Norma "Peg" Pomo
Oct 31, 2018
Norma ?Peg? Pomo, 85, of Colchester, formerly of Preston and Columbia, passed on to eternal life on October 31, 2018 at Harrington Court Healthcare. She was born and raised in Willimantic, the daughter of the late Emil and Daisy (Lincoln) Bernet. Peg always enjoyed living on the water and having her family over for gatherings. She was known for making...
Frederick J. Pogmore
Oct 27, 2018
On October 27, 2018, Frederick ?Ted? Joseph Pogmore passed away peacefully of natural causes at Evergreen Health Care Center, surrounded by family. Ted was 89 years old. Ted was born on October 21, 1929 in Meriden Connecticut, and was a son of the late Frederick F. Pogmore and Anna [Sittnick] Pogmore of Wallingford, Connecticut. Ted is survived by his wife...
Elizabeth "Betty" (Mcgillicuddy) Davoll
Oct 25, 2018
Elizabeth ?Betty? (McGillicuddy) Davoll, 83, of North Windham, wife of the late Wilbert ?Bert? Davoll, died Thursday October 25, at Hartford Hospital. She was born on April 8, 1935 in Willimantic to the late Edwin and Stella McGillicuddy. Betty was the kitchen manager for St. Mary?s and St. Joseph school in Willimantic, CT for many years. Her passion was spending...
Frank Joseph Eichner
Oct 24, 2018
Frank J. Eichner, 90, of Storrs, Connecticut, loving husband of Anita F. (Valente) Eichner, passed away on October 24, 2018, due to complications from pneumonia. He was born on October 25, 1927 in Stafford Springs, Connecticut. He was the son of Joseph Sr. and Rose (Ruschak) Eichner. He served in the U.S. Army having been stationed both in Japan and...
Francisco Delgado Jr.
Oct 24, 2018
Francisco Delgado Jr, 63, of Willimantic, died on October 24, 2018. Francisco had a passion for salsa music and was a professional conga and bongo player. He leaves behind his loving siblings: brothers Tere, Tony, Manny, and Edwin, and sisters Evelyn and Ana. Francisco was predeceased by his parents and his twin brother, Freddy Delgado. There are no calling hours....
Christine Lee Puchel
Oct 23, 2018
Christine Lee Puchel, 74, of Ashford, loving mother, sister, mentor, and educator, died on Thursday, October 23, 2018. She was born on May 25, 1944 to the late John and Edith (Robida) Puchel. A proud University of Connecticut graduate with majors in Chemical Engineering and Physical Science, Chris had a life-long love affair with learning. She also took extreme pride...
Santos Junior Mendez
Oct 22, 2018
Santos Junior Mendez, 48, of Willimantic, CT passed away on Monday, October 22nd, 2018. He was born May 26th, 1970, the son of Santos Mendez and Felicita Jimenez. Santos's family will receive relatives and friends on Saturday, October 27th, 2018 from 10:00 am to 12:00 pm at Potter Funeral Home 456 Jackson St. Willimantic, CT 06226 followed by burial at...
Daena Bailey Parmenter
Oct 21, 2018
On Sunday, October 21st, our precious daughter, Daena Bailey Parmenter earned her heavenly wings, and is now in the arms of Our Loving God. Daena was born in Boston, MA. August 9th, 2001 and spent her life in Columbia, CT. with her parents, sister, cat, and fish. She graduated 8th grade from Horace W. Porter School and was currently attending...
Ellen Anne (Johnson) Gustafson
Oct 20, 2018
Ellen A. Gustafson passed away peacefully on Saturday October 20, 2018 surrounded by family members. Born February 10, 1965, Ellen grew up in southeastern Massachusetts, graduated Whitman-Hanson High School in 1983, married Curt Gustafson in 1990 and moved to North Windham in 1991 where she made her home and raised her family. Ellen pursued several interests throughout her professional career,...
Raymond Dow Mckean
Oct 19, 2018
Raymond Dow McKean, 86, of North Windham passed away peacefully on October 19, 2018. He was born in Woodsville, NH to the late Charles and Dorothy (Tuxbury) McKean. Ray met Chiyoko, his wife of 54 years, in Iwakuni, Japan, where he was stationed while serving in the United States Marine Corps. Ray ran his own business, McKean?s Mobile Home Service...
