For many years, St. Luke's Parish here in Fairfax donated a percentage of its offertory to Sister Cecille's Order in the Dominican Republic. Sister Cecille came from a large family up in Richford and today's Burlington Free Press carries the obituary of one of her sisters. I also graduated from High School with her sister Annette - Spears funeral Home is in charge of arrangements, so if any of you wish to express your condolences, you may do so through
www.spearsfuneralhome.comROSE MARIE 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 and 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, and 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 BINGO's 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, Angela (West) Paquette and husband, Ronnie, of Richford and Richard West and wife, Kristi, of Swanton; 21 grandchildren; 21 great- grandchildren; and two great-great-grandchildren. She also leaves behind her sisters and their husbands, Simone and Robert Frechette of Georgia, Theresa and Wellington Towle of St. Albans, Sister Cecile Smith RHSJ of Winooski, Annette and Frank Montagne of St. Albans Bay and Maria and Donald Ploof of Mansfield, Mass.; brothers-in-law, Carmen Mayhew of Richford and Ronald West of Richford; sisters-in-law, Shirley Smith of Syracuse, N.Y., Clara Demers of Deland, Fla., Kathleen Smith of St. Albans, Marion Johnson of St. Albans, Beverly Little of Toronto, Ontario and Doris Farrar of Plymouth, Conn.; and 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 and Lawrence Smith; mother and father-in-law, Charles and Alberta (Sheltra) West; sisters-in-law, Shirley Tremblay, Lorraine Delaire, Norma Mayhew and Juanita Hunter; and brother-in-law, Charles West. Rose's 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 a.m. 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, July 24, 2011, from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. at the Spears Funeral Home, 96 Dickinson Ave., Enosburg Falls. Private messages of condolence may be sent to Rose's family online through
www.spearsfuneralhome.com. For those who wish, contributions in Rose's 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.
