James L. Miller
Mar 16, 2022
James Miller Obituary James “Jim” L. Miller, 70, of Mansfield, CT passed away unexpectedly on March 16, 2022. He was born in Willimantic, CT, the son of the late Ronald Miller and Vivian (Innis) Miller. Jim was the owner of Jim Miller Concrete which was previously owned by his father and known as Miller Brothers out of Mansfield CT. He...
Ann S. Johnson
Mar 16, 2022
Ann Johnson Obituary Ann Shirley (Lieser) Johnson, 80, of Chaplin, CT, passed away peacefully at home on March 16, 2022 with her husband by her side. She was born on July 27,1941 in Hartford, CT. She spent part of her childhood in Windham, Vermont before moving back to CT. Ann graduated from RHAM High School Hebron, CT in 1959. She...
Sandra Ann (Harris) Roy
Mar 14, 2022
Sandra Roy Obituary Sandra Ann (Harris) Roy,74, of North Windham, passed away after a brief illness on March 14, 2022. She was born in Cambra, Pennsylvania, the daughter of the late Albert and Elsie (Green) Harris. She moved to Connecticut as a young child after the passing of her parents where she was taken in by her loving sister, Shirley,...
Carmen B. Rodriguez
Mar 11, 2022
Carmen Rodriguez Obituary Carmen B. Rodriguez passed away peacefully surrounded by her family on March 11, 2022. She was born in Catano, Puerto Rico and raised in Dorado, Puerto Rico. Carmen was the daughter of the late Manuel Rodriguez and Gregoria Morales. She worked for Playtex Factory in Dorado, Puerto Rico for over 10 years. Carmen was a devoted wife...
Kenneth R. Bailey
Mar 10, 2022
Kenneth Bailey Obituary Kenneth R. Bailey, 68, of Willimantic, CT passed away unexpectedly on March 10, 2022. He was born in Willimantic, CT, the son of the late Robert G. and Helen (Postemski) Bailey. Ken was a proud veteran of the United States Marine Corps. He enjoyed his retirement and working outside on the farm. Kenneth is survived by his...
Janibeth Johnson
Mar 4, 2022
Janibeth Johnson Obituary Janibeth Johnson was born May 16, 1946 in the Spring Hill Section of Mansfield, CT and died March 4, 2022 in her home in Mansfield Center, CT. She attended Coventry Day School and E. O. Smith High School. In her junior year at EOS, she won the statewide scholastic writing competition with her essay on bird-feeding in...
Bernice (Galenski) Fabian
Mar 1, 2022
Bernice Fabian Obituary Bernice G. Fabian, 78, passed peacefully surrounded by her family. Born in Woodstock Valley to Peter and Mary (Anthony) Galenski. Bernie attended Woodstock Academy. This is where she met the love of her life, Alexander F. Fabian Jr. After graduating she attended the University of Connecticut for horticulture and began work as a florist. Bernie was a...
Leonard J. Caya
Feb 27, 2022
Leonard Caya Obituary Leonard J. Caya, 95, of Willimantic, CT, husband of Isabelle (Bushey) Caya for 31 years, passed away Sunday, February 27, 2022. He was born on May 13, 1926 in Willimantic, the son of the late Ovid (David) and Lea (Lussier) Caya. Leonard was a proud World War II Navy Vet on the USS General W.A. Mann AP-112. ...
Carl B. "Skip" Smith Jr.
Feb 18, 2022
Carl Smith Jr. Obituary Carl B. ``Skip” Smith Jr., 70, of Columbia, husband of Diane (Mailhiot) Smith, died peacefully at home surrounded by his family on Friday, February 18, 2022. He was born in Willimantic, CT, the son of Dorothy (Hoxie) Smith and the late Carl B. Smith Sr. He owned CB Smith, a small engine repair shop. Skip enjoyed...
Anita Fay Ramm
Feb 14, 2022
Anita Ramm Obituary Anita Fay Ramm passed away peacefully under hospice care in Mansfield on the morning on February 14, 2022. De, as she was known to all her friends and family, was born in Vernon on May 28, 1928, to Murray and Hazel (Hewes) Fay. She graduated from Hall High School in West Hartford, the University of Connecticut at...
