Leola Mildred Deering, a native of Chester, NH and a resident of Bridport, VT, passed away on October 26, 2023 at the age of 95. She was a loving wife, mother to 10 children, and a homemaker.

Leola loved sewing, quilting, and enjoyed spending time on the lanes bowling. In her younger years she loved to travel. As her children left home, she worked for several years for Home Health and then Middlebury College. She was also a member of The Order of the Eastern Star.

She is survived by eight children, Merry Ellen (Michael) Duclos, Betty Lou Gorton, Betty Lee Hutchins, Clarence (Karen) Deering, David (Debbie) Deering, Chesley (Tina) Deering, Paul (Brenda) Deering, Polly (Michael) Rheaume; 23 grandchildren, Shana (Mark) Cheeks, Melody (Mickey) Gilley, Dawna Taylor, Lena (Mark) Freeman, Quinlan (Nargus) Rakin, Jonathan (Heather) Taylor, Alyssa (John) Davi, Wendy (Mike) McCallion, Nancy (David) Carlson, Bobbie (Brad) Hesla, Scott (Amy) Riley, Bryan (Marielis) Riley, Virginia (Joe) Munson, Allison (Mark) Levasseur, Harold (Robert) Deering, Patrick Deering, Andre' (Annemarie) Deering, Jason Deering, Mark (Liz) Deering, Eric (Chelsea) Rheaume, Nicole (Brian) Heffernan; 41 great grandchildren and 16 great-great grandchildren; special niece & great nephew, Janice (Jim) Fusco and Connor. She was preceded in death by her parents, Lester & Christy Hunt Mitchell; husband, Harold E. Deering; sister & brother- in law, Mary & David Griffin; daughters, Anna Taylor and Zilda Deering; grandsons: Jeffrey Taylor and Mathew Deering, and great-granddaughter Grace Riley.

Calling hours will be on Wednesday, November 1, 2023 from 10:00 to 11:00 a.m. at Sanderson Funeral Home in Middlebury. Funeral service will begin at 11:00 in the funeral home chapel. Interment will be at Forest Hill Cemetery in Derry, NH. In lieu of flowers, donations may be sent to the Homeward Bound and a special thank you to the Bridport and Middlebury Emergency Response for their outstanding services.