Joyce P. Fox
Apr 24, 2019
Joyce P Fox, 77, passed away on April 24, 2019. She was born September 19, 1941 in Columbia, CT where she lived her entire life. She was the daughter of the late August and Winifred Person. She was predeceased by her beloved daughter Jennifer, her brother Eric and sister Gloria. She is survived by her son Jeffrey, grandson Andres-the joy...
Herbert Kilby Sargent
Apr 22, 2019
Herbert Kilby Sargent, 82, of Hebron CT, beloved husband of Angela M. (DiBenedetto) Sargent, passed away suddenly on Monday April 22, 2019 at Windham Hospital surrounded by his family. He was born on November 4, 1936 in Gloucester, MA, son of the late Herbert K.P. and Jean A. (Trenholm) Sargent. Herb grew up in Manchester, CT and enjoyed spending his...
Joseph J. Trudeau
Apr 21, 2019
Joseph J. Trudeau, 81 of Chaplin, CT, passed away peacefully in his sleep on April 21, 2019, in Windham after a short bout with cancer, surrounded by his family. He was born in Willimantic on September 27, 1937 to the late Albert and Theresa Trudeau. Joseph retired from the State of CT DMV in 2003. He was an avid race...
Roger William Burdick
Apr 20, 2019
Roger William Burdick, 57, of Chaplin, passed away on Saturday, April 20, 2019 at his home. He was the son of the late Edward and Jane ?Roberta? (Bernet) Burdick. Roger loved riding his Harley, scratch tickets, going to the casino, fishing and camping. He also enjoyed spending time with his family and friends. Roger is survived by his fianc?e Barbara...
Ramon Caraballo Jr.
Apr 16, 2019
Ramon Caraballo Jr., 49, of Willimantic, husband of Wendianne Caraballo, passed away on April 16, 2019 at Backus Hospital. He was the son of Ramon and Eroilda (Rivera) Caraballo Sr. He was a beloved son, father, nephew, and brother. He made everyone happy and smile with the music he made. He was a very talented cover artist, and often played...
Irene Vildavs
Apr 14, 2019
Irene Vildavs passed away peacefully on April 14, 2019 at Windham Hospital. She was preceded in death by her husband Ernests Vildavs and her sons (Andis and Arthur Vildavs). She is survived by her son Olavs Vildavs and his wife Lisa (Hopp), sister Erika Murnicks and 6 grandchildren (Andis, Justin, Tobijas, Joshua, Mitchels, and Dominique Vildavs). Also numerous nieces and...
Steven Netopski, Sr
Apr 14, 2019
Chaplin - Steven S. ?Yosh? Netopski Sr. died peacefully April 13, 2019, at New Britain General Hospital surrounded by his loving family. He was born January 30, 1950, in Bridgeport, the son of the late Zigmon and Helen Netopski. Yosh is predeceased by his son Thomas Joseph ?T.J.? Netopski. Yosh is survived by his three children Carrie, Steve and Kristy....
Stephen C Alvarado
Apr 13, 2019
Stephen C. Alvarado, 49, born on July 18, 1969 of Willimantic, Connecticut recently passed away at home. Stephen was survived by his son, Kyle, parents, Dorothy and Robert, brothers David and Jay, Sister, Dawn as well as many nieces and a nephew. Stephen was a well-known ?Hometown Hero? growing up. In 1983 at the age of 14 he was named...
Ernest Zanotti Jr.
Apr 12, 2019
Ernest Zanotti Jr., 88, of Coventry, widow of Pauline (Eichner) Zanotti, died Friday, April 12, 2019 peacefully in his sleep at home. He was born on February 2, 1931 in Bronx, NY to the late Ernest and Julia Zanotti of Columbia, CT. Ernest grew up in Columbia attending the local schools, and graduated from Windham Technical High school in Willimantic...
Robert Arthur Balcom
Apr 11, 2019
Robert A. Balcom, of Willimantic, passed away on April 11, 2019 at Douglas Manor in Windham Center. Born in Willimantic on February 6, 1927, he was the son of the late Thelma Harris Balcom and Arthur L. Balcom. A World War II Navy veteran, he worked for many years at Pratt and Whitney in East Hartford. He leaves a sister,...
