Lucien A. Mandeville,

Korean war vet

WOODSTOCK — Lucien A. Mandeville, 83, of Laurel Hill Dr., died Nov. 11, 2014, in Day Kimball Hospital.  Married on June 17, 1956, he was the husband of Mary (Hughes) Mandeville.  Born in 1931 in Wauregan, he was the son of the late Theodore and Blanche (Saborine) Mandeville.

Mr. Mandeville was the president of deville Dairy Inc. from 1979 to 2004. He was honorably discharged in 1954, serving as Sergeant 1st class with the 23rd Regiment during the Korean war. He received a Bronze Star for meritorious service. 

In addition to his wife, he leaves his sons, Kenneth Mandeville (Carolyn) of Weston, Fla., Christopher Mandeville (Susan) of Stamford, Steven Mandeville (Patricia) of Voluntown, and Philip Mandeville of Shelton; his brother, Louis Mandeville of Plainville; his sisters, Anita Mandeville of Farmington and Claire Engelhardt of Texas; and his 10 grandchildren.  He was predeceased by his brother Alfred Mandeville. 

The Mass of Christian Burial was Nov. 15 in Most Holy Trinity Church, Pomfret. Donations: Charity of one’s choice. Gilman Funeral Home, 104 Church St., Putnam.

 

Lori Altdorf

BROOKLYN — Lori (Oatley) Altdorf, 52, of Brooklyn, died suddenly Nov. 14, 2014.  She was the daughter of Herbert Oatley and the late Jacqueline Oatley.  

Lori enjoyed the beach, traveling, family and being with her dog Snookie. Lori was employed at Classic Pizza  and enjoyed working with the staff and served the public for over 30 years.   She was a kind , loving and very generous person. She was an organ donor and even in death she was still able to give to others. She leaves two daughters, Shawna and Karissa Altdorf; Francisco Hernandez whom she cared very deeply for;  a sister Roberta Flaherty; brother Herb Oatley Jr. (Karen); a sister Michele Klein (Alan); brother Michael Oatley (Monique); former husband Ron Altdorf; nieces and nephews. The Mass of Christian Burial will be at 11 a.m. Nov. 20 at St. James Church, Franklin Street, Danielson. Gilman Funeral Home, 104 Church St., Putnam.

 

Mary Elisabeth

(Polly), deTreville

CONCORD, N.H. — Mary Elisabeth, (Polly), deTreville, 83, died Oct. 17, 2014, in the Havenwood-Heritage Heights Health Services Center in Concord, after a lengthy battle with stroke-related dementia and cardiac complications.  

A 1949 graduate of the Dwight School for Girls in Englewood, N.J., and a 1953 graduate of Mount Holyoke College majoring in religion, she lived in Pomfret and later in Woodstock for almost 40 years, She was long term librarian for her Woodstock church and upon relocating to Grand Isle, Vt., in 1994 she was  similarly occupied with the Congregational Church in Burlington, Vt. Active politically, she  served her various communities as a member of the League of Women Voters; the Quinebaug Valley Health and Welfare Council and the Grand Isle Historical Society. She worked with Bosnian refugees in both Connecticut and Vermont helping them settle into a new life and teaching them English as a second language. She was employed by the Rectory School in Pomfret for more than 25 years as a teacher and tutor working with dyslexic children. Friends and caregivers will remember her best for her ready smile, enthusiasm and consistently pleasant disposition. 

She leaves her husband, former Grand Isle County Assistant Judge Andrew deTreville; a daughter, Elisabeth Sauer of Waltham, Mass.; a son,  Peter A. deTreville of  northeastern Pennsylvania and five grandchildren.  A memorial service and internment will be held in Grand Isle next August.

 

Virginia Barry

WOODSTOCK — Virginia S. (Simonds) Barry, 90, died Nov. 6, 2014, in Day Kimball Hospital, Putnam. .  She was the wife of John F. Barry who died in 1996.  

Virginia was born in Somerville, Mass., daughter of the late Albert L. and Catherine R. (Galvin) Simonds and lived in Webster for many years before moving to Woodstock.  

She leaves a son John and his wife Corinne (Racicot) Barry in Franklin, Mass.,; three daughters Jane Barry Flynn of Acushnet, Mass.,, Virginia and her husband Douglas McCrae of Kennebunkport, Maine and Martha and her husband Mark Caron of Canterbury; one sister, Janet C. Simonds of Webster and eight grandchildren.  

Virginia was born in Somerville, Mass., daughter of the late Albert L. and Catherine R. (Galvin) Simonds and lived in Webster for many years before moving to Woodstock.  Shaw-Majercik Funeral Home, Webster.

 

Henri P. Caldwell

Born on April 24, 1932, Henri died Oct. 6, 2014. 

Henri grew up in Gramercy Park of New York City. He loved his high school almamater “Friends Seminary” where he graduated in 1950. He liked to say that he was in the top 25 of his class.   He would neglect to say that there were only 26 in his class. Henri graduated from Northwestern University in 1958 after being honorably discharged from the Army (12/6/1954 – 12/3/1956).  

Henri had a career with Cincinnati Milacron for more than 30 years where he went from servicing machine tools to selling them all over the New England region. 

He raised his family in both Sturbridge, and Woodstock . Henri had a love for RVing. He drove his little Winnebago LeSharo all over the East Coast taking him on different adventures. He had a heart for service demonstrated by years of delivering Meals on Wheels in Woodstock. He was a lover of gadgets and had a great sense of humor especially puns. 

He leaves his son Ronald Caldwell (Susan Lichtensteiger) of  Essex, Vt., and their children Daniel and Gregory; daughter Patricia Bosco (Ralph) and their children Sara and Joey; half brother Michael Caldwell (Oxford Mich.), ex-wife Meryl Caldwell (Burlington); nephew Nathaniel Caldwell (Burlington), nephew Nelson Caldwell (Polly Vanderputten) and their daughter Bernadette; niece Juliet Caldwell of NYC. 

A memorial service celebrating his life was Nov 15 at Essex Alliance Church, 37 Old Stage Rd, Essex VT 05452.

 

Tracy Mistark

DANIELSON — Tracy L. (Stone) Mistark, 55, died Nov. 12, 2014, at the UMass hospital  in Worcester.  

 She was born in Putnam daughter of the late Claude E. and Leita (Lagace) Stone and lived here all her life.  

She leaves her husband of 31 years, Thomas E. Mistark, a son Jason Mistark of Danielson, a daughter Brittany L. Kight of E. Killingly; a brother Mark Stone of Danielson; four sisters; Pat Minor of Thompson, Denise Stone of Danielson, Kerry Stone of Dayville and Robin Sullivan of Danielson. 

Shaw- Majercik Funeral Home, Webster.

 

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