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Richard Arthur Chick, Sr.

Richard Arthur Chick, Sr.

Oct 14, 2020

Richard Chick, Sr. Obituary Richard A. Chick Sr., 86 of Willimantic, passed away October 14, 2020.  Richard was born June 24, 1936, in Chaplin, CT to Harold and Violet (Belairs) Chick.  He graduated from Windham High School in Willimantic, CT.  After graduating Richard worked for a few small construction companies before landing his job with the State of Connecticut Department...

Thomas P. Campo

Thomas P. Campo

Oct 11, 2020

Thomas Campo Obituary Thomas Peter Campo, 62, of Storrs, Connecticut, beloved husband, son, father, grandfather, brother, uncle, nephew, cousin, and friend, passed away, unexpectedly, from this life on Sunday, October 11, 2020.   He is loved, and will be sorely missed, by many. Tom is survived by his wife Gail Losapio, and her children, Whitney and Grant Losapio, (Storrs, CT), and,...

Imanuel Wexler

Imanuel Wexler

Oct 11, 2020

Imanuel Wexler Obituary Imanuel Wexler, 88, of Storrs, CT died on October 10th, 2020. He was an Emeritus Professor of Economics at the University of Connecticut where he taught for 37 years specializing in International Economics. While at the University, he published two books and numerous articles. He also served on too many committees during his tenure at the University....

Frances "Fran" Joy (Levitt) Funk

Frances "Fran" Joy (Levitt) Funk

Oct 10, 2020

Frances "Fran" Funk Obituary Frances (Fran) Joy Funk, 78 of Coventry, Connecticut, passed away on Saturday, October 10, 2020, following a brief illness. Born on January 6, 1942, Fran was raised and loved by Harry and Charlotte (Tow) Levitt. Fran grew up in West Hartford and New York City, where she spent a childhood playing with her cousins, riding horses,...

James "Jim" H. Fish, Jr.

James "Jim" H. Fish, Jr.

Oct 9, 2020

James "Jim" Fish, Jr. Obituary James H. Fish, Jr. passed away on Friday, October 9, 2020, after a brief battle with an aggressive form of cancer. He was 80. Jim was born on March 5, 1940, in Trenton, New Jersey. He is Veteran of the U.S. Navy and he served during the late 50s and early 60s. After serving his...

Kenneth Monroe Reaves

Kenneth Monroe Reaves

Oct 8, 2020

Kenneth Reaves Obituary Kenneth Monroe Reaves, 84, of Columbia, CT died peacefully after a protracted illness at Hartford Hospital on the morning of Thursday, October 8. Born in Willimantic, "Ken" was a long-time resident of Connecticut. Ken enlisted in the US Navy as a Seabee from 1954 until 1958 where he served aboard the U.S.S. Wyandot. He looked back fondly...

Alexander "Stephen" Twerdy

Alexander "Stephen" Twerdy

Oct 8, 2020

Alexander "Stephen" Twerdy Obituary Alexander Stephen Twerdy, 93, of Willimantic, CT passed away peacefully on October 8, 2020 at Douglas Manor in Windham, CT. Alexander, known as Steve, was born June 10, 1927 to Benedict and Augustina (Terlecki) Twerdy. He was raised on a farm in Coventry, CT. Steve became a construction carpenter and was a member of the United...

Frederick "Fred" R. Doten

Frederick "Fred" R. Doten

Oct 7, 2020

Frederick "Fred" Doten Obituary Frederick R. Doten, 60, of Ashford, CT passed away unexpectedly on October 7, 2020. He was born in Putnam, CT to Raymond and Elizabeth (Tormey) Doten. Fred was a big Nascar fan and loved going to Misquamicut Beach with his wife and kids. Frederick is survived by his loving wife of 20 years, Melissa (Casey) Doten;...

Edgardo "Gardo" L. Figueroa

Edgardo "Gardo" L. Figueroa

Oct 6, 2020

Edgardo "Gardo" Figueroa Obituary Edgardo “Gardo” L. Figueroa, 67, of Willimantic, CT died on October 6, 2020. He was born in Juana Diaz, Puerto Rico to Wilfrido Figueroa Perez and Ana L. Cubi Mateo. He enjoyed salsa dancing and music as well as exercising, especially running. He was a family man. Gardo is survived by his mother, 9 siblings, 5...

Gail K. (Keller) Posten

Gail K. (Keller) Posten

Oct 5, 2020

Gail Posten Obituary Gail K. Posten, 85, of South Windsor, CT unexpectedly passed away peacefully in her sleep on October 5, 2020. She was born in Hartford, CT to Albert Milton and Irene (Nolan) Keller.  Gail received her B.S. Degree in 1957 from Teachers College of CT (Central) and taught high school English in Kansas before moving to Virginia, Rhode...

