Virginia Ginny Grenier
Apr 8, 2003
Virginia M. "Ginny" (Scott) Grenier, 79, of Hampton, died Tuesday April 8, 2003 at the Windham Hospital surrounded by her loving family. She was born March 2, 1924 in Hampton the daughter of John and Mary (Whitaker) Scott and was a lifelong resident. For many years she worked at the Parish Hill High School and at the Super Stop &...
Jared S. Hinckley
Apr 5, 2003
Jared Strong Hinckley, 89, of Lebanon, died Saturday April 5, 2003 following several years of declining health. His beloved wife Dorothy (Smith) Hinckley predeceased him in April 2000. Known to family friends and colleagues as "Jed", Hinckley was employed as an Internal Revenue Service collection agent for more than 30 years. Upon retirement he continued his interest in financial matters...
Ronald Lewis Davis Sr
Apr 5, 2003
Ronald Lewis Davis, Sr., age 65, died Saturday, April 5, 2003 surrounded by his family at Douglas Manor in Windham, CT after a long illness. He was born January 20, 1938 son of the late Richard K. & Katherine (Troxell) Davis. He spent his childhood in Columbia, CT and graduated 1956 from Windham High School. He was united in marriage...
Sidney Ruven Smith
Apr 4, 2003
S. Ruven Smith, 82, of Storrs, husband of the late Trudy (Enzer) Smith, died Thursday April 3, 2003 at home. He was born August 25, 1920 in Hamilton, Ontario and had lived in Storrs for the past 42 years. He was a member of the faculty of the University of Connecticut and a research chemist at the Naval Weapons Center...
Florence E. Hernberg
Apr 4, 2003
Florence E. (Williams) Hernberg, 85, of Chaplin, widow of William Hernberg, died Friday April 4, 2003 at St. Joseph Living Center, Windham. She was born July 4, 1917 in Salem, MA. the daughter of William and Viola Mae (Goddard) Williams. She was a former Coventry resident for many years and also resided in Florida and Lebanon prior to moving to...
David Peter Poirier
Apr 4, 2003
David Peter Poirier, 40, of Franklin, formerly of Willington, died on Friday April 4, 2003 at home surrounded by his loving family. He was born Feb. 24, 1963 in Hartford the son of Emile and Sylvia (Tedford) Poirier of Willington. David worked and volunteered at the Hole in the Wall Gang Camp in Ashford and had been active in the...
Kenneth John Topich
Mar 23, 2003
Kenneth John Topich, 59, of Mansfield, lost a courageous battle with cancer on Sunday March 23, 2003 at the Mansfield Center for Nursing and Rehabilitation surrounded by family. He was born September 27, 1943 in Stafford Springs, the son of the late James and Barbara Topich. Kenny retired in 1997 with over 36 years of service from UConn Farm Services...
Juanita Marguerite Dorwart
Mar 21, 2003
Juanita Marguerite Dorwart died Friday March 21, 2003 at the Douglas Manor nursing home in Windham following a long illness. She was 89 years old. Mrs. Dorwart was born to John and Albina Perrault Beauvais in Holyoke, Massachusetts in 1914. Following graduation with honors from Holyoke High School, her plans to attend Mt. Holyoke College were thwarted by the Great...
Ruth M. Hevrin
Mar 21, 2003
Ruth M. Hevrin, 93, formerly of Jackson St. Willimantic, died Friday March 21, 2003 at St. Joseph Living Center, Windham. She was born May 9, 1909 in Willimantic the daughter of Anthony and Mary (Sullivan) Hevrin . As a lifelong resident of Willimantic she was a communicant of St. Joseph Church. She is survived by 2 nieces; Nancy (Lovis) Wallack...
