June M. Beausoleil

DANIELSON — June M. Beausoleil, 90, of Wauregan Rd., died March 17, 2016, at Morningstar Assisted Living Center in Sylva, N.C.  She was the wife of the late Leo R. Jacob who died in 1958 and Edgar R. Beausoleil who died in 2013.  Born in 1925 in Worcester, she was the daughter of the late Arthur and Ruby (Bullard) Allen.

Mrs. Beausoleil owned and operated Everybody’s Spa. She had also worked at Belding Heminway. June was a member of the Emblem Club and was an avid Boston Red Sox and Boston Celtics fan.

She leaves her daughter, Carol Deary (Dennis) of Putnam and Deborah S. Jacob-Brotherton (Dale) of Cullowhee, N.C.; her brothers, Arthur Allen Jr. of E. Brookfield, Mass., Charles Allen of Hardwick, Mass.; her sisters, Catherine Knight of N. Brookfield, Mass., Sylvia Petrin of W. Brookfield, Carol Dulak of Ware, Mass., Barbara Niemec of W. Brookfield, and Dorothy Cebula of Ware; four grandchildren, five great-granddaughters.  June is predeceased by her brother James Allen and her sister Marjorie Allen.

The Funeral was March 23 at Gilman Funeral Home, 104 Church St., Putnam, with burial in St. Mary Cemetery. Donations: NE CT Cancer Fund of DKH, P.O. Box 632, Putnam, CT 06260. 

 

Robert ‘Bob’ Dubois

Navy vet

PUTNAM — Robert “Bob” Dubois died March 16, 2016 in Hartford.

He was born May 19, 1936, in Putnam.

Growing up in Putnam, one of his first jobs was setting pins at a local bowling alley – before machines had been installed to take over the job. One could bowl for just 10 cents per game.  He was also a citywide ping pong champion. After graduating from Ellis Tech he joined the Navy, circumventing the globe and visiting both the North and South pole. Returning after five years he started a construction business. It was at that time his real adventure began. 

He was a 32-year-old bachelor in a blue ‘65 T-bird convertible when he met a widow, Joanne Fafard Walsh and her five children (Jim, Dennis, Ruth, Kevin and Maureen). The youngest, Maureen, at age 2, walked up and called him daddy. Her mom was embarrassed but Maureen turned out to be right. The family grew as his niece and nephew, Brenda and Tom Dubois, came into the house. He and Joanne married in 1969. The T-bird was sold and replaced by a pickup truck. Within a couple years, two more kids were added with the birth of Robert II and Jonathan. 

Over the years he devised many was to stretch a dollar. He built a barn with packing crates he bought at a local mill for $1.25 a piece. He leveled the yard by dragging a section of chain link fence behind his pickup, with every kid in the family sitting on top of it. He developed a small farm to feed the family, and managed to transport the whole family to church every Sunday inside of a 1972 Chevy Nova. You would think he had reached his limits, but no - he walked in one day from work and asked my mom if she would like to take in foster kids, starting the second phase of the family. They adopted one, Kathy. Later on, they started to specialize in taking care of handicapped foster children and those with special needs. This brought Shawn, Melissa, and Sarah into the family. Mary was the latest addition to the family. 

 In addition to his wife, he leaves 14 children; 21 grandchildren and 10 great-grandchildren.  He was predeceased by his parents Altheade and Abigail Dubois and four sisters Theresa, Florence, Stella and Anna. 

 The Funeral was March 23 at Munyan Cemetery with military honors. His grandson, and name sake, Spc 4 Robert A. Dubois III, just recently returned from active duty in Iraq, presented the colors to the family. Donations: Tri-State Baptist Academy, 386 Quinebaug Road, N. Grosvenordale, CT 06255. Smith and Walker Funeral Home, 148 Grove St., Putnam. 

 

Stanley Stryczek Jr.

CRYSTAL RIVER, Fla. — Stanley R. Stryczek Jr., 76, of Crystal River, died March 9, 2016 at home after a short illness.

He was born in Putnam, the son of Stanley and Ellyn Stryczek. Later he was a long time resident of New Jersey and then Florida.

He retired from Clayton Cement Co. of New Jersey after 30 years of employment.

He leaves one brother and one sister and many relatives in Connecticut, New Jersey and Missouri. 

 

Dorothy Aliki 

Theodora Teguis

THOMPSON —  Dorothy Aliki Theodora Teguis, 77, of Thompson died March 14, 2016, at Westview Nursing and Rehabilitation Center following a long illness. 

She was born Oct. 24, 1938, in Putnam, daughter of the late Nick Peter and Irene (Karapanos) Teguis. 

Dorothy graduated from Tourtellotte Memorial High School as class valedictorian with the class of 1956 and in 1960 she graduated from UConn with a double major in history and education. In May of 1972 Dorothy received a masters degree in international relations from Clark University in Worcester.

