Janice P. Deyo

Vernon- Janice Pope Deyo, 96, a lifelong resident of Brattleboro, died peacefully, Wednesday evening, October 8, 2025 at Vernon Green Nursing Home following a period of declining health. Janice was born in Brattleboro on March 3, 1929, the daughter of Edward and Florence (Spaulding) Pope. She attended school in Jefferson, VT and later graduated from Brattleboro High School with the Class of 1947. She had been employed for many years as a physician's office assistant for the late Dr. Ivan Carrasquillo's family practice, Windham OB/GYN Associates. Previously she assisted with the daily operation of her family's business, Deyo's Cleaning Service. In her earlier years she worked for the Dunham Shoe Co. on Cotton Mill Hill. With her husband Tom, she moved to Tarpon Springs, FL where the couple resided for 16 years, later moving back to Brattleboro. Janice enjoyed baking, going dancing with her husband, especially to the music of big bands, trips to Nubble Lighthouse and the beaches of Maine, and time shared with her family. For many years she attended First United Methodist Church in Brattleboro. On May 23, 1948, at First United Methodist Church on Elliot Street, she was married to Thomas E. Deyo who predeceased her on January 21, 2014. Survivors include three sons, Gary, and his wife Cathy, of Summerville, S.C., Ronald of Safety Dunedin, FL and Peter, and his wife Cheryl, of Vernon; a daughter, Delle, and her husband Max, of Nampa, ID; one sister, Carol Walker of Charlotte, NC.; eleven grandchildren, Seth, John, Ian, Adam, Evan, Alexandra, Maxwell, Justin and Janelle Deyo, Ian Beane and Connors Longe-Deyo; and eighteen great-grandchildren, Livia, Cooper, Hadley, Ayden, Zhane, Darian, Penelope, Kent Joseph, Xander, Evelyn, Johnathan, Madeleine, Sean, Ariel, Nicholas, Julius, Kimberly, and Gwendolynne. Additionally, she leaves many nieces, nephews, great nieces and great nephews. She was predeceased by a son, Mark Deyo, and two sisters, Donna Marshall and Lorraine Coulombe. Services will be held at a later date, to be announced by the funeral home. Burial will be in the Deyo family lot in Tyler Cemetery in Vernon. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to Vernon Green Nursing Home, 61 Greenway Drive, Vernon, VT 05354. To send flowers to the family or plant a tree in memory of Janice, please visit our floral store.