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Howard R. Marks
Nov 22, 2001
Howard R. Marks, 92, of Pinney Hill Rd., Willington, died Thursday Nov. 22, 2001 at the Rockville General Hospital following a fire at his home. He was born Oct. 9, 1909 in W. Hartford the son of Thomas and Mary (Smith) Marks. Mr. Marks was a resident of Meriden on E. Main street for several years until 1956. He owned...
Normand M. Burns
Nov 21, 2001
Normand Michel Burns, 78, of Lebanon, beloved husband of Jean K. (Esala) Burns, died Wednesday November 21, 2001 at St. Joseph Living Center after a long battle with cancer. He was born February 5, 1923 in Willimantic, the son of the late Micheal and Anna (Chalifoux) Burns. Normand joined the Navy in 1942 and proudly served in World War II...
Kristine E. Colburn
Nov 19, 2001
Kristine Elaine Colburn,38, loving mother, loved walks, flowers and riding with Harry and forever loving her best friend and mother Roseann. She leaves her daughter Vanessa Doris, her life partner Harold Surridge, mother Roseann Kennan, step-father Jon Kennan, father Everett Colburn Jr., grandfather Everett Colburn Sr., grandmother Bernice Freeman, brother Jamie Colburn and sister-in-law Jennifer. She will be sadly missed...
Chester A. Tabor
Nov 16, 2001
Chester Anthony Tabor, 80, of Willimantic, died Friday afternoon Nov. 16, 2001 at the Roncalli Health Center, Willimantic. He was born May 7, 1921 in Willimantic the son of Stanley and Tekla (Sikut) Tabor. He was a U.S. Air Force veteran of W.W.2. Mr. Tabor was a communicant of St. Joseph Church and enjoyed gardening, cooking and fishing. He is...
Frederick A. Wirth
Nov 15, 2001
Frederick A. Wirth, 62, of Jupiter, Fla. and Hoboken, N.J., died Nov. 15, 2001 at St. Mary s Hospital in Hoboken. He was a graduate of Central CT. State College. Fred taught school in West Hartford, Stratford, and Greenwich had been the President of the Greenwich Teacher s Assoc. He was an Executive Director of the Hartford YMCA and director...
Randolph P. Lamot
Nov 14, 2001
Randolph Randy P. Lamot, 45, of Greenwood St. Willimantic, son of Peter and Pauline (Locrasto) Lamot, died Wednesday Nov. 14, 2001 at the Windham Hospital from complications due to a lengthy struggle with Multiple Sclerosis. He was born Oct. 19, 1956 in Willimantic and was a Windham High School graduate. Randy was a faithful Harley Davidson motorcycle rider and enjoyed...
Laurent J. E. Major
Nov 14, 2001
Laurent J.E. Major, 66, of Carolyn Lane, North Windham, husband of Nancy (Berry) Major, died Wednesday Nov. 14, 2001 at the Windham Hospital. He was born Aug. 18, 1935 in Newport, VT. the son of Norman and Marie (Boutin) Major. He was a former Coventry resident prior to moving to Manchester for 38 years and then to N. Windham 3...
Hannah C. Brown
Nov 7, 2001
Hannah C. Brown, 87, of Columbia, wife of Ernest A. Brown, died Wednesday November 7, 2001 in Colchester. She was born July 19, 1914 in Connahs Quay, North Wales, Great Britain, daughter of Wilfred and Elizabeth (Catherall) Edwards. She served as a nurse during World War II and came to the United States in 1947. She and her husband owned...
Michael P. Sirak
Nov 7, 2001
Michael P. Sirak, 79, of Pine St. Columbia, husband of Helena (Sudol) Sirak, died Wednesday evening at the Windham Hospital. He was born Feb. 27, 1922 in Wilpen, PA. the son Mary Sirak of E. Hartford and the late John Sirak and has resided in Columbia for most of his life. He had been employed as a heavy equipment operator...
Patricia Ann Pelechatz
Nov 7, 2001
Patricia Ann Pelechatz, 64, of Norwich, died Wednesday November 7, 2001 in Norwich. She was born July 28, 1937 in Willimantic, daughter of John and Doris (Allen) Pelechatz and had lived in Willimantic most of her life before moving to Norwich in 1973. She is survived by a brother, John Pelechatz of Titusville, FL, 2 nieces and 3 nephews. A...
