Daniel Scandalito Sr.

Korean war vet

WOODSTOCK — Daniel J. Scandalito, Sr., 83, of Laurel Dr., died May 5, 2015, at his home.  He was the husband of Joan (Woodbury) Scandalito, his high school sweetheart and wife of 62 years.  Born in 1932 in Gloucester, Mass., he was the son of the late Salvatore and Jennie (Ciarametaro) Scandalito.

Mr. Scandalito was proud to be a U.S. Navy veteran serving during the Korean war.  Subsequent to his military service, he moved his family to Woodstock and became a well-known, self-employed local builder for over 55 years.  He left his professional touch on every project and his personal touch on every customer.  He was a member of the Putnam Elks, the American Legion, and a past member of the Woodstock Volunteer Fire Association.  He enjoyed every day of work but also found time to enjoy fishing, hunting, and walking in the woods.  Having grown up in the fishing port of Gloucester, he had unending attachment to the beauty of the back shore coastline and the allure of the fishing industry and the fishing boat fleet.

In addition to his wife, he leaves his sons, Daniel J. Scandalito Jr. (Petra) of Woodstock; and John Scandalito (Jamie) of Pomfret; his daughters, Laura Andert (Michael) of Eastford, and Linda White (Kevin) of Woodstock; his brother, Jack Scandalito of Gloucester; his sisters, Pauline Dion of Gloucester, and Grace Budrow of Gloucester; grandchildren Danielle White, Lyndon White, Daniel Scandalito, Olivia Andert, Maria Scandalito, Julia Scandalito, and Sophia Scandalito.  His family will be forever grateful for the enjoyable life he gave them as well as instilling in them the importance of integrity, a strong work ethic, close ties to family and friends and to keep smiling.

The service was private. Donations: Woodstock Volunteer Fire Association, P.O. Box 222, South Woodstock, CT 06267. Gilman Funeral Home, 104 Church St., Putnam.  

 

Bernice Alicea

DANIELSON — Bernice Alicea, 44, died April 25, 2015. 

Born June 15, 1970, in Brooklyn, N.Y., she was the daughter of Victor Manuel Alicea and Santa Trinidad Heredia. She made her home in Danielson most of her life. She was a funny lady and the life of the party. She leaves her life partner Naftali Rivera; three children, Shaina Justiniano, Roberto Justiniano, Julissa Rivera; four grandchildren; three brothers Angel, Victor, Jose, sister Marilyn. 

The Service was May 8 at Gagnon Costello Funeral Home, 33 Reynolds St., Danielson.

 

Simone Ann Poitras

DANIELSON — Simone Ann Poitras, 95 of Danielson, wife of the late Armand P. Poitras, died May 4, 2015, at home.  She was born July 26, 1919.  Services are private.  

 

Yvonne Baker

DANIELSON — Yvonne Baker, 67, of Danielson, died April 15, 2015, at Davis Place in Danielson. She was born Aug. 16, 1947, in Danielson, daughter of the late Richard and Mary J. (Bernier) Baker.  

She had made her home in the Danielson-Brooklyn area most of her life. She had a great love of country music and also loved spending time with her family.

She leaves her sons, Carl Carlson, Richard James Baker Sr.; her grandson Richard James Baker Jr.; her sisters Irene Carpenter, Claire Brisson; a brother Donald Baker.

The Funeral Service was private. Gagnon and Costello Funeral Home, 33 Reynolds St., Danielson.

 

Camille L. St. Martin

DANIELSON — Camille L. St. Martin, 79, of Danielson, died May 3, 2015, at Matulaitis Nursing Home in Putnam. He was the husband of Anna (Perry) St. Martin. They were married in 1985. She died in 1996. 

He was born June 23, 1935, in Putnam, son of Henry B. and Rosalie (Madaga) St. Martin. He had made his home in Danielson since 1985, formerly of Putnam. Camille was a 38-year member of Alcoholics Anonymous, a communicant of St. Mary Church of the Visitation. He was employed as a bus driver at Foxwoods Casino for many years, and a bus driver and groundskeeper for Marianapolis Preparatory School in Thompson for 10 years. 

He leaves his step daughters, Catherine Cloutier; Debra Galton; siblings, William J. St. Martin, Marie Pizzutello, Lucelle Conlin; grandchildren, Chelsea, Jarrod, Jeremy, Lacy, Rebecca; Zachery; his great grandchildren Lillian and Gabriella. He was predeceased by his brother Henry A. St. Martin.

