Martha L. Lester
Jul 8, 2002
Martha L. Lester, 87, of Columbia, widow of James M. Lester, died Monday July 8, 2002 in Willimantic. She was born December 3, 1914 in Willimantic, the daughter of Willard and Mildred (Bentley) Tew and was a lifelong area resident. She retired from the former Mansfield State Training School as a nurse's aide. She is survived by 2 sons and...
Hazel Horvath
Jul 8, 2002
Hazel Horvath of Somers, formerly of Willimantic, passed away on Monday July 8, 2002. She was the widow of John Horvath Jr. She leaves her son and daughter-in-law, John and Mary Horvath of Somers, her beloved grandchildren, Kimberly of Gig Harbor, WA., Christine of Stafford Springs and Karen of Coventry and her five great grandchildren, Kristen, Matthew, Madison, Travis and...
Violet J. Chick
Jul 6, 2002
Violet J. Chick, 95, of Willimantic, widow of Harold Chick Sr., died Saturday July 6, 2002 in Willimantic. She was born January 12, 1907 in Port Chester, NY, the daughter of Clement and Mary (Lynch) Bellairs and had lived in the Windham area most of her life. She is survived by 2 sons and a daughter-in-law, Peter C. Chick Sr....
Eleanor Hermanson
Jul 6, 2002
Eleanor (Peters) Ridgeway Hermanson died peacefully on Saturday, 6 July 2002 at Lawrence and Memorial Hospital in New London, CT. Her roots were in Yutan, Nebraska where her family moved from Riverside, CA when she was a year old. She received her B. A. from the University of Nebraska and later her M. A. in child psychology from Columbia University....
William D. Arnold Sr
Jul 6, 2002
William D. Arnold Sr., 63, of Chaplin, husband of Barbara (Clark) Arnold, died Saturday July 6, 2002 at the Windham Hospital. He was born Aug. 27, 1938 in Springfield, MA. and has been employed at ECSU for over 15 years in the Security Department. In addition to his wife he is survived by a son Robert Arnold of N.Y., 2...
William Rodriguez
Jul 4, 2002
William Rodriguez, 61, of Valley St. Ext., Willimantic, died Thursday July 4, 2002 at the Windham Hospital. He was born Dec. 15, 1940 in Puerto Rico the son of Matilda Garcia of Puerto Rico and the late William Rodriguez. He had been employed for many years by the Franklin Mushroom Farm and Koffkoff Egg Farms. In addition to his mother...
Irene E Bergquist
Jul 4, 2002
Irene Emmons Bergquist, 78, of Leesburg, Fla., formerly of Willington and Ashford, died Thursday July 4, 2002 in Leesburg. She was born Oct. 19, 1923 in Stafford the daughter of Ariel and Irene (Wallen) Green. She has resided in Florida for the past 10 years. She is survived by 4 sons and a daughter in law; Gene Emmons of Willington,...
Alice Abel
Jul 2, 2002
Alice J. "Nana" Abel, 87, of Lebanon, widow of Eugene J. Abel, died peacefully on Tuesday July 2, 2002 at the Windham Hospital, with her children and grandchildren at her side. Alice was born in Willimantic on June 5, 1915, the eldest of eight children of the late Wilbur and Corrine Kilburn, of Hayden St. She attended St. Mary's School...
Rose Crawford
Jun 28, 2002
Rose Crawford, 84, of Willimantic died Friday morning at Roncalli Health Care Center in Willimantic. She was born February 12, 1918 in Willimantic and was a lifelong resident. She was the mother of one son, Stanley Crawford and three daughters, Rhoda Milhomme, Trudie Bartlett and Lillian Robinson, 14 grandchildren, 10 great grandchildren and several nieces and nephews. She was predeceased...
Phillip M. Jax
Jun 24, 2002
Phillip M. Jax, 61, of Daleville Rd. , Willington, husband of Muriel (Jacobson) Jax, died Monday June 24, 2002 at the Rockville General Hospital. He was born Jan. 12, 1941 in Hartford and grew up and attended schools in East Hartford. After over 30 years of service, he retired from the Connecticut Natural Gas Co. in Hartford. Phillip enjoyed raising...
Richard J. Chobot
Jun 21, 2002
Richard J. Chobot, 64, of Windham, husband of Josephine (Slovak) Chobot, died Friday June 21, 2002 at the Windham Hospital after a long battle with cancer. He was born Feb. 23, 1938 in Mansfield the son of the late Joseph and Jeanette (Racicot) Chobot. He had been employed for many years as a union mason and also was self employed...
Corrine Rita Eldredge
Jun 19, 2002
Corrine "Rita" Eldredge, 85, of Mansfield Hollow Rd. Mansfield, wife of Clifford L. Eldredge, went on to her eternal rest Wednesday, June 19, 2002 at Windham Hospital. She was born November 30, 1916 in Willimantic, the daughter of Wilbur and Corrine (Bernier) Kilburn, grew up in Willimantic and lived most of her life in Mansfield. She was a devoted wife,...
Wayne L. Page
Jun 18, 2002
Wayne L. Page, 62, of Lebanon, husband of Marjorie A. Page, died Tuesday June 18, 2002 in Windham. He was born December 27, 1939 in New Haven, the son of Hazel L. Page of Guilford and the late Harry L. Page Jr., and had lived in Lebanon for over 30 years. He was a member of the First Congregational Church...
Mary A Cember
Jun 15, 2002
Mary H. (Makuch) Cember, 97, of Columbia, widow of Joseph T. Cember, died Saturday June 15, 2002 at the Windham Hospital. She was born July 5, 1904 in Moodus, the daughter of Henry and Esther (Pituch) Makuch and was a longtime Willimantic resident prior to moving to Columbia. She and her late husband formerly owned and operated the J.M.C. Confectionary...
Robert G. Mcclure
Jun 12, 2002
Robert G. McClure Sr., 58, of Plainfield, formerly of Willimantic, died Wednesday June 12, 2002 at the W.W. Backus Hospital in Norwich. He was born Aug. 18, 1943 in Willimantic the son of the late George and Doris (Lemirick) McClure. He is survived by his wife Gloria (Day) McClure, 2 sons; Scott of Plainfield and Robert Jr. of Lebanon, a...
Lawrence Barnard Stadler
Jun 9, 2002
Lawrence "Larry" Barnard Stadler, 88, died Sunday June 9, 2002 at the Mansfield Center for Nursing and Rehabilitation. He was born February 14, 1914 in Los Angeles, California, a son of John and Minnie (Allyn) Stadler. He is survived by his wife of 61 years, the former Althea Davis of Franklin, his son John and wife Sandra of Tulsa, OK,...
