Douglas Edmund James
Feb 22, 2018
Douglas Edmond James, 60, of Mansfield, passed away on February 22, 2018 at his home. He was born in Hartford, CT on January 28, 1958. Douglas was a graduate of Windham Technical School and worked as a self-employed contractor. He enjoyed vacationing on the Maine coast, racing stock cars, lobster fishing, photography, and astronomy. Doug was known for his infectious...
Helen M. (Doleski) Andrychowski
Feb 21, 2018
Helen M. Andrychowski, 99, of Windham, wife of the late Emil Andrychowski, died February 21, 2018 at Midstate Medical Center. She was born in New Britain, CT to the late Martin and Mary (Kozak) Doleski. Helen enjoyed cooking, baking, crocheting, planting flowers, family dinners and going out to dinner with her friends and family. Helen enjoyed working in retail because...
Wayne R. Kurcinik
Feb 20, 2018
Wayne R. Kurcinik, 71, of Willimantic, died peacefully on February 20, 2018 at his home. He was born August 10, 1945 to the late Steven and Lenore A. (Ruma) Kurcinik. Wayne was raised by his loving grandmother Sonia Ruma. He was a graduate of Windham High School, class of 1965. After graduation, Wayne joined the United States Air Force where...
Jared Michael Griffin
Feb 19, 2018
On February 19, 2018, Jared Michael Griffin, son of Michael and Kimberly Griffin, passed away at home at the age of 15. Jared was born on March 11th, 2002 in Rockville, CT. He was an intelligent, caring, and loving person with a great sense of humor. He was a future member of the ?Geek Squad? in the making because he...
Earl C. Nye
Feb 19, 2018
Earl C. Nye, 93, of Willimantic, CT passed away peacefully surrounded by his family on February 19, 2018 at Windham Community Hospital. He was born in Coventry, CT on June 8, 1924, the son of the late William and Olive (Taylor) Nye. He was a communicant of St. Mary?s Church, Willimantic, CT. Prior to retirement he was employed at The...
Joyce Anne Decyk
Feb 15, 2018
Joyce Anne Decyk 59, of Willimantic passed away Thursday, February 15, 2018. She was born in Stamford, CT to the late Leo Sennick and Grace Solloway. Joyce attended Rippowam High School in Stamford, CT but Graduated from Ridgefield High School in Ridgefield. After high school she studied at Lemuel Shattuck School of Nursing and worked for nearly 20 years as...
Claudia J. Celmer
Feb 15, 2018
Claudia J. Celmer, of Willington passed away peacefully at Manchester Memorial Hospital on Thursday February 15, 2018 at the age of 76 after battling ovarian cancer for over a year. She was the daughter of the late Jesper A. Ness and Harriett Tillie Ness. She worked at Charles River Labs in Mansfield for more than 40 years before retiring in...
Jean P. Williams
Feb 14, 2018
Jean (Patterson) Williams, 98, of Storrs, CT quietly passed away at home on February 14, 2018. She was born in New London, CT on August 12, 1919 to the late Edson and Jesse (Gray) Patterson, as the middle of 3 children. Jean graduated from The Williams School in 1937 and worked as a bookkeeper, starting at her father?s Packard dealership....
William J. Kemp
Feb 14, 2018
William J. Kemp, "Billy" passed away on February 14, 2018. Born May 17, 1973, Billy is survived by his mother, Barbara A. Arnold and brother Eric Kemp and wife Dawn. He was predeceased by his father, Philip Kemp and step-father William Arnold. Formally of Chaplin, CT, Billy was most recently living in Norton, MA. There will be no calling hours...
Kelly Marcellus Spurlock
Feb 11, 2018
Kelly Marcellus Spurlock, born October 20, 1920, passed away on Sunday, February 11, 2018. Kelly was the 7th of 16 children born to Thomas Shirley and Willie Ann (Borden) Spurlock of Salem, Virginia. He attended the Roanoke County Training School through 10th grade, when he left for Philadelphia, PA, to join family members and go to work. Six months after...