The Mass of Christian Burial was May 9 in St. Mary Church of the Visitation with burial in St. Mary Cemetery, Putnam. Donations: Recreational Fund of Matulaitis Nursing Home, 10 Thurber Road, Putnam, CT  06260. Smith & Walker Funeral Home, 148 Grove St., Putnam.

 

Gloria T. Gilbert

PUTNAM — Gloria T. (Greene) Gilbert, 86, of Battey St., died unexpectedly May 10, 2015, at home. She is the wife of the late Robert T. Gilbert.  Born in 1928 in Rogers, she was the daughter of the late Daniel and Theresa (Tetreault) Greene. 

Mrs. Gilbert was a communicant of St. Mary Church of the Visitation where she served as a lector and Eucharistic minister.  She enjoyed reading and was a member of the League of Catholic Women. 

She leaves her sons; Robert (Donna) Gilbert of Ohio, David (Pat) Gilbert of Putnam, James (Debbie) Gilbert of Dayville, John (Pat) Gilbert of Dayville, Gary (Mary) Gilbert of Danielson, Dennis Gilbert of Putnam, Timothy (John) Gilbert of Manchester, Kevin Gilbert of Eastford, Paul (Maryann) Gilbert of Woodstock, Keith (Tory) Gilbert of Putnam; her daughters, Terry (Norm) Perron of Putnam, Cathy (Pat) O’Conner of New Hampshire, and Cricket (Bill) Brennan of Michigan; her brothers, Daniel Greene of Quinebaug, Byron Greene of Florida, and Michael Greene of Massachusetts; her sisters, Rose Racine Wocjik of Dayville and Donna Pelletier of Quinebaug; 27 grandchildren; and 31 great grandchildren. 

A gathering will begin at Gilman Funeral Home, 104 Church St., 9 a.m. May  13, followed by a Mass of Christian Burial  at 10 in St. Mary Church of the Visitation, with burial in St. Mary Cemetery.  Donations: St. Mary Church of the Visitation, 218 Providence St., Putnam, CT 06260. 

 

Eva LaForest

DANIELSON — Eva LaForest, 54, died May 3, 2015, in Bloomfield. She was born Oct. 4, 1960, in Putnam, daughter of Aurore and the late Armand LaForest. She worked in maintenance for the ARC. Eva was a kind person and had many friends.

She leaves her mother Aurore LaForest; her brothers Peter LaForest and George LaForest; her sisters Marie Howard and Shirley LaForest, three nieces, two nephews and one great-niece. 

The Funeral was May 6 from Gagnon and Costello Funeral Home, 33 Reynolds St., Danielson, with burial at Holy Cross Cemetery, Danielson.

 

Louise Stevens Lee

WOODSTOCK — Louise Stevens Lee, born  Louise Katherine Stevens, 88, formerly of Stratford,  died on April 22, 2015, in Woodstock,

She was the wife and the best friend of 64 years, Paul Irving Lee. Louise was born in in 1926, in Cambridge, Mass., to the late Katherine Anthes Stevens and the late Frank Lyman Stevens. Her childhood was spent in Watertown, Mass., and later in Garden City, N.Y. She was a graduate of Garden City High School and subsequently Colby Junior College in New London, N.H. 

She was a secretary in the President’s Office of Harvard University, and later secretary of the Department of Music, also at Harvard. In 1951 Louise married Paul Lee and moved to Stratford where she was mother to her three children Jeff, Jeanne, and Jonathan.

 She and Paul moved in 1987 to Woodstock. Louise was an active member of the First Congregational Church of Stratford and the First Congregational Church of Woodstock. Her many friends were attracted by her strong sense of values, honesty, etiquette, and personal moral strength. In the later years of her life she demonstrated a will to live with grace that inspired all who knew her. She was, in the very best sense of the word, the family matriarch. She was also a skilled pianist, ardent playgoer, and omnivorous reader. She and Paul travelled widely on every continent except Antarctica, often on birding expeditions and frequently with their dear friends Jim and Ella McCullough. Though London and Switzerland were very special to her, the best place of all was home. Louise was a stalwart fan of the Brooklyn Dodgers, the Boston Red Sox, and the athletic teams of Harvard College. 

In addition to her husband, she leaves her son Jeffrey Lee and his partner Karen Outerson of Norwalk;  her daughter Jeanne Landin (Rev. Kenneth) of Franklin, Mass.; her son the Reverend Doctor Jonathan Lee (Rev. Bridget Fidler) of W. Hartford; her six grandchildren Katherine Grenon, Marta Ekstrom, Jonathan Lee, Andrew Lee, Samuel Dean-Lee, and Skyler Dean-Lee.

