Leo C. Tetreault
August 31, 2009
Leo Camille (“Cam”) Tetreault, 92, the grandson of a Canadian immigrant who went onto a long career in public service including Mayor and Treasurer of the City of Putnam, CT, died August 28, 2009 at his home in Putnam. He was the loving husband of the late Elizabeth (Hayes) Tetreault for 66 years. Born in Putnam, he was the son of the late Israel and Rose Alma (LaFlamme) Tetreault.
Putnam, hard-hit by the floods of 1955, found a tireless champion in its native son, Cam. As Mayor of the City of Putnam in 1961 and from 1973 to 1977, he spearheaded the development of the park along the river, revitalizing the center of the town. After retirement from John Hancock Insurance Agency, he joined the Connecticut Department of Economic Development and under the Governor O’Neill program for the Comprehensive Reorganization of the Northeast Economic Region, a development plan for Windham County and particularly areas such as Putnam, he began steering industries to the northeast corner of the state and the Putnam Industrial Park.
He served as Alderman-At-Large in 1949 and 1953 under Mayor of the City of Putnam, John N. Dempsey. He was a member and Chairman of the Democratic Town Committee of Putnam; Deputy Judge of City Courts/Clerk of Courts, and served as a member of the Judicial Grievance Committee. He was Campaign Manager for John Dempsey for Governor (Governor of CT from 1961 to 1971) and William St.Onge for US Congress (US Representative from 1963 to 1970), both natives of Putnam, CT.
He attended St. Mary School, Putnam High School, and Annhurst College. He was a Veteran of the Second World War; a life-long member of the Knights of Columbus and of the Holy Name Society and Chairman of the Diocesan School Board. He served on the Board of Trustees of Mount St. John, Inc., a school for at-risk boys and young men from Connecticut.
He leaves two daughters, Patricia Wester, and her husband Robert, of Putnam, and Michelle Tetreault of North Andover, MA; and three grandsons; Matthew, Christopher, and Benjamin. He was predeceased by his brother Leonid and his sisters, Germaine Robitaille, Antoinette Marion, Rachel Tetreault, and Marie Labelle.
Leo’s family is most grateful to Carol Briere, Linda Beaulac, Leona Fontaine, Erika Johnson, Veronica DiRienzo, and Suzanne Horne, the kind and loving caregivers who assisted with his care. A special note of thanks to Elaine Turner, our Hospice Northeast nurse whose services and support were invaluable during this difficult time.
Relatives and friends are invited to visit with Leo’s family from 5:00 pm to 8:00 pm, Friday, September 4, 2009 in the Gilman Funeral Home, 104 Church St., Putnam. A gathering will begin at 10:00 am on Saturday, September 5, 2009 at the funeral home, followed by a Mass of Christian Burial at 12:00 pm in St. Mary Church of the Visitation, 218 Providence St., Putnam. Burial with Military Honors will follow in St. Mary Cemetery. Condolences may be expressed at LeoTetreault.net.
In lieu of flowers, the family requests that donations in his memory be sent to St. Mary Church of the Visitation, 218 Providence Street, Putnam, CT 06260, or Hospice of NECT, PO Box 632, Putnam, CT or to Mount St. John, Inc., 135 Kirtland Street, Deep River, CT 06417.
Edna Anna Lamiotte
August 25, 2009
Putnam – Edna A. (Green) Lamiotte, 81, of Church St., died Saturday, August 22, 2009, in Day Kimball Hospital. She was the wife of the late Louis Lamiotte who died in 1968 and the 38 year companion of Norman Therrien who died in 2007. Born in Putnam, she was the daughter of the late Raymond and Bellora (Paquin) Green.
Mrs. Lamiotte was a housekeeper for Dr. David Bates. She also worked at the Villa Saint Joseph and the Putnam Laundry Co. Her favorite past times were to walk and visit with her friends at Price Chopper and The Putnam Supermarket and above all, to recycle cans. She began recycling long before it was fashionable.
