Obituaries of burlington people - Town of Burlington

of Vernon and Pamela Caste of St. Albans, VT; two sisters; Betty Leighton and Mary Wall, bothof Windsor. Eight grandchildren. Burial in Center Cemetery, Burlington, CTSHEA, MARY (Bigwood), 56, of Sunbright Drive, Meriden, wife to James E. died 4-3-1991.Born in Unionville, 8-11-1934, she lived in Burlington & Ocala, FL before moving to Meriden 2½years ago. Besides her husband, she leaves a son and two daughters; a brother; twograndchildren. Burial in Center Cemetery, Burlington, CT.SHEA, SHAWN PATRICK Bigwood, 13, son of James and Mary (Bigwood) Shea, of 830Northeast 36th St. Ocala, FL died as a result of an automobile accident.(1970-1984) He was anative of Burlington, and moved to Ocala 4 years ago. Besides his parents, he is survived by hisgrandmother, Helen Shea of Meriden; two sisters, Michelle Powell of Hollywood, FL and Evelyn"Cookie" Powell of Ocala; and a brother, Kelly Shea of Ocala. Burial in Center Cemetery,Burlington, CT.SHEEHAN, COLLEEN F. Miss, 18, of 9 Polly Dan Road, died 7-31-1983. Born in Torrington7-31-1965, a daughter of Daniel and Jacqueline (Bumps) Sheehan, she lived in Burlington thepast six years. In addition to her parents, she is survived by a sister, Kerry of Burlington; hermaternal grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. George Bumps of Burlington. Burial in Center Cemetery,Burlington, CT. Collen was diagnosed in February 198? as having lymphoblastic leukemia, andfriends and neighbors helped raise funds to send her to Seattle, WA for a rare bone marrowtransplant. Her family was told her only chance was this transplant. Her 16 year old sisterColleen was the donor. The families expenses are expected to mount far beyond the estimated$150,000 to $200,000 cost of the treatment. It is a disease in which healthy blood cells arereplaced by cancer cells, causing bleeding, anemia and susceptibility to infection.SHEPHERD, ALICE, widow of Benjamin, died 7-25-1932. Burial in Center Cemetery, Burlington, CT.(No marker) squirrilSHEPHERD, BENJAMIN, uncle of Mrs. Helge Johnson and brother of Mrs. Inez Alderman ofAvon, died 1-27-1932 at his home in Avon. Burial in Center Cemetery, Burlington, CT. (Nomarker)SHEWCHUK, WASIL, 73, of Arch Road, Burlington, died 12-5-1963. Born in Russia in 1890,he lived in Burlington 35 years. He leaves 3 daughters, Mrs. Mary Wiese & Mrs. Jennie Benson,both of Burlington & Mrs. Helen Kendrick of Unionville, 12 grandchildren & 13 greatgrandchildren.Burial in Case Cemetery, Burlington, CT.SHOOK, WINFRED, 68, of Burlington Center (9-7-1962 5-2-1894) died in Canton, son ofGrace (Shook) Turner and the late William Shook. Burial in Collinsville Cemetery, Collinsville,CT.SIERACKI, CARL JOHN, DDS, 69, of Burlington, husband of Catriona (White), diedsuddenly, Tuesday, September 16, 2003 at his home. Born January 13, 1934 in Dickson City,PA, son of the late Joseph and Ann (Waltos) Sieracki. Carl graduated from the University ofScranton in 1957 and Temple University School of Dentistry in 1961. After two years in the Navyhe practiced dentistry in New Britain from 1962 until 1995. He enjoyed retirement, writingarticles for national fly fishing and writing history articles for the local papers. He was a skillfulphotographer who gave slide shows about history and fishing. Besides his devoted wife of 47years, he is survived by his three sons and their wives, Stephen and Ann Sieracki of Hockessin,DE, Carl and Lori Sieracki of Manitowoc, WI, and Christian and Margot Sieracki of Edgecomb,ME; his five grandchildren, Sarah and Rebecca Sieracki of Bridgeton, NJ, Elise and ClaireSieracki of Manitowoc, WI, and David Sieracki of Edgecomb, ME; his sister, Eleanor Yurchak ofOrchard Park, NY; and his brother, Edward Sieracki of Aberdeen, MD. Friends may call at TheAhern Funeral Home, 111 Main St., Rte. 4, Unionville, on Friday, Sept. 19, from 4-8 p.m.Funeral Procession from The Ahern Funeral Home will be Saturday, Sept. 20, at 9:15 a.m.followed by the Funeral Liturgy at the Church of St. Patrick in Collinsville at 10 a.m. Burial will beat the convenience of the family. In lieu of flowers, memorial donations may be made to TheNature Conservancy, 4245 N. Fairfax Dr., Suite 100, Arlington, V A 22203-1606, or to the112