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Sr. Yvonne Martell, DHS

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January 3, 1923 – April 5, 2018 Sr. Yvonne Martell, 95, a member of the Daughters of the Holy Spirit, died on Thursday, April 5, 2018 at St. Joseph Living Center in Windham, CT, a Diocesan facility, where she had been in residence since June of 2016. She was born Yvonne Martell on January 3,… Continue Reading

Sr. Gertrude Bonin, DHS

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June 23, 1913 – January 15, 2012 Putnam – Sr. Gertrude Bonin, 98, a member of the Daughters of the Holy Spirit, died on Sunday, January 15, 2012 in the Holy Spirit Health Care Center in Putnam, CT where she had been a resident since 2009. Sr. Gertrude was born on June 23, 1913 in… Continue Reading

Sr. Mildred Durocher, DHS

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1915 – 2011 Putnam – Sr. Mildred Durocher, DHS, 96, a member of the Daughters of the Holy Spirit died on Friday, December 23, 2011 in Holy Spirit Health Care Center where she had been in residence since 2002. Born Mildred Marie Durocher on November 21, 1915 in Providence, RI, she was the daughter of… Continue Reading

Sr. Fredericia Griffin

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September 20, 1937 – April 29, 2011  Putnam – Sr. Fredericia Griffin, 73, a member of the Daughters of the Holy Spirit, died on Friday, April 29, 2011 in Day Kimball Hospital.  She had been a resident at the Holy Spirit Provincial House since July of 2010.  Born on September 20, 1937 in Philadelphia, PA,… 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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