Rizal “Rick” Menor Coloma, passed away at his daughter’s home in Colchester where he had been residing, early Sunday morning on July 25, 2021.  He was 84 years old.  Born on September 21, 1936 in Calayab, Laoag City, Philippines, he was a son of the late Stephen F. and Marcelina (Menor) Coloma.  Rizal came to Hawaii in the 1950’s and remained there most of his lifetime.  He married Margaret Hernandez, now predeceased, the...

Terrance “Terry” L. Dorsey, 75, of Colchester, passed away peacefully on Thursday, July 22, 2021 with his family by his side, after a courageous battle with cancer. Born June 25,1946 in Ft. Fairfield, Maine to Philip Dorsey and Rita (Higgins) Sears. Terrance married his love, Mariette (Emond) Dorsey on July 27, 1968. Terrance proudly served his country as a US Navy Seabee and served 2 tours in Vietnam from 1965-1967.  He worked for many years for Stroehmann Bakery &...

Beatrice (Bea) Louise (Links) Stokes, 96, of Hebron, passed peacefully Wednesday, July 21, 2021, with her family by her side. Born November 9, 1924 in New Haven; she was the daughter of the late Karl and Louise (Tufvander) Links. She moved to Hebron at the age of 9 months when her father inherited his farm in Gilead. She attended a one room school house at the end of West Street in Gilead until the 8th grade when she attended Windham High School graduating in 1942. From 1942 to 1944 Bea...

Thomas J. Ladegard, 51, of Manchester, and formerly of Colchester, passed away unexpectedly at home on Tuesday, July 20, 2021. Born April 6, 1970 in Hartford; he was the son of Thomas S. Ladegard and Linda (Rumney) Paine.  Thomas grew up in Colchester, and was a 1988 graduate of Bacon Academy. He attended UConn for several years, and worked for the City of Hartford as a Senior Analysis for 20 years. He was a voracious reader of all genres, but his favorite was fantasy and science...

Ethel S. DePaola (Bauer) 97, of Colchester, formerly of Waterford, passed away Sunday, July 18, 2021 peacefully at home with her family by her side. Born July 30, 1923 in Kingston, NY, she was the daughter of the late Anthony and Laura (Dowell) Bauer. Mrs. DePaola was married to the late Eugene A. DePaola on January 11, 1953 in Kingston, NY. Before her marriage, she worked as a seamstress at the historic US Lace Curtain Mill. Afterwards she devoted her time to raising her children. She...

Salem, CT. Shanaan "Shane" Tae Yousey, 33, of Salem, passed away unexpectedly on July 17, 2021, from injuries sustained in a tragic accident. Born October 8, 1987, he was the beloved son of Jay and Nannette Yousey of Salem. Shane was a graduate of East Lyme Highschool. He had a deep love for baseball which he began playing at a young age and continued to love the sport throughout his life. Shane was an avid outdoorsman who loved snowmobiling, riding ATV’s and...

Robert D. Niver, 61, of Colchester, passed away Thursday, July 15, his family by his side. Born August 17, 1959 in Paris, France, to the late George and Erica (Mast) Niver. He settled down and started his family in Connecticut with his wife, MaryAnne (Kochuk) Niver, whom he married in 1988. In life, Robert proudly served his country in the US Navy. He worked for many years at Paradigm Precision. He had a love for music and sports. For baseball, his team was the Boston Red Sox, for football,...

ROWLAND, Juanita Rose, age 74, of Colchester passed away Wednesday, July 7, 2021. Born November 13, 1946 in Windham, Connecticut; she was a daughter of the late Florence and Paul Watkins and attended RHAM High School. She married her husband, Daniel Rowland, May 29th, 1969 at the Federated Church in Colchester. They settled in Colchester, raising their family and sharing 52 years of marriage. Over the years, Juanita worked at Dino’s, Schusters Express, Clark Transportation, Fairy Tale...

Robin Iva Lynn, 69, of Colchester, passed away peacefully at home on Monday, July 5, 2021. Born October 21, 1951 in Hartford; she was a daughter of the late Phillip and Sondra (Solomon) Champagne. She enjoyed doing numerous arts and crafts such as word games and coloring books. She is survived by her children Derek (Aimee) Whitneck, Jackie (Eric) Reynolds, and Staci Lynn (Jason)Tomer; sisters Wendy (Richard) Ford and Barri (Craig) Fox, and brother Stephen (Linda) Champagne; two grandchildren...

James L. O’Connell “Big Jim” , “Okie”, 81, of Colchester, beloved husband of Eva (Tapar) O’Connell passed away on Friday , July 2, 2021 surrounded by his loving family. Born January 19, 1940 in Hartford; he was the son of the late Arthur and Margaret (Plummer) O’Connell. Jim resided in Newington, East Hartford, and Colchester. He was a graduate of Newington Senior High school, class of 1958. He proudly served his country in the U.S. Navy Reserves...