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M. Blais, Tomiko A. Blais, Christine M. Blais, Jessica Y. Blais, Joseph R. Blais and Bradford W.Blais all at home in Burlington; his three sisters, Deborah Thomas and her husband Leonard ofEnfield, Rebecca Gaynor of Collinsville and Melissa Thiezzi and her husband Jon of Collinsville.Friends may call at The Ahern Funeral Home, 111 Main St., Rt. 4, Unionville on Thursday, Dec.16 from 5-8 p.m. Funeral services will be held Friday, Dec. 17 at 11 a.m. in the CongregationalChurch of Burlington, Rt. 4, Burlington with the Rev. Wendall Taylor officiating. Burial will followin Center Cemetery, Burlington. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to theBlais Children Educational Fund, c/o Farmington Savings Bank, Rt. 4, Burlington, CT 06013.BLAIS, JOSEPH C. 74, of 206 East Chippens Hill Road, husband of Barbara(Canedy)Blais,died 3-31-1993. He and his wife had lived in Burlington 40 years. Born 11-24-1919, in Canaan,ME and raised in Collinsville, he was a son of the late Cleophas P. and Elodie (Gauthier)Blais.He was an Air Force veteran of WW II and a former prisoner of war in Germany. Besides hiswife, he leaves a son and daughter-in-law, Bradford and Mary Ann Blais of Burlington; threedaughters and two sons-in-law, Deborah and Leonard Thomas of Ellington, Rebekah and JohnGaynor of Canton and Melissa Blais of Collinsville; a half-brother, Gerald Paquette ofFarmington; five brothers, Victor of Longmeadow, MA, Roland of South Hadley, MA, Robert L.Pillip and Henry of Bristol; five sisters, Violet Pelletier of Farmington, Juliette Royal of Huron,Ohio, Helen LaPlant, Florestine Gromoshak and Irene Blais of Bristol. Burial in West Cemetery,Bristol, CT.BLAKESLEE, SUSAN B. 87, wife of Wallace, of 19 North Street, died 6-27-1980. Born inBurlington 10-18-1892, she was the daughter of the late Adna and Anna (Upson) Barnes. APlymouth resident for many years, she was a member of Plymouth Congregational Church. Inaddition to her husband, she is survived by a son, Frank of Miami Springs, Fla.; a daughter,Mrs. Norma Crowley of Middlebury; a sister, Mrs. Mildred Alderman of Burlington; twograndchildren. Burial at West Cemetery, Plymouth, CT.BLANCHARD, BERNARD R. 85, of West Avon Rd., Unionville, husband of Ann (Kelly)Blanchard, died Sunday, (Oct. 18, 1998) at his home after a long heart & kidney illness, Bernardwas born on April 14, 1913 in South Branch, Newfoundland, the eighth of twelve children. Hecame to Burlington in 1924, where his father had been hired to open and manage the BurlingtonFish Hatchery, then and now, a popular field trip destination for Connecticut school children.Along with the rest of his family, he became an American citizen soon afterward. Mr. Blanchardwas a life long musician, a violinist, who combined formal training and a natural "ear" to masterthe dance repertoire of Gaelic, Nova Scotian, and French Canadian fiddle music. He was atalented baseball player with his Collinsville High School Team and with the Farmington Valley(sandlot) league, cited by legendary Hartford Courant sport's writer, Bill Lee, as a " fine hittingpitcher with a curve that seemed to break from 3rd base". Bernard was a graduate of MorseSchool of Business, in Hartford. During World War II, he served with the Army Air Force RadioCommunication Corps in the remote outpost of Hsinching, China, rising to the noncommissionedrank of Master Sergeant. In post war Connecticut, Bernard worked for theHartford Electric Light Company and became manger of Helco's Meter and Service Division,before his retirement in 1975. In recent years, he wrote and published three books of essaysand reminiscences on life in Newfoundland, Canada and Burlington, Ct. in the early 2Othcentury. The last of these books, A House Beside the Road (Pondside Publication's, 1993), isoften cited, and quoted from, in the Canadian Broadcasting Company's (CBC) public radioprogramming. Mr. Blanchard was a member of St. Mary's "Star of the Sea" Roman CatholicChurch in Unionville. He served as a lay helper for many years and led the teaching of hymnsduring the years of renewal. He is survived two sisters, Helen Sullivan and Cecilia Delisa;(Cecelia, d.1-16-2004, b.1-15-1915) and a brother, Chris Blanchard. He leaves his children,Charles Blanchard, Rosemary Blanchard, Michael and Greta Blanchard and Helen and Thomas0' Connor. His six grandchildren, Bridget, Caitlin, Jeanette, Esther, Michael, and Reuben.Friends may call at the Ahern Funeral Home, 111 Main St., Rte 4, Unionville, Wednesday, 2-4pm and 7-9 pm. Funeral liturgy will be celebrated Thursday, 10 am in the Church of St. Mary16