Karleen Lessenger
Mar 21, 2003
Karleen (Lockwood) Lessenger of Columbia, died Friday March 21, 2003 at the Windham Hospital after a heroic fight against cancer. She was born Nov. 14, 1921 to Karl and Francesca (Traut) Lockwood. She lived in W. Hartford and attended Beech Park School and Hall High School. She completed her schooling at Penn Hall (Finishing School) in Chambersburg, PA., graduating in...
Joan Adams
Mar 20, 2003
Joan Adams, 70, of Willimantic, widow of Arnold Adams, died Thursday March 20, 2003 at her home. She was born Feb. 23, 1933 in Maine and had been a Willimantic resident for most of her life. She is survived by 2 sons Scott and Mark both of Willimantic and was predeceased by a son Bradley in 1993. There are no...
Rose Marie Markowycz
Mar 20, 2003
Rose Marie Markowycz, 54, of Hampton, wife of Mykola Markowycz, died Thursday March 20, 2003 at home. She was born January 6, 1949 in Willimantic, the daughter of the late Henry and Mary (Bicknell) Beaudry and had lived in the Windham area all her life. She is survived by two sons and daughters-in-law, Mykola Markowycz Jr. and his wife Judy...
Paul W. Mcgarity
Mar 18, 2003
Paul W. McGarity, 84, of Storrs, died Tuesday, March 18, 2003 at Rockville General Hospital. He was born September 22, 1918 in Indy, OK, the son of Bud and Mattie (Poor) McGarity and had lived in the Mansfield area for the past 40 years. He was a U.S. Navy veteran of World War II and prior to his retirement was...
Gary R. White
Mar 14, 2003
Gary R. White, 50, of Storrs, passed away peacefully in his home on Friday (March 14, 2003). Born in Ridgefield, NJ, on July 14, 1952, he was the son of Robert A. and the late Evelyn White. After graduation from St.Joseph's High School in West New York, he relocated to attend the University of Connecticut. He built a home in...
George S. Steets
Mar 13, 2003
George S. Steets, 72, of North Windham, Ct. , formerly of W. Warwick, R.I., died Thursday March 13, 2003 at the Windham Hospital. He was born June 22, 1930 in Cleveland, Ohio, the son of Steven and Julia (Rizak) Steets. He owned and operated Devault Insurance Agency in Warwick for many years and then was employed by Burns & Cotter...
Neil Gregory Sikand
Mar 12, 2003
Neil G. Sikand, 43, of Storrs, died unexpectedly on Wednesday March 12, 2003 at the Windham Hospital. He was born Sept. 13, 1959 in Willimantic the son of Dr. Sage Sikand and Frances (Williams) Sikand. Neil was a Phi Beta Kappa graduate of UConn and became a 2nd Lieutenant in the U.S. Air Force while attending Tufts Medical School. He...
Helen B. Waite
Mar 9, 2003
Helen (Burnham) Waite, daughter of the late Jesse and Bertha (Bennett) Burnham, passed away at home surrounded by her loving children on Sunday, March 9, 2003. Born November 11, 1926, Helen was a life-long resident of Hampton. Along with her late husband Bert and other concerned residents of Hampton, Helen initiated the first ambulance service in Hampton which was originally...
J. Vincent Johnson
Mar 7, 2003
J. Vincent Johnson, 85, of Willimantic,Ct., formerly of Hyde Park, MA., husband of Georgette H. Johnson, died Friday March 7, 2003 in Willimantic. He was born July 17, 1917 in Willimantic the son of Ernest and Inga (Ingebretsen) Johnson. He was a WW2 Army veteran and a member of St. Mark's Episcopal Chapel in Storrs, CT. He was predeceased by...
Stanley B. Graham
Mar 3, 2003
Stanley B. Graham, 87, of Storrs, formerly of Willimantic, died Monday March 3, 2003 in Storrs. He was the husband of the late Hulda "Mary" (Ojala) Graham who died in 1966. Mr. Graham was born November 10, 1915 in Haverhill, MA, the son of the late Charles and Rose (Burdette) Graham. He was employed for several years at Electric Boat...
