Norman R. Emond
DAYVILLE — Norman R. Emond, 87, formerly of Alexander Lake, died Oct. 27, 2015, in Davis Place Nursing Home. Born in 1928 in Newmarket, N.H., he was the son of the late Ademard and Exilda (LaBranche) Emond.
Mr. Emond attended Marianapolis Preparatory School and received his bachelor’s degree from St. Anselm’s College. While teaching French at Putnam High School in the 1950s he attended Clark University and obtained his master’s degree. He also studied at the Sorbonne-Nouvelle University in Paris, France. He subsequently taught French and Drivers Education for many years at Woodstock Academy. Norman loved speaking French with his students.
He was “Uncle Norman” to many and especially enjoyed having nieces and nephews come to swim and picnic at the lake. He really looked forward to skiing during the winter months as well as family gatherings on Sundays and Holidays.
Norman, the youngest of nine siblings was predeceased by five brothers, Ludger, Edward, Philip, Albert, Wilfred; two sisters Milly Hickey and Jeanne Briere; and a nephew Alfred.
He leaves a brother Alfred Emond of Uxbridge, Mass.; and 14 nieces and nephews.
Visitation is from 3 to 5 p.m. Nov. 13 with a Memorial Service beginning at 4:30 p.m. in the Gilman Funeral Home, 104 Church St., Putnam. Burial will follow in St. Mary Cemetery at a later date.
Nellie C. Barclift
MANSFIELD, Mass. — Nellie C. (Gloor) Barclift, 97, of Mansfield, formerly of Woodstock, died Nov. 4, 2015, at the Golden Living Center in Attleboro. She was the wife of the late Howard P. Barclift.
Born July 7, 1918 in Union City, N.J., she was a daughter of the late Fritz and Caroline (Scharer) Gloor. She grew up in Weehawken, N.J, and was a graduate of Woodrow Wilson High School.
Mrs. Barclift had made her home in Mansfield for the past 10 years and was a former longtime resident of Woodstock. While living in Woodstock, she was a member of the First Congregational Church and sang in the church choir.
When younger, she was involved with scouting and had also served as a registrar of voters in Connecticut.
She leaves her son Gary L. Barclift (Jackie) of Mansfield; grandchildren: Kari Egan (Michael) of Milton, Mass. Brett Barclift of Waltham, Mass.; great-grandchild, Aiden Eagan.
A Celebration of Life will be held from 2 to 5 p.m. Nov. 21 at the Foxborough Country Club on Walnut Street, Foxboro, Mass. Donations: CSF of Mansfield Dollars for Scholars, P.O. Box 23, Mansfield, MA 02048. Sherman & Jackson Funeral Home, Mansfield.
Tonya Levesque-Park
THOMPSON — Tonya C. Levesque-Park, 40, of Riverside Drive, Thompson, died Nov. 4, 2015, at home. Born in 1975 Seoul, Korea, she was the daughter of Antone and Carol Pacheco.
Tonya worked for Town of Thompson as an administrative assistant to the First Selectman. She had also worked for Putnam EMS and volunteered for the Community Fire Department in Thompson.
She leaves her children Eric and Calleigh Levesque; and her former husband Allan Levesque of Thompson. She was predeceased by her daughter, Kauri Levesque.
Visitation is from 4 to 6 p.m. Nov. 11 in Valade Funeral Home, 23 Main St., N. Grosvenordale. Burial will be private.
Barry N. Genest
DANIELSON — Barry N. Genest, 66, died Oct. 24, 2015, at Davis Place, from lung cancer.
He was born Sept. 2, 1949, in Putnam. He was the son of the late Norman and Pearl (Laflamme) Genest. Barry was a U.S. Army veteran. He served in Vietnam.
True to his calm spirit and good nature he chose to remember the good out of all he experienced. He had many endearing and humorous stories to tell friends and loved ones. Barry was very mechanically gifted and worked maintenance for many years at Rogers Corp where he retired from in 2012. He was an avid fisherman, hunter, golfer, and loved to enjoy the great outdoors with friends and family. He was also a member of the East Killingly VFW.
