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John Walden
Mar 18, 2020
John Walden Obituary John P. Walden, 73 of Lebanon passed away on March 18, 2020 into the waiting arms of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ after a short illness. John was born in Hartford, CT on July 15, 1946, the son of the late Kenneth and Tessie (Prokopowicz) Walden. John is survived by his wife Kathryn (Pratt) Walden, brother...
Janet C. (Casey) Misak
Mar 15, 2020
Janet Misak Obituary Janet C Misak, 87 passed away peacefully on Sunday, March 15, 2020. Born in Willimantic, CT in March 1933, she was the oldest of six children. Janet graduated from Windham High in 1951. Early on, she worked for St Joseph’s Church and CL&P. as a bookkeeper, waiting for her future husband to return from serving in the...
Ronald L. Lemire, Sr.
Mar 13, 2020
Ronald Lemire, Sr. Obituary Ronald L. Lemire, Sr., 75, of Hampton, CT died on Friday, March 13, 2020. He served in the United States Navy and retired from UConn as an electrical supervisor. Ronald enjoyed fishing and camping. He is survived by his wife of 53 years, Joyce (Paulhus); children, Ronald Lemire, Jr and his wife Amy and Tammy Church;...
Awilda Gonzalez
Mar 11, 2020
Awilda Gonzalez Obituary Awilda Gonzalez, 58, of Willimantic, CT died on Wednesday, March 11, 2020. She was born on May 8, 1961 to Zoraida Cruz and Pablo Gonzalez in Santa Isabel, Puerto Rico. Awilda graduated high school in Puerto Rico and then relocated to CT. She worked as a seamstress in the garment industry for many years. Her greatest joy...
Mary Ellen (Strout) Keen
Mar 1, 2020
Mary Keen Obituary Mary E. Keen (Strout), 88, of Mansfield Center, CT died on Sunday, March 1, 2020. Mary was born in The Bronx, the second child and first daughter of John and Mary Strout. She lived in a nice home with her grandfather, grandmother, mom, dad and brother Johnny. Mary graduated from Aquinas High School at 16 years old....
Verna E. (Shafer) Mccullough
Feb 29, 2020
Verna McCullough Obituary Verna Elizabeth McCullough (Shafer), 83, of Eastford, CT died on Saturday, February 29, 2020. She was born on March 17, 1936 to the late Geneva M. (Burleigh) and Seigle H. Shafer in Westfield, MA. Verna attended Chester Grammar School and graduated from Chester High School in 1953. She was active in cheerleading, drama, and basketball – playing...
Hallas H. Ridgeway
Feb 28, 2020
Hallas Ridgeway Obituary Hallas Hazard Ridgeway, 86, of Chaplin died at home surrounded by his family on February 28, 2020. He was born July 12, 1933 to Benton and Ruth (Borges) Ridgeway of South Windham, CT. He graduated from Windham High School where he played baseball, football and swam. He attended the University of Connecticut (UConn) where he received a...
Georgette D. (Denis) Comeau
Feb 26, 2020
Georgette Comeau Obituary Obituary will be posted upon completion. To send flowers to the family or plant a tree in memory of Georgette D. (Denis) Comeau, please visit our floral store. Read More
Tove H. (Sigurdsson) Rosado
Feb 25, 2020
Tove Rosado Obituary Tove H. Rosado (nee Sigurdsson), 80, of Storrs, CT died on Tuesday, February 25, 2020. Daughter of the late Rigmor (Soelberg) and Hjortur Sigurdsson. She was an extraordinary Wife, Mother, Daughter, and Grandma. She was bold, fearless, funny, and caring. She was born in Iceland and moved to Aarhus, Denmark when she was four years old and...
Janet L. (Cook) Clapp
Feb 24, 2020
Janet Clapp Obituary Janet L (Cook) Clapp, 89, of Windham, CT passed away peacefully on Monday, February 24, 2020. She was born to the late Charlotte (Lathrop) and Eden Cook. Janet was a lifelong member of the First Congregational Church of Windham, she was a member of Anne Wood Elderkin Chapter of DAR since 2002, member of Windham Historical Society. ...
