Charles E. Eldridge
May 30, 2003
Charles E. Eldridge, 66, of Station Rd., Scotland, husband of Barbara (Woodward) Eldridge, died Friday May 30, 2003 at home. He was born May 30, 1937 in Willimantic the son of Harold and Ruth (L'Hommedieu) Eldridge. He had been employed by Builders Concrete for many years prior to his retirement. Mr. Eldridge was a member of the NRA and had...
George W. Kilton
May 29, 2003
George W. Kilton, 62,of Brooklyn, beloved husband of Muriel E. (Melanson) Kilton, passed away Thursday May 29, 2003 at home after a long battle with cancer. He was born in Milbridge, Maine September 5, 1940 and was an avid sportsman who enjoyed hunting, fishing, field archery and golf. He was employed by Rogers Corp. for the past 38 years. In...
Joseph A. Bottaro Jr
May 29, 2003
Joseph A. Bottaro Jr., 58, of North Windham, died at Windham Hospital on Thursday May 29, 2003 after losing his battle with cancer. He was a Windham resident for over 30 years and was born February 4, 1945 in Hartford to Joseph A. Bottaro Sr. and Gloria (DeGostin) Bottaro of South Windsor. He is survived by his parents as well...
Paul J. Jurovaty Sr
May 26, 2003
Paul J. Jurovaty Sr., 89, a lifelong resident of Andover, went to his eternal home on Monday May 26, 2003 at St. Joseph Living Center, Windham. He was born May 8, 1914 the son of Anthony and Mary Jurovaty. He enjoyed gardening, fishing and hunting. Some of his greatest memories were of the many dances he attended in his younger...
Donald W. Willet
May 26, 2003
Willet, Donald W. Donald W. Willet, 80, of Windham, died Monday May 26, 2003. He was born October 23, 1922 in Willimantic, the son of Floyd and Jennie (Cortis) Willet. Donald graduated from Windham High School in 1941 and was in the Army Air Corps during WW II. In 1957 he took over his father's plumbing business and ran "Donald...
Edith E. Diesel
May 24, 2003
Edith Elizabeth (Wollenberg) Diesel, of Storrs, died May 24, 2003 at Windham Hospital. Born April 17, 1921 in Hartford to Christopher and Ada (Fripp) Wollenberg, Edith grew up in Farmington, graduating from Farmington High School in 1939. She earned her bachelor's degree in Home Economics from the University of Connecticut in 1943. She was the Editor in Chief of the...
Arthur Bender
May 23, 2003
Arthur Bender, 84, a lifelong resident of Lebanon, went to his eternal home on Friday May 23, 2003 at St. Joseph Living Center, Windham. He was born July 6, 1918 the son of Johann and Justina (Schachinger) Bender. He was a life member and past president of the Redeemer Lutheran Church. One of his greatest pleasures was grooming the lawn...
Doris M. Legere
May 23, 2003
Doris M. (Bernard) Legere, 70, of 441 Ash St. Willimantic, beloved wife of Robert Legere, passed away peacefully on Friday May 23, 2003 at home surrounded by her family, after a long battle with cancer. She was born March 10, 1933 in Winsted, the daughter of Arthur and Alice Bernard. She was a communicant of St. Mary's Church in Willimantic....
Mary T. Prescott
May 21, 2003
Mary T. Prescott, widow of Carl F. Prescott Sr., passed away peacefully at home on Wednesday May 21, 2003 with her family by her side, at the age of 91. She was the daughter of the late John and Tekla (Zabek) Zaklukiewicz. Mrs. Prescott has resided in Mansfield since 1924. She is survived by 2 sons and daughters in law;...
Raymond Molnar Sr
May 20, 2003
Raymond Molnar Sr., 74, passed away at home on May 20, 2003. He was the youngest of seven children born to Louis and Mary (Kalman) Molnar. Born in Ashford, he lived his entire life on the family farm. He owned Molnar Construction and Ranlom Dairy. He served as First Selectman and was on the Board of Education during the 1950?s...
Rita J. Joubert
May 17, 2003
Rita J. Joubert, 85, of Scotland, formerly of Enfield, died Saturday May 17, 2003 in Willimantic. She was born December 25, 1917 in Huntington, Massachusetts. She was employed at the Third National Bank in Springfield, MA, was a teacher?s aide at Brainard School in Enfield and a member of St. Adalbert Church in Enfield. She was a loving mother to...
Steffie Sypher
May 17, 2003
Steffie Sypher, 87, Ash St. Willimantic, widow of Harold L. Sypher, died Saturday May 17, 2003 at the Windham Hospital. She was born Nov. 4, 1915 in New Bedford, MA. the daughter of Basil and Catherine Dyjak. She had resided in Willimantic for most of her life where she was a communicant of St. Joseph Church. Mrs. Sypher had retired...
Brian C. Griffin
May 16, 2003
Brian C. Griffin, 41, of Lisbon, died May 16 at home. Born January 5,1962, he was a well respected ship fitter at Electric Boat, and former State arm-wrestling champion who cherished his children and loved wood-carving,fishing and the outdoors. He is survived by his children, Sarah and Tyler,of Voluntown; his special friend, Robin Vuto, of Lisbon; his sister,Susan Ebenstein, three...
Jeannette A. Cone
May 14, 2003
Jeannette A. (Garceau) Cone, 67, of Wake Forest, NC, formerly of Willimantic, daughter of the late Donat and Yvonne Garceau, died unexpectedly Wednesday, May 14, 2003 in Durham, NC. She was born at home in Willimantic and attended St. Mary-St. Joseph School and Windham High School. She raised her family in Chaplin before moving to North Carolina. In addition to...
Walter J. Ouin
May 12, 2003
Walter J. Drouin, 76, of Willimantic, died Monday May 12, 2003 at the Haven Health Center in Willimantic. He was born Dec. 31, 1926 in Willimantic the son of Arthur and Arthemese (Baron) Drouin. He served in the 43rd Division of the U.S. Army National Guard and also served with the Army in Japan for 18 months during World War...
Roy W. Dingler
May 10, 2003
Roy W. Dingler, 80, of Willimantic, husband of Gladys (Stygar) Dingler, died Saturday morning May 10, 2003 at the Windham Hospital. He was born Nov. 6, 1922 in White River Junction, VT. the son of Willard and Beatrice (MacDonald) Dingler . He was a World War 2 Army veteran and a member of the James J. Shea Post #19 American...
Thomas James Kelley
May 9, 2003
Thomas J. Kelley, 74 , of Echo Dr., Willimantic, went to be with his heavenly Father on Friday May 9, 2003. He passed away peacefully at home after a courageous battle with cancer. Tom was born May 5, 1929 in Willimantic, the son of Atty. Arthur T. Kelley and Lillian (Cheney) Kelley. He was a 1948 graduate of Windham High...
Russell H. Montminy Jr
May 8, 2003
Russell H. Montminy Jr., 22, of First St., Lebanon, formerly of Enfield, died Thursday May 8, 2003 as a result of an auto accident. He was born Nov. 16, 1980 in Hartford. Russell was the beloved son of Russell H. Montminy Sr. of Lebanon and Janet A. Montminy of Enfield. He is also survived by his son Anthony Russell Montminy...
