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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...
Ana Metzler
Feb 5, 2020
Ana Metzler Obituary Ana Elizabeth Metzler, 47, of Ledyard, born on May 9, 1972, and passed from this world into the gates of heaven on February 5, 2020 with her loved ones by her side. Ana faced every challenge in her life with dignity and strength, never losing her presence of joy and gratitude. Her smile, warmth and bubbly nature...
Juan Antonio Sanchez Laboy
Feb 5, 2020
Juan Sanchez Laboy Obituary Juan Sanchez Laboy, 61, of Willimantic, the husband of Linda (McCollum) Sanchez, passed away on Wednesday, February 5, 2020 at Hartford Hospital. He was born on August 1, 1958 in Juana Diaz Puerto Rico, the son of Nicholas and Santos (Laboy) Sanchez. Juan enjoyed playing games on his computer. What he enjoyed the most was spending...
Harriet L. (Kelly) Barber
Feb 5, 2020
Harriet Barber Obituary Harriet L. (Kelly) Barber, 85, of Willimantic, beloved wife of Anthony (Tony) Barber, passed away in her home surrounded by her family on February 5, 2020 due to complications from COPD. She was born in Norwich, CT, to the late Maurice and Beatrice (Malloy) Kelly. Harriet owned Duke’s Restaurant and owned and operated Liberty Restaurant for 22...
John T. Seretny Jr.
Feb 4, 2020
John Seretny Jr. Obituary John T. Seretny Jr., 44, of Scotland, passed away peacefully with his family by his side, on Tuesday, February 4, 2020 at Hartford Hospital. He was born in Willimantic, CT and graduated from E.O. Smith High School. After high school, John went onto Baran Institute to be an HVAC technician, with a S2 license. He loved...
Michael A. Bouchard
Feb 1, 2020
Michael Bouchard Obituary Michael Antoine Bouchard, 57, of Colchester, CT passed away unexpectedly Saturday, February 1st, 2020 at home. He was born in Rockville, CT on July 5th 1962; son of the late Joan Jeffrey of Windham, CT and survived by his father, Denis Bouchard Sr. of Canada. Mike was a jack of all trades but a master of none....
Rosemarie Koper
Feb 1, 2020
Rosemarie Koper Obituary Rosemarie Koper, 83, passed away quietly on February 1, 2020 at Dolphin View Health & Rehabilitation in South Pasadena, FL. She was born in Saratoga Springs, NY, the daughter late John and Mary (Izzo) Guerrie. Rosemarie resided in Gulfport, FL for over 20 years. Rose was a supervisor of janitorial services for the University of Connecticut for...
Martin Russell Seymour
Jan 30, 2020
Martin Seymour Obituary Martin R. Seymour, 64, of Columbia, CT passed away on January 30, 2020. Born in Huntington, NY, December 22, 1955 to Connie (DiTullio) and the late Russell Seymour. The family moved to Connecticut in 1969. Martin graduated from Adelphi University with a BA in Psychology in 1978. A favorite hobby since he was a boy; photography became...
Charles "Charlie" E. Burr
Jan 29, 2020
Charles "Charlie" Burr Obituary Charles "Charlie" E. Burr, 66, of Ashford, CT died on Wednesday, January 29, 2020. Born to the late Betty (Withers) and Bernie White as one of eleven children in Zanesville, OH but spent most of his life living in Connecticut. He is survived by his loving wife, Linda Burr; daughter Terri and her husband Ron Bogan;...
Winifred "Winnie" N. (Nichols) James
Jan 28, 2020
Winifred "Winnie" James Obituary Winifred “Winnie” N. James, 97, a long-time resident of Willimantic and Mansfield, CT died on Tuesday, January 28, 2020 at Woodlake Rehabilitation and Nursing Center in Tolland. Born to M. Leslie Nichols and Hazel Jacobs Nichols on May 18, 1922 in Groton, CT, Winnie lived a full and gentle life – her kindness, ready smile, and...
Zigrida Rose
Jan 27, 2020
Zigrida Rose Obituary It is with heartfelt grief we announce the passing of Zigrida Ar Rose on Monday, January 27, 2020 in Willimantic, CT. Zigrida was born February 10, 1927 in Smiltene, Latvia where her life was mercilessly disrupted by the violence of World War II. While we think of our teen years as being a time for fun and...
Clifton L. Labrec, Jr.
Jan 26, 2020
Clifton LaBrec, Jr. Obituary No Obituary. To send flowers to the family or plant a tree in memory of Clifton L. LaBrec, Jr., please visit our floral store. Read More
Janice Bonafine Shirshac
Jan 25, 2020
Janice Shirshac Obituary Janice Shirshac, 79, of Columbia, beloved wife of Ken Shirshac and daughter of Clara and Philip Bonafine, passed away on January 25, 2020. Born in Willimantic, Janice lived her entire adult life in Columbia, where she and Ken raised four children. Her family includes son Greg (m. Cindy) of Scotland, CT and their children (Reuben, Shane and...
Sandra Dorothy (Swan) Brindamour
Jan 24, 2020
Sandra Brindamour Obituary Sandra Dorothy (Swan) Brindamour was born October 21, 1948 in Willimantic, Connecticut to the late Edward Albert Swan and Avis Marie (Nichols) Swan. She married the love of her life Roland Carl Brindamour on August 2, 1980. She is survived by three daughters, Tammy Cardilli of Rockland, Maine Teresa Benoit and her husband Charles of Knoxville, Tennessee...
Larry Shewokis
Jan 23, 2020
Larry Shewokis Obituary Larry Joseph Shewokis, 66, passed away Thursday, January 23, 2020 surrounded by his family. He was born October 8, 1953 in Hartford, CT the only son to Vincent and Ramona (Guerrette) Shewokis of Enfield, CT. Larry graduated Howell Cheney Technical High School in Manchester, CT and pursued a career in construction. He owned and operated Larry’s Flooring...
John R. "Boardy" Boardman
Jan 21, 2020
John Boardman Obituary John R. Boardman, 73, of Mansfield Center, CT and Islesboro, ME died at his home in Mansfield on Tuesday, January 21, 2020 after a courageous battle with cancer. Known as “Boardy” to his beloved friends, John was born May 7, 1946 in Hartford, CT to the late Eileen (Shea) and Paul Boardman. John grew up in Coventry,...
Flor Otero-Nieves
Jan 21, 2020
Flor Otero-Nieves Obituary Flor Otero Nieves, 79, of Willimantic, CT, died peacefully at his home in Windham Heights Apartments on Tuesday, January 21, 2020. He was born, October 19, 1940 in Dorado, Puerto Rico to the late Manuel Otero & Maria Nieves of Dorado, Puerto Rico. Flor is survived by his brother Benito Otero and sister Laura Otero both residents...
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