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Mati Koiva
May 4, 2020
Mati Koiva Obituary Mati Koiva, 84, of Glastonbury, passed away peacefully on May 4th, 2020. Born on February 3, 1936 in Karksi, Estonia, he was the son of the late Hans and Anna (Univer) Koiva. As a young boy, he and his family fled the Soviet communist occupation of Estonia and lived for five years in various refugee camps in...
Therese (Lessard) Halle
May 3, 2020
Therese Halle Obituary Therese Marie Halle (nee Lessard), 86, passed away on May 3, 2020. She joins her husband of 62 years, Laurent, in God’s loving arms. Therese was born in Notre Dame des Bois, Canada on February 22, 1934. In 1962, Therese’s husband established Halle Drywall Inc., and her favorite pastime was going to work and taping with her...
James "Jim" Berger
May 2, 2020
James Berger Obituary James “Jim” Frederick Berger, of Storrs, CT passed on to be with the Lord on Saturday, May 2, 2020. His four daughters were by his side for the days prior to leaving this earth. He was born August 2, 1927 in Meriden CT, son of Rose (Mulligan) Berger and Bernard Berger. He was the husband of Dorothy...
Marvin R. Cox
May 1, 2020
Marvin Cox Obituary Marvin R. Cox of Chaplin, CT, died on May 1, 2020 at Windham Hospital in Willimantic of complications following a stroke. He is survived by his wife, Diane Kane Cox, and his daughter, Katherine Cox, of New York City. Marvin was born on October 20, 1934, in Savannah, GA to Marvin Hill Cox and Mary (Rountree) Cox....
Joyce E. (Ake) Phelps
Apr 29, 2020
Joyce Phelps Obituary Joyce Elizabeth (Drake) Phelps, 84, of East Hartford, wife of the late Arthur Phelps was a loving, dedicated mother, grandmother, great-grandmother, sister and aunt who went home to be with our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ on April 29, 2020. Joyce was born on July 20, 1936 to the late Stanley and Eunice Drake and grew up...
Karen S. (Perry) Luberto
Apr 28, 2020
Karen Luberto Obituary Karen Sue Luberto, 55, of Windham, CT passed away at home surrounded by her family on Tuesday, April 28, 2020. She was born to Eleanor (Almeida) Cove and the late Robert Perry. Karen enjoyed being outdoors, music, hiking, power walking, boating, camping, vacuuming, and keeping everything clean, cooking and baking, her kids, the beach and the sun....
Benjamin Amos Gottlieb
Apr 27, 2020
Benjamin Gottlieb Obituary Benjamin Amos Gottlieb (March 21, 1982 - April 27, 2020) Our beautiful Ben began his journey to his place of forever peace on Monday, April 27th, 2020. He slipped away comfortably with his best friend, his big brother Dan, at his side holding his hand. We are sad beyond belief that we had to let him go,...
Jane E. (Mellady) Johnson
Apr 26, 2020
Jane Johnson Obituary Jane E. Johnson, 82, of Willimantic, CT passed away at home on Sunday, April 26, 2020. She was born to the late Olivette (Rouette) and John F. Mellady. Jane graduated from Windham High School and retired from MSTS and the State of CT Department of Developmental Services. She loved yard sales and was known to many as...
Elaine (Felix) Mather
Apr 19, 2020
Elaine Mather Obituary Elaine Christine (Felix) Mather, 89, of Uncasville, CT, passed away unexpectedly on Sunday, April 19, 2020 at Lawrence and Memorial Hospital. She was born February 17, 1931 in Stafford Springs, CT, the daughter of the late Frank and Emily (Zemina) Felix. Elaine grew up in Willington, CT where she attended Willington schools and went on to graduate...
Frank S. Sierdy
Apr 19, 2020
Frank Sierdy Obituary Frank Sierdy, 77, of Chaplin CT passed away peacefully at home surrounded by his family on Sunday, April 19, 2020. Frank was born on October 21, 1942 in Bridgeport, CT to the late Stephen Sierdy and Olga (Hencsei) Sierdy. Frank was predeceased by his wife Peggy (Verespay) Sierdy whom he was married to for 50 years. Frank...
