Father Of Stephen Rivers Passes Away

Alden Rivers
(September 18, 1925 - December 15, 2008)

RICHFORD – Alden N. Rivers, age 83, passed away Monday December 15, 2008 at Our Lady of the Meadows Community Care Home in Richford.
He was born in Johnson on September 18, 1925 the son of the late Eugene & Ila (Cushing) Rivers.

He was a resident of Richford most of his life and was employed at Blue Seal Feeds for 36 years retiring in 1987. He was a U.S. Navy veteran of WWII and was a life member of the American Legion Post # 12 of Richford. He was also a member of the V.F.W. and a life member of the National Rifle Association.

Alden was an avid outdoorsman. He enjoyed his time spent at deer camp in Montgomery and always looked forward to hunting, trapping & fishing. He was also an avid gun collector.

He is survived by his wife, Margaret (Dudley) Rivers of Richford. Alden & Margaret were married on March 30, 1946. He is also survived by a son, Stephen Rivers and his wife Mary Ann of Fairfax; a daughter, Julie Rivers and her husband Harry Mashtare of Swanton; daughters-in-law, Marilyn Rivers of Richford, and Linda Rivers of Panama City, FL; his grandchildren, Chad, Kristie, Jennifer, Tim, Carrie, Uriah, Sarah & Irene; his great grandchildren, Chelsea, Mackenzie, Morgan, Madalyn, Jacey, Alan, Katelyn, Jaden, Dylan, Olivia, and Matthew; several nieces and nephews. Besides his parents, he was predeceased by 2 sons, Orin & Alan Rivers; 2 brothers, Warren & Wyman Rivers; 3 sisters, Irene Rivers, Christine Warner, and Josephine Paradee-Pearl.

In keeping with Alden’s wishes there will be no funeral services or visiting hours at this time. A graveside service with military honors will be held in the spring at the West Hill Cemetery in Montgomery and will be announced at that time.

For those who wish, contributions in Alden’s memory may be made to the Our Lady of the Meadows – Resident Activity Fund, 1 Pinnacle Meadows, Richford, VT 05476 or to the Franklin County Home Health Agency, 3 Home Health Circle, St. Albans, VT 05478

Alden’s family wishes to thank the staff at Our Lady of the Meadows for the excellent care and attention they gave to Alden and continue to give Margaret, with a special thanks to Kristie & Cathy.