Recent Death Notices From Mansfield

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

Dzidra (Mazjanis) Apinis, 89, of Storrs, died Oct. 3. Born in Latvia, she fled with her family during World War II and was sponsored to move to Willimantic in 1950; she and her husband, Valdis, later raised their four children in Vernon.

Ernest A. "Sonny" Wentworth, 94, of Storrs, died Sept. 30. A Marine Corps veteran raised in Westbrook, Maine, he was married to his wife, Claire, for 71 years. He is survived by his son, William "Billy" Wentworth.

Michael W. Jones, 69, of Storrs, died unexpectedly Sept. 23 at Windham Hospital. He worked for many years for Jensen's/Sun Communities. He is survived by his wife, Susan, and sons, Brian and Chris.

Donna Mae (Phaneuf) Bogdanovich, 89, of Mansfield, died Sept. 21. Born in Hartford, she lost her husband of 68 years, George Bogdanovich, in January. She is survived by her daughter, Janice Wehner.

Dr. Stanley Paul Dugan, 94, of Mansfield, died Sept. 15. Born in Butler, Pa., he is survived by his wife of 66 years, Peggy, and their five children.

Prescott Bishop Spencer, 89, of Storrs, died Sept. 15. An Air Force and Air National Guard veteran from Rhode Island, he moved to Storrs when he took a job at AT&T in Hartford.