Rose West

RICHFORD - Rose Marie West, age 86, passed away peacefully Tuesday evening July 19, 2011 at her home with her family by her side.

She was born March 24, 1925 in Berkshire the daughter of the late Ferdinand & Mary Louise (Larose) Smith. She was baptized at All Saints Catholic Church in Richford and was third born of eleven children.

Through the many years of her life, Rose worked at the Union Carbide and Fonda Container both in St. Albans, Northland Hockey Stick Factory and the Drive-in-Theatre both in Richford. She also had a home bakery from which she supplied bread and doughnuts to local businesses.

Rose was a woman of many talents; she was a wonderful seamstress and enjoyed making clothes, knitting and gardening. One of the many joys of her life was cooking meals for family gatherings. She supported the Catholic Church by working on BINGOs for the church of the Knights of Columbus, rummage sales, parish dinners, bazaars and any church function she was needed.

She is survived by her loving husband, Lynwood C. Chick West of Richford; her seven children, Marie (Hemond) Tremblay and husband Gilbert of Swanton, Edward R. Buddy Hemond and wife Vickie of Swanton, Paul Hemond and wife Judy of Richford, Rita (Hemond) Howard of Swanton, Darlene (West) Gregoire and husband Mark of Richford, and Angela (West) Paquette and husband Ronnie of Richford, and Richard West and wife Kristi of Swanton; 21 grandchildren, 21 great grandchildren and 2 great great grandchildren. She also leaves behind her sisters and their husbands, Simone & Robert Frechette of Georgia, Theresa & Wellington Towle of St. Albans, Sister Cecile Smith RHSJ of Winooski, Annette & Frank Montagne of St. Albans Bay, and Maria & Donald Ploof of Mansfield, MA; brothers-in-law, Carmen Mayhew of Richford and Ronald West of Richford; and sisters-in-law, Shirley Smith of Syracuse, NY, Clara Demers of Deland, FL, Kathleen Smith of St. Albans, Marion Johnson of St. Albans, Beverly Little of Toronto, ONT, and Doris Farrar of Plymouth, CT; many nieces and nephews. Besides her parents, Rose was predeceased by her first husband, Edward Hemond Sr; daughter, Jane Marie Hemond; sister, Mary Jane Mayhew; brothers, Gerard, Raymond, Armand & Lawrence Smith; mother & father-in-law, Charles & Alberta (Sheltra) West; sisters-in-law, Shirley Tremblay, Lorraine Delaire, Norma Mayhew & Juanita Hunter; and brother-in-law, Charles West

Roses family would like to thank the Richford NOTCH Clinic and all of the Franklin County Home Health Nurses who cared for our wife and mother.

Funeral services will be held Monday, July 25, 2011 at 11:00 AM at All Saints Catholic Church, 152 Main St., Richford with Rev. Karl Hahr celebrating the Mass of Christian burial. Interment will follow in All Saints Cemetery in Richford.

Visiting hours will be held Sunday from 2-4 & 7-9 at the Spears Funeral Home, 96 Dickinson Ave., Enosburg Falls.

For those who wish, contributions in Roses memory may be made to All Saints Catholic Church, 152 Main St., Richford, Vt 05476 or to the Richford Ambulance Service, P.O. Box 236, Richford, VT 05476.