I. Ridgway Davis
Feb 10, 2018
I. Ridgway (Ridg) Davis, Professor Emeritus at the University of Connecticut, passed away at Windham Hospital on February 10, 2018, after a short illness. He was 94. Ridg was born in Wildwood, New Jersey on May 18, 1923 to Claire Goslin and George Howell Davis. After graduating from Wildwood High School, he entered Yale College. He soon joined the U.S....
John Francis Cawley Iii
Feb 9, 2018
John Cawley, of Mansfield, passed away peacefully on February 9, 2018. He was passionate in life and work. Jack was loved so deeply by his family. We will be forever blessed by his love and humor. He wished for a private family service. Any donations may be sent to Windham Special Olympics, c/o Karen Schenck, P.O. Box 213, Sterling, CT...
Donald J. Cox
Feb 9, 2018
Donald Joseph Cox, 84, of Windham, passed away peacefully February 9, 2018 surrounded by his family. Donald leaves behind his loving wife of 56 years, Mary (Canning) Cox of Windham. Donald and Mary have four children whom he loved; Maureen G. Stimpson of Cumberland, RI, Mary Ellen Zlotnick and husband Paul Zlotnick of Ashford, CT, Erin M. Cox and Christian...
George R. Askew
Feb 8, 2018
George R. Askew, of Hampton, CT, died Thursday, February 8, 2018. He was born May 28, 1934. George Roger Askew grew up in White Plains and Briarcliff Manor, NY. He played football as a high schooler, and was an Eagle Scout. George graduated from Cornell University as an ROTC officer with a B.S. in Animal Nutrition Sciences. He began his...
Leila (Fiske) Ostby
Feb 8, 2018
Leila Fiske Ostby, loved people, animals, trees and songs. She was born April 9, 1923, in Providence, RI, to the late Augustus and Esther (Bennett) Fiske. Leila was the youngest of five siblings in a remarkable family of inventors, artists and scientists. Hampton, Connecticut was her home for seventy years; she died peacefully of a stroke February 8, 2018. From...
Arlene L. Gray
Feb 7, 2018
Arlene L. Gray, 94, wife of the late Albert B. Gray, passed away peacefully at Cape Cod Hospital in Hyannis, MA on February 7, 2018. She was born in Framingham, MA to the late John A. and Kathleen L. (McFaden) Martin. She was the sister to the late William M. Martin and Marion R. Rowan. As a graduate of Framingham...
Julie Marie (Brelsford) Hawkins
Feb 5, 2018
Julie Marie (Brelsford) Hawkins, 53, of Canterbury, beloved wife of Stephen Hawkins, passed away at home on Monday, February 5, 2018 after a courageous battle with cancer. She was born May 18, 1964, to William and Joyce (Scholz) Brelsford of Windham, CT. Julie graduated from Windham High School and was employed by Mohegan Sun Casino. Julie was a fun loving...
Lillian H. Chamberlain
Feb 3, 2018
Lillian H (Pinney) Chamberlain, 95, of Westbrook, CT, passed away on February 3, 2018 at Middlesex Hospital Hospice. She was born on October 30, 1922 to the late Earle & Genevieve Pinney. A lifelong member of the Westbrook Garden Club she had many prized plants in her own gardens some even used to make her jams, jellies and preserves enjoyed...
Lois M. (Lee) Mcclintock
Feb 1, 2018
Lois M. (Lee) McClintock, 90, of Storrs-Mansfield, passed away on February 1, 2018 at the?MidState?Medical?Center.?She was born on January 30, 1928 to the late Lewis and?Lita?(Dunn) Lee.?Lois and her beloved husband Robert?would have celebrated their 64th wedding anniversary on February 13th. Lois?enjoyed so many things?in life including?annual gatherings with her family, birthday breakfasts with her daughters,?and?staying up late watching the...
Anthony Joseph Valone
Feb 1, 2018
Anthony Joseph Valone passed away on February 1, 2018 at Saint Joseph Living Center. He was born at home in Willimantic on January 21, 1920. He was a veteran in World War two, and retired from Pratt and Whitney after many years. Anthony loved to travel, especially to Canada, Maine and Vermont. He was very active at the senior housing...
