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...
Frank J. Stanish Iii
Feb 20, 2003
Frank J. Stanish III, 50, of Y Road, Willington, died February 20, 2003 in Branford after a long illness. He was the son of the late Frank J. Stanish Jr. and Shirley T. Stanish of Willington. Frank lived in Willington for most of his life and moved to Florida 8 years ago to start a business. He enjoyed breeding and...
Claudia P. Walter
Feb 20, 2003
Claudia P. Walter, 57, of Ashford, widow of Norbert Walter, died Thursday February 20, 2003 at her home. She was born January 21, 1946 in New Britain, the daughter of the late Charles and Anne (Esposito) Paolillo and had lived in Mansfield for many years before moving to Ashford 4 years ago. Claudia was an active member of St. Phillip...
Shirley F. Fichandler
Feb 20, 2003
Shirley F. Fichandler, 78, of Storrs, died Thursday February 20, 2003 in Windham. She was the beloved wife of Dr. Philip D. Fichandler and daughter of the late Joseph and Sarah Kramer. July 4, 2003 would have been their 60th wedding anniversary. Born in New Haven, she lived for the last 50 years in Storrs. She was a longtime and...
Thomas John Keegan
Feb 17, 2003
Thomas J. Keegan, 45, of Columbia, beloved husband of Susan (Roy) Keegan and loving father of Derek, Morgan and Jared Keegan, passed away peacefully at his home with his wife at his side on Monday, February 17, 2003. Born in Willimantic on April 13, 1957, he was the son of Thomas and Norma (Lis) Keegan of Columbia. Tom is survived...
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...
