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Anita Jarvais,
church member
THOMPSON — Anita Jarvais, 92 of Riverside Drive, died Feb. 20, 2013, in a house fire. She was the wife of the late Aldor Jarvais. He died in 1989.
She was born Feb. 3, 1921, in Oakland, R.I., daughter of the late Henry and Alma (Rondeau) Rivet.
She had worked for many years at the Putnam Braid, retiring in 1983. She was a communicant of St Joseph Church in N. Grosvenordale and a former communicant of St Mary Church of the Visitation in Putnam. She has made her home in Putnam for over 28 years, moving to Pineview Court Apartments in Thompson, June 1, 1989. She was a member of Ladies Auxiliary of the Putnam VFW Post 1523.
She leaves her grandchildren: Kirk Deslongchamps (Nancy) of Putnam, Scott Deslongchamps (Cindy) of Putnam, Todd Deslongchamps of Putnam and Elsa Campoverde of Webster, Anne Thomas (William) of Rochdale, Mass.; daughter-in-law Gwen Delp of Putnam; great-grandchildren: Sarah, Austin, Lauren and her husband James, Derek, Hillary, Wendy, Buddy, Aldor, Samantha; several great-great-grandchildren; and sisters and a brother. She was predeceased by her daughter Ellen Deslongchamps in 2010.
The Mass of Christian Burial was Feb. 25 in St Joseph Church, N. Grosvenordale, with burial in St Mary Cemetery, Putnam. Smith & Walker Funeral Home, 148 Grove St., Putnam.
Terence Chambers,
town engineer
DAYVILLE — Terence P. “Terry” Chambers, 62, of Dayville, died Feb. 12, 2013, in Norwich after a brief illness. He was the husband of Jan (Coldreck) Chambers. They were married April 9, 1994.
He was born July 8, 1950, in Canada, son of the late Charles Douglas and Margaret “Dooley” (Redmond) Chambers.
He has made his home in Killingly for over 30 years. He was a civil engineer, a graduate of UConn, and attended boarding school in England. Terry was the Town of Killingly Engineer and head of the Killingly Public Works Department. In the early 1980s he worked in Saudi Arabia. In 1992 he founded Soil Technologies in Killingly. He went to work for KWP Associates and in 1995 became a partner. Terry was a member of the Danielson Rotary Club; NE Chamber of Commerce; served as a member of the Board of Directors on The ARC of Quinebaug Valley; a member of the Pomfret Rod and Gun Club and was a member of the Skeet Team. Terry enjoyed bass fishing and mountain bike riding and hiking with his son and dog at West Thompson Dam and Bluff Point. He had a great love for nature. He always enjoyed his travels to Africa, studying and speaking Swahili, with his dear friends Mike and Bev.
He leaves, in addition to his wife Jan and son Terence, a sister Alanna Goldberg (Josiah) of Roseburg, Org.; and a nephew; and much family in Canada and Ireland. He was predeceased by his siblings Robert, James, David and Margaret ”Red”.
Visitation was Feb. 23 at Gagnon and Costello Funeral Home, 33 Reynolds St., Danielson. Donations: The ARC of Quinebaug Valley, 687 Cook Hill Road, Danielson, CT 06239.
Jay Erickson
WEBSTER — Jay E. Erickson, 50, of Webster, died unexpectedly Feb. 21, 2013, at Hubbard Hospital.
He was born Feb. 5, 1963, in Montpelier, Vt., son of Betsy (Bowen) Erickson and the late Herbert Erickson. He made his home in Webster for the last three years, formerly of Billerica, Mass., Eastford, and Worcester.
Jay was an avid sports fan, and enjoyed the Patriots, Celtics, Bruins, Red Sox, UConn sports and NASCAR. He was employed at Lelanite Corporation of Webster and worked for several years at Color Technologies and Johnson Corrugated.
He leaves his former wife, Kim Erickson of Thompson; son Bryan Erickson of Thompson; mother Betsy of Eastford; brother Jeffrey (Debra) of Worcester; sister Jill Erickson of Cookeville, Tenn.; two nieces, Heidi and Molly; nephews Brad and Chad; his extended family, John, Patrick and Christine and best friend Jim Mahoney.
A Memorial Service was Feb. 26 at Eastford Baptist Church. Donations: National Multiple Sclerosis Society, CT Chapter, 705 North Mountain Rd, Newington, CT 06111. Jay gave the gift of life through tissue donation. Smith & Walker Funeral Home, 148 Grove St., Putnam.
Oliver Lapierre,
Vietnam war vet
EASTFORD — Oliver E. Lapierre, 76, formerly of Moosup, died Feb. 23, 201,3 at home, after a battle with leukemia. He was the husband of Marion (Ives) Lapierre. They were married July 27, 1970.
