Marlene Joanne Edwards, age 81, of Colchester, passed away into the arms of the Lord on June 4, 2020 at Hartford Hospital, with her loving children by her side.  Born in Ishpeming City, MI in 1938; she was a daughter of the late Eugene and Ellie (Kaminen) Hill.  After high school, Marlene earned a degree in nursing from the Augustana Nursing School in Chicago and worked as a registered nurse for a short time.  She married her beloved husband, Rev. Doran J. Edwards on September...

Mildred June Misbach, “Midge”, age 82, of Lebanon, passed away with her loving family by her side, on June 4, 2020, at Covenant Living in Cromwell.  Born in Port Chester, NY on February 17, 1938, she was the daughter of Nicholas and Rose (Zaccagnino) Gareri.  Mildred grew up in NY and graduated from Mamaroneck High School in 1956.  She later went on to study at the Connecticut Business Institute.  She moved to Derby, Connecticut in 1962,...

Meghan Havelin Perrin, age 36, of Middlefield, and formerly of Colchester, beloved mother, daughter, niece, cousin and friend, passed away on Friday, May 29th. Born in Hartford on July 28, 1983; she was the daughter of Robin Havelin. She was a 2001 graduate of Bacon Academy High School, and attended Middlesex Community College. Meghan’s welcoming and good-natured style could fill a room with smiles and laughter. Meghan was “the sunshine” of her predeceased, beloved...

Francies Helen Harmon, age 67, of Salem, passed away at Hartford Hospital on May 28, 2020. Born August 19, 1952 in Germany; she was the daughter of the late Donald and Franziska (Wagner) Thompson. In 1970, Francies graduated from Montville High School. A few years later she married her husband Doug on November 3, 1973. For years Francies worked as a cashier at Petco in Waterford. In her spare time she would tend to her garden and listen to her favorite singer, Cher, but she was always...

Donald Alfred Demar, age 90, of Colchester and formerly of South Glastonbury, passed away on May 21, 2020, at Middlesex Hospital after a long and courageous struggle with lung disease.  Born on March 15, 1930 in Hartford, he was a son of the late Alfred and Anna (Moore) Demar.  Donald was a proud veteran, having served with the US Air Force during the Korean War.  He married his beloved wife, Roseann Fontana on October 8, 1955.  The couple shared 62 years of marriage...

Diane Rita Nichols, age 81, of Hebron and formerly of Westchester, passed away on May 20, 2020 at the Marlborough Health and Rehabilitation Center where she had been residing.  Diane was born on August 12, 1938 in New York, NY, a daughter of the late Adelard and Gabrielle (Rousseau) Chicoine.  She married her beloved husband Lawrence in 1956. The couple shared 42 years of marriage before he predeceased her in 1999.  Diane was a communicant of the Church of the Holy Family in...

Nancy J. Anderson, who spent much of her 80 years of life caring for others as both a devoted mother and an emergency room nurse, died Sunday, May 17, 2020, in a place she loved – her home in Colchester, Connecticut.  Nancy became a nurse in 1960 after graduating from the New England Deaconess Hospital School of Nursing in Boston, and worked as a Registered Nurse for 46 years, including 37 in the emergency room at Manchester Hospital in Connecticut. Her husband of 57 years, David...

Ronald Joseph LaForge of East Haddam/Moodus, passed away Friday, May 15, 2020 after a short illness. Ron was born on November 16, 1946 in Providence, Rhode Island to the late Herve and Eva (Flynn) LaForge. Ron graduated from East Hampton High School class of 1964. Shortly after graduation, he and his best friend, Tom Healey, enlisted in the US Navy, he served aboard the U.S.S. Leary as a boiler technician. This led to his lifelong carrer as a HVAC technician. After leaving the service he...

Lillian Griffin Brown, 91, of Colchester, passed away peacefully at home on Thursday, May 14, 2020. Born February 14, 1929, in Hebron, CT; she was the daughter of the late William and Ellen (Olin) Griffin. In 1947 Lillian graduated from Windham High School in Willimantic, CT. She married the late Arthur H. Brown, in 1949 and settled in Colchester, CT raising their four children. Besides her beloved husband of 49 years, Arthur; Lillian was predeceased by her siblings, William, Irvin, Marion,...

Karen Lee Muir, age 60, of Wethersfield and formerly of Illinois, passed away at Hartford Hospital on May 6, 2020 after complications from a life-long struggle with Juvenile Diabetes.  Born on November 4, 1959 in Indianapolis, IN, she was a daughter of Robert and Gail (Hendrickson) Muir. Karen grew up in Illinois and graduated from Augustana College in Rock Island, IL with a BA in Chemistry and Biology.  Karen had a diverse and interesting career beginning in 1981 as a chemist and...