Joseph Ray Wolter II,
Vietnam war vet
STORRS — Joseph Ray Wolter II, 80, of Warren Circle, died Nov. 29, 2018, at Mansfield Center for Nursing. Born in 1938 in Indianapolis, he was the son of the late Joseph Ray Martz, I and Evelyn Louise (Crostreet) Wolter. His stepfather was the late Adolph Gustav Wolter.
Joseph was a U.S. Army veteran serving during the Vietnam war. He then became a self-employed artist and worked as a print operator for several printing companies.
He leaves his daughter, Elizabeth Wolter of Storrs; two grandchildren, Zoe and Alec Stephen; his niece, Annie Tillie Grossman; and his nephews, Brian and Keith Grossman.
Gilman Funeral Home and Crematory, 104 Church St., Putnam.
Arlene C. Carbone
BROOKLYN — Arlene C. Carbone, 71, of Brooklyn died Nov. 25, 2018, at home. She was born Nov. 26, 1946, in Putnam, daughter of the late Vincent and Lena (Dandeneau) Espinosa.
Arlene loved to spend time with her daughter and granddaughters.
She leaves her daughter Gina Carbone of Brooklyn; brother Fr. Donald Espinosa of Boston; granddaughters Kayleigh and Mia.
There are no services. Gagnon and Costello Funeral Home, 33 Reynolds St., Danielson.
Carolyn Hughes
DAYVILLE — Carolyn Hughes, 77 of Dayville, died Nov. 27, 2018, at home.
Born Jan. 28, 1941, in Putnam, she was the daughter of the late Lester and Betty Adams.
Carolyn was the wife of Arthur Hughes. They were married on April 26, 1958. Carolyn devoted her life around her family and loved to travel the world.
Besides her husband of 60 years Arthur, she leaves her daughters Linda Allen of Dayville, Debra Thurlow of Dayville and Brenda Caron (Ronald) of Dayville; grandchildren Christine Farner (Andrew), Peter Thurlow (Jaclyn), Jenna Allen and Brittany Carr (Scott); great-granddaughter Kaydence Chloe Farner; her great-grandson Finn Hughes Thurlow; sisters Dottie Berube and Jackie Hart. Carolyn was predeceased by a sister Anne Adams.
Private services were held at Gagnon and Costello Funeral Home, 33 Reynolds St., Danielson.
Daniel S. Noren
WOODSTOCK — Daniel S. Noren, 46, of Rt. 198, died Nov. 27, 2018, at home. Born in Putnam, he was the son of Barbara (Paquette) Noren of Putnam and the late Edward Noren.
Mr. Noren worked as a parts salesman at Coutu Truck Country and prior to that Putnam Ford. Daniel enjoyed spending time is his pool, fishing, snowmobiling, and quadding. He will be remembered as a “Consummate Salesman.” He leaves his mother; a son, Charles E. Noren and his mother Rebecca (Willich) Gould of Woodstock Valley; two brothers, Bruce A. Noren and Glenn E. Noren (Dineen), all of Woodstock; a nephew, Jeffrey Noren of Dayville and a niece, Janel Noren of Knoxville. The Funeral was private. Donations: Covenant Soup Kitchen, 220 Valley St., Willimantic, CT 06226. Gilman Funeral Home & Crematory, 104 Church St., Putnam.
Raymond Rohrig Jr.
DANIELSON — Raymond G. Rohrig Jr., 88, of Danielson, died Nov. 28, 2018, at Hartford Hospital. Born Feb. 23, 1930, in Providence, he was the son of the late Raymond and Aurore (Desrosiers) Rohrig Sr.
He was predeceased by his first wife Eva (Stanley) Rohrig. On Sept. 12, 2004, he married Georgette (Voisine) Rohrig in St. James Church in Danielson.