Lawrence J. Montgomery
Oct 19, 2018
Lawrence ?Larry? Joseph Montgomery Sr., 86, of Lebanon, devoted husband, father, grandfather, and great-grandfather, passed away on October 19, 2018 after a 10 year battle with Alzheimer?s disease. Larry was a first generation Irish American, born at home in New Haven, CT to Ellen ?Nellie? McKenna Montgomery (Castlemaine, County Kerry) and Alexander Montgomery (Howth, County Dublin). He was one of...
John F. Bennett Jr.
Oct 18, 2018
John F. Bennett, Jr., 87, of Willimantic, passed away on Tuesday, October 16, 2018. John was the loving and devoted husband of Lucille (Jane) Preston Bennett of Amarillo, Texas, for just shy of 66 years. John was born in Windham, Connecticut, on August 26, 1931. He volunteered for the U.S. Air Force immediately at the outset of the Korean War...
Ann (Garrison) Bailey
Oct 16, 2018
Ann (Garrison) Bailey, 77, of Mansfield, died Tuesday October 16, 2018 at Vanderman Place, Willimantic. She met her husband George Bailey 61 years ago in high school and enjoyed 56 years of marriage. Ann was born in Willimantic, the daughter of the late Marcus and Anita (Potter) Garrison. Ann traveled the United States with George when he worked for the...
Daniel M. Chace
Oct 14, 2018
Daniel M. Chace, 78, of Windham, passed away October 14, 2018. He was born on August 31,1940 in Somerset , MA. He was very proud of his Marine Corp. service including his appearance as an extra in the movie, The Longest Day. Dan was employed by Friendly's Ice Cream Corp for many years where he made many lifelong friends. After...
Elsie E. Wilhelm
Oct 12, 2018
Elsie E. (Arson) Wilhelm, 89, of Lebanon passed away Friday, October 12, 2018. Elsie was born in Lebanon on May 13, 1929 to Michael Arson and Agnes (Miega) Arson. On September 3, 1949, Elsie married the love of her life George Wilhelm and they celebrated 49 years of marriage until his passing, March 20, 1999. Elsie is survived by her...
Harriet (Mehlman) Schneiderman
Oct 12, 2018
Harriet Schneiderman, 91, of Storrs, Conn., died on October 12, 2018. She was born August 9, 1927, in Brooklyn, N.Y., the daughter of Minnie (Breitman) and Harry Mehlman and the beloved wife of the late Leo Schneiderman, who passed away in 2011 after 60 years of marriage. She is survived by a brother, Ben Mehlman of Los Angeles; a sister,...
Joann (Piezzo) Pellerin
Oct 12, 2018
JoAnn (Piezzo) Pellerin 88, of Willimantic, passed away unexpectedly but peacefully on October 12, 2018 at the Mansfield Nursing and Rehabilitation Center in Mansfield, CT. She is predeceased by her mother, Angelina Piezzo and her brother, Thomas Piezzo. JoAnn was the beloved mother of Michele Delehanty, Angela Gilsenan and James Pellerin; grandmother to Thomas and Christopher Gilsenan and Chad and...
Aina Sadeski
Oct 12, 2018
Aina Sadeski,?81 of Mansfield Center, died on October 12, 2018. Born in Latvia, she was the daughter of Jacob and Bertha (Goulis) Bivins, and wife of the late Edward Sadeski. She worked at the American Thread,?Roselin Ribbon Manufacturing Company?followed by Big Y, retiring at the age of 72. Aina enjoyed walking, reading and crocheting. She would often give away the...
Adam Todd, Jr.
Oct 9, 2018
Adam Todd Jr. of Storrs, Connecticut passed away quietly on October 9th. Adam was born in Lawrence, Massachusetts on November 9th?1923. He was the son of Adam Todd Sr. and Gertrude Lahey Todd and beloved husband of Elaine Todd. Elaine passed in 1991 after 43 years of marriage. Adam attended Lawrence High School and graduated in 1941. Throughout his childhood...
Simone Solange (Hume) Altomare
Oct 6, 2018
It is with profound sadness that we announce the October 6th passing of our beloved mother, grandmother, mother-in-law, sister-in-law, sister, and friend Simone Solange (Hume) Altomare, age 93, of Mansfield Center, CT. Simone was born December 31, 1924 in Pithiviers, France to Octave and Germaine Hume. Forever proud of her French heritage, Simone enjoyed sharing stories of her youth in...
