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Rene P. Raymond
WINTER HAVEN, Fla. — Rene P. Raymond passed in Winter Haven, died Dec. 23, 2012. He was the son of the late William and Regina Bergeron Raymond. He married Lena K. Jones on Jan. 11, 1941. She died Sept. 25, 1985.
He was born Oct. 21, 1917. He attended St. Joseph School and Tourtellotte Memorial High School.
He was an avid golfer. He belonged to Indian Springs Golf Course, where he along with friends started a senior league. He golfed until he was 90.
He always said “I grew up in the best of times, and I have had a very good life”.
He leaves his daughter Janice and her husband Roland Benoit of Florida, his granddaughter Denise Roireau, great-grandson Kieffer, great-granddaughter Sierra Roireau, all of Putnam. He was predeceased by his brothers Arthur and Edward, his sisters Eva LaChance and Catherine Gagne.
A Memorial Mass will be at 11 a.m. July 20, at St. Joseph’s Church, 12 Main St., N. Grosvenordale. Smith & Walker Funeral Home, 148 Grove St., Putnam.
Etta Perry
Etta (Surprise) Ezzell Perry “Ms. Esther”, 79, died June 30, 2013.
She leaves five children Jason Perry , Randy, Marcy, Jody, and Jamie Ezzell; a brother Frank Surprise (Florence); six grandchildren and three great-grandchildren. She was predeceased by her twin sister Loretta Magdal and a sister Lillian Lamonthe.
The funeral was private. Gilman Funeral Home, 104 Church St., Putnam.
Rita R. Gratton
PUTNAM — Rita R. Gratton, 87, of Harrison Street, died July 7, 2013, after a two year battle with cancer. She was the wife of the late Roger A. Gratton who died in 2005. Born in 1926 in Putnam, she was the daughter of the late Amedee and Albina (Rayno) Leduc.
Mrs. Gratton was a homemaker who enjoyed reading and playing bingo. She was a graduate of Putnam Catholic Academy.
She leaves her sons, Roger R. Gratton (Ann) of Pomfret Center, Richard P. Gratton and his companion Richard of Putnam, and Arthur P. Gratton of Putnam; grandchildren, Roger, David, Wayne, Mark, Beth, and Eric; and her great-grandsons, Owen, Trenton, and Jarod. In addition to her husband, she is predeceased by her daughter, Elaine M. Gratton, her brothers, Arthur Leduc, and Victor Leduc; and her sister, Stella Rondeau.
Visitation is from 10 to 11 a.m. July 10, in the Gilman Funeral Home, 104 Church St., Putnam followed by a Mass of Christian Burial at 11:30 a.m. in St. Mary Church of the Visitation, Putnam. Burial will follow in St. Mary Cemetery. Donations: John Dempsey Regional Center, 376 Pomfret St., Putnam, CT 06260.
Kenneth H. Healey
WOODSTOCK — Kenneth Holmes Healey went home to be with his Lord on June 28, 2013. He was born on May 9, 1931, to Ewart and Ruth Witter Healey. He grew up on Echo Farm in Woodstock, graduating from Woodstock Academy in 1949.
Kenneth was a dairy farmer for many years, and then he delighted in growing flowers, fruits and vegetables.
He spent his life serving Jesus Christ, working in the church, supporting missions, and enjoying people.
He leaves his wife of 62 years, Sonja Lindgren Healey; four daughters: Ruth Ann and Joe Mauk, Philippines, their children Martha and Udo Goebel, Rachel and Shane Stevenson, Elizabeth and Dominique Marandola, Priscilla and Andrew Leighton and Miriam and EJ Bongolan. Joy and Jimmy Ng, Alaska, their children Suzanne and Matthew Jensen, Jenny and Sean Hoffert, and Sarah Ng. Heidi and Harvey Payne, South Carolina, their children Sonja and Don Jaques, Wesley and Sarah Payne, and Linnea Payne. Amy and Rick Vinal, Woodstock Farms, their children Brian and Dona Vinal, Holly and Christopher Crellin, Thomas Vinal, and Melody and Michael Yargeau. Ken and Sonja; and 17 great-grandchildren.
Donations: Eastford Baptist Church Missions Committee, 133 Union Road, Eastford, CT 06242; or the South Woodstock Baptist Church Expansion Fund, PO Box 86, Woodstock, CT 06281.
Jacqueline Natorski
BROOKLYN — Jacqueline Trahan Natorski of Brooklyn, and Lake Placid, Fla., died July 2, 2013. She was the wife of Theodore J. Natorski.
She was born March 25, 1927, in Putnam, daughter of the Albert and Helena (Corriveau) Trahan. She was a graduate of Killingly High School, Class of 1945, and then attended Saint Francis School of Nursing. Jacqueline was employed by hospitals in New York City, Miami, and locally at Day Kimball. She married Theodore in 1951 and after her children were born devoted her time to raising her family. Jackie enjoyed playing golf, tennis, bridge, reading and arts and crafts. She was a fantastic cook and loved traveling with her family.
She leaves her husband Theodore J. Natorski of Brooklyn; sons Theodore J. Natorski Jr. (Lisa) of Farmington Hills, Mich., David P. Natorski (Claudia) of Hebron; grandchildren: Nicole and husband Brian, Michael, Alexander, and Miles. Jackie was predeceased by her mother, father, brother Charles, infant daughter Nancy, and daughter Susan.