Raymond was an avid outdoors man. He enjoyed saltwater fishing, hunting, hiking and fishing in the beaver ponds in the White Mountains. He was a member of the Danielson Lodge of Elks #1706. Raymond was a supervisor at Anchor Glass working there for 22 years.
Besides his wife Georgette, he leaves his children Raymond Rohrig, Eva Tolani, Carol Geary, Shirley Martin and Leah Meladossian; his stepchildren Juliette Centore and Philip Centore; his sister Jean Schaarschmidt; grandchildren, great-grandchildren and two great- great-grandchildren. He was predeceased by his sisters Jannette Brown, Shirley Roy and a granddaughter Keloha Rohrig.
A Memorial Service will be at 11:30 a.m. Dec. 6 at Gagnon and Costello Funeral Home, 33 Reynolds St., Danielson, with burial at a later date in St. Ann Cemetery, Cranston, R.I.
Victor J. Wonoski Sr.,
WWII vet
DUDLEY — Victor Joseph Wonoski Sr., 94, died Nov. 26, 2018 at St. Vincent Hospital in Worcester.
Born Oct. 8, 1924, Victor grew up in Dudley on his parents’ farm and fell in love with the town he would return to as an Army veteran of WWII, who served in the Asiatic-Pacific Theatre.
It was in Dudley, where Victor met and married the love of his life, Gertrude L. (LaFerriere) Wonoski.
Before retiring in 1986, Victor worked as a grinder at Webster Lens Company for more than 10 years, a shipping manager at Preferred Plastics in N. Grosvenordale for several years, and then finished his career by working at Danco Manufacturing in Putnam for 15 years.
In addition to his wife, he leaves three children, a son, Victor J. Wonoski Jr. (Joyce) of Dayville, daughters, Sandra A. Wonoski of Dudley and Nancy C. (Wonoski) Voutour of Uxbridge, Mass.; his granddaughter, Victoria N. Voutour of New York City, and his grandson, Joshua Henries of Dayville. He was predeceased by his parents Anthony and Bernice (Archacka) Wonoski; brothers, Louie, Henry, and Teddy; and sisters, Winnie Frolich and Irene Seraphin.
Victor was a member of St. Anthony of Padua Church, Dudley, where a Memorial Mass will be held at noon Dec. 22.
Donations: Second Chance Animal Shelter, 11 Young Road, East Brookfield, MA 01515 or www.secondchance.org.
Sitkowski & Malboeuf Funeral Home, Webster.
Paul Brinkley Sr.
WILSONVILLE — Paul W. Brinkley Sr., 67, died Nov. 30, 2018, at home after a long illness.
He was born in Hartford, son of the late Paul Brinkley and Margaret (McConnell) Brinkley and lived in Thompson most of his life. Paul was a respiratory therapist and worked for many years at the Hubbard Regional Hospital, Webster. He was an avid New England Patriots and Red Sox fan. One of his great joys was his Harley Davidson.
He leaves his wife of 47 years, Helen A. (Dungel) Brinkley; three sons, Paul W. Brinkley Jr. of Foxboro, Mass. Daniel Brinkley (Maria) of Wilsonville, and Scott Brinkley (Ayesha) of Tampa, Fla.; five grandchildren, Jared, Kyle, Daniel, Ella and Aiden and one great-grandson, Cooper; two sisters-in-laws, Maryann Dungel of Webster and Betty Soule of Anchorage. He was predeceased by one brother-in-law, John Dungel.
Donations: Hospice and Palliative Care of Day Kimball Hospital, Putnam, CT. 06260. Shaw-Majercik Funeral Home, Webster.
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Memorial
trees planted
Memorial trees were planted in honor of Patrick Wood, who died in 2006, at two Pomfret schools in early November. The purple beech trees were donated by former Pomfret resident Charles Stoddard who was taken with Patrick’s story after reading about his sudden death. Patrick was the High Achievement winner at Pomfret Community School in 1997 and valedictorian at Pomfret School in 2001. He graduated from Stanford with distinction in math in 2005 and was working as a programmer at Siemens in Berlin when he committed suicide at age 23.
