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Paul Sayah
WINDSOR — Paul Sayah, 61, died Thursday morning, De-cember 15, 2005, in the company of his family, after a short but courageous fight against colon cancer. He was visited during his last few days by his fellow brother firefighters, who were a second family to him.
He was born Sept. 28, 1944 in Barre, the son of Leo and Aline (Lapearle) Sayah. He received his schooling in Williamstown, and graduated from Wiliamstown High School in 1962. He graduated from Champlain College in 1964 with a degree in accounting.
He married
Donna Perreault Feb. 1, 1964 in Williamstown. They moved to Windsor in 1996, where he was employed at the former Stacey’s Fuel and Lumber Company in Windsor as an accountant for 29 years until 1966. He was most recently employed at Signal Aviation in Lebanon, N.H. for the past five years.
He was a devoted family man, spending as much time with his wife, children, grandchildren, and extended family as he could. He was a devout Catholic and a member of St. Francis of Assisi Church in Windsor, where he served as an usher and a member of the finance committee. It was his belief in giving to his community, which he did through many years of service; as a coach for Windsor Little League for his children, a Windsor Selectboard member, a Boy Scout and Cub Scout leader, Windsor Fire Explorer Post Leader, a member of the Windsor Area Jaycees, and as Call Captain for the Windsor Fire Department for 18 years.
Survivors include his wife of 41 years, Donna P. Sayah of Windsor; one daughter, Sherry Boudro of Windsor; two sons: Jay Sayah of Fort Meade, Md.; and Carl Sayah of Windsor; three sisters: Alice La- Rocque of Randolph, Cecile Sayah of Williamstown, and Rita Bedell of North Carolina; seven grrandchildren; Eric, Carissa, Allison, Andrew, William, Alicia, and Jennifer; and several nieces and nephews including Karie Martin.
Calling hours were held at the Knight Funeral Home in Windsor Monday evening. A Mass of Christian Burial was celebrated Tuesday, Dec. 20, at St. Francis of Assisi Church in Windsor. The Rev. Paul N. Belhumeur M. S., Pastor was the Celebrant. Burial will be in the spring in the St. Francis of Assisi cemetery in Windsor.
In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to the Windsor Firefighters Association at PO Box 47, Windsor, Vt. 05089; or to the Mt. Ascutney Hospital and Health Center at 289 County Road, Windsor, Vt. 05089.
Joyce G. Powell
FAIRFAX — Joyce G. Powell, 74, of Fairfax, died Thursday, Dec. 15, 2005 in Leesburg, Fla. She was born February 21, 1931 in Wharton, N.J.; the daughter of Charles and Flora ( VanHoughton) Gauer.
She attended Mine Hill, N.J. schools and graduated from Dover (N.J.) High School in 1948. After her schooling, she worked as an operator for Bell Telephone in Dover, N.J.
She married
Arthur J Powell April 24, 1952 in Mine Hill., N.J. They lived in Virginia for a year, then moved back to New Jersey for several years, before moving to Vermont in 1966. They lived in Essex and Fairfax and had wintered in Florida since 1997.
She enjoyed knitting, needlework, painting, gardening and bowling. In earlier years, she was active with her children’s school activities. Her member-ships included Fairfax United Church, where she was a member of the choir and director of the youth choir; O.E.S. Diamond Chapter #79 in Danville, where she had served as past matron; and Fairfax Rescue, which she served as treasurer and scheduling officer.
Survivors include her husband, Arthur Powell of Fairfax; four daughters: Nancy O’Brien of St. Albans, Barbara Collins of Fairfax, Janet Noyes of Moretown, and Linda Lee of Raymond, Maine; her son, David Powell of White River Jct.; 14 grandchildren and seven great-grandchildren.
Funeral Services were held Wednesday, December 21, at 1 p.m. at the Day Funeral Home in Randolph, with Rev. Louis Drew officiating. Burial will be in the Vermont Veterans Memorial cemetery, Randolph Center, at a later date.
In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to the American Heart Assn., 20 Speen St., Framingham, Mass. 01701; or the American Diabetes Assn., 77 Hegeman Ave, Colchester, Vt. 05446.
