TITLE: Leo E. Rabida, Obituary, Feb. 16, 2001

SUBMITTERS:  The Coos County Democrat EST. 1838 LANCASTER, NEW HAMPSHIRE  
             Publishing news & views of LANCASTER - GROVETON -WHITEFIELD 
             & other towns of the upper Connecticut River valley of New 
             Hampshire & Vermont - John D. Harrigan, Publisher (Feb 21, 2001
             -issue) "All the news that fits"

FORMATTED:   by CParziale, Feb 2001

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Leo E. Rabida 

ISLAND POND, Vt. - Leo E. Rabida, 87, of Island Pond, Vt. died in
Barton on Friday, Feb. 16, 2001. 

He was born in Whitefield on Sept. 2, 1913, the son of Frank and
Albina (Dumas) Rabida. Leo worked in the woods and on the family
farm before starting with C&N Railroad in 1942, where he worked for
40 years. Leo was an avid gardener and sportsman. He enjoyed
spending time with his family and liked picking berries. 

On Nov. 22, 1937, Leo married the former Loretta Boutin, who
survives him. He is also survived by his daughters, Lucille Major of
Richmond, Vt. and Helen Shedd of Milton, Vt.; six grandchildren; two
great-grandchildren; and his sisters, Rhoda Cyr of Glastonbury, Conn.,
Florence Houle of New Britain, Conn., and Mable Gagnon of Florida.
He was predeceased by his sisters, Irene Fortin and Anne Sheriff. 

A Mass of Christian burial was celebrated on Feb. 19, at St. James
Catholic Church in Island Pond with the Rev. James Mattison
officiating. Spring interment will take place at the Lakeside Catholic
Cemetery in Island Pond. Contributions in Leo’s memory may be made
to the Alzheimer’s Disease Association, Green Mountain Chapter, P.O.
Box 1139, Montpelier, VT 05601. 




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