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KENNETH F. BRUSOE, JR.
LEWISTON, Maine / ST. ALBANS -- Kenneth F. Brusoe, Jr. died Thursday, the 11th of December 2003 at Central Maine Medical Center. He was born in St. Albans, Vt. on April 20, 1944 a son of Kenneth F. Brusoe Sr. and Rita Brusoe.
He served his country in the U.S. Army. He was a member of the Masons, American Legion, Veterans of Foreign Wars and the Lions Club. Ken loved the outdoors and was an avid fisherman and hunter. He loved gardening and using his new riding lawn mower. He owned and operated the Poland Corner Store for 13 years.
He is survived by wife and companion Gail Brusoe of S. Paris, Maine; his parents Kenneth F. Brusoe Sr. and Rita Brusoe of Haines City, Fla.; a brother Tom Brusoe and wife Margee of California; three sons, Lt. Col. Eric Brusoe and wife Susan of Md. Master Sgt. Mark Brusoe and wife Barbara of England and Stacey Brusoe and wife Tonya of Oxford; two daughters, Rita Carter and Tammy Brusoe of Rhode Island; and 11 grandchildren and one great-granddaughter.
Family and friends held a celebration of life for Ken on Sunday, Dec. 14, 2003, at 1 p.m. at his home.
Donations preferred to The Arbor House C/O Jeri Maurer 300 Main St. Lewiston, Maine 04240.
Condolences can be sent to the family by going to Brady & Levesque Funeral Home's web site: www.bnlfh.com.
Arrangements were entrusted to Brady & Levesque Funeral Home in Vermont and the Fortin Group Funeral Home in Maine.
JEROME A. BUSHEY
NORTH CANAAN, Conn. - Jerome A. Bushey, 90, of South Canaan Road, died Saturday, Nov. 29, at Greer Nursing and Rehabilitation Center in Canaan. He was the husband of Catherine (Casey) Bushey.
Mr. Bushey was born May 31, 1913, in East Highgate, Vt., the son of the late Royal and Cora (Raymond) Bushey. He was educated in Vermont and was a truck driver for Jones and Sones Trucking of St. Albans, Vt. He served with the Civilian Conservation Corps during World War II. He worked as a caretaker for Camp Sloan in Lakeville and lived in Sharon for many years.
Besides his wife, he leaves a son, Jerome A. Bushey of Deltona, Fla.; two daughters, Mary Lyn Kruse of Deltona, Fla., and Joan Wilbur of Sharon; three brothers, Donald Bushey of Bakersfield, Vt., and Ralph and Clifton Bushey, both of Swanton, Vt.; three sisters, Evelyn Thibault of Swanton, Vt., Dorothy LeBeau of Highgate Center, Vt., and Hazel Trahan of Canaan; four grandchildren; and six great-grandchildren.
A Memorial Mass was held Tuesday, Dec. 2, at 10 a.m., at St. Joseph's Church, Canaan. Burial was private, in Hillside Cemetery, Canaan. Arrangements were by Kenny Funeral Home in Sharon. Those wishing to make donations in Jerome's memory may send them to Greer Nursing and Rehabilitation Center, 99 South Canaan Road, North Canaan, Conn., 06018.
EMILY ROSE AJA
FAIRFAX -- Emily Aja, age 15, died unexpectedly on Dec. 6, 2003. She passed quickly and without suffering. Her death leaves behind a deeply saddened community of family, friends, teachers, and others who loved Emily's bright personality, generous spirit, keen intellect, and loving heart.
Emily loved the beauty and quiet of her Fairfax home, where she had resided her entire life. There, in the loving company of her parents, Jim and Diane, and her sister, Marie, Emily lived a full, happy, healthy life.
Emily was a beautiful person, inside and out. Her golden blond hair and youthful beauty adorned a pure heart, a kind nature, and a gentle soul. To her very proud parents she was a sweet, loving, and delightful daughter. To her sister she was an inspiration and role model and deep companion in life. Emily had a special relationship with each of her grandparents, aunts, and uncles. To her many friends, Emily was loyal and committed and full of fun and laughter. She was stylish, witty and never lost for an opinion.
Emily was ambitious. An honor student and avid reader, Emily strove for high quality and achievement in everything that she did. Her life was too short to fulfill her life dreams; higher education, a successful career, her own home and family, but there is no question that she would have achieved whatever she set out to do.
Emily loved sports and was a member of the BFA, Fairfax JV basketball team. Each summer she attended horseriding camps and in recent years had attended adventure camps in Florida and New York. Emily loved to travel and was increasingly an adventuresome spirit. She was proud of her emerging driving abilities and increasing independence as she began to make the transitions to adulthood.
