Miriam Stearns
Jun 22, 2003
Miriam (Hawkins) Stearns, 84, beloved wife of Stedman G. Stearns for 64 years, died Sunday June 22, 2003 at Hartford Hospital following a prolonged illness. Born on Nov. 20, 1918, she lived in Mansfield, Bloomfield and Green Valley,AZ. In addition to her husband, she is survived by her daughter Vera A. Stearns of Storrs and formerly of NYC, her son...
Julia Wojick
Jun 19, 2003
Julia Wojick, 87, of Willimantic, widow of Louis Wojick, died Thursday June 19, 2003 in Willimantic. She was born July 3, 1915 in Willimantic, the daughter of the late Andrew and Anna (Wasylchak) Czupick. She was employed for many years at the former American Thread Company. She is survived by 2 sons, Richard Wojick of San Diego, CA, Allen Wojick...
Stanley J. Dobush
Jun 18, 2003
Stanley J. Dobush, 83, of Columbia, formerly of Rockville, passed away Wednesday June 18, 2003 in Mansfield. He was born in Willimantic the son of the late Mary and Dmytro Dobush. He was predeceased by his wife Casimire "Carrie" (Orlowski) Dobush and a niece Anne Dobush. Stanley served in the U.S. Marine Corps, the U.S. Army and retired from the...
Dorothy J. Berger
Jun 17, 2003
Dorothy J. Berger, 74, of Willimantic, formerly of Meriden, wife of James F. Berger, died Tuesday, June 17, 2003 in Windham. She was born November 7, 1928 in Meriden, daughter of the late Albert and Malvina (Morin) Athorne and had lived in Meriden over 50 years before moving to the Windham area 20 years ago. Prior to her retirement she...
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...
