EAST BROOKFIELD - Vivian Perkins, an East Brookfield native, passed peacefully at Branford Hills Health Care in Connecticut on Dec. 21, 2015, after a brief illness.
Born Jan. 29, 1932, in East Brookfield, she was the daughter of the late Ralph and Myrtle (Austin) Perkins, of East Brookfield, and was a member of the East Brookfield Congregational Church. She attended elementary school in East Brookfield and graduated from Spaulding High School in Barre in 1950.
After graduation, Vivian left home to live with her cousin, Silvia Riley, and her three daughters in Milford, Connecticut, where she found employment. She lived in the New Haven, Connecticut, area where she worked for Avco (later a subsidiary of Textron) from 1961 until her retirement in 1993.
Her sister, Eugenia Perkins, joined Vivian in Connecticut in 1962 until Eugenia married Anthony Greco in 1966. After Anthony's death, Eugenia moved back in with Vivian, and Vivian assisted with rearing Eugenia's daughter and grandchildren.
She will be sadly missed by her sisters, Eugenia Greco, of New Haven; Aileen (Perkins) Peake, of Northfield, Vermont; her brother, Kenneth Perkins, of Randolph, Vermont; her grandniece, Kristina Greco, of Wallingford, Connecticut; and her grandnephews Timothy, Christopher and Daniel, of New Haven.
She was predeceased by her brother, Keith Perkins, and her parents, Ralph and Myrtle Perkins.
A memorial service is planned for July 23, 2016, in the East Brookfield Community Church at 2 p.m.
Vivian's family would like to thank the many wonderful people at Branford Hills Health Care Center for their loving and compassionate care during the four months she resided there.
Donations in lieu of flowers may be made to the Branford Hills Health Care Center, 189 Alps Road, Branford, CT 06405, or to the East Brookfield Community Church, P.O. Box 425, Brookfield, VT 05036.
The Hooker and Whitcomb Funeral Home, 7 Academy St., Barre, is in charge of arrangements. For a memorial guestbook visit www.HookerWhitcomb.com.
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Condolences from the Spaulding High School class of 1951. We had lost contact with Vivian and couldn't find her. You are in our thoughts.
Joseph Cerasolli
May 9, 2016
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