All Obituaries

Kathleen “Kay” Ouillette, of Griswold, passed peacefully into the awaiting arms of her beloved Henry on June 4, 2023. Born to William and Jane Young on July 21, 1932 in St. Bruno Canada, Kathleen spent her early years in Quebec as a beautiful schoolgirl.   While on a double date in Cape Cod in 1953, she met Henry “Bud” Ouillette, who quickly became the “big time love of her life”. After a whirlwind courtship, they married on October 24, 1953,...

On Wednesday, May 31st 2023, Janice W. Schultz passed away peacefully at the age of 74. Janice was born in Louisville, Kentucky on March 4, 1949 the daughter of the late Thomas W. Vormbrock and Catherine (Scully) Vormbrock. She was a paraprofessional at Lisbon Central School for over thirty years. She retired in 2017. She was a devoted mother, grandmother, and great grandmother who enjoyed spending time with her family. Janice was married for 27 years to Gerard (Jerry) Desrosier who died on...

Eileen passed away peacefully on May 28, 2023. Eileen was a life-long resident of Jewett City, a devoted employee of Windham Hospital and more famously, Arremony’s Bakery. Eileen was the daughter of Robert Provencher and Teresa (Pizzo) Provencher and sister to Catherine Brycki, who predeceased her. Eileen is survived by Philip Turano, her life partner, Robert “Bob” Provencher and his wife, Judy, Nancy Sullivan and her husband Ken, Catherine’s husband, Paul, along with...

Antoinette (Toni) Lemieux, 64 of Brown Ave, Jewett City, CT passed away unexpectedly Friday.    Antoinette was born May 16, 1959 in Norwich, CT daughter to Martha Lemieux of Voluntown, CT and the late Gerald Lemieux, Sr.   Antoinette is survived by her life partner Christopher Lavoie of Jewett City, CT.  Her loving children Sean O’Connor (Nicole) of Cumberland, RI, Christopher O’Connor of Jewett City, CT, Bridgette O’Connor (Rodney) of Moosup, CT and...

Richard George Lavigne, of Brooklyn, CT, passed away on May 20, 2023, surrounded by his family.   He was born on November 24, 1939, in Norwich, to George A. Lavigne and Lolita J. (Perry) Rosen.   Richard is survived by his wife, Susan (Paré) Lavigne, sons Gary & Lawrence Lavigne, daughters Cynthia Maheu, Julia Aldridge (William) & Katherine Pease (Tucker), brother Ronald Lavigne and sister Patricia Carson. He has seven grandchildren, Renee Rogers, Jaime Ley,...

Beverly Muder Simpson of Ledyard, CT passed away on May 7, 2023 surrounded by her family.   She was born November 10, 1937 to Oscar and Elizabeth Muder.  She is survived by four siblings Barbara Carter of Maine, Lawrence Muder of North Carolina, Robert Muder of  Florida and John Muder of Washington.    Beverly is also survived by her daughter Robin Oddo, Marie Arico, Rae Giesing and Raymond Simpson.  Along with 10 grandchildren and 13 great...

Elizabeth A Robillard of Glasgo, CT passed away peacefully at home on May 3, 2023.   She was born on July 25, 1935, the daughter of the late James and Josephine (Schandera) Gauthier.   She married Rodney Robillard, Sr.  in 1953, he predeceased her in 2020   Elizabeth worked in later years at the construction company her husband owned. “Betty” or “Meme” as she was called by many, enjoyed being with family, sewing, going to yard sales and...

Lester K Davis, 79,  of Voluntown passed away peacefully at his home surrounded by his loving family and friends.         He was born on January 30th in Norwich CT, the son of the late George and Mildred (Kinne) Davis. In 1962 he enlisted in the Air Force where he rose to the rank of Airman First Class before being honorably discharged in 1966. Lester attended Thames Valley State Technical College where he received an associates degree in Science...

Peter Lazourack Jr. 68 years old passed away peacefully on Friday 4/14/23 surrounded by his loving family after a lifelong battle of medical issues.  Peter’s life was full of obstacles but he always seemed to face things with a nonchalant attitude that deemed him the title of having “more than 9 lives.”  He was blessed 22 years ago to receive a kidney transplant and 19 years ago a pancreas transplant and had the privilege of living the remainder of his life free...

Renée Ann (Ricard) Jowett, 67, of Griswold, CT, died on April 9, 2023 following sudden illness. Renée was born on July 27, 1955 in Norwich, CT. Renée graduated from Griswold High School in 1973, even though she declined to dissect a frog in biology class because doing so would have conflicted with her values. Renée devoted her life to animal rescue efforts. Her best friend recalls how Renée would only accept birthday gifts in the form of a donation to...