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Richard Phaneuf,
Korean war vet
WOODSTOCK — Richard Phaneuf Sr., 77, of Ojala Road, died Jan. 15, 2013, in Matulaitis Nursing Home. He was the husband of Elizabeth (Boies )Phaneuf.
Born in 1935 in Putnam, he was the son of the late Laurence and Alice (LeClaire) Phaneuf and was a graduate of the Woodstock Academy Class of 1953.
Mr. Phaneuf was a veteran of the Korean war serving with the U.S. Marine Corps. Mr. Phaneuf was employed as a mechanic at Louie’s Garage. After returning home from the Korean war he worked for his father’s plumbing and heating company prior to founding his own company, Rocky Hill Plumbing, Heating, and Electric. Mr. Phaneuf enjoyed rebuilding tractors, hunting, fishing, and tinkering and fixing things, but, above all spending time at his camp that he built in Dexter, Maine.
Mr. Phaneuf was a member of the American Legion Post 111 in Woodstock, Putnam Fish and game, and in the ‘70s and ‘80s he was active in several local area Beagle Clubs.
In addition to his wife, he leaves two sons, Richard Phaneuf (Mary Ann) of Woodstock, Raymond Phaneuf (Carol) of Woodstock; daughter Lori Gaudette (Armond) of Brooklyn; a brother Bernard Phaneuf (Janice) of Woodstock; sister Constance Black of E. Hartford; two sister in laws Janet Phaneuf of Putnam and Esther Phaneuf of Woodstock; a step daughter Kathie Duke (John) of Gardner, Mass.; grandchildren including Melanie and Holly; great grandchildren, and his special kitty Penelope. He was predeceased by two brothers Lawrence Phaneuf Jr, and Robert Phaneuf and a sister Genevieve Phaneuf.
The Funeral was Jan. 22 in Gilman Funeral Home, 104 Church St., Putnam. Donations: Windham County 4H Camp, 326 Taft Pond Rd., Pomfret Center, CT 06259.
Rebecca Kuszewski
THOMPSON — Rebecca M. Kuszewski, 62, of Thompson, formerly of Woodstock, died Jan. 17, 2013, at home. She was the wife of Bernie Kuszewski. They were married Sept. 9, 1972.
She was born March 11, 1950, in Putnam, daughter of the late Perne R. and Alice (Smith) Maynard.
She was a founding member of The Tri-State Cruisers. Rebecca and her husband loved to camp, to travel and wintered in Florida. Her favorite trips were to the Canadian Rockies and Switzerland.
She was a systems operator for 30 years at Day Kimball Hospital.
She leaves her husband Bernie R. Kuszewski; brothers Perne Robert Maynard (Fran) of Tolland, Thomas Maynard of Macon, Ga.; nieces and nephews and her dog Tinker Bell.
Burial in the spring in Grove Street Cemetery. A Celebration of her Life will be at a later date. Donations: St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital, 501 St. Jude Place, Memphis, TN 38105. Smith & Walker Funeral Home, 148 Grove St., Putnam.
Alice (LaFleur) Bruce
PUTNAM — Alice A. (LaFleur) Bruce, died Jan. 19, 2013, at Pierce Memorial Baptist Home. Born in 1924 in Goodyear, she was one of 17 children born to the late Adolph and Rose LaFleur.
Alice was a homemaker and an active communicant of St. Mary of the Visitation Church in Putnam.
She leaves two sons, Jack D. Bruce and Billy Bruce; 12 grandchildren, 13 great-grandchildren and three great-great grandchildren. She was the mother of the late Edith, Alice, Gary and Scott.
Visitation is at 9:30 a.m. Jan. 24 in the Gilman Funeral Home, 104 Church St., followed by a Mass of Christian Burial at 11 a.m. in St. Mary Church of the Visitation. Burial follows in St. Mary Cemetery.
Olga Christina
Kallgren Johnson
WOODSTOCK — Olga Christina Kallgren Johnson died Jan. 14, 2013.
She was born Dec. 14, 1918, in Woodstock, daughter of K. Josef & Clara (Peterson) Kallgren. She married Axel Johnson on Sept. 21, 1940, and they spent most of their life in Woodstock. They moved to Covenant Village of Cromwell in 2009.
A graduate of Woodstock Academy and the Franklin School of Science & Arts in Philadelphia where she received the recognition of top graduating student she was employed as a medical technologist by the Hubbard Hospital in Webster and later by Day Kimball Hospital in Putnam. She was a long time member of the Woodstock Evangelical Covenant Church where she served in the nursery, and on the Flower Committee and Building Committee.