Arrangements were under the direction of the Day Funeral Home of Randolph.
Andrew Jesso
HANCOCK — Andrew Jesso died Sunday, Dec. 18, 2005, at the age of 94. He had been a resident of the Helen Porter Healthcare & Rehabilitation Center since June. Prior to that, he spent about five years at the Johnson Care Home in Hancock when, after years of loving care from his son Keith and the Jesso girls, it was no longer possible for him to stay at home.
He was born January 11, 1911 in Marches Point, Newfoundland to Mary Jane (Young) and Edmund Jesso, the youngest of nine children. He came to Pittsfield at the age of nine with Lester and Jessie Regear, following the accidental death of his father. On December 7, 1954, he became a naturalized citizen of the United States.
He grew up in Pittsfield and later moved to Rochester. He married
Chloe Coburn March 18, 1930, in Pittsfield. They were married
for 58 years and had three sons: Wendell, Keith, and Larry; and two daughters: Charlene and Cheryl.
He was predeceased by his loving wife, Chloe; his son, Wendell; daughter, Cheryl; and grandson, Steve.
He was a logger for most of his life and also was known as one of the best pickers and packers of ferns and one of the fastest at picking fiddleheads. He worked for, and retired from, the Vermont Department of Forest and Parks.
Andy’s family included his children: Wendell, Keith and Eva, Larry and Lita, Charlene and Brian; grand-children: Jill and Dale, Janet and Randy, Juli and Mike, Jody and Ken, Shelley, Christine and Dan, Jennifer and Derek, Sheila and Chris Gordon, Alan, Wendell Jr., Linda, Sharon, Sandy, Steve; great-grandchildren: Garvi, Garrett, Gwen, Ethan, Sarah, Derek Andrew, Noah, Kara, Mike, Jamie, Pam, Kelsey, Jenna; and many great-great-grandchildren.
He enjoyed working in his garden, hunting, fishing, working on small machinery, going for rides, eating out, and visiting local friends (and bringing them whatever "the catch of the day" happened to be!). When you eat ribbon candy this Christmas, think of Andy, as that was his favorite.
In lieu of flowers, contributions in his memory may be made either to the QuinTown Senior Center at PO Box 113, Hancock, Vt. 05748; or to the Helen Porter Healthcare & Rehabilitation Center, Attn. The Fish Project, 30 Porter Drive, Middlebury, Vt. 05753 (to help fund a large aquarium for the Dementia Wing where he stayed).
There were calling hours. His funeral took place Wednesday, Dec. 21 at the Rochester Federated Church at 9 a.m., with burial following in the Woodlawn cemetery in Rochester. Arrange-ments were by the Day Funeral Home of Randolph.
Carolyn Eddy Drew
BURLINGTON — Carolyn Eddy Drew, 110, died at the Converse Home March 16, 2005.
She was born Aug. 26, 1894, in North Elba, N.Y., the daughter of Frank and Meriba (Bull) Merrill. She moved to New Haven, Vt. in 1896 and graduated from the Beeman Academy, which was situated across the road from the Merrill farm there.
She married
Dr. George Dayton Eddy in 1917 and moved to Burlington, assisting him in his medical practice on Maple Street. Together they raised four sons: Frank, Winston, Malcolm, and John, spending many happy summers at the family camp on Porter’s Point. She was quite proud that all of her boys graduated from Burlington High School and UVM. Frank, Winston and John Eddy also graduated from UVM medical school.
Her husband George died in 1943. In 1953 she married
Dr. Howard (Dave) Drew, originally of Randolph. They lived in Barre, where Dr. Drew’s medical practice had been established. In time, however, they returned to Burlington, which was always home to Carolyn’s heart.
The oldest living resident in Vermont at the time of her death, she was predeceased by everyone of her generation, including five sisters and three brothers; her husbands, George and Howard; her son, Dr. Winston Milo Eddy and his wife Jean (Smith) Eddy of Burlington; her son, Dr. Frank Dayton Eddy and his wife Jean (Carson) Eddy of Stamford; her son, Malcolm Lockwood Eddy of Canterbury, N.H.; and one grandson, Carson Lockwood Eddy of South Bend, Ind.
