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Sharon (Ely) Delgado
Feb 8, 2023
Sharon Delgado Obituary Sharon A. Delgado, 77, of East Hartford, CT passed away on February 8, 2023, peacefully at her home with her family by her side. She was born in Willimantic, CT, the daughter of the late Rowland L. and Lois E. (McCollum) Ely. Sharon worked in manufacturing for several years but found her passion caring for the elderly...
Norma (Perakis) Guerraz Clarke
Feb 8, 2023
Norma Guerraz Clarke Obituary Norma Guerraz Clarke (Perakis), 97, of Chaplin, CT passed out of our arms on February 8, 2023. She was born in Lausanne, Switzerland on September 6, 1925. In 1948, she emigrated to the United States with husband Gaston Guerraz, who predeceased her in 1967. Our Mom was our saving grace. She loved us unconditionally and took...
Clarence E. Thornton
Feb 6, 2023
Clarence Thornton Obituary Clarence E. Thornton, 101, of Hampton, CT, passed away on February 6, 2023. He died at home, surrounded by family. He was born in Pomfret, CT, the son of the late George Howard and Frances Elsie (Dickey) Thornton. Clarence was a long-time resident of Hampton and was well known by many of the townspeople. He served in...
Alfred P. Beckwith
Feb 5, 2023
Alfred Beckwith Obituary Alfred P. Beckwith, 87, of South Windham, CT went to his rest on February 5, 2023. He was born in Windham, CT to Alfred C. Beckwith and Gretchen L. Vegiard. Al was predeceased by his wife, Mary Dale Bottoms Beckwith, and his two sisters, Gretchen (Betty) Therrien Tellier and Louise Pratt. Al is survived by children Kimberly...
Donna Rae (Elliott) Freeman
Feb 5, 2023
Donna Freeman Obituary Donna Rae (Elliott) Freeman, 63 of Broad Brook, passed away peacefully on Sunday February 5th, 2023 with her husband at her side. Donna was born October 23rd, 1959 to the late Raymond Amos Elliott and Betty Jean (Pettaway) Elliott of Mansfield. Growing up, she was well known and liked around E.O. Smith where she was a Varsity...
Donald J. Delorme
Feb 4, 2023
Donald DeLorme Obituary Donald J. DeLorme, 60, of Willimantic, CT passed away on February 4, 2023 with his sisters by his side. He was born in Willimantic, CT, the son of Barbara (Doubleday) Moore and the late Richard DeLorme. Donald grew up in Willimantic and after his schooling moved to North Carolina where he spent many years before returning to...
Sidney R. Korner
Feb 3, 2023
Sidney Korner Obituary Sidney Korner, 85, of East Hartford, CT, passed away at the West Hartford Health and Rehabilitation, on February 3, 2023. He was born in Coventry, CT on October 30, 1937, the son of the late Fred and Florence (Brown) Korner. He spent most of his time in the Hartford area and the Dominican Republic. Sidney is survived...
Rose (Savino) Cochran
Jan 30, 2023
Rose Cochran Obituary Rose Mary Cochran passed away peacefully Monday, January 30, 2023 at the age of 99. Rose was born August 18, 1923 to Joseph and Rose Savino, in Bronx, NY. At a young age, she moved to Scotland, CT where she resided until her marriage to Russell Cochran. They made their home in Windham until Russell’s passing in...
Joan K. (Knox) Debella
Jan 30, 2023
Joan DeBella Obituary Joan Knox DeBella of Mansfield CT, beloved wife of Donald J. DeBella, passed away on January 30, 2023, surrounded by family. She was born in Providence, RI on May 19, 1938, daughter of the late Robert and Barbara (Powers) Knox and lived in Barrington until her marriage. She graduated from the University of Bridgeport in 1958 and...
Edward Holda
Jan 29, 2023
Edward Holda Obituary Edward Paul Holda, 84, passed away after a long illness on January 29, 2023, in Norwich, Connecticut. He is survived by his beloved wife of 63 years Dolores (Hebert) Holda, and their children Karen (Holda) Vanzura of Trenton, Maine, her husband Pat Vanzura and Jeffrey Holda of Canterbury, Connecticut and his wife Jennifer Holda; four grandchildren, Seth...