Diana (Graham) Hodgins
Apr 18, 2020
Diana Hodgins Obituary On Saturday, April 18, 2020 Diana G. Hodgins passed away at the age of 91 at her home in Manchester, CT, with her husband at her side. She was born on October 12, 1928 in New York City, NY as the only child of the late Harold and Martha (Mosback) Graham. Diana grew up in Tolland CT,...
Rani K. (Sikand) Trudeau
Apr 18, 2020
Rani Trudeau Obituary http://client.tribucast.com/tcid/18442760 Rani Trudeau, 64, of Willimantic, loving sister and daughter Rani Karen Trudeau passed away Saturday, April 18, 2020. She is preceded in death by her beloved husband Michael Trudeau, father Sagar “Sage” Sikand and brother Neil Sikand. Rani was born in Manhattan, NY on August 6, 1955 to Frances and Sagar Sikand. She was raised in...
Mary M. (Mobley) Britcher
Apr 17, 2020
Mary Britcher Obituary Mary Mobley Britcher passed away on April 17, 2020, at the age of 94. She was born in Brooklyn, NY on October 15, 1925. Her parents were John Mobley and Annie Mae Mobley, who moved to New York from Georgetown, South Carolina, during the time her father worked as a merchant marine captain. She attended public school...
Caroline Shaney
Apr 17, 2020
Caroline Shaney Obituary Caroline L. Shaney, 86, of North Windham, CT passed away peacefully after a brief battle with dementia, April 17, 2020. Caroline was married to Stanley J. Shaney for 61 years before his passing in 2016. They both had a 1950 American-style life; school, military, buying a house, raising children and adventurous travel during their retirement years. She...
Dana Mortenson
Apr 15, 2020
Dana Mortenson Obituary Dana P. Mortenson, 60, of Ashford CT passed away at The Hospital of Central Connecticut on Wednesday April 15, 2020. Dana was born on June 15, 1959 in Berlin, New Hampshire. Dana loved the wind in his hair and nothing was better than cruising the mountains on his Harley. He was known for his dirty jokes and...
Bette Mae (Aldrich) Pike
Apr 15, 2020
Bette Pike Obituary Bette Mae Pike, 87, of North Windham, CT passed away, unexpectedly, at Hartford Hospital on Wednesday, April 15, 2020. Born in Northampton, MA, daughter of the late Gerald and Frances (Myrick) Aldrich, she moved to West Hartford, CT in 1960 to raise her family, and was a resident of North Windham for the past 34 years. Bette...
Daniel Haynes
Apr 15, 2020
Daniel Haynes Obituary An obituary is not available at this time for Daniel Haynes. We welcome you to provide your thoughts and memories on our Tribute Wall. To send flowers to the family or plant a tree in memory of Daniel Haynes, please visit our floral store. Read More
Robert Brassington
Apr 14, 2020
Robert Brassington Obituary Robert E. Brassington, 86, of Juniper Hill Village, beloved husband of Patricia (Leitch) Brassington, passed into eternal rest at Mansfield Center for Nursing and Rehabilitation on April 14, 2020. He was born in Bronx, NY to the late William and Ena (Lyder) Brassington on October 2, 1933. After high school, Robert served for four years in the...
Maria Isabel (Ramos) Casanova
Apr 12, 2020
Maria Casanova Obituary Maria Isabel Casanova, 84, of Willimantic, CT died on Sunday, April 12, 2020. She is survived by her children Ruth Casanova, Nina Casanova, Ramonita Casanova, Paul Ramos, Martita Casanova, Gary Casanova, Nora Casanova, Iris Suarez, and Jose Ramos; and 51 grandchildren. She was preceded in death by her husband, Martin Casanova and three of her children, Celia...
Andrew G. Horila
Apr 9, 2020
Andrew Horila Obituary Andrew Gabriel Horila Jr., 85, of Ashford, CT, died Thursday, April 9, 2020 at St. Joseph Living Center. He was born in Hartford Hospital, on November 30, 1934 to the late Andrew Sr. & Esther Horila. He served in the US Army as a Track Vehicle Mechanic at Fort Lewis, Washington and in the National Guard. He...
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