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Irving S. Langworthy
Apr 28, 2003
Irving S. Langworthy, 87, of South Windham, devoted husband of the late Edna (Deuel) Langworthy, died Monday April 28, 2003 at the Windham Hospital. He was born April 14, 1916 in Pawcatuck . He was retired from the University of Connecticut after many years of employment there. He previously owned and operated a chicken farm in South Windham. Many years...
Edward N. Ferrigno
Apr 28, 2003
Edward N. Ferrigno, 77, of Willimantic, husband of Jean (Tolisano) Ferrigno, died Monday April 28, 2003 at the Windham Hospital. He was born May 19, 1925 in Hartford the son of Joseph and Ursula (Ragonese) Ferrigno. A 1943 graduate of Weaver High School in Hartford, he also graduated from UConn in 1950. He was a U.S Army veteran of W.W....
Richard R. Novotny
Apr 28, 2003
Richard R. Novotny, 55, of Cards Mills Rd., Columbia, husband of Linda (Weaver) Novotny, died on Monday April 28, 2003 at home after a lengthy and courageous battle with cancer. He was born July 9, 1947 in Putnam the son of Richard and Marie (Nethal) Novotny. As a general contractor,he owned and operated Rich Novotny Inc. in Columbia. His projects...
Evangeline Jurovaty
Apr 26, 2003
Evangeline "Von" Jurovaty, 78, of Columbia, widow of Warren P. Jurovaty, passed away on Saturday April 26, 2003. She was born June 24, 1924 in Willimantic the daughter of John and Catherine (Stoj) Czelusniak. Prior to her retirement, Von was employed by SEMCO in N. Windham. She was a communicant of the Catholic church and was an active member of...
Robert E. Carbone
Apr 25, 2003
Robert Emmett Carbone, age 58, of North St. Willimantic, died Friday morning April 25, 2003 of cancer, at St. Joseph Living Center in Windham. Son of the late Hannibal and Ellen Carbone, he was born in Bridgeport on July 22, 1944 and was raised in Fairfield where he was graduated from Andrew Warde High School. He subsequently attended the University...
Aurele Al Michaud
Apr 24, 2003
Aurele "Al" Michaud, 64, of Columbia Landing, Columbia, husband of Norma (Albert) Michaud, died Thursday April 24, 2003 at the Gaylord Hospital in Wallingford. He was born Jan. 19, 1939 in St. Leonard, N.B., Canada the son of the late John and Winifred (Desjardins) Michaud. He and his wife owned and operated Michaud Flooring since the business opened in Coventry...
Helen B. Labranche
Apr 24, 2003
Helen (Dubrieul) LaBranche, 89, of Bristol, formerly of Willimantic, wife of Albert G. LaBranche, died Thursday April 24, 2003 at the Connecticut Hospice in Branford. She was born Jan. 27, 1914 in Willimantic the daughter of Octave and Agnes Dubrieul. She and her husband owned and operated a "Mom and Pop" store, LaBranche's Market, at the corner of Main and...
Thomas Charles Edward Johnson
Apr 23, 2003
Thomas Charles Edward Johnson, 70, son of Eugene Stanley Johnson and Catherine (Connell) Johnson, a longtime Mansfield teacher who had been a star athlete during his Willimantic high school and college days, died Wednesday April 23, 2003 at his home in Willimantic. Mr. Johnson was a popular social studies teacher at the Northwest School in Storrs and the Mansfield Middle...
Randall A. Jeans
Apr 17, 2003
Randall A. Jeans, 70, of Willimantic, passed away Thursday April 17, 2003 at the Mansfield Center for Nursing and Rehabilitation after a long battle with cancer. Randy was born in Stamford on May 12, 1932, the son of the late Randall A. Jeans Sr. and Catherine (Leitch) Jeans. He was a graduate of UConn and retired from the State of...
D. Joshua Calderwood
Apr 15, 2003
D. Joshua Calderwood, 28, of Scotland, died Tuesday April 15, 2003 in Windham. He was born October 3, 1974 in Willimantic, the son of Daniel P. and Patricia (Banks) Calderwood of Scotland. He graduated from the automotive program of Ellis Regional Technical School. He was employed as a carpenter and was a member of Carpenter's Union Local #24. In addition...