Oliver was born May 7, 1936, in Concord, N.H., son of the late George Arthur and Celia (Labonte) Lapierre.
He was a graduate of Norwich Tech (Automotive). Oliver served in the U.S. Army during the Vietnam war, worked for the Plainfield DOT and was a Master Mechanic for the Motor Pool at UConn. He enjoyed metal and woodworking, modified stock car racing with Bill Slater, UConn sports, antique car shows, where he received several awards with his Model A, was an avid NASCAR fan.
He leaves his wife: Marion; two daughters: Kim Stanton of Pomfret and Wendy Roy of Eastford; three sons: John Vinal of Eastford, Paul Vinal (Anna) of Putnam, David Vinal of Pensacola, la.; 11 grandchildren and one great-grandson; brothers: Roger Lapierre of Coventry, Maurice Lapierre of Plainfield, Arthur Lapierre of Moosup; sisters: Mary Conover of Eastford, Laura Baker of Moosup.
Services were Feb. 26 at Smith & Walker Funeral Home, 148 Grove St. Putnam, with burial in Calvary Cemetery, Concord, N.H. Donations: Oncology Department, c/o Dr. Renuka Dulala, Backus Hospital, 326 Washington St., Norwich, CT 06360.
Florence Lussier
PUTNAM — Florence A. Lussier, 78, of Munyan Road, died unexpectedly Feb. 20, 2013, at UMass Medical Center in Worcester. She was the wife of Nelson LaRose. They were married June 28, 2008, in St. Anne’s Church in Ballouville. Her first husband Roger A. Lussier died April 30, 1998.
She was born Oct. 8, 1934, in Danielson, daughter of the late Napoleon and Corrina (Glennar) Perreault.
Florence had made her home in Putnam most of her life, a communicant of St. James Church in Danielson. She was employed at the US Button in Putnam for over 40 years as a quality control inspector. She retired in 2010. She operated Flo’s Ceramics in Putnam for over 20 years. She will be remembered for her sense of humor, and could always make people laugh. She enjoyed dancing with Nelson and had a great love for music.
In addition to her husband, Nelson, she leaves her daughter, Carol LaBelle (Steve) of Dayville; sons, William Lussier (Reagan) of St. Petersburg, Fla., Gregory Lussier (Michelle) of Clearwater, Fla.; grandchildren, Shannon, Jarred; great-grandchildren Jade, Christian, Ella; step daughter, Norma LaRose of Woodstock. She was predeceased in addition to her husband Roger, her son Dennis Lussier in 1984, her siblings, Leo, George, Irene, Lucien, and Donald.
A Celebration of Life was Feb. 23 at Smith & Walker Funeral Home, 148 Grove St., Putnam, with burial in the spring in Munyan Cemetery. Donations: All Children’s Hospital Foundation, PO Box 3142 St. Petersburg, FL 33731- 3142; or American Stroke Association, 2550 US Highway One, N. Brunswick, NJ 08902.
Paul Bergeron,
carpenter
DANIELSON — Paul M. Bergeron, 49, of Danielson died Feb. 19, 2013, at UMass/Memorial Healthcare, Worcester, after being stricken ill Feb. 1.
He was born in Ware, Mass., and raised in E. Killingly, where he attended Killingly High School and later obtained his GED. He lived in Webster, Dudley, Maine and northeast Connecticut until recently moving to Danielson.
Mr. Bergeron was an excellent carpenter. He owned and operated his own business and later worked for other contractors until 2005. He loved playing the guitar and music in general. He went fishing often. He was an ardent fan of the Miami Dolphins. He was a former member of St. Joseph Church in N. Grosvenordale.
He leaves three children, Joshua A. St.Jean of Danielson, Matthew E. Bergeron of Killingly and Emily B. Bergeron of Charlton; three grandchildren, Alexis, Hunter and Dakota St.Jean; mother, Dorothy (LaBonte) Bergeron of Thompson; three brothers, Ernest Bergeron Jr. and Keith Bergeron, both of N. Carolina and Stephen Bergeron of E. Killingly; a sister, Virginia Thurlow of N. Carolina. He was predeceased by his father, Ernest Bergeron Sr. and by a sister, June Anne Haney.
The funeral was Feb. 25 in Sitkowski & Malboeuf Funeral Home, Webster.
Karen Chabot,
mother of 3
THOMPSON — Karen M. (Cote) Chabot, 59, of Thompson died unexpectedly Feb. 23, 2013, at home.
