EAST
ENOSBURGH David Bruce Gross, age 68, passed away Saturday October
4, 2008 at the Fletcher Allen Health Care Facility in Burlington.
David
was born January 3, 1940 in St. Albans the son of the late Avery &
Hazel (Stevens) Gross. David was a 1959 graduate of Enosburg Falls
High School. Following high school David entered the U.S. Army
receiving an honorable discharge on March 31, 1969.
David
was a lifelong farmer and sugarmaker. He especially liked to make
Maple syrup, garden, work in the woods logging, and sell hay which
gave him the opportunity to visit with friends and neighbors.
He is
survived by a brother-in-law, Gilbert Shover of Richford; nieces,
Carole Johnson and her husband Richard, Jacqueline Desmarais and her
husband Richard, and Elaine Thompson and her husband Steven; nephew,
Alan Shover and his wife Linda; several great nieces and great
nephews; many friends and neighbors especially Dan Randall and his
family.
Besides
his parents David was predeceased by a brother,
Hugh Gross;
a sister, Shirley Shover; two nieces, Louise & Linda Shover.
Funeral
services will be held Tuesday afternoon at 3:00 PM at the Spears
Funeral Home, 96 Dickinson Ave., Enosburg Falls with Pastor Patrick
Hoaldey officiating. Interment will follow in the Enosburgh Center
Cemetery.
A time
of visitation will be held at the funeral home on Tuesday from 2:00
PM until the hour of the funeral. For those who wish, contributions
in David’s memory may be made to the Enosburgh Ambulance Service, 83
Sampsonville Rd., Enosburg Falls, VT 05450.
Spears
Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements. On-line condolences may
be sent to the family through www.spearsfuneralhome.com. |