Edna is survived by her daughter, Rosemary Laperle of Danielson; her sister, Lorraine Green of Putnam; her granddaughter, Shannon Jeffs; her great-granddaughter, Summer Jeffs and her friend Christine Sullivan. She was predeceased by her brother, Earl Green and her sister, Blanche Lester.
Relatives and friends are invited to a Graveside Service for Edna on Saturday August 29, 2009 at 2:00pm in St. Mary Cemetery, Providence St., Putnam. Arrangements have been entrusted to the Gilman Funeral Home.
Doris R. Nash
August 23, 2009
Putnam – Doris R. Lacaus Nash, 90 of Park St. died Saturday, August 22, 2009 in Westview Healthcare Center. She was the wife of the late Joseph S. Nash whom she married on February 3, 1940 in St. Mary Church of the Visitation. Born in Putnam, she was the daughter of the late Maxim and Rose (Plante) Lacaus.
Mrs. Nash was a graduate of Putnam High School and worked for many years as an office manager for the Water Brothers Oil Co., retiring in 1983. Following their retirements, Mr. and Mrs. Nash spent winters in Edgewater, FL for 15 years. They were communicants of Most Holy Trinity Church. Mrs. Nash was a devoted wife, mother and grandmother, and thoroughly enjoyed caring for her granddaughter Susan as a child and watching her grow up. She loved her dogs and was an avid supporter of charitable animal causes. The family wishes to express great appreciation and thanks to the staff at Westview Healthcare Center for their exceptional care of Doris during her stay there.
Doris is survived by her son, Joseph J. Nash and his wife Susan of Putnam; her granddaughter Susan Nash-Ditzel and her husband Ron of Roselle Park, NJ; and two great-granddaughters, Abby Nash Ditzel and Amelia Sheffield Ditzel. She was predeceased by a sister & her husband, Muriel & Raymond Gauthier.
Relatives and friends are invited to visit with Doris’s family at 9:00am Thursday August 27, 2009 in the Gilman Funeral Homes, 104 Church Street, Putnam with a Mass of Christian Burial at 10:30am in Most Holy Trinity Church, 568 Pomfret Rd., Pomfret, Ct. Burial in St. Mary Cemetery. Memorial donations may be made to Hospice of Northeast Connecticut, PO Box 632, Putnam, CT 06260.
Dorothy E. (Morin) Tercjak
August 22, 2009
Dorothy E. (Morin) Tercjak
1943– 2009
Putnam – Dorothy E. Tercjak, 66, of Mill St. died Tuesday, August 18, 2009 in Day Kimball Hospital. She was the loving wife of the late Richard R. Tercjak. They were married on September 15, 1962. Born in Putnam, she was the daughter of the late Elsid and Lillian (Beausoleil) Morin and the stepdaughter of Hester (Chase) Morin of Danielson.
Mrs. Tercjak owned and operated Dots Daycare for 35 years. She was an aerobics instructor for the Putnam Parks and Recreation Department and volunteered for Saint Mary Circle of Fun where she worked in the food booth with her husband for 37 years. She was on the planning committee for the Relay for Life and a member of the “Red Hatter’s.”
In addition to her step-mother, Dorothy is survived by her two sons, James and Thomas Tercjak of Putnam; her daughter, Cindy Ann Wells and her husband James of Kingston Springs, TN; her sister, Lucille Burton of Vancouver, WA; her step-brothers, Mark Chase, Benjamin Chase, and William Chase; and her three grandchildren, Zackery, Kelsey, and Brady Wells.
Relatives and friends are invited to visit with Dorothy’s family from 5:00 to 8:00 pm, Friday, August 21, 2009 in the Gilman Funeral Home, 104 Church St., Putnam. A gathering will begin at 9:00 am on Saturday, August 22, 2009 in the funeral home, followed by a Mass of Christian Burial at 10:30 am in St. Mary Church of the Visitation, 218 Providence St., Putnam. Burial will follow in St. Mary Cemetery.
