1922-2012 Doris Squire Goss, 90, of Western Avenue passed away peacefully at home with family by her side on Monday, September 17, 2012. She was born February 20, 1922 in Moretown, Vt., the daughter of Horace H. and Ella (Gordon) Squire. She attended grammar and high school in Waterbury and was graduated from the University of Vermont in 1943. Her happy marriage to John P. Goss began on Christmas Eve 1943. Mrs. Goss is survived by her sister Polly S. Quinn of Hinesburg, Vt.; her children and their spouses, Deborah Goss of Lexington, Mass., Janet and Jim Burke of Montpelier, Vt., Heather and Sam Fischer of Mashpee, Mass., and John Rollin and Emily Goss of Carnelian Bay, Calif.; six grandchildren, Ian Burke, Noah Burke, Amy Fischer, Eliza Fischer, Harrison Goss, Guthrie Goss; and many nieces and nephews. She was predeceased by her husband John; four of her siblings, Helen Evans, Anne Hayer, Horace Squire, Ruth Briggs; and her nephew Martin Briggs. Mrs. Goss directed the glee clubs and conducted the orchestra at Lyndon Institute for six years, taught public school music and directed church choirs in Lyndonville, Stowe and Brattleboro, and for forty years sang in and assisted with choruses conducted by Brattleboro Music Center founder Blanche Moyse. In early years she performed as a contralto soloist and later coached private voice students. Doris was renowned among friends for her summer tan and sense of style. She was an exceptional seamstress who made clothing for herself and her family as well as creating quilts and prized fabric items sold to benefit her church. She had a talent for drawing and painting, refinished woodwork, upholstered furniture, wallpapered and decorated her home. Her family will remember her sly sense of humor. She enjoyed unexpected opportunities to travel, the highlight being an opera tour of Europe with her sister Polly. Mrs. Goss was a member and former deaconess of First Congregational Church, served as a trustee and clerk of the Brattleboro Music Center and was a Friend of Music at Guilford. She was also a member of Queen Esther and Bingham Chapters of the Order of the Eastern Star. FUNERAL NOTICE: Memorial services will be announced at a later date. Burial will be in the Hartford VT Cemetery. In lieu of flowers, contributions may be made in Doris' memory to the First Congregational Church Endowment Fund, PO Box 2389 West Brattleboro VT 05303 or the Brattleboro Music Center, 38 Walnut St. Brattleboro 05301. Arrangements are under the direction of Atamaniuk Funeral Home.