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Richard George Steg
Apr 27, 2018
Richard Steg, 80, of Storrs/Mansfield, died Friday, April 27, 2018 with both of his sons by his side. He was born in New York City on June 23, 1937 to Jacob Steg and Elizabeth Domonkos. After serving in the Marines, Richard earned his PhD in Physics from the University of Connecticut. He married Mae Berube of Chaplin Connecticut in 1965....
Joseph Eugene Millette Jr. (Gene)
Apr 26, 2018
Joseph Eugene Millette Jr. (Gene) of Willimantic, Connecticut, passed away on Thursday, April 26, 2018, after 90 years of devotion to his family, serving others, and taking the time to kid around. He was surrounded by his family and friends. Born to Isabelle Pepin and Joseph Eugene Millette Sr. on April 2, 1928, Gene lived in Willimantic his entire life....
William Thomas Whitehouse
Apr 26, 2018
William Thomas Whitehouse (Billy), of Ashford, CT, passed away Thursday April 26, 2018. He was born April 7, 1955 to the late Gordon and Priscilla (Buck) Whitehouse. Billy worked at UCONN, where he was a landscaper from the 1980s until his retirement. Billy was an avid sports fan, a lifetime follower of the Boston Red Sox and the New York...
Mary C. Sullivan
Apr 25, 2018
Mary C. (Cuoghi) Sullivan, 99, of Windham, wife of the late Clifford Sullivan, passed on April 25, 2018 at St. Joseph Living Center. She was born in Kensington, CT, the daughter of the late Filiberto and Regina (Zaghi) Cuoghi. Mary lived in Windham for most of her life, working for the Southern New England Telephone Company and eventually retiring in...
Eva E. (Tracy) Goeken
Apr 22, 2018
Eva Elaine Tracy Goeken, 93, passed away on April 22, 2018, at St. Joseph's Living Center in Windham, CT. She was born on February 16, 1925 in Springfield, MA to the late Peter and Eva Nilan Tracy. Eva grew up in Willimantic, CT. She graduated from Windham High School and worked as a secretary in the Procurement Department at the...
William Jordan Nash
Apr 21, 2018
William Jordan Nash, 73, of Ashford, passed away on April 21, 2018 at his home. Bill was born on November 27, 1944 in Middletown, CT to the late James and Dorothy (Peterson) Nash. He is survived by his wife, Janice, two sons, Dr. William M. Nash of California and Jeffrey A. Nash of Mansfield. He also leaves his daughter-in-law, Irene,...
Silvia W. Greene
Apr 21, 2018
Silvia Greene, 97, of Eastford, CT, passed away peacefully on Saturday April 21, 2018. Silvia was born on October 5, 1920 in Rangeley, Maine to James Wilcox and Katherine (Russ) Wilcox. Silvia spent most of her adult life in Connecticut, where she raised three sons. She went from being their Cub Scout leader straight to UConn, where she worked in...
Dawn Marie Lacis
Apr 17, 2018
Dawn Lacis, 37, of Willimantic, wife of William Lacis, died Tuesday, April 17, 2018 at Sloane Kettering Cancer Center in New York. She was born in Willimantic, the daughter of Gunars Lacis and Tammy Theriaque. Dawn enjoyed spending time with her friends. In addition to her husband, she is survived by a son, Jaidyn Lacis; a brother, Randy Lacis, and...
Gloria J. (Brousseau) Sloan
Apr 17, 2018
Gloria J. (Brousseau) Sloan, 70, of Mansfield, wife of William Sloan Jr., died Tuesday April 17, 2018 at the Hospital of Central Connecticut. She was born in Willimantic, the daughter of the late Fred and Thelma (Lehman) Brousseau. Gloria enjoyed shopping, playing cards with family and friends and taking family trips to Florida. Gloria also loved her cats and dogs...
Juana Colon Cruz
Apr 17, 2018
Juana Colon Cruz, 74, of Willimantic, wife of Wilfredo Antonetty, died at home April 17, 2018 surrounded by her family. She was born in Ponce, Puerto Rico to the late Juan Colon and Antonia Cruz. She was a very strong woman. Juani loved and cared for her family deeply. She fought cancer for eighteen and a half years. She was...
