1932
Richard
2013
Richard Brouillette
October 18, 1932 — May 18, 2013
SHELDON - Richard Brouillette, age 80, died on Saturday, May 18, 2013 at Fletcher Allen Health Care in Burlington.
He was born October 18, 1932 in Berkshire, the son of the late Leonide Brouillette and Julianna (Bellemare) Brouillette.
He was a lifelong resident of the area and attended schools in Richford, Sheldon and graduated from St. Marys in St. Albans class of 1950. On October 5, 1957 he married Marie Lamarche. Richard was involved with farming all his life, and purchased the family farm from his parents in 1963. He and Marie had 5 children and in 1998 sold the farm to his youngest son, Andrew, and he continued to help around the farm. He was a member of Agri-Mark, Farm Bureau, Fletcher Grange #473 and Milton Grange #522, Vermont State Grange past Master, and a member of DHIA for over 50 years.
Richard enjoyed his family, children, grandchildren, and great-grandsons. He also enjoyed traveling, reading, playing cards and was an avid user of the rail trail. He was very involved in Sheldon town affairs as selectman, auditor, lister, planning commission member and justice of the peace. He also served as a Franklin County Committee member for the USDA, ASCS, Field Days, and the Regional Planning Commission. He was a devoted parishioner of St. Anthonys Catholic Church in Sheldon, where he served on the parish council and as a Eucharistic minister.
Richard is survived by his wife of 55 years, Marie Brouillette of Sheldon; his 2 daughters, Teresa Stebbins of Georgia and Mary Brouillette of St. Albans; 3 sons, David Brouillette and his wife Jerri of Sheldon, Mark Brouillette and his wife Wendy of Montgomery and Andrew Brouillette and his wife Susan of Sheldon; his grandchildren, Matthew (Katy), Abbey (Tyler Miller), Nathaniel and Bradley Brouillette, Laura, Eric, and Kristine Stebbins, and Katie Siano; his great grandchildren, Kameron and Jace Brouillette; 2 brothers, Maurice Brouillette and his wife Lorraine of San Clemente, CA and Albert Brouillette and his wife Ruth of Honey Brook, PA; 3 sisters, Rachel Martel of Fairfax, Jeanne Royer and her husband Edgar of Swanton and Paulette Martel of Claremont, NH, mother-in-law, Irene Lamarche of Richford, and several nieces and nephews. Besides his parents, Richard was predeceased by a grandson, Jason Brouillette; a son-in-law David Stebbins; brothers-in-law Roger & Raymond Martel and a nephew Norman Martel.
A Mass of Christian Burial will be held on Wednesday, May 22 at 11:00 AM at St. Anthonys Catholic Church, Mill Rd., Sheldon with Fr. Roger Charbonneau officiating. Interment will follow in St. Anthonys Catholic Cemetery.
A time of visitation will be held from 5-8 PM at the Spears Funeral Home, 96 Dickinson Ave., Enosburg Falls on Tuesday, May 21, 2013.
For those who wish, contributions can be made in Richards memory to Inpatient Dialysis Unit in St. Albans in care of Fletcher Allen Health Care, 4610H4, 111 Colchester Avenue, Burlington, VT 05401.
He was born October 18, 1932 in Berkshire, the son of the late Leonide Brouillette and Julianna (Bellemare) Brouillette.
He was a lifelong resident of the area and attended schools in Richford, Sheldon and graduated from St. Marys in St. Albans class of 1950. On October 5, 1957 he married Marie Lamarche. Richard was involved with farming all his life, and purchased the family farm from his parents in 1963. He and Marie had 5 children and in 1998 sold the farm to his youngest son, Andrew, and he continued to help around the farm. He was a member of Agri-Mark, Farm Bureau, Fletcher Grange #473 and Milton Grange #522, Vermont State Grange past Master, and a member of DHIA for over 50 years.
Richard enjoyed his family, children, grandchildren, and great-grandsons. He also enjoyed traveling, reading, playing cards and was an avid user of the rail trail. He was very involved in Sheldon town affairs as selectman, auditor, lister, planning commission member and justice of the peace. He also served as a Franklin County Committee member for the USDA, ASCS, Field Days, and the Regional Planning Commission. He was a devoted parishioner of St. Anthonys Catholic Church in Sheldon, where he served on the parish council and as a Eucharistic minister.
Richard is survived by his wife of 55 years, Marie Brouillette of Sheldon; his 2 daughters, Teresa Stebbins of Georgia and Mary Brouillette of St. Albans; 3 sons, David Brouillette and his wife Jerri of Sheldon, Mark Brouillette and his wife Wendy of Montgomery and Andrew Brouillette and his wife Susan of Sheldon; his grandchildren, Matthew (Katy), Abbey (Tyler Miller), Nathaniel and Bradley Brouillette, Laura, Eric, and Kristine Stebbins, and Katie Siano; his great grandchildren, Kameron and Jace Brouillette; 2 brothers, Maurice Brouillette and his wife Lorraine of San Clemente, CA and Albert Brouillette and his wife Ruth of Honey Brook, PA; 3 sisters, Rachel Martel of Fairfax, Jeanne Royer and her husband Edgar of Swanton and Paulette Martel of Claremont, NH, mother-in-law, Irene Lamarche of Richford, and several nieces and nephews. Besides his parents, Richard was predeceased by a grandson, Jason Brouillette; a son-in-law David Stebbins; brothers-in-law Roger & Raymond Martel and a nephew Norman Martel.
A Mass of Christian Burial will be held on Wednesday, May 22 at 11:00 AM at St. Anthonys Catholic Church, Mill Rd., Sheldon with Fr. Roger Charbonneau officiating. Interment will follow in St. Anthonys Catholic Cemetery.
A time of visitation will be held from 5-8 PM at the Spears Funeral Home, 96 Dickinson Ave., Enosburg Falls on Tuesday, May 21, 2013.
For those who wish, contributions can be made in Richards memory to Inpatient Dialysis Unit in St. Albans in care of Fletcher Allen Health Care, 4610H4, 111 Colchester Avenue, Burlington, VT 05401.
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