A Memorial Mass will be at 10 a.m. July 15 in Our Lady of LaSalette Church, Brooklyn, with burial in Holy Cross Cemetery, Danielson. Donations: Hospice of NE CT, PO Box 632, Putnam, CT 06260. Gagnon and Costello Funeral Home, 33 Reynolds St., Danielson.
Sue Ann Parker
PUTNAM — Sue Ann (Doucette) Parker, 60, of Farrows St., died July 2, 2013, in UMass Memorial Hospital. She was the wife of the late Robert “Bob” Clark Parker. Born in 1952 in Chelsea, Mass., she was the daughter of Blanche (Curran) Doucette of Putnam, and the late Ernest Doucette.
Mrs. Parker worked as a homemaker. She loved to read, listen to Elvis Presley and had a big heart.
In addition to her mother, she leaves her son, John Rogers of Putnam; her daughter Amaris Rogers of Putnam; her brothers, Joe Ducette of Putnam, Mark Ducette of Danielson, and Bill Ducette of Texas; her sisters, Sandy Barrows of Putnam, Ronda Young of Danielson, Ruth LaPoint of Danielson, Patty Hurn of Danielson; and three grandchildren, Airman Cammron Jewell, Darien Jewell, and Makayla Rogers.
Visitation is from 2 to 4 p.m. July 12 in the Gilman Funeral Home, 104 Church St., Putnam, followed by a funeral service at 4 p.m. in the funeral home.
Beausoleil Service
PUTNAM — A Memorial Service for Robert “Rosie” Beausoleil will be held at 10 a.m. July 20 at St. Mary Church of the Visitation. Following the graveside service, the family would like to invite anyone who would like to celebrate his life to join them at approximately 12:30 p.m. at the Laurel House, 8 Tracy Road, Dayville. If anyone has photos they would like to share, please scan and e-mail to me: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.. If you want to bring them to the Laurel House, that’s OK, too, but please be sure and put your name on the back so that they can be returned to you.
Roland Vandale Sr.
BALLOUVILLE — Roland D. Vandale Sr., 93, formerly of Ballouville, died June 30, 2013, at Regency Heights in Danielson. He was born April 3, 1920, in Danielson, son of the late Felix and Enilda (Brisbois) Vandale.
He was the husband of the late Kazmiera (Grzysiewicz) Vandale. Roland went to St. James Catholic School, Falls School in Norwich, Norwich Free Academy, and Putnam Trade School for carpentry and machinery. He enlisted into the CT National Guard Nov. 25, 1940. He was inducted into Federal Service Feb. 24, 1941.
He completed Engineer Officer Candidate School on June 24, 1942 and he was commissioned until Jan. 24, 1946.
His service separation was March 13, 1947, as a Major, Corps of Engineers for the Army of the United States. While in the army he traveled to Guam, Hawaii, Okinawa, Ie Shima, Philippines and the U.S. Roland was awarded A Bronze Star Medal, American Campaign Medal, Asiatic-Pacific Campaign with three Bronze service stars with arrowhead, WWII Victory Medal, Philippine Liberation Ribbon with one bronze service star, Honorable Service Lapel Button WW II, Sharp Shooter Badge with carbine bar, CT Veterans War time service Medal, Philippine Presidential unit Citation Badge.
He was employed by the State of Connecticut Consumer Protection Division of Weights and Measures until retiring.
Roland also loved woodworking and gardening. He was a communicant of St. Anne’s Church.
He leaves three sons; Roland “Danny” Vandale (Joan) of N. Stonington, James Vandale (Renae) of Sterling, and Mark Vandale (Deborah) of Shelburne Falls, Mass.; daughter Nancy Young (Dan) of Plattsmouth, Neb.; 1 grandchildren, 10 great-grandchildren and a fifth generation great-great granddaughter. He was predeceased by nine siblings.
The Mass of Christian Burial was July 8 at St. Joseph Church, Dayville, burial with military honors at Holy Cross Cemetery.
Donations: Hospice of NE CT, PO Box 632, Putnam, CT 06260. Gagnon and Costello Funeral Home, 33 Reynolds St., Danielson.
Lorraine (Lajoie) Breault
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — Lorraine A. (Lajoie) Breault, 83, of Jacksonville, formerly of N. Grosvenordale, died Monday, July 1, 2013, at the Atrium Nursing facility in Jacksonville, after a long battle with Alzheimers.
She was the wife of the late Norman E. Breault for 62 years. Born in 1930 in N. Grosvenordale, she was the daughter of the late Exeas and Alice (Bellerose) Lajoie.
She leaves a son Jeffery and his wife Pam of Jacksonville, and their children Harrison and Peyton; daughter Nicole and her husband Vince of Virginia; sisters, Claire Bosse (Paul) of California, Louise Robbins (Russell) of Thompson, Marguerite Piekarczyk of Dudley; her brothers, Roland Lajoie (Lillian) of Florida, Eugene Lajoie (Liz) of Florida, Norman Lajoie (Joyce) of Putnam, Paul Lajoie and his close friend Ray Lamiotte of Quinebaug.
She was predeceased by her sisters Theresa Beauregard, Rachel Gibson; brothers, Philip Lajoie and Gerard Lajoie.
A private service will be held at a later date in Jacksonville.