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History of the Connecticut Women’s Bowling Association
The Connecticut Women’s Bowling Association was organized on August 24, 1963. On this date 125 WIBC members under the competent guidance and direction of former WIBC Executive Secretary-Treasurer Freda Botkin attended an organizational meeting. This historic event was held at Ocean Beach Park, in the Port ‘n Starboard Restaurant in New London, Connecticut. A constitution and bylaws were adopted and compulsory annual dues of twenty-five cents per member was approved.
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| Greater Danbury WBA |
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Greenwich Stamford WBA |
New London WBA (Cont) |
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| Marguerite Bacon* |
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Yvette Murty |
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Irene Gacek |
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| Lorraine Decker* |
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Marie Rubino |
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Agnes Becker Gentry |
| Helen Gibbons |
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Mary A.R. Schlosser |
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Lucille Hicks |
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| Rosemary Kahl |
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Lillian R. Jacobsen |
| Gerry Tompkins |
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New Haven WBA |
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Barbara LaMay |
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Julie Lentz* |
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| Greater Hartford WBA |
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Lois Britney |
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Jane McPhail |
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Maralyn Callahan |
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Pat Mason |
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| Barbara Algren |
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Florence Connett |
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Jean Odgers |
| Carolyn Bradley |
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Nancy Dubois |
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Pat O'Leary |
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| Kitty Bruyete |
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Ann Eaton |
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Shirley Perring |
| Dawn Carlson |
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Stephanie Femendez |
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Evelyn Rolf |
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| Peggy Chunko |
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Hilda Gallucchi |
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Dorothy Selvidio |
| Ginny Clark |
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Pauline Gajewski |
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Eunice Steison |
| Audrey Cough |
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Bunny Hicks |
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Rose Traystman |
| Barbara Daly |
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Gladys Howard |
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Julie Trowbridge |
| Janet Daniels |
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Millicent Kralovics |
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Sue Conner Warner |
| Frances Douglass |
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Mary Mason |
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Virginia Workman |
| Marjorie Fortner |
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Agnes Master |
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| Jacqueline Gagner |
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Mary Mislak |
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Westport WBA |
| Florence Hadley |
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Gracie Newton |
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| Helen Kallin |
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Shirley Palmieri |
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Leno Benos* |
| Ruth Kenrich |
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Jo Pondzai |
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Teddy Bidney |
| Helen Lamont |
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Joan Przbylinski |
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Edith Cameron |
| Edith Lorette* |
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Lynn Risen |
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Helen Covaleski |
| Laura Masi |
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Sylvia Risen |
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Helen Feher* |
| Joanna Milko |
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Joan Romano |
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Helen Hart |
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| Dorothy Muller |
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Mickey Romano |
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Lorraine Hughes* |
| Ruth Parker |
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Mina Sampieri |
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Josephine Iannucci |
| Ina Pettit* |
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Pauline Sampieri |
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Vic Janulis |
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| Helen Press |
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Nancy Shelton |
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Arline Keleman |
| M. Caella Puia |
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Dorothy Smiles |
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Mary Kowalski* |
| Alice Rempe* |
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Ann Spruegel |
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Midge Lombardi |
| Marion Robutka* |
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Betty Vumbacco |
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Frances Mozier |
| Antoinette Russell |
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Betty O'Reilly |
| Gladys Smyth* |
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New London WBA |
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Chris Ostrosky |
| Rose Stankewicz |
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Hedy Patsenka |
| Patricia Warren |
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Barbara Anderson |
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Bea Pine* |
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| Anna Mae Zucher |
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Phyliss Bristol |
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Betty Ziobro |
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Ruth Joan Brody* |
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Nell Ziobro |
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| Greenwich-Stamford WBA |
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Mary Cupit* |
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Loretta D'Atri |
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Windham County WBA |
| Mary Alpranti |
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Nancy Davis |
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| Patricia Donch* |
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Helen Dawson |
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Maryrose Asslin |
| Rita Frangione |
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Mary Dorsey |
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Diane Cassey |
| Johanna Koehiert |
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Doris Duca |
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Madeline (Bunny) M. |
| Mary Metzger |
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Jane Fidrych Bracci |
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Picchione |
*Deceased
Through the actions of these ladies, the Connecticut Women’s Bowling Association was born.
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