Lillian V. Hoxie
Apr 14, 2003
Lillian V. Hoxie, 84, of Niantic, formerly of Windham Center, widow of George Hoxie III, died Monday April 14, 2003 at her home. She was born June 2, 1918 in Bayonne, NJ and had lived in Niantic and Windham Center most of her life. She was a life member of the Order of the Eastern Star and a past president...
Rosalie Marie Laroe
Apr 14, 2003
ROSALIE MARIE (KWIATKOWSKI) LaROE Born September 4, 1922 in Hartford, Connecticut, she was the daughter of the late Walter and Mary Barbara (Tarnowski) Kwiatkowski. She leaves her husband of 61 years, Edward G. LaRoe, Sr., of Ashford. The couple was married July 26, 1941 in Hartford. A 45 year-long resident of Ashford, Rosalie enjoyed spending time with her loving family....
Alice Maxine Sanborn
Apr 14, 2003
Alice M. Sanborn, 75, of Columbia, wife of Charles Sanborn, died Monday April 14, 2003 at the Windham Hospital. She was born March 21, 1928 in Highland Park, Michigan and had lived Columbia over 50 years. She and her husband owned and operated the Willimantic Camera Centre on Main Street for many years. In addition to her husband she is...
Thomas M. Burnham
Apr 14, 2003
Thomas M. Burnham, 81, of Windham, formerly of Westbrook, died Monday April 14, 2003 in Windham. He was born September 6, 1921 in Amsterdam, NY and had lived in Westbrook most of his life. He was a U.S. Navy veteran of World War II and owned a turkey farm in Bristol for a number of years. He is survived by...
Katherine Sawyer
Apr 13, 2003
Katherine (Kogut) Sawyer, 93, of South Windham, widow of Stanley Sawyer Sr., died Sunday April 13, 2003 at home. She was born February 20, 1910 in Willimantic and had lived in South Windham over 60 years. She and her late husband owned and operated their family farm for most of their lives. She loved gardening, flowers and animals. She is...
Marcelino Bobe Sr
Apr 12, 2003
Marcelino Bobe Sr., 53, of Willimantic, entered into his eternal rest on Saturday, April 12, 2003 at Hartford Hospital. He was born October 20, 1949 in Juana Diaz Puerto Rico. He was the son of the late Lorenzo Bobe Sr. of Ponce, P.R. He leaves a mother, Rosa Lopez of Windham, 2 sons Marcelino Bobe Jr. and Jose Enrique Bobe,...
Phoebe F. Boucar
Apr 12, 2003
Phoebe F. Boucar, 89, of Mansfield, widow of Joseph C. Boucar, died Saturday April 12, 2003 at the Windham Hospital. She was born Dec. 2, 1913 in Columbia the daughter of Horace and Emma (Reome) Geer. Upon graduation from high school she became employed by the Southern New England Telephone Co. She later worked for 20 years at UConn until...
Philip Wendell Whipple
Apr 9, 2003
Philip Wendell Whipple, recently of Granby, CT and formerly of Stonington, CT, died April 9, 2003 at Meadow Brook Nursing home after a long illness. He was born June 4, 1918 to the late Philip Thomas Whipple and May Helen Potter Whipple in Ledyard, CT. He served his country in the U.S. Army during WWII stationed in Germany. Mr. Whipple...
Louise T. Thompson
Apr 9, 2003
Louise T. Thompson, 99, formerly of Columbia and Willimantic, died Wednesday April 9, 2003 in Colchester. She was born Dec. 1, 1903 in Willimantic the daughter of Lester and Lottie (Eaton) Thompson. She was a graduate of the Natchaug School and Windham High School and had resided in Columbia for 50 years. During World War II she was an aircraft...
Leo P. Therriault Jr
Apr 9, 2003
Leo P. Therriault Jr., 61, of North Windham, husband of Sandra (Arsenault) Therriault, died Wednesday April 9, 2003 at the Windham Hospital. He was born November 7, 1941 in Willimantic the son of Leo and Lois (Bushey) Therriault Sr. of Willimantic and had lived in the Windham area all his life. Prior to his retirement he was employed for 35...
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