Obituaries

Obituaries April 23, 2014

• Bookmarks: 45


obit campbell webLeopold Donat Campbell

Leopold Donat Campbell, 88, of Newport died on Friday April 18, 2014, in Newport.

He was born in Irasburg on September 24, 1925, to Donat and Jeanne (Stewart) Campbell. In 1947 he married Rachel Gaboriault, who predeceased him on February 3, 2007.

They lived on a farm in East Albany for 13 years before moving to Newport in 1961. He was employed at the Orleans Division of Ethan Allen, Inc., for 30 years before retiring.

Mr. Campbell was a communicant of St. Mary’s Star of the Sea Catholic Church in Newport for many years. He was a man of unique wit and wisdom and often entertained people with his humorous thoughts on life, called “Leo- isms.” His quiet insight will be greatly missed.

He and Mrs. Gaboriault went on many cruises and traveled extensively to different areas of the United States. Mr. Gaboriault loved spending time with his family and playing cards with them as well as, for the last several years, with his sisters-in-law Florence Fontaine, Isabelle Pierce, and Noella LeBlanc.

He is survived by his son Philip Campbell and his wife, Suzanne, of Vernon, New York; by his daughters: Helen Ellsworth and her husband, Merritt, of St. Albans, Alice Drake and her husband, Gary, of Fletcher, and Patricia Campbell and George Eisenhardt of Addison; by nine grandaughters: Allison Ruhnke, Amy Tetreault, Sarah Devendorf, Kristina Spooner, Shannon Ellsworth-Padden, Amanda Kennedy, Abbey Drake, Emilie Rich, and Andrea Miller; and by nine great-grandchildren who enjoyed his famous grape jelly, meatballs, and numerous jokes. He is also survived by his brothers: Fernand and Raymond Campbell.

Besides his wife who predeceased him, he was predeceased by his sisters: Gilberte Lanoue and her husband, Roland, Jeannette Bentley and her husband, Rodney, and Theresa Campbell; also by his brother Romuald Campbell and his wife, Orilla.

Friends may call at the Curtis-Britch-Converse-Rushford Funeral Home at 4670 Darling Hill Road in Newport on Wednesday, April 23, from 6-8 p.m. Funeral services will be held at 11 a.m. on Thursday, April 24, at St. Mary’s Star of the Sea Catholic Church in Newport where a Mass will be celebrated.

Should friends desire, contributions in his memory may be made to the Mary Wright Halo Foundation, a caring organization that helps people and families deal with cancer, at 1071 Upper Quarry Road, Newport, Vermont 05855.

Online condolences may be sent to the family through the funeral home website at www.curtis-britch.com.

Phyllis Irene Joyner

Phyllis Irene Joyner, 92, of Inverness, Florida, died on Sunday, April 13, 2014.

She was born March 4, 1922, in Pittsfield, Massachusetts, a daughter of Thomas and Lillian (Dansereau) Rawling.

She spent many summers with her daughter and son-in-law in Albany. She leaves her two daughters: Phyllis Horner and her husband, Robert Horner, of Inverness, formerly of Albany and Barbara Bradway and her husband, Walter, also of Inverness.

She considered Albany Methodist Church her church. She leaves six grandchildren, 12 great-grandchildren, and four great-great grandchildren.

She was the best mom ever.

Those who wish may make memorial donations to St. Jude Children’s Hospital.

Randi Wright
Randi Wright

Randi A. Wright

Randi A. Wright Sr., 60, of Barton died on April 12, 2014, at his home.

He was born September 30, 1953, in New Britain, Connecticut, to Erwin and Ethel (Young) Wright.

On January 26, 1974, he married Edna French, who survives him

He was in the U.S. Army. He enjoyed woodworking, working on cars, and drawing.

He is survived by his wife, Edna Wright, of Barton; by his children: Bobbie Jo Lefebvre of Irasburg and Randi A. Wright Jr. of Barton; by his grandchildren: Samantha Lefebvre, Bethany Wright, Lillian Wright, Melanie Wright, Daisy, Riley, and Anthony Shaffer, and Kimberly, Doug, Joey, and Ashley Morrill.  He is also survived by his brother Russell Wright and his wife, Cindy, of Winstead, Connecticut, and by his sisters Wanda and Patricia.

Services will be held at the convenience of the family.

Online condolences may be sent to the family through the funeral home website at www.curtis-britch.com.

Share
45 recommended
187 views
bookmark icon