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ROUILLARD, Donald E. Donald E. Rouillard passed away peacefully on Saturday, (January 19, 2008) after a courageous battle with Heart and Alzheimer Disease. He was born in New Hampshire son of the late Leo and Ruby (Dickerson) Rouillard. He is survived by his beloved wife, Claire of 37 years; his daughter, Renee Piazza and her […]

The John F. Tierney Funeral Home in Manchester has one of the only Aquamation systems in the region, which is a newer, cleaner way to take home a loved one's ashes.

Manchester — Fire and earth have been the options in Connecticut for what funeral directors call "disposition" of loved ones' remains. Now, water is a choice. Connecticut Aquamation, housed in the Joh...

Many people are hesitant to even transfer cremated remains from the container they come in to the urn.

Zoom services, small crowds and masks: Omicron brings the grim return of the pandemic funeral to Connecticut.

  I have a headache… That will teach me for drinking too much? Not really. We had a good time, it was a great party and I will go on the wagon for a few days. Being older, I don’t recover as fast but I’m not addicted to consciousness modifying substances… I just indulge their existence...     I could feel despair nonetheless with my throbbing brains… But not really. I’m hopefully a learned optimist, even if some others people are loony… It will be a slow day… No noises please...