Margot Cassedy

CHARLTON — Margot Quackenbush Cassedy, 94, of Charlton, formerly of Woodstock, wife of William A.T. Cassedy III and mother of Nena Cassedy, died Feb. 5, 2015.

Margot lived in many places growing up including Brooklyn, N.Y., where she was born, and St. Louis, where she met her future husband Bill during WWII. Margot created beauty everywhere she lived. Her artistic talent was evidenced in her beautiful home, gardens, drawings and woodcarvings. Margot loved animals and nature. As a young person she loved horseback riding. In Woodstock she was a Connecticut licensed wildlife and raptor rehabilitator, taking care of injured and orphaned birds and animals. She especially loved raccoons and her domestic flock of chickens, as well as being an avid birdwatcher. Margot was responsible for restoring the Woodstock Arboretum as its chairman from 1980-2006. Margot was also involved for many years placing and helping students from the American Field Service International Exchange Program and in Woodstock was an English as a second language tutor.

She leaves her daughter Nena; son Tyler and Turkish son Orhan. 

A Memorial Service will be held at a later date at the Woodstock Congregational Church. 

Donations: NRDC (Natural Resources Defense Council - www.NRDC.org). Smith & Walker Funeral Home, 148 Grove St., Putnam.

 

Dorothy R. Battey

STERLING — Dorothy R. Battey, 61, died Feb. 4, 2015. 

Dorothy was born in 1953, the daughter of the late Evangeline Maurice and George Palmer II.  

She leaves her husband, Robert B. Battey; r children Charlene Palmer, Tina Battey, Robert W. Battey and Jennifer Battey; nine grandchildren and five great-grandchildren. She was the oldest of six siblings. 

Services will be at 11 a.m. Feb. 12 at the Line Baptist Church, 175 S. Killingly Road, Foster.  

Donations: Hospice and Palliative Care, P.O. Box 632, Putnam, CT 06260; or the National Breast Cancer Foundation, Inc., 2600 Network Blvd., Suite 300, Frisco, Texas 75034. 

Gilman Funeral Home, 104 Church St., Putnam.

 

Douglas L. Krofina

WOODSTOCK — Doug Krofina of Woodstock, died Jan. 31, 2015, after a battle with melanoma.

Born in 1948 in Johnstown, Penn., he was the son of the late Joseph and Josephine Krofina.

He remained a “Terrible Towel” carrying Steelers fan and a Pitt Panther supporter. 

He began his illustrious 43-year career with the Boy Scouts of America in Dubois, Penn., and concluded it as director of Professional Development at the National Office in Texas. 

When not “puttering” in the yard, you would find him doing his favorite activity - splitting wood.

He leaves his wife Andy, Andy’s sons Robert and Michael Serricchio and their wives, his grandkids Sabrina, Anthony and Michael Serricchio; his brother David in California; cousins Don, Jo Jonathan and Alexis Singel, Bonnie and Greg Turner, and Irene Karan.

A Gathering of Remembrance will take place at 11 a.m. March 1 at the Publick House in Sturbridge, followed by a luncheon.  Donations: Yale New Haven Hospital directed to Mario Sznol, MD Melanoma Research Program, PO Box 1849, New Haven, CT 06508. Cremation arrangements entrusted to the Gilman Funeral Home.  

 

Barbara A. Beausoleil

DANIELSON — Barbara A. Beausoleil, 78, died Feb. 6, 2015, at home in Danielson after a short illness. 

Born on July 30, 1936, in Waterbury, she was the daughter of the late Charles and Ruby Delliber of Thomaston. 

She enjoyed cheering for the Boston Red Sox and the New England Patriots. She worked at Foxwoods for 10 years and at Anchor Glass in Dayville for more than 20 years. 

She leaves her husband of 59 years, Leo Beausoleil; six children , Garry Beausoleil of Danielson, Donna Giebultowski of Brooklyn, Raymond Beausoleil of Danielson, Michelle Dudley-Downing of Danielson, Lori Civilinski of N. Attleboro Mass., and Kim Nahas of Pawcatuck; 14 grandchildren and five great-grandchildren. She was predeceased by all of her siblings: Frederick Tetro, Dorothy Negri, Thurza Pryor, Raymond Delliber, Donald Delliber, and Elsie Jacquemin. 

A Mass of Christian Burial will be at 11 a.m. Feb. 11 at St James Church, Danielson, with burial in Holy Cross Cemetery. Donations: St James School Endowment Fund in Danielson; or the NECCOG Regional Animal Shelter in Dayville. Gagnon and Costello Funeral Home, 33 Reynolds St., Danielson.

 

Janet M. Benier

DAYVILLE — Janet M. Bernier, 77, of Dayville, died Jan. 29, 2015, at Pierce Memorial Baptist Home in Brooklyn. She was the wife of Donald Bernier. They were married Oct. 11, 1958, at Assumption Church in S. Bellingham, Mass. He died Nov. 27, 2008. 

She was born Oct. 24, 1937, in Woonsocket, daughter of the late Moise and Viola (Frigon) Desmarais. She was raised and attended school in Woonsocket and Bellingham. 

Janet was employed at Finkelsteins Sewing Mill in Woonsocket and at the age of 19 moved to Danielson and worked at Electro Motive in Willimantic. She has made her home in Killingly since her marriage and raised four children. In 1966 the family moved to the poultry farm in Dayville. She worked with her husband and family raising chickens for 31 years. Janet was also employed part time at Putnam Hallmark, then at Dowe’s Card and Gift. She worked full-time at the Hyde School in Woodstock as a prep chef. She enjoyed antiques, yard sales, travel, her home and cooking. 

