Obituary of Lyndall G. Eastman

Lyndall G. Eastman, age 87 of Pomfret died Monday in the Westview Health Center, Dayville. She was born June 28, 1918 in Stockbridge, VT, daughter of the late Harold and Esther (Boutwell) Reed. She was the wife of the late Charles Eastman, Sr., they were married March 12, 1939 in Hartford, VT. He died July 7, 2001. She made her home in Pomfret since 1939. She was employed at American Optical in Southbridge for 16 years, retiring in 1980. She was a member of the Pomfret Congregational Church and the Abington Grange. She will be remembered as a loving and caring mother, grandmother and great-grandmother. She leaves three sons: Charles Eastman, Jr. of Mystic, Stanley Eastman of W. Simsbury, Donald Eastman of Dayville; siblings: Norma Reed of Albany, VT, Gerald Reed of Ascutney, VT; 8 grandchildren; and 9 great-grandchildren. She was predeceased by siblings: Howard Reed, Edward Reed, Francis Reed, Evelyn Reed. A Graveside Service will be held Friday at 1:00 pm at Grove Street Cemetery, Putnam. In lieu of flowers, memorial donations may be made in her memory to the Recreation Fund at Westview Nursing Home, PO Box 428, Dayville, CT 06241 or Alzheimer's Association, 443 Franklin Avenue, Hartford, CT 06114. To share a memory with the family, “Light a Candle” at www.smithandwalkerfh.com.