James J. Gilligan
Nov 10, 2003
James J. Gilligan, 77, of Mansfield, husband of Jean (Rogers) Gilligan, died Monday morning Nov. 10, 2003 at his home. He was born Nov. 17, 1926 in Norwalk, the son of James and Mary (Freeman) Gilligan. He was a graduate of Norwalk High School and attended UConn. Jim served in the U.S. Marine Corps during WW2 in the Pacific Theater...
Walter E. Schroder
Nov 9, 2003
Walter E. Schroder, 76, of Columbia, husband of Joan (Williams) Schroder, died peacefully with his family at his side at Hartford Hospital on Sunday November 9, 2003. He was born November 20, 1926 in Hartford, son of the late Walter and Laura (Brink) Schroder, was raised in Hartford and moved to Columbia Lake in 1955. He was a U.S. Navy...
Henry J. Wyszomierski Sr
Nov 6, 2003
Henry J. Wyszomierski Sr., 71, of Willimantic, passed away Thursday Nov. 6, 2003 at the age of 71. He was born July 5, 1932 in Willimantic and in June of 1951 married Mary Moffitt. He had been employed by Schilberg Iron and Metal for 25 years and then became self employed. He was a life member of the Pulaski American...
Janet R. Spellmon
Nov 6, 2003
In lieu of flowers, her family suggests memorial donations to your local chapter of the American Cancer Society.
Carleton P. James
Nov 5, 2003
Carleton Paton "Carlie" James Jan. 27, 1924 to Nov. 5, 2003 Carleton P. James, 79, of Willimantic, died Wednesday, November 5, 2003 in Windham. He was born in Willimantic on Jan. 27, 1924, the son of the late Harold L. and Ruth Paton James. Those who knew Carlie saw how much courage he displayed over many years while his body...
Philip F. Hopkins
Nov 3, 2003
Philip F. Hopkins, 55, of Pennywood La., Willimantic, husband of Nancy (Hrenuk) Hopkins, went home to be with his Lord and Savior on Monday Nov. 3, 2003. He was born Oct. 26, 1948 in Willimantic the son of Philip G. and Clara (Johnson) Hopkins of Preston. He was a graduate of NFA, ECSU and the New Orleans Baptist Theological Seminary....
Elsie R. Hanks
Nov 2, 2003
Elsie R. Hanks, of Willington, widow of Gordon R. Hanks, passed away Nov. 2, 2003 at the Fox Hill Center in Rockville. She was born in Willington, the daughter of the late William and Philomena Pardus. Elsie had retired from the UConn Microbiology Dept. She was a member of the Willington Hill Fire Dept. Ladies Auxiliary from its' inception. She...
George M. Boone Jr
Nov 1, 2003
The Complete obituary and a photograph is available in the Hartford Courant at ctnow.com
John M. Dubeski
Oct 31, 2003
John Marion Dubeski, 84, of West Hartford, beloved husband of the late Mary (Nash) Dubeski, died on Friday Oct., 31, 2003 at the Douglas Manor in Windham. John was born Oct. 27, 1919. He was a graduate of the University of Hartford and served in the U.S. Army in both the Korean and Second World Wars. He was employed by...
Harold Doug Fraser
Oct 27, 2003
Harold "Doug" Fraser, 77, of Windham, husband of Mary (Seader) Fraser, died Monday October 27, 2003 at Yale-New Haven Hospital. He was born June 7, 1926 in Boston, the son of the late Harold and Beatrice (Whitney) Fraser and had lived in Windham most of his life. He was a U. S. Marine veteran of World War II serving with...
Barbara Elaine Whitney
Oct 25, 2003
Barbara E. Whitney, 59, of Willimantic, died Saturday October 25, 2003 at her home. She was born June 1, 1944 in Willimantic, the daughter of the late Charles and Lillian (Edwards) Whitney and had lived in Lebanon most of her life. She was a member of Jehovah's Witnesses, a devoted reader of the Bible and had a wonderful sense of...
