Bruce E. Norcross, 81, of Wheelock, died peacefully Sunday
morning, Feb. 19, 2012 at Northeastern Vermont Regional
Hospital in St. Johnsbury with his family by his side.
He was born in Lyndon Center on Oct. 1, 1930 the son of
Clarence and Verna (McDowell) Norcross. Bruce graduated from
Lyndon Institute in 1948. On June 10, 1950 he married Shila Hitchcock.
For more than 45 years Bruce worked at Vermont Tap & Die Co.
in Lyndonville as a machinist and later in the shipping
department. Following retirement he worked for the State of
Vermont at the district 7 Rest Areas in Waterford and Lyndon
where he enjoyed meeting and helping people.
Bruce's favorite pastimes included hunting rabbit and deer,
fishing, working on his home, tending his lawn and gardens and
dancing almost every Saturday night with Shila.
Survivors include his two sons, both of Wheelock, Rodney
Norcross and his wife Bonnie and Gary Norcross and his wife
Sherry; four grandchildren, Tracy Winot, Bruce Norcross and
wife Darcy, Scott Norcross, and Dan Norcross and fiancé Lyn
Rommel; five great grandchild, Mitchell, Danika, Trevor, Bret
and Zeb; two sisters, Ethel Crane of Washington, N.H. and
Constance Goodwin of Nevada; a brother in-law, Arnold Littel of
St. Johnsbury; and many nieces and nephews.
He is predeceased by his beloved wife of 47 years, Shila
Norcross on July 4, 1997; four sisters, Pauline and husband
Donald Rainy, Beverly Moffett, Reba Littel and Norma Delisle
and husband Lionel; his brother, Robert Norcross and his wife Marilyn.
Funeral services will be held Wednesday evening, Feb. 22, at 7
p.m. at the Guibord Funeral Home with the Reverends Matthew
Bowles and Barbara Dwyer officiating. Friends may call on the
family two hours prior to the start of the service; beginning at 5
p.m. Burial will be in Lyndon Center Cemetery on Friday May 4, at 2 p.m.
Donations made in his memory may be directed to either the
Lyndonville United Methodist Church, P. O. Box 543,
Lyndonville, VT 05851 or to the Riverside Life Enrichment
Center, 2104 East Burke Road (RTE 114), Lyndonville, VT 05851.
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