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Francis Heibler

Francis Heibler

Feb 13, 2002

Francis "Bud" R. Heibler, 77, of Tuckie Rd., N. Windham, husband of Bernyle (Schirmer) Heibler, died Wednesday Feb. 13, 2002 at the Roncalli Health Center, Willimantic. He was born Feb. 23, 1924 in Norwalk the son of George and Florence (Statham) Heibler. He was a W.W.2 Army veteran and participated in the Normandy Invasion. Mr. Heibler was a past president...

Thelma M. Stallard

Thelma M. Stallard

Feb 12, 2002

Thelma (Miller) Stallard, 98, of Storrs, Ct., widow of James E. Stallard Jr., died Tuesday Feb. 12, 2002 in Storrs. She was born in 1903 in Fairchance, PA. and had been a longtime resident of Juniper Hill Village in Storrs. She received her Bachelor of Arts degree from Bluffton College in Ohio, in 1925. Mrs. Stallard was formerly of Bristol,...

Rose C. Kelly

Rose C. Kelly

Feb 10, 2002

Rose C. Kelly, 84, of Pine St. Columbia, wife of Raymond C. Kelly, died Sunday Feb. 10, 2002 at the Roncalli Health Center in Willimantic. She was born July 1, 1917 in Barre, Mass. the daughter of Joseph and Josephina Baro. Rose was a graduate of B.U. School of Business Education and completed her post graduate studies at Brown University....

Angelina Bovino

Angelina Bovino

Feb 9, 2002

Angelina (Ferro) Bovino, 90, of Conantville Rd., Mansfield, died Saturday February 9, 2002 at the Windham Hospital. She was born December 8, 1911 in New York, NY, the daughter of Vincent and Caroline (Danzi) Ferro. She was an avid artist and was a founding member of the Willimantic Paint and Palette Club. She was a great mother! She is survived...

Richard Lee Lafontaine

Richard Lee Lafontaine

Feb 8, 2002

Richard L. Lafontaine, 53, of Chaplin, died Friday February 8, 2002 at his home. He was born August 2, 1948 in Willimantic, the son of Louis and Alice (Devillez) Lafontaine of Chaplin and had lived in the Windham area all his life. He was a U.S. Army veteran of the Vietnam War and was employed as a mechanic by the...

Eva F Macha

Eva F Macha

Feb 7, 2002

Eva (Neff) Macha, 76, of Willimantic, widow of Paul Macha Sr., died Thursday February 7, 2002 at the Windham Hospital. She was born April 3, 1925 in Willimantic, the daughter of the late Arthur and Florence (Baldwin) Neff and was a lifelong resident. She was self employed as a housekeeper. She is survived by 3 sons, Paul Macha Jr., Thomas...

Vanessa G Maheu

Vanessa G Maheu

Feb 5, 2002

Vanessa G. Maheu, 46, of Alexander St., Bristol, died Tuesday Feb. 5, 2002 at the Hartford Hospital. She was born Jan. 28, 1956 in Willimantic the daughter of Raymond Maheu of Colchester and the late Virginia (Vargas) Maheu. In addition to her father, she is survived by; her sister and brother in law Grace and Dennis Bianchi of Burlington and...

John A. Wrana Sr

John A. Wrana Sr

Feb 4, 2002

John A. Wrana Sr. 92, died peacefully at home Monday February 4, 2002. He was born in Gurleyville, September 16, 1909, the son of John and Mary Wrana. He leaves his wife of 68 years, Elsie (Ladd) Wrana, 2 sons, John Wrana Jr. of North Windham, Richard Wrana of Columbia, 2 daughters, Nancy O'Connor of Scotland and Judy Wrana of...

Mabel E Lacount

Mabel E Lacount

Feb 4, 2002

Mabel Adams Lacount, 99, of Storrs, died peacefully on Monday February 4, 2002 at Victorian Heights in Manchester. She was born August 5, 1902 in Easthampton, MA, the daughter of Charles and Maude (Johnson) Adams. She enjoyed a variety of artistic pursuits throughout her life especially painting and needlework. She is survived by a daughter, Norma Warren and her husband...

Margaret Anna Seles

Margaret Anna Seles

Feb 3, 2002

Margaret Anna (Zulick) Seles, 80, of Ashford, widow of Andrew Seles Jr., died Sunday Feb. 3, 2002 at the Windham Hospital. She was born April 24, 1921 in Ashford the daughter of Andrew and Irene (Fello) Zulick and was a lifelong resident. She operated the family dairy farm with her husband from 1942 to 1951. Mrs. Seles then became employed...

John J. Jucius Sr

John J. Jucius Sr

Feb 2, 2002

John Joseph Jucius Sr., 86, a lifelong Connecticut resident, passed away at his home in Columbia on Saturday Feb. 2, 2002. Mr. Jucius was a retired teacher who served in the U.S. Navy in World War 2. He was a member of the Pearl Harbor Survivors Assoc., the Phoenix Survivors Assoc. and the VFW Post #110 in Florida. He was...

Shirley Snel

Shirley Snel

Jan 31, 2002

Shirley Snel, 83, widow of Jacobus "Jack" Snel, passed on to eternal life on Thursday January 31, 2002. She was first and always a loving and devoted wife and mother. She had served as the executive secretary for the president of Rotary International at their headquarters in Evanston, IL for 20 years before retiring. She was wonderfully artistic, and particularly...

Francis J. Palmer

Francis J. Palmer

Jan 30, 2002

Francis J. "Frank" Palmer, 82, of Storrs, husband of Doris (Rickbeil) Palmer, died Wednesday, (Janu- ary 30, 2002) in Storrs. He was born May 5, 1919 in Sheyenne, ND, the son of Walter and Agnes (Cavanaugh) Palmer, and had lived in Storrs since 1974. He was a 1942 graduate of North Dakota State University receiving a degree in Electrical Engineering....

Paul E. Johnson Jr

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

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

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

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...

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