Homer Thomas Rhodes1

M, #693, b. Apr 30, 1927, d. May 21, 2001
Pedigree
Father*Kenneth Thomes Rhodes1 b. circa 1907, d. Jun 26, 1969
Mother*Ida Mary Barcomb1 b. circa 1908

Family

Theresa Lorraine Bleau b. May 6, 1928, d. Mar 8, 2016

Chronological Events

Birth*Apr 30, 1927 Homer Thomas Rhodes was born on Apr 30, 1927 at Saint Albans, Franklin County, Vermont, United States.1,2 
 He was the son of Kenneth Thomes Rhodes and Ida Mary Barcomb.1 
Marriage*Aug 3, 1946 Homer Thomas Rhodes married Theresa Lorraine Bleau on Aug 3, 1946 at Winooski, Chittenden County, Vermont, United States.3 
Death*May 21, 2001 Homer Thomas Rhodes died on May 21, 2001, at age 74 at University of Vermont Medical Center (formerly Fletcher Allen), Burlington, Chittenden County, Vermont, United States.4 
ObituaryMay 22, 2001  OBITUARY: Homer T. Rhodes, 74, of Winooski, VT, died unexpectedly Monday, May 21, 2001, in his home in Winooski.

He was born in Fairfield, VT, on April 30, 1927, the son of the late Vern and Ida (Barcomb) Fleming.

Homer served in the U.S. Army during World War II. He married Lorraine Bleau on Aub. 3, 1946, in St. Stephen Catholic Church.

He worked at Vermont Gas for 32 years and retired in 1987. He was a parishioner of St. Frances Xavier Catholic Church. Among his many hobbies, he especially enjoyed hunting, fishing and playing cards.

Homer is survived by his wife of 54 years, Lorraine Rhodes, of Winooski; three daughters, Barbara and her husband, Richard Poirier, of Woodbury, Sharon Corrigan of Winooski, Linda and her husband, David Bombard, of Burlington; a special niece, Carol Rhodes of Winooski; seven grandchildren, Stacy Miner, Kristopher Poirier, Bradley and Jennifer Corrigan, David, Melissa, and Margaret Bombard; five great-grandchildren, Emily and Zachary Miner, Summer and Indigo Bombard and Hannah Corrigan; one brother, Frank and his wife, Pauline, Rhodes of South Burlington; several nieces, nephews, cousins, and a very special card partner, Margaret Barcomb.

He was predeceased by one brother and his wife, Floyd and Doris Rhodes.

A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated Wednesday, May 23, 2001, at 10 a.m. in St. Francis Xavier Catholic Church in Winooski. Interment will be Thursday, May 24, 2001, at 11 a.m. in St. Francis Xavier Cemetery. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to National Shrine of St. Jude, Claretian Fathers and Brothers, 205 West Monroe Street, Chicago, ILL 60606. Visiting hours will be Tuesday, May 22, from 7 to 9 p.m. in the LaVigne Funeral Home, Inc., 132 Main St., Winooski, VT.

Published in The Burlington Free Press, Burlington, Vermont, May 22, 2001.5
 
Burial*May 25, 2001 He was buried on May 25, 2001 at Saint Francis Xavier Cemetery, Winooski, Chittenden County, Vermont, United States, Find A Grave Memorial# 63448360.6 

Military *

 

Listed as a Military Veteran who served in wartime combat in World War 2.

 

Citations

  1. [S2194] Vermont - Marriage Record, online at Ancestry.com.
  2. [S815] Site - FamilySearch.org, online at http://www.familysearch.org
  3. [S802] Site - Ancestry.com, online at http://www.ancestry.com
  4. [S4144] Vermont - Death Record, online at www.familysearch.org.
  5. [S19] Obituary - Online, Newspaper or Funeral Home.
  6. [S58] Gravestones - Death Cert, Find-A-Grave, BillionGraves, #79.