Thomas Adam Kowalski
Feb 12, 2022
Thomas Kowalski Obituary Thomas Adam Kowalski, 79, of Columbia, CT, passed away on Saturday, February 12, 2022 at The Hospital of Central CT in New Britain. He was born November 14, 1942 in Willimantic, CT, the son of the late Adam W. and Mildred (Bednar) Kowalski. Thomas was a lifelong resident of Columbia, a graduate from Windham High School in...
Olga J. (Paredes) Fernandez
Feb 11, 2022
Olga Fernandez Obituary Olga J. Fernandez, 89, of Willimantic, suddenly passed away at Windham Hospital on Friday, February 11, 2022 with her loving family at her side. She was born in 1932 in Arequipa, Peru. Olga married Hector Fernandez and together with their four children ventured to the United States in search of a better life. They settled in Willimantic...
John "Jack" Jacob Jason
Feb 11, 2022
John "Jack" Jason Obituary John Jacob Jason “Jack”, 86, of Canterbury, precious husband of Charlotte “Char Lee” Jason passed away Friday, February 11, 2022 with Char Lee by his side. He was born March 22, 1935 in Middletown, CT, son of Jacob Jasion and Josephine Moncada Jasion. He attended Middletown High and later Hillyer College. Jack served in the Army...
Nancy Ann (Harrington) Kelly
Feb 10, 2022
Nancy Kelly Obituary Nancy (Harrington) Kelly, 67, of Willimantic passed away on Thursday, February 10, 2022 at home. She was born on December 20, 1954 to Patrick G. and the late Madeleine (Maggie) Harrington. She attended St. Joseph School, was a 1972 graduate of Windham High School, and also attended Eastern Connecticut State University. For a number of years she...
Elaine (Zapor) Kane
Feb 9, 2022
Elaine Kane Obituary Elaine (Zapor) Kane, 69, of Coventry, peacefully passed away on Wednesday, February 9, 2022 at Hartford Hospital after a long journey with bladder cancer. She was born in Hartford on November 12, 1952 to Florence and William Zapor. Elaine was raised in Newington where she graduated from Newington High in 1971. Shortly after high school Elaine started...
Myrna "Minin" Esther Rodriguez
Feb 8, 2022
Myrna "Minin" Rodriguez Obituary Myrna “Minin” Rodriguez was a caring mother, grandmother, sister, and friend who received her promotion to glory on February 8, 2022, at the age of 78 when she went to sleep and woke up to the face of God. She was born to Telesfora Velez and Antonio Colon on July 3, 1943 in Anasco, Puerto Rico. ...
Pierrette A. (Major) Bryant
Feb 8, 2022
Pierrette Bryant Obituary Pierrette A. Bryant, 73, of Mansfield Center, CT passed away on February 8, 2022. She was born in Newport, VT, the daughter of the late Norman E. and Marie R. (Boutin) Major. She is survived by her children, Tim Bryant, Lisa Smith, and Daniel Bryant; grandchildren, Tyler, Tom, Ian, Jackson, Kohl, and Kyah; and her sister, Suzanne...
Doris E. (Rickbeil) Palmer
Feb 8, 2022
Doris Palmer Obituary Doris Elizabeth Palmer of Storrs, CT, passed away peacefully on February 8, 2022, at 99 years of age, far longer than she expected and far shorter than her family and friends would have preferred. Doris was born on a family farm outside Cavalier, North Dakota, on August 7, 1922 (“Just two years after women got the right...
Bailey J. Gowin
Feb 7, 2022
Bailey Gowin Obituary Bailey J. Gowin, 26, of Columbia, CT tragically passed away on the evening of February 7, 2022. He was born on November 9th, 1995 in Willimantic, CT, the son of Frederick C. Gowin and Shauna L. (MacArthur) Gowin. Bailey was a life-long Columbia resident and loved his small town community. He graduated from Horace W. Porter in...
Nancy E. (Burke) Clark
Feb 7, 2022
Nancy Clark Obituary Nancy Burke Clark, 73, of Storrs, CT passed away on February 7, 2022. She graduated from South Windsor High School in 1966, and worked as a secretary at The Aetna. She was predeceased by her beloved husband, John Clark, her parents, Edward and Julia Burke, and her brother, Tom Burke. She leaves to mourn her passing, her...
