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Grace I. Sennick
May 11, 2002
Grace I. Sennick, 79, of Willimantic, widow of Leo John Sennick, died Saturday May 11, 2002 in Mansfield. She was born March 17, 1923 in Greenwich, spent most of her life in Stamford and moved to Willimantic in 1976. She was a member of the First Congregational Church in Willimantic. Mrs. Sennick was devoted to her family and a true...
Evelyn R. Joly
May 10, 2002
Evelyn R. Joly, 79, of Circle Dr., Mansfield, wife of 59 years of Alphonse Joly, died Friday 5/10/2002 at the Windham Hospital. She was born March 28, 1923 in Willimantic the daughter of Donat and Angeline (Bibeau) Boisvert. Prior to her retirement, she had been employed as an assistant cook at UConn. She was a communicant of St. Mary?s Church...
Charles E. Robinson
May 9, 2002
Charles E. Robinson, 61, of Willimantic, husband of Vanessa Robinson, passed into the arms of the Lord on Thursday May 9, 2002 at the Windham Hospital. He was born May 7, 1941 in Booneford, N.C., son of the late Henry Lee and Vernon (Weatherman) Robinson. He grew up and attended schools in N.C. and served 4 years in the U.S....
Louise Barrows Jacobs
May 4, 2002
Louise (Lusk) Barrows Jacobs, widow of Harold Barrows and Morris Jacobs, died Saturday May 4, 2002 in Hartford. She was born July 10, 1939 in New York City and had resided in the Windham and Mansfield area most of her life. She was a communicant of St. Joseph Church in Willimantic. Prior to her retirement she was employed for many...
Helen May Pearl
May 4, 2002
Helen D. Pearl, 78, wife of Arthur B. Pearl, died Saturday May 4, 2002 at Douglas Manor in Windham. She was born May 25, 1923 in Windham, the daughter of the late Wesley and Delphina Deming of Chaplin. Helen was previously employed by Electro Motive Mfg. Co, New England Pants Factory in Willimantic and the Hampton Post Office before devoting...
Barbara A. Smith
May 3, 2002
Barbara A. Smith, 66, of Columbia, wife of Nyle Smith Sr., died Friday May 3, 2002 at the Windham Hospital. She was born April 18, 1936 in Hartford, the daughter of Delsie (Sage) Edwards of Columbia and the late Ralph Edwards Sr. and had lived in Columbia most of her life. Throughout her life she was a loving and devoted...
Clarice Mae Passarello
May 3, 2002
Clarice M. Passarello, 69, of Scotland, died Friday May 3, 2002 at the Windham Hospital. She was born and raised in Croghan, NY, daughter of the late Charles and Amelia (Pate?) Bush. She and her twin sister relocated in 1950 to Scotland where she lived and raised her family. The U.S. Postal System employed her for many years before her...
Luba Zdanow
May 2, 2002
Luba Zdanow, 82, of Willimantic, widow of Filip Zdanow, died Thursday May 2, 2002 at her home. She was born Oct. 17, 1919 in the Ukraine and came to the United States in 1950. She is the last of her immediate family. Friends are welcome to gather at the Potter Funeral Home 456 Jackson St. Willimantic on Wednesday at 9:00am...
Gilbert W. Armitage
May 2, 2002
Gilbert W. Armitage, 67, of Westford Hill Rd., Ashford, husband of Charlene (Saltonstall) Armitage died Thursday May 2, 2002 in Hartford. He was born April 8, 1935 in Ashford, son of the late Nathan and Lima (Wheeler) Armitage. He was a retired carpenter and had previously been a dairy farmer and lumberman. Gil was a member of the Westford Congregational...
Mary Sirak
Apr 29, 2002
Mudite K. Indars, 65, of Pleasant View Ave. Willimantic, wife of Arvids Indars, died Saturday April 27, 2002 at the Windham Hospital. She was born Aug. 8, 1936 in Valdemarpils, Latvia, the daughter of Marta (Spodris) Klavins of Willimantic and the late Janis Klavins. Mudite was a 1955 graduate of Windham High School and a 1959 graduate of the Willimantic...
