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Obituaries 4-17-09

Ethel Pearl Cram

Middlebury-Ethel Pearl Cram, 84 passed away Monday April 6, 2009 at Porter Medical Center in Middlebury.

     She was born September 28, 1924 in Lincoln the daughter of John and Estella Cram Cobb.

        Her interests and hobbies were word find puzzles, fishing, listening to country and gospel music, square dancing, spending time next to river in Lincoln, flower gardening, and plants. She loved her family and enjoyed spending time with them.

        One of my fondest memories is of listening to my dad, my brothers and some neighbors get together on a Saturday night to play fiddles, guitars and other instruments. Speaking of my dad, one of my most treasured items is a large picture of him. I have memories from childhood of working with my father haying and cutting wood.

       In September of 1939 she married Carl S. Cram and he predeceased her August 23, 1980 and they were married for 69 years.

      Ethel is survived by seven children, Joanne, Carl (Sonny), Stella, Allen, Lola, Leatrice and Richard; a sister Irene Michaud of Lincoln; 23 grandchildren, 48 great grandchildren and 7 great great grandchildren several nieces and nephews.,

    A funeral services will be held 10 a.m. on Friday April 10th Brown - McClay Funeral Home in Bristol. Interment will be in Maple Cemetery in Lincoln. Friends may call at Brown - McClay Funeral Home in Bristol on Thursday April 9th from 5 to 8 p.m. In lieu of flowers contributions may be made to Helen Porter Healthcare & Rehabilitation Center, 30 Porter Drive, Middlebury, VT 05753.

Wilhelm Fredrick Rotax

New Haven-Wilhelm Fredrick Rotax, 94 passed away Saturday April 4, 2009 at Porter Medical Center in Middlebury.

   He was born October 11, 1914 in Monkton the son of Fredrick and Bessie Stilson Rotax. Funeral services will be at a later date.

Mildred E. Goodrich

Salisbury-  Mildred E. Goodrich 78, died Sunday morning April 5, 2009 at her residence surrounded by her loving family.

     She was born September 19, 1930 in Chittenden, VT the daughter of the late Louis Sr. & Alice (Lathrop) Phelps.

    Mildred married her husband Donald “Chief” Goodrich September 3, 1949 in Chittenden, VT.  Together with her husband they ran the Goodrich Farm in Salisbury.

    She was a member of the Salisbury Congregational Church. Mildred loved crafting, quilting, gardening and spending time with her family. She also had a love of animal especially her cats.

    Mildred is survived by her husband, of Salisbury, her son, Ernie Goodrich & his wife Leeann of Salisbury, her three daughters, Donna Lawton & her husband Henry of Bridport, Debbie Smith & her husband Gary of Salisbury and Penny Supernaw & her husband Scott of Salisbury, by her ten grandchildren and her five great-grandchildren, by her brothers, Louis Phelps Jr. & his wife Marne of Pittsford and Charles Phelps Sr. of Springfield, by her sisters, Alice Durovich of Springfield, Faith Pratt & her husband Harley of Proctor, also by numerous nieces, nephews and cousins.

    She was predeceased by her parents and her brother John Phelps and her sister Mary Loomis and by her half sister Bertha Clarke. There will be no visiting hours.

    A Memorial service will be held on Wednesday April 8, 2009 at 1 PM at the Salisbury Congregational Church. The Rev. John Grivetti pastor will officiate. Burial will follow in West Side Cemetery in Salisbury.

   Memorial contribution may be made to the Salisbury Congregational Church at main street, Salisbury, VT 05769 or to the Addison County Home Health & Hospice at P.O. Box 754 Middlebury, VT 05753

  Arrangements have been entrusted to the Sanderson-Ducharme Funeral Home in Middlebury.
www.sandersonfuneralservice.com

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