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Paul E. Johnson Jr
Jan 24, 2002
Paul E. Johnson Jr., 78, of 10 Crocker Hill Rd., Ledyard, died Thursday, January 24, 2002 following a long illness, at his daughter s home in Ledyard. He died peacefully, surrounded by his loving family. He was born in Windham on July 17, 1923, son of Paul E. Johnson Sr. and Pearl (Robinson) Johnson. He attended the Windham School System...
Usilla F. Eldredge
Jan 23, 2002
Drusilla Frances (Arnold) Eldredge, 84, of Willington, wife of Earl C. Eldredge, died Wednesday Jan. 23, 2002 at the Windham Hospital. She was born Nov. 19, 1917 in Willimantic the daughter of the late George and Edith (McTott) Arnold. She is survived by a son and daughter in law Earl A. and Gail Eldredge of Willington,a daughter and son in...
George R. Trower
Jan 19, 2002
George R. Trower, 88, of Hampton,husband of the late Emily(Smith) Trower, formerly of Willimantic, died Saturday January 19, 2002 in Putnam. He was born March 21, 1913 in North Hampton, VA, the son of George and Annie (Downing) Trower. He was a U.S. Army veteran of World War II and moved to Willimantic following the war. As a young man...
Walter H. Hoyt
Jan 18, 2002
Walter H. Hoyt, 57, of Puddin La., Mansfield, husband of Sandra Hoyt, died Friday Jan. 18, 2002 at the Windham Hospital. He was born Nov. 30, 1944 in Bridgeton, Maine the son of Ruth (Martikainen) Hoyt of Willimantic and the late Walter Hoyt. In 1986 he started a business with his son Scott and his wife Sandra ,known as Scott...
Hazel B Ayer
Jan 18, 2002
Hazel B. Ayer, 98, of North Windham, formerly of Chaplin, widow of Arthur Ayer Sr., died Friday January 18, 2002 in Willimantic. She was born November 7, 1903 in Manchester, the daughter of Everett and Hattie (Clark) Irons and had lived in Chaplin since 1951. She was an active member of the Chaplin Congregational Church, a member of the Women...
Raymond Philip Truska
Jan 18, 2002
Raymond Philip Truska, 81, of Willimantic, died peacefully, after a long illness, on Friday Jan. 18, 2002 at home with his wife Ann (Baron) Truska by his side. He had been employed by the Southern New England Telephone Co. for 30 years prior to his retirement. He was a member of the Telephone Pioneers and the Willimantic Elks Lodge #1311....
Richard Gilbert Johnson
Jan 16, 2002
Richard G. Johnson, 53, of Canterbury, husband of Linda (Holland) Johnson, died Wednesday January 16, 2002 at home. He was born December 9, 1948 in Norwich, the son of Marie (Parkinson) Johnson of Columbia and the late Charles Johnson. He was employed for 14 years as a deliveryman at Amerigas in Hampton. He loved to bowl and to go hunting....
Richard Kasacek
Jan 15, 2002
Richard Kasacek, 74 of Willington, died Tuesday evening Jan. 15, 2002 at the Roncalli Health Center, Willimantic, after a lengthy illness. He was born Aug. 27, 1927 in Scotland. He worked at UConn in University Farm Services for 33 years. As a bulldozer operator there, he was responsible for the excavation of Mirror Lake and for the extension of Horsebarn...
Peter Mezzomo
Jan 15, 2002
Peter Mezzomo, 67, of Danielson, husband of Natalie (Manning) Mezzomo, died Tuesday January 15, 2002 at the W. W. Backus Hospital in Norwich. He was born November 19, 1934 in Passaic, NJ, the son of Celestino and Angelina (Doris) Mezzomo and moved to Connecticut when he was 8 years old. He was a 1953 graduate of Windham Regional Technical School...
Roger R Caya
Jan 14, 2002
Roger R. Caya, 81, of 621 Valley St. Willimantic, husband of the late Ina M. (Domey) Caya, died Monday Jan. 14, 2002 at the Windham Hospital. He was born March 10, 1920 in Willimantic the son of David and Lea (Lussier) Caya and was a World War 2 Army veteran. He is survived by his loving companion Marion F. Daigle...
Alice Marie Peacock Rivard
Jan 14, 2002
Alice Marie Peacock Rivard, 36, of Willimantic, died Monday January 14, 2002 at the Windham Hospital. She was born December 27, 1965 in Willimantic, the daughter of Virginia Peacock of Willimantic and Aaron Burdick of Florida and was a lifelong resident. In addition to her parents she is survived by 2 children, Carrie Ann Alderman and Gregory Fusco, 4 brothers,...
Jennie T. Melo
Jan 13, 2002
Jennie (Ternullo) Melo, 79, of Willimantic, beloved wife of the late Joseph Melo, died peacefully with her family by her side Sunday, January 13, 2002 at the Windham Hospital. She was born March 6, 1922 in Willimantic, daughter of Carmello and Rose (Campo) Ternullo, and was a lifelong resident of Willimantic. Jennie lived her life as a loving wife and...
Luella A. Samson
Jan 12, 2002
Luella A. Samson, 81, of Willimantic, widow of Armand Samson, died Saturday January 12, 2002 in Windham. She was born May 26, 1920 in Occum, daughter of the late Joseph and Delia (Baldwin) LaChappelle and had lived in Willimantic most of her life. She is survived by 7 children, Fernand Samson of Storrs, Walter Samson, Jane Beaudry, Richard Samson, William...
Marilou Carbonaro
Jan 9, 2002
Marilou (Lynn) Carbonaro, 52, of Canterbury, wife of J. Arthur Carbonaro, died Wednesday, January 9, 2002 at the Windham Hospital. She was born June 28, 1949 in Henderson, KY, the daughter of Michael Lynn of Ft. Myers, FL, and the late Marjorie (Woodruff) Lynn. She was actively involved in numerous masonic organizations serving as Former Mother Advisor of Norwich Assembly...
Shirlea J. Lords
Jan 7, 2002
Shirlea J. (Johnson) Lords, 81, of Riverside Dr., Andover, widow of Hubert Lords, died Monday Jan. 7, 2002 at the Mansfield Center for Nursing and Rehabilitation. She was born Oct. 8, 1920 in Bridgeport, the daughter of Raymond and Georgia (Johnson) Johnson. After spending most of her life on Long Island where she taught sewing and operated a fabric store,...
Robert J. Mcdermott Iii
Jan 7, 2002
Robert J. McDermott III of Hampton passed away at his home on January 7, 2002, surrounded by his family in the 69th year of his life. Born on August 6, 1932, Mr. McDermott resided in Hampton most of his life. He was politically active on both the local and state levels throughout his adulthood. From the time he became a...
Victoria Rose Nichols
Jan 5, 2002
Victoria R. (Juras) Nichols, 85 of Card St. Willimantic, widow of Clarence Nichols, died Saturday Jan. 5, 2002 in Pennsylvania. She was born Sept. 4, 1916 in Willimantic the daughter of Walter and Agnes (Dziecinska) Juras and was a lifelong resident. She had been employed by the American Thread Co. and the Electro-Motive Manufacturing Co. She is survived by a...
Joseph W. St. Laurent
Jan 5, 2002
Joseph W. St. Laurent, 87, of Windham Center, died Saturday January 5, 2002 at the Windham Hospital. He was the husband of Veronica (Kaczowski) St. Laurent, who survives him. They were married on May 31, 1941. Mr. St. Laurent was born August 8, 1914 in Winchendon, MA, the son of the late Alex and Marie St. Lawrence. He grew up...
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