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Linda M. Briere,
church member
PUTNAM — Linda M. Briere, 49, of Perry Street, died May 28, 2011, unexpectedly at home. Linda was the wife of Albert H. G. Briere. They were married Oct. 4, 1986.
She was born Sept. 14, 1961, in Norwich, daughter of Peter P. and Mary Ann (Gilbert) Szruba. She was a faithful member of the Faith Bible Evangelical Free Church in Woodstock.
She leaves, in addition to her husband, and mother and father, three children: Kristen, Faith, Aubrey-lynn; a brother Peter Szruba Jr.; sister Jenny Chapman.
A Memorial Service was June 4 at the Faith Bible Evangelical Free Church. Linda gave the gift of sight and healing through tissue donation. Donations: Faith Bible Evangelical Free Church, Rt. 171, Woodstock 06281. Smith & Walker Funeral Home, 148 Grove St., Putnam.
Robert A. Janice,
WWII vet
DANIELSON — Robert A. Janice, 93, of Danielson, died May 31, 2011. He was the husband of the late Eleanor (Dima) Janice.
Born Dec. 1, 1917, in Manhattan, N.Y., he was a veteran of WWII, serving with the U.S. Navy.
A Funeral Mass was June 2 St. James Church in Danielson with burial in Holy Cross Cemetery, Danielson. Donations: St. James Church. Gagnon and Costello Funeral Home, 33 Reynolds St., Danielson.
Vanita A. Brunelle,
mill worker
PUTNAM — Vanita A. Brunelle, 79, of Woodstock Avenue died June 4, 2011, in Manchester. She was the wife of Richard J. Brunelle. Born in 1932 in Putnam, she was the daughter of the late Victor and Rose (Montpelier) Brilliant.
Mrs. Brunelle worked as a spooler for Belding Heminway for over 20 years. She enjoyed watching TV. She loved her pets and all animals.
In addition to her husband, she leaves nieces and nephews.
The Funeral Service will be at 11 a.m. June 8 at Gilman Funeral Home, 104 Church St., with burial in St. Mary Cemetery. Donations: Sr. Eleanor Baldoni, 22 Pearl Ave, Putnam, CT 06260 for the care of stray animals.
Lucy M. Davis,
quilter
CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Lucy M. Davis, 92, of Charlotte, and E. Woodstock, died May 24, 2011, in Charlotte. The daughter of the late Samuel McDowell McNutt and Mary Linda Walton, she was born July 28, 1918, in Amelia County, Va.
After graduating from Rice High School, she completed a secretarial program with financial assistance from her elder sister, the late Mary McNutt Gates and then worked for a time in the Accounts receivable department of the Westinghouse Hotel Supply company in Richmond, Va., until moving to Southbridge and joining American Optical Company. After a stint as full-time mother and home maker, she became the first Faculty Secretary for Nichols College in Dudley where she worked for many years.
Lucy was an accomplished quilter and gardener and loved to cook and entertain. She was a charter member of the New England Quilt museum and assisted with a project to inventory heritage quilts held by many New England families.
Her own work is held and treasured by many friends and relatives, where in some cases, more than one generation has a baby quilt she designed, pieced, and quilted.
She was also very generous with cuttings and bulbs from her garden, and her day lilies are scattered throughout New England and into North Carolina. Lucy was a very active volunteer and served on many committees for her church, and worked on projects for the Woodstock Historical Society.
She viewed her community, particularly the church, as her family and was a frequent visitor to those people in the community whom she thought might like some home cooked food or a friendly chat.
She leaves her sons, John M. Davis (Charlotte) of Charlotte, and Robert B Davis and his wife Margaret Weiland of Bellingham, Wash.; grandchildren, Julian M. Davis, PhD, and wife Robin Bruce of San Antonio, Laura E. Davis, Esq. of Knoxville, Tenn., Dr. Christine Kirchner, DDS, husband Jason Little and son Aiden Little of Seattle; sister, Patsy McNutt Daniel of Danville, Va.; a special cousin, Myrtle “Mutt” Walton Blanton of Rice.
She was predeceased by her husband of 64 years, John K. Davis, her elder sister, Mary McNutt Gates; brothers, Robert McNutt and Frank McNutt.
A Memorial Service will be held at 10 a.m. June 18 at the E. Woodstock Congregational Church.
At Lucy’s request for this occasion, ladies are invited to wear their favorite garden party hat and happy colors.
Donations: E. Woodstock Congregational Church, East Woodstock, CT, 06244; the New England Quilt Museum, 18 Shattuck St., Lowell MA 01852; The Heifer Project, Heifer International, 1 World Avenue, Little Rock, AR 72202.
Hankins & Whittington Funeral Service, Charlotte.
Alison J, Padula,
volunteer
THOMPSON — Alison Jean (Crane) Padula, 50, of Indian Inn Road died June 4, 2011, after a battle with cancer. She was the wife of Christopher Padula for 24 years. Born in 1960 in Waltham, Mass., she was the daughter of Jacqueline (Miner) Crane of Thompson and the late Walter Crane.
Mrs. Padula worked as a secretary for the Thompson Board of Education in the Thompson Middle School. She was a 1982 graduate of Bridgewater State College and a member of Stampin Up. As a devoted mother of six, she volunteered in many of the activities that her children were involved with.
In addition to her husband and mother, she leaves six children Danielle, Sydney, Mackenzie, Olivia, Harrison and Jackson, all at home in Thompson.
Visitation is from 4 to 8 p.m. June 8, in Valade Funeral Home, 23 Main St., N. Grosvenordale. A gathering will begin at 9 a.m. June 9 in the funeral home with a Mass of Christian Burial at 10 a.m. in St. Joseph Church, N. Grosvenordale, with burial following in St. Joseph Cemetery.