Michael "Mike" Lewis Higgins
Apr 10, 2019
Michael ?Mike? Higgins, 74, of Hampton CT, passed away while surrounded by family on April 10, 2019 after a hard fought battle with cancer. During his 40+ year career in International Procurement with Pratt and Whitney he traveled the world and was proud of his work. Having been fortunate to visit amazing places and develop many friendships, he was most...
Clara Earleen (Smith) Taylor
Apr 10, 2019
Clara Earlean (Smith) Taylor, 72, died quietly in in the morning hours of Wednesday, April 10, 2019 at her home in Storrs, Connecticut. She was surrounded by family after a long struggle with Non-Hodgkin lymphoma. Born on August 13, 1946, in Covington Tennessee to the late Jackson and Lula Bell (Flowers) Smith. Clara graduated from Frazier High School in the...
Lillian (Pagnone) Vezzetti
Apr 10, 2019
Lillian Pierina Vezzetti, beloved wife of Renato Vezzetti, passed away on Wednesday, April 10, 2019 peacefully at home. Lillian was born January 25, 1925, the daughter of Stefano Pagnone of Lugnacco, Italy, and Mary Pagnone of Milan, Italy. She was awarded a scholarship to study clothes design at Cooper Union in New York City, and was a gifted seamstress in...
Jeanne Marie (Bouffard) Filek
Apr 8, 2019
Jeanne Marie Filek of Franklin, CT passed away suddenly at Windham Hospital On Monday, April 8, 2019. Jeanne spent her career in the printing industry where she met and married her husband of 37 years, Jerome Filek. After retiring in 2007, she began a second career doing charitable work for the Catholic Church, most notably creating and maintaining a website...
Lillian J. (Wegrzyn) Murray
Apr 7, 2019
Lillian J. Murray, 80, of Columbia, CT, passed away on Sunday, April 7th, 2019. She was born December 02, 1938 in Willimantic, CT, the daughter of the late Walter Wegrzyn and Catherine (Cymbor) Wegrzyn . Lillian worked at Windham Eye Group as the Office Manager for 40 plus years prior to her retirement and was very active on several Willimantic...
Laura Ellen (Hautala) Soucie
Apr 4, 2019
Laura Ellen (Hautala) Soucie, of Ashford, passed away on April 4, 2019. She was a true mother and nana; kind, caring, loving, and generous. Laura is survived by her parents Roy and Jean (Sewell) Hautala, husband Donald Soucie Jr., sisters Norma Hautala and Christine Hautala-Murphy, children; Peter Jr., Chris, and Alyssa Newell, Amber Showalter and Donald Soucie III, nephews; Ryan,...
John P. Burnham Jr.
Apr 2, 2019
John P. Burnham, Jr. of Chaplin passed away peacefully on April 2, 2019. John lived a long and fulfilled life. He served his country in the US Army during World War II, and worked for the Southern New England Telephone Company. He retired at the age of 55 and fully enjoyed 45 years of retirement before his passing at the...
Claire I. (Lemieux) Doubleday
Apr 2, 2019
Claire I. Doubleday, 83, of Windham, passed away peacefully in her sleep on April 2, 2019 at her home. She was born on July 19, 1935. She enjoyed needlework, quilting, knitting, and sewing. She was also a member of the book club in Windham. Claire was predeceased by her husband of 62 years, Wayne B. Doubleday in 2016, and her...
Herbert R. Savage, Jr.
Mar 31, 2019
Herbert R. Savage Jr., 73, of Baltic, passed away on March 31, 2019. He was born on May 4, 1945, son of the late Herbert R. and Blanche Thomasina (Jencks)?Savage Sr. He worked at Lehigh Petroleum Co., then moved to California for 35 years. On his return to Connecticut, he worked at Industrial Pallet and Spielman Farm. Herbert is survived...
Jerome Smith
Mar 30, 2019
Jerome Smith, 87, of Mansfield, Connecticut passed away in the early morning on Saturday, March 30, 2019 in Stockton, California, where he and his wife Myriam had recently moved to be close to their son and his family. Jerry was born and grew up in the Jewish community of the Bronx, and went to college at the Bronx campus of...
