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Sheila Lavoie,
owned business
MANTEO, N.C. — Sheila Houghton Lavoie, 73, of Manteo, died March 11, 2013, at The Outer Banks Hospital. Born in Norwich, she was the daughter of the late Earl Andrew Converse and Medora Bessette Converse and was the widow of Raymond Oscar Lavoie.
She owned the Book Nook in Dayville for many years.
She leaves a daughter, Lynne Michelle Lavoie (John C. Paulus) of North Carolina; three sons, Glenn Alan St. Onge (Kate) of Connecticut, Mark Rene St. Onge (Cathy) of Florida, and Kirk Lawrence St. Onge (Joanne) of Connecticut; sisters, Judi Vertefuille and Beverly Jankowski; brothers, George Houghton, and Roy Converse; grandchildren, Jill, Dawn, Kris, Erin, Theresa, Walter, and Justin and great-grandchildren, Alex, Kameren, Riley, Brooklyn, London, Shannon, Kaelynn, Elijah, Lily and Colin. Besides her husband and parents, she was preceded in death by a sister, Marilyn Babbitt and two brothers, Richard and Doug Houghton.
A Memorial Service was March 16 at Twiford Funeral Home, Manteo, with a service April 5 in Connecticut. Donations: Companion Dogs Plus, 12672 South 575 West, Centerpoint, IN 47840.
David A. Barrows
BROOKLYN — David A. Barrows, 54, of Greenway Drive, died March 12, 2013, at Hartford Hospital. Born Feb. 4, 1959, in Putnam, he was the son of Dolores (LaFlamme) Barrows of Putnam and the late Arthur W. Barrows.
Mr. Barrows worked as a mason and carpenter in the Florida area most recently for D. C. Concrete . Mr. Barrows was a talented tattoo artist, an avid motorcycle enthusiast, and an all around good person who had a “heart of gold.”
David leaves his mother, three brothers Mark Barrows of Brooklyn, Scott Barrows of Attawaugan, and Jay Barrows of Brooklyn with whom he lived; two step brothers Ronnie Barrows of Florida and Paul Barrows of Dayville; aunts, uncles, nieces, and nephews. He was predeceased by a brother Bruce w. Barrows on July 23, 1994.
The Funeral was private. Gilman Funeral Home, 104 Church St., Putnam.
Dorothy M. Jensen,
mother of 7
PUTNAM — Dorothy (Miller) Jensen, 90, of Chapman Street, died March 16, 2013. She was the wife of the late Albert Jensen. Born in 1922 in Springfield, Mass., and raised in Palmer, Mass., she was the daughter of the late Emil and Helen (Walz) Miller.
Mrs. Jensen worked as a waitress for Publick House for 22 years. She enjoyed watching the Red Sox and loved her cats, raising over 50 during her lifetime.
Dorothy leaves her sons, Eric Jensen of New Castle, Ohio, and Carl Jensen of Springtown, Texas; daughters, Jean DeGioia of Garrison, N.Y., Norma French of Putnam, Nancy Thornton of Woodstock, and Patricia Jensen of Putnam; nine grandchildren; five great-grandchildren; and two great-great-grandchildren. She was predeceased by her daughter Christine Merceri.
Visitation is from 4 to 7 p.m. March 20 in the Gilman Funeral Home, 104 Church St., Putnam with a funeral service at 6:30 p.m. in the funeral home. Burial will be in Oak Knoll Cemetery in Palmer, at a later date.
Dorothy Menzone
WEBSTER — Dorothy P. (Terrett) Menzone, 87, of Webster, died March 15, 2013, at St. Vincent Hospital, Worcester.
She was predeceased by her first husband, Ralph F. D’Andrea Sr., and by her second husband, Anthony Menzone.
Dorothy was born in Onley, Texas, daughter of the late Nathan J. and Florence L. (Barfield) Terrett and lived in Webster most of her life. She was a retired mental health assistant having worked at Worcester State Hospital for many years. She loved dining out.
She leaves three daughters, Sharon E. D’Andrea of Martin, Calif., Linda A. Colburn of Woodstock, and Elizabeth M. D’Andrea of Webster; seven grandchildren and two great-grandchildren. She was predeceased by her sons, Gary F. D’Andrea and Ralph F. D’Andrea Jr.; and by a sister, Ellen Wallum.
A Memorial Service will be held at 1 p.m. March 21 in the Evangelical Covenant Church, Child Hill Road, Woodstock. Donations: American Cancer Society, 30 Speen St., Framingham, MA 01701. Shaw-Majercik Funeral Home, Webster.
Irene Kokocinski
WEBSTER — Irene (Tomaszek) Kokocinski, 87, died March 12, 2013, after a brief illness.
She was born in Webster and lived there all her life. Irene was a graduate of Bartlett High School, LaSalle Jr. College and Annhurst College.
She retired from a career of teaching at Bartlett High School in 1985. At Bartlett she served as chairwoman of the Business Dept. She was a founding member of the Webster Education Association and served as secretary until her retirement. Irene also served as a member of the Webster School Committee , Board of Directors at Hubbard Hospital, Webster Democratic Town Committee, and Democratic State Committee. She loved politics. Irene was selected as the Patriot “Woman of the Year” in 1992. She served as a trustee of the Chester Corbin Library in Webster and was also a member of the committee for construction of Webster Middle School. Her slogan was “If it is good for the children, I’m for it.”
She leaves her husband Edward Kokocinski; children: Philip Charbonneau (Marjie) of Webster, Jay Charbonneau of Altadena, Calif., and Joy Pizzetti (Michael) of Pomfret; five grandchildren Christopher Hajec, Todd Hajec, Glenn C. Charbonneau, Abby Charbonneau and Corrine Charbonneau, one great-grandson Cameron Gaboury. Irene is predeceased by her parents Albert and Mary (Koskta) Tomaszek, her son Glenn Charbonneau in 1967 and her sisters Helen Taft and Florence Bourdeau.
The Funeral Mass was March 16 in St. Joseph’s Basilica, Webster with burial in St. Joseph’s Garden Of Peace, Webster. Donations: St. Joseph School Fund, c/o St. Joseph’s Basilica, 53 Whitcomb St., Webster, MA 01570. Bartel Funeral Home & Chapel, Dudley.