Memorial donations may be made to the Richard R. Tercjak Scholarship Fund, c/o Putnam Bank, 251 Kennedy Drive, Putnam, CT 06260
Marilyn J. (Jasmin) Donlon
August 22, 2009
Marilyn J. (Jasmin) Donlon
1927 – 2009
DAYVILLE – Mrs. Marilyn J. Donlon, 82, of North Shore Road formerly of Manchester, CT, died Monday August 17, 2009. Born in Killingly, she was the daughter of the late Wilfred and Anne (Caffrey) Jasmin. Mrs. Donlon was the wife of the late Patrick F. Donlon, whom she married on September 29, 1951 in St. Joseph Church in Dayville.
A 1945 graduate of Killingly High School, Marilyn later graduated from the Saint Francis Hospital School of Nursing in 1948. She was employed as a Registered Nurse for many years, specializing in geriatrics at Burnside Convalescent Home in East Hartford and later retired from Manchester Manor.
A communicant of Saint Anne Church in Ballouville, Mrs. Donlon’s life was centered around her family and time spent on Alexander’s Lake where she made her home for so many years. She adored her grandchildren and was an avid reader.
She leaves two daughters and sons-in-law; Nancy and Joseph Brennan of Manchester and Terri Donlon and Robert Loomis of Osterville, MA, a son; Michael Donlon of Dayville and four grandchildren; Evan and Riley Donlon and Julia and Caroline Brennan. She was predeceased by a brother; John J. Jasmin and two sisters; Mildred Eckler and Barbara Flagg.
Marilyn’s family is forever grateful for the extraordinary care that she received from Dr. Gerald Sullivan of St. Luke’s Family Practice, the special care she received at home from Hospice and Palliative Care of Northeastern Connecticut, and the compassionate and dedicated staff at Westview Health Care Center.
A private Cemetery Burial and Memorial Mass will be held for Marilyn. Calling hours are respectfully omitted. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made in her memory to Hospice and Palliative Care of Northeastern Connecticut or The Hospice Family Suite at Day Kimball Hospital, both mailed to P.O. Box 632, Putnam, CT, 06260. Gilman Funeral Home, 104 Church Street, Putnam, is entrusted with her arrangements.
Sr. Lucille Dénommé, DHS
August 15, 2009
Putnam, CT – Sr. Lucille Dénommé, 75, a member of the Daughters of the Holy Spirit, died on Saturday, August 15, 2009 at the Holy Spirit Provincial House, 72 Church St., Putnam, CT. 06260.
Born in Fitchburg, MA on January 7, 1934, the daughter of George and Sara (Richard) Dénommé, she entered religious life in 1953 and made profession on April 13, 1955 at Holy Spirit Provincial House in Putnam, CT. She was then known as Sr. George Edward.
Her teaching career spanned the years of 1957 through 1974 following which she was named Registrar at Annhurst College and in 1980; she served as assistant to the Dean of Students at The Elms College in Chicopee, MA. In 1993, she was named Provincial Secretary until the end of her term in 2002 after which she stayed on as Assistant to the Provincial Secretary.
She is survived by a brother, Robert, a retired University of Virginia French Professor of Charlottesville, VA and predeceased by two brothers, Msgr. George Dénommé, a priest of the diocese of Worcester, MA and Richard, a religious brother of the Missionaries of LaSalette.
Calling hours at Holy Spirit Provincial House will be on Monday, August 17, 2009 from 6:00-8:00 PM with a Prayer Service at 7:15 PM. A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated on Tuesday, August 18, 2009 at 11:00 AM at Holy Spirit Provincial House followed by burial at St. Mary Cemetery in Putnam. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to the DHS Retirement Fund, 72 Church St., Putnam, CT. Gilman Funeral Home 104 Church St., Putnam, CT is entrusted with her arrangements.
Stella A. Lafontaine
August 10, 2009
N. Grosvenordale – Mrs. Stella A. (Fournier) Lafontaine, 90, formerly of First St. died Saturday August 8, 2009 in Matulaitis Nursing Home. Born April 3, 1919 in Fitchburg MA, she was the daughter of the late Joseph and Agnes (Daigle) Fournier. Mrs. Lafontaine was the wife of the late Wilbrod C. Lafontaine who died in September of 2008.
Mrs. Lafontaine worked as an assembler for Bentley Shoe. She was a member of the VFW Women’s Auxiliary. She enjoyed knitting and reading in her spare time.