She leaves a son, Richard (Kristen) of Dunbarton, N.H.; a daughter Barbara Barnes (Jay) of Arden Hills, Minn.; six grandchildren and their spouses and 15 great-grandchildren. She was preceded in death by Axel, her husband of 70-plus years; two brothers and one sister.
A Memorial Service was Jan. 19 in The Evangelical Covenant Church of Woodstock. Donations: The Evangelical Covenant Church, 24 Child Hill Road, Woodstock, CT 06281. Smith & Walker Funeral Home, 148 Grove St., Putnam.
Dorothy Brewster
Baton Paquette
ASHFORD — Dorothy Brewster Baton Paquette, 84 of Tremko Lane, Ashford, formerly of Brooklyn, died Jan. 15, 2013, at Hartford Hospital. She was the wife of Oliver Paquette. They were married June 28, 1981. Her first husband Joseph Baton died Aug. 11, 1979.
She was born July 11, 1928, in Danielson, daughter of the late Arthur J. and Amelia (Bodo) Brewster.
She was a graduate of the Killingly High School Class of 1946. Dorothy was employed by SNET for 15 years as an operator. She also worked for the Mansfield Training School as a charge aide for 13 years. Dorothy was a communicant of St. James Church in Danielson and St. Philip the Apostle Church in Ashford. She was an active member of the Ashford Senior Center for many years.
She leaves in addition to her husband Oliver; a son Craig L. Baton of Willimantic; a daughter Lauren Beaupre (Galen) of Ashford; a daughter-in-law Carli Baton of N. Windham; five grandchildren, a niece and three nephews. She was predeceased by her husband Joseph, her son Keith Allen Baton and sister Eva Peloquin Gladu.
The Mass of Christian Burial was Jan. 19 in St. James Church, with burial in Holy Cross Cemetery, Danielson. Donations: American Heart Association, PO Box 5022, Wallingford, CT 06492. Gagnon and Costello Funeral Home, 33 Reynolds St., Danielson.
Michael R. Kieltyka,
insurance adjustor
BROOKLYN — Michael Robert Kieltyka, 48, of Brooklyn died Jan. 18, 2013, at Hartford Hospital in Hartford.
He was born Sept. 8, 1964, in Putnam, son of Mary (Weaver) Kieltyka of Dayville and the late Robert Kieltyka. He was the husband of LeeAnn (Beaudreault) Kieltyka; they were married at St. James Church on Sept. 19, 1992.
Michael was a graduate of Killingly High School Class of 1982 where he was a member of the 1981 State Championship Football Team, a graduate of QVCC in 1998 and Eastern CT State University in 2001. He served in the U.S. Army in Korea and worked in construction for many years, most recently working as an insurance adjustor. He was a communicant of St. James Church in Danielson. Michael was very involved in his daughter’s soccer activities and was an avid UConn, Celtics, Red Sox and New England Patriot fan and loved his yearly Caribbean vacations.
Besides his wife and mother he leaves his daughter Erin Kieltyka of Brooklyn; sisters, Jane Kieltyka Simao (David) of Tolland and Karen Kieltyka Brown (Christopher) of W. Newton, Mass.; brother Ron Kieltyka and Cindi Kasek of Danielson; mother and father-in-law, Leo and Sharon Beaudreault of Danielson, brothers-in-law Joe Beaudreault and wife Kerri and Leo Beaudreault Jr.
A Mass of Christian Burial was Jan. 22 at St. James Church, Danielson, with burial with military honors at Holy Cross Cemetery, Danielson. Donations: The Erin Kieltyka College Education Fund c/o Putnam Bank, 40 Main Street, Putnam, CT 06260. Tillinghast Funeral Home, Danielson.
Lucille Marcella
(Currier) Baker
DANIELSON — Lucille Marcella (Currier) Baker, 94, died Jan. 17, 2013, at Pierce Memorial Baptist Nursing and Rehabilitation Center, Brooklyn.
She was a former resident of Westfield Village, Danielson. Lucille was born Oct. 7, 1918, in New London, the second daughter of Marie S. and John B. Currier and grew up in Groton. She was the wife of the late Robert Patten Baker Sr.
She was a 1935 graduate of Fitch High School in Groton. Before her marriage and shortly after Lucille worked at Electric Boat in Groton as a Blueprint Tracer, a trade of which she was particularly proud. Later after moving to Danielson she worked in the Bugbee Memorial Library in Danielson and especially enjoyed her last employment of 14 years as a grandmother mentor to young children at the Goodyear School in Rogers.
