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...
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...
