John F. Wisted
Feb 22, 2023
John Wisted Obituary After a long struggle with Dementia, John Francis Wisted, age 87, of Manchester, CT passed away peacefully on Wednesday February 22, 2023, at UConn John Dempsey Hospital in Farmington, CT. Born on October 1, 1935, in Hartford, CT to Francis and Mary Wisted, John was an only child. Following High School John enlisted in the United States...
Pedro Morales Gonzalez
Feb 21, 2023
Pedro Morales Gonzalez Obituary Pedro Morales Gonzalez, 82, of Willimantic, CT passed away on February 21, 2023. He was born in Ciales, P.R., the son of the late Juan Morales Quinones and Adela Gonzalez. Pedro was a proud jibaro from PR. He loved agriculture, Música Jibara, fishing and singing trova. Pedro is survived by his wife Teresita (Ortiz) Morales, sons...
Felipe Diaz Rodriguez
Feb 20, 2023
Felipe Diaz Rodriguez Obituary Felipe Diaz Rodriguez, 88, of Willimantic, CT passed away in Norwich, CT on February 20, 2023. A devoted husband, father, grandfather, and great grandfather has left us to be with the Lord. He was born in Caguas P.R, the son of the late Nicolas Diaz and Felipa Rodriguez. He is survived by his children Ramon Diaz,...
Rhea E. Beaudette
Feb 19, 2023
Rhea Beaudette Obituary Rhea (Desautels) Beaudette, 95, of Willimantic, CT, it is with the deepest of sadness that we announce the passing of our Mom, Meme and Grande Meme. She was born on June 30, 1927 in La Petrie, Canada, the daughter of the late Leonard and Yvonne (Blais) Desautels. Rhea married her husband Robert (Bob) Beaudette on August 23,...
Richard Gager Scheller
Feb 17, 2023
Richard Scheller Obituary Richard G. Scheller, 72, of Columbia, Connecticut passed away Friday, February 17, 2023 at Backus Hospital in Norwich after a brief battle with cancer. He was predeceased by his parents, Oswald P. Scheller and Janice G. Scheller, by his sister Carolyn Khoury and brother-in-Law Charlie Khoury. When growing up, Richard travelled extensively with his siblings and parents...
Alice Teresa (Moore) Gamache
Feb 17, 2023
Alice Gamache Obituary Alice T. (Moore) Gamache, 92, of Willimantic, wife of the late Roland Gamache, died Friday, February 17, 2023 at home. She was born in Willimantic, the daughter of the late Philip and Rose (Bernier) Moore. Alice was a graduate of Windham High School, class of 1948. She was a bookkeeper for the State of Connecticut and Akim...
Paul Joseph Haley
Feb 15, 2023
Paul Haley Obituary On February 17th, 2023 the Lord took Paul home. We are blessed to have had him with us for 40 years. He made so many friends and touched so many hearts. He always lived life to the fullest. He is survived by his son Alexander Haley, his parents Jane and Kenneth Haley, his brothers Kenneth Haley II,...
John E. Gallup
Feb 8, 2023
John Gallup Obituary John E. Gallup, 52, of Willimantic, passed away February 8, 2023. He is survived by his father Richard E. Gallup, mother Christina (James) Wheaton and stepfather John S. Wheaton; sons, Zachary and Maxx Gallup and their mother Paula Jordan; two sisters, Meika Gallup and her spouse Joseph Cale and Megan Gallup; John is also survived by his...
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...
