Ramon Alba Cruz
Oct 29, 2001
Ramon Alba Cruz, 35, of Willimantic died Monday in Plainfield. He was born May 9, 1966 in Mexico the son of Teodoro Alba and Maria Cruz. Ramon was employed at Pride?s Corner Farm in Lebanon as a foreman. He lived for his family who meant everything to him. In addition to his parents of Mexico, he is survived by his...
Aime "Amos" Vigue
Oct 29, 2001
Aime Amos Vigue, 74, of Circle Dr. Mansfield, died Monday morning Oct. 29, 2001 at the Hartford Hospital. He was born Aug. 4, 1927 in Jackman, Maine . He was a U.S. Army veteran and had retired from Pratt & Whitney in E. Hartford after 35 years of service. Amos enjoyed bowling at Willi Bowl in North Windham where he...
John "Bill" Pedro Jr
Oct 28, 2001
John W. Bill Pedro Jr., 47, of Willimantic, died Sunday October 28, 2001 at the Windham Hospital. He was born April 2, 1954 in Mansfield, the son of John Pedro Sr. and the late Stella (Woron) Pedro and had lived in the Windham area most of his life. He was a graduate of Windham High School, loved sports, especially bowling...
Eva Marie Lederer
Oct 25, 2001
Eva Marie (Hohenberg) Lederer died Thursday October 25, 2001, at the age of 74, after a long and valiant struggle with Multiple Sclerosis. She was born in Vienna, Austria on January 19, 1927, the daughter of Victor and Julie (Theumann) Hohenberg. The family emigrated to the United States in 1939. Eva received her Bachelor of Arts degree from Brooklyn College...
Irvin R. Cone
Oct 25, 2001
Irvin R. Cone, 60, of Windham Rd., South Windham, husband of Karen (Perras) Cone, died Thursday morning Oct. 25, 2001 at home, of cancer. He was born June 16, 1941 in Willimantic the son of Orrin and Laura (Sypher) Cone and was a life long Windham resident. His favorite place to go was Dunkin Donuts and he loved helping people....
John D. Nevers
Oct 24, 2001
John David Nevers, 42, of Beech Mountain Rd., Mansfield Center, died Wednesday Oct. 24, 2001 at home. He was born Feb. 11, 1959 in Middletown the son of Thomas and Nancy (Champagne) Nevers. John was a graduate of E.O. Smith High School and had attended U.R.I. During his high school years he was active on the soccer and track teams....
Neil Holbrook
Oct 18, 2001
Neil Holbrook, 60, of Willimantic, died Thursday, October 18, 2001 at Windham Hospital after a tragic automobile accident. He was born July 3, 1941 in Michigan. He was food services director at EastConn and served with the U. S. Air Force in Taiwan for several years after learning Chinese at Yale University. Neil was passionate about sports, was an avid...
William J. Russell
Oct 18, 2001
William James Russell, 76, of Adams Heights Circle, Lebanon, died Thursday Oct. 18, 2001 at St. Joseph Living Center, Windham. He was born Aug. 12, 1925 in Dallas , Oregon, the son of James and Amy (Kearney) Russell and has resided in Lebanon for 30 years. He was a U.S. Navy veteran and golf was one of his greatest pleasures....
John J. Knapp
Oct 16, 2001
John J. Knapp, 79, of Old Willimantic Rd., Columbia, died Tuesday Oct. 16, 2001 at home. He was born Dec. 12, 1921 in Elizabeth, N.J. the son of Bartholomew and Anna (Marek) Knapp Tomasek. He was a U.S. Army veteran of W.W.2 and had been employed by the State Highway Dept. for 20 years as a heavy equipment operator. He...
Steffa Nacsin
Oct 15, 2001
Steffa (Cichon) Kasperkiewicz Nacsin, 92, of 441 Ash St. Willimantic, died Sunday morning at her home. She was the widow of Joseph Kasperkiewicz and Daniel Nacsin. Steffa was born June 4, 1909 in Willimantic the daughter of John and Sophie (Baran) Cichon. She was a lifelong resident and had been employed at the American Thread Co. as an expediter for...
William C. Callahan
Oct 13, 2001
William C.J. Crazy Doc Callahan Jr., 58 of Willimantic, died Saturday October 13, 2001 at the Windham Hospital. He was born June 4, 1943 in Willimantic, son of William and Julia (Donahue) Callahan Sr., who owned and operated Callahan s Newsstand in Willimantic many years ago. William proudly served in the U. S. Navy in Vietnam and was most recently...
Thomas P. Sullivan
Oct 13, 2001
Thomas P.Sullivan, 46, of Windham, died Saturday October 13, 2001 at Hartford Hospital after a long battle with liver disease. He was born August 14, 1955 in Willimantic, the son of the late James and Peggy (Tracy) Sullivan and had lived in Windham most of his life. He is survived by 3 daughters, Kimberly Sullivan of Willimantic, Michelle Sullivan-Abbatemarco of...
Helen J. Battey
Oct 13, 2001
Helen J. Battey. 102, of Willimantic, widow of Earl L. Battey, died Saturday October 13, 2001 in Willimantic. She was born May 25, 1899 in Willimantic, the daughter of Emil and Josephine (Nelson) Johnson and was a lifelong resident. Helen was employed at Windham Community Memorial Hospital for 27 years and was a member of the WCMH Auxiliary. She was...
Joseph F. Tubridy
Oct 12, 2001
Joseph F. Tubridy, 95, beloved husband of Dorothy (Flynn) Tubridy, of Willimantic, died Friday, October 12, 2001 at St. Joseph Living Center. Joseph was born in Providence, RI on March 28, 1906, son of the late Lillie (Hearty) and Michael Tubridy and lived in Willimantic for most of his life. Joseph was a graduate of St. John Prep, Danvers, MA,...
Charlotte F. Lackenbauer
Oct 10, 2001
Charlotte F. Lackenbauer, 98, of Chaplin, widow of the late Milton Lackenbauer, died Wednesday October 10, 2001 in Willimantic. She was born March 28, 1903 in New York City and had lived in the Windham area since 1940. She was employed for a number of years at the former Mansfield State Training School and loved to play cards and bingo....
Stanley J. Knight
Oct 7, 2001
Stanley J. Knight, 55, of Willimantic, husband of Lynn (Moore) Knight, died Sunday October 7, 2001 at the Windham Hospital. He was born August 1, 1946 in Middletown, son of the late Joseph and Agnes (Bower) Knight and had lived in Moodus and Scotland before moving to Willimantic 15 years ago. Mr. Knight was a U.S. Army veteran of the...
Henry R. Dimock
Oct 5, 2001
Henry R. Yogi Dimock, 70, of Ashford, husband of Virginia (Duncan) Dimock, died Friday October 5, 2001 in Quebec. He was born March 5, 1931 in Hartford, the son of Leon and Florence (Lee) Dimock and had lived in Ashford for the past 15 years. Mr. Dimock loved his family, friends and being around other people. He was an avid...
