Middlebury, VT Gaston L. Bilodeau
Gaston L Bilodeau, 82, of Middlebury, Vermont, formerly of Whiting died unexpectedly at home on Thursday January 26, 2012.
He was born in Shoreham on September 21, 1929 the son of the late Aristide and Marie Louise (Bizier) Bilodeau.
Gaston was a member of St. Marys Catholic Church, a thirty-two year member of the Father Daley Council Knights of Columbus, of Middlebury.
He owned and operated the Bilodeau farm in Whiting from 1959 until his retirement in 1998. While in Whiting he was also an active member of his community. Gaston and his wife moved to Middlebury in 1993, he enjoyed wood working, gardening and was a jack-of-all-trades. He was very handy and enjoyed creating things to make tasks easier. In his younger years he enjoyed snowmobiling and traveling, for the last eight years he has been a devoted caretaker to his loving wife.
He was survived by his wife of 60 years, Pauline (Seguin) Bilodeau, who he was completely devoted to; their children, David and fianc, Julie Benton, Lisette Ladd and husband, Charlie, Robert and wife, Shelley, Pierre and wife, Sue, Janine Levesque and husband, Mark , ten grandchildren and two great-grandchildren; his brothers, Marcel, Firmain and wife, Clarice, Paul and wife, Judy, his sister, Louise Evarts and husband, George, his sisters-in-law, Rita Bilodeau and Anita Bilodeau, in-laws, Fernand and Ange-Aimee Martin and many nieces and nephews.
He was predeceased by their son, Michael, three brothers, Laval, Germain and Henry and sister- in- law, Carmen Bilodeau.
A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated on Tuesday January 31, 2012 at 11 A.M. at St. Marys Catholic Church with the Rev. William R. Beaudin, pastor, as celebrant.
The family will receive friends on Monday January 30, 2012 from 4 P.M. to 7 P.M. at the Sanderson-Ducharme Funeral Home located at 117 South Main Street, Middlebury.
Memorial contributions may be made to the Addison County Home Health & Hospice at P.O. Box 754 Middlebury, VT 05753.
Arrangements are under the direction of the Sanderson-Ducharme Funeral Home.