Anna Rosemary (Parker) Kerr
Mar 23, 2018
Anna Rosemary Parker Kerr, 85, of Ashford, CT, died Friday, March 23, 2018 at Windham Memorial Hospital following a long illness. Born April 12, 1932 in Gladesville Preston County, West Virginia she was the only child of the late George and Violet Leota (Summers) Parker. She met her husband, Kirklyn M. Kerr of Greenbank, West Virginia when they were both...
Leonard A. Whitman
Mar 22, 2018
Leonard A. Whitman, 92, of Chaplin, died peacefully in the comfort of his own home on Thursday, March 22, 2018. Len was born in Cranston, RI, son of the late Frederick and Elizabeth (Bender) Whitman. He spent the years of his youth in the Cranston area and left on June 2, 1943 to join the US Army Air Force to...
Marion G. (Guy) Cahill
Mar 21, 2018
Marion (Guy) Zurmuhlen Cahill, 95, beloved wife of the late John W. Cahill, passed away peacefully on March 21, 2018 at Mansfield Center for Nursing and Rehabilitation. She was born on August 9, 1922 in Warren, MA, the daughter of the late William and Jessie Guy. Marion was a veteran of the World War II women?s branch of the United...
William R. Hockla
Mar 21, 2018
William R. Hockla, 87, of Ashford, husband of his loving wife Kathleen (Csaszar) Hockla and Corgi, Maxwell, passed away March 21, 2018. He was the only child of late Stephen and Irene Hockla. William was born in Stafford Springs, CT and raised in Willington, CT. He was a veteran of the Korean War and was a retired engineer from United...
Roger G. St. Jean
Mar 20, 2018
Roger Gerard St. Jean, 59, of Andover, beloved husband for 27 years of Georgette St. Jean, passed away on Tuesday, March 20, 2018, in his home after a brave battle with cancer. Born in Hartford CT, on August 26, 1958, son of the late Roland and Cecile (Masse) St. Jean. Roger was an active member of St. Mary?s Church in...
Hilda H. (Harrison) Ellis
Mar 19, 2018
Hilda Harrison Ellis, 94, of South Windsor, formerly a resident of Columbia for 50 years, died Sunday, March 18, 2018 in Manchester. She was born March 1, 1924 in Providence, RI, the daughter of William and Edna Ward Harrison. Prior to her retirement she was employed as an Administrative Assistant at Lyman Memorial High School in Lebanon, CT for 33...
Jeffrey Lynn Donahue
Mar 15, 2018
Jeffrey Lynn Donahue 67, of Manchester, Connecticut passed away in his home on Thursday March 15, 2018. Born on March 25, 1950 in Willimantic, Connecticut he is survived by his two children, his daughter, Kelly Lynn Donahue-Piro and her husband Andrew Piro, his son, Timothy Patrick Donahue; his mother, Constance Donahue; brothers, Kevin Donahue and his younger brother Jamie and...
Jean A. Pennington
Mar 15, 2018
Jean A. (Moreau) Pennington, 79, of Hampton, died on March 15, 2018 at Mansfield Center for Nursing and Rehabilitation. She was born on September 19, 1938, in Norwich, CT, the daughter of the late Armand and Antoinette (Desaulniers) Moreau. Jean married Harold E. Martin Sr. on June 25, 1958 in Baltimore, MD. Together, they had five children: Donna McCormick, Nancy...
Eva Marie Tangari
Mar 15, 2018
Eva Marie Tangari, age 96, passed peacefully surrounded by family on Thursday, March 15, 2018, at Windham Hospital in Willimantic, CT. Daughter and one of three children of the late Paul and Alma Belanger of Willimantic. She was predeceased by her brother Lionel. Eva worked many years as a popular waitress at the well-known Lindy?s Restaurant in Willimantic and in...
Thomas M. Griffith Sr.
