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Sr. Carla Hopkins, DHS

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1921 – 2016 Sr. Carla Hopkins – 94, a member of the Daughters of the Holy Spirit died on January 7, 2016 at the Holy Spirit Health Care Center where she had been in residence since 2009. Born Eunice Lucille Hopkins in Plainfield, CT she was the daughter of Charles and Laurette (Guillet) Hopkins. She… Continue Reading

Sr. Pauline Desroches, DHS

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Sr. Pauline Desroches, DHS 12/17/1924 –8/18/2010 Putnam-Sr. Pauline Desroches, 85, a member of the Daughters of the Holy Spirit died on Wednesday, August 18 in the Holy Spirit Health Care Center in Putnam where she had been a resident since 2008.  Born on December 17, 1924 in Waterbury, CT the daughter of Joseph and Flore… Continue Reading

Sr. Gertrude Demars-DHS

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Sr. Gertrude Demars November 15, 1925 – December 11, 2009     Sr. Marie Gertrude Demars, 84, a member of the Daughters of the Holy Spirit, died on Friday, December 11, at Holy Spirit Health Care Center in Putnam, CT where she had been in residence since September 2008. Born Gertrude Rose Demars on November 15,… Continue Reading

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Planning a funeral is one of life’s most difficult challenges. Yet virtually every culture recognizes the importance of commemorating the life and loss of a loved one with a meaningful ceremony.

We operate the Gilman Funeral Home in Putnam, the Valade Funeral Home in North Grosvenordale and the Park Tribute Center, Windham County’s only crematorium. Funerals don’t just signify that a life has ended, they signify that a life was lived and loved.

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