manufacturing Co....
Henry J. Jahnes
Jul 27, 2003
Henry J. Jahnes, 84, of Willimantic, husband of the late Carolyn (Pike) Jahnes, died Sunday July 27, 2003 at the Windham Hospital. He was born August 22, 1918 in Mystic, raised his family in St. Albans, WV, retired to Martha?s Vineyard and recently returned to Willimantic to be near his brothers. He was a U.S. Coast Guard veteran of World...
Marianne R. Mann
Jul 22, 2003
Marianne R. Mann, 74, of Mansfield Center, died Tuesday July 22, 2003 at Douglas Manor in Windham after a brief illness. She was born in Willimantic On July 19, 1929, the daughter of George and Sophie (Ulrich) Becker of the Mount Hope section of Mansfield. She was predeceased by her husband Fred Mann in 1989. Marianne worked in the mailroom...
Daniel L. Switzer
Jul 17, 2003
Daniel L. Switzer, 22, of Columbia, died Thursday July 17, 2003 at Windham Hospital. He was born November 27, 1980, Thanksgiving Day, in Boynton Beach, Florida, the son of Lawrence and Vera (Post) Switzer of Columbia. He was employed as a stair builder, a job he loved, and also enjoyed art, fishing and dirt bike riding. Daniel was a man...
Vivian Miller
Jul 14, 2003
Vivian K. (Innis) Miller, 78, of Warrenville Rd., Mansfield, wife of Ronald L. Miller, died Monday July 14, 2003 at the Mansfield Center for Nursing and Rehabilitation. She was born Nov. 2, 1924 in Kennebunkport, Maine the daughter of Ruben and Delma (McKinney) Innis. Vivian enjoyed knitting and home life and was a devoted wife, mother and grandmother who will...
Madelyn Eremita
Jul 13, 2003
Madelyn (Avery) Eremita, 84, of W. Hartford, formerly of Mansfield, widow of Michael L. Eremita, died Sunday July 13, 2003 at the Hartford Hospital. She was born Feb. 11, 1919 in Windham the daughter of Harry and Minnie (Kilburn) Avery. Madelyn had retired as the Town Clerk of the Town of Mansfield after serving in that capacity for many years....
Jean Roderick
Jul 13, 2003
Jean Roderick, 88, formerly of Valley St. Willimantic, widow of Manuel Roderick, died Sunday July 13, 2003 at St. Joseph Living Center, Windham. She was born Dec. 28, 1914 in New Jersey and has been a Windham/Willimantic resident for 50 years. Jean had been a volunteer at the Willimantic Food Co-op and was a communicant of St. Joseph Church, Willimantic....
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