Becky-Lyn
Marie Couch
HARTLAND, Maine — Becky-Lyn Marie Couch, 34, died, May 28, 2011, at home.
She was born on July 9, 1976, the daughter of Richard and Diane (Bergeron) Couch Sr. She graduated with the Class of 1994 from Woodstock Academy. She enjoyed crocheting and word puzzles.
She leaves her mother, Diane Couch of Brooklyn; brother, Richard Couch Jr. of Brooklyn; her companion, Clarence Campbell of Hartland. She was predeceased by her father, Richard Couch Sr.
A graveside service was held at the Brooklyn South Cemetery. Shorey-Nichols Funeral Home, Pittsfield.
Edward Tinker,
loved reading
WOODSTOCK — Edward Tinker died May 30, 2011. He was born Feb. 18, 1936, in Dover, N.H.
“Ed” was an Old New Englander, in the best sense of that term. He was his own person as he valued independence. However, he related well to any person he met, and he loved dogs, especially his two Great Pyrenees.
His interests were reading, history, especially WWII, aircraft of that period, sports. Before he became ill, he played tennis and golf on a regular basis. Ed had quite a library, including the great writers of his time, military books, books on aviation, and books on other countries. Ed loved geography. He was a retired businessman.
He leaves his wife, Hope Fitz Tinker; mother, Lois Tinker; sons, Eric Tinker (Tracy), Flemming Tinker (Lisa), Yetta Tinker; his former wife and mother of Eric and Flemming Tinker; his daughter Robin Karoway-Waterhouse; stepdaughter, Denise Villefort (Daniel); grandchildren, Peter Tinker, Ellie Tinker, David Tinker, Daniel Tinker and Jonathan Apperson,
The Funeral was private. Shaw-Majercik Funeral Home, Webster.
Kimberly Sterczala
PUTNAM — Kimberly Day Sterczala, 37, of Putnam, died May 23, 2011, in Ephrata, Penn., after a sudden asthma attack.
She leaves her mother, Rosemary Sterczala Raptis and stepfather, Constantinos Raptis of Worcester; her longtime boyfriend and best friend, Dennis J. Papierski and his daughter, Venesia Hurtubise of Putnam; sister, Lori Sterczala Corneau (Craig) of Worcester; brother, Adam Sterczala of Jamaica Plains, Mass. She was predeceased by her father, Ronald Joseph Sterczala in 1988.
Donations: American Asthma Foundation.
Amber Faith
Jodoin
GRISWOLD — Amber Faith Jodoin, 18, died June 2, 2011, at Roger Williams Hospital in Providence.
She was born Oct. 7, 1992, in Putnam, daughter of Randy S. Jodoin of Norwich and Susan (Warrender) Benard.
Amber was employed as a cashier at Walmart in Lisbon Landing.
She loved to dance and was active in cheerleading and gymnastics and enjoyed singing.
Besides her parents she leaves her brother Xavier Owen Warrender of Brooklyn; maternal grandparents, Robert and Marie Warrender and Louisa Warrender; paternal grandparents, Charles and Gail Jodoin; great-grandmother Edna Cusson and stepfather Scott Benard. She was predeceased by her great-grandfather Oliver Cusson.
The Funeral was June 7 at The Danielson Church of The Nazarene with burial in South Cemetery, Brooklyn.
Tillinghast Funeral Home, Danielson.
Elizabeth Wood,
loved books
WELLESLEY, Mass. --- Elizabeth “Bo” Wood (nee Bolding), died April 3, 2011, of complications related to Alzheimer’s disease.
Bo was born Sept. 22, 1932, in Dodge City, Kan. She was the first in her family to attend college, receiving an anonymous scholarship from a church donor to attend the College of Emporia in Kansas.
There she met her first husband, with whom she moved to Bucks County, Penn., in 1953.
The marriage produced no children and ended in divorce, after which Bo attended graduate school in American Studies at the University of Pennsylvania and worked at the Library Company of Philadelphia.
These experiences kindled what was to become a lifelong love of antiquities, particularly American rare books.
Bo went on to work as manuscript librarian at the Winterthur Museum of American Decorative Arts in Wilmington, Del, where she met her second husband, Charles B. Wood III of New London.
The couple moved to Woodstock, and had two children, Chauncey (b. 1967) and Carolyn (b. 1970) before divorcing in 1980.
During that period, Bo and Charles restored an 18th-century inn (the “Pumpkin House”) on the S. Woodstock Common and shared many special fall vacations with their children on Nantucket.
Bo loved to ride horses and competed successfully in the dressage event.
Bo also became an accomplished photographer, focusing on the country landscapes of Connecticut’s Quiet Corner.
Finally, Bo devoted countless hours to the preservation of local history, volunteering as president of the Woodstock Historical Society, and participating in the successful effort to get CT Route 169 designated a national scenic byway.
In 2002 Bo was diagnosed with Alzheimer’s and left Woodstock for Boston to be close to her family.
She leaves her two children; three grandchildren and two brothers.
Nanette M. Couture,
loved golf
MOOSUP – Nanette Mae Couture, 78, of Moosup and formerly of Jewett City, died June 5, 2011, at home.
She was born Sept. 3, 1932, in Norwich, daughter of the late Hector and Doris (Bliven) LeClaire.
Mrs. Couture was last employed at Foxwoods Resort & Casino. She loved to golf and enjoyed bowling.
She leaves her son and her sister, several grandchildren and great grandchildren.
A Graveside Service will be held at noon June 9 at St. Mary’s Cemetery, Lisbon. Tillinghast Funeral Home, Central Village.