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Joseph A. Pate

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

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

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

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

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

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,...

Rose H. Aubin

Rose H. Aubin

Aug 1, 2002

Rose H. Aubin, 102, formerly of Hope St. Willimantic, died Thursday Aug. 1, 2002 at St. Joseph Living Center. She was born June 28, 1900 in Willimantic the daughter of Joseph A. and Roseanna (Marcil) Aubin. She had been employed by several clothing stores in Willimantic including Cohen & Rothblatt and W.T. Grant. Rose was a lifelong communicant of St....

Harriet Tennant

Harriet Tennant

Jul 29, 2002

Harriet (Chasse) Tennant 89, of 466 Ash St. Willimantic, widow of Jared Tennant Jr., died Monday morning July 29, 2002 at the Windham Hospital. She was born July 21, 1913 in Willimantic the daughter of. Mrs. Tennant had been employed by the Electro-Motive Manufacturing Co. in Willimantic for many years prior to her retirement. She will be remembered for her...

Anne M Sikorsky

Anne M Sikorsky

Jul 27, 2002

Anne M. Sikorsky, 84, of Mansfield, died Saturday July 27, 2002 at the Windham Hospital. She was born March 9, 1918 in Willimantic the daughter of Edward and Helen (Belitzky) Sikorsky. She had been employed for 30 years at the Electro-Motive Manufacturing Co. prior to retiring from Brand-Rex. Anne was a lifelong member of the Holy Trinity Orthodox Church in...

David L. Mccarthy

David L. Mccarthy

Jul 22, 2002

David L. McCarthy, 57, of Willimantic, died Monday July 22, 2002 at home. He was born July 7, 1945 in Willimantic . He had been employed in the area as a realtor for several years, most recently by Hammett Real Estate and previously at Reincke Real Estate. David enjoyed spending time and dining at Mama's Pizza in Willimantic. He was...

Gerard A. D'Auteuil

Gerard A. D'Auteuil

Jul 20, 2002

Gerard A. D'Auteuil, 89, of Macht Rd., Columbia, husband of Arlene (Bentley)) D'Auteuil, died Saturday July 20, 2002 at the Roncalli Health Center in Willimantic. He was born Sept. 18, 1912 in Willimantic the son of Charles and Emma (Turcotte) D'Auteuil. He was a communicant of St. Columba Church in Columbia, a life member of the Willimantic Elks Lodge and...

William H Spence

William H Spence

Jul 19, 2002

William H. Spence, 75, of Windham, husband of the late Margaret (Baskowski) Spence, died Friday July 19, 2002 in Windham. He was born November 13, 1926 in Peabody, MA, the son of William and Beatrice (Beldan) Spence. He was A U.S. Navy and Marine Corps veteran of World War II. Mr. Spence was the owner and operator of Spence Auto...

Alma Liepins

Alma Liepins

Jul 18, 2002

Alma Liepins, 95, of Willimantic, widow of Augusts Liepins, died Thursday July 18, 2002 in Willimantic. She was born May 3, 1907 in Latvia, the daughter of Adams and Julija Eglite. She was a member of the Latvian Lutheran Church of Willimantic and prior to her retirement was employed at the American Thread Company. She is the last of her...

John F Laterra

John F Laterra

Jul 14, 2002

John F. LaTerra, 85, of Echo Dr., Willimantic, husband of Maria (VanWemmel) LaTerra, died Sunday July 14, 2002 at home. He was born July 11, 1917 in Thompsonville, the son of the late George and Pauline (Scillian) LaTerra. He was retired from UConn and had been previously employed at Pratt & Whitney in E. Hartford. Mr. LaTerra was a U.S....

Woodrow Buddy Mott

Woodrow Buddy Mott

Jul 12, 2002

Woodrow "Buddy" Mott, 79, of Pleasant Valley Rd., Mansfield, husband of Jeanne (Macway) Mott, died Friday July 12, 2002 at the Windham Hospital. He was born Aug. 22, 1922 in Mansfield the son of the late Arthur and Flora (Johnson) Mott. He was a World War 2 Navy veteran and had retired in 1983 as a truck driver, from Federal...

Mary E. Tremblay

Mary E. Tremblay

Jul 10, 2002

Mary E. Tremblay, 100, of Stafford Rd., Mansfield, widow of Edward Tremblay, died Wednesday morning July 10, 2002 at her home. She was born Feb. 17, 1902 in the Province of Quebec, Canada and has resided in the area since the early 1920?s. She was a communicant of St. Mary's Church, Willimantic. She is survived by her daughter Lorraine Tremblay...

Lt Col Bertram W. Wilson

Lt Col Bertram W. Wilson

Jul 9, 2002

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Martha L. Lester

Martha L. Lester

Jul 8, 2002

Martha L. Lester, 87, of Columbia, widow of James M. Lester, died Monday July 8, 2002 in Willimantic. She was born December 3, 1914 in Willimantic, the daughter of Willard and Mildred (Bentley) Tew and was a lifelong area resident. She retired from the former Mansfield State Training School as a nurse's aide. She is survived by 2 sons and...

Hazel Horvath

Hazel Horvath

Jul 8, 2002

Hazel Horvath of Somers, formerly of Willimantic, passed away on Monday July 8, 2002. She was the widow of John Horvath Jr. She leaves her son and daughter-in-law, John and Mary Horvath of Somers, her beloved grandchildren, Kimberly of Gig Harbor, WA., Christine of Stafford Springs and Karen of Coventry and her five great grandchildren, Kristen, Matthew, Madison, Travis and...

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