She was born and raised in Webster, the oldest child of Henry and Patricia (Cyr) Cote. She graduated from Bartlett High School in Webster. She lived in Thompson for many years.
Mrs. Chabot first worked at Hull’s Forest Products in Pomfret, and while there learned how to drive 18-wheeler trucks. She was later employed as a bus driver for Fox Tours. She was currently working as a dispatcher for the Worcester Regional Transit Authority.
She leaves her husband of 16 years, Peter N. “Pete” Chabot; a son, Michael D. O’Donnell of Niantic; a daughter, Kerri P. Lojko of Oxford, Mass.; two grandsons, Kaleb O’Donnell and Aidan Ryan Maloney; a brother, Daniel Cote (Margaret) of Chepachet; three sisters, Kathy (John) Wolchesky of Putnam, Patricia Shead and her boyfriend Dennis Tackson of Thompson, and Christine Groh (Lance) of N. Grosvenordale. She was predeceased by her son Ryan H. O’Donnell in 1998.
The funeral will be held at noon Feb. 28 in the Sitkowski & Malboeuf Funeral Home, Webster, with burial in St. Joseph Garden of Peace, Webster.
William Gliniecki,
owned business
DUDLEY — William R. Gliniecki, 64, of Dudley, died Feb. 23, 2013, in St. Vincent Hospital, Worcester, after a short illness.
He was born in Webster, the youngest of the 5 children of Joseph and Gertrude (Waldron) Gliniecki and was a lifelong resident. He graduated from Bartlett Trade High School.
Mr. Gliniecki worked in construction all his adult life. He owned and operated Energy Fabricators for 30 years and built several Kindercare Centers during that time. For the last 13 years, he worked for GVW in Boston as the superintendent of construction. He retired on Dec. 1 because of illness. He was a certified diver in his youth and also enjoyed fishing.
He leaves his wife of 44 years, Judy M. (Barney) Gliniecki; three children, Corey W. Gliniecki of Dudley and twins Shawn J. Gliniecki of Dudley and Dawn M. Gliniecki and her fiancé Patrick Pringle of Southbridge; a sister, Eleanor Coonan of N. Grosvenordale. He was predeceased by three brothers, Joseph, Raymond and Robert Gliniecki.
The Funeral will be at 10 a.m. March 1 in Scanlon Funeral Service, Webster, with burial in St. Anthony’s Cemetery, Webster. Donations: American Cancer Society, Speen Street, Framingham, MA 01701.
Benita Hebert
THOMPSON — Benita J. Hebert, 33, died Feb. 15, 2013.
Born in Worcester, she was the daughter of the late Earl Hazzard and Esther B. “Robin” Hebert and she lived in Webster most of her life before moving to Thompson. Benita was a dietary aide at Lanessa Extended Care Facility and at Webster Manor. She was a member of the Nipmuc Indians.
She leaves her fiancé of seven years, Troy A. Muscato, to whom she would have been married to on Sept. 7, 2013; a son, Dominic Muscato; two daughters, Kionna Hazzard and Miranda Hebert, all of Thompson; a brother, Pedro Hebert of Webster; five sisters, Nola J. Parmentier of Putnam, Naomi Hryzan of Putnam, Amy Melendez of Putnam, Erica Hebert of Oxford and Laura Hebert of Virginia; her step-mother, Sharon Hazzard of Webster.
A prayer service was Feb. 22 at Shaw-Majercik Funeral Home, Webster.
Doris Green
DANIELSON — Doris Mary Green, 82, of Westfield Village, died Feb. 23, 2013, at Day Kimball Hospital, after a long battle with cancer. Doris was born Nov. 12, 1930, in Danielson, daughter of Ferdinand Dion and Jeanette Poirier-Dion.
She worked at Whitley’s Ice Cream Soda Shop during her teen years. In the early 1940s she went to work at V. LaRosa Spaghetti Co. in Danielson where she met Clifford W. Green of Pomfret. They were married Aug. 12, 1950, at St. James Church and had three children. She was later employed by Gant Shirt Company in Wauregan and Danielson Curtain Company until her retirement in the early 1980s.
She leaves two daughters, Linda L. Green of Dayville and Gloria J. Williams (Fred), of Pomfret Center; a grandson Clifford C. Green of Danielson; a granddaughter Brittany M. Williams of Pomfret Center; a niece Ruth Richardson of Danielson. She was predeceased by her husband Clifford W. Green June 14, 1990, and a son Michael C. Green Feb. 24, 2009.
A Mass of Christian Burial was Feb. 27 at St. James Church, Danielson with burial in the Spring at Bartlett Cemetery. Tillinghast Funeral Home, Danielson.