Wallace Burdette Stearns
Oct 27, 2017
Wallace (Wally) Burdette Stearns, 31, of Mansfield Center, CT passed away suddenly and unexpectedly on Friday, October 27, 2017. Wallace was born January 10, 1986 to Kathleen and Arthur Stearns. He leaves behind his fianc?, Caitlin Dorrington, and their three-week-old son, Jameis Arthur Stearns. From the very beginning Wallace had an independent and outgoing personality. As a small boy he...
Ilpyong John Kim
Oct 23, 2017
Ilpyong J. Kim, of Storrs, CT died peacefully at home on Monday, October 23, 2017 after a long struggle with Lewy Body Disease, surrounded by his loving family. Dr. Kim was born in a rural village in South Korea. A virulent illness took both parents from Dr. Kim and his two sisters when they were young. His uncle, on a...
Walter Joseph Piontek
Oct 22, 2017
Walter Joseph Piontek 95 of Mansfield Center passed away Sunday October 22, 2017. He was born in Mansfield Center, CT to the late Joseph and Bridget Piontek. Walter enjoyed the outdoors, puttering around in his yard, mowing or working in his vegetable garden. He is survived by his nieces and nephews, Frances Pokorny, Sally Ritchie, Linda Parker, Stanley Syztek, John...
Thomas J. Roberts
Oct 21, 2017
Dr. Thomas J. Roberts, 92 of Tolland, passed away unexpectedly Saturday October 21, 2017. He was born in St. Paul, MN to the late John Arthur and Theresa Solheid Roberts. He maintained integrity and transparency throughout his entire life. He had a terrific sense of humor, and?was a great soul. For those who truly loved him, only the physicality of...
Stephen T. Matwyko Sr.
Oct 21, 2017
Stephen T. Matwyko Sr., 70, of North Windham, husband of Shirley (Dearborn) Matwyko, died Saturday October 21, 2017 at home surrounded by his family. He was born September 21, 1947, the son of the late Steven and Yvonne (Desrosiers) Matwyko. Stephen worked in construction for many years. He served in the United States Army Corps., and was an active member...
Stefan Russ
Oct 20, 2017
Stefan B. Russ, 42, of Danielson, CT passed away at home on Friday October 20, 2017. He was born on October 25, 1974 to Stanley B. Russ and Sandra F. Walsh. He is the father of Nicholas P. Russ and Timothy B. Russ, whom he enjoyed goofing off with and loved very much. Stefan loved music, writing poetry, and creating...
Ruth M. (Nolan) Dobush
Oct 20, 2017
Ruth M. (Nolan) Dobush, wife, mother, sister, grandmother and friend, passed away from natural causes on Friday, October 20, 2017 at her home in Columbia, CT. Born January 29, 1924, in Willimantic, CT, the daughter of the late Richard Edward and Catherine (Meickle) Nolan. Ruth grew up in Willimantic and married Walter whose career had them living in New York,...
Keith Joseph Nasin
Oct 19, 2017
Keith Nasin, of Columbia, CT, died October 19. He was born October 5, 1940, in Willimantic, son of the late Joseph S. and Josephine (Turansky) Nasin. He was a graduate of Wentworth Institute of Technology in Boston and attended Northeastern University as well as the Hartford Business School. Over forty years, Keith along with his late brother Mark, owned, operated,...
Andrew M. Wittstein
Oct 18, 2017
Andrew Wittstein, 70, of Coventry, Connecticut died October 18, 2017 at Hartford Hospital from complications of a long illness. He was born on July 18, 1947 in Bridgeport, Connecticut. Andrew graduated from Boston University in 1969 and the University of Connecticut Law School in 1972. He practiced law in New Milford, Connecticut for a short time and then in 1974...
John G. Andrychowski
Oct 18, 2017
John George Andrychowski, 93, of Columbia, entered into eternal rest Wednesday, October 18, 2017, after a brief illness. Born January 29, 1924 on the family farm on Bricktop Road in Willimantic, he was the youngest child of Wadyslaw and Tekla (Kwasniewska) Andrychowski. At an early age he joined the United States Navy and served on North Atlantic convoy duty leading...