Star of the Sea, Main St., Unionville. Burial will be in the family plot in St. Mary Cemetery, Avon.Contributions may be sent, with gratitude, to the CAPD Out Patient Unit, St. Francis/Mt. SinaiHospital & Medial Center, 114 Woodland St. Hartford, a 06105.BLANCHARD, ERNEST RILEY, 69, husband of Maureen(Murray)Blanchard, of Stone Road,died 9-14-1983. Born in Whigville on 9-28-1913, a son of the late Charles Fuller and LucyAnn(Riley)Balanchard, he lived in Burlington most of his life. He was a veteran of WW II, havingserved with the paratroopers. In addition to his wife, he is survived by two sons, Dennis Riley ofHampstead, NH and Ernest David Blanchard of Torrington. He was predeceased by a son,Thomas Joseph Blanchard, a Marine who was killed in Vietnam. Burial at Colomnel RaymondGates Cemetery, Rocky Hill, CT.BLANCHARD, THOMAS, 18, of Stone Road, Burlington. Mr. Ernest & Mrs. MaureenBlanchard have been notified of the death of their son, in the US Marine Corps PFC whileserving in Vietnam. A graduate of Lewis Mills High School, he left for Vietnam on 7-7 and diedone month later, 8-7-1968. His brother Sgt. Dennis R. serving with the Air Force in Germany, isscheduled to return home today. Ernest, a younger brother is a student at Lewis Mills. Burial atRose Hill Cemetery, Rocky Hill. Marker in Center Cemetery, Burlington, CT.BLASKO, FRANK, 80, of Dyer Avenue, Canton, beloved husband of Priscilla P. (Vegh)Blasko died Friday (August 23, 2002) at the Connecticut Hospice in Branford. He was bornNovember 1, 1921 in Karos, Hungary, son of the late Joseph and Agnes (Visovszki) Blasko andhad lived in Buffalo, NY prior to moving to Canton 36 years ago. He served in the HungarianArmy during World War II. Mr. Blasko owned and operated retail gas stations for many years. ATexaco station in Buffalo, NY, an Arco station in Farmington and both Mobil and Exxon stationsin Avon, and Collinsville prior to his retirement in 1984. He was a devout Catholic and a memberof St. Patrick's Church in Collinsville, where he served as an usher for 35 years, and a memberof the Hungarian Club in Newington. Besides his wife of 54 years, he is survived by a son,George Blasko of Canton; three daughters, Maria K. Dalstrom and her husband Bruce of Berlin,Victoria B. Chenard and her husband Peter E. of Glastonbury and Priscilla B. Bourret ofSyracuse, NY; two sisters, Irene Krul and her husband Gabriel and Elizabeth Vacila, all ofBarkhamsted; six grandchildren, Melissa Grzywinski of Fairfield, Matthew Grzywinski of NewYork City, NY, Justin Blasko of Berlin, Timothy Blasko of Nantucket, MA, Kristofer Chenard andErica Chenard, both of Glastonbury; a niece, a nephew; and many relatives in Hungary andSlovakia. Friends may call at the Vincent Funeral Home, 120 Albany Turnpike, Canton, Monday,August 26, 6-8 p.m. Funeral will be Tuesday, August 27, 9:15 a.m. from the Vincent FuneralHome followed by a Mass of Christian Burial at 10 a.m. in St. Patrick's Church, Collinsville.Burial will be in St. Patrick's Cemetery, Burlington. In lieu of flowers, memorial donations may bemade to Connecticut Hospice, Inc., 100 Double Beach Road, Branford, CT 06405, or CancerResearch, 282 Washington Street, Hartford, CT 06106.BODAMER, OTTILIE F.(Folop) 86, of 21 Reservoir Road, Whigville, died 10-6-1986. Shewas the widow of Rudolph E. Bodamer. She was born 4-6-1900 in Witkowo, Poland, daughter ofthe late Adolph and Christina (Reich) Folop and had lived in Whigville for the past 49 years.Previously she lived in Dobbs Ferry, NY and Bristol. She leaves four sons, Rudolph A. andReinhardt E. both of Bristol, Roger E. of Harwinton and Clarence O. of Eastam, MA; twodaughters, Clara B. Mason of Whigville and Laura B. Barr of Bristol. Burial in Lamson CornerCemetery, Burlington CT.BODAMER, RUDOLPH A. 61. of 1025 Jerome Ave. Bristol, husband of Jane (Bunn)Bodamer, died 9-8-1989. He was born 5-2-1928 in Bristol, and was son of the late Rudolph E.and Ottilie Bodamer. He resided in Burlington most of his life, moving to Bristol 11 years ago. Inaddition to his wife, he is survived by a stepson, William LaForest of Terryville; two stepdaughters, Betty Jane Gesking of Bristol and Nancy Capparelli of Brewster, MA; three brothers,Reinhardt of Bristol, Roger of Harwinton and Clarence of North Eastham, MA; two sisters,Laura Barr and Clara Mason, both of Burlington. Burial in Center Cemetery, Burlington, CT.17
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Page 3 and 4: ALDERMAN, CLARENCE A. 82, of Farmin
Page 5 and 6: Caroline (Finkenzeller) Alderman. S
Page 7 and 8: AUSTIN, STARR SEYMOUR, died 11-20-1
Page 9 and 10: BALDWIN, SUSAN(Smith) wife of the l
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Page 15: Hartford; a sister, Mary "Mae" Peac