The wintered at Saddlebag Lake Resort, Lake Wales, Fla.
She leaves four sons, Robert P. Baker Jr. (Isabel) of Brooklyn, William W. Baker (Maureen) of Putnam, Michael F. Baker (Marcia) of Dayville and Mark B. Baker (Gudrun) of Monroe, Ga.; one older brother John Currier of W. Melbourne, Fla.; eight grandchildren and 17 great grandchildren. She was predeceased by an infant daughter Bobbie Lu and two sisters, Helen Sylvester and Betsy Faggion.
Donations: Charity of your choice or Goodyear School, 22 Williamsville Road, Rogers, CT 06263. Tillinghast Funeral Home, Danielson.
Dorothy Bowers,
church member
DUDLEY — Dorothy M. Bowers, 92, died Jan. 18 ,2013, in Christopher House, Worcester. Her husband of 70 years, Robert B. Bowers died in 2010.
She was born in Audubon, N.J., the daughter of the late Melvin G and Mary Etta (Laurie) Chew.She lived in Runnemede, N.J., for 89 years. She was a member of Bellmawr Baptist Church in Bellmawr, N.J.
She leaves one daughter: Susan Spinney (Dennis) of Dudley; daughter-in-law, Becky Bowers of Longbeach, Calif.; three grandchildren, Johnathan Spinny, Joel Spinny and Sarah Steup; six great-grandchildren. She was predeceased by a son Robert A. Bowers; brother, Carlton Chew and sister Marie Brennan.
The Funeral will be held at 11 a.m. Jan. 26 in Bartel Funeral Home & Chapel, Dudley, with burial in Waldron Cemetery, Dudley. Calling hours from 10 to 11 a.m. Jan. 26. Donations: Thompson Bible Fellowship Church, PO Box 619, Quinebaug CT. 06262.
Dorothy Chickering
SPENCER, Mass. — Dorothy A. (Conrad) Chickering, 56, died WJan. 16, 2013, at home.
She was born in Chicago, daughter of the late Raymond Sr. and Millicent (Swan) Conrad. She lived in Sturbridge most of her life, moving to Spencer one year ago. She was formerly employed at the OFS Fitell Fiber Optics Company as a technician. She loved to crochet and to read.
She leaves a son, Nathan Chickering (Patricia) of Southbridge; three daughters, Claire Williams (Russell) of Woodstock, Colleen Chickering of E. Brookfield, Mass., Morgan Chickering-Cronican (Patrick) of Spencer; three brothers, Richard Anderson of Pennsylvania, Raymond Conrad Jr. of Delaware and William Conrad of New York; three sisters, Connie Grzembski of Florida, Ellen Lincourt of Worcester and Hope Wilson of Southbridge; five grandchildren.
The Funeral will be at noon Feb. 2 in the Holy Trinity Episcopal Church, Southbridge. Donations: Holy Trinity Episcopal Church, 446 Hamilton St., Southbridge, MA 01550. Shaw-Majercik Funeral Home, Webster.
Madeleine Plasse
WEBSTER — Madeleine D. (Choiniere) (Korch) Plasse, 80, died Jan. 17, 2013, in the Webster Manor. Her husband of 35 years, Emile Plasse died in 2002. Her first husband Leonard Korch Sr. died in 1962.
She was born in Webster, daughter of the late Louis and Avelina (DesJardins) Choiniere. She graduated from the commercial program at St. Anne School. She worked many years at Bates Shoe and the American Optical. Maggie loved to cook and was known for making a delicious French meat pie (tourtière). She enjoyed crocheting.
She leaves two sons: Leonard Korch Jr. (Deborah) of Northbridge, Christopher Plasse (Barbara) of Woodstock; four daughters: Sharon Troy of Dudley, Debra Korch (Keith) of Sturbridge, Sandra Plasse of Dudley and Lisa Kontoes (Greg); seven grandchildren; five step-grandchildren. She was predeceased by her brother, Jean-Paul Choiniere, and her sister, Lucille Choiniere.
The Funeral Mass was Jan. 22 in Sacred Heart of Jesus Church, Webster, with burial in Sacred Heart Cemetery, Webster. Bartel Funeral Home & Chapel, Dudley.
