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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...
David A. Fisher
Jan 5, 2002
Professor David A. Fisher, 94, a longtime resident of Storrs, died January 5, 2002 in Easton, MD. He was born June 16, 1907 in Kitchener, Ontario, Canada. He graduated from Cornell University and received a Masters Degree from Columbia. He taught Mechanical Engineering first at City College of New York, then at Tufts University and from 1948 to 1972 at...
Carolyn J. Stocking
Jan 4, 2002
Carolyn J. Stocking, 74, of Storrs, widow of Clarence Stocking, died Friday January 4, 2002 in Stafford Springs at the home of her daughter. She was born February 8, 1927 in Willimantic, the daughter of Roy and Corinne (Tapley) Jones. She received her Bachelor of Arts degree from Simmons College in 1949 and her Masters degree in Library Science from...
Jose Cuevas-Mendez
Jan 3, 2002
Jose Cuevas-Mendez, 93, of Willimantic, husband of the late Gloria Tirado, died Friday January 3, 2003 at the Windham Hospital. He was born February 25, 1909 in Puerto Rico and was employed as a mail carrier for the Puerto Rican Postal Service before moving to Willimantic six years ago. He is survived by 3 nephews, Roque Rois of Willimantic, Victor...
Ruth E. Meade
Jan 2, 2002
Ruth E. Meade, 85, of Willimantic, died Wednesday January 2, 2002 in Windham. She was born September 19, 1916 in Willimantic, the daughter of Herbert and Mary (Hughes) Schenck and had lived in the Windham area most of her life. In her earlier years she was employed as a hairdresser and throughout her life loved and enjoyed nature and gardening....
Robert F Ake
Jan 1, 2002
Robert F. Drake, 80, of Storrs, husband of the late Margaret (Olsen) Drake, died Tuesday January 1, 2002 at his home. He was born November 3, 1921 in Palmer, Ma, the son of George and Margaret (Hannon) Drake, grew up in Chaplin and had lived in Mansfield most of his life. He was an U.S. Army veteran of World War...
Henrietta Labonte
Dec 31, 2001
Henrietta M. LaBonte, 90, of Mansfield, widow of Alfiere LaBonte, died Monday Dec. 31, 2001 at the Roncalli Health Center in Willimantic. She was born May 23, 1911 in New York, N.Y. the daughter of Morris and Anna (Rosemond) Tannenstock and had resided in the Willimantic/Mansfield area for most of her life. She had been employed as a supervisor for...
Victor Rychling
Dec 30, 2001
Victor Rychling, 89, of Basket Shop Rd., Hebron, husband of the late Ruth (Boynton) Rychling, died Sunday Dec. 30, 2001 at home. He was born Dec. 10, 1912 in West Point, VA., the son of Ludwik and Pawlina (Szychowski) Rychling. He was a 1932 graduate of Windham High School and was a former resident of Ashford and Coventry prior to...
Albert Veilleux
Dec 26, 2001
Albert Veilleux, 65, of Oakwood Dr., Windham, husband of Adele (Ganzler) Veilleux, died Wednesday evening Dec. 26, 2001 at the Windham Hospital. He was born May 12, 1936 in Willimantic the son of Joseph and Marie (Sevigny) Veilleux. He had retired as the President of SEMCO in N. Windham and continued to serve as its? Chairman of the Board. He...
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