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Norman Russ Slater, Sr.
Oct 25, 2019
Norman Slater, Sr. Obituary Norman R. Slater, Sr. 79, of Scotland, CT died Friday, October 25, 2019. Born to the late Blanche (Russ) and Ernest Slater. Survived by his wife of 57 years, Viola (Cone) Slater; sons Norman Jr., Michael (Donna), and Tom Slater; daughter Susan Slater; sister Marilyn Slater; grandchildren Heather, Christine, Norman III, Briana, Sarah, Madison, Chase, Jessica,...
John "Jackie" Burton Hiltz
Oct 25, 2019
John "Jackie" Hiltz Obituary John Burton Hiltz, 64, of Windham, passed away Friday, October 25, 2019 at Windham Hospital surrounded by his loving family. “Jackie”, as he was affectionately known, was born in Windham, CT; the son of Thurl "Phil" Hiltz and the late Barbara (Brisbois) Hiltz. He leaves to cherish his precious memory his beloved wife of 25 years,...
Gertrude Adams
Oct 24, 2019
Gertrude Adams Obituary Ruth Adams, 75, passed away peacefully into the arms of the Lord on October 24, 2019. She was born on January 2, 1944 to the late Levi B. and Gertrude Cornell of Mansfield, CT as the youngest of nine brothers and sisters. “Ruthie” always made jokes, shared funny stories, and made those around her smile! She loved...
Arthur S. Moore
Oct 23, 2019
Arthur Moore Obituary Arthur Standish Moore, 85, of Mansfield Storrs died Wednesday, October 23, 2019. Born to the late Lora (Standish) and Earl Moore. Survived by his wife of 56 years, Barbara (Potter) Moore; sister Lila Martin; nieces Kathy (Dave) Bitzel, Cindy Kidd (Steven Hoy), Chris Hobble, and Joan (Al) Gobin. He was preceded in death by his brother Russell,...
Milton N. Guay, Sr.
Oct 22, 2019
Milton Guay, Sr. Obituary Milton N. Guay Sr. was born on June 23, 1934 in a small house in Chaplin. He was a middle child in a sibling group of 6, all predeceased except for the youngest and only girl Mary Frost of Old Lyme and her husband Robert. Shortly after graduating high school Milton met the love of his...
Bailey L. Brenn
Oct 22, 2019
Bailey Brenn Obituary Bailey "Bud" L. Brenn, Sr. of Coventry, formerly of Tolland, peacefully entered eternal rest on October 22, 2019, surrounded by his loving family. Born July 22, 1929, in Willimantic, CT, the son of Alta (Lincoln) and Charles Brenn, he spent his childhood on their family farm in Scotland, CT, the youngest of five children. Along with his...
Doris A. Haggerty
Oct 21, 2019
Doris Haggerty Obituary Doris (LaFlamme) Haggerty, 63, died on October 21, 2019 at her home in Willimantic, CT. Born August 22, 1956, she was the daughter of Phyllis (King) and Arthur LaFlamme, and the widow of Donald Haggerty. She grew up in South Windham, CT and graduated from Windham High School. After high school, Doris became a proud member of...
Marcia K. (Koenig) Leonard
Oct 20, 2019
Marcia Leonard Obituary MARCIA K. LEONARD 1933-2019 Marcia Koenig Leonard, born September 9, 1933, passed away at home, unexpectedly on October 20, 2019 after living 86 adventure filled years, and has moved on to a new phase of her Spirit’s journey. Marcia was born in Little Falls MN, but moved to Santa Rosa CA when she was 7 with her...
Bradford J. Nichols
Oct 18, 2019
Bradford Nichols Obituary Bradford J. Nichols, 31, of Windham Center, died Friday, October 18, 2019 at his home. Bradford enjoyed music, movies and traveling with his sister. He had a good sense of humor, a big heart and a personality that would light up a room. Bradford also enjoyed the beach and going to Cape Cod. He is survived by...
Faith M. Vertefeuille
Oct 16, 2019
Faith Vertefeuille Obituary Faith Vertefeuille, 86, of Chaplin, CT died on Wednesday, October 16, 2019. Born to the late Rita (Moran) and Henry Linkkila. Survived by sons Guy, Scott, Kim and wife Suzanne Poole, and Curt Vertefeuille; Brothers Mr. Anthony Linkkila, Mr. and Mrs. Peter Linkkila, and Mr. and Mrs. Timothy Linkkila; Sisters Karen and husband Arnold Trumm and Shelly...
