Kenneth C. Carpenter Sr., Retired, Putnam Police Department
BOULDER CITY, Nev. — Kenneth C. Carpenter Sr., 82, of Boulder City, formerly of Putnam, died on March 11, 2026, at Nathan Adelson Hospice in Las Vegas. He was the loving husband of Suzanne (Breckel) Carpenter. Born in 1943 in Dudley, he was the son of the late Clinton B. and Elsie (Bates) Carpenter.
Mr. Carpenter was a graduate of H.H. Ellis Technical School. He retired from his dream job as a patrolman for the Putnam Police Department in 1983 at the age of 39 due to heart issues.
Ken was a man who spent the rest of his life helping anyone he could in any way possible and because of this he was well loved by his neighbors and friends.
He leaves his wife of 57 years, Suzanne Carpenter of Boulder City; his son, Kenneth C. Carpenter Jr. and his companion, Evelyn Lawrence of N. Grosvenordale; his sister-in-law Connie Carpenter of Thompson; nieces and nephews, Brad Carpenter, David Carpenter, Jane Howell, Dawn Dowd, Adrianne Rafferty, and Dale Weiner. He was predeceased by his siblings, Donald Carpenter and Harriette Dowd, and a niece, Elizabeth Santerre.
Visitation is from 4 to 6 p.m. March 26; from 10 a.m. to 11 a.m. March 27 in the Gilman Funeral Home, 104 Church St., Putnam, followed by a service in the funeral home at 11. Burial will follow in Mt. Zion Cemetery, Webster. Donations: Putnam Police Department, Crime Prevention Fund, 189 Church St., Putnam, CT 06260. 

Randall Frederick Haines
With broken hearts and deep love, we share the passing of Randall Frederick Haines, husband of Geraldine Haines, first born son of Robert Hall Haines and Nellie Buchok of Southington. He grew up and attended schools there with his sister Cathy Haines and brother Brian Haines.
He had a loving smile and great sense of humor, loved playing guitar, and most of all had a deep love for the Lord Jesus.
He played baseball in high school, and lacrosse in college as well as other sports.
Six years at Southern Connecticut State University awarded him a master’s degree in library science.
After his marriage in 1983 to Geraldine Berger, he worked at the Choate Rosemary Hall Library in Wallingford in addition to delivering mail on campus. 
Together they raised two wonderful children, Julia R. Haines and Joel C. Haines while in Wallingford then in Putnam.
While in Wallingford, he then worked at the Cheshire Reformatory as a librarian, moved onto the Manross Memorial Library in Bristol.
After moving to Putnam in 1988, he was head librarian at Pearl L. Crawford Memorial Library in Dudley.
From there he worked as children’s librarian at the Putnam Public Library and his last job as children’s librarian for 15 years at East Lyme Public Library. He attributed his love for working with children at the library to his wife, Geri Berger Haines. He loved doing story hours and crafts and arranging summer programs for the children. It brought out his more creative side, he said.
Randy battled Parkinson’s disease since 2006 for 20 years and went through multiple physical hardships through the years because of the Parkinson’s.
He loved playing Scrabble with his wife while in retirement along with Yahtzee and Bingo with his two children and three grandchildren, Lennox, Liam and Nadia Haines, in spite of his pain.
On Nov. 29, 2025, he was sent to Hartford Hospital where he was diagnosed with Adenocarcinoma of the liver.
He died peacefully in his home with family around him on March 20, 2026.
His love for the Lord Jesus would shine through his life as he dealt with his pain through the years. 
He will be forever in our hearts.
 A Memorial Service will be held from 10 a.m. to noon Thursday, April 8, at Lighthouse Church in Plainfield with reception following.

Fabiola M. (DuBois) Cutler
PUTNAM — Fabiola M. (DuBois) Cutler, 96, of East Putnam passed away on March 10, 2026. 
Born in 1929 in Putnam, Connecticut, she was the daughter of the late Isidore and Mina (Bazinet) DuBois. She was the loving wife of the late Robert W. Cutler for 39 years. Robert died July 1987. Fab worked at EASTCONN as a GED registrar and did data entry retiring in 2000.
She enjoyed compiling family genealogies and research for the Aspinock Historical Society of Putnam, and was a Charter member serving as its archivist.
She leaves her son Russell Cutler and daughter-in-law Annemarie of East Putnam; her grandchildren, Gary Cutler of Seattle, Crystal Ethridge of East Putnam and Shawn Cutler of Gardner, Mass.; and two great-grandchildren, Nathaniel and Jacob Cutler.  She was predeceased by her son John Cutler and his wife Linda of East Hartford.
Fab was predeceased by five sisters; Rita Landry, Loretta Starzyk, Gertrude Vaillant, Yvette Lapointe, and Jeanne Charron and five brothers; Isidore, Armand, Stewart, Robert and Richard DuBois.  Fab was the last surviving sibling of the 11 children born.
Relatives and friends are invited to visit with Fabiola’s family from 4 to 6 p.m. April 10 at the Gilman Funeral Home, 104 Church St., Putnam.
Burial will be held in Munyan Cemetery, Munyan Road, Putnam at a later date.  Gilman and Valade Funeral Home and Crematory, 104 Church St., Putnam.  Donations: Aspinock Historical Society of Putnam, 200 School St., Suite 250, Putnam, CT 06260.

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