1944
Richard
2012
Richard Jewett
July 3, 1944 — January 8, 2012
BERKSHIRE CENTER / ST. ALBANS - Richard Arlin Jewett, age 67, passed away unexpectedly at his home in St. Albans on Sunday, January 8, 2012.
Richard was born on July 3, 1944 in St. Albans the son of Arlin Jewett and the late Geneva (Johnson) Jewett.
Richard was a 1962 graduate of BFA St. Albans. After high school he worked for Simmons Precision in Vergennes and Fonda Container in St. Albans. He then went to basic training for the Vermont National Guard for 6 months and was part of the Enosburg Falls Unit of the Vermont National Guard for six years. In 1966 he started working for G.E / General Dynamics in Burlington retiring in 2011 after 46 years of dedicated service.
Richard had a deep routed love for the community of Berkshire Center and the farm he grew up on, and was a member of the Berkshire Center Cemetery Association, and the Berkshire Historical Society. He was also a member American Legion Post # 1 of St. Albans. He enjoyed collecting antiques, refurbishing antique cars, going to car shows and auctions.
He is survived by his father, Arlin Jewett of Berkshire Center; his ex-wife, Audrey Jewett of St. Albans; his daughter, Andrea Jewett of St. Albans, his step daughter, Elizabeth Ann Machia and her husband Earl of Highgate; his beloved grandchildren, Zackary, Dylan & Riley Machia, and Logan Jewett; his siblings, James Jewett and his wife Theresa of Jay, Marilyn Gelinas and her husband Ed of Grand Isle, and Linda Foster and her husband Jim of Poulsbo, WA; several nieces and nephews. Richard was predeceased by his cherished mother, Geneva (Johnson) Jewett on December 30, 2001. Richard will be remembered by his family as a kind hearted, caring, loving and reliable person.
Funeral services will be held Friday January 13, 2012 at 2:00 PM at the 2nd Congregational Church if Berkshire Center, Watertower Road, Berkshire with Rev. Jason McConnell officiating. Interment will be held next spring on the Berkshire Center Cemetery.
Visiting hours will be held Thursday from 4-7 PM at the Spears Funeral Home, 96 Dickinson Ave., Enosburg Falls.
For those who wish, contributions in Richardss memory may be made to the Berkshire Center Cemetery Association, C/O Gary Fiske, 2503 Duffy Hill Road, Enosburg Falls, VT 05450 or to the 2nd Congregational Church of Berkshire Center, C/O Marjorie Stowe, 4447 Watertower Road, Enosburg Falls, VT 05450
Richard was born on July 3, 1944 in St. Albans the son of Arlin Jewett and the late Geneva (Johnson) Jewett.
Richard was a 1962 graduate of BFA St. Albans. After high school he worked for Simmons Precision in Vergennes and Fonda Container in St. Albans. He then went to basic training for the Vermont National Guard for 6 months and was part of the Enosburg Falls Unit of the Vermont National Guard for six years. In 1966 he started working for G.E / General Dynamics in Burlington retiring in 2011 after 46 years of dedicated service.
Richard had a deep routed love for the community of Berkshire Center and the farm he grew up on, and was a member of the Berkshire Center Cemetery Association, and the Berkshire Historical Society. He was also a member American Legion Post # 1 of St. Albans. He enjoyed collecting antiques, refurbishing antique cars, going to car shows and auctions.
He is survived by his father, Arlin Jewett of Berkshire Center; his ex-wife, Audrey Jewett of St. Albans; his daughter, Andrea Jewett of St. Albans, his step daughter, Elizabeth Ann Machia and her husband Earl of Highgate; his beloved grandchildren, Zackary, Dylan & Riley Machia, and Logan Jewett; his siblings, James Jewett and his wife Theresa of Jay, Marilyn Gelinas and her husband Ed of Grand Isle, and Linda Foster and her husband Jim of Poulsbo, WA; several nieces and nephews. Richard was predeceased by his cherished mother, Geneva (Johnson) Jewett on December 30, 2001. Richard will be remembered by his family as a kind hearted, caring, loving and reliable person.
Funeral services will be held Friday January 13, 2012 at 2:00 PM at the 2nd Congregational Church if Berkshire Center, Watertower Road, Berkshire with Rev. Jason McConnell officiating. Interment will be held next spring on the Berkshire Center Cemetery.
Visiting hours will be held Thursday from 4-7 PM at the Spears Funeral Home, 96 Dickinson Ave., Enosburg Falls.
For those who wish, contributions in Richardss memory may be made to the Berkshire Center Cemetery Association, C/O Gary Fiske, 2503 Duffy Hill Road, Enosburg Falls, VT 05450 or to the 2nd Congregational Church of Berkshire Center, C/O Marjorie Stowe, 4447 Watertower Road, Enosburg Falls, VT 05450
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