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DATELINE: Alburgh Springs,
Vermont Nancy Ann Christopher, age 69, a native and
lifelong Alburgh resident died Thursday morning,
October 13, 2011, in the Franklin County Rehab Center with loving family at
her side. Born at home in Alburgh
on June 21, 1942, she was the daughter of the late Oscar J. and Anna
(Bourgeois) Bohannon. She graduated from the former Saint Anne's Academy in
Swanton and later attended Trinity College and the University of Vermont. Since 1992 she has been the owner and operator
of the Lakeside Berry Farm located on Route 78 in Alburgh.
On June 19, 1965, she was married to Edward Christopher who survives her. Over the years Nancy has been active in many state
and local organizations. She served from 1991 - 1994 in the Vermont House of
Representatives and was Vice-Chairperson of the Vermont Fish and Wildlife
Committee. She was a founding member of Ducks Unlimited in Grand Isle County
and also assisted in establishing the Grand Isle Health Center. She was a
board member serving with the Northwest Unit for Special Investigations,
member of the Alburgh Public Library Association
and was a longtime member of the American Legion, Creller-Landon
Post 60 Auxiliary. Nancy was presently serving as president of the Alburgh Springs Community Hall Restoration Project. A
lifelong active and devoted parishioner of Saint Amadeus Roman Catholic Church
Nancy served on the parish Pastoral Board, as a volunteer in the Religious
Education Program, sang in the church choir and served as a church Lector. In addition to her husband Ed of 46 years, Nancy
leaves three children, Eric Christopher of Swanton, Lori Barnard of
Ridgefield, CT and Neil Christopher of Alburgh; two
grandchildren, Austin and Landon Christopher of Swanton and several nieces,
nephews and cousins. Besides her parents Nancy was predeceased by her
sister, Jean Bohannon on September 22, 1993. The Liturgy of Christian Burial will be celebrated
Tuesday October 18, 2011, at 3 p.m. from Saint Amadeus Roman Catholic Church,
9 North Main Street, Alburgh Village. Father
Bernard W. Bourgeois will be the celebrant and homilist. The Rite of Committal
and Interment will follow at the Christopher family lot in The Greenwoods
Cemetery, Alburgh Springs. Friends may call at The
Kidder Memorial Home, 89 Grand Avenue, Swanton on Monday from 4 to 8 p.m.
Gifts in Nancy's memory may be made to the Alburgh
Springs Community Hall Restoration Fund, in care of Carol Cleland, 1 North Main
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