Ivah Lillian Chaput, 86, of Newport died peacefully on april 4, 2016, in Newport. She was born on September 14, 1929, in West Burke to Elmo and Florence (Bentley) Legacy. On June 7, 1947, she married Felix Chaput, who predeceased her on November 7, 2007. Mrs. Chaput owned and operated a farm in Troy with her late husband, Felix, from 1946 until 1972. at that time she operated the poole Nursing Home in Barton until she retired in 1984. Her hobbies included sewing, working in her flower garden, reading, and putting puzzles together. She is survived by her children: Lillian Vezina and her husband, Charlie, of Irasburg, Laura Brown and her husband, Leslie, of Troy, felix Chaput Jr. and his wife, Madeline, of Derby Line, frank Chaput and his wife, Sheila, of North Troy, francis Chaput and his wife, Debra, of North Troy, Lorreta Lieblein and her husband, peter, of Newport, Marie Ingalls and her husband, Mark, of Irasburg, and Jacqueline Eldred and her husband, Michael, of Coventry; by 44 grandchildren; 45 great-grandchildren; two great-great-grandchildren; and by her stepbrother Irving Morton of Temple Hills, Maryland. She was predeceased by an infant daughter, Linda; by her brother Walter Legacy; her stepmother Olive Legacy; and by three grandsons: Leslie J. Brown Jr., Shawn f. Chaput, and Tyler Sanville, who was an infant. funeral services were held on april 9, in Newport. Spring interment will be in St. Ignatius Cemetery in Lowell. Should friends desire, contributions in her memory may be made to the St. Jude Children�s Research Hospital, 501 St. place, Memphis, Tennessee, 38105.