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Suzanne P. (Wright) Smith
Aug 24, 2019
Suzanne Smith Obituary Suzanne Patricia (Wright) Smith, 72, formerly of Ashford, died Saturday, August 24, 2019 at Lower Cape Fear Hospice in Wilmington, NC. She was born on September 3, 1946 in Worcester, MA, the daughter of the late Eubert T. and Dorothy K. (Green) Wright. Suzanne was the oldest of five children: Cheryl Murphy, Thomas Wright, Elizabeth Browning and...
William "Bill" G. Hoffman
Aug 24, 2019
William Hoffman Obituary William “Bill” G. Hoffman, 72, of Coventry, died Saturday August 24, 2019 at Hartford Hospital. He was the son of the late Ralph and Etty (Baird) Hoffman. Bill was born in Everett, MA, and moved to Coventry at a young age and remained a lifelong resident, living most of his life in his childhood home. He received...
Caroline M. (Chebro) Makray
Aug 23, 2019
Caroline Makray Obituary Caroline M. Makray, 86, wife of the late Rudolph Makray, lifelong resident of Ashford, passed away peacefully at home on August 23, 2019. She was born in Stafford Springs on November 14, 1932, the daughter of the late Mike and Carrie (Wilson) Chebro. Carol graduated from The Connecticut School of Hairdressing in Hartford. She spent much of...
Lorraine C. West
Aug 17, 2019
Lorraine West Obituary Lorraine Charlotte (Marrotte) West, 87, died peacefully Saturday, August 17, 2018 at her home in Storrs, CT surrounded by her family and friends. Lorraine was the daughter of the late Aimee and Marie Marrotte of Willimantic, CT, born April 21, 1932. She is predeceased by her husband James E. West and her son James R. West, sister...
Lauren Marie Cutlip
Aug 15, 2019
Lauren Cutlip Obituary Lauren Marie Cutlip, 46, of Willimantic, CT unexpectedly passed away August 15, 2019 at her home. She was born in Willimantic and lived there most of her life, graduating from Windham High School in 1991. She leaves her parents, Susan F. Cutlip and Michael B. Cutlip, partner Andrew J. Carrier, son Jonathan M. Carrier, and daughter Amanda...
Carmen Maria (Velez) Nunez
Aug 13, 2019
Carmen Nunez Obituary Carmen Maria (Velez) Nunez, 92, of Willimantic, wife of the late Juan Nunez, to whom she was married to for 70 years, passed in peace on August 13, 2019 at Windham Hospital. When asked how long she was married, she always responded “All my life”. Carmen was a superb cook and kept the family actively engaged through...
Thomas N. Livingston Iii
Aug 12, 2019
Thomas Livingston III Obituary Thomas Nelson Livingston III, 68, of Columbia, CT born on April 19, 1951 passed away on August 12, 2019. We are very saddened by this loss but find peace that he is no longer suffering. Tom was born in Philadelphia, PA and after attending Roman Catholic high school he enlisted in the Navy where he served...
Mary "Lily" (Clermont) Musial
Aug 10, 2019
Mary Lily (Clermont) Musial, age 93, formerly of Willimantic, widow of Charles J. Musial, passed away on August 10, 2019 at Harmony Homes by the Bay in Durham, NH. She was born in Dracut, MA on July 27, 1926, daughter of Arthur Clermont and Georgianna (Fortier) Clermont. Lily retired in 1989 from Eastern Connecticut State College where she worked in...
Alan "Al" Pierce Farrington
Aug 10, 2019
Alan ?Al? Pierce Farrington, 63, of Columbia, CT, died peacefully on Saturday, August 10, 2019. He was born September 10, 1955 in Lansdale, PA to Lula (Hayman) Farrington and the late Albert S. Farrington. Alan served 9 years with the United States Navy as a Machinist Mate, First Class, serving on carrier ships including the USS Lexington CV-16 and USS...
Judith F. (Fletcher) Grzych
Aug 9, 2019
Judith Grzych Obituary Judith Fletcher Grzych, formerly of Dudley, MA and Columbia, CT, died on August 9, 2019 at the age of 87. She was born in Worcester, MA, daughter of Clarence and Inez (Forbes) Fletcher. She is preceded in death by her beloved husband of 66 years, Felix Grzych. She earned Bachelor’s and Master’s degrees in education from Eastern...
