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...
Donna Jean Haddad
Oct 4, 2001
Donna Jean (Robinson) Haddad, 34, of Pucker St. Coventry, wife of David Haddad, died Thursday Oct. 4, 2001 at St. Francis Hospital, Hartford, after a lengthy illness. She was born Jan. 3, 1967 in Meriden, the daughter of Marie McCain of Willimantic and Charles Robinson of Willimantic. Donna had been employed at the E.O.Smith High School Library for many years....
Paul H Richards
Oct 3, 2001
Paul H. Richards, 76, of Willimantic, died Wednesday October 3, 2001 of injuries received in an automobile accident. He was born November 13, 1923 in Windham, the son of Glen and Laura (Brousseau) Richards and was a lifelong area resident. He was an Army veteran of World War II and a member of the American Legion. Prior to his retirement...
Joseph Paul Szegda
Sep 29, 2001
Joseph P. Szegda, 84, of Szegda Road, Columbia, husband of the late Laura (Sturtevant) Szegda, died Saturday Sept. 29, 2001 at the Windham Hospital. He was born March 28, 1917 in Columbia. Mr. Szegda was a lifelong resident of Columbia where he served in community service for over 60 years. During that time, he was the First Selectman for over...
Kate Whitehouse
Sep 29, 2001
Kate Whitehouse, 88, formerly of Jagger Lane, Hebron, widow of Merlin Whitehouse, died Saturday Sept. 29, 2001 at the Windham Hospital. She is survived by 2 sons; Merlin of Jewett City and George of Chaplin, 2 daughters Margaret Cone of Amston and Grace Lauritzen of Andover, 2 sisters; Mary Chamberlain if Groton Long Point and Stella Barillari of Florida, 6...
Adolph A. Schweitzer
Sep 25, 2001
Adolph A. Schweitzer, 83, of Lebanon, husband of Helen (Kurcinik) Schweitzer, died Tuesday September 25, 2001 at home. He was born October 5, 1917, in Jersey City, NJ, the son of Albert and Martha Schweitzer and had lived in Lebanon all of his life. He was a devoted family man, a member of the Redeemer Lutheran Church in Lebanon and...
Douglas E Tucker
Sep 25, 2001
Douglas Tucker, 48, of Willimantic passed away early Tuesday morning, September 25, 2001. He was born in Holyoke, MA on November 1, 1952 and resided in Willimantic for most of his adult life. Douglas is survived by his wife, Betty Tucker and his son Michael Tucker, both of Willimantic along with his daughter Jennifer Tucker who currently resides in Boston....
