Recent Death Notices With Connections To Mansfield

MANSFIELD, CT — Here are the most recent death notices with connections to Mansfield.

Mary Briggs, 73, of Storrs, died Nov. 1 at Windham Hospital. She worked more than 35 years for the UConn libraries before retiring to care for her mother.

Donald "Don" Edward Evans, 79, of Mansfield Center, died Oct. 29 at home. Born in Dafter, Mich., he moved to Connecticut in 1967, worked more than 40 years as a manufacturing engineer at Pratt & Whitney and was a longtime member of the former Ebenezer Lutheran Church in Willimantic. He is survived by his wife of 59 years, Anita (Saaranen) Evans.

Elizabeth "Betsy" Paterson, 85, of Mansfield, died Oct. 17 at home. She was elected mayor of Mansfield for 16 years and also served on the Coventry Town Council, the Windham Hospital Foundation Board and Joshua's Land Trust; she earned a sociology degree from Eastern Connecticut State University in 1994 while working full time in UConn's financial aid office.