She leaves her son Rene D. Bernier of Lexington, Ky.; three daughters Laurie Crown (Thomas) of Lexington, Lynn Wytas of Andover, Lisa Schmidt of Brooklyn; six grandchildren, Victoria Nash and Elizabeth Bosompem of Kentucky, Benjamin and Nicholas Wytas of Andover, Morgan and Adele Schmidt of Brooklyn, and three great-grandchildren, Manuel, Nathan and Emma.

The Mass of Christian Burial was Jan. 31 at St. James Church, Danielson, with burial in the spring in Holy Cross Cemetery. Donations: Creative Living Community of CT, 60 Church St., Manchester, CT 06040; or to the Recreation Fund of Pierce Memorial Baptist Home, 44 Canterbury Road, Brooklyn, CT 06234. Gagnon and Costello Funeral Home, 33 Reynolds St., Danielson.

 

Ann B. Liebscher 

MELBOURNE, Fla. —  Ann B. Liebscher “Meme”, 79, of Danielson, died unexpectedly, Feb. 3, 2015, at Holmes Regional Medical Center, Melbourne. 

She was born March 10, 1935,  in the Bronx, N.Y., to the late Edwin and Zylphia (Zwirz) Ledogar. 

 She was married June 4, 1960, to the late Gustave J. Liebscher. He died Dec. 25, 1996. Her family moved to Killingly to raise their family. She attended Killingly schools and worked at Arrow Hart and Glass Container until her retirement. 

She had a zest for life, living each day to its fullest. She enjoyed ceramics, bowling, dancing and traveling with her family to Florida. Ann loved helping others and making them feel welcomed and loved. She enjoyed meeting new friends, baking cakes for her “girlfriends,” and their weekend trips to the Cape.

Ann leaves her four children Robert (Joyce) Liebscher, Lawrence (Lynn) Liebscher, Carol (David) Bellisle and Donald Liebscher (Tawnya); grandchildren: Stephanie, Curtis, Ryan, Kyle, Bradley, Bailey, Brooke, Thomas and Connor; brother Lawrence Ledogar; sister Gail Aubin; loving companion of five years Allan Fielding. She was predeceased by her parents, husband of 36 years, Gustave Liebscher, her grandson Zachary Liebscher and brothers Edwin, William and Frank Ledogar. 

Visitation is from 5 to 8 p.m. Feb. 11 at Gagnon and Costello Funeral Home, 33 Reynolds St., Danielson, and the funeral will be at 9 a.m. Feb. 12 at the funeral home, followed by a 10 a.m. Mass of Christian Burial at St. James Church, Danielson.

 

Nancy McDonnell

WORCESTER — Nancy A. (Johnson) McDonnell, 72, died Jan. 29, 2015, in St. Vincent Hospital.  

 She was born in Worcester, daughter of the late Arthur and Edna Johnson and lived here all her life.  She enjoyed playing bingo and cards and visits to lighthouses and the beach.   She leaves her husband of 47 years  Wayne B. McDonnell; three sons: Brian Hackett of Worcester, William Hackett of Webster and John McDonnell of Worcester; four daughters; Laura Hackett of Thompson, Pauline Riordan of Worcester, Carrie McDonnell of Auburn and Jenny McDonnell of Worcester; two brothers, Robert and Steven Johnson of Worcester; a sister Maryann Hoffman of North Carolina; three grandchildren.  She was predeceased by two brothers, Arthur and Donald Johnson. There was a celebration of life Feb. 4. Donations: American Diabetes Fund. Shaw-Majercik Funeral Home, Webster. 

 

Nancy J. Smith

CANTERBURY — Nancy J. (Metro) Smith, 75, died Feb. 1, 2015, in Hartford Hospital.  She was the wife of the late George Smith.  

She was born in Scranton, Penn., daughter of the late, Stephen and Caroline (Doud) Metro and Nancy lived in Canterbury for the past seven years, prior to that  living in Plainfield.  She was a member of the Jehovah’s Witness Kingdom Hall.

She leaves two sons, Stephen Carpenter of Canterbury and Daniel Carpenter of Oneco; three daughters; Laura Young of Moosup, Cheryl A. Valera of Plainfield and Kristy Carpenter of Putnam; one brother, Stephen Metro of Norwich; 11 grandchildren and nine great-grandchildren.  

A service will be held at 2:30 p.m. Feb. 21 in the Kingdom Hall of Jehovah’s Witnesses, 1200 Norwich Rd., Plainfield. A gathering will follow from 4 to 8 p.m. at the Putnam VFW, 207 Providence St., Putnam. Donations: Charity of donor’s choice.   Shaw-Majercik Funeral Home, Webster.

 

Cathy Taylor

DUDLEY — Cathy M. ( Allen) Taylor, 42, died unexpectedly Jan. 31, 2015, at home after being stricken ill. She was born in Worcester, and lived in Dudley all her life. Cathy graduated from Shepherd Hill Regional High School  in 1990. She received her bachelor’s degree from Western New England College in 1994. Cathy was a real estate appraiser for the past 20 years. She owned Mass Conn Real Estate Appraisal in Dudley. She was a communicant of St. Andrew Bobola Church. She leaves her parents Conrad and Paula (Guilfoyle) Allen of Dudley; nephew and godson Conner F. Allen of Dudley and her aunt Louise Kurposka of Southbridge. Cathy is predeceased by her brother, Daniel Allen in 2003. A Funeral  Mass was Feb. 7 in St. Andrew Bobola Church, Dudley, with burial in St. Joseph Garden of Peace Cemetery, Webster.  Donations: American Heart Association MA Affiliate, 20 Speen St. Framingham, MA 01701-4688. Bartel Funeral Home & Chapel, Dudly.

 

 

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