Emily's life ended in an accident that also took the life of her beloved mother, Diane. We have faith that they are together, taking care of one another, and listening to the thoughts and feelings of us who cared for them.
Emily's father and sister will keep Emily with them and hold her lovingly in their hearts forever more. Other close relatives dear to Emily include grandparents, Paul and Marion Aja of East Barre, Vt.; uncle, Kenneth Aja, also of East Barre; grandmother, Edith Blicksilver of Atlanta, Ga.; uncle, Robert Blicksilver of Alexandria, Va.; and uncle and aunt, Paul and Jean Blicksilver of Silburn, Ga. Emily's beloved "Grandpa Jack" Blicksilver of Atlanta passed away in 1999. Emily leaves behind numerous friends from The Schoolhouse, Fairfax Schools, Camp Farnsworth, and Camp Chenoa.
Emily will be interred in Fairfax in a private burial service ceremony, along with her mother, Diane. A service open to the public to remember and celebrate the lives of Emily and Diane will take place in two to three months. Time, date, and place will be announced. Emily's family hopes that all who knew and cared for Emily and her family will be able to attend.
Arrangements are by Boucher and Pritchard Funeral Home, Burlington.
DIANE N. AJA
FAIRFAX -- Diane Aja, Therapy Operations Manager for Fletcher Allen Health Care and an occupational therapist, specializing in the field of ergonomics, left an enduring legacy of achievements from a life tragically shortened by an automobile accident on Dec. 6, 2003.
Married to James P. Aja, and the mother of Emily and Marie, Diane, 46, of Fairfax, received a master's degree in occupational therapy from Boston University and began her professional career as a staff occupational therapist in Shaughnessy Hospital in Salem, Mass. in 1984. Two years later, Jim and Diane moved to Vermont, where Diane coordinated occupational therapy intervention for the industrial rehabilitation outpatient service in the Medical Center Hospital of Vermont, which later became Fletcher Allen Health Care. In addition to clinical responsibilities at the hospital that included multidisciplinary work hardening programs and work site assessments, Diane served as a community consultant on issues associated with the Americans with Disabilities Act, injury prevention, injury management, stress management education, and expert witness testimony. Within therapy operations at Fletcher Allen Health Care, beginning in 2000 Diane expanded her oversight responsibilities to include day-to-day operations of six outpatient therapy sites as well as financial performance, staffing, and space utilization.
In the greater Burlington community, Diane is probably best remembered as a parent of two students of the School House. Both Emily and Marie completed elementary class work at the Burlington private school before enrolling in Bellows Free Academy in Fairfax. Diane and husband, Jim developed a close relationship with School House faculty and parents and actively participated in the building program that led to the construction of the current School House
campus.
Diane was born and raised in Atlanta, Ga. The daughter of Jack and Edith Blicksilver; and sister of older brother, Paul and younger brother, Robert, Diane attended Kittredge Elementary School and Briarcliff High School with honors, before completing a bachelor's degree in psychology at Emory University. Diane also attended Hebrew School at Congregation Shearith Israel in Atlanta and became Bat Mitzvah in 1970.
Family, friends, and co-workers remember Diane for her passion in the pursuit of excellence in all areas of her professional life and in her role as wife and mother. Her care for others and commitment to achieving excellence touched many in the Burlington community and throughout Vermont, most notably the patients who benefited from Diane's contributions to the science and practice of ergonomic protection programs. To recognize and honor Diane's work in that field, the American Occupational Therapy foundation has established a scholarship fund in Diane's name.
Diane will be interred in Fairfax in a private burial ceremony, along with her daughter, Emily. A service open to the public to remember and celebrate the lives of Diane and Emily will take place in 2 to 3 months. Time, date, and place will be announced. Diane's family hopes that all who knew and cared for Diane and her family will be able to attend.
Arrangements by Boucher and Pritchard Funeral Home, Burlington.
DAISY MAE MORSE
ST. ALBANS -- Daisy Mae Morse, 82, a longtime area resident, passed
away unexpectedly on Sunday, Dec. 14, 2003, at Northwestern Medical Center. She was born in Swanton on May 1, 1921, the daughter of the late William and Alma (Rodenhizer) Wisher. Following high school she moved from Montpelier to St. Albans.
She was a former secretary at the Central Vermont Railway. Daisy was a member of the Trinity Presbyterian Church, Welden Chapter 79, O.E.S., and Bellevue Rebekah Lodge 26.
