Robert LaMothe Obituary
He was born on June 28, 1941, in Burlington Vermont, the son of Prosper and Elaine (Poquette) LaMothe. He was a graduate of the first class at Rice Memorial High School in Burlington. He then graduated from St Michael College in Colchester. He married his wife Patty in 1964 and together they raised 5 wonderful children. He worked for 38 years at IBM in Essex Jct. He retired and started a second career in something that he loved to do drive. He got his CDL at Champlain Valley Drivers Training School in Milton and then became an instructor there. He also drove limousine. He loved playing golf, spending time with his family and traveling with his wife and friends.
He and his wife Patty spent many years as members of Our Lady of Grace church in Colchester working in marriage ministries, including Marriage Encounter and Pre-Cana.
He is survived by his wife Patricia LaMothe (Kriesel), daughter Paula Jones (Steve), sons Dean LaMothe, Scott LaMothe, Todd LaMothe (Emily), Ryan LaMothe and 12 grandchildren. He is also survived by his sister Jill LaMothe and Michael LaMothe (Deborah).
He is preceded in death by his parents, his brother James LaMothe, and his daughter-in-law Diana LaMothe (Smith)
A visitation will be held at LaVigne Funeral Home, 132 Main St., Winooski on Thursday January 8, from 4-6pm. A Mass of Christian Burial will be held on Friday January 9, 11:00am at Our Lady of Grace Church in Colchester. The burial will be in the spring.
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Susan Gosselin
January 6, 2026
Dear LaMothe Family... Mariette Nadeau and her family send our sincere condolensces. We are very sorry for your loss. Bob will be missed at The Pines. He always had a nice, soothing smile.
Bette Kohler
January 3, 2026
I worked with Bob in Facilities for many years and he was just a kind and wonderful person. I remember how he worked with Dept. 780 to install a new system to track projects and contracts. That was a big task! He always had a smile on his face and was always very friendly.
Lucy Ostrowski
January 3, 2026
Bob was one of my first "cube mates" when I started working at IBM. He was a friend and a coach - yes, IBM had a women's softball league back then! He was always happy to help. Great memories. He made this world a better place.
Ray Morris
December 31, 2025
My condolences to you Patty and your family. Our times working with you and Bob on Marriage Encounter still enter my mind. It seems so long ago and yet it doesn´t. Looking at the picture of him reminded me of his smile. Whenever we met he always seemed to have a smile. He also was a loving, caring person. Patty, he will still be with you in your heart as Jackie is in mine. Trust in the Lord for He will comfort you.
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Fr. Roger Charbonneau
December 31, 2025
Dear Patty and family,
I was sorry to learn about the passing away of your dear husband and father. I have many good memories of him. You and he were always there to help with the PreCana and so dedicated to the ME program. He was truly a good and faithful servant of the Lord....a model of a good Christian loving husband and caring father.
I will pray for his eternal happiness and also for you at this difficult time of loss.
Fr. Roger Charbonneau, former pastor at Holy Cross.
Jim Casali
December 30, 2025
I am so sorry to read about Bob's passing. I remember the many fun and happy years we worked together at IBM in Facilities. He was so helpful during my career there and always supportive often bringing laughter when projects were a bit tense. He was a great friend and I always enjoyed the coffee connections with Gary, John and I over the years when I returned to VT to visit family.
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