Viola Cerreto

KILLINGLY —  Viola (Bonneville) Cerreto, 91, of Pettingill Road, formerly of Putnam, died June 29, 2016, at the Westview Healthcare Center after a brief illness.  She was the wife of the late Sebastian S. Cerreto.  Viola and Sibi were married for 68 years.

Born in 1925 in Putnam, she was the daughter of the late Eugene A. and Georgianna (MacIvor) Bonneville. 

Viola was the valedictorian of her Putnam High School class.  She worked at Belding Heminway Company, and then in the finance department of Rogers Corporation for 20 years. 

She was an avid knitter and one of her proudest accomplishments was creating a wedding gown for her daughter.   She enjoyed crossword puzzles, reading, and especially spending time with her family and her much loved miniature Australian Shepherd, Pixie. Viola was an avid reader of The New York Times every day.  Notably, she learned how to use an iPad in her later years and would frequently stay in contact with family members by email. Viola was known for her kind heart, always putting others first and her unwavering support for her family.

She leaves Michael Cerreto (Patricia) of Bridgewater, Mass.; her daughters, Dr. Mary Cerreto (Dr. David Coulter, MD) of Natick, Mass., and Barbara Porter (Clyde) of Dayville; her sister, Barbara Vadnais (John) of Ravena, N.Y.; her grandchildren, Jonathan Porter (Brynn) of State College, Penn., Craig Porter (Beth Dubofsky-Porter) of Killingly, and Kenneth Cerreto (Patricia) of Harvard, Mass.; and her great grandchildren, Sebastian Cerreto and Holly Cerreto.   She was predeceased by her brothers Norman Bonneville, Robert Bonneville and sister Pauline Snelgrove.

The Mass of Christian Burial will be held at noon July 30 in St. Mary Church of the Visitation, Providence St, Putnam, with burial in St. Mary Cemetery.  Gilman and Valade Funeral Homes and Crematory, 104 Church St., Putnam.

 

Violet E. Thayer

PLAINFIELD —  Violet E. Thayer, 81 of Windsor Ave., died June 30, 2016, in Colonial Health & Rehab Center of Plainfield, LLC.  Born in April 29, 1935, in Waterbury, the daughter of the late Wilfred and Albany (Turcotte) Thayer.

Violet enjoyed collecting “Toddler Sized Baby Dolls,” reading  and was a lover of all animals.  Her other interests were coloring, playing bingo, crafts, dancing, walking, music! 

She leaves her sisters, Shirley Smith Ron) of Amherst, N.Y., Jean Spaven of Chatham, N.J., and Patty Martins (Joe) of Swansea, Mass.; nieces and nephews.  She was predeceased by her brothers, Wilfred Thayer, Leon Savoie, and Henry Wheeler; and her sisters, Joyce Thayer, Gloria Thayer, and Pearl Kenney.

Services are private. Gilman and Valade Funeral Homes and Crematory, 104 Church St., Putnam. 

 

Donald L. LeBeau

PUTNAM — Donald Lionel LeBeau, 78, of School St, died June 18, 2016. He was born in Putnam, and was the son of Lionel and Simone (Bourque) LeBeau.

Mr. LeBeau was a machinist and sheet metal specialist for Kaman Aerospace Corporation for 40 years. He was a member of the Putnam Lodge of Elks and also served with them for many years. Don enjoyed golfing, playing pool, family cookouts, vacationing in Cape Cod Mass, Florida, and Texas with family and friends.  Those who knew him can attest to his consummate “good guy” attitude towards everyone. He loved to dance, sing off key and generally entertain with his good humor. He especially loved his family and all of his dogs; Rusty, Chucky, and Maggie. 

He leaves his longtime companion of 18 years Mary Ethier; two sisters: Shirley Jewell of Norwich, Barbara Gendreau of Putnam; and his five daughters and their spouses: Deborah and Walter Wilson of Danielson, Sandra and Daniel Del Sonno of Eustis, Fla., Denise and Scott Williams of Frisco, Texas, Sharon LeBeau of Frisco, Danielle and Steven Stafinski of Millbury, Mass.;  10 grandchildren and eight great-grandchildren.

The Funeral Mass was June 25 in St. Mary Church. Gilman and Valade Funeral Homes and Crematory, 104 Church St., Putnam.

 

Charles T. Sheppard,

Vietnam era vet

DANIELSON — Charles T. Sheppard, 74,  died June 28, 2016, at home.

He was born in Oakmont, W.Va., son of the late Charles N. Sheppard and Phyllis L. (Rhodes) Sheppard and lived in Virginia before moving to Danielson 56 years ago.  He was a Vietnam era U.S. Army veteran.  He was a maintenance worker at Walmart in Putnam.  He enjoyed crossword puzzles and Solitaire. 

He leaves his wife of 45 years, Thelma L. (Cline) Sheppard; two sons, Charles J. Sheppard of California and William N. Sheppard of Brooklyn; one daughter, Tracy and her husband Steven Caron of Inverness, Fla.; two brothers, Oliver and Joseph Sheppard; a sister, Phyllis Arbogast, all of West Virginia; four grandchildren. 

A Celebration of Life will be held at 7 p.m. July 14 in the First Apostolic Church, 6 Academy St., Danielson.  Shaw-Majercik Funeral Home, Webster. Donations: American Cancer Society, 30 Speen St., Framingham, MA 01701.

 

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