Jean (Foy) Frankiewicz
Aug 9, 2019
Jean (Foy) Frankiewicz, 88, of Eastford, CT, passed away August 9, 2019 at Evergreen Health Care and Rehab. in Stafford Springs. She was born July 2, 1931 in Willimantic to the late Raymond and Margret (Ellis) Foy. Jean was employed by Western Union, American Thread in ?Technology Testing?, and the Town of Windham as a bookkeeper for ?CETA?, and retiring...
Anne (Olenick) Whitmore
Aug 8, 2019
Anne Whitmore Obituary Anne T. (Olenick) Whitmore, 95, of Mahtomedi, MN (formerly Windham, CT) died peacefully on Thursday, August 8, 2019 surrounded by family. She was born September 12, 1923 in Lebanon, CT, the daughter of Mike Olenick and Anna Kraut Olenick of Lebanon, Connecticut. She was married to her loving husband Real B. Whitmore for 61 years. Real predeceased...
Mary-Ida (Hanson) Olson
Aug 7, 2019
Mary-Ida (Hanson) Olson, 91, passed away on August 7, 2019. She was born on November 12, 1927, in Middletown, CT, to Gustav Brynolf Hanson and Winifred Lucile (Benson) Hanson. She grew up in Connecticut and New Jersey. She graduated from Crosby High School in Waterbury and spent some of the happiest years of her life at LaSalle College in Newton,...
Peter James Hassell
Aug 6, 2019
Peter Hassell Obituary Peter James G Hassell of Frankfort, Illinios went home to be with the Lord on August 6, 2019 after a four year battle with colon cancer. He leaves behind his devoted wife Susan, his children Andrew and Ava Hassell; step children Carli and John Conlon; parents William and Linda Hassell; sisters Rebekah, Sarah, Rachel, and their families....
Vilma Frances (Dore) Blish
Aug 4, 2019
Vilma F. Blish, 91, of Windham, passed on to her Lord, Sunday, August 4, 2019, at St. Joseph?s Living Center. She had resided there for the past four years. She was born in Eagleville, CT on May 2, 1928, the daughter of the late George and Frances(Hart) Dore. A wonderfully loving mother and grandmother, Vilma was pre-deceased by husband Charles...
Ruth Elaine (Almquist) Fisher
Aug 2, 2019
Ruth Elaine Fisher (Almquist), 87, of Scotland, CT, passed away peacefully at Villa Maria Nursing Home on Aug. 2, 2019 after a long illness. She was born on December 5, 1931 to the late Rudolph and Georgianna (Bourque) Almquist. She grew up in North Grosvenordale, CT and graduated from Tourtellotte Memorial High School. On November 8, 1952 Elaine married Eugene...
Constance Leona Dimock
Aug 2, 2019
Constance Dimock Obituary Constance Leona Dimock passed away at home in Trumbull on August 2nd, 2019. She was 94. Born May 27, 1925 in Ludlow, Massachusetts, she was the daughter of the late Leon Edwin and Florence Marion Dimock of Gurleyville, Ct., and the great niece of the late Honorable Wilbur L. Cross, governor of the State of Connecticut during...
Robert Allen Chaffee
Aug 1, 2019
Robert Allen Chaffee "Rob", 56, died unexpectedly on August 1, 2019, from natural causes. He was the son of Barbara Leclerc and the late Robert P. Chaffee. He is survived by his mother and step-father Bevan Crighton of Oakdale, CT; his sister Deborah Chaffee Brown and niece Hannah of Deep River, CT, and his brother Michael of Storrs, CT. In...
Eleanor Tambornini
Jul 31, 2019
Eleanor Sala Tambornini, 92, formerly of Willimantic, passed peacefully on July 31, 2019 at Apple Rehab Colchester, where she resided. She was the daughter of Carl and Mary Sala. Ellie graduated from Mount Saint Joseph Academy and St. Joseph University, where she grew up in West Hartford. She lived in Columbia and Willimantic and taught school for many years in...
Kevin John Kimlingen
Jul 30, 2019
Kevin John Kimlingen, 57, son of the late Pastor John Peter Kimlingen and Patricia?Kimlingen, passed away Tuesday morning, July 30, 2019 at Windham Hospital. Kevin was born July 17, 1962, in Brooklyn, New York and he has been a resident of Scotland, Connecticut for many years. He graduated from Windham High School in 1980 and later attended University of Connecticut....
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