Paul H. Horiska
Aug 27, 2003
Paul H. Horiska, 87, of Lebanon, husband of Stella (Wasylishyn) Horiska, died Wednesday August 27, 2003 after a lengthy illness. He was born April 13, 1916 in Chicago, IL, the son of the late Wasyl and Katie (Krzemien) Horyczka. He came to Lebanon in 1918 and went to a one room grammar school where one teacher taught all eight grades...
John W. Desmarais Iii
Aug 24, 2003
John W. Desmarais III, 55, of Ash St. Willimantic, passed away Sunday Aug. 24, 2003 at the Windham Hospital. He was born July 26, 1948 in Willimantic the son of Virginia (Pasek) Desmarais of Willimantic and the late John Desmarais Jr. John Desmarais III was a man who loved life, loved his kids and loved being a father. He was...
Alfred Joseph Sisson
Aug 22, 2003
Alfred J. Sisson, 71, of Storrs, husband of Lee (Scully) Caouette Sisson, died Friday August 22, 2003 at Windham Hospital. He was born September 28, 1931 in Montville, the son of the late Hayward Leon and Josephine (Sacilowski) Sisson. He was a U.S. Air Force veteran and prior to his retirement had been employed for 31 years as a machinist...
Roosevelt Harry Maheu
Aug 20, 2003
Roosevelt "Harry the Stripper" Maheu Roosevelt Harry Maheu, 71, of Willimantic, passed away peacefully on Wednesday Aug. 20, 2003 at home surrounded by his loving family. Born July 15, 1932 in Willimantic, he was the son of the late Aldea (Sampson) and Octave Maheu of Willimantic. He served in the U.S. Army during the Korean War from 1951 to 1954....
Maurice Mike Dancosse
Aug 20, 2003
Maurice P. "Mike" Dancosse, 61, of Chaplin, died Wednesday August 20, 2003 at the Windham Hospital. He was born October 18, 1941 in Willimantic, the son of the late Gerard and Blanche (Vachon) Dancosse and had lived in Willimantic most of his life. Prior to his retirement he was employed for 27 years at the University of Connecticut and was...
Mary Hackenschmidt
Aug 19, 2003
Mary Hackenschmidt, 90, of Ashford, died on Tuesday Aug. 19, 2003 at home. She was the widow of Robert Hackenschmidt. Mary was born on January 22, 1913 in Perth Amboy, N.J. , the daughter of Lydia (Miklos) and John Mihancki. She was predeceased by a sister, Elizabeth Kendall and a brother, William Mihancki. Survivors include several nieces and nephews including...
Arthur C. Lussier Jr
Aug 16, 2003
Arthur C. Lussier Jr., 67, of Water St. Canterbury, died unexpectedly on Saturday Aug. 16, 2003 at Lawrence & Memorial Hospital in New London. He was born Oct. 8, 1935 in Plainfield the son of the late Dorina (Prince) Marsan and Theodore Arthur Lussier. He was a loving and devoted family man. He is survived by his wife of 45...
Violet E. Chesbro
Aug 15, 2003
Violet E. Chesbro, 84, of Franklin, widow of Harry P. Chesbro, died Friday August 15, 2003 in Norwichtown. She was born November 4, 1918 in Brooklyn, CT and had lived in Scotland and Franklin most of her life. Prior to her retirement in 1983 she was employed for 20 years as an occupational therapy aide at the former Norwich State...
Thelma Marie Brousseau
Aug 12, 2003
Thelma M. Brousseau, 79, of 621 Valley St., Willimantic, widow of Fredrick Brousseau, died Tuesday Aug. 12, 2003 at the Mansfield Center for Nursing. She was born Aug. 18, 1923 in Huron, South Dakota the daughter of Harold and Nancy (Thompson) Lehman. She had resided in Willimantic for 61 years and had been employed in Dining Services at UConn prior...
Edna Szalankiewicz
Aug 12, 2003
Edna Szalankiewicz,84, of North Windham, passed away on August 12, 2003 at Windham Hospital. She was predeceased by her husband of 48 years, Peter, her parents Henry and Leda Flegert and two brothers, Larry and Philip. She was a longtime resident of Lebanon, CT., until her marriage to Peter, at which time they moved to Dearborn, Michigan. She is survived...
Louise T. Dainton
Aug 10, 2003
Louise (Temple) Dainton, 80, of Willimantic, widow of Charles E. Dainton Sr., died Sunday Aug. 10, 2003 at the Mansfield Center for Nursing. She was born May 15, 1923 in Westborough, MA. the daughter of Frederick O. Temple, age 104, of Westborough,MA. and the late Gladys (Waldron) Temple. After graduating from Westborough High School in 1941 and Worcester Teachers College...
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...