Stella is survived by two sons, Normand A. Lafontaine and his wife Caroline of Pelham NH, and Jean Lafontaine and his wife Doris of N. Grosvenordale; her sister, Noella Carita of Grosvenordale; five grandchildren; and six great-grandchildren.
Friends and relatives are invited to visit with Stella’s family on Tuesday August 11, 2009 from 5:00 to 8:00 pm in Valade Funeral Home, 23 Main St., N. Grosvenordale CT. A gathering will begin at 9:00 am on Wednesday August 12, 2009 in the funeral home, with a Mass of Christian Burial at 10:00 am in St. Joseph’s Church. Burial will follow in St. Joseph Cemetery. Memorial Donations may be to Matulaitis Nursing Home, 10 Thurber Rd., Putnam, Ct 06260.
Theresa A. (Picciarelli) Valade
August 8, 2009
Theresa A. (Picciarelli) Valade
1925 – 2009
Putnam, CT – Theresa A. Valade, 83, of Thayer St. died Saturday, August 1, 2009 in Lanessa Extended Care in Webster after a long illness. She was the loving wife of Donald P. Valade. They were married in St. Mary Church of the Visitation in July of 1972. Born in New York, NY, she was the daughter of the late Patrick and Hilda (Zimmerman) Picciarelli.
Mrs. Valade worked as a secretary for the former Putnam Hertzl Finishing Company. She was a communicant of St. Mary Church of the Visitation. She was dedicated to her husband and cared for her father. She was a special aunt to all of her nieces and nephews.
In addition to her husband, she is survived by two sisters, Anna Vincent of Scottsdale, AZ, and Hilda Huth of Putnam; her sister-in–laws, Katherine “Kay” Picciarelli Small of Putnam, and Connie Rivette of VA; her brother in-laws, J. Robert Valade of Farmington, and Richard Valade of NH; and several nieces and nephews. She was the sister of the late Helen Chrzan and Alfred Picciarelli.
Relatives and friends are invited to a Mass of Christian Burial on Saturday, August 8, 2009 at 10:30 am in St. Mary Church of the Visitation, 218 Providence St., Putnam. Burial will follow in St. Mary Cemetery. Memorial donations may be made in her memory to the Alzheimer’s Association, Suite #5, 279 New Britain Road, Kensington, CT 06037. Gilman Funeral Home has been entrusted with her arrangements.
Eileen J. Kozlowski
August 7, 2009
Eileen J. Kozlowski
1939 – 2009
North Grosvenordale, CT – Eileen J. Kozlowski, 70, of Main St, died Saturday, August 1, 2009, in an automobile accident. She was the loving wife of the late Francis R. Kozlowski, Sr. who died in 2000. Born in Putnam, Ct, she was the daughter of the late Joseph and Juliette Blanchette.
Mrs. Kozlowski worked as a bartender for the Knights of Columbus, American Legion, and the Valley Springs Sportsman’s Club. She had also worked for Sanitary Dash and for the Joseph Blanchette Restaurant. Eileen enjoyed watching karaoke with her best friend Brenda and spending time with her grandchildren.
Eileen is survived by her sons, Francis R. Kozlowski, Jr., and his wife Joanne of West Boylston, MA, and Joseph A. Kozlowski of North Grosvenordale; her daughter, Karen A. Kozlowski of North Grosvenordale; her sister, Lorraine Vasseur of Auburn, MA and her grandchildren, Jake Kozlowski, Ryan Kozlowski, and Kristin Dube.
Relatives and friends are invited to visit with Eileen’s family from 5:00 to 8:00pm, Thursday August 6, 2009 in the Valade Funeral Home, 23 Main St., N. Grosvenordale CT. A gathering will begin at 9:00 am in the funeral home on Friday August 7, 2009, followed by a Mass of Christian Burial at 10:00 am in St. Joseph Church, 20 Main St., N. Grosvenordale. Burial will follow in St. Joseph Cemetery.
Memorial donations may be made to Mothers Against Drunk Driving, 317 Foxon Road
East Haven CT, 06513