“He was a talented and accomplished musician,” said Stoddard. “He became fluent in German, and I know from experience how difficult it is to learn to read, wrote, and speak the language, especially in his case coming from a small New England town.” Stoddard was in the first graduating class from Pomfret Community School in 1949 and has studied German,
French, and Latin throughout his life. “We were the ‘49ers, the Gold Miners and we were proud of our new school.”
The tree at Pomfret School was planted near the chapel where Patrick had played in many piano recitals. On a windy fall day, Stoddard explained that the tree was a “memorial to Patrick Wood’s ueberpersonliche, the German word meaning beyond the personal experience of a gifted and talented life.” The dedication included Sydney Dubitsky, Blake Zahansky, Brennan Holmes, and Drew Marshall — four students who had won a merit scholarship in Patrick’s name.
At the Pomfret Community School dedication in the gymnasium, music teacher Ms. March and Principal Susan Imschweiler arranged for seventh and eighth grade students and teachers to be present. The chorus sang “Lost Boy” about a lonely boy who finds friendship with Peter Pan in Neverland. “We were completely overwhelmed that the school would organize such a beautiful ceremony,” said Lisette Rimer, Patrick’s mother. “The chorus sang with a maturity that made us marvel. We cannot thank both schools enough for memories that will stay with us forever.”
Rimer said: “Special thanks go to Louisa Jones and Brenda Bullied from Pomfret School, as well as principal Susan Imschweiler and Tom Lepine from Pomfret Community School for coordinating both tree plantings. Most importantly, thanks goes to Mr. Stoddard for caring about Patrick. It says a lot about the heart of this community. When tragedy strikes, heartfelt gestures like his keep you going.” Stoddard planted the trees at both schools and ended each dedication by saying that we cast our memories of Patrick “to the realm of ages.”
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PUTNAM — As part of this season’s holiday events, the Town of Putnam and Putnam Business Association are illuminating the New Big Ornament at 4:30 p.m. on New Year’s Day, Jan. 1 at Rotary Park on Kennedy Drive.
The New Big Ornament experienced some delayed shipping due to the Holiday Season. The ornament will be illuminated from Jan. 1 through the weekend of the “Fire and Ice Festival” on Feb. 9.
The Illuminating Ceremony will include the acknowledgement of major sponsors: Putnam Bank, Putnam Business Association, Day Kimball Hospital, Wheelabrator Putnam Inc., Rawson Material, and bankHometown.
The event will include light refreshments and music. The magnificent 28-foot Ornament will be large enough for people to walk through with a path in the middle and will be a great photo opportunity for all.
Bring a lawn chair to enjoy the brief ceremony and help get the New Year Brighter!!
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Bell Ringing
Above: Michael Kutsanzira from Zimbabwe and Tristan Erispe from South Africa, PSA soccer team. Top right: Reagan Couture, Lily Brin and Brooke Nagle of Woodstock Academy. Bottom right: Tristan Monahan, Mckenna Gagnon and Evan Wood of Woodstock Academy. Photos courtesy of Roberta Rocchetti.
PUTNAM — The Putnam Rotary Interact Club has been coordinating students from local schools, organizations and the local community to assist the local Salvation Army in their Kettle Campaign since 1997 raising more than $200,000 for the northeast corner of Connecticut.
This year the club is off to a great start with more than 25 students from Woodstock Academy, Putnam Science Academy and Killingly High School participating, according to Rotarian advisor Roberta Rocchetti. Rotarians and members of the Rotaract Club have also participated along with their family members.
Look for the bell ringers Dec. 8, Dec. 15 and Dec. 22 at the Putnam Stop & Shop, Putnam Walmart, Putnam Price Chopper and Putnam Supermarket and please make a donation. The money received in the kettles goes to the local Salvation Army office to be distributed to TEEG, Daily Bread and to others in need.
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