Albert V. Collins
Albert V. Collins, 82, of Toms River, New Jersey, formerly of Verona, New Jersey, and Troy, died on November 11, 2011.
Mr. Collins was a decorated Korean War veteran, a life member of the VFW, and past VFW Post #6255 commander in Cedar Grove, New Jersey. He was a past officer of the Verona Ambulance Unit, a distinguished past president of the Montclair Kiwanis Club, a certified alcoholism counselor for the state of New Jersey, treasurer of the St. Ignatius Cemetery in Lowell, and chairman of the parish council of the Sacred Heart Church in Troy.
Mr. Collins graduated from Seton Hall University and the Stonier Graduate School of Banking. He joined the Verona Trust Company in 1950, and retired from within as its vice-president in 1980. Mr. Collins joined the Mount Hebron Cemetery Association as its general manager and retired in 1991 to his home in Troy to pursue his love of animals on his “EZ Acres” farm. He performed the banking operations for student activity funds at North Country Union High School in Newport. In 2006, Mr. Collins relocated back to New Jersey to be near his children and grandchildren.
Mr. Collins is survived by the love of his life, his wife, Cecilia (Feeney); his children: Karen, Kathy, Albert, and Caroline; his 12 grandchildren; his two great-grandchildren; his brother Thomas Collins of Verona; and his sister Mary Jane O’Dea of Bloomfield, New Jersey. He was predeceased by his sisters Nancy and Patricia. He will be sadly missed by his family and countless friends in New Jersey and Vermont.
Entombment will be in the Mount Hebron Cemetery in Montclair.
In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to Franciscan Friars of the Atonement, Graymoor, P.O. Box 305, Garrison, New York 10524-0305.
Condolences may be sent to: The family of Al Collins, 73 Whitaker Drive, Toms River, New Jersey 08757.
Andre A. Garneau
Andre A. Garneau, 80, of Derby Line died on November 17, 2011, in Newport.
He was born on April 23, 1931, in St. Flavien, Quebec, a son of Alphonse and Marie-Ange (Paquet) Garneau.
On August 30, 1952, he married Jeannine Doyon, who survives him.
Mr. Garneau worked at Tivoli as a machinist until his retirement in 1993. He enjoyed fishing, hunting, working with wood, and reading westerns.
He is survived by his wife, Jeannine Garneau, of Derby Line; his five children: Marcel Garneau and his wife, Jeanie, of Derby Line, Carole Deroehn and her husband, James, of Derby, Giselle Garneau of Derby Line, Roland Garneau and his wife, Lisa, of Derby Line, and Carmen Garneau of Derby Line; nine grandchildren; three great-grandchildren; and a sister, Therese Rodrigue, and her husband, Raymond, of Stanstead, Quebec. He was predeceased by two brothers and two sisters.
Funeral services were held on November 22 at St. Edward’s Catholic Church in Derby Line. Interment followed at St. Edward’s Cemetery.
Should friends desire, contributions in his memory may be made to the St. Edward’s Church, 191 Clermont Terrace, Newport, Vermont 05855.
Online condolences may be sent to the family through the funeral home website at www.curtis-britch-converse-rushford.com.
Hazen Gordan Niles
Hazen Gordan Niles, 88, died peacefully at home on Friday, November 18, 2011.
He was the second of three children born to the late Orrin and Maddie (Sanborn) Niles of Newport Center.
Mr. Niles graduated from Newport Center High School, then received his bachelor’s degree in education from Johnson State College and a master’s of education from Sul Ross State University in Alpine, Texas, where he was a member of the Kappa Delta Pi honor society.
His 45 years of work as both a teacher and school administrator were performed in Vermont and Texas. On Thanksgiving Day in 1969, he married Alice Schultz, an El Paso, Texas, teacher, with whom he enjoyed 33 years of marriage.
Mr. Niles is survived by his nephew and his wife, Larry and Lynn Messier, of Columbia, who cared for him in his declining years and with whom he made his home for the past 18 months. Other survivors include his nieces and nephews: Steve Messier of Enfield, Mike Messier of Columbia, Sue Blake of Delhi, New York, David Messier of Lebanon, and Debbie Robinshaw of Coventry, along with their children and grandchildren and his stepson John Schultz of Seattle, Washington. He was predeceased by his wife, Alice; his parents, two sisters: Erma Horn of Vermont and Marion Messier of Mansfield; his nephew Todd Messier of Willington, Connecticut; his niece, Sheila Tenofsky of Keene, New Hampshire; and by his nephews Dayton Horn of Columbia and Lyndall Horne of Texas, whom he raised along with their brother, Darrell Horne of Poway, California, following his sister’s death.
He will be remembered fondly and with admiration for his generosity, kindness and commitment to family.
In lieu of flowers, monetary donations can be made in his name to the Saxton Free Library, care of Carol Kubala, 319 Route 87, Columbia, Connecticut 06237 to be used for the purchase of large print books, which he highly enjoyed reading, so that others can do the same.
There was a gathering on November 23 at the Potter Funeral Home in Willimantic, Connecticut, prior to the procession to a graveside service at the New Hebron Cemetery.
Please visit www.potterfuneralhome.com for the online memorial guest book.
Lucy Sparango
Lucy Sparango, 94, of Newport Center died on November 18, 2011, in Newport.
She was born on February 17, 1917, in Martinsburg, West Virginia, a daughter of Ralph and Beatrice (Scotti) Sparango.
She was a clerk at the G.C. Murphy Co. in Pennsylvania. She was very much a dog lover.
She is survived by her niece Betty Barrett and her husband, Chris, of Newport Center. She was predeceased by seven brothers and three sisters. Funeral services will held in Willow Grove, Pennsylvania, at a later date.
Should friends desire, contributions in her memory may be made to the Pope Memorial Frontier Animal Society, 502 Strawberry Acres Road, Newport, Vermont 05855.
Online condolences may be sent to the family through the funeral home website at www.curtis-britch-converse-rushford.com.
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