Survivors include two step-children, Carolyn Walters of Essex Junction and Thomas Morse of Salt Lake City, Utah; three sisters, Madeline Cota of Georgia, Mildred Munn of Moscow, Idaho, and Audrey Kenyon of St. Albans; three step-grandchildren, Jessica Quilliam Strohs, Lindsey Walters and Randi Lynn Walters. Also, nieces and nephews, Donald and Anne Kenyon of St. Albans, Dorothy and George Guise of Milltown, N.J., Madeline and Ed Chamberlain of Ft. Myers, Fla., Sally and Larry Wells of St. Albans, James and Cynthia Cota of Georgia, Patricia and Doug Holmes of Tacoma, WN, Marvin Munn of Boise, Idaho, and Steven and Hope Wisher of Tacoma, WN. She was predeceased by a step-daughter, Mary Quilliam Abeling; three brothers, Harold Wisher, Ransford Wisher, and George
Wisher; and a sister, Gladys Wisher Morse.
A funeral service will be held on Thursday, Dec. 18, 2003, at 4 p.m. in the Heald Funeral Chapel with Pastor Robert Bjerkaas of the
Trinity Presbyterian Church officiating. Spring interment will be in the Wisher family lot at St. Albans Bay Cemetery. Visitation will be on Thursday from 2 p.m. until the hour of the funeral at the Heald
Funeral Home, 87 South Main Street.
Those planning an expression of sympathy are asked to consider memorials to the Franklin County Home Health Agency, 3 Home Health Circle, St. Albans, Vt. 05478. You may send
condolences to Daisy's family online through www.healdfuneralhome.com.
JOHN JOSEPH LIZAK
MILTON -- John Joseph Lizak, 43, of Railroad Street, died on Saturday, Dec. 13, 2003, at the Fletcher Allen Health Care in Burlington following heart related complications. John was born in South Hadley, Mass. on Aug. 30, 1960, the son of Walter F. and Claire (Tibbits) Lizak.
John was employed by Pre Tech Plastics in Williston as a machinist. He was previously employed by Central Mass. in Holyoke, by Old Colony Envelope of Westfield, Mass. and by H.B. Smith of Westfield, Mass.
John is survived by his beloved wife, Debbie "Dippi Do" (Ferris) Lizak of Milton; by his children, Mitchell J. Lizak of South Hadley, Mass., and Gerald W. and Nicholas A. Lizak of Milton; by his mother, Claire of Tarpon Springs, Fla.; his maternal grandmother, Evelyn Tibbits of Enfield, Conn.; his sisters Sharon Keys of Minneapolis, Minn., Judith Kluca and her husband Wallace of South Hadley, Mass. and his brother Mark D. Lazak and his wife Joanne of Ludlow, Mass. John is also survived by his father and mother-in-law, Jerry and Pam Ferris of Chicopee, Mass.; by his sisters-in-law Terry Howell and her husband Eric of Chicopee, Mass., Traci Holmes of Winnetka, Calif.; many aunts, uncles, nieces and nephews; and his former wife, Cheryl Foresman of South Hadley, Mass.
Visiting hours will be held on Tuesday, Dec. 16, 2003, from 3 to 7 p.m., with a funeral service at 6 p.m. in the Minor Funeral Home in Milton. Contributions in John's memory may be made to the Muscular Dystrophy Foundation. At John's wishes, he will be returned home to South Hadley, Mass. to the Ryder Funeral Home located at 33 Lamb St. in South Hadley.
Visiting hours will be held in the Ryder Funeral Home in South Hadley on Thursday, Dec. 18, 2003, from 3 to 7 p.m. A funeral service will be held on Thursday evening at 6 p.m. in the Ryder Funeral Home in South Hadley, Mass.
RODELLE LOTOWITZ
ST. ALBANS -- Rodelle Lotowitz, 81, a resident of St. Albans since 1969, passed away peacefully Sunday morning, Dec. 14, 2003, at Haven Health Center. Her loving family was at her side. She was born in New York City, Nov. 9, 1922, the daughter of the late Julius and Ellen (Larson) Buckman. Her husband, Michael Lotowitz, died in 1967.
Rodelle had been employed at Schrafts Restaurants and then at Union Carbide Consumer Products for 18 years. She was a communicant of Holy Angels Catholic Church. She was a longtime volunteer at Northwestern Medical Center, starting in 1993. She also participated in a medical study for osteoporosis at Fletcher Allen Health Care. She was a former Den Mother for Naval Cadets in New York City and belonged to the VFW and American Legion Auxiliaries. In her spare time, she enjoyed reading.
