Obituary of Claude Shippee

Claude H. Shippee, 79 of Woodstock, CT died Tuesday, July 3, 2018 at Day Kimball Hospital in Putnam, CT, he was born on February 17, 1939 in Putnam, CT, son of the late Howard and Frances (Cotton) Shippee. 

Claude served in the United States Navy. He loved to dance, to paint and enjoyed fishing and playing cards.He was an avid coin and baseball card collector and liked to solve puzzles. Claude worked as a Machinist for Boniface Tool and Die in Southbridge, MA, and was also a Painter.

He leaves his companion of 20 years Dorothy Dwight, daughter Tammy Shippee-Gionis and her husbandGeorge of Putnam, his brothers and sisters, many nieces and nephews.

A Graveside Service with Military Honors will be Tuesday, July 10, 2018 at Elmvale Cemetery, SenexetRoad, Woodstock, CT at 11:00 AM. Share a memory at www.smithandwalkerfh.com