Richard Dennis Coons
Apr 14, 2018
Richard Dennis Coons, Age 82, of Lebanon Connecticut passed away on Saturday evening, April 14, 2018. He was born in Jamaica, NY to the late Frank and Aurora Marie (Avery) Coons. Richard earned a full college scholarship for running track and field and graduated with a Bachelor?s Degree from St Johns University, New York. He served in the US Army...
Edgar H. Mcculloch
Apr 14, 2018
Edgar H. McCulloch, Jr of Ashford, CT, passed away on April 14, 2018 from complications of Parkinson?s Disease. He was born on February 4, 1930 in St. Louis to Edgar and Georgia McCulloch. He was educated at John Burroughs School, Cornell University and Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, finishing with a Masters in Mechanical Engineering, and served in the U.S. Army as...
Deborah Susan Kamm
Apr 11, 2018
Deborah Susan Kamm of Mansfield, passed away April 11, 2018?at the age of 59 after a courageous battle with cancer. Born July 12, 1958 in Willimantic CT, she was the daughter of the late Ronald S. Kamm. She is survived by her Mother, Eleanor Haggerty and Stepfather, John Haggerty, of Mansfield; her, son Nathan Tabor and daughters Leah Toler, Lauren...
Robert S. Mccrewell
Apr 9, 2018
Robert S. McCrewell, 79 of South Windham, beloved husband for 44 years to Nancy (Stephens) McCrewell, passed into eternal rest on April 9, 2018 surrounded by his family. Robert was born in Willimantic on July 14, 1938 to the late James T. McCrewell, Sr. and Emily (McCrewell) Trower. He was a loving father and friend as well as a long...
Nils Frederick Setterberg
Apr 8, 2018
Nils Frederick Setterberg, 62, of Columbia, passed away unexpectedly early Sunday morning on April 8, 2018. Nils was born at Manchester Memorial Hospital on May 21,1955 to parents Frederick and Dorothy (Brown) Setterberg. Nils leaves behind his wife of 35 years, Kimberly (McGilton) Setterberg; two beautiful daughters, Heather Setterberg Pehowdy and her husband Corey, and Caitlyn Mary Setterberg and her...
Arthur "Dutch" O'Connor
Apr 7, 2018
Arthur ?Dutch? O?Connor Jr., 86, of Willimantic, passed away surrounded by his family, Saturday, April 7, 2018 at Windham Hospital. A beloved husband, devoted father, grandfather and great-grandfather, Dutch served his country for 20 years in the United States Air Force, retiring in 1971 as a Master Sergeant, then as a civilian worked for 20 years at the Willimantic Post...
Mildred Jeanne "Gigi" (Gott) Hazen
Apr 5, 2018
Jean ?Gigi? (Gott) Hazen, 89, of Mansfield Center, died peacefully surrounded by her family on the morning of April 4, 2018. Jean is survived by the love of her life, her husband of 68 years Charles Hazen, her four children Nancy Hazen-Swann, Christie Hazen, Bill Hazen and Susie Sandall. Her fifth child, Chuckie Hazen will be waiting to hold her...
Georgette (Rondeau) Beaumont
Apr 4, 2018
Georgette (Rondeau) Beaumont age 77 of Willimantic passed unexpectedly and peacefully on April 4, 2018 at Hartford Hospital with her beloved family at her side. She was born October 30, 1940 in Willimantic to Alfred and Marie Rose (Breault) Rondeau. Many will know her from her time living in Storrs where she met and made many new friends and memories....
Mae (Moriarty) Busse
Apr 4, 2018
Mae Moriarty Busse?died at home surrounded by family April 4,2018.?Born May 17, 1928?the seventh of eight children to Viola Josephine Gergler Moriarty and Thomas Henry Moriarty in Coventry, CT, living to be just six weeks shy of her 90th birthday. Mae?is survived by three children, Catharine Makinster of MA, Frank Busse and Sharon Roberts (Keith Lyons) of CT. Some of...
Jackson P. Sumner
Apr 3, 2018
Jackson P. Sumner, 84, passed away Tuesday, April 3, 2018. He was born July 29,1933. Jackson was a native of Willimantic and one of the first children?born at Windham Hospital.?The son of Stanley and Helen Sumner, their only child, grew up in Willimantic, graduated from Tabor Academy, Tufts University, and served in the US?Navy as an officer for two years....
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