Gladys Soracchi
Jun 16, 2003
Gladys (Rice) Soracchi of Columbia, died Monday June 16, 2003 at St. Joseph Living Center in Windham after an extended illness. She was born in Columbia on Nov. 20, 1910 the daughter of Howard A. Rice and Lillian (Pinckney) Rice. She was a lifelong resident of Columbia where she was a member of the Columbia Congregational Church, the Columbia Historical...
Walter Washko
Jun 14, 2003
Walter W. Washko, 82, of Mansfield, formerly of Ashford, died Saturday June 14, 2003 at the Windham Hospital. He was born July 29, 1920 in South Brunswick, N.J. Having received his degrees from Rutgers and the University of Wisconsin, he had a career at UConn from 1964 to 1986 as a professor and extension agronomist. He was a World War...
Robert F. Demers
Jun 13, 2003
Robert F. Demers, 63, of South Windham, died Friday June 13, 2003 at his home after a long illness. He was born September 22, 1939 in Windham, the son of the late Viola and Francis Demers of Columbia. He was a long time member of the Eagleville Volunteer Fire Department and was employed for many years by the University of...
D. Stedman Hanks
Jun 11, 2003
D. Stedman Hanks, 90, of 257 Hanks Hill Rd., Storrs, husband of the late Virginia (Sexton) Hanks, died Wednesday June 11, 2003 at 7:45 p.m. after a long illness. He was born March 18, 1913 on Hanks Hill, Mansfield, the son of the late Dwight H. Hanks and Ethel Lila Raynes, and had resided in Storrs for most of his...
Russell W. Fish
Jun 10, 2003
Russell Woodrow Fish, 86, of Storrs, born May 1, 1917 died Tuesday June 10, 2003 at Mansfield Center for Nursing and Rehabilitation. He was the son of George L. Fish and Frances Fish Ames. Russell had been a poultry farmer and later a skilled carpenter and wood craftsman. He graduated from Windham High School. He is survived by his wife...
Adolph Roman Halbach Sr
Jun 10, 2003
Adolph Roman Halbach Sr. died peacefully at home on Tuesday morning June 10, 2003. He was born October 7, 1921 in New York City, the son of Adolph and Katie (Bauman) Halbach. His family moved to Hampton in 1928 and there he remained for the rest of his life. Adolph was a World War II veteran who was employed at...
Alice B. Fowler
Jun 10, 2003
Alice B. Fowler, 91, of Willimantic, widow of Leslie W. Fowler, died Tuesday June 10, 2003 in Windham. She was born March 28, 1912 in Berlin, CT, daughter of the late William and Lizzetta (Slater) Brehant. She attended Willimantic schools and graduated from Windham High School with the class of 1930. She was married to Leslie W. Fowler on June...
Myrna Bennett Loomis
Jun 7, 2003
Myrna L. (Bennett) Loomis, 94, formerly of Franklin and Mansfield, widow of Frederick L. Loomis, died Saturday June 7, 2003 at the Norwichtown Rehabilitation Center. She was born Feb. 7, 1909 in Munson, MA. the daughter of Irwin and Carrie (Hancock) Bennett. She had been employed for over 20 years in Dining Services at UConn and was a member of...
Jenny Grace Mercado
Jun 7, 2003
Jenny G. Mercado, 54, of Willimantic, wife of Enrique Mercado, died Saturday June 7, 2003 in Vernon after a courageous battle with cancer. She was born December 17, 1948 in San Juan Puerto Rico, the daughter of Andres Torres of San Juan and Genoveva Morales of New York. She was employed as a social worker in the Windham school system....
Rosetta A. Potter
Jun 7, 2003
Rosetta A. Potter, 96, of Windham Center, widow of Everett Potter, died Saturday June 7, 2003 in Willimantic. She was born March 10, 1907 in Manchester, the daughter of Caleb and Rosetta (Balfour) Albro and had lived in Windham Center most of her life. She was a member of St. Paul Episcopal Church in Windham Center and an honorary member...
