Helen A. Erickson
Feb 16, 2003
Helen A. Erickson, 79, of Willimantic, died Sunday Feb. 16, 2003 at the Windham Hospital. She was born April 27, 1923 in Mansfield the daughter of Axel and Elsie (Whitehouse) Erickson. She was a graduate of Windham High School. Helen was employed by Willimantic Lumber & Coal and also was employed in the Windham school system as a secretary for...
Fredrick Sanford Eller
Feb 15, 2003
Fredrick S. Eller, 69, of Marlborough, husband of Carole (Lusky) Eller, died Saturday February 15, 2003 in Clearwater Florida. He was born January 8, 1934 in Syracuse, NY, the son of the late Julius and Helen (Morse) Eller and had lived in Marlborough for the past 30 years. He was a U. S. Army Medical Corps veteran who served in...
Phillip Mazanik
Feb 14, 2003
Phillip Mazanik, 79, of Parker Bridge Road, Andover, died Friday Feb. 14, 2003 at his home. He was born Oct. 9, 1923 the son of the late Anthony and Frances Mazanik. He attended local schools and worked on the family owned dairy farm. Phil was a member of the Holy Trinity Orthodox Church in Willimantic and enjoyed his many friends...
Russell Rogers
Feb 14, 2003
Russell Rogers, 79, most recently of Douglas Manor, died Friday in the loving care of the staff whom he loved in return. He was predeceased by his parents, Russell Sr. and Jessie Curran Rogers as well as 3 siblings, David, Thelma and Mildred. He is survived by a cousin, Elizabeth J. Millerd Rich and other sub-generational members of her family....
Margaret O. Tessman
Feb 12, 2003
Margaret O. Tessman, 87, of Windham Center, died Wednesday February 12, 2003 at Hartford Hospital. She was born January 24, 1916 in Westfield, CT daughter of the late Michael and Anna (Malzan) Tessman and had lived for many years in New Britain and Southington before moving to Windham 15 years ago. She had been a member of St. John Lutheran...
Roy E. Garrison
Feb 10, 2003
Roy E. Garrison, 79, of Madison, husband of the late Mary (Stonerod) Garrison, died Monday Feb. 10, 2003 at the Middlesex Hospital, Middletown. He was born May 26, 1923 in Willimantic the son of David and Lucille (Hammond) Garrison. Roy was a W.W.2 Navy veteran and had retired from Cunningham Plumbing Supply in Old Saybrook where he had been employed...
Regina Newton
Feb 10, 2003
Regina Newton, 80, of Cameo Dr., Willimantic, widow of Leon Newton, died Monday Feb. 10, 2003 at home. She was born May 27, 1922 in Queens, N.Y., the daughter of George and Helen (Bass) Smith. Regina had been employed by the Mansfield Training School for many years and also enjoyed her work in childrens day care. As a person who...
P. Jules Girardet
Feb 9, 2003
P. Jules Girardet, 94, of Ashford, husband of the late Colleen (Whelan) Girardet, died Sunday February 9, 2003 at Johnson Memorial Hospital in Stafford Springs. He was born December 15, 1908 in Chicago, the son of Philip and Elizabeth (Bermingham) Girardet. He began taking flying lessons in 1929 and received his pilot's license in June of 1929. He barnstormed in...
Mary J. Williams
Feb 8, 2003
Mary (Serruta) Williams, 93, of Willimantic, widow of Sam Williams who died in 1988, died Saturday February 8, 2003 at Mansfield Center for Nursing and Rehabilitation. She was born October 19, 1909 in New London. She is survived by 2 daughters, Helen Bacon and her husband George of Willimantic, Theresa Williams and Lynn McCollum of Mansfield Center, 2 grandchildren, Michelle...
Norman Perry Kiss
Feb 8, 2003
Norman Perry Kiss, 67, of Windham,formerly of Coventry, died Saturday February 8, 2003 at the W. W. Backus Hospital in Norwich. Norman was born October 31, 1935 in Gurleyville, attended Windham High School and was a 1966 graduate of the University of Hartford, receiving a Bachelor of Science degree. He was a U.S. Army veteran of the Korean War serving...
