Recent Death Notices From Manchester

MANCHESTER, CT — Here are the most recent death notices with Manchester connections.

Fern J. (Landon) Legault, 91, died Oct. 9 in Manchester, where she spent her entire adult life making a home and raising her family. She grew up in Chaplin.

Natalie Elaine McDonnell, 85, of Manchester, died Oct. 5. A 1959 Bulkeley High School graduate who worked at Aetna, she is survived by her husband, Charles "Chuck" McDonnell.

Filomena Rivera Cuevas, 88, of Manchester, died Oct. 4. Born in Puerto Rico, she settled in Manchester and served as a deaconess for prayer groups at the Seventh Day Adventist Church in Hartford.

Marilyn (Tribuna) Peracchio, 93, a longtime Manchester resident, died Oct. 1. She volunteered with the Manchester Memorial Hospital Auxiliary for 50 years before retiring in 2020.

Donna E. Villeneuve, 66, of Manchester, died Sept. 28 at Manchester Memorial Hospital. An East Hartford High School graduate, she worked as a purchasing agent for companies including Gerber Scientific, Cigna, ADVO and Valassis Communications.

Nancy Ann (Winegar) Beers, 65, of Manchester, died Sept. 25 at home after a fight with lung cancer. Born in Chittenden, Vt., she was known to her son Shawn's friends as "Mom Dukes." Source:

Kristina Ryerson Maratta, 46, of Manchester, died Sept. 24. Born in Manchester, she attended Manchester High School and East Catholic High School and hoped one day to open her own bakery. She is survived by her husband, Matthew, and their children, Shane, Max and Isla.

Natalie M. (Pires) Chirico, 87, of Manchester, died unexpectedly Sept. 24. A 1957 Hartford Public High School graduate, she lived in East Hartford for 50 years before moving to Manchester.