EDMUNDS: Dorothy Johnston , 83, of Greenleaf St., Brattleboro
died peacefully Wednesday evening at Brattleboro Memorial
Hospital after a brief illness. She was born in Eustis, Quebec,
Feb. 20, 1921, fourth child of Roy and Caroline Beattie Johnston
and moved to St. Johnsbury at the age of five. She graduated
from St. Johnsbury Academy in 1939. In 1941 she married Norris
Edmunds of Lyndon, Vt., and moved briefly to Pittsfield, Mass.
She moved back to St. Johnsbury while her husband served in
Europe during World War II, reuniting in 1946. She worked in a
bank until she and her husband moved to Lyndonville, Vt. where
they bought and operated Edmunds Hardware and Building
Supplies in 1952. Mrs. Edmunds belonged to the Grace Methodist
Church in St. Johnsbury and the Congregational Church in
Lyndonville; teaching Sunday School at both. She was president
of the Lyndonville Village Improvement Society, Eastern Star, and
the Lyndon Outing Club. In 1963 the Edmunds moved to
Brattleboro where they owned and operated the Holiday Motel,
then the Lodge Motel and Restaurant in Bellows Falls. After they
retired from the motel business in 1974, she worked for several
years at Windham College and for several more at Spofford
Electrosonics. She enjoyed playing bridge, and loved cooking for
family and friends. She leaves two sons, Stanley Edmunds of
Keene, N.H. and Gary Edmunds of Radford, Va. She is also
survived by four grandchildren; one sister, Mildred Schultz of
Farmingdale, N.Y.; and a brother Doug Murphy of St. Johnsbury,
Vt.; and many nieces and nephews. A brother, Rupert Johnston,
and a sister, Edith Clifford died earlier. Her husband, Norris
Edmunds, died last Sunday morning, April 18, 2004. Graveside
services for both Dorothy and Norris will be held at Bonneville
Cemetery in West Brattleboro at 11 a.m. Wednesday April 28.
Contributions in her name can be sent to Rescue Inc.
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