NORMAN BERTRAND AUDET

NORMAN BERTRAND AUDET - BRIDPORT - Norman Bertrand Audet, 86, passed away peacefully surrounded by his loving family on Friday, March 20, 2015. Norman was born on Jan. 28, 1929, in Frampton, Quebec, son of Fortunate and Emerilda Audet. He grew up a farmer and a fisherman. He married his late wife, Mary-Rose Highter, in 1958. They bought Blue Spruce Farm that same year, where they raised their family and their family continues to reside. Norman was a hard worker and a loving husband, father, father-in-law, grandfather and great-grandfather. He spent most of his precious free time at home with his loved ones, but he did manage to go on trips to Rome and Hawaii. He spoke fondly of his travels. He and Mary-Rose spent several winters in Florida. He enjoyed walking on the beach, collecting sand dollars, and meeting people. In his later years, he enjoyed playing cards, putting together puzzles, tinkering with trains, and decorating for Christmas. But mostly, he lived for visits with his family over a glass of rum and Coke. He diligently documented the good times in pictures. He leaves behind a treasure trove of photo albums. Norman is survived by his five children, Eugene Audet and wife, Marie, of Bridport, Ernest Audet and wife, Melissa, of Bridport, Earl Audet and wife, Nora, of Bridport, Emerilda Rachad and husband, M'Hamed, of Morocco, and Elaine Desforges and husband, Brian, of Bridport; 14 grandchildren; two great-grandchildren; sister, Lauretta Brisson of Shoreham; brother, Magliore Audet of Orwell; and many nieces and nephews. He was predeceased by his wife, Mary-Rose; brothers, Alonzo and Leandre (Curly); foster daughter, Donna Tanner; and daughter-in-law, Diane Bilodeau Audet. A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated on Tuesday, March 24, 2015, at 1 o'clock in the afternoon at St. Mary's Catholic Church, with the Rev. William Beaudin as the celebrant. The family will have a burial at a later date. Arrangements are under the direction of the Sanderson-Ducharme Funeral Home. Online condolences at www.sandersonfuneralservice.com. In lieu of flowers, please send donations to the Bridport Fire Department, Bridport, VT 05734; or Addison County Home Health and Hospice, PO Box 754, Middlebury, VT 05753.