PENELOPE ALICE HOBLIN

My sincere condolences to Penny's loved ones. May her indomitable spirit live on in all of you.

To Penny's Family,
A truly heartfelt condolence! May you find solace and peace knowing that the "God of Comfort cares for you".

Penny and I were great friends in high school and I have many fond memories of our times together, overnights, and yes we did skip school a couple of times to go skiing. All my thoughts and prayers to family and friends.

I met Penny many years ago when her boys were very young and needed to see a dentist. I moved to a different part of the state and maintained contact with Penny and her family throughout the years. We shared a love of horses, zuni fetishes, and the beauty of life in varied aspects with a deep and heartfelt friendship for well over 20 years. Her courage, quiet grace and compassion in the face of adversity was her hallmark. I will always hold her in my heart and never forget the kindness and love she showed me over many years. I love you Penny and will miss your sweet, sweet self.

A woman with a beautiful and kind soul.

I knew Penny first in high school at Peoples Academy when she moved to Vermont. She befriended me, a gawky, shy adolescent, with what came to be her trademark, an empathetic charm. We both finished our high school careers at other schools and I lost track of her for many years until later on as a vet tech I found her again in Danville. I am so grateful to have had the time later in life to know her better, sharing her passion for horses. She was one of the bravest and most loving people I have ever met, facing life adversities with grace, and always a concern for others. Her love for her family, and her pride of them, was infinite. The time I was able to spend with her shines like one of the jewels she placed on our horses' browbands, always to be treasured. Love you, Penny!

I knew Penny in school she was a wonderful person. Sorry to hear that she passed so young. I lost track of her after school, sounds like she had a wonderful life. I will keep your family in my prayers.

Farewell, soul sister, lover of Wendell Berry, Friend to all horses and plants,wise woman and Spiritual Goddess. You will be missed. Rest now in peace.

Penny was one of first people I met when I moved to Newbury in 1989. She found her very compassionate and loving. In fact she was instrumental in founding the Fodd Shelf in Newbury.