He leaves behind his son Carl Larose, daughter-in-law Valerie Larose, and grandson Daniel Larose; sisters Deborah (Genest) King and Cindy Genest, as well as nieces, a nephew, uncle and cousins.
Services were private. Shaw-Majercik Funeral Home, Webster. Donations: VFW, North Road, East Killingly, CT.06241
Cornelius Delman
MOOSUP — Cornelius Bruce Delman, 64, died Nov. 1, 2015, at the Hartford Hospital, Hartford.
He was born in Worcester son of the late Edward P. Delman and Josephine A. (Kowalski) Delman and lived in Moosup for the past 12 years prior to that living in Webster. He was a maintenance man at Day Kimball Hospital in Putnam.
He leaves three sons, Craig, Jake and Ryan Delman; three brothers, Edward and August of Florida and Anthony of East Hampton, Mass.; four sisters Janet Mahoney, Esther Bachant and Mary Lee all of Worcester and Carol Astukewicz of Salisbury, Mass.; grandson Anthony. He was predeceased by his sisters, Shirley Koppel and Virginia Prevencher.
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Socks Sought
Woodstock Academy senior, Avery Benton collects socks from The Care Program staff at The Rectory School in Pomfret for her “SOCK IT TO ME” fund-raiser. Benton said, “I once forgot my socks when I went sledding and it makes you notice just how cold winter is and how a simple pair of socks can make a big difference.” The Rectory School was one of the collection sites set up for the fund-raiser that she started to benefit N.E. Connecticut shelters and families in need. She’s collected more than 250 pairs of socks that will be distributed Dec. 1, her goal is 1,000. If you would like to donate new, warm socks for children and adults, a donation box is located at The Vanilla Bean Café until Nov. 30. Courtesy photo.
Rosary/devotion set
PUTNAM — The Cargill Council 64, Knights of Columbus, of Putnam is hosting a special Our Lady of Guadalupe Silver Rose Rosary and Devotion for Life at noon Nov. 28 at the Putnam Deanery Perpetual Adoration Chapel, in the parish center behind St. Mary Church of the Visitation on Providence Street, Putnam. There will be time allowed for devotions an hour before and an hour after the Rosary, so more people can attend. Since 1960, Knights of Columbus throughout North America have brought silver roses on annual pilgrimages, to celebrate the Culture of Life and to show respect and support for all people, from conception to natural death.
Marianapolis
honor rolls
THOMPSON — The Marianapolis Preparatory School quarteer one honor roll includes:
Head of School List
Elizabeth Acquaah-Harrison, Charlton, MA; William Aldenberg, Sturbridge, MA; Grant Alessandro, Pomfret Center, CT; Margaret Azu, Oxford, MA; Viacheslav Beliaev, Saint Petersburg, Russia; Alayna Cashman, Charlton, MA; Sarah Cavar, Brooklyn, CT; Jin-Wei Chu, Tainan City, Taiwan; Danielle Collette, Webster, MA; Quinn Colligan, Uxbridge, MA; Abby Cook, Thompson, CT; Meghan Darigan, Hampton, CT; Jordan Desaulnier, Dayville, CT; Olivia Duncan, Woodstock, CT; Samantha Ellis, Grafton, MA; Cooper Everson, Putnam, CT; Linyuan