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Elsie M Wrobleski

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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)...

Ellen M. Hills

Ellen M. Hills

Sep 9, 2002

Ellen M. (Yaconiello) Hills, 81, formerly of Lakeview Park, Columbia, widow of Morgan A. Hills, died Monday, September 9, 2002 at Harrington Court in Colchester surrounded by her family. Ellen was born in Hartford on February 22, 1921; she was the eldest of ten children born to Frank J. and Mary (Barry) Yaconiello. Ellen and Morgan moved from East Hartford...

Alberta L. Hinckley

Alberta L. Hinckley

Sep 5, 2002

Alberta L. Hinckley, 85, of Lebanon, mother of 13 children, died Thursday Sept. 5, 2002 at the Windham Hospital with her family by her side. She was born April 4, 1917 in Lebanon the daughter of Albert and Lucinda (Thayer) Wheaton. Most of her life was spent being a loving and caring mother and wife. She loved the outdoors, gardening...

Dorothy J. Thompson

Dorothy J. Thompson

Sep 4, 2002

Dorothy J. Thompson, 86, of Long Hill Rd.,Andover, wife of J. Russell Thompson, died Wednesday Sept. 4, 2002 at home. She was born Oct. 27, 1915 in Willimantic the daughter of Walter T. and Minnie (Snow) Jones. She was a 1933 graduate of Windham High School. Dorothy had been employed as the secretary to the Director of Nursing at the...

Catalina V. Planas-Caban

Catalina V. Planas-Caban

Sep 4, 2002

Catalina V. Planas-Caban, "Nana", of Willimantic, dedicated and loving wife, mother, grandmother and great grandmother, died Wednesday, September 4, 2002 in Willimantic. She was born July 18, 1921 in Lares, Puerto Rico. She believed in God's will and forgiveness. She was also a faithful Catholic and New York Yankee's fan. She is survived by her children, Ana M. Caban-O'Neill, Yolanda...

Harold E. Jensen

Harold E. Jensen

Sep 1, 2002

Harold E. Jensen, 72, of 222 Chappell Rd. Lebanon, died Sunday evening at home, September 1, 2002. He was born in Willimantic on March 31, 1930. He spent his early years living with and helping his grandparents, Fred and Hattie Madley on their farms on Madley Rd. in Lebanon. He married Helen R. Romanik on June 28, 1950 in Bethel,...

Ralph J. Szymczak

Ralph J. Szymczak

Aug 30, 2002

Ralph Joseph Szymczak, 81, of Mansfield, passed away on Friday Aug. 30, 2002 at Douglas Manor in Windham. He was born on May 7, 1921 in Webster, Mass. He was the son of the late Bernadette LaValle. As a veteran of World War 2, he served the Army Corps of Engineers. Mr. Szymczak was a Mansfield resident for over 46...

Thomas A. Manning

Thomas A. Manning

Aug 29, 2002

Thomas A. Manning, 49, of Franklin, died Thursday August 29, 2002 in Andover of injuries received in an automobile accident. He was born October 4, 1952 in Willimantic, the son of the late Nathaniel and Helen (Tompkins) Manning Sr. and was a lifelong resident of Franklin. He was a graduate of Windham High School, Hampshire College in Massachusetts and the...

Christopher D. Bishop

Christopher D. Bishop

Aug 29, 2002

Christopher Douglas Bishop, 17, of Rte. 6 Andover, died Thursday Aug. 29, 2002 from injuries received in an automobile accident in Andover. He was born Sept. 17, 1984 in Victorville, CA. Christopher was a senior at the Windham Technical School studying in the school's heating, ventilation and air conditioning program. Last year he won a statewide competition in sheet metal...

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