Middlebury, VT Julie S. Keeler On Saturday, July 2, 2011 Julie Sofia Kolbus Keeler died peacefully surrounded by her family at the ARCH Room at Helen Porter Nursing Home. Julie was born February 16, 1920, the youngest child of Frank and Zofia (Dziedzic) Kolbus. Julie graduated from Williamstown High School in Williamstown, Massachusetts in 1939. On October 18, 1941, she married Donald Martin Keeler in Bristol, Vermont who predeceased her in March 1983. Julie was with the school lunch program at St. Marys School for eight years in Middlebury, and then became the Food Service Director at Middlebury Union High School until 1963. From 1963 until 1983 she was a nutritionist for the ENFP program, which was a government program under the Extension Program at the University of Vermont. Julie was very active in many organizations which included: Catholic Daughters, both her local Court Assumption and the State Court, of which she served as Regents for both. She was an Associate of the Sisters of Mercy in Burlington. Julie volunteered at Porter Hospital, the RSVP Program and was a member of the Russ Sholes Senior Center. Julie was especially proud of her work as a Sew-Sew Girl. As a community member she served on the board of the Middlebury Recreation Council and the CVAA. Julie was an avid sports fan and was awarded a varsity letter for being tackled on the sidelines at an MUHS football game. In 1958, she along with two other football mothers, established the annual football banquet at MUHS, which continues to be a long standing tradition. From 1967 to present, she loved her special time at her cottage on Lake Dunmore. There, she enjoyed watching her family grow and share her love for the lake. Julie is survived by her three children: Donald Keeler and wife Kathy, Judy Nuceder and husband David, Mary Jane Quesnel and husband Roger; six grandchildren: Karen White and husband Stephen, Michael Keeler and wife Terri, Amy Cousino and husband Scott, Nicole Bartlett and husband Derek, Andrea Rubright and husband Brett, John Nuceder and wife Jennifer. Thirteen great grandchildren: Kayla Quesnel-Cousino, Steel White, Trevor Emilo, Rachel Keeler, Keenan Bartlett, Allison White, Lauren Bartlett, Brooke Rubright, Alexis and Kamrin Bartlett, Bode Rubright, Luke and Levi Nuceder. She was predeceased by her parents, her husband, and two brothers William and Benjamin Kolbusz, as well as her sisters Grace Boulais, Bertha Spicer, Frances Jeffers, Helene Kolbus, and Janice Coyne. There will be calling hours on Wednesday July 6, 2011 from 4-7pm at Sanderson-Ducharme Funeral home in Middlebury. A mass of Christian burial will be held at St. Marys Church of the Assumption on Thursday, July 7, 2011 at 11:00 am, with the Rev. Justin Baker as the celebrant. Burial will follow in St. Marys cemetery in Middlebury. In lieu of flowers, contributions may be made to Saint Marys Church, College Street, Middlebury, VT; Sisters of Mercy at 100 Mansfield Avenue, Burlington, VT 05401, or to the Middlebury Fire Department Severy Scholarship Fund @ 5 Seymour Street Middlebury, VT 05753 Arrangements are under the direction of Sanderson-Ducharme Funeral Home, 117 S.Main Street, Middlebury. www.sandersonfuneralservice.com