A lifelong resident of Rutland, sh
e was born
December
1
6
, 19
23
,
daughter
of
John E.
and
Eugenie
(
Kennedy
)
Barrett
.
Gloria was a 1942 Mt. St. Joseph
Academy
grad
uate
.
She was employed in the Office of Price Administration, VT Transit Co., Howe Scale, Beck Goodwin Ski Wear Co and later became Resident Broker for Herlihy Real Estate retiring in 1990.She was a member of the Rutland City School Board. A Den mother for The Cub Scouts,
In
her retirement years she volunteered at Christ The King School as a teacher’s assistant and The Rutland Historical Society.
Throughout her life Gloria gave love and support to many family members, friends and her greatest giving was her involvement in caring for and helping guide her four grandchildren in
their
lives. These many happy years gave Gloria and her grandchildren a lot of happy memories.
Gloria was a member of St. Peter’s Church, the Rutland Historical Society and Immaculate Heart of Mary Church and St. Anne Society.
She was known as the family historian, using genealogy to produce her family tree of more than 100 relatives.
Surviving is her younger sister Jean Wilson
of New
Hampshire; a
son, Thomas (Katherine) LaMontagne of Middletown Springs; a daughter
Jean Kennedy
of Montpelier; 4 grandchildren, Deanna Nelson MD (Stephen) of Knoxville,
TN; Nicole
LaMontagne of
Brooklyn, New
York, Christian LaMontagne of Portland, Oregon, and Lauren LaMontagne of Stephenville, TX. 4 great grandsons, Eliott, Henry and Owen LaMontagne of Portland, Oregon and Julian Lorta of Stephenville, TX
She was predeceased by her husband, Laurent (Larry) LaMontagne; 6 brothers,
John “
Jack” Barrett, Terry Barrett, Charles “Bud” Barrett, Neville “Bucko” Barrett, Gregory Barrett and Edward Barrett; 1 sister Sheila Barrett Ward.
A funeral mass and celebration of her life will be held at a later date in St. Peter’s Church.
A private burial will be held at the convenience of the family in St. Joseph’s Cemetery.
Memorial contributions may be made to
St. Peter’s Church or the Rutland Historical Society.
Arrangements are by Clifford Funeral Home.