BOARDMAN: Wendall H. , passed away Thursday, Nov. 25, 2004, at
the age of 72 at Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center in Lebanon,
N.H. He was born in Wolcott on Sept. 28, 1932, the son of Ermine and
Merl (Davis) Boardman. Wendall graduated from St. Johnsbury
Academy in 1951 and went into the Air Force during the Korean
conflict, serving in Germany. He studied agricultural science and
graduated from Vermont Technical College in Randolph. He then
formed a partnership with Ed Gray at The Hillcrest Farm, formerly
known as City Dairy. Wendall farmed all his working life. He is
survived by by his wife Norma of St. Johnsbury; seven children:
Gregory Boardman of San Francisco, Calif., Julia Boardman St. George
and husband Yven of Vergennes, Lucille (Boardman) Morris and her
husband Chuck of Carson City, Nev., Sarah (Boardman) St. George and
husband Andre of East Tawas, Mich., Lyle Gadapee and wife Susan of
St. Johnsbury, Sharon (Gadapee) Parent and husband Paul of
Rochester, N.H., Ellen (Gadapee) Tillotson and fiance Michael Burt of
Waterville, Vt.; eight grandchildren; nine brothers and sisters: Merl
Leithead of St. Johnsbury, Elizabeth Riche of Carthage, N.Y., Gerald
Boardman of Ryegate, Carlene Smith of Palmetto, Fla., Eugene
Wheeler of Lyndonville, Floyd Wheeler of San Diego, Calif., Eleanor
Skinner of Lyndonville, Clara Grabowski of St. Johnsbury, Carroll
Wheeler of St. Johnsbury; numerous nieces and nephews. A
gathering of family and friends will be held Sunday, Dec. 12, between
1-3 p.m. at the VFW Post 793 on Eastern Avenue in St. Johnsbury. A
time for remembrances will begin at 2:30 p.m. All are welcome to
attend. Please omit flowers. Rather, memorial contributions could be
directed to Kingdom Animal Shelter, P.O. Box 462, St. Johnsbury, VT 05819.
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