Ann May (Juhnowski) Rupacz, 62, of James Road East, Durham, wife of Richard William Rupacz, passed away peacefully on Wednesday, Jan 20, 2010 at Middlesex Hospital Hospice. Ann was born on May 19, 1947 in Providence, Rhode Island, the daughter of the late Anthony and Jennie (Lawrynowicz) Juhnowski.

Marion H. (Kelly) Olsen, 88, of Middletown, beloved wife of 63 years to the late George A. Olsen, Jr., passed away Sunday, Jan. 17, 2010 at Apple Health Care in Middletown.

George Gulielmetti, 97, of Mica Hill Road, Durham passed away on Jan, 13, 2010. Born on Oct. 23, 1912 in New York City, George moved to Durham with his parents in 1919 where he grew up on the family farm and attended Durham schools.

Elizabeth (Smith) Castor, 73, of Durham, wife of the late Arthur E. Castor, died Tuesday, Jan. 12, 2010, at Middlesex Hospital.

Patricia Fekete, 58, of Maiden Lane, Durham, passed away Sunday, Jan. 10, 2010, at Masonicare Health Center, Wallingford, after a courageous battle. She was born in Bridgeport, the daughter of Rose (Norcia) Fekete of Groton and the late Joseph Fekete.

Helen F. Badin, 88, of Aresco Drive, Rockfall, wife of the late Victor Badin, died Jan. 5, 2010, at Middlesex Health Care. She was born Dec. 12, 1912, in Middletown, daughter of the late Emanuel and Rose (Papa) Filanda. A member of St. Colman Church, Helen was a 1940 graduate of New School of Hairdressing; she also loved to travel, spending winters in Puerto Rico.

Sr. Elven Walter Riggles, Sr., 91, of Enfield, beloved husband for 66 years of Marguerite Rose (Desrosiers) Riggles, passed away peacefully on Wednesday, Jan. 6, surrounded by his family at Baystate Medical Center in Springfield, MA.

Virginia C. Durgy, 87, died on Jan. 2, 2010, in Middletown.

Bert Warren Chapman succumbed to lung cancer on Dec. 29, 2009. He was named after his Grandfather, co-owner of Bryant and Chapman Dairy founded in 1896 in Hartford, son of the late Webster Chapman and Anne Campbell who also ran a family farm named Harmony Hill Farm until 1952 in Durham. He was an active member of 4H and graduated class of 1950 in Durham.