Lena Gasper
Jun 5, 2003
Lena Gasper, 92, formerly of Andover, died Thursday June 5, 2003 at St. Joseph Living Center, Windham. She was born Aug. 19, 1910 in New York, N.Y. the daughter of John and Rose (Kollar) Gasper. She was a communicant of St. Columba Church in Columbia where she was a member of the Ladies Guild. Lena had been employed as a...
Jeanne F. Washko
Jun 5, 2003
Jeanne (Fregeau) Washko, of Mansfield, formerly of Ashford, June 5, 1929 - June 5, 2003. We mourn the passing of our beloved wife, mother, grandmother and friend, Jeanne, who passed away at St. Francis Hospital in Hartford on June 5, 2003. She was born in Waterbury, the daughter of Louis P. Fregeau and Maybelle (Benoit) Fregeau. She is survived by...
C. Eddie Brown
Jun 5, 2003
C. Eddie Brown, 74, of East Hartford, formerly of Willimantic, husband of the late Phyllis (Johnstone) Brown, died Thursday June 5, 2003 in Manchester. He was born February 17, 1929 in Coventry, son of the late Frank and Grace (VonDeck) Brown and had lived in Willimantic most of his life. He was a U.S. Navy veteran and prior to his...
Viola Abbott Stearns
Jun 4, 2003
Viola "Bunny" (Jublin) Abbott Stearns, wife of Robert O. Stearns, passed away on June 4, 2003 at the Masonic Healthcare Center in Wallingford. She was the daughter of the late Anna and Louis Jublin of Darien and wife of the late Louis French Abbott of Darien. She was born in Port Chester, N.Y. on July 4, 1911. She is survived...
Philip Cyril Archambault
Jun 3, 2003
Philip Cyril Archambault, 59, of South Windham, loving husband and father, died June 3, 2003 at home. He was born on March 31, 1944 son of the late Alexis and Juliette (Lamoureux) Archambault. Philip was a third generation barber having begun working with his father at Archambault's Barber Shop on Church St. in Willimantic. More recently, he had worked at...
Peter C. Chick Jr
Jun 3, 2003
Peter C. Chick Jr., 46, of Columbia, died Tuesday June 3, 2003 at home. He was born May 6, 1957 in Hartford, the son of Peter Chick Sr. and Barbara (Ingvertsen) Chick of Columbia. He grew up in Columbia and was a graduate of Windham High School. In addition to his parents, he is survived by a daughter, Melissa Chick...
Juliet T. Willet
Jun 3, 2003
Juliet Tryon Willet of Windham, widow of Donald W. Willet, died Tuesday June 3rd, 2003. She was born December 1st, 1914 in Willimantic, the daughter of Edward J. and Caroline (Loomis) Tryon. Juliet graduated from Windham High School and Bryant College School of Executive Secretarial Training in 1936. In the 30?s and 40?s she worked with her father at Tryon...
Bertha G. Mayer
Jun 1, 2003
Bertha Grace Syphers (Smallwood) Mayer, 73, passed away on Sunday June 1, 2003 after an extended illness. She was a lifetime Connecticut resident, daughter of Ralph and Bertha Syphers, formerly of Glastonbury, and sister of Lorraine Keeney, formerly of Salem. She is survived by 2 sons and 2 daughters, William "Bud" Smallwood of Scotland, Robert Smallwood, Kathleen Smallwood Robbins and...
Marjorie Edith Wallen
Jun 1, 2003
Marjorie Edith Wallen, 86, of North Kingston, RI, died Sunday June 1, 2003 in Colchester, CT. She was born April 22, 1917 in Mansfield, CT, the daughter of the late Clarence and Julia (Beckwith) Wallen and had lived in Rhode Island most of her life. She was a graduate of Windham CT High School and owned and operated the Triangle...
