Catherine B. Gantick
Apr 9, 2002
Catherine (Burski) Gantick, 99, of Hartford Turnpike, Hampton, widow of John J. Gantick, entered eternal rest peacefully in her sleep on Tuesday April 9, 2002. She was born March 4, 1903 in Poland the daughter of John and Alexandra (Dorniak) Burski. She occupied her time with sewing, watching the birds, turkeys and deer. She also enjoyed daily Mass on the...
Hector John Burelle
Apr 8, 2002
Hector John Burelle, 72, of Pudding Hill Rd. Hampton, died Monday April 8, 2002 at the Day Kimball Hospital in Putnam. He was born Feb. 28, 1930 in Hampton the son of Hector Joseph Burelle and Kathryn (George) Burelle and was a lifelong resident. He was a U.S. Army veteran of the Korean War. John co-owned and operated the Burelle...
Beverly Krueger
Apr 8, 2002
Beverly (Quealy) Krueger, 67, of Mansfield, died at home on Monday, April 8, 2002 surrounded by her friends after a courageous battle with cancer. Born December 12, 1934 she resided in Ashford before moving to Mansfield 3 years ago. She was retired from the Annie Vinton School where she was an instructional assistant for many years. She was an avid...
Marilyn A Gilbert
Apr 6, 2002
Marilyn A. (Porter) Gilbert, 79 , of School St. Coventry, wife of Bernard W. Gilbert, died Saturday evening, April 6, 2002 at the Windham Hospital. She was born April 24, 1922 in Farmington, Maine, the daughter of Fred and Dorothy (Davis) Porter. Marilyn attended Hairdressing School in Maine and operated a shop there prior to moving to Coventry where she...
Regina Shashok
Apr 3, 2002
Regina A. Shashok, 84, formerly of Crane Hill Rd., Storrs, widow of George Shashok, died Wednesday April 3, 2002 at Douglas Manor in Windham. She was born Jan. 14, 1918 in New York, N.Y. . She owned and operated Regina?s Beauty Shop in Mansfield for many years. She was active in the Echo Grange, Mansfield Boy Scouts and was a...
Beatrice H Whaples
Apr 3, 2002
Beatrice H. Whaples, 96, of Storrs, widow of Randolph W. Whaples, passed away Wednesday April 3, 2002. Born July 30, 1905 in Woodstock, daughter of Leonard H. and Carolyn B. Healey, she graduated from Woodstock Academy and taught school in Woodstock. She attended the Sargent School of Physical Education and graduated from the University of Connecticut with a BS in...
Helen N Makray
Apr 1, 2002
Helen N. Makray, 86, of Willimantic, widow of Geza Makray, died after a long illness, Monday April 1, 2002 at home with her family at her side. She was born January 17, 1916 in New York City, the daughter of the late Bertalan and Helen (Halasz) Juhasz. She grew up in Hungary and returned to the United States in 1931....
Paul Metsack
Mar 31, 2002
Paul Metsack, 88, of Laurel La., Ashford, husband of Rose (Hajma) Metsack, died Sunday March 31, 2002 at the Mansfield Center for Nursing and Rehabilitation. He was born Jan. 26, 1914 in Ashford the son of Michael and Mary (Caribin) Metsack. Prior to his retirement, Paul owned and operated the Midway Service Center in Ashford. He was a member of...
Sophie T Cymbor
Mar 30, 2002
Sophie T. Cymbor, 87, of Ash St. Willimantic, died Saturday evening March 30, 2002 at her home. She was born July 4, 1914 in Willimantic the daughter of Stanislaw and Catherine (Guminey) Cymbor and was a lifelong resident. Sophie had retired from the American Thread Co. and was a communicant of St. Joseph Church in Willimantic. She is survived by...
Arthur Vargas
Mar 28, 2002
Arthur F. Vargas, 61, of Grove City, Ohio, died Thursday March 28, 2002 in Columbus, Ohio after a long illness. He was born April 9, 1940 in Hampton, the son of the late Alfred F. Vargas Sr. and Addie (Robbins) Vargas. For many years Arthur worked on the family farm on Bigelow Rd. in Hampton and then was employed as...