A Memorial Service will be at 1 p.m. May 23 at the First Congregational Church of Woodstock. Donations: Louise Lee Memorial Fund, c/o the First Congregational Church of Woodstock, 543 Route 169, Woodstock, CT  06281. Smith & Walker Funeral Home, 148 Grove St., Putnam.

 

Patricia A. Nelson

PUTNAM — Patricia A. Nelson, 55, of Five Mile River Rd., died April 20, 2015, at home.  Born in 1960 in Branford, she was the daughter of the late Grace Clasen.

Patricia was a supervisor in the custodial department for Marianapolis Preparatory School. She adored the students, faculty, and staff.  She enjoyed running, walking, horses, NASCAR, and country music.  She had a love for baking and cooking and was a hard worker always taking care of others before herself.   She especially enjoyed spending time with her family and friends.  She thought the world of her in-laws, Lucille Nelson and her husband, the late Fred Nelson.

In addition to her husband, she leaves her sons, Michael Nelson of Putnam, and Matthew Mayo of Vermont; her daughter, Jennifer Nelson of Dayville; her sister Jean Estrom and her husband Peter Bocciarelli of Branford; and her mother in-law, Lucille Nelson of Putnam.

A Memorial Service was May 12 in the chapel at Marianapolis Preparatory Schoo. There will be a private burial in Center Cemetery in Branford at a later date. Donations: Marianapolis Preparatory School, 26 Chase Rd., Thompson, CT 06277. Gilman and Valade Funeral Homes. 

 

Patti Neslusan

ONECO — Patti A. (Paige) Neslusan, 61, died April 29, 2015.  

She was born in Worcester, daughter of the late Charles and Marion ( Leslie) Paige and lived in Oneco for the past nine months prior to that living in Woodstock, Thompson and Webster.  She was employed by the Act Two Co Magazine Co. where she was in sales. She enjoyed cooking  and collecting sea glass and in her earlier years enjoyed riding horses. 

She leaves her husband of 37 years, John A. Neslusan; a daughter Lauren (Jammie) Middleton of Middletown; four brothers, Wayne Paige of Webster, Richard Paige of Washington, Robert Poole of Florida and Glenn Stratton of Paxton; two sisters; June Booker of Oxford, Mass., and Gail Berthiume of Florida. 

The funeral was May 6 in Shaw-Majercik Funeral Home, Webster. Donations: CT Humane Society, 701 Russell Rd., Newington, CT. 06111. 

 

Paula Lefebvre

WEBSTER — Paula J. (Menzigian) Lefebvre, 49, of Webster died April 25, 2015, in the Harrington Hospital at Hubbard, Webster.  

She was born in Webster, daughter of the late Paul and Isabel R. (Barbour) Menzigian and lived here all her life.  

She leaves her husband of 20 years, Ronald R. Lefebvre; two sons, John Cygan of Webster and Aram Charles of Kentucky; two daughters, Lynn N. Shea of Milton, Mass., and Sarah I. Cygan of Webster; two sisters, Virginia Menzigian of Thompson, and Marlene Menzigian of Florida; aunt and uncle Edward and Ruth Menzigian of Rutland, Mass. A graveside service was April 30 in E. Thompson Cemetery. Shaw-Majercik Funeral Home, Webster.

 

Anthony Moroz,

WWII vet

DUDLEY — Anthony J. Moroz,, 98, died April 30, 2015, at the Rose Monahan Hospice Residence in Worcester.  He was the husband of the late Doloria C. (McGeary) Moroz who died in 2006. He was born in Dudley son of the late Boleslaw and Catherine (Zaleska) Moroz and lived in Dudley most of his life.  He was a graduate of Oxford High class of 1935.  He was a U.S. Army veteran of WWII serving in the S. Pacific. He enjoyed listening to the Patriots and Red Sox games.  He also loved traveling.  He leaves a son Kevin A. and his wife Debra Moroz of Southbridge and a daughter Gail A. Parent of Woodstock; five grandchildren and 12 great-grandchildren. He was predeceased by a son, Gary J. Moroz. The Funeral Mass was May 4 at St. Anthony of Padua Church, Dudley and burial with military honors in St. Anthony’s Cemetery. Donations: Webster-Dudley Veterans Council. Shaw-Majercik Funeral Home.

 

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