Geraldine S. (Haddad) Adams
Jan 26, 2023
Geraldine Adams Obituary Geraldine S. Adams (Haddad), 90, of Andover, CT passed away on Thursday, January 26, 2023. She was born in Willimantic, CT, daughter of the late Solomon and Nellie Haddad, Gerry worked in her parents’ restaurant, The Luncheonette, and was a graduate of the University of Connecticut. In 1954, Gerry married the love of her life, Richard, and...
Beverly Ann Smith
Jan 23, 2023
Beverly Smith Obituary Beverly Ann Smith, 74, of Willimantic, CT passed away on January 23, 2023. She was born on September 6, 1948 in Nanticoke, PA, the daughter of Arthur and Shirley (Burgess) Smith. Beverly was a graduate of the Windham High School class of 1966. Bev became a fixture of downtown Willimantic as the owner of Bev's Newsstand and...
Gerda Walz-Michaels
Jan 23, 2023
Gerda Walz-Michaels Obituary Gerda Walz-Michaels, born Gerda Sell on May 23, 1942, in Kiel, Germany, passed away peacefully at home in Storrs, Connecticut on January 23, 2023 at the age of 80. She had recently been diagnosed with Non-Hodgkin lymphoma and had started chemotherapy treatments for it. Gerda loved beauty - flowers, art, classical music, nature, the ocean, a peaceful...
Donna A. (Mason) Kristoff
Jan 19, 2023
Donna Kristoff Obituary Donna A. Kristoff, 72, of Willington, CT passed away on January 19, 2023. She was born in Windham, CT, the daughter of the late Ernest F. and Lillian A. (Dunnack) Mason. Donna graduated with an Associate Degree from Manchester Community College with a concentration in Business and Bookkeeping. She was an avid reader who also enjoyed traveling...
Lori Ann Kissman
Jan 18, 2023
Lori Kissman Obituary Lori Ann Kissman, 62, of Willimantic, CT passed away on January 19, 2023 at Hartford Hospital under hospice care after a brief period of failing health. She was born on January 3, 1961 in Manchester, CT, the daughter of Henry S. and Pauline B. Kissman. She attended school in Lebanon, CT and went on to work at...
Donald W. Bocash
Jan 10, 2023
Donald Bocash Obituary Donald W. Bocash, 94, husband of the late Edmerine (Berube) Bocash, of Columbia, CT passed away on January 10, 2023. He was born in Richford, VT, the son of the late Donald K. and Mary E. Bocash. Donald was a resident of Columbia since 1955 and a member of St. Columba’s Church. He was employed for over...
Charlotte Theresa (Elias) Mcdaniel
Jan 10, 2023
Charlotte McDaniel Obituary Charlotte Theresa McDaniel, 83, of Willimantic, CT passed away on January 10, 2023. She was born in Moosup, CT, the daughter of the late Charles and Julia Elias. Charlotte was a very patient, caring and giving person. Anyone that entered her home left well-fed. She was a great housewife and mother. Charlotte loved spending time with her...
Marvin Lewis Mitchell, Jr.
Jan 9, 2023
Marvin Mitchell, Jr. Obituary Marvin Lewis Mitchell, 84, of Willimantic, CT husband of the late Ruby Lee Mitchell was called home on Monday, January 9, 2023 at UCONN John Dempsey Hospital in Farmington, CT., surrounded by his loving family. He was born May 5, 1938 in Hollandale, MS. The son of the late Marvin and Darris (Welch) Mitchell, Sr. Marvin...
Theresa Mary (Coyle) Larsen
Jan 9, 2023
Theresa Larsen Obituary Theresa Mary Coyle Larsen, 79, of Mansfield, CT passed away on January 9, 2023. She was born in Norwich, CT at Backus Hospital, the daughter of Raymond Francis Coyle and Beatrice Margaret (Marchand) Coyle. She grew up on Canterbury Turnpike with her four siblings and had countless fond memories. These were personally documented in her “personal archives”....
Roland E. Reynolds
Jan 8, 2023
Roland Reynolds Obituary Roland E. Reynolds, 92, lifelong resident of Coventry, CT passed away peacefully on January 8, 2023 in his home on land that he lived his life on & farmed. Roland operated a dairy farm of his own and partnered with his family farming land that has been in the family for six generations. Much of this land...
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