Charles Roger Grant
Oct 11, 2019
Charles Grant Obituary Charles Roger Grant, 84, of Columbia, CT passed away Friday, October 11, 2019 at Windham Hospital. He was born July 22, 1935 in Willimantic, CT to the late Lloyd Eugene Brown Grant and Sylvia Althea Miner Grant. Charlie was a hard worker starting at age 14 working with his dad on the farm and saw mill, full...
Mario Fiondella
Oct 9, 2019
Mario Fiondella Obituary Mario Valentine Fiondella, 91, a long-time resident of 321 East Old Route Six, died October 9, 2019. A veteran of WWII, he served in the 11 th Airborne of the US Army. Prior to retirement, he taught mathematics at the Universities of New Mexico, Florida, and Connecticut and was a Division Director at Manchester Community Technical College....
Richard L. Norgaard
Oct 9, 2019
Richard Norgaard Obituary Richard L. Norgaard PhD, professor emeritus and philanthropist, of Mansfield Center, CT died at his home on October 9. He was 89. Richard served his country on the USS New Jersey in the Korean War. His professional life was dedicated to academics as a professor of finance at the universities of Texas, Southern California, and Connecticut where...
Ellen Green
Oct 5, 2019
Ellen Green Obituary Ellen Green, 96, wife of the late Marshall Green, passed away peacefully at Douglas Manor on October 5th, surrounded by her family. She was born in Wigan, England, the daughter of the late Samuel and Sophia (Cannon) Green. Ellen graduated from primary school, then she went to work in a munition factory to support the war effort. ...
Luis Manuel Rodriguez
Oct 4, 2019
Luis Rodriguez Obituary Luis Manuel Rodriguez, 74, of Willimantic, CT died Friday, October 4, 2019 at Hartford Hospital. He was born on May 27, 1945 in Juana Diaz, Puerto Rico to Marcelino Rodriguez and Dolores Lopez. Luis loved fishing and wrestling and worked in the entertainment industry as a wrestler in Puerto Rico. Luis is survived by his wife, Milagros...
Marcia (Strom) Morrison
Oct 3, 2019
Marcia Morrison Obituary Marcia Strom Morrison, 64, of Columbia, CT died Thursday October 3, 2019. She was born on August 12, 1955 in Manchester, CT to Charles and Bobbie Lee (Bryant) Strom. They taught her to always look for the goodness in people and to share what you have with those who have less. From a very young age, she...
Roberta M. (Mcclements) Robinson
Oct 2, 2019
Roberta Robinson Obituary Roberta “Betty” (McClements) Robinson, 92, died peacefully in her sleep on October 2, 2019. She was born on September 9, 1927 in Philadelphia, PA to Robert and Emma (Connor) McClements. After graduating from Frankford High School, she worked in the Frankford Arsenal and remained in the Philadelphia area for the majority of her life. While raising her...
Robert Hamilton
Sep 28, 2019
Robert Hamilton Obituary Robert Earl Hamilton, 94, died September 28 after a long and courageous battle with illness. He leaves his sister Janet Miller, his son Mark Hamilton, his grandsons Taylor Hamilton and Liam Hamilton and wife Rose Hamilton, as well as close friends. Born and raised in Canton and Mansfield Ohio, Robert (Bob) was the son of Herbert Hamilton...
Louisette (Laflamme) Fradette
Sep 25, 2019
Louisette Fradette Obituary Louisette Fradette (Laflamme), 84, of Hampton, CT passed away peacefully in her home on September 25, 2019 surrounded by loved ones. She was born in St. Raphael, Quebec, Canada on January 27, 1935. Louisette was predeceased by her parents Jules and Marie Laure Laflamme, and her grandson Anthony Fradette. She is survived by her husband Roland of...
Ralph Louis Marshall
Sep 23, 2019
Ralph Marshall Obituary Ralph Louis Marshall, 85, of Colchester, CT, formerly of Columbia, CT, passed away on September 23, 2019. He was born in Hartford, CT to the late Samuel and Ethel (Rosen) Marshall. He grew up in New Britain later attending grammar school and high school in Willimantic, CT finally graduating from Eastern Connecticut State Teacher’s College in Willimantic....
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