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Sarah J Harvey
Dec 14, 2001
Sarah J. Harvey, 98, of College Park, Maryland, widow of Samuel H. Harvey, died Friday Dec. 14, 2001 in Adelphi, MD. She was born April 25, 1903 in Alexander City, Alabama, the daughter of Jessie S. and Elizabeth (Scott) Jackson. She grew up there and at the age of 23 moved to the Washington D.C. area where she worked for...
Carlena A Adamo-Houston
Dec 11, 2001
Carlena A. (Sanborn) Adamo-Houston, 72, of Coventry, died Tuesday December 11. 2001 at the Windham Hospital of cancer. Carlena, Sandy was born June 17, 1929 on Sharon Mountain in Sharon, CT, daughter of Van and Elisabeth (Switser) Sanborn. as a young woman she lived and worked in Manchester. after she married and moved to the Willimantic area she was actively...
Eleanor Elton
Dec 9, 2001
Eleanor Elton, 74, of Ashford, formerly of Willimantic and Willington, widow of Philip B. Elton, died Sunday December 9, 2001 in Ashford. She was born September 1, 1927 in Hartford, the daughter of Louis E. and Carrie Mae (Douglas) Nolan. Mrs. Elton was the former postmaster of the South Willington Post Office, a member of the Willington Democratic Town Committee...
Geraldine P. Parks
Dec 8, 2001
Geraldine P. (Moffitt) Parks, 68, of Groton, formerly of Willimantic, died Saturday Dec. 8, 2001 at the Groton Regency. She was born Jan. 25, 1933 in Willimantic the daughter of Albert and Beatrice Moffitt. Geraldine spent the last years of her life at the Groton Regency inspiring others there to improve the quality of their lives. She is survived by...
James D. Strauch
Dec 8, 2001
Professor James D. Strauch (Jim) of Storrs, passed away due to heart failure on December 8, 2001 at the age of sixty-seven. Jim was a professor emeritus at the University of Connecticut , Storrs, where he taught in the School of Education for more than 30 years. He was born in Buffalo, NY, graduated from SUNY, Buffalo in 1959, and...
Margaret` Regen Gant
Dec 6, 2001
Margaret Regen Gant - on December 6, 2001, age 81. wife of the late Edward V. Gant, Sr., she is survived by her son, David R. Gant of Hartford; her daughter, Susan Wowk Beers of West Hartford and husband John Beers, their children, Tymofey, Kateryna, Yon, John Jr., and Theodore; and a great-grandson, Raymond. She was predeceased by her son,...
Marie Storrs
Dec 6, 2001
Marie Storrs, 78, of Maple Rd., Storrs, wife of Francis W. Storrs, died Thursday Dec. 6, 2001 at the W.W. Backus Hospital in Norwich. She was born Nov. 16, 1923 in Czechoslovakia the daughter of Francis and Barbora (Jirikova) Vinicka. Prior to her retirement, she had been employed for 19 years as an assistant cook at the Mansfield Middle School....
Eva Mae Merrill
Dec 5, 2001
Eva Mae Merrill, 60, of Lebanon, the wife of Donald Merrill, passed away Wednesday, December 5, 2001 at home, surrounded by her family, after a courageous battle with cancer. She was born February 17, 1941 in Willimantic, daughter of the late David and Eva Samuels. Prior to her retirement she was employed by the Windham Regional Technical School Culinary Arts...
Eva A. Smith
Dec 4, 2001
Eva B. Smith, 94, of Windham Center, died Tuesday December 4, 2001 in Putnam. She was born August 11, 1907 in Ansonia, the daughter of the late Adam A. Bogan and Mary Groziak of Shelton. She was a 1925 graduate of Shelton High School and graduated from the University of Connecticut in 1929. She taught home economics at Bethel High...
Carol H Norwood
Dec 4, 2001
Carol H. Norwood, 58, of Chaplin, died Tuesday December 4, 2001 in Willimantic. She was born April 3, 1943 in Willimantic, the daughter of Helen (Didwalis) Garrison of Chaplin and the late William D. Garrison. She enjoyed cooking and crafting as hobbies. In addition to her mother she is survived by 3 brothers, Richard Garrison of Chaplin, Donald Garrison of...
J. William Tandetzke
Dec 1, 2001
J. William Tandetzke, 71, of Scotland, husband of Rita (Gauthier) Tandetzke, died Saturday December 1, 2001 in Norwichtown after a long illness. He was born May 19, 1930 in Hartford, the son of William and Caroline (Morneault) Tandetzke and had lived in Scotland for the past 42 years. Prior to his retirement he was employed for 34 years as an...
Dorothy Overbaugh
Nov 30, 2001
Dorothy (Pearl) Overbaugh, died Friday November 30, 2001 at the Pierce Memorial Baptist Home in Brooklyn after a long illness. She was born in Hampton on October 12, 1908 to the late William and Mabel Pearl. She was the wife or Earl H. Overbaugh who died in 1983. Following their marriage in 1929 they lived in the Waterbury area until...
Dolores L. Brisson
Nov 28, 2001
Dolores (Lafontaine) Brisson, 82 of Jordan Rd. Lebanon, died Wednesday Nov. 28, 2001 at home after a brief illness. She was the daughter of Heliodore and Anna (Delorme) Lafontaine. Mrs. Brisson was a communicant of St. Mary s Church and a member of the Ladies of St. Anne. She is survived by her husband of 56 years, Joseph, 3 children;...
Alleyne H. Hutchinson
Nov 25, 2001
Alleyne H. Hutchinson, 91, of Lebanon, passed away Sunday, November 25, 2001 at Chestelm Health Care in Moodus. She was the wife of the late George Elmer Hutchinson. She was born July 4, 1910 in Englewood, NJ, the daughter of William Miller and Emma (Sandford) Miller Hibbert. Mrs. Hutchinson was an avid horsewoman for many years. She belonged to the...
James M. Shea
Nov 23, 2001
James M. Spec Shea, 67, of Willimantic, husband of Sandra (Pomprowicz) Shea, died Friday November 23, 2001 at the Windham Hospital. He was born January 29, 1934 in Willimantic, son of the late Thomas and Lena (Kennison) Shea and was a lifelong resident. He was a graduate of Windham High School where he served as class president and a member...
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...
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