NEW LONDON – Helen Hilda Goss Way, 90, born April 8, 1930, passed away Jan. 2, 2021. Beloved mother, grandmother, and great-grandmother. Born in Old Lyme, loved and enjoyed gardening and cooking with her mother Ellen Fratus Goss. She was a great mom who will be loved and missed by all …
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EAST LYME — Marlene Joan Goss DeGray was born April 11, 1935, and passed Dec. 29, 2020. She met William K. DeGray while square dancing and they married May 18, 1957. They celebrated 52 years of marriage before his passing …
… She was a 1953 graduate of Old Lyme High School where she played field hockey, softball, and basketball. She also belonged to many clubs and committees, and earned herself the “Most Talkative” superlative. …
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OLD LYME – Yvonne Eufemia Anderson Montmeat, 72, passed away Saturday, Jan. 2, 2021, in Old Lyme, after a lengthy battle with pancreatic cancer …
… they established New England Cartridge Company, a copier supply and mobile paper shredding business, in Old Lyme in 1988, operating it for 27 years …
… Yvonne is survived by her husband of 43 years Jay Montmeat. She is also survived by her son Jack Montmeat (Lesley Moore) of Old Lyme; her daughter Brit Ann Rueb (Darren Rueb) of Vernon; her grandson Jack Montmeat Jr. and his brother Thomas Moore of Old Lyme; …
…Yvonne loved life, loved her family, and loved to garden.
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LYME — Roger B. Heap of Hamburg Cove, Lyme died Jan. 3, 2021. Born in Boston, Mass. to Col. Roger A B and Eirene (O’Neil) Heap, he grew up in Longmeadow, Mass. and attended Tech High School in Springfield, Mass. where he also worked at the Indian Motorcycle headquarters before joining the Army Air Corp in 1944 during World War II …
… After High School he moved to Lyme where he purchased and operated the Gordon Hall Manufacturing Company in Old Lyme for ten years …
… they made their home at Hamburg Cove where he lived until relocating a year ago to the good care at The Saybrook at Haddam for which the family is most appreciative.
… His greatest joy though, was for life itself, for love and happiness.
…Remembrance donations may be made to the Lymes Senior Center, 26 Town Woods Road, Old Lyme, CT 06371 or Lyme Ambulance, PO Box 911, Hadlyme, CT 06439.
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WILBRAHAM, MA. — Justin Thomas Wells, 30, of Wilbraham, MA and Los Angeles, CA. passed away on December 19, 2020 after a brief illness. Justin was born on May 26, 1990 in New Haven, CT, a son of Dusti (Thomas) Wells of Wilbraham and Steven Wells of Old Lyme, CT. He attended Minnechaug Regional High School. Justin leaves his loving siblings; Jacob and Katelyn Wells of Old Lyme, CT …
Visit this link to view the full obituary published Jan. 9, 2021 in The Republican.