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Raymond "Reb" Bailey
Feb 22, 2002
Raymond "Reb" Bailey, 57, of Willimantic, husband of Judith (Hartig) Bailey, died Friday, February 22, 2002 peacefully in h is home after a courageous battle with cancer. He was born January 17, 1945 in Bluefield, West Virginia where he lived until he was 15 years old. After moving to Connecticut he graduated from E.O. Smith High School and served 4...
Angel Ramos Sr
Feb 16, 2002
Angel Ramos Sr., 76, of Willimantic, died Saturday February 16, 2002 at Windham Hospital. He was born February 8, 1926 in Puerto Rico and had lived in Willimantic for the past 30 years. He was previously employed at Brand Rex Co. in Willimantic. He is survived by 4 sons, Angel Ramos Jr. of Lebanon, Javier Ramos of Willimantic, Ricardo Ramos...
Janet Frances Griffin
Feb 16, 2002
Janet Frances (Burke) Griffin, 81,of N. Windham, left this world peacefully at home on Saturday Feb. 16, 2002 surrounded by her six children. She was born on April 29, 1920 in Enfield, the daughter of the late Patrick F. and Mary C.(Fleming) Burke. She was predeceased by her loving husband of 35 years, Irving L. Griffin and by her two...
Pauline Davoll
Feb 15, 2002
Pauline Davoll, 80, of Lebanon, wife of Arthur Davoll Sr., died Friday February 15, 2002 in Windham. She was born April 17, 1921 in Hartford, the daughter of Alfred and Lillian (Paquin) Thomas. As a young woman she was employed as an inspector at Colts Firearms Co. She was a great homemaker and mother who enjoyed spending time with family...
Francis Heibler
Feb 13, 2002
Francis "Bud" R. Heibler, 77, of Tuckie Rd., N. Windham, husband of Bernyle (Schirmer) Heibler, died Wednesday Feb. 13, 2002 at the Roncalli Health Center, Willimantic. He was born Feb. 23, 1924 in Norwalk the son of George and Florence (Statham) Heibler. He was a W.W.2 Army veteran and participated in the Normandy Invasion. Mr. Heibler was a past president...
Thelma M. Stallard
Feb 12, 2002
Thelma (Miller) Stallard, 98, of Storrs, Ct., widow of James E. Stallard Jr., died Tuesday Feb. 12, 2002 in Storrs. She was born in 1903 in Fairchance, PA. and had been a longtime resident of Juniper Hill Village in Storrs. She received her Bachelor of Arts degree from Bluffton College in Ohio, in 1925. Mrs. Stallard was formerly of Bristol,...
Rose C. Kelly
Feb 10, 2002
Rose C. Kelly, 84, of Pine St. Columbia, wife of Raymond C. Kelly, died Sunday Feb. 10, 2002 at the Roncalli Health Center in Willimantic. She was born July 1, 1917 in Barre, Mass. the daughter of Joseph and Josephina Baro. Rose was a graduate of B.U. School of Business Education and completed her post graduate studies at Brown University....
Angelina Bovino
Feb 9, 2002
Angelina (Ferro) Bovino, 90, of Conantville Rd., Mansfield, died Saturday February 9, 2002 at the Windham Hospital. She was born December 8, 1911 in New York, NY, the daughter of Vincent and Caroline (Danzi) Ferro. She was an avid artist and was a founding member of the Willimantic Paint and Palette Club. She was a great mother! She is survived...
Richard Lee Lafontaine
Feb 8, 2002
Richard L. Lafontaine, 53, of Chaplin, died Friday February 8, 2002 at his home. He was born August 2, 1948 in Willimantic, the son of Louis and Alice (Devillez) Lafontaine of Chaplin and had lived in the Windham area all his life. He was a U.S. Army veteran of the Vietnam War and was employed as a mechanic by the...
Eva F Macha
Feb 7, 2002
Eva (Neff) Macha, 76, of Willimantic, widow of Paul Macha Sr., died Thursday February 7, 2002 at the Windham Hospital. She was born April 3, 1925 in Willimantic, the daughter of the late Arthur and Florence (Baldwin) Neff and was a lifelong resident. She was self employed as a housekeeper. She is survived by 3 sons, Paul Macha Jr., Thomas...
Vanessa G Maheu
Feb 5, 2002
Vanessa G. Maheu, 46, of Alexander St., Bristol, died Tuesday Feb. 5, 2002 at the Hartford Hospital. She was born Jan. 28, 1956 in Willimantic the daughter of Raymond Maheu of Colchester and the late Virginia (Vargas) Maheu. In addition to her father, she is survived by; her sister and brother in law Grace and Dennis Bianchi of Burlington and...
John A. Wrana Sr
Feb 4, 2002
John A. Wrana Sr. 92, died peacefully at home Monday February 4, 2002. He was born in Gurleyville, September 16, 1909, the son of John and Mary Wrana. He leaves his wife of 68 years, Elsie (Ladd) Wrana, 2 sons, John Wrana Jr. of North Windham, Richard Wrana of Columbia, 2 daughters, Nancy O'Connor of Scotland and Judy Wrana of...
Mabel E Lacount
Feb 4, 2002
Mabel Adams Lacount, 99, of Storrs, died peacefully on Monday February 4, 2002 at Victorian Heights in Manchester. She was born August 5, 1902 in Easthampton, MA, the daughter of Charles and Maude (Johnson) Adams. She enjoyed a variety of artistic pursuits throughout her life especially painting and needlework. She is survived by a daughter, Norma Warren and her husband...
Margaret Anna Seles
Feb 3, 2002
Margaret Anna (Zulick) Seles, 80, of Ashford, widow of Andrew Seles Jr., died Sunday Feb. 3, 2002 at the Windham Hospital. She was born April 24, 1921 in Ashford the daughter of Andrew and Irene (Fello) Zulick and was a lifelong resident. She operated the family dairy farm with her husband from 1942 to 1951. Mrs. Seles then became employed...
John J. Jucius Sr
Feb 2, 2002
John Joseph Jucius Sr., 86, a lifelong Connecticut resident, passed away at his home in Columbia on Saturday Feb. 2, 2002. Mr. Jucius was a retired teacher who served in the U.S. Navy in World War 2. He was a member of the Pearl Harbor Survivors Assoc., the Phoenix Survivors Assoc. and the VFW Post #110 in Florida. He was...
Shirley Snel
Jan 31, 2002
Shirley Snel, 83, widow of Jacobus "Jack" Snel, passed on to eternal life on Thursday January 31, 2002. She was first and always a loving and devoted wife and mother. She had served as the executive secretary for the president of Rotary International at their headquarters in Evanston, IL for 20 years before retiring. She was wonderfully artistic, and particularly...
Francis J. Palmer
Jan 30, 2002
Francis J. "Frank" Palmer, 82, of Storrs, husband of Doris (Rickbeil) Palmer, died Wednesday, (Janu- ary 30, 2002) in Storrs. He was born May 5, 1919 in Sheyenne, ND, the son of Walter and Agnes (Cavanaugh) Palmer, and had lived in Storrs since 1974. He was a 1942 graduate of North Dakota State University receiving a degree in Electrical Engineering....
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