Carolyn "Carrie" Chebro
Apr 28, 2002
Carolyn "Carrie" Chebro, died peacefully Sunday, April 28, 2002 after a short illness. Carolyn was born in Ashford July 21, 1912, one of eight sisters. She successfully raised four children and was a devoted mother. In 1949 Carrie created and ran the first hot lunch program and Parent Teacher Association (PTA) in Ashford. Carrie worked very hard to petition for...
Mudite K. Indars
Apr 27, 2002
Mudite K. Indars, 65, of Pleasant View Ave. Willimantic, wife of Arvids Indars, died Saturday April 27, 2002 at the Windham Hospital. She was born Aug. 8, 1936 in Valdemarpils, Latvia, the daughter of Marta (Spodris) Klavins of Willimantic and the late Janis Klavins. Mudite was a 1955 graduate of Windham High School and a 1959 graduate of the Willimantic...
Alice Ciesiensky
Apr 23, 2002
Alice Ciesiensky, 89, of New Britain, widow of Anthony Ciesiensky, died Tuesday, April 23, 2002 in Windham. She was born June 15, 1912 in Scranton, PA, the daughter of Steve and Alexandra (Rafala) Bieryla, grew up there and lived in Bristol for many years before moving to New Britain. She is survived by a son and daughter-in-law, Edward and Theresa...
Brian Gregory Hall
Apr 16, 2002
Brian Gregory Hall, 28, of Mansfield, died Tuesday April 16, 2002. He was born Sept. 24, 1973 in Willimantic the son of Gregory Hall of Mansfield and Beverly Lewis of Willimantic. Brian was a graduate of E.O. Smith High School and had been employed for the last 12 years by Village Springs Corp. in Willington. He was a former member...
Robert L Haddad
Apr 12, 2002
Robert L. Haddad, 38, of Mansfield, died Friday, April 12, 2002. He was born June 20, 1963 in Hartford the son of Victoria (Haddad) Haddad of Willimantic and the late George E. S. Haddad. He was a graduate of Windham High School, the University of Connecticut and the University of Southern California. Mr. Haddad was a Certified Public Accountant and...
John A Lignor
Apr 11, 2002
John A. Lignor, 90, of North St. Willimantic, husband of the late Eva Lignor, died Thursday April 11, 2002 at Roncalli Health Center in Willimantic. He was born Oct. 8, 1911 in Willimantic the son of Andrew and Stella Lignor. He was a U.S. Army veteran serving in the European Theater during World War 2, participating in numerous battles. John...
Arthur T. Roberts
Apr 10, 2002
Arthur T. Roberts, 67, of Willimantic, husband of Barbara (Reil) Roberts, died Wednesday April 10, 2002 at the Windham Hospital. He was born November 12, 1934 in Willimantic, the son of the late Ernest and Josephine (Cymbor) Roberts and was a lifelong resident. He enlisted in the Army during the Korean Conflict and spent his career as a journeyman carpenter...
Lucille Tomlinson
Apr 9, 2002
Lucille (Gordon) Tomlinson, of Hebron, passed away Tuesday April 9, 2002 with her family by her side. She was born February 26, 1929 in Black Mountain, NC, daughter of the late Myrhha (Robertson) Gordon and James Turner Gordon and had been a resident of Wall Street in Hebron for over 40 years. She was raised in Union, NJ and graduated...
Betty-Lou Santor
Apr 9, 2002
Betty-Lou Santor, 63, of Windham, died Tuesday April 9, 2002 at the Windham Hospital. She was born July 22, 1938 in Windham, the daughter of William and Anna (Bicknell) Knapp. She was employed for a number of years at the University of Connecticut. She is survived by 5 children, Paula-Jean Grenier of MA., Michele Grenier of CA., Daniel Grenier of...
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