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Page 23 and 24: sisters, Mrs. John F. Dowd of Burli
Page 25 and 26: CAMPBELL, DARIUS, died at this home
Page 27 and 28: CHAMBERS, WALTER P. 72, of Deer Ave
Page 29 and 30: A comprehensive list of flag-handli
Page 31 and 32: CURTIS, ELMIRA, Miss died 8-10-1909
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Page 35 and 36: DILLOUREY, NELLIE(Minery) 1882, 6-1
Page 37 and 38: of Waterbury; 3 great grandchildren
Page 39 and 40: and his wife Susan of New Hartford
Page 41 and 42: (Seiffert); three sons, Arthur L. o
Page 43 and 44: Charles Frink of Unionville & 2 sis
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Page 47 and 48: Collinsville and Alexander of Torri
Page 49 and 50: wife, Annie (Davidson) Green of Ter
Page 51 and 52: Bonini, of Unionville and Mrs. Juli
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Page 55 and 56: HINMAN, HOWARD B. 72, of Milford St
Page 57 and 58: HOLLAND, CARL E. 88, of Burlington,
Page 59 and 60: mayor. (first wife, Sarah Goodsell)
Page 61 and 62: from 1972 resided in Burlington. Mr
Page 63 and 64: JOHNSON, FRANK WARNER, 83, of 94 W.
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orn Aug. 8, 1918, on Barnes Hill Rd
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daughter-in-law, Andrew and Lucy Kr
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leaves his dog, Buddy. George’s f
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LEWIS, ROBERT EARL 67, of 33 Cornwa
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Mrs. Esther L. Butler of Terryville
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MA; his paternal grandmother, Mrs.
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Torrington, and Brian Mason of Terr
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Torrington; a daughter and son-in-l
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for the past ten years has been wit
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two sons, James B. Jr. of Watertown
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Unionville spent many months in And
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services will be held on Saturday,
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pertaining to it, as well as in aff
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other, Thomas of Collinsville and s
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home; a stepdaughter, Mrs. Mary D.B
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Simsbury; three brothers, George E.
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Burlington most of his life. Beside
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NH, Kelly Pyenson of Otis, MA; one
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Amelia Patty Ruffenach. In addition
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of Truro, MA; and a great-grandchil
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SCHEIDEL, MARIE B. (Michel) 81, for
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three daughters, Ms. Margaret Schus
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several nieces and nephews. She was
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Burlington Volunteer Fire Dept., P.
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SMITH, THERON, Deacon, died 7-22-19
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Bristol, Mrs. Gloria Brodeur, and M
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Congregational Church. Besides his
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Helen Preira, both of Burlington an
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Barnes of Canton Center & Mrs. Haze
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of the late Shirley(Yeagar)Towne. B
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TURNER, JANICE L. (Madison) 60, of
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the Farmington trolley bridge, whic
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Church of Collinsville, and often p
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Raymond (Elizabeth) McCue; one son
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& Maureen of Torrington; his daught
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Marion W.Duquette of Burlington; tw
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WOLLMANN, SANDRA(Smith) 42, of 132
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stepchildren, Jeanne Corbin of Hadd
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HARTIGAN, WILLIAM HORTON, (1913) A
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