Lucille M. Sentener
Oct 25, 2003
Lucille M. (Boisvert) Sentener, 83, formerly of Rockville, widow of John Sentener, died Sat. Oct. 25, 2003 at the Mansfield Center for Nursing and Rehabilitation. She was born Dec. 10, 1919 in Willimantic the daughter of Donat and Angeline (Bibeau) Boisvert. She had been employed by Pratt & Whitney and Royal Typewriter in Hartford. She is survived by a bother...
Albert Gervais
Oct 24, 2003
Albert Gervais, 92, of Windham Center, died Friday October 24, 2003 at his home. He was born January 1, 1911 in Biddeford, Maine, the son of Albert and Cordelia (Turgeon) Gervais and had lived in Windham all his life. He was a U.S. Army Air Corps veteran of World War II. He is survived by his wife, Therese (Laramie) Kegler...
Hilda L. Schellig
Oct 23, 2003
Hilda L. Schellig, 87, of Jordan Rd., South Windham, CT., died Thursday Oct. 23, 2003 at the John Dempsey Hospital, Farmington, CT. She is survived by her husband of 65 years, John ?Biff? Schellig. She was born March 14, 1916 in Staatsburg, N.Y. and resided in Hyde Park, N.Y. until 1980 when she and her husband moved to Inverness, FL....
Camille Blu Labonte
Oct 20, 2003
Camille "Blu" Labonte, 81, of Storrs, died Monday October 20, 2003 in East Hartford. He was born August 21, 1922 in Putnam, the son of Henry and Albina (Cloutier) Labonte. Mr. Labonte was a U.S. Army veteran of World War II, serving in the Pacific Theatre and a member of the V.F.W. and American Legion Posts in Willimantic. He retired...
Robert Allen Lauritzen
Oct 20, 2003
Robert Allen Lauritzen, 71, of Storrs, husband of Dorothy (Pottenger) Lauritzen, died Monday October 20, 2003 at the Veteran's Hospital in West Haven. He was born March 29, 1932 in Manchester. Mr. Lauritzen spent 21 years in the U.S. Army and was a veteran of Korea and Vietnam. In addition to his wife he is survived by 2 daughters, Jane...
Stacy Otto Wilson
Oct 20, 2003
Stacy O. Wilson, 66, of Windham, husband of Annette (Hill) Wilson, died Monday October 20, 2003 at the Windham Hospital. He was born January 29, 1937 in Fairmont, WV, the son of the late Arliss and Mabel (Chase) Wilson and had lived in Connecticut most of his life. He was a U.S. Army veteran and a member of the American...
Col. David Gordon Jones
Oct 19, 2003
Col. David Gordon Jones, 86, of Windham Center Rd., Windham Center, husband of the late Beryl (Hubbard) Jones, died Sunday Oct. 19, 2003 at the Douglas Manor, Windham. He is survived by a son Dr. Peter D. Jones and his wife Ann of Windham Center, 3 grandchildren; Ashley Jones and her husband Joao Bokel, Rebecca Jones and Alexandra Jones and...
Lola M. Burns
Oct 19, 2003
Lola M. Burns, 81, of Willimantic died, Sunday October 19, 2003 in Willimantic. She was born May 9, 1922 in Fairhaven, MA, the daughter of Herbert and Grace (Ranson) Westgate and had lived in Willimantic since the late 1960?s. Prior to her retirement in 1984 she was employed at the former Mansfield State Training School for over 15 years and...
Claude Mcdaniels
Oct 18, 2003
Claude McDaniels, 93, of Wormwood Hill Rd., Mansfield, died Saturday Oct. 18, 2003 at the Windham Hospital. He was born on June 2, 1910 in Ashford and had been a lifelong dairy farmer on Wormwood Hill Rd. Claude enjoyed square dancing and poetry. He is survived by a niece May (McDaniels) Trickett of Mansfield and numerous other relatives. His family...
