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Mary Ellen (Strout) Keen

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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"

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

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

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

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

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

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.

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...

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