Harvey D. Luce

Harvey D. Luce

Oct 5, 2020

Harvey Luce Obituary Harvey D. Luce, 78, of Mansfield Center, CT, passed away on October 5, 2020.  He was a native of Beaver Dam, Kentucky, the son of a coal miner and a schoolteacher. He worked his way through college which culminated in a Ph.D. in Agronomy from Virginia Polytechnic Institute. In subsequent years, he became a faculty member at...

Lalluprasad Patel

Lalluprasad Patel

Oct 5, 2020

Lalluprasad Patel Obituary Family will received friends on Wednesday, October 7, 2020 from 12-1PM at Potter Funeral Home. To send flowers to the family or plant a tree in memory of Lalluprasad Patel, please visit our floral store. Read More

Catherine Sedlak

Catherine Sedlak

Oct 4, 2020

Catherine Sedlak Obituary Catherine “Katzi” “Kat-Kat” Sedlak , 96, of Willimantic, CT passed away on October 4, 2020. She was born on March 15, 1924 in Union, CT, eleventh child of John and Susan (Pavlik) Sedlak. The family moved to Union, CT from Pittsburgh, PA in 1909. After attending high school in Stafford Springs, CT, Catherine worked at Pratt &Whitney...

Roberta E. (Gale) Mateo

Roberta E. (Gale) Mateo

Oct 1, 2020

Roberta Mateo Obituary Roberta Evelyn (Gale) Mateo, 68, of Willimantic, died Thursday, October 1, 2020 at St. Rapheal’s Hospital, New Haven, CT.  She was born in Raleigh, NC on March 12, 1952 to the late Robert B. and Mary L. (Pettiford) Gale. Roberta and her family moved to Willimantic when she was 6, where she spent most of her schooling...

Dawn C. (Stross) Lemay

Dawn C. (Stross) Lemay

Sep 30, 2020

Dawn LeMay Obituary Dawn Colleen (Stross) LeMay, 58, of Storrs, CT passed away September 30, 2020 at St. Francis Hospital. She was born in Willimantic, the daughter of Gloria (Loiseau) Miller and the late Robert Stross.  Dawn loved photography and poetry.  Dawn is survived by her husband, of 34 years, Joseph LeMay;  step-father, David Miller; sister Hope Pearl and husband...

Lillian (Pepin) Marchand

Lillian (Pepin) Marchand

Sep 27, 2020

Lillian Marchand Obituary Lillian Loretta (Pepin) Marchand, 86, of Willimantic, CT passed away on Sunday, September 27, 2020. She was born in Taftville, CT as the youngest daughter of seven children to Henry and Rosaria (Lamothe) Pepin. Lillian enjoyed bingo, bowling, duckpin, playing cards, scrabble, and was a phenomenal crossword puzzle genius. She was a fun loving all around great...

Joel F. Anthony

Joel F. Anthony

Sep 25, 2020

Joel Anthony Obituary Joel Francis Anthony, 84, of Columbia, CT died on September 25, 2020. Joel was born on May 13, 1936 in Willimantic, CT to George and Ruth (Robarge) Anthony. He was a good and decent man who did so much for everyone and was happy to do so as long as you didn’t pat him on the back....

Harriette H. (Curtis) (Poreda) Knowlton

Harriette H. (Curtis) (Poreda) Knowlton

Sep 23, 2020

Harriette (Poreda) Knowlton Obituary Harriette H. Knowlton, 89, of Storrs, CT, wife of Calvin C. Knowlton, passed into eternal rest on Wednesday, September 23, 2020 at St. Joseph Living Center with her granddaughter at her side. She was born July 4th, 1931 in Ashford CT, to the late William S. and Theora M. (Bennett) Curtis and was a life-long resident...

Roberta "Robbie" Crane

Roberta "Robbie" Crane

Sep 23, 2020

Roberta "Robbie" Crane Obituary Roberta “Robbie” Crane, 69, of Willimantic, CT passed away peacefully surrounded by her family after her long battle with metastatic breast cancer on September 23, 2020. She was born to the late Richard and Helena (Kutcha) Crane. Robbie retired from Generations in Willimantic. She loved to visit Old Orchard Beach. Fondest memories include hanging out with...

Marshall "Buddy" C. Roberson

Marshall "Buddy" C. Roberson

Sep 22, 2020

Marshall "Buddy" Roberson Obituary Marshall "Buddy" Roberson, 79, of Willimantic, CT passed away September 22, 2020 at Bride Brook Rehabilitation Center in Niantic, CT after his battle with cancer. He was raised in Concord, NC, born son of Runice Lester Roberson, Sr. and Frances Arthurs Roberson. Buddy was a graduate of R.I.T. in printing management and worked as a printer...

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