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Robert J Burnore
Oct 2, 2002
Robert J. Burnore, 70, of Southridge Dr., Willimantic, husband of Mary "Betty" (Facto) Burnore, died Wednesday Oct. 2, 2002 at the Windham Hospital. He was born Dec. 13, 1931 in Willimantic the son of the late John and Dorothy (Marcoux) Burnore. He was a U.S. Army National Guard veteran and a member of the American Legion and the VFW. For...
Vincent A Sledjeski Jr
Oct 2, 2002
Vincent A. Sledjeski Jr., 60, of North Windham, formerly of Lebanon, husband of Geraldine (Tobin) Velk Sledjeski, died Wednesday October 2, 2002 in Windham. He was born August 5, 1942 in Willimantic the son of the late Vincent and Anna (Benoit) Sledjeski Sr. He was employed as a machinist at several area tool & die companies. Mr. Sledjeski was a...
Pauline Gertrude Lafreniere
Oct 1, 2002
Pauline LaFreniere, of Chaplin, wife of James LaFreniere, died Tuesday Oct. 1, 2002 after a long struggle with cancer. She was employed by Big Y Stores in Mansfield, where she enjoyed her customers and co-workers immensely. In addition to her husband, she is survived by her two children; Michael of Chaplin and Cheryl Larrow and her husband Thomas of Riverview,...
Barbara M Moore
Sep 30, 2002
Barbara M. Moore, 81, loving wife of Raymond A. Moore of 32 Lodi Drive, Storrs, died peacefully Monday with her family at her side. Barbara leaves her adoring, caring and loving husband of sixty years, Ray. Barbara was born on February 9, 1921 in Bridgeport and married on Valentine's Day 1942. Ray and Barbara spent most of their married life...
Theodore B. Pierce Jr
Sep 28, 2002
Theodore B. Pierce Jr., 51, of Mansfield, husband of Diane (Bernard) Pierce, died Saturday, September 28, 2002 at Hartford Hospital. He was born June 19, 1951 in Manchester, the son of Theodore and Kathleen (McNamara) Pierce Sr. of Coventry and had lived in Mansfield for the past 25 years. He was employed for many years at the former Brand Rex...
Ebba Hansen
Sep 28, 2002
Ebba Hansen, 84, of Storrs, passed away on September 28th 2002 at the Windham Hospital with her three children at her bedside. Ebba was the widow of Henry Hansen, former Director of the Agricultural Extension Service. She is survived by her daughter, Barbara Domski of Omaha, NE, and sons, Robert Hansen of Mechanicsburg, PA, and Richard Hansen of Danville, CA....
Albert J. Salinsky
Sep 26, 2002
Albert J. Salinsky, 83, of Willimantic, husband of Rose (Gelak) Salinsky, died Thursday September 26, 2002 at the Windham Hospital. He was born February 3, 1919 in Willimantic, the son of Mary and Bartlomiej Salinsky. He was a U.S. Army veteran of World War II, receiving 3 Purple Hearts and the Bronze Star. Prior to his retirement he was employed...
Ronald John Kuchinsky
Sep 23, 2002
Ronald John Kuchinsky, 55, of Manchester, died Monday September 23, 2002 at Manchester Memorial Hospital. He was born September 5, 1947 in Stafford, the son of Irma (Alapi) Kuchinsky of Ashford and the late John Kuchinsky. He grew up in Ashford and had lived in Manchester for the past 20 years. Ronald was a graduate of E. O. Smith High...
Hilda Wrzesien
Sep 22, 2002
Hilda Wrzesien, 84, of Willimantic, died Sunday Sept. 22, 2002 at the Windham Hospital. She was born May 17, 1918 in Willimantic the daughter of Jacob and Antonia (Morytko) Wrzesien. Prior to her retirement, she had been employed by SNET for 38 years. Hilda was a communicant of St. Joseph Church and was a member of the Polish Women?s Alliance....
Elsie M Wrobleski
Sep 21, 2002
Elsie M. (Duckett) Wrobleski, 83, of Chaffeeville Rd., Mansfield, widow of Milton J. Wrobleski Sr., died Saturday Sept. 21, 2002 at the Windham Hospital. She was born Feb. 2, 1919 in Fall River, MA., the daughter of Charles and Margaret (Kelly) Duckett. Prior to her retirement from UConn, Elsie had been employed there for nearly 20 years. She was a...
