Adelaide Warner Minott

Adelaide "Addie" Warner Minott, age 91, of Guilford, Vermont, died peacefully in her home on May 2, 2023. Adelaide was born January 13, 1932 in Greenwich, Conn, the youngest daughter of Norman Gilbert Warner and Adelaide Stocking Milne Warner. Addie came to live with her Aunt Celia and Uncle Otis Sibley in Green River as a teen. Addie attended the Stoneleigh Prospect Hill School (now the Stoneleigh Burnham School) in Greenfield, Mass. She graduated in 1950 and then attended Skidmore College in Saratoga Springs, NY graduating in 1954 with a Bachelor's degree in Physical Education.

Adelaide married Addison Dean Minott of Brattleboro, VT in Essex, Connecticut, on Sept. 5, 1953. They first met at a square dance at the Grange in Guilford Center and they would have celebrated their 70th wedding anniversary this September.

Adelaide was very active in her community, especially her beloved village of Green River. Addie and her sister, Mary Francis, arrived in Green River in 1944 to live with her Aunt "Cele" and Uncle "Sib". Addie knew the history of the village well and frequently gave history tours and presentations during village celebrations. She and Addison helped in the formation of the Green River Village Preservation Trust for the ongoing maintenance and preservation of the village including the historic crib dam and the Green River Church. She and Addison earned the Preservation Trust of Vermont Recognition Award in 1999. Addie was very active in the Guilford Historical Society; she served as President and as Co-Chairman of Guilford's 250th celebration in 2011. She and Addison helped organize and manage the Vermont History Expo in Tunbridge, VT for the Vermont Historical Society for over 10 years. Addie represented the Guilford Historical Society at the Vermont History Expo, designing the booth and the costumes.

Addie was a pioneer in the development of women's sports. She played field hockey in her youth, was an accomplished ice skater, swimmer and synchronized swimmer. She served as an aquatics instructor and lifeguard for the Brattleboro Recreation Department in 1953, for the Westfield, Mass, YMCA after attending the Red Cross National Aquatics School. She was an accomplished sailor having spent many summers on her father's boat on Long Island Sound. Eventually, Addie took her love of sport as an educator teaching physical education in Weathersfield, VT, Vernon, VT and Brattleboro Union High School where she coached field hockey and gymnastics. She represented Vermont for the National Association of Girls & Women in Sport, (NAWGS), and as President of the NAWGS State Presidents just as Title IX passed to protect equity for generations of young women to come.

Addie was active in supporting education serving on the Brattleboro Union High School Board of Directors and the Guilford School Board. She served as a Trustee of the Stoneleigh Prospect School, and was active in the Windham County Retired Teachers Association and the American Association of University Women, (AAUW) of which she was president of the Brattleboro Branch as well as book sale chairman for ten years. Addie was a member of the Vermont Girl Scout Council for many years, serving as a trainer, troop leader and day camp director in North Springfield, VT.

Adelaide was a member of the Centre Congregational Church in Brattleboro, VT. since 1958 where she taught Sunday School, serving on the Education Committee and Building and Grounds Committee.

Addie loved to sew, sewing her own wedding dress and wedding dresses for her daughters, bridesmaid, flower girl dresses, prom dresses and clothes for children and grandchildren. She loved needlework, knitting, quilting and making teddy bears. She and Addison maintained a large garden at their farm in Green River. They sugared, preserved, froze from their garden and she made many jars of strawberry rhubarb jam and mint jelly for friends and family. She made the most amazing pies for holidays and loved hosting large family Thanksgivings in Green River. Adelaide was very proud of her Scottish Heritage from her Grandfather Milne's family. She was a Mayflower descendant and a member of The Society of Middletown (CT), First Settlers Descendents for the Stocking Family.

Adelaide is survived by her husband, Addison Dean Minott, of seventy years, daughters; Celia Adelaide Minott Slason and her husband Lawrence of Keene, NH, Priscilla Hunt Minott Demovellan and her husband Lorenzo of Westwood, MA, sons; Addison Dean Minott, Jr and his wife Marcia (Murray) of North Andover, MA, Christopher Milne Minott and his wife Karrin (Hoesing) of Washington, DC.

Eleven grandchildren; Jonathan Slason and his wife Sara Lovitz, Laura Dobens and her husband Brett, Jennifer Sestito and her husband Nick, John Eric Demovellan and his partner Kayla Ochoa, Christa Bentley and her husband Austin, Katelynn Minott and her husband Rodolfo Sanchez, Meagan Kobierski and her husband Kyle, Addison Paul Minott and his wife Christine, Angela Minott, Calvin and Adelaide Minott; fifteen great-grandchildren; Ezekiel and Gabriel Lovitz-Slason, Fletcher and Marguerite Dobens, Lyla Sestito, Nicolas, Ana Sofia, and Olivia Sanchez-Minott, Emma, Ellie, Annabel, and Isla Kobierski, Pearl, Addison Basil and Chauncey Minott.

Adelaide is also survived by her sister Mary Francis Warner Whitney of West Yarmouth, MA., sister-in-law Joanne Minott Hayward of Keene, NH., nieces, nephews and cousins.

Adelaide was predeceased by her parents, Norman Gilbert and Adelaide Milne Warner, her aunt and uncle, Celia and Otis Sibley, her sister Barbara Cruickshank Warner Maslen, brothers-in-law, Edward Whitney, Jack Maslen and Donald Hayward and Addison's parents, Chauncey and Dorothy Badger Minott.

The family wishes to thank the Reverend Scott Couper for his visits, care and bedside prayers with Adelaide in her last weeks. Adelaide's family extends their appreciation to the nurses and staff of Bayada Hospice for the loving care which allowed Addie to remain in her home in Green River until her passing and to her long-time physician John Glick, MD.

A celebration of her life will be held at the Green River Church, Green River Village, Guilford, VT on June 17, 2023 at 11:00 AM. Graveside services will be scheduled for a later date for the family. To view her tribute on line please visit www.atamaniuk.com

To honor Adelaide the family suggests charitable donations to the Green River Village Preservation Trust, ? Lynn Pancake, 1082 Green River Rd., Guilford, VT 05301; Guilford Historical Society, ? Scott Knickerbocker, School Road, Guilford, VT 05301; or Guilford Cares Inc., PO Box 2517, Brattleboro, VT 05301.