Survivors include her son, Dr. John Randall Eddy and his wife Carol (Sabelewski) Eddy of Manchester, Conn.; her daughter-in-law, Emily (Glover) Eddy of Randolph; 15 grandchildren, and numerous great- and great-great-grandchildren.
She is remembered as a loving mother and grandmother, a world traveler, excellent seamstress, and fabulous cook.
She was a member of First Congregational Church, United Church of Christ, in Burlington, and was a resident of Converse Home for 25 years.
A service of celebration and remembrance is planned at a later date.
Interment will be at the Eddy family lot in Lakeview cemetery in Burlington. Her marker was carved with her birth date and the first two digits of her presumed death date, "19 — " in 1943 at the time of her husband George’s death. Her family intends to recarve the stone, crossing out the "19" and adding 2005 with an exclamation point. This is a modest but appropriate memorial for a wonderful woman who lived life fully and well in three centuries and two millennia.
William Ecuyer
CLARKDALE, ARIZ. — William Ecuyer, 82, died April 10, 2005, in Clarkdale, Ariz. He and his wife, Irene, were residents of Sharon, Vt., for 23 years.
He was born in Manhattan, N.Y., Sept. 28, 1922. His mother, Jeanne; father, Willy; and brother, Andre, came from Switzerland.
He worked at a defense plant before being drafted into the U.S. Army in 1943. He was with the Co. C 329th Combat Engineers, Timberwolf Division. They were in the European theater of war and involved in 180 days of continuous combat.
On May 4, 1946, he married
his childhood sweetheart, Irene. They had two sons, Kenneth and Glen; and three grandchildren, Jennifer, Danielle and Kenneth. He was a baker for Morgan Guaranty’s restaurant department on Wall St. in New York City for 30 years. After retiring, he became a kaleidoscope maker. He loved target shooting, making bird feeders and being "Mr. Fix-It" for the town and church in Sharon. He and his wife were also on Sharon Old Home Day Committee for many years.
Those who would like to make a donation in his memory are urged to send it to Sharon Old Home Day Committee Treasurer, 4626 VT Route 14, Sharon, Vt., 05065.
Cecil F. Kendall
RANDOLPH CENTER — Cecil F. Kendall, 87, died Sunday, Sept. 11, 2005 at The Dartmouth Hitchcock Medical Center in Lebanon, NH.
He was born Dec. 28, 1917 in West Burke, the eldest child of Festus and Georgianna (Riley) Kendall. He grew up in White River Jct., Vt. and Plainfield, N.H., attending schools in both locations. He married
Marion Fortune Feb. 12, 1938 in Meriden, N.H.
He was a truck driver most of his working years, having started hauling milk for S.B. Manning, and later drove both locally and long distance for Gay’s Express, then for Holmes Transportation in White River Jct., until retiring in 1983. The Kendalls lived in the home he built in Wilder for 30 years until they retired to Randolph Center in 1988.
He was a life member of the Hartford Lodge #1541 B.P.O. Elks and a long time member of the Teamsters Union. He enjoyed television, western movies, and music, especially the Lawrence Welk Show, and was an avid Boston Red Sox fan.
He was predeceased by a daughter, Janice Kendall, in 2002; as well as two brothers: Fred and Larry Kendall; and two sisters, Lillian Picknell and Gloria Torrey.
Survivors include his wife of 67 years, of Randolph Center; a son, Rodney Kendall and his wife, Carol, of Wilder; a daughter, Shirley Ryea and her husband, Carl, of Enfield, N.H.; four grandchildren and three great-grandchildren; a sister, Ernestine Spaulding of Woodstock; and many nieces, nephews, friends and family in the Randolph and White River areas.
A graveside memorial service was held Wednesday, Sept. 14 at the Hartford cemetery on Maple Street in White River Jct. The Knight Funeral Home in White River Jct. is in charge of arrangements.
Memorial contributions may be made to the American Heart Association, 434 Hurricane Lane, Williston, Vt. 05495.
