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Dorothy Diane Paquin
Sep 17, 2024
Dorothy Diane (Perry) Paquin, 78, sweet, beloved wife of Harry R. (Bob) Paquin of Columbia, CT, passed away peacefully on September 17, 2024, at Manchester Memorial Hospital with her family by her side. Born August 25, 1946, in Newport, RI, Dotty was the daughter of the late Manuel F. and Aletha Perry of Middletown, RI. She and Bob were married...
Susan K. Bachand
Sep 3, 2024
Susan K. (Curboy) Bachand, 83, of Marlborough passed away peacefully surrounded by her family, September 3, 2024. Sue was born January 26, 1941, daughter of the late George and Shirley (Allard) Curboy and grew up in Sturbridge, Massachusetts.  She married the love of her life, Fred Bachand, and they made their home in Marlborough where they raised their family. She...
Roy W. Culver
Aug 27, 2024
Roy William Culver, July 30, 1942 - August 27, 2024 Roy William Culver passed away peacefully on August 27, 2024, at 82 years old. Roy was born in Buckland, CT and lived there his whole life. Roy served his country in the Marine Corps for four years. He worked as a truck driver and later in life at Southern Auto...
Lois Dorothy Feder
Jul 31, 2024
Lois Dorothy (Kluck) Feder, 93, passed peacefully into eternal rest with her family by her side on July 31, 2024. Born on December 31, 1930 to the late John and Julia Kluck, Lois was a life-long resident of Manchester. She graduated from Manchester High School in 1948 and was trained as a nurse at Greenwich Hospital, where she met the...
Miriam S. Epstein
Jul 28, 2024
Miriam Stannard Epstein of Manchester CT was born on October 7, 1942 and passed away on July 28, 2024. She was married to Howard Epstein. She and Howard lived in Manchester for many years. She is survived by her beloved husband Howard and her two daughters Amy Lynn Howard of Windsor CT, whose fiancé is Scott Anderson, and Rebecca Zwerling...
David Charles Mark
Jul 23, 2024
DAVID CHARLES MARK Beloved brother, uncle, cousin and friend passed away peacefully surrounded by his loving family on 7/23/24 after a two year battle with cancer. David was born in New Haven, CT. Son of the late Donald and Eunice (Wilensky) Mark. He grew up in Ansonia, CT. After AHS graduation he attended UCONN and completed his JD at Pepperdine...
Catherine "Cat" Williams
Jun 9, 2024
Catherine "Cat" (Dakers) Williams, 67, of Manchester, CT entered the presence of the Lord (II Corinthians 5:8) on June 9, 2024. Daughter of the late Aston Dakers Sr and Essie Bell (Jones) Dakers, Cat was born November 13, 1956, in Hartford, CT. Catherine graduated from Weaver High School, Hartford College For Women and University of Connecticut at Storrs. Cat was...
Shirley Previti
Mar 22, 2024
Shirley Previti, beloved wife, mother, grandmother, and great-grandmother, passed away peacefully of natural causes on March 22, 2024, in Manchester, Connecticut. Born on December 3, 1943, in Hartford, Connecticut, to the late Edward and Ann Christiansen (Gagnon), Shirley's warm presence and genuine kindness touched the lives of all who knew her. Shirley grew up in the heart of Hartford, where...
Stephen Frank Karpa
Feb 29, 2024
Stephen Frank Karpa of East Windsor, Connecticut, passed on February 29, 2024 in Manchester, Connecticut at the age of 61. Stephen is survived and remembered by relatives including his two daughters, Taylore Karpa Schollard and Haley Shadday, his sister Nancy Swistak, and brother Richard Karpa. Stephen is pre-deceased by his beloved mother Irene Karpa, father Stephen Karpa, and brother Ronald...
Heidi Beth Darling
Feb 3, 2024
Heidi Darling, mother to Amy and Jessica passed away suddenly on February 3rd, 2024. Although her passing was unexpected, her final moments were spent peacefully in her home; with the happiness from spending lots of time with family including her grandsons, Zachery, Oliver and Watson, "her boys" (who meant the absolute world to her) in her heart. Heidi is survived...
Elizabeth Carlo
Jan 23, 2024
Elizabeth "Betty" (Sullivan) Carlo Elizabeth Carlo, a beloved mother, grandmother and great-grandmother passed away on January 23, 2024 at the age of 92. She was born on June 16, 1931 in Stafford CT and grew up in Hartford. She attended St Augustine School and was a 1949 graduate of Bulkeley High School Hartford, CT. She married her high school sweetheart,...
Richard Vincent Pagani
Dec 25, 2023
It is with a broken heart that we announce the passing of Richard V. Pagani, born on November 10, 1935 in Manchester, Connecticut, to the late Felix and Pauline (Reale), Pagani. Richard entered into God's kingdom on December 25, 2023. He was preceded in death by his life partner of 33 years, Rosemary MacDonald; mother and father, Felix and Pauline(Reale)...
Mary E. Blish
Dec 23, 2023
Mary (Wilson) Blish, 89, of Manchester, CT, passed away peacefully on December 23, 2023 in Bridgeport, CT. Mary was born in Manchester, CT to George Wilson and Elizabeth (Poole) Wilson Krob. She graduated from Manchester High School in 1952 and went on to earn a Bachelor's from Hillyer College Hartford Conservatory of Music in 1956. Mary was a lifetime member...
Janice J. Provencher
Dec 17, 2023
Janice Provencher, 83, of Andover, beloved wife of the late Claude Provencher passed away peacefully on Sunday, December 17, 2023. Janice was born on April 2, 1940 in Caswell, Maine. She was predeceased by her parents Bella and Edmund Pelletier. Janice was a loving, devoted, and caring wife of 60 plus years and a nurturing mother. Her life was all...
Carl Francis Adamek
Nov 19, 2023
Carl Francis Adamek shuffled off this mortal coil on November 19th, 2023 at the age of 83. He is predeceased by his parents, and by his beloved wife Rosemary (Radigan) Adamek, and his step-daughter Monica Ward. He is survived by his daughter, Gretchen Adamek and her partner Lance Dellibovi, step-daughter Andria Ward, and his three grandchildren, Olivia "Miss Bear" Sullivan,...
Christine Ide
Nov 18, 2023
Christine (Davis) Ide, 90, of Manchester, passed away on November 18, 2023 in her home at The Arbors, in Manchester. She was born in Augusta, Maine on October 5, 1933, to the late Lucien and Rachel (Turner) Davis. Christine, her husband Walter and son, Stephen, were long-time residents of Manchester. Christine was predeceased by her loving husband Walter and her...
Douglas William Clark
Oct 11, 2023
It is with a heavy heart that we announce the passing of Douglas William Clark, October 7,1937 - October 11, 2023, Son of David and Erma Clark, Husband, Father, Grandfather, Entrepreneur of Music, and Friend to All. Doug led a life dedicated to his friends, family and his business. He leaves behind his four daughters, Heather & Melissa Clark, Cathi...
Dylan Thomas Cauley
Oct 8, 2023
Dylan Thomas Cauley, born 11/04/1977, passed away unexpectedly on 10/08/2023. Dylan was 45 years old. He was raised on Cape Cod, MA and Sarasota, FL. Dylan is survived by his father Patrick Cauley of Winthrop, MA, his sister Christine Mapp as well as her husband Nick and their 4 sons of Leesburg, VA. Patrick and Christine were his friends, counselors,...
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