Sheila Fonnesbeck
Feb 23, 2020
Sheila Fonnesbeck Obituary At the age of 75, our loving Mother, Grandmother (Mema), and Great-Grandmother Sheila Fonnesbeck, passed away peacefully at home on February 23, 2020 in Lebanon, CT. She was born 5th of 7 children to Paul and Maurine Fonnesbeck on May 4, 1944 in Howell, Utah. Sheila’s fondest and most shared memories were of those growing up on...
Rochelle "Shelly" (Harley) Bellerose
Feb 23, 2020
Rochelle Bellerose Obituary Rochelle “Shelly” (Harley) Bellerose, 77, of Chaplin, wife of Robert Bellerose, died Sunday, February 23, 2020 at home. She was born in Providence, RI, the daughter of the late Milton and Nora (LeClair) Harley. Shelly was a graduate of Windham High School in 1960. She enjoyed raising animals and boating and fishing in Mystic. In addition to...
Rosae (Lynn) Zak
Feb 22, 2020
Rosae Zak Obituary It’s with a very heavy heart that we announce the passing of the most stunningly beautiful, strong, and the most stubborn woman that we have ever known, our mother Rosae Lynn Zak, from Danielson, passed with her children and sister by her side. Born on July 23, 1944 in Scranton Pa, to the late Francis J. Lynn...
Harriet E. (Thompson) Ziolko
Feb 22, 2020
Harriet Ziolko Obituary Harriet E. Ziolko, 64, of North Franklin, died February 22, 2020 in New York. She was born in Willimantic, the daughter of the late Elton and Emma K. (Wilson) Thompson. Harriet and her family moved to North Franklin and established ties to the community and schools. Harriet got her nursing degree young in life but made a...
Irene M. (Pouliot) Fratianni
Feb 20, 2020
Irene Fratianni Obituary Irene M. (Pouliot) Fratianni, 93, of Coventry, CT beloved wife of the late Michael Fratianni, passed away at home with her family by her side. She was born in Clinton, Maine on June 9, 1926 to the late Amede & Justine (LaPierre) Pouliot, the middle child of 13 siblings. They all shared the core values of respect,...
Charles "Chip" E. Funk, Iii
Feb 13, 2020
Charles "Chip" Funk, III Obituary Charles E. Funk, III, 82 of Coventry, CT, passed away at home on Thursday, February 13, 2020, with his family by his side. He was born on November 11, 1937, in Norwalk, CT, to Alma Wingood Griswold Funk and Charles E. Funk, Jr., and grew up in Cos Cob, Greenwich, CT, with his parents and...
Grace R. (Rogers) Burdick
Feb 12, 2020
Grace Burdick Obituary Grace Rogers Burdick, 90, of Hampton, CT passed away on Wednesday, February 12, 2020. She was musically gifted, played piano, and sang at Howard Valley Church. She did beautiful knitting, embroidery, and sewing. Grace grew lovely flowers in her garden, and enjoyed reading her Bible - a gift from Malcolm. She is survived by; her daughter Dawn...
William J. Ennis "Jack"
Feb 11, 2020
William Ennis "Jack" Obituary William J. Ennis “Jack”, 86, of Storrs and formerly of Clinton, passed away February 11, 2020 amidst family and friends at Cobalt Health Care. Born December 20, 1933 in Belfast Northern Ireland, he was the son of William and Jean Ennis. Jack arrived in America in 1959, and two days later started working as a bookkeeper...
Carol (Kelly) Phillips
Feb 9, 2020
Carol Phillips Obituary Carol Kelly Phillips, 93, of Storrs, CT, died peacefully on February 9, 2020. Born in Buffalo, NY, Carol was the daughter of the late Thomas Michael and Mary Genevieve (Trout) Kelly. She was predeceased by her sister Marcia Joan Brickley. Carol is survived by her sons, Alvah Gordon Phillips of St. Louis, MO and Roger Thomas Phillips...
Dianne M. (Clark) Wallis
Feb 7, 2020
Dianne Wallis Obituary Dianne M. Wallis, 70, of Colchester, formally of South Windham, died Friday, February 7, 2020 after a motor vehicle accident. Dianne was born on December 22, 1949 in Windham and was predeceased by her parents Francis Clark and Esther Dominique, her stepfather George Dominique, as well as her brother Ernest Gesner. Initially Dianne worked as a Licensed...
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