Eileen Agnes Thayer1 
F, #6829, b. Jul 12, 1923, d. Feb 15, 2017
| Relationship | 3rd cousin 2 times removed of Malcolm Kenyon McKown Jr. |
| Father* | George Thomas Thayer b. Nov 19, 1896, d. Sep 28, 1969 |
| Mother* | Mary Agnes Lafley b. Jun 6, 1893, d. Nov 21, 1982 |
Family | John Francis Brough b. Jul 23, 1923, d. Aug 22, 1969 | |
Chronological Events | ||
| Birth* | Jul 12, 1923 | Eileen Agnes Thayer was born on Jul 12, 1923 at Shoreham, Addison County, Vermont, United States .2 |
| She was the daughter of George Thomas Thayer and Mary Agnes Lafley. | ||
| Marriage* | Oct 26, 1947 | Eileen Agnes Thayer married John Francis Brough, son of Charles Edward Brough and Harriet A. McCarthy, on Oct 26, 1947 at Castleton, Rutland County, Vermont, United States.1 |
| Death* | Feb 15, 2017 | Eileen Agnes Thayer died on Feb 15, 2017, at age 93 at Genesis Healthcare - Mountain View Center, Rutland, Rutland County, Vermont, United States.3 |
| Obituary | Feb 18, 2017 | OBITUARY: RUTLAND, VT. - Eileen (Thayer) Brough, age 93, of Rutland, died on Wednesday, February 15th 2017 at the Mountain View Center in Rutland, Vt. Eileen was born on July 12th 1923 in Orwell, Vt., the daughter of George Thomas and Mary Agnes (Lafley) Thayer. She was educated in Hubbardton and Orwell schools and graduated from West Rutland High School with the Class of 1941. Eileen married her husband, John F. Brough, on October 26th 1947 at the St. John the Baptist Church in Castleton, Vermont. In 1954, Eileen and John built the Castleton Snack Bar and brought the first soft ice cream, frozen joy to the area. From 1958 to 1968, they owned and operated The Stables, a well-known Lake Bomoseen restaurant and lounge, also known as Crystal Ledge Lodge where many guests became family. After the sale of The Stables, they operated the Fort Warren Restaurant in Castleton, Vt. until the sudden death of John on August 22nd 1969. Eileen returned to her former occupation as a telephone operator for the New England Telephone Co. where she had been employed from 1941 to 1954 as switchboard operator for the Town of Castleton, Vt. She retired in 1984 after 28 years as an operator, supervisor/trainer and her last assignment was in the engineer's office. Eileen continued to work for the next 30 years for Fitz-Vogt, provider of Meals on Wheels, as a meal deliverer and site manager at the Bardwell Hotel and for the Clarendon Seniors Community Grange Center where she enjoyed delivering the Thursday meals for more than 20 years until her retirement in December 2014. Eileen worked for many years at Rutland County polling sites as a clerk and was a justice of the peace. She was a member and past president of the Castleton Women's Club and a member of the Castleton American Legion Auxiliary Post #50. Besides her parents and husband, she was predeceased by her daughter, Suzanne; her brother, George Buddy Thayer; her longtime partner, Hubie Pratt; and by Thomas' partner, Peggy Gage. Arrangements by the Durfee Funeral Home in Fair Haven, Vt. There will be a spring burial in the Brough family plot at the Hillside Cemetery in Castleton, Vt. Published in the Rutland Herald (VT) - Saturday, February 18, 2017.4 |
| Burial* | Feb 22, 2017 | She was buried on Feb 22, 2017 at Hillside Cemetery, Castleton, Rutland County, Vermont, United States, Find A Grave Memorial# 176445292.5 |