Clara E.L. Mackenzie
Feb 8, 2003
Clara E. L. MacKenzie, 89, of Mansfield, died Saturday February 8, 2003 in Windham. She was born August 22, 1913 in the country of Scotland, the daughter of Robert and Alice (Grieve) MacKenzie. She was a 1936 graduate of New Jersey College of Women in New Brunswick, NJ and was employed for several years as a secretary at a local...
Clara Porter Hall
Feb 7, 2003
Clara E. (Porter) Hall, 88, of Hebron, widow of J. Alton Hall, passed away Friday February 7, 2003 in Colchester. She was born May 25, 1914 in Hebron, the daughter of Elihue and Flora (Williams) Porter. She was a homemaker and also a licensed practical nurse employed at the Windham Hospital for 25 years. She is survived by 4 daughters,...
David Gonzalez
Feb 4, 2003
David Gonzalez, 55, of Bigelow Rd., Hampton, died Tuesday Feb. 4, 2003 at the Yale-New Haven Hospital. He was born Dec. 31, 1947 in Naguabo, Puerto Rico the son of Juan Gonzalez of Puerto Rico and the late Candita Figueroa. He had been employed for nearly 10 years by Columbia Manufacturing and was a member of the Seventh Day Adventist...
Malcolm David Burdick
Feb 4, 2003
Malcolm D. Burdick, 86, longtime resident of Hampton, husband of Grace (Rogers) Burdick, died Tuesday February 4, 2003 at the Windham Hospital. He was born April 27, 1916 in Ellington, the son of the late Asa and Cora (Russ) Burdick and had lived in Hampton since 1923. He was a U.S. Army Signal Corps veteran of World War II serving...
Dennis James O'Donnell
Feb 3, 2003
Dennis J. O'Donnell, 62, of Hampton, husband of Phyllis (Davenport) O'Donnell, died Monday February 3, 2003 in Danielson. He was born February 8, 1940 in Leominster, MA, the son of Harold and Dorothy O'Donnell. Mr. O'Donnell was a 20 year veteran of the U.S. Marine Corps and retired from the Willimantic Police Force after 22 years of service. In addition...
Helen Nichols
Jan 31, 2003
Helen M. (Nolan) Nichols died January 31, 2003 in Fayetteville, GA of heart failure at the age of 87 years. Helen was born April 13, 1915 in Willimantic. She worked many years at Mansfield State Training School as an aide for the mentally challenged whom she referred to as her "precious children". She received an award for "Aide of the...
Andrejs Bachmuts
Jan 27, 2003
Andrejs Bachmuts, 94, of 621 Valley St. Willimantic, died Monday Jan. 27, 2003 at the Haven Health Center in Willimantic. He was born March 14, 1908 in Latvia. Mr. Bachmuts owned and operated the European Bakery originally located on Jackson St. and then moved to Church St. in Willimantic, for many years. He was a member of the Latvian Lutheran...
Edward H. Sautter
Jan 27, 2003
Edward H. Sautter, 74, of Storrs, devoted husband of E. Jean (Slinger) Sautter, went to be with the Lord on Monday January 27, 2003. He was born December 13, 1928 in Scotia, Nebraska. He was a graduate of the University of Nebraska, earning bachelor's and master's degrees in agronomy and soil science. He served honorably in the U. S. Army...
Catherine E. Burns
Jan 24, 2003
Catherine E. Burns, 68, of 441 Ash St. Willimantic, died Friday morning Jan. 24, 2003 at the Windham Hospital. She was born Sept. 25, 1934 in Boston, MA. the daughter of Walter and Rose Phillips. She was a devoted mother and grandmother. She is survived by 3 daughters and sons in law; Lynn and Paul Zanlungo of Ashford, Cheryl and...