Feng, Ninghai, China; Simone Fournier, Putnam, CT; Zhangyuan Gao, Hangzhou, China; Samantha Gisleson, Thompson, CT; Gwyneth Gould, Charlton, MA; Shauna Harney, Webster, MA; Johnny Hatem, Falmouth, MA; Kathryn Hauver, Shrewsbury, MA; Harry Holte, Sprague, CT; Kira Horan, Putnam, CT; Zeliang Hu, Hang Zhou, China; Zhepeng Huang, Hangzhou, China; Kathleen Joiner, North Grosvenordale, CT; Reanna Kuzdzal, Webster, MA; Rosalie Laconto, Oxford, MA; William LaFiandra, Woodstock, CT; Sage Latour, Newport, RI; Yuqian Lei, Chongqing,
China; Ke Li, Dalian, China; Siying Li, Beijing, China; Jessica Lorkiewicz, Webster, MA; Francesca Lupini, Chepachet, RI; Bartosz Mamro, Webster, MA; Alex Murphy, North Grosvenordale, CT; Thomas Nurse, Brooklyn, CT; Owen O’Connell, Worcester, MA; Bridget O’Leary, Rochdale, MA; Kara O’Neil, Holden, MA; Cory Pacheco, Smithfield, RI; Olivia Panagiotou, Webster, MA; Julia Pepka, Webster, MA; Eliska Popova, Czech Republic; Ana Cristina Rabines, North Grafton, MA; Jenna Rainville, Plainfield, CT; Deanna Rapp, Oxford, MA; Grace Rett, Uxbridge, MA; Madison Snyder, Charlton, MA; Zhuoyao Song, Shanghai, China; Chengtao Song, Qingdao, China; Celina Stansky, Douglas, MA; Olivia Summiel, Dayville, CT; Peyton Surprenant, Dudley, MA; Janel Syriac, Woodstock, CT; Maxwell Underhill, North Grosvenordale, CT; Sarah Uwazany, Woodstock, CT; Mimi Vo, Worcester, MA; Myles Wagner, Dudley, MA; Jin Feng Wang Qiu, Almeria, Spain; Mary Watkins, Sterling, MA; Madison Webber, Douglas, MA; Molly White,Worcester, MA; Gabrielle Wood, Northbridge, MA; Yulun Wu, Beijing, China; Hehua Xu, Hangzhou, China; Andong Yu, Forest Hills, NY; Tiange Zhang, Beijing, China; Nan Zhou, Shanghai, China.
Dean’s List
Frances Adams, Woodstock, CT; Nicole Anderson, Kittery Point, ME; Sage Auger, Danielson, CT; Samuel Avis, Rutland, MA; Anna Bagley, Charlton, MA; Dalton Bodreau, Oxford, MA; Madison Bodreau, Quinebaug, CT; Kayla Bolduc, Leicester, MA; Meghan Brooks, Worcester, M; Jordan Buell, Oxford, MA; Alessandra Caparso, Worcester, MA; Tyler Carlson, Charlton, MA; Kara Casavant, Worcester, MA; Pin-Jung Chen, Taipei City, Taiwan; Xuanxuan Chen, Beijing, China; Yingxuan Chen, Guangzhou, China; Joel Cheney, Woodstock, CT; Brian Chokshi, Pomfret Center, CT; Meaghan Cleary, Thompson, CT; Riley Collette, Webster, MA; Courtney Cryan, Millbury, MA; Tara Daniels, Webster, MA; Sara Darman, Worcester, MA; William Davey, Oxford, MA; Emma Dellea, North Oxford, MA; Xueyi Deng, Guangdong, China; Isabella DiNoia, Thompson, CT; Kaitlyn Dodos, Charlton, MA; Christina Doherty, Charlton, MA; Taylor Downing, Brooklyn, CT; Kortney Drew, Thompson, CT; Ava Dussault, Sutton, MA; Gordon Ellis, Webster, MA; Kathryn Fontaine, Charlton, MA; Patrick Gagnon, Thompson, CT; Xiyao Ge, Beijing, China; Sabrina Godin, Glendale, RI; Olivia Gould, Charlton, MA; Delia Hannon, Putnam, CT; Camile Harvanek, North Grosvenordale, CT; Chongyu He, Beijing, China; Colin Hourihan, Whitinsville, MA; Junyuan Hu, Chongqing, China; Zheming Hu, Jiangxi, China; Rebecca Jalbert, Oxford, MA; Julia Jones, North Grosvenordale, CT; Michaela