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...
Lena Snow
Feb 28, 2003
Lena (Bryant) Snow, 94, of Willimantic, widow of Royal Snow, died Friday evening Feb. 28, 2003 at the Haven Health Center, Willimantic. She was born Oct. 3, 1908 in Auburn, Maine the daughter of Archie and Lena Mae (Sargeant) Bryant and has resided in the Willimantic area since 1956. She was a member of St. Mark's Episcopal Chapel in Storrs....
Patricia Ann Gavitt
Feb 28, 2003
Patricia A. (McGuire) Gavitt, 67, of Oak Hill Dr., Willimantic, wife of Alexander R. ?Bud? Gavitt, died Friday Feb. 28, 2003 at home after a courageous battle with cancer. She was born Oct. 7, 1935 in Westerly, R.I. the daughter of James and Margaret (Smith) McGuire. She was a 1954 graduate of Stonington High School. Patricia was a devoted wife,...
Iola Mae Jakoboski
Feb 28, 2003
Iola Mae (Houghton) Jakoboski, 89, of Cook Hill Road, Lebanon, beloved wife of Walter, died peacefully at home on Friday February 28, 2003. She was born in Montana on December 3, 1913 to the late George and Jesse (Look) Houghton; she was predeceased by one brother, Orest Houghton. Iola was a long time resident of Lebanon and taught second grade...
Cecelia Brown
Feb 25, 2003
Cecelia Brown, 96, of Willimantic, widow of Percy Crosthwaite and Frederick Brown, died Tuesday February 25, 2003 in Windham. She was born November 11, 1906 in Coventry, daughter of Joseph and Mary (Baker) Barrett and had lived in Willimantic most of her life. She retired from the former W. T. Grant store in Willimantic and was the last of 16...
Edward Randolph Browne
Feb 25, 2003
Dr. Edward R. Browne of Columbia, died February 25, 2003 at Windham Hospital in Willimantic, following a 6 month battle with cancer. Born in Boston in 1921, he was the son of William Edward and Dorothy (Gallagher) Browne. He was predeceased by his sister, Sarah Browne Lehning. He was a graduate of the College of The Holy Cross and of...
William H. Fraser
Feb 24, 2003
William H. Fraser, 48, of Columbia, husband of Ellen-Jo (Kowalski) Fraser, died Monday morning Feb. 24, 2003 after a courageous battle with cancer. He was born Nov. 2, 1954 in Willimantic the son of George and Jacqulyn (Nelson) Fraser of Willimantic. Bill was a 1972 graduate of Windham High School and a 1976 graduate of UConn. He was employed by...
Diane Laura Coriaty
Feb 22, 2003
Diane L. (Pepin) Coriaty, 64, of Lewiston Ave. Willimantic, widow of Charles Coriaty, died Saturday Feb. 22, 2003 at the Hartford Hospital. She was born July 19, 1938 in the Moosup section of Plainfield the daughter of Harvey and Lillian (Freshette) Pepin Sr. She had retired from UConn after 35 years of service. Diane was an avid Bingo player, a...
