Beatrice Longe

ENOSBURGH / BERKSHIRE - Beatrice I. Longe - Heaven gained another Angel. Beatrice, age 86, passed away on Wednesday, April 6, 2016 at her home with her loving family at her side.

She was born June 26, 1929 in South Richford the daughter of the late Harlan & Flora (Hogaboom) Marcy.

Beatrice died as she lived, with strength and dignity. In her younger years she loved to do crafts, ceramic, quilting and crocheting. Her real love was her family. She cherished all the times spent with everyone of her children, grandchildren and great grandchildren. Their spouses and children through other marriages were considered her own. She has a heart of gold and touched the lives of everyone that met her. There was not a negative bone in her body and exuded her love unconditionally.

Beatrice attended schools in South Richford and Enosburgh and married William Longe on July 1, 1947. Beatrice was a member of the Order of Eastern Star, Martha Washington Chapter. She enjoyed gardening, flowers, traveling, sugaring, farming, and gambling in Las Vegas & Atlantic City.

She is survived by her husband of 69 years, William Longe of Enosburgh; her children and their spouses, Ronald & Caroline Longe of Franklin, Patrick & Wilda Longe of West Berkshire, Steven & Janet Longe of West Berkshire, Timmy & Cindy Longe of Enosburgh, Linda & James Nelson of Gainesville, FL, and
Diane Chaffee of Franklin; 20 grandchildren, 33 great grandchildren and 1 great great grandchild; her sister, Bernice Longley of Johnson; many nieces and nephews. Besides her parents, Beatrice was predeceased by her son-in-law, David Chaffee; her daughter-in-law, Marjolaine Longe; her sisters and their husbands, Doris & Floyd Rhodes & Gladys & Robert Dolan; her brothers and their spouses, Leonard Marcy & Ethan & Joyce Marcy; and her brother-in-law, Cedric Longley

Memorial services will be held Saturday, April 16, 2016 at 4:00 PM at the Spears Funeral Home, 96 Dickinson Ave., Enosburg Falls with Pastor Patrick Hoadley officiating. Interment will follow in the East Berkshire Congregational Cemetery. Visiting hours will be held at the funeral home on Saturday from 2:00 PM to 4:00 PM.

For those who wish, contributions in Beatrices memory may be made to Franklin County Home Health Agency - Hospice Program - 3 Home Health Circle, St. Albans, VT 05478.