Kirby, Sutton, MA; Joseph LaBuff, Oxford, MA; Katherine LeBlanc, Oxford, MA; Tyler Lefebvre, Pomfret, CT; Yisi Li, Guangzhou, China; Xiaoxin Lin, Chenzhen, China; Hannah Listerud, Uxbridge, MA; Linnea Listro, Woodstock, CT; Jiawen Liu, Beijing, China; Meiyi Liu, Changchun Jilin, China; Kyle Longo, Danielson, CT; Christopher Lundt, Woodstock, CT; Tomasz Mamro, Webster, MA; Ashlyn Mercier, Oxford, MA; Erin Miller, Webster, MA; McKenna Moors, Uxbridge, MA; Shawn Murphy, Charlton, MA; Alessia Nannetti, Milano, Italy; Nicholas Niemiec, Brooklyn, CT; Delainey O’Connor, Oxford, MA; Tessa O’Leary, Rochdale, MA; Kaitlin O’Malley, Sutton, MA; Rahmat Obanikoro, Ikoyi, Nigeria; Jillian Ormerod, Dayville, CT; Ayana Patel, Brooklyn, CT; Connor Pickett, Pomfret Center, CT; Emmalyn Pickett, Oxford, MA; Molly Romprey, Thompson, CT; Megan Romprey, Thompson, CT; Bennet Sage, Moosup, CT; Timothy Saucier, Charlton, MA; Yuzhou Shao, Hangzhou, China; Yanyan Shen, Shanghai, China; Kellyn Snow,Webster, MA; Sarah Spiker, Brooklyn, CT; Zhuo Su, Hohhot, China; Johanna Sullivan, Worcester, MA; Guangwen Sun, Beijing, China; Zimou Sun, Zhongshan, China; Megan Tarantino, Millbury, MA; Hung-Yu Ting, Taipei, Taiwan; Roberto Valentini, Cranston, RI; Jonathan Vicario, Shrewsbury, MA; Catherine Villa, Auburn, MA; Jocelyn Vitale, Palmyra, PA; Emma Willard, East Thompson, CT; Chi-Ni Wu, Shanghai, China; Hao Xu, Beijing, China; Yiwen Xu, Shanghai, China; Nuo Xu, Shenzhen, China; Xinyi Yang, Suzhou, China; Hannah Yash, Webster, MA; Jiarui Zhang, Beijing, China; Meng Zhang, LiaoNing, China; YuJin Zhao, Jiaxing, China.
Honor Roll
Sophie Achilles, Princeton, MA; Nicholas Alessandro, Pomfret Center, CT; Madison Birmingham, Danielson, CT; Spencer Bodreau, Oxford, MA; Alexander Boligan, Thompson, CT; Jayleana Borges, New Bedford, MA; Lam Chan, Ngau Tau Kok, Hong Kong; Hong-Xu Chen, Taipei City, Taiwan; Andrew Collari, Leicester, MA; Liam Colligan, Uxbridge, MA; Christian Cutroni, Charlton, MA; Joseph DelRicci, Greenville, RI; Joshua Eilerman, Thompson, CT; Mitchell Fontaine, Charlton, MA; Eric Fontaine, Webster, MA; Andrew Ford, Charlton, MA; Kelly Heney, Douglas, MA; Ryan Hourihan, Whitinsville, MA; Nora Ilacqua, Charlton, MA; Andrew Jalbert, Oxford, MA; Patryk Kalinowski, Woodstock, CT; Hoi Ying Kang, Yuen Long, Hong Kong; Chloe Karapanos, Webster, MA; Drinda Lee, Charlton, MA; Alyssa Morrison, Oxford, MA; Jake Mueller, Woodstock, CT; George Murphy, North Grosvenordale, CT; Taylor Pacheco, Smithfield, RI; Matthew Panagiotou, Webster, MA; Maria Plasse, Stafford Springs, CT; Justin Quinones, New York, NY; Emily Sheridan, North Smithfield, RI; Caroline Soucy, Beverly, MA; Cal Stawiecki, East Thompson, CT; John Stewart, Worcester, MA; Taylor Strong, Webster, MA; Marie Thibodeau, Woodstock, CT; Dante Turo, Webster, MA; Jared Ullstrom, Auburn, MA; Fandi Wei, Beijing, China; Mingjia Xi, Beijing, China; Jialu Xu, Xinzhou City, China; Ziyun Zhang, Beijing, China; Yezeyuan Zheng, Hangzhou, China; Zhimei Zhou, Beijing, China.
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