Wayne Coulter

1931 - 2015

Wayne Coulter

1931 - 2015 SHAFTSBURY Wayne D. Coulter, 83, a longtime resident of East Road died Friday, August 21, 2015 at the Crescent Manor Care Center in Bennington following a brief illness. He was born in Beatrice, Nebraska on December 28, 1931. He was the son of the late George Robert Coulter and Alice Ruth Jelen. Wayne received his education in Professional Engineering and also received a Masters in Business Administration from RPI. Wayne had been employed as an engineer at Johnson Controls in Bennington until the plant closed. He later worked at Central Vermont Public Service out of Rutland, VT. An avid golfer, Wayne enjoyed warm weather and spending his winters in Florida. He enjoyed traveling, boating and Jet Skiing. In earlier years he enjoyed snowmobiling and skiing. He was a member of the Bennington Lodge of Elks # 567, the Moose Family Center and the Bennington Eagles. Survivors include his wife, Sharon O'Brien of Amherst, MA., his two daughters, Susie Hinckley and her husband, David of Rutland, VT and Lisa Holliman of South Burlington, VT; four grandchildren and a very close friend, Cindy Button of Pownal, VT along with several nieces, nephews and cousins. He was predeceased by a sister, Mary Alice Webb and a brother, Robert Coulter. FUNERAL NOTICE: Friends may call at the Mahar and Son Funeral Home on Thursday, August 27, 2015 from 10am until 12Noon. The burial with military honors will take place at the George B. Solomon Saratoga National Cemetery in Schuylerville, NY on Thursday at 1:30 p.m. If friends desire contributions in memory of Wayne D. Coulter may be made to the Vermont Chapter of the American Cancer Society through the office of the Mahar and Son Funeral Home, 628 Main St., Bennington, VT 05201. Guest book condolences may be made at : www.maharandsonfuneralhome.net.