Fernand V. Coderre

WINDSOR, Conn. — Fernand Victor “Fred” Coderre, 91, born in Claremont, New Hampshire, on Aug. 19, 1928, the son of Armand and Rose (Gerard) Coderre, passed away peacefully at Kimberly Hall in Windsor on Nov. 9, 2019, after a long battle with Lewy body dementia (LBD). He resided in Hartford and East Hartford, from 1953 to 1989. He lived in Charlestown and Claremont, New Hampshire, between 1989 and 2013 when, in failing health, he returned to Connecticut to be close to his daughter. From 1948 through 1950, Fred proudly served under Admiral Forrest P. Sherman on the heavy cruiser USS Albany in the U.S. Sixth Fleet Mediterranean, where he acted as a French translator aboard ship, and at the Groton Naval Station, Groton. After discharge from the Navy, Fred worked for United Technologies (Pratt and Whitney Aircraft) in East Hartford for 36 years as a jet engine plater. He retired in 1989. He loved traveling extensively throughout Europe and the Caribbean. He also loved gourmet cooking, fine dining, fine wine, opera and classical music. He was an avid reader and spoke fluent French (France). All of these loves and gifts, he also imparted to his daughter. Surviving him are his beloved daughter Deborah Coderre Woodman and her husband William Woodman of East Hartland; two sisters, Juliette Brunelle, of Unity, and Lucille Darby, of Ossining, New York; seven nieces and two nephews. He was predeceased by two children, daughter Lucinda Coderre and an infant son; two sisters, Marie Jeanne Owens and Monique Bedard; and his nephew George Neil Maincent. Friends may call at the Stringer Funeral Home, 146 Broad St., Claremont, New Hampshire, from 6 to 8 p.m. on Thursday evening, Nov. 14. A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated at St. Mary’s Church on Friday morning, Nov. 15, at 11 a.m. with the Very Rev. Shawn Therrien VG officiating. Burial will follow in St. Mary’s Cemetery. In lieu of flowers, tribute contributions can be made to the Alzheimer’s Association at www.alz.org.