Mar 14, 2018
Thomas Martin Griffith, 85, of Willimantic, Connecticut passed away peacefully on Wednesday, March 14, 2018. Born in Plymouth, Massachusetts on September 9, 1932, he was the son of the late Charles and Florence (St. Pierre) Griffith. Tom retired from Pratt & Whitney in East Hartford after 35 years of service in April of 1994. He was a veteran of the...
Theresa M. (Rondeau) Desrosiers
Mar 14, 2018
Theresa Marie (Rondeau) Desrosiers, 87, of Mansfield, CT was granted her Angel Wings on March 14, 2018. Her final days were spent surrounded by her loving family. Theresa was born on October 29, 1930 in Willimantic, CT to Alfred and Marie Rose (Breault) Rondeau. Theresa is survived by five sons, Leo A. Desrosiers of Manchester, CT, Richard P. Desrosiers of...
Henry T. Monast
Mar 13, 2018
Henry Theodore Monast Jr, 88 of Willimantic, died March 13, 2018 at Windham Hospital. He was born November 3,1929 in Willimantic. The son of the late Theodore and Sophie (Duda) Monast. Henry lived in Willimantic most of his life, he attended St Joseph School and Windham High School class of 1948. Henry also attended the University of Connecticut in Storrs....
Rachel Ann Bombria
Mar 12, 2018
Rachel Ann Bombria, 31, of Willimantic, CT passed away unexpectedly on March 12, 2018. She was born in Norwich on March 12, 1987 to Marlene Bombria and William Morrissette Jr. and was raised in Willimantic. Rachel graduated from Windham Technical High School where she studied culinary arts. She was later employed by the University of Connecticut as a chef. Rachel...
Joseph Paul Christadore Jr.
Mar 11, 2018
Joseph Paul Christadore Jr, 78, of Hampton, died peacefully at home after a long battle of Parkinson?s Disease with Lewy Body Dementia. Born and raised in Willimantic on September 7, 1939 to the late Joseph Sr. and Cecelia Christadore. After graduating Windham High School, he joined the army for four years and served as an MP. Joseph then went to...
George Rawitscher
Mar 10, 2018
George Rawitscher passed away March 10, 2018, born in Freiburg, Germany on Feb. 27th 1928 to his father Felix and mother Charlotte Oberlander. In 1934 his father of jewish origin, brought his family from Freiburg to Brazil to escape the Nazis, and founded the Botany Department at the U. Sao Paulo. As a youth George knew he was born to...
Betty M. (Mccombs) Deboer
Mar 8, 2018
Betty (McCombs) DeBoer, 86, of Mansfield Center, died on Thursday March 8, 2018 at her home after a brave fight with cancer, a fight she chose to wage at home in the company of her family and friends. She was born on June 28, 1931, in Greenwood, SC, to the late Charles E. and Ruby (Davis) McCombs. Betty married L....
Betty-Jane (Ashton) Udal
Mar 5, 2018
Betty-Jane Udal, 87, died on Monday, March 5, 2018, at home in Willimantic, surrounded by her loving son Keith, daughter-in-law Linda, and friend Colleen Shashok. Betty-Jane was born on May 19, 1930 in Willimantic, CT to the late Arthur Vincent and Grace (Howlett) Ashton. One of six children, Betty-Jane was called home to her beloved brothers and sisters Pearl Herringer,...
Robin Diane (Gardiner) Gooch
Mar 3, 2018
Robin Diane (Gardiner) Gooch, age 62, of Coventry passed from this life into the next on March 3, 2018. She was born in Willimantic, CT on September 18, 1955 to Robert and Dianna Gardiner. Robin was raised in Storrs, CT, and graduated from E. O. Smith High School in 1973, where she met David, her husband of 38 years. After...
John Narcis Moffitt Sr.
Mar 2, 2018
John Moffitt Sr. (Johnny?s Repair) served Windham and Tolland Counties for over 30 years. John passed away peacefully at home surrounded by his loving family. He was born in Willimantic, CT to the late Arthur and Beatrice Moffitt. Along with his parents, John is pre- deceased by his wife, Margaret Moffitt; sisters, Mary, Patty and Anne. He is survived by...
