Gertrude Harriet Sanborn1

F, #29935, b. May 2, 1908, d. May 12, 1977
Pedigree
Father*Luther Buzz Sanborn2 b. Oct 20, 1874
Mother*Ruth Dora Bickford2 b. circa Oct, 1876

Family

Ernest Nelson Shover b. Dec 27, 1900, d. Jun 2, 1957
Children

Chronological Events

Birth*May 2, 1908 Gertrude Harriet Sanborn was born on May 2, 1908 at Sutton, Monteregie Region, Quebec, Canada.2,3 
 She was the daughter of Luther Buzz Sanborn and Ruth Dora Bickford.2 
Marriage*Jul 28, 1923 Gertrude Harriet Sanborn married Ernest Nelson Shover, son of Nelson John Shover and Josephine Ploof, on Jul 28, 1923 at Richford, Franklin County, Vermont, United States.2 
Death*May 12, 1977 Gertrude Harriet Sanborn died on May 12, 1977, at age 69 at Waterbury, Washington County, Vermont, United States, from cardiac arrest, at home.3 
ObituaryMay 13, 1977  OBITUARY: RICHFORD - - Mrs. Gertrude R. Shover, 69, widow of Ernest Shover, died unexpectedly Thursday morning at her home in Waterbury.

Mrs. Shover was born in Sutton. Que., May 2, 1908, the daughter of Luther B. and Ruth (Bickford) Sanborn.

She was a resident of Richford most of her life. For the past 12 years she made her home in Waterbury. She was a member of the First Baptist Church and American Legion Auxiliary 12 of Richford.

Mrs. Shover is survived by five sons, Gilbert, Roy, Alexander and John, all of Richford, and Donald Shover of Waterbury; four daughters, Mrs. Raymond (Shirley) Supernault of Tyngsboro, Mass., Mrs. Richard (Geraldine) Foster of Dracut, Mass., Mrs. Kenneth (Emily) Deuso of Hinsdale, N.H.. and Mrs. Gerald (Gloria) Gagnon of Lowell; a sister, Mrs. Myrtle Mattimore of Richford; 26 grandchildren, 14 great-grandchildren; several nieces and nephews.

Funeral services will be held Saturday afternoon at 2 at the First Baptist Church in Richford with Rev. Richard Wallace officiating. Interment will follow in Hillside Cemetery. Friends may call at the Spears Funeral Home, 140 Main St., Richford, Friday afternoon and evening, 2 to 4 and 7 to 9.

While searching for obituary, member found another article from The Enosburg Standard (Enosburg Falls, Vermont) Thursday, 08 Jul 1948.

Two Children Rescued By Norman Lariviere
Richford - - Norman Larivier, 14, rescued two children from drowning last Saturday afternoon about 6 o'clock. He was swimming in the neighborhood of North Branch bridge when he heard the cries of children and rushed to their aid.

Alexander "Butchie" age 7 and Gloria, age 6, children of Mr. and Mrs. Ernest Shover, had fallen into the water and neither of them could swim. They had gone down for the third time when Lariviere dove in for them and came up with one under each arm. Butchie had swallowed lots of water, but Gloria was not affected. Both children are as well as ever now.

This incident came about when Gloria was playing on the bank of North Branch when she fell off a rotten log into six feet of water. Butchie went in after her. It was their struggles and screams for help which brought Norman Lariviere to their rescue.

Published by The Burlington Free Press Burlington, Vermont - Friday, May 13, 1977.4

 
Burial*May 14, 1977 She was buried on May 14, 1977 at Hillside Cemetery, Richford, Franklin County, Vermont, United States, Find A Grave Memorial# 196741801 - as stated in the Vermont Death Certificate.5 

Citations

  1. [S767] Personal Knowledge - Teagle, Marge.
  2. [S2194] Vermont - Marriage Record, online at Ancestry.com.
  3. [S4094] Vermont - Death Record, online at Ancestry.com.
  4. [S19] Obituary - Online, Newspaper or Funeral Home.
  5. [S58] Gravestones - Death Cert, Find-A-Grave, BillionGraves.
  6. [S1094] Vermont - Birth Record, online at Ancestry.com.