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Doris

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February 3, 1908 – May 18, 2013

Obituary

Ryegate, VT- Doris Kathleen (Gibson) Berry, 105, passed peacefully to be with her Lord Jesus, on May 18, 2013, at her daughter s home in Glastonbury, CT. Doris was born in Ryegate on February 3, 1908, to Herbert and Jessie (Kingsbury) Gibson. She graduated Woodsville High School with the Class of 1927, then from the Plymouth Normal School, Class of 1931. She married Roger William Berry of Campton, NH on June 30, 1934, at the Gibson homestead in Ryegate. After raising her children, she continued her career as a remedial reading teacher at the Peacham Academy and the Newbury schools in Vermont. Doris was a member of the Reformed Presbyterian Church (Coventors) attending the Walter Harvey Meeting House in Mosquitoville. She also belonged to Gideon s International and the Ryegate Corner Presbyterian Church Women s Fellowship and Ryegate Home Dem. She was the oldest living Ryegate resident and therefore, holder of the Boston Post Cane. Doris was predeceased by her husband Roger Berry on June 24, 1996; her daughter-in-law Patricia Gould Berry; and by her siblings May, Maurice and Ruth. She is survived by her children, Priscilla J. Berry Blanchard and husband David of Glastonbury, CT and Wayne S. Berry and friend Leona of Essex Jct., VT; three grandchildren, Yvonne Schraml and husband Joseph, Timothy Berry and friend Bernice, and Scott Berry and wife Valarie; four great grandchildren, Joseph Schraml II and wife Monique, Katelyn Schraml, Alyssa Berry and Amanda Berry; two great great grandchildren, Kaeden and Bently Schraml; and nieces, nephews, and cousins. A funeral service will be on Saturday, May 25 at 11 AM at the Ryegate Corner Presbyterian Church with burial following in the Blue Mountain Cemetery. Memorial contributions may be made to the Ryegate Corner Presbyterian Church, c/o Mrs. Jean White, PO Box 366, Ryegate, VT 05042, for church and community needs.
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