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MIDDLEBURY - Robert T. Alden, 91, died Jan. 8, 2009, at Porter Medical Center.
He was born June 8, 1917, in Newark, N.J., the son of Alanson and Grace (Hunt) Alden.
He was a 1940 graduate of Middlebury College.
Mr. Alden worked as an accountant for the Clark Equipment Co. in Lima, Ohio, for many years.
He was a U.S. Army veteran, serving during World War II.
He was a member of St. Stephen's Episcopal Church, Chi Psi Fraternity, the Middlebury College Alumni Association, the Friends of Art and the Sheldon Museum.
Survivors include his wife, Barbara (Plumer) Alden of Middlebury; three sons, William Alden of Sarasota, Fla., Meigs Alden of South Dennis, Mass., and John Alden of Indianapolis, Ind.; a daughter, Rebecca Alden of West Dennis, Mass.; a stepson, Peter Galligan of West Rutland; two stepdaughters, Sharon Johnson of Cornwall, and Nancy Galligan of Parker, Colo.; nine grandchildren and 10 great-grandchildren.
He was predeceased by his first wife, Mary Lewis (Baker) Alden in 1979; a sister and a brother.
The funeral service will be held at 9:30 a.m. Monday, Jan. 12, at St. Stephen's Episcopal Church in Middlebury.
The Rev. Terrance Gleason will officiate.
Burial will take place at a later date in St. Mary's Cemetery.
Arrangements are under the direction of the Sanderson-Ducharme Funeral Home.
View the guest book at www.rutlandherald.com/obits.
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Memories and Condolences
for Robert Alden
Meigs Alden
January 14, 2009
Dad,
I will miss our conversations and our too-brief times with each other. Thank you for the many gifts you have given me: my sisters, brothers, children, grandchildren, nephews, nieces, and life itself.
love Meigs
Allison Parker
January 12, 2009
Granddad,
I am going to miss you. I have a lot of memories of you that I will share with my children and family.
Bobbie,
I'm sorry for your loss. Keep in touch with us. We love you too.
Steve Mulligan
January 11, 2009
Granddad, I will miss you very much.
I have many fond memories of you from my younger days. I know you are in God's hands now and everything will be okay. I love you!
William Alden
January 10, 2009
Rest in peace, Dad. You will be remembered for all time.
Bobbie, I am sorry for your loss. I know Dad loved you
very much and that you were his life partner.
Bill Alden (Sarasota, Florida)
Brad and Kathy Jacobs
January 10, 2009
With fond memories of Bob and our sincere sympathy to the family.
Jennifer Alden
January 10, 2009
Granddad, may you rest in peace and you will be missed by all your loved ones still here on earth. I hope that you watch over me while you are in heaven. Thank you for raising such a wonderful man as my father, Meigs, he is an amazing husband and father. We love you and will miss you.
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