Glenn B. Segar
Sep 21, 2002
Glenn B. Segar, 62, of Norwich, died Saturday, September 21, 2002 at home. He was born December 7, 1939 in Willimantic, the son of the late Percy and Ruth (Slater) Segar and had lived in Willimantic most of his life. He was employed as a bartender at several area cafes and was a member of the I.O.O.B. Mr. Segar was...
Stanley G. Gasper
Sep 18, 2002
Stanley G. Gasper, 75, of Averill, VT., formerly of Andover, died Wednesday Sept. 18, 2002 at his home. He was born Feb. 21, 1927 in Andover the son of John and Rose (Kollar) Gasper. He was a U.S. Navy veteran and operated the family farm in Andover for many years prior to retiring to Averill. He was a member of...
Mildred Todd
Sep 17, 2002
Mildred E. (Scott) Todd, 90, formerly of Valley St. Willimantic, died Tuesday evening Sept. 17, 2002 at the Douglas Manor in Windham. She was born Sept. 24, 1911 in Hampton the daughter of John and Mary (Whittaker) Scott and was a lifelong Hampton/Windham resident. She was retired from the E.O. Smith High School where she had been employed in the...
Edith Romano
Sep 16, 2002
Edith Romano, 89, of Horn Rd., Windham, wife of Frank Romano, died Monday Sept. 16, 2002 at St. Joseph Living Center, Windham. She was born Sept. 26, 1912 in Pawtucket , R.I., and has resided in Windham for the last 27 years. While living in R.I., she was employed as a jewelry maker. In addition to her husband, she is...
Laura L Ouimette
Sep 15, 2002
Laura L. Ouimette, 58, of Mansfield Center, wife of J. Albert Ouimette, died Sunday September 15, 2002 at the Windham Hospital. She was born June 20, 1944 in Willimantic, the daughter of the late Russell and Muriel (McCollum) Weeks and had lived in Mansfield for the past 5 years. She was employed at the cafeteria at E. O. Smith High...
Maria J Castro
Sep 15, 2002
Maria Jesus Castro, 94, of 466 Ash St. Willimantic, widow of Julian Orihuela, died Sunday evening Sept. 15, 2002 at her home. She was born Dec. 18, 1907 in Peru where she resided until moving to the United States 10 years ago to be with her family. She is survived by her daughter Gricelda Verastegui and her husband Leoncio, 5...
Stanley J Bialowas
Sep 14, 2002
Stanley J. Bialowas, 80, of Andover, formerly of Norwich, husband of Marie (Kralovich) Bialowas, died Saturday, September 14, 2002 at home. He was born May 15, 1922 in Norwich, the son of Peter and Mary Bialowas Sr. and had lived in Norwich all his life. He was a U. S. Navy veteran of World War II and employed as a...
Alice Louise Peacock
Sep 12, 2002
Virginia L. Peacock, 61, of Willimantic, widow of Earl Peacock, died Thursday, September 12, 2002 at her home. She was born January 18, 1941 in Springfield, MA and had lived in Willimantic most of her life. She was a loving mother, grandmother and sister to her family. She is survived by 4 sons, Randal Peacock, Brian Peacock, Keith Woodward and...
Tessie S. Edgerton
Sep 12, 2002
Tessie S. Edgerton, 95, of Spring Hill, FL, formerly of South Coventry and Vernon, widow of Frederick Edgerton, died Thursday September 12, 2002 in Florida. She was born October 6, 1906 in Mansfield, the daughter of Frank and Wilhelminia (Matoseck) Schlehofer and had made her home with her daughter and son-in-law Virginia and William Christensen of Spring Hill Florida for...
Jason Guggolz
Sep 11, 2002
Jason Guggolz, 40, of Willimantic, husband of Diane Hinman-Guggolz, died Wednesday September 11, 2002 at home following medical complications related to osteosarcoma of the skull. He should be admired for his courage and faith, which he demonstrated on a daily basis until the day he died. He was born April 9, 1962 in Inglewood, CA, the son of Barbara (Fleming)...
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