All Obituaries

Carl H. Carlson, Jr., 94, of Marlborough, beloved husband of Rosanna M. Carlson and the late Kathleen Carlson, passed away on January 30, 2023. He was born on August 18, 1928 to the late Carl H. Carlson, Sr. and Ella Carlson.  He was raised in Waterbury and was a graduate of Leavenworth High School and the University of New Haven.  Carl was a World War II veteran who served on the U.S.S. Leyte.  He was a lifetime member of VFW Post 5095 and American Legion Post 197, where he...

Aimee Michelle Soucy, 35, of East Hampton and formerly of East Haddam passed away Thursday Jan. 26, 2023 at her home. Born June 26, 1988 in Middletown she was the daughter of Wendy Gorman of East Hampton. Aimee had attended school in East Haddam. Besides her parents she is survived by her maternal grandparents Roger Davis and Mary (Gorman) Davis of Old Lyme, two brothers Timothy Gorman of Moodus, Jeremy Gorman of East Hampton, two aunts Sandra Percak of New London, Tammy Gorman of East...

Catherine A. Tokarz, 76, of Portland passed away peacefully after a courageous battle with ALS (Lou Gehrig’s Disease) on Wednesday Jan. 25th at Middlesex Hospital. Born Dec. 9, 1946 in Middletown she was the daughter of the late Adolph and Tessie (Bajorek) Tokarz. Catherine was a lifelong resident of Portland and had retired from Lyman Products in Middletown. She had been a communicant of St. Mary’s Church in Portland and was an avid reader. She enjoyed weekend trips with family,...

Robert A. Desaulnier, 76, of East Hampton, beloved husband of Bonnie (Harris) Desaulnier passed away surrounded by family at Hartford Hospital on Monday January 23, 2023. Born Sept. 29, 1946 in Danielson he was the son of Irene Desaulnier and the late Wilfred Desaulnier. Robert served his country in the US Army during the Vietnam Era. He was retired from Pratt & Whitney where he was an IT professional. Robert was in a pool league at the Glastonbury Senior Center, Robert was involved in...

Elizabeth (Betty) Montgomery, 85, formerly of Moodus, wife of the late Joseph L. Montgomery, passed away January 23, 2023 at Middlesex Hospital. Betty was born in Middletown on May 12, 1937, a daughter of the late Joseph Sr. and Agnes (Bower) Knight. Betty enjoyed traveling and loved taking her dream vacation to Hawaii. She enjoyed making pies around the holidays, reading a good novel and making puzzles. Betty also enjoyed spending time with her dog Sabrina. Betty is survived by her...

Robert Craig Atherton, 72, beloved husband of Donna Daly-Atherton, died at home with his wife by his side on Wednesday, January 18, 2023, after being diagnosed with pancreatic cancer little more than two months before. Bob was born in New London, CT on 11/3/1950 to the late Robert William Atherton and Elaine Lavin (Schoell). Growing up, Bob loved scouts, and in 1966, Bob became an Eagle Scout. After graduating in 1972 from what was then Southern Connecticut State College with a BS in Special...

Barbara Ann Plourde, 68 passed away peacefully at Backus Hospital in Norwich, CT surrounded by loved ones on Wednesday January 11,2023. Barbara was born on December 9th, 1954 in Fort Kent, Maine to the late Angus and Nora (Jandreau) Plourde. Barbara grew up In Hartford, CT and moved to East Hampton where she loved most of her adult life and raised her only son. Barbara dedicated her life’s work to The Hartford Insurance Company since the age of 16 and later retired to enjoy her...

Richard Joseph Cummings, 57, of Soldotna Alaska and formerly of East Hampton and Portland, husband of Cheryl (Garrett) Cummings passed away suddenly on Jan. 9, 2023 at Hartford Hospital. Born Sept. 13, 1964 in Barre, VT he was the son of Diane (Gabrie) Amidon of FL and the late Richard Cummings. Richard graduated from Portland High School where he was a state champion wrestler. Richard worked as a Structural Welder in Alaska, where he loved to hunt and fish. He also had a passion for his...

Anthony Joseph Razel, 74, of East Hampton, beloved husband of Barbara A. (Dwinnell) Razel, passed away suddenly doing what he loved, while hiking in Lyme, CT on Saturday January 7, 2023. Born July 7, 1948 in Scarsdale, NY, he was the son of the late Laszlo and Marjorie (Vogel) Razel. Tony had earned his Ph.D. and was retired from Bristol Myers Squibb where he was a Chemical Database Manager. He proudly served his country in the Reserves for 12 years. Tony was a very active member of...

Ethel M. (Johnson) Fowler, 95 of Niantic and formerly of Marlborough passed away peacefully at her home with family and hospice January 4th 2023. Born May 27, 1927 in Marlborough, CT she was the daughter of the late Gustave and Hannah (Ommel) Johnson Sr.. Ethel was a lifelong member of the Marlborough Congregational Church and had lived in Marlborough until moving to Niantic in 2003. She had served as the Marlborough Town Clerk from 1976 until her retirement in 1996 and had also served...