1920 – 2021 Putnam – Rita (Blanchette) Bernier, 100, passed away on January 21, 2021 due to COVID 19 at Matulaitis Nursing Home. Bom in Central Falls Rl, on May 15,1920 to the late Hector and Yvonne (Chaput) Blanchette. Rita was married to the late Gerard Bemier (July 1,1998) on September 21,1940. She was a… Continue Reading
1931 – 2021 Quinebaug – Donald J. McGee, 89, of Charlene D. Quinebaug, CT., passed away peacefully at the Matulaitis Nursing Home on Tuesday, January 19, 2021. He was the loving husband of the late Claire (Guerin) McGee. Born in Putnam, he was the son of the late Thomas and Leola (Berthiume) McGee. Donald was… Continue Reading
1934 – 2021 Jonathan Clinton Taylor, age 86 formerly of Shelton, passed away on January 12, 2021 at Westview Healthcare Center. He was the loving husband of Alice (Millea) Taylor for over 65 years. Jonathan was born November 21, 1934 in Bridgeport, son of Clinton and Kate (Perry) Taylor. He was the 9th of 10… Continue Reading
1966 – 2021 Dayville – Kelly (St. Denis) Plante, formerly of Thompson and Worcester, MA, passed away peacefully on January 18th, 2021 at Davis Place in Danielson, CT after a long period of declining health due to Frontotemporal Dementia, and complications from Covid-19. Kelly was born in Barnstable, MA, the daughter of Maureen (Spayne) St…. Continue Reading
Putnam – Claire A. (Bouthillette) Lajeunesse, 91, of Woodstock Ave., died Friday, January 15, 2021 at Matulaitis Nursing Home. She was the beloved wife of George L. Lajeunesse. Born in Hartford, she was the daughter of the late Oscar and Yvonne (Vadnais) Bouthillette. Mrs. Lajeunesse worked for many years as a salesclerk at Sandy’s Dress… Continue Reading
1944 – 2021 Woodstock – Mauno Antero Petajasoja (Oja) On January 12, 2021, Mauno Antero Petajasoja, loving husband of Paula C. Petajasoja (Cozzens) for fifty-six years, passed away while at Day Kimball Hospital. Mauno lived well! Although he was diagnosed with cancer, he continued working on his projects and reinventing machinery until he no longer… Continue Reading
1944 – 2021 N. Grosvenordale – Ronald W. Mack, Jr., 77, of Fabyan Rd., passed away on Tuesday, January 12, 2021 at W.W. Backus Hospital from complications due to COVID-19. He was the loving husband of Lisa (Marcoux) Mack. Born in Central Falls, RI, he was the son of the late Ronald and Vera (Barlow)… Continue Reading
PUTNAM – “Dear Lord, give me the patience needed to serve everyone as my own…..and Lord, most importantly, the right to shed an honest tear when my heart is touched.” -From the Funeral Directors Prayer. For Larry, the funeral director’s prayer summarizes how he faced each day as he was called to assist families in… Continue Reading
1922 – 2021 Dayville – Annette (Varieur) Navarro, age 98, passed on peacefully at Westview Health Care Center on January 14, 2021. Anne, as she was known, was born in New Bedford, MA on September 9,1922 to Aurore and Hormidas Varieur. She and her family moved to the Attawaugan section of Killingly, CT. She moved… Continue Reading
1943 – 2021 Putnam – Gerard J. Messier, Sr., 78, of School St., passed away on Wednesday, January 13, 2021 at Matulaitis Nursing Home. He was the loving husband of the late Barbara J. (Heath) Messier. Born in Putnam on January 9, 1943, he was the son of the late Gerard and Viola (Dragon) Messier…. Continue Reading
