Arthur L. St.Onge

MONTGOMERY - Arthur St.Onge, age 81, husband of Lorraine (Holmes) St.Onge and President of St.Onge Construction Co., passed away after a long unrelenting battle with cancer on Wednesday evening, February 26, 2014 at the Northwestern Medical Center in St. Albans with his loving family at his side.

He was born April 23, 1932 in Montgomery Center, VT the son of the late Arthur & Marjorie (Purrier) St.Onge.

Arthur attended school in Montgomery and Enosburg. At a young age he started working with his father in the family logging and road construction business. In 1953 he was drafted in to the U.S. Army during the Korean War serving on the front lines. Following his honorable discharge Arthur went back to work for his father and then went to work on road construction for several contractors. He married Lorraine Holmes on August 7, 1959 and they traveled wherever his work would take him throughout Vermont, New Hampshire & Maine while the interstate highway system was being built. Arthur & Lorraine returned with their family to Montgomery in 1964 when they started their own construction company. A.L. St.Onge Contractors became one of the largest bridge contractors in the state with the help of his two sons and other family members. Arthur assumed an active role in the business until his death. He loved to run all of his machinery and enjoyed teaching his family his trade.

Arthur was a member of the Masons Lodge in Richford for 58 years. He was also a member of the Mount Sinai Shrine in Montpelier; the American Legion Post #42 of Enosburg Falls and the VFW Post # 7779 of Hyde Park.

Arthur enjoyed camping at Lake Carmi and spending the winters at their home in Deltona, Florida where he spent many hours on the river boating or going to the machinery auctions in Kissimmee.

He is survived by his wife of 54 years, Lorraine St.Onge of Montgomery; his daughter, Donna St.Onge of Burlington; his sons, Stephen St.Onge and his wife Lisa of Colchester, Arthur Artie St.Onge Jr. of Montgomery, and Randall Randy St.Onge and his wife Stacey of Montgomery; he adored his grandchildren, Scott, Brooke, Madison, Thomas & Alex St.Onge, Jamie Curtis, Elizabeth & Christopher Edwards, David & Jared McGinley; his sisters, Alice Shover and her husband Rollin of St. Albans, Beverly Sylvester of Franklin, and Marylin Abell and her husband Rodney Mickey of Enosburg Falls; his brothers-in-law & sisters-in-law, Ernest Clement Lariviere of Richford; Marjorie St. John of East Montpelier, Gertrude Austin of St. Albans, Clayton Holmes and his wife Gail of South Burlington, Clinton Holmes and his wife Joyce of Richford, Lawrence Holmes and his wife Donna of Essex, Raymond Holmes and his wife Linda of Guilford, and Sonia Holmes of Richford; many nieces and nephews. Arthur was predeceased by his parents, Arthur St. Onge, Marjorie (Purrier) St.Onge and Margaret St.Onge; his sisters, Arlene Lariviere, Pauline Baker, Lillian Hicks & Albina Gibney; his son-in-law, Bill Hanlon; and his brother-in-law, Clifton Holmes.

Funeral services will be held Monday, March 3, 2014 at 2:00 PM at the Enosburg Falls United Methodist Church, 245 Church St., Enosburg Falls with Rev. Edward Sorrell officiating. Interment with military honors will take place at the convenience of the family this spring in the Montgomery Village Cemetery

Visiting hours will be held Sunday from 4-7 PM at the Spears Funeral Home, 96 Dickinson Ave., Enosburg Falls.

For those who wish, contributions in Arthurs memory may be made to Montgomery United Methodist Church, C/O Merle Van Geisen, 3539 West Hill Road, Enosburg Falls, VT 05450 or to the Montgomery Historical Society, P.O. Box 47, Montgomery, VT. 05470.