Pauline M. Baillargeon
Nov 7, 2001
Pauline M. (Jeffers) Baillargeon, 78, of Jackson St. Willimantic, widow of Armand Baillargeon, died Wednesday evening at St. Joseph Living Center, Windham. She was born April 8, 1923 in Willimantic the daughter of Lawrence C. and Catherine (Wood) Jeffers. She had been employed by the American Thread Co. for many years and then by Liberty Bank. She was a communicant...
Anna O'Donnell
Nov 6, 2001
Anna (Setterberg) O?Donnell, 96, of Norwich, widow of Herbert O?Donnell, died Tuesday November 6, 2001 in Windham. She was born February 21, 1905 in Willimantic, the daughter of Nils and Elizabeth (Swanson) Setterberg and had lived in Norwich most of her life. She was a dedicated Practical Nurse and employed for many years at Uncas on Thames Hospital in Norwich...
Richard P. Abell
Nov 6, 2001
Richard P. Abell, 89, of Lebanon, husband of the late Edith (Rogers) Abell, died Tuesday November 6, 2001 in Colchester. He was born February 16, 1912 in Lebanon, the son of Frederick and Gertrude (Lillie) Abell and was a lifelong resident of Lebanon. Mr. Abell owned and operated a dairy farm in Lebanon throughout most of his life. He is...
Albert W. Lowrey
Nov 5, 2001
Albert W. Lowrey, 76, of Willimantic, died Monday November 5, 2001 at Hartford Hospital. He was born December 14, 1924 in Lowell, MA, the son of Wallace and Antoinette (Berton) Lowrey and was a veteran of World War II serving with the U.S. Navy Seabees. Prior to his retirement Mr. Lowrey was employed for 40 years a the former Brand...
Marie Louise Dinenno
Nov 4, 2001
Marie Louise Dinenno, 83, of Brooklyn Rd. Canterbury, formerly of Willimantic and Hampton, died Sunday Nov. 4, 2001 at St. Joseph Living Center, Windham. She was born April 21, 1918 in Willimantic the daughter of Octave and Aldea (Sampson) Maheu. She had been employed by the Electro-Motive Manufacturing Co. and the American Thread Co. in Willimantic for many years and...
Blanche P. Marrotte
Nov 4, 2001
Blanche Elizabeth (Potter) Marrotte, 95, widow of Clovis Marrotte, passed away Sunday Nov. 4, 2001 after a brief illness. She was born in Columbia on April 30, 1906 the daughter of Frank and Jane (Potter) Potter. During W.W.2, she was a volunteer plane spotter on the Lebanon green. Having worked many years at the Electro-Motive Manufacturing Co. until they closed,...
Ruth C. Brown
Nov 2, 2001
Ruth C. Brown, 96, of Mansfield, died Friday Nov. 2, 2001 at the Roncalli Health Center, Willimantic. She was born March 2, 1905 in Mansfield the daughter of Stephen P. and Alice E. (Mason) Brown. She had been employed as a typist at the Travelers Ins. Co. Ruth was a member of the First Baptist Church of Mansfield, the Storrs...
M. Lucy Sawyer
Nov 1, 2001
M. Lucy (Pepin) Sawyer, 89, of Windham, widow of Frank C. Sawyer Sr., died Thursday Nov. 1, 2001 at St. Joseph Living Center, Windham. She was born May 18, 1912 in St. David, P.Q., Canada, the daughter of the late Zephir and Marie J. (Arel) Pepin. She is survived by a daughter and son in law Shirley and Walter Landon...
William R. Weideman
Oct 31, 2001
William R. Weideman, 81, of Storrs, husband of Jacqueline (Simola) Weideman, died Wednesday October 31, 2001 in Windham. He was born February 5, 1920 in Delphos, Ohio, the son of Leda and Pearl (Daniels) Weideman. He was an Army Air Corps veteran of World War II and a Pearl Harbor survivor. After the war he met and married his wife,...
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