Eleanor E. Fitts
Aug 29, 2002
Eleanor E. (Warrender) Fitts, 90, of Willimantic, widow of Howard Fitts, died this morning Aug. 29, 2002 at the Roncalli Health Center, Willimantic. She was born on July 6, 1912 in Manchester the daughter of William and Ida (Eaton) Warrender and had resided in Danielson for many years. She had been employed by the American Thread Co. and by Danielson...
Florence A. Volle
Aug 29, 2002
Florence A. (Quimby) Volle, 98, of Willimantic, died Thursday Aug. 29, 2002 at St. Joseph Living Center, Windham. She was born Aug. 17, 1904 in Weston, the daughter of Herbert and Edith (Meeker) Quimby. She had been employed as a nurse?s aide at the Windham Hospital Nursery for 39 years until her retirement. Florence was a member of the First...
Rita M Jones
Aug 26, 2002
Rita M. Jones, 72, of Willimantic, passed peacefully surrounded by her family on Monday, August 26, 2002 after a brief illness. She had been employed at the former Electro-Motive Co. and the Kendal Co. for many years and most recently at Douglas Manor in Windham before retirement. Rita was a member and former officer of the Ladies Auxiliary of the...
Stephen Petro
Aug 24, 2002
Stephen Istvan Petro, 89, of Willimantic, formerly of Bridgeport, died Saturday Aug. 24, 2002 at the Roncalli Health Center, Willimantic. He was born Nov. 27, 1912 in Nyiribrony, Hungary, the son of Istvan and Julia (Fintor) Petro. He immigrated to the United States in 1938 and became a citizen in 1943. Mr. Petro was retired from Sikorsky Aircraft and had...
Edward Waitte
Aug 18, 2002
Edward Waitte , 81, of Lovers Lane, Windham, husband of Viola (Visintini) Waitte, died Sunday Aug. 18, 2002 at the Backus Hospital, Norwich. He was born Jan. 31, 1921 in Stafford Springs, the son of the late Joseph and Stella Waitte. He was a U.S. Army Air Corps veteran of World War 2. Mr. Waitte was the former president of...
Maurice E. Slater
Aug 11, 2002
Maurice E. Slater, 82, of Mansfield, husband of Hilda (Polak) Slater, died Sunday August 11, 2002 at the Windham Hospital. He was born September 27, 1919 in Columbia and had lived in Mansfield most of his life. He was a U.S. Army Air Corps veteran of World War II and a life member of the Willimantic V.F.W. and Elks Lodge....
Helen M Cohen
Aug 11, 2002
Helen M. Cohen, 91, of Storrs, wife of Sumner M. Cohen, died Sunday August 11, 2002 at Hartford Hospital of injuries received in an automobile accident. She was born January 11, 1911 in Norwich, the daughter of Isaac and Ida (Platt) Weinstein and had lived in Storrs since 1950. She was a graduate of the Willimantic Normal School, now Eastern...
Rachel Ellen Palmer
Aug 11, 2002
Rachel E. Palmer, 47, of Ash Street, Willimantic, died Sunday August 11, 2002 in her home. She was the daughter of Earl and Sarah Palmer of Lebanon and beloved mother of Sonya and Sara Olson. Rachel was the office manager for Shane, Navratil & Co. CPA of Willimantic and a faithful employee for 20 years. She attended Andover Elementary School...
Lura Olson
Aug 10, 2002
Lura E. Olson, 96, of Coventry, widow of Ture Olson, died Saturday August 10, 2002 in Mansfield. She was born October 6, 1905 in Coventry, the daughter of Willard and Millie (Loomis) Green and was a lifelong Coventry resident. She was a member of the First Congregational Church of Coventry and a member and past president of the Ladies Auxiliary...
Ann Beck
Aug 10, 2002
Ann Frank Beck, 102, died Saturday, (August 10, 2002) at the Brightview nursing home, Avon. She was born in Braunschweig, Brunswick, Germany in 1900 and lived in Berlin before moving to Czechoslovakia in 1933. She immigrated into the United States in 1938. She was married to Maximilian Beck (1887-1950), a professor of philosophy and author of books in his field....
Lloyd S. Decker
Aug 10, 2002
Lloyd S. Decker STORRS, CT ? Mr. Lloyd S. Decker, 73, of Storrs, slipped peacefully into the arms of the Lord Jesus Christ Saturday, August 10, 2002 after a long illness. Born May 11, 1929 in Waterbury, son of Seamen R. Decker and Ann Francis (Gilmartin) Decker, he attended Waterbury Schools and holds a BS in marketing from the University...
Joseph A. Pate
Aug 5, 2002
Joseph A. Pate, 84, of Willimantic, husband of Consetta (Mazzola) Pate, died Monday August 5, 2002 in Willimantic. He was born September 6, 1917 in Baltimore, MD, the son of Alexander and Mary (Look) Pate. He was a World War II Army veteran serving in the Pacific Theatre and a member of the American Legion and V. F. W. in...
Jeanette A. Lee
Aug 5, 2002
Jeanette A. Lee, 70, of Columbia, widow of Everett Lee, died Monday August, 5, 2002 at the Windham Hospital. She was born September 11, 1931 in Willimantic, the daughter of the late Lloyd and Anna (Marvonek) McDaniels and had lived in Mansfield for many years before moving to Columbia. She is survived by six children, William Lee of North Carolina,...
Eleanor W. Tlustohowicz
Aug 4, 2002
Eleanor W. Tlustohowicz, 73, of Willimantic, wife of Julius Tlustohowicz, died Sunday, August 4, 2002 in Colchester. She was born May 1, 1929 in Bunker Harbor, Maine, the daughter of Frank and Hazel (Woodworth) Huckins. She attended St. Joseph Church in Willimantic and she and her husband were members of the Willimantic Country Club. In addition to her husband she...
David W. Pitcher Iii
Aug 4, 2002
David W. Pitcher III, 67, of Lebanon, husband of Barbara (Perry) Pitcher, died Sunday August 4, 2002 at home. He was born September 26, 1934 in Lebanon, the son of David and Elizabeth (Brewster) Pitcher II and was a lifelong resident of Lebanon and a graduate of Lyman Memorial High School. He was a member of the Lebanon Volunteer Fire...
Joyce K. Gamache
Aug 4, 2002
Joyce K. (Setterberg) Gamache, 58, lifelong resident of Willimantic, passed away Sunday, August 4, 2002 at the Windham Hospital after a brief illness. She was born May 30, 1943, the daughter of the late Jennie (Kaczowski) and Harold Setterberg. She attended St. Joseph Parochial School and graduated from Windham High School in 1961. Throughout her life she had worked for...
J. Mike Murphy
Aug 2, 2002
J. Michael "Mike" Murphy, 47, of Scotland, husband of Michele "Chelly" (Gentile) Murphy, died Friday August 2, 2002 at Hartford Hospital of injuries received in a motorcycle accident. In addition to his wife he is survived by 3 children, Christopher Murphy, Elizabeth Murphy and Daniel Murphy, all at home, 2 sisters and a brother-in-law, Susan and Russell Ortner of Apopka,...