Dorothy’s love of education and pursuit of knowledge led to a lifelong career in teaching U.S. and world history to high school students. Dorothy taught locally at Tourtellotte Memorial High School from 1960-61 and Killingly High School from 1961-64 before venturing into the larger world: North Miami High School from 1964-65, Ramaz School in Manhattan from 1965-67; and Fort Lee High School in New Jersey from 1967-98, the year of her retirement.

“Dina” had a quick wit and sense of humor and was admired her astute intelligence. Throughout her life she showed compassion and sensitivity to those in need. As a teacher, she would come to the defense of any student who got picked on and reached out to students who were facing challenges.

She leaves three sisters, Roxanne T. Pappas of Danielson, and Mary T. Fatsi and Eleanor Teguis, both of Thompson; a niece Althea Caulkins (Rick) of Old Lyme; a nephew Michael Pappas of Old Lyme and three great-nieces, Nicole, Micaela, and Samantha Caulkins all of Old Lyme.

The Funeral Service was March 18 at Sts. Constantine and Helen Greek Orthodox Church in Webster with burial at Mt. Zion Cemetery in Webster. Donations: Sts. Constantine and Helen Greek Orthodox Church, P.O. Box 713, Webster, MA 01570. Gilman Funeral Home, 104 Church St., Putnam, CT 06260. 

 

Sr. Flore Trudeau, DHS

PUTNAM — Sr. Flore Trudeau, 91, a member of the Daughters of the Holy Spirit, died March 20, 2016 at Holy Spirit Health Care Center where she had been in residence since 2011.

She was born on Feb. 15, 1925, in Graniteville, Vt., and was the daughter of Louis and Hélène (Thériault) Trudeau.  She entered religious life in 1941 at Holy Spirit Provincial House in Putnam, and made her religious profession there on Aug. 20, 1945.  She was then known as Sr. Hélène de St. Joseph.

She earned a bachelor’s  from Diocesan Sisters’ College in Woodstock in 1969 and a master’s in theology from St. Michael College in Winooski, Vt., in 1976.  She was a teacher for most of her religious life from 1945-1991 in schools operated by Daughters of the Holy Spirit in Burlington and Swanton, Vt., as well as various schools in Connecticut and one in San Francisco. In 1994 she took over as Transportation Director at Holy Spirit Provincial House where she coordinated medical trips to doctors and to the hospital for sisters in residence there.  She retired to Notre Dame Convent in Putnam in 2001 and moved to the Provincial House in 2007.  She was admitted to Holy Spirit Health Care Center in 2011.

She leaves three brothers, Robert of Watervliet, N.Y., Norman of Bedford, N.H., and Laurent of Colchester, Vt.; and three sisters, Mrs. Gilberte Longchamp of Palmyra, Penn.,  Mrs. Gabrielle Seaborn of Los Alamitos, Calif., and Mrs. Susan Gero of Oroville, Wash.

A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated at 11 a.m. March 23 in the chapel with burial will be at St. Mary Cemetery in Putnam.

 Donations: DHS Retirement Fund, Holy Spirit Provincial House, 72 Church St., Putnam, CT 06260.  Gilman Funeral Home, 104 Church St., Putnam. 

 

Stephen Ozaniak,

Army Guard vet

WEBSTER — Lieutenant Colonel Stephen P. Ozaniak, 86, died peacefully March 15, 2016, at home.

He was born in Dudley son of the late Anthony and Carolina (Vnuk) Ozaniak and lived in Webster most of his life.   

He  retired as a  Lieutenant Colonel serving in the U.S. Army National Guard.  

He  worked as a service manager at Bayer Motors and Chris Chevrolet in Dudley.  He was a pilot and a member of the Aircraft Owners and Pilot Association.  

Additionally, he was a member of the Retired Officers Association and the Landlord Association.  He sang in the St. Anthony of Padua Choir and was a Eucharistic Minister. 

He leaves his wife of 32 years, Aurore D. (Tetreault)  Ozaniak; two daughters, Joanne Haggerty (Kevin) of Putnam, Janice Jankowski (Yanek) of Dudley; a brother, Adam A. Ozaniak (Therese) of Webster and a sister in law Lillian Ozaniak of Dudley; three  grandchildren, Anne-Marie Barnett, John Jankowski and Alex Haggerty; three nieces, Patricia Cahill, Kathleen Yurkevicius and Karolyn Champagne; three nephews, Steven Ozaniak, Paul and John Yurkevicius. He was predeceased by a brother, John A. Ozaniak of Wilsonville and two sisters, Elizabeth Ozaniak and Anna Yurkevicius of Webster. He also leaves a dear friend and care giver, Sue Szynal of Webster. 

The Funeral Mass was March 21 in St. Anthony of Padua Church, Dudley, with burial, with military honors, in St. Anthony Cemetery, Webster.  Shaw-Majercik Funeral Home, Webster.

 

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