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Obituaries 2-18-14

Mary Peet Green

CORNWALL - Mary (Peet) Green, 98, of Cornwall died on February 7, 2014 at the Porter Healthcare Center in Middlebury.
    She received a BA from the University of Vermont and a Master’s degree from Middlebury College.
    In 1938, she went to Puerto Rico to teach at Humacao High School. There she married Modesto Velazquez Flores, an attorney from Las Piedras, Puerto Rico.  She and Modesto had two children: Rosalie Esther Velazquez Peet (1941-1947) and Edward Modesto Velazquez Peet.  In 1943, Mary returned with her children to her family in Cornwall, VT.  There she taught English and French at Middlebury Union High School.
    On January 21, 1959, Mary married Caspar D. Green, Program Director for USAID. They lived in Haiti, Trinidad, Chile, Brazil and Washington, D.C.  In 1973, Caspar and Mary returned to Cornwall where they lived for the rest of their lives.
    In addition to faithfully keeping a daily diary for over 40 years, Mary wrote three books.  At age 78 she published Cornwall People and Their Times (1993). At age 88, she wrote The History of the First Congregational Church in Cornwall (2003).In 2013 she recorded her observations of changing times as well as many family stories in Mary P. Green at 98,a Memoir.
Mary Peet Green is survived by her son Edward V. Peet and spouse Cindy (Hronek) Peet of Cornwall.  Mary is also survived by three step-children: Lemuel R. Green and spouse Joan (May) Green of Canton, OH; Alden J. Green and spouse Linda (Dupke) Green of Gainesville, FL, and Emily (Green) Levingston and spouse David Levingston of Springfield, OH.   Mary is survived by grandchildren Fred V. Peet of South Burlington, January (Peet) Stearns and spouse Sean Stearns of Cornwall; Andrew V. Peet and spouse Yairalis Candelaria Rodriguez of Middlebury, and April (Peet) Vos and spouse Eric Vos of Claremont, CA; step-grandchildren Caspar Green and spouse Brooke Newell of Jay, NY; Melanie Green and spouse Michael Barr of Chapel Hill, NC; Nora Green and spouse Adrian Rice of Mechanicsville, VA; Isaac Green and spouse Erin Beutel of Charleston, SC; Matthew Green and spouse Kelly (Warner) Green of Hartville, OH; Seth Green and spouse Beth Aronson of Copley, OH; Emily Green and spouse Noah Salvaterra of Willoughby Hills, OH; great-grandchildren Carrie, Joshua, and Katelyn Stearns and step great-grandchildren, Aubray, Silas, Aidan, Riley, Ryan, Daniel, Matthew, James, Seth, and Naomi Green.

She was predeceased by her parents Edward H. Peet and Lucy (James) Peet,brother Lemuel James Peet, daughter Rosalie Velazquez Peet, first husband Modesto Velazquez Flores of Puerto Rico, and second husband Caspar Green of Cornwall.  
    A memorial service will be held at the First Congregational Church in Cornwall on March 1 at 11:00 AM.Interment will be at the Cornwall Central Cemetery.
    In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions can be made to theCornwall Central Cemetery Association, 2239 Rt. 30, Cornwall, VT 05753.
    Arrangements are under the direction of the Sanderson-Ducharme Funeral Home. www.sandersonfuneralservice.com

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