Harry Barabash
Mar 27, 2002
Harry Barabash, 79, of Goshen Hill Rd., Lebanon, died Wednesday March 27, 2002 in Colchester. He was born April 14, 1922 in Hartford the son of Stephen and Frances (Yarish) Barabash. He was retired from Pratt & Whitney in E. Hartford. Harry enjoyed woodworking and had a strong compassion for stray animals. He is survived by his daughter and son...
William Schlagentweith
Mar 26, 2002
William Schlagentweith, 85, of Willimantic, husband of the late Winifred (Kilgus) Schlagentweith, died Tuesday March 26, 2002 in Willimantic. He was born October, 5 1916 in Secaucus, NJ and was employed for many years at William Howard Taft High School in Bronx, NY. Upon his retirement he moved to Willimantic and was employed part time by the Willimantic Parking Authority....
Pauline Potter
Mar 25, 2002
Pauline (Spellman) Potter, 101, of Willimantic, widow of Russell W. Potter, died Monday March 25, 2002 at the Windham Hospital. She was born Feb. 3, 1901 in Brimfield, Mass. the daughter of Frank and Estella (Franklin) Spellman. She was a 1918 graduate of Enfield High School and graduated from the Willimantic Normal School (now ECSU) in 1920. On July 2,...
Harry O. Posten
Mar 23, 2002
Harry O. Posten, 74, of Storrs, died Saturday March 23, 2002 at St. Francis Hospital in Hartford after an accidental fall at his home. He was born Feb. 6, 1928 in Middletown, N.Y. the son of Harry and Cassie (Welles) Posten. Harry was a U.S. Navy veteran who served during the Korean War aboard the U.S.S. Roanoke. He received his...
Constance Stone
Mar 19, 2002
Constance L. (Gosselin) Stone, 68, of Windham Rd. Willimantic, wife of Lawrence H. Stone Sr., died Tuesday March 19, 2002 at the Roncalli Health Center, Willimantic. She was born Dec. 5, 1933 in Brooklyn, Ct., the daughter of the late Joseph and Rosiline (Hebert) Gosselin. She had been employed by the former Electro-Motive Manufacturing Co. and then by SEMCO. She...
Raymond Lachappelle
Mar 18, 2002
Raymond LaChappelle, 46, of Willimantic, died Monday March 18, 2002 at the Windham Hospital. He was born May 5, 1955 in Willimantic, the son of the late Joseph and Noella (Martin) LaChappelle and was a lifelong area resident. He was a former member of the Army National Guard and the South Windham Volunteer Fire Department. He is survived by a...
Linda June Bates
Mar 18, 2002
Linda J. Bates, 43, of Lebanon, wife of Richard "Dick" Bates Jr. died Monday March 18, 2002 at the W.W. Backus Hospital in Norwich. She was born June 13, 1958 in Putnam, the daughter of Henry Warren of Dayville, and the late Olive (Burgon) Warren and had lived in Lebanon for the past 22 years. She grew up in Pawcatuck...
Genevieve Wood
Mar 15, 2002
Genevieve (McShea) Wood, 83, passed away unexpectedly this week at home at 21 Ballamahack Rd. She was born on January 29, 1919 at the St. Joseph Hospital on Jackson St. in Willimantic, the eldest child of John F. McShea and Mary Jane (Meikle) McShea of Mansfield. Genevieve was a proud graduate of Windham High School class of 1936. Most of...
Paul Parent
Mar 14, 2002
Paul E. Parent, 38, of Southridge Dr., Willimantic, died Thursday March 14, 2002 at home. He was born Sept. 5, 1963 in Rantoul, IL. the son of Mary (Mercer) Parent of Willimantic and the late Roderick Parent. He had been employed for nearly 20 years by General Cable in Willimantic. Paul was a motorcycle enthusiast and especially enjoyed his Harley....
