Eva (Dutremble) Beausoleil
DANIELSON — Eva (Dutremble) Beausoleil (90) of Danielson passed away on Aug. 1, 2025. She was the loving wife of the late Roger Beausoleil and the daughter of Adelard and Eva (Marois) Dutremble.
Eva grew up in Danielson and was employed at Arrow-Hart for over 35 years. She had a close relationship with her parents and Eva and Roger included them on their family vacations and other activities.
She enjoyed cooking, baking, and trying new recipes. She was known for her signature spaghetti and meatballs, homemade Oreo cookies, and it wasn’t a party without her chicken wings and country style ribs.
Roger and Eva took pleasure in listening to country music, going to shows, and playing the slots at the casino. They enjoyed traveling, and Eva amassed many collector spoons from the various places they visited. They camped in Narragansett during the summers for many years where they made many life-long friends. She was a devout Catholic, a very kind person, and made friends easily. Above all else she loved her family and time spent with them.  
Eva will be missed by her children, Michael Beausoleil (Christine), Joyce Kingsbury, Bruce Beausoleil; her grandchildren, Angela Harriott, Megan Haggett (Dave), Laura Beausoleil (Joseph LaCognata), Clint Beausoleil (Chelsea Dragon), Justin Beausoleil (Kayla), and Thomas Kingsbury; her great-grandchildren, Camden and Kinsley Haggett, Carsen, Cole, and Carlie Beausoleil, and Cade Beausoleil.
A Mass will be held at 11 a.m. Aug. 23 at St. James Church, Danielson. The burial will be at a later date. Donations: A charity of your choice. Gagnon and Costello Funeral Home, Danielson.

Thomas ‘Tom’ Augustin Jarboe Jr., Vietnam vet
COLCHESTER — Thomas “Tom” Augustin Jarboe Jr., 79, of Colchester, died Aug. 3, 2025, surrounded by loved ones. 
Born on Sept. 9, 1945, in Meriden, Tom was the son of the late Thomas and Dorothy (Hoff) Jarboe. Tom grew up in Meriden before moving to Southington where he completed high school. While working at his father’s Sunoco gas station on Queen Street, Tom developed a passion for collecting and working on cars, especially GMs, with his most recent pride and joy being a 1936 Buick Special Four Door. Following high school, Tom served in Vietnam with the U.S. Marine Corps (1967-1970). His service became a source of pride, though it left lasting effects that shaped many of his adult years. In retirement, Tom found camaraderie among fellow veterans at the VFW, and American Legion, where shared experiences became a source of comfort and kinship. After returning home, Tom attended Wilcox Technical School as a Post Grad, earning a certificate in welding. He went on to enjoy a long and successful career as a construction worker. Tom’s second act found him working side by side with his father breeding and training trotter horses, beginning in Southington at Windy Acres Farm and continuing on the family farm in East Killingly. Tom even earned his jockey license by getting to race some of the horses he trained. Tom had a soft spot for animals, especially dogs. Whether boating with Troy, working the farm with Butch and Sundance, building with Bucky the inspector, or just hanging out with his last companion, Buddy.
He also had a special place in his heart for his nieces and nephews. From card games and sketching lessons, to car shows and letting them race his electric chairs around the house, Tom delighted in sharing joy, wisdom, and laughter with them. Known for his humor, generosity, and zest for life, Tom was truly the life of the party. Whether fooling around and pulling pranks with his siblings or cousins or adding laughter with a joke, he reminded everyone that life was meant to be lived fully. Thomas will be sadly missed but always remembered with love by his siblings, James Jarboe Sr. (Barbara), Diane Kendrick (John), Gary Jarboe (Amy): nieces and nephews Robert Bushnell (Lisa), Robin Gardner (Joseph), Meghan Gaignard (David), Erik Jarboe, James Jarboe Jr. (Christina), Justin Jarboe (Alicia), and Kevin Kendrick; great-nieces and nephews and cousins, especially Judith Rudolph who helped care for him. He was predeceased by his parents, Thomas and Dorothy Jarboe, his brother-in-law John Kendrick, and his ex-wife Barbara Chopus Jarboe.
Family and friends are welcome to gather from 9:30 to 11 a.m. Aug. 22 at Aurora-McCarthy Funeral Home, 167 Old Hartford Road, Colchester. Services in celebration of Thomas’ life will begin at 11am. Burial will follow at the State Veterans Cemetery on Bow Lane, Middletown, with full military honors. Donations: Wounded Warriors or Vested Interest in K9s. To send flowers to the family or leave a condolence in memory of Thomas Jarboe, please visit www.auroramccarthyfuneralhome.com

Jeanne F. (Pelletier) Leduc
PUTNAM — Jeanne F. (Pelletier) Leduc, 96, of Putnam, passed away peacefully Aug. 4, 2025, in the care of Day Kimball Hospital. 
She was the wife of the late Raymond B. Leduc, who died in 2004.
She was the youngest of 11 children born Oct. 8, 1928, to Odilon and Anais (Cloutier) Pelletier of Woonsocket, R.I.
Jeanne graduated from St. Claire High School and married Raymond Leduc (literally the boy next door) on April 18, 1949, in Precious Blood Church in Woonsocket. 
After moving to Southbridge, Mass., they settled in Putnam in 1952.
After raising her two children, she worked at Pevner Drug and Windham Medical as an orthotic fitter. 
Jeanne took pride in helping others regain comfort, mobility, and body image.
 Her care and passion left a lasting impact on both her patients and colleagues. 
She was a faithful Catholic who often attended daily Mass at St. Mary Church in Putnam.
She devoted much of her energy to helping the church. 
She became a eucharistic minister for the parish, bringing the Blessed Sacrament to homebound parishioners. 
She worked with the Rite of Christian Initiation of Adults as a sponsor, helping people who wanted to convert to Catholicism.
Jeanne had a quiet joy for life’s simple pleasures. She decorated her meticulously well-kept home with family photos, including those of her three precious grandchildren. 
She found endless satisfaction in the challenge of a good jigsaw puzzle. In her later years, Jeanne found fellowship with many neighbors at Ella Grasso Gardens in Putnam, where she lived after retirement.
Her final years were spent at Matulaitis Rehabilitation and Skilled Care in Putnam, where she was known as Mémère by the staff.
She leaves her son and daughter-in-law, Roger and Karen (Bertrand) Leduc of Putnam; daughter and son-in-law, Monique and John Hornyak of Scotts Valley, Calif.; and grandchildren Bertrand and André Leduc of Putnam, and Celeste Hornyak of Anaheim, Calif. 
She was predeceased by all 10 of her brothers and sisters.
Following a Funeral Mass at St. Mary Church, she was interred beside her husband in St. Mary Cemetery. 
Donations: St. Mary Church of the Visitation, 218 Providence St., Putnam, CT 06260.
 Gilman and Valade Funeral Home, 104 Church St., Putnam.