Anne R. Hayes

BROOKLYN — Anne R. Hayes, 82, of Day Street, died  April 27, 2014, in Matulaitis Nursing Home.  She was the wife of the late Richard LaRoche.  Born in 1932 in Fall River, Mass., she was the daughter of the late John and Margaret (Joyce) Hayes.

Mrs. Hayes worked as an administrative assistant for UConn Cooperative Extension in Brooklyn.  She was a member of AFSCME, St. James Church in Brooklyn, and St. Joseph Church in N. Grosvenordale.

She leaves  her sons, John LaRoche of Killingly and Brian LaRoche of Putnam; her daughters, Margaret “Peggy” LaRoche of Killingly, and JoAnne LaRoche of Putnam; 10 grandchildren; 16 great-grandchildren; and one great-great granddaughter.  She was predeceased by her sister, Alma Masley.

The Mass of Christian Burial will be at 11:30 a.m. May 2 in St. Joseph Church, N. Grosvenordale. Donations: Alzheimer’s Association CT Chapter, 2075 Silas Deane Hwy #100, Rocky Hill, CT 06067.  Gilman and Valade Funeral Homes.

 

Rene Bennett

WOODSTOCK — Rene Bennett, 88, of Woodstock, died April 20, 2014, at Matulaitis Nursing Home in Putnam. 

He was the husband of Helen (Szych) Bennett. She died Oct. 21, 2011 . 

He was born July 23, 1925, in Stafford Springs, son of the late Rene F. and Gladys Bennett. 

He moved to Woodstock in 1968 from West Willington, and purchased a dairy farm, known as The Coatney Hill Farm. Rene was employed at UConn from 1954 to 1980 in the Agriculture Departments. 

He was a dairy farmer and operated the Coatney Hill Farm with his family. He enjoyed trips to Newport, N.Y. 

He leaves his sons, Donald R. Bennett (Selene) of Woodstock, Ronald W. Bennett (Elizabeth) of Corpus Christi, Texas, Peter F. Bennett (Constance) of Woodstock;  siblings Dorothy Jackopsic of Willington, William Bennett of Newport, Carol Ellis of Briny Breezes, Fla.; his grandchildren Ben, Pamela, Mathew, Scott, Lori, Kristopher, Amy, Peter, Jr., Eric, Emilie, Samantha and 18 great-grandchildren and a great-great-granddaughter Khloey.  He was predeceased by his daughter Janice Bennett in 2008 and his sister Shirley Mitchell-Desso.

The Funeral was April 24 at Smith &Walker Funeral Home, 148 Grove St., Putnam, with burial in Elmvale Cemetery, Woodstock. Donations: Matulaitis Nursing Home, 10 Thurber Road, Putnam, CT 06260. 

 

Douglas Chouinard

THOMPSON —  Douglas H. Chouinard, 64, of 116 Porter Plain Rd., died Saturday April 19, 2014, at home. Born in 1949 in Palmer, Mass., he was the son of the late Richard N. and Shirley Mae (Griswald) Chouinard.

Mr. Chouinard worked as a mail sorter for the United States Postal Service in Worcester.

He was an avid gardener and also enjoyed hiking and kayaking.

He leaves a daughter Lisa Bernier (Mark) of Newalla, Okla.; six grandchildren Kyle, Camryn, Jacob, Annahliese, Zane, and Tattiannah.  Gilman Funeral Home, 104 Church St., Putnam.

 

Theresa Ormsby

PUTNAM — Theresa Ormsby, 94, formerly of South Prospect Street, died April 21, 2014, at the Matulaitis Nursing Home. She was the wife Clinton C. Ormsby. They were married in 1940. He died in 2003. 

She was born Aug. 27, 1919, in Thompson, daughter of the late Albert and Bertha (Chausse) Gendreau. 

Theresa had worked as a cloth inspector at the Cluett Peabody Mill, a waitress at the Vernon Styles. She had made her home in Putnam for more than  35 years, formerly of N.H Grosvenordale. She was a communicant of St. Joseph Church in N. Grosvenordale. Theresa enjoyed square dancing, counter cross stitch and was a member of several homemaking clubs. 

She leaves her son: David Ormsby (Pat) of Sturbridge, and Cathedral City, Calif.; grandchildren: Paula Guyette (Clifford) of Webster, Karen Bouret (Lawrence) of Millis, Mass., Laura Kenney (Eric) of Webster;  great-grandchildren: James Guyette, Jeremy Guyette, William Bouret, Joseph Bouret, Alexander Kenney, Kaitlyn Kenney; sister Cecile Puccio of Farmingdale, N.Y.. She was predeceased by her husband and three brothers, Lionel, Ovide and Rosario.

A Mass of Christian Burial will be at 10 a.m. May 3 at St. Joseph Church, N. Grosvenordale, with burial in West Thompson Cemetery. Donations: Charity of one’s choice. Smith & Walker Funeral Home, 148 Grove St., Putnam.

 

Patricia Jedrzynski

WEBSTER —  Patricia L. (Wunsch) Jedrzynski, 46, died April 26, 2014, at home.

She was born in Marlborough, Mass., the daughter of the late Robert Earl Wunsch, and was raised in Webster. She lived in Florida for several years before moving back here in early 2013. She graduated from Bartlett High School in 1985.

Patricia was a loan manager at a bank in Florida before she retired due to illness. She was a former member of the United Church of Christ, Federated.

She leaves two sons, Andrew S. Jedrzynski of Riverview, Fla., and Nicholas A. Jedrzynski of Raleigh, N.C.; her mother and stepfather, Helen L. (Yassu) Jankowski and Victor J. Jankowski; a brother, Robert E. Wunsch of Webster; a sister, Dawn M. Grist of Merrimack, N.H.; five stepsisters, Melissa Jankowski of Columbia, S.C., Tina Jankowski of Webster, Tammy Goodwin of Fredericksburg, Va., and twins Amy Houle of Fredericksburg, Va. and Jamie Sinkus of Putnam.

The funeral will be at 5:30 p.m. May 5 in Sitkowski & Malboeuf Funeral Home, 340 School St. Visitation is from 3:30 to 5:30 p.m. Donations: ALS Family Charitable Foundation, PO Box 229, Buzzards Bay, MA 02532.