Kaye Manyak
N. GROSVENORDALE — Kaye G. (Morton) Manyak, formerly of E. Douglas, Mass., died Jan. 13, 2013, at home.
She was born Feb. 9, 1943, in Glasgow, Scotland, and was the only child of the late Hector and Euphemia Morton.
Before retiring in 2006, Kaye had worked as a medical office manager and previous to that was a toll collector for the Mass Pike. She was a member of St. Denis Church in E.Douglas.
Kaye enjoyed vacationing in Aruba and was Blue Ribbon and Best of Show Ribbon winner of the Woodstock Fair for her meticulous Irish Knit Sweaters.
Kaye leaves her husband of 24 years, Richard A. Manyak of N. Grosvenordale; children, Angie Mungham-Milestone (Walter) of Thompson, Iainn Morton (Sheila) of Pittsburgh, and Sarah Lombard of Worcester; three grandchildren.
Donations: Hospice of NE CT, Pomfret Street, Putnam, CT 06260; or at Wolfhaven.org. Shaw-Majercik Funeral Home, Webster.
Lillian Paris
WEBSTER — Lillian S. (MacDougall) Paris, 83, of Golden Heights, died Jan. 19, 2013, in UMass/Memorial Healthcare, Worcester. Her husband, Maurice J. Paris, died in 1998.
She was born and raised in N. Grafton, Mass., one of the nine children of James and Annie (Steele) MacDougall. She graduated from Grafton High School. She moved to Webster in 1950.
Mrs. Paris was a weaver at Anglo Fabrics, at Stevens Linen Associates in Dudley and at Wauregan Mills, retiring in 1985.
She was an active member of the Church of the Reconciliation. She was once a member of the vestry, a member of the deanery, the superintendent of the church’s Sunday school for several years and a member of the choir. She also enjoyed organizing church fund-raisers over the years. She was a member and past matron of the Order of the Eastern Star, Nokomis Chapter 128 and belonged to the Past Matron Association of the Eastern Star. She was a member of the Quinnatisset Grange in Thompson and also the Amarthan Association in Brooklyn, N.Y.
She leaves a son, James R. Arsenault (Susan) of Pomfret; six grandchildren, Jesse Arsenault (Crystal), Melissa, Jimmy, Jenna, Sara and Joanne Arsenault; three great-grandchildren; a brother, John MacDougall of Grafton; a sister, Janet Quermit of Williamsport, Penn. She was predeceased by a son, Thomas A. Arsenault; daughter, Sally Anne Gibbons; four brother sand two sisters.
A Funeral Service was Jan. 23 in the Church of the Reconciliation, with burial in Mount Zion Cemetery. Donations: Church of the Reconciliation, 5 North Main St., Webster, MA 01570.Sitkowski & Malboeuf Funeral Home, Webster.
Joanne Payne
GRANBURY, Texas — Joanne Frances Payne, 74, died Jan. 19, 2013, in Granbury.
Joanne was born Jan. 27, 1938, in Putnam, to John and Rita Berniegn Florin. She retired to Lake Granbury for a little peace of Heaven and loved to be on the lake watching the ducks.
She leaves a son, John Andrews and companion, Peggy Belt; grandchildren, Paula Shelly and Danielle Andrews; great-grandchildren, Angela and Amber; companion, Delbert Tallman.
Theresa St.Hilaire
PUTNAM — Theresa B. (Carpenter) St.Hilaire, 87, died Jan. 16, 2013, in
Day Kimball Hospital. Her husband of 53 years, Arthur J. St.Hilaire, died in 1997.
She was born and raised in Webster, the daughter of Charles and Marie (Roy) Carpenter. She moved to N. Grosvenordale in 1960 and to Putnam last year.
Mrs. St.Hilaire was a cosmetologist at Vogue Style Salon and then at Elite Hair Design, both in Worcester, for 30 years before retiring in 1984. She was a member of Sacred Heart of Jesus Church in Webster, its Ladies of St. Anne, and the Webster Senior Center. She enjoyed archery and was a former member of the Bay Path Archers of Southbridge and also the New England Archers Association, winning several championships in their competitions.
She leaves a son, Richard P. St.Hilaire of Thompson; a granddaughter, Karen St.Hilaire of Beverly, Mass.
A Memorial Mass was Jan. 21 in Sacred Heart of Jesus Church. Donations: Sacred Heart of Jesus Church, 18 East Main St., Webster, MA 01570; or to the Oncology Department at St. Vincent Hospital, 123 Summer St., Worcester, MA 01608. Sitkowski & Malboeuf Funeral Home, Webster.