Muriel Anna Minckler1

F, #29938, b. Aug 9, 1913, d. Mar 16, 2009
Father*Charles Elsworth Minckler2 b. circa Jan, 1888, d. circa 1953
Mother*Cora Bell Longe2 b. Nov 11, 1891, d. circa 1941

Family

George William LeClair b. Jun 9, 1912, d. Jul 28, 1978
Children

Chronological Events

Birth*Aug 9, 1913 Muriel Anna Minckler was born on Aug 9, 1913 at Highgate, Franklin County, Vermont, United States.1 
 She was the daughter of Charles Elsworth Minckler and Cora Bell Longe.2 
Marriage*Sep 12, 1935 Muriel Anna Minckler married George William LeClair on Sep 12, 1935 at Franklin, Franklin County, Vermont, United States.1,2 
Death*Mar 16, 2009 Muriel Anna Minckler died on Mar 16, 2009, at age 95 at Barton, Orleans County, Vermont, United States.3 
ObituaryMar 17, 2009  OBITUARY: Muriel A. LeClair, 95, of Barton formerly of East Franklin, passed away on March 16, 2009 in Barton.
She was born on August 9, 1913 in Highgate, VT a daughter of Charles E. and Cora (Longe) Minckler.
In 1935 she married George LeClair, Sr. who predeceased her in 1978.
Muriel was a past member of the Franklin Grange. Among her hobbies she liked fishing, sewing, spending time with her cat and her family. She had a green thumb and had many lovely plants. She leaves behind close staff members and residents at Maple Lane.

Muriel is survived by the following children; Helen Haile and her husband Nick of Newark, VT, Douglas of Newport Center, Teresa Fortin and her companion Thomas Dezotelle of Bakersfield, VT, Donna Prue and her husband Scott of Sutton, and Margaret Gilman of Derby, 37 grandchildren, numerous great-grandchildren, 3 great great grandchildren, two sisters Hilda St. Francis of Swanton and Evelyn Hope of Brookfield, MA, son in law Philip Gilman, Sr. of Newark, VT, two daughters in law Arlene LeClair of Richford and Joyce LeClair of Newport, she is predeceased by 4 sons; Richard Charles, Larry Gene, Frederick Allen, and George William Jr., three brothers; Stanley, Carl, and Ralph Minckler, and a sister Alice Minckler.

Friends may call from 12-2 PM on Friday March 20, 2009 at the Curtis-Britch-Converse-Rushford Funeral Home on 4670 Darling Hill Rd. Newport. Funeral service will be held on Friday March 20, 2009 at 2:00 PM at the St. Mary's Catholic Church with the Rev. Dallas St. Peter officiating. Spring interment will be held at the East Franklin Cemetery in East Franklin, VT on May 18 at 1:00 PM. Should friends desire contributions in her memory may be made to the American Cancer Society , VT Division Inc, 121 Connor Way Suite 240, Williston, VT 05495. On-line condolences may be sent to the family through the funeral home website at www.curtis-britch-converse-rushford.com. Arrangements are entrusted to the care of Curtis-Britch-Converse-Rushford Funeral Homes, locally family owned and operated.

Published in the St. Albans Messenger (VT) - Wednesday, March 18, 2009.3
 
Burial*Mar 20, 2009 She was buried on Mar 20, 2009 at East Franklin Cemetery, East Franklin, Franklin County, Vermont, United States, as stated in the obituary.4 

Citations

  1. [S1094] Vermont - Birth Record, online at Ancestry.com.
  2. [S2194] Vermont - Marriage Record, online at Ancestry.com.
  3. [S19] Obituary - Online, Newspaper or Funeral Home.
  4. [S58] Gravestones - Death Cert, Find-A-Grave, BillionGraves, #19.
  5. [S802] Site - Ancestry.com, online at http://www.ancestry.com