Rodelle is survived by her son, Michael Lotowitz and his wife, Janice of Sheldon; her daughter, Karen Vath and her husband, Peter, of St. Albans; six grandchildren, James Day, Larissa Schubert, Nicole Glidden, Cheryl, Glen and Michael Lotowitz; 15 great-grandchildren, Christopher, Matthew and Jeanine Day, Jamie, Tyler and Ericka Price, Derek and Alec Schubert and Kristen, Katie and Hunter Glidden, Zackary Lotowitz, Alisha Ross-Lotowitz, Noelle Ross-Lotowitz and Donavan Lotowitz; and several nieces and nephews.
A funeral service will be held on Wednesday, Dec. 17 at 11 a.m. in the Heald Funeral Chapel. Father Maurice E. Roy, Pastor of Holy Angels Church will officiate. Interment will be next spring in Greenwood Cemetery.
Contributions in Rodelle's memory may be made to a charity of one's choice. Visitation will be on Tuesday from 4 to 8 p.m. in the Heald Funeral Home, 87 South Main St., St. Albans. You may send condolences to Rodelle's family online through www.healdfuneralhome.com.
HELEN (RICH) HOWARD
FAIRFAX -- Helen (Rich) Howard, 86, passed away late Friday evening, Dec. 12, 2003, at her home with her loving family by her side. She was born July 29, 1917, in Fairfax, daughter of the late Bert and Rhoda (Leonard) Rich. She was a graduate of BFA Fairfax Class of 1934. She was predeceased by her husband Arnold Howard.
She worked as a retail clerk for several large area retail stores over the years. Most of all she was a dedicated and devoted Sister, Wife, Mother, Grandmother and Great Grandmother. Helen will be greatly missed by all of those who knew and loved her.
She is survived by one son, Robert Howard and his wife Linda of Fairfax; two daughters, Linda McNall and husband Richard of Fairfax and Susan Flanders and Ed Lambert of Swanton; two brothers, Albert Rich of Fairfax, and Robert Rich of Fairfax; seven grandchildren, Stephen and Trevor Howard, Karen, Matt and Bryce McNall, Jason and Megan Flanders; seven great-grandchildren; and several nieces and nephews. She was also predeceased by a son Bruce Howard; two brothers, Hiram Rich and Carl Rich; and a sister Nellie Broe.
At Helen's request there will be no public visiting hours. Funeral services will be held Tuesday, Dec. 16, 2003, at 11 a.m. in The United Church of Fairfax with the Reverend Elizabeth Griffin officiating. Interment will follow in the family lot in Sanderson Corners Cemetery, Fairfax.
Memorial contributions may be made in Helen's memory to Franklin County Home Health and Hospice, 3 Home Health Circle, St. Albans, Vt. 05478. Arrangements are by Hayes-Rich Funeral Home, 1176 Main Street, Fairfax.
MARVIN C. WAY
ST. ALBANS -- Marvin Charles Way, 83, passed away peacefully at his home on Friday morning, Dec. 12, 2003. He was born in Chicago, Ill. July 27, 1920, the son of Joseph B. and Stella (Wright) Way.
Marvin and his wife, Katherine, lived in Essex from 1965 until 2001 when they moved back to St. Albans. He retired in 1985 from International Business Machines in Essex Jct. as a Senior Manufacturing Development Specialist after 21 years of service. He served his country in the U. S. Air Force from 1942-1945 where he attained the rank of Staff Sgt. He was a member of the Georgia Plain Baptist Church and a life member of three organizations -- The Disabled American Veterans, VFW Post 6689, and the Essex Jct. Volunteer Fire Dept. One of his favorite past times was fishing for salmon on Lake Champlain with Randy.
Survivors include his wife, Katherine (Sunderland) Way; two daughters and their husbands, Diana and Michael Sweeney of Georgia and Deborah and Chester Balon of Westford; a sister and brother-in-law, Marjorie and Richard Shepard of Essex Jct.; six grandchildren, Heather Digby and her husband, John, Nicole, Cheryl and Geoffrey Sweeney, Sean Balon and his wife, Dr. Robyn Kervick, and Emmy Balon; and two great-grandsons, Collin and Ian Digby. He was predeceased by a son, David, in June of 1984.
A funeral service will be held on Thursday, Dec. 18, 2003, at 11 a.m. in the Georgia Plain Baptist Church. Interment will be next spring in the Georgia Plain Cemetery.
Visitation will be on Wednesday from 2 until 5 p.m. in the Heald Funeral Home, 87 South Main St., St. Albans.
Contributions in Marvin's memory may be sent to The Georgia Plain Baptist Church, 2573 Plains Road, Milton, Vt. 05468, or Franklin County Home Health Agency, 3 Home Health Circle, St. Albans, Vt. 05478.