M. John Benning
Oct 17, 2017
M. John Benning, 68, of Colchester, CT died surrounded by loving family and friends October 17, 2017?at Hartford Hospital as a?result of congestive heart failure. John was employed by Sherwin?Williams at various Connecticut stores for over 30 years, retiring in 2008 and took pride in matching colors by eye long before computers took over.?He was an avid woodworker and motorcyclist.?He...
Carl Kusmer
Oct 15, 2017
Carl Kusmer, member of St. Joseph Parish and lifetime resident of the Willimantic area passed away Sunday evening at New Britain Hospital following a?brief illness. He was a Vietnam Veteran. His working career was primarily with the Central Vermont R.R. where he was a conductor in freight service for eighteen years. Carl is survived by his mother, Gladys Kusmer; his...
Ellen M. (Moran) Noheimer
Oct 14, 2017
Ellen (Moran) Noheimer died peacefully in Yale New Haven Hospital surrounded by her family on October 14, 2017 at the age of 63. She was born on July 28, 1954 in Willimantic, CT and was a graduate of Windham High School. Ellen married Jack, her high school sweetheart, and they recently celebrated their 42nd wedding anniversary. Sports dominated their family...
Robert Allyn Rood
Oct 12, 2017
Robert A Rood, 66, passed away peacefully at Mansfield Center for Nursing and Rehabilitation on October 12, 2017 surrounded by his family. He was born on May 20, 1951 in Windham CT, to the late Horace I. Rood Sr. (Bud) and Emily (Warinsky) Rood. Robert grew up in the Windham area where he graduated from Windham High School and got...
Donald Francis Beaudoin
Oct 11, 2017
Donald Francis Beaudoin, 58 of?Windham?passed away on October 11, 2017 at?Hartford Hospital. He was born August 23, 1959 in Willimantic. Don worked at the?University?of?Connecticut?in the food Services department for 25 years. Some years after retiring He enjoyed snow plowing and doing lawn care with his good friend Bryan Oschmann. Don enjoyed trout fishing, he also had a love for electronics,...
Nelson W. Goble
Oct 10, 2017
Nelson Goble, 92, of Storrs, CT, passed away peacefully on October 10, 2017. He was born in Luzerne, Pennsylvania on November 23,1924. Nelson, nicknamed Dusty, worked at Mobil Oil Corporation for 30 years until he retired in 1985. He enjoyed spending time with his family and was well-known for his get-togethers playing guitar. He will be greatly remembered for his...
Theodore L. Gellert Jr.
Oct 10, 2017
Theodore Lawrence Gellert, Jr, 90, of Abington, Ct. Ted was born Dec. 7, 1926 and in Manchester, CT to Theodore L. Gellert, Sr. and Marjorie Stellenwerf. He was married for 45 years to the late Virginia Eldridge Gellert. They co-owned Bittersweet Hill Christmas Tree Farm. He attended Windham High school, the University of Connecticut and the University of Hartford. Ted...
P. Doris (Poudrier) Parent
Oct 10, 2017
Doris Parent, 88, of Willimantic passed away Tuesday October 10, 2017 of natural causes. She was born June 22, 1929 to the late Arthur and Robea (Rondeau) Poudrier. Doris was a Teacher?s Aide for children with special needs. Many will remember her love of teaching and how she touched their lives. She opened her heart and home for seventeen infants...
Rosaire "Frenchy" Parent
Oct 6, 2017
Rosaire ?Frenchy? Parent, age 76, of Lebanon, CT, passed away peacefully at Harrington Court Nursing Home, on October 6, 2017. He was born on October 14, 1940 and originally from Maine. Rosaire was involved in a motorcycle accident in August of 2016 that left him with severe injuries. Rosaire Parent, known by most as Frenchy, was predeceased by his wife...
