Lucille Gramling

Lucille Gramling

Springfield, VT - Lucille M. Gramling, 86, passed away peacefully at her home in Springfield, Vermont on May 7, 2023. She was born September 29, 1936 in Windsor Vermont. Growing up she attended the one room schoolhouse in Amsden and Springfield schools, graduating from Springfield High School in 1954. She married Thomas J. Gramling, September 4, 1954.

Lucille was a mother and homemaker and church participant. She loved learning new things. Some of her interests were oil painting, pottery, sketching, decorating cakes and she was an avid gardener. At one time she wrote a column, My Side of the Mountain, for a local newspaper. She held various jobs and, together with her husband, owned and operated the Amsden General store.

Later in life Lucille became a licensed minister, serving as an Interim pastor and providing funeral services for many years.

She is survived by her husband of nearly 69 years, Thomas J. Gramling Sr. She is also survived by her sons Thomas (Sarah) Gramling, Jr. of Springfield, and Shane (Regina) Gramling in Auburn, Alabama, and daughters Dawn (Bob) Crary in Perkinsville and Phalia (Vern) McMoarn in Chester, Maine.

Other survivors include siblings Galen (Dot) Crandall II, Barbara Williams and Ruth (David) Martin as well as 16 Grandchildren and 26 great grandchildren. Lucille was predeceased by her parents Margaret (Ingraham) and Galen Crandall I and sister Merle Laurene.

In honoring Lucille's request, immediate family members will hold a private funeral service at a later date.

The family requests that donations in Lucille's name be made toward Calvary Baptist Church Camp Scholarship in Springfield Vermont. For more information, please see https://calvarylovesspringfield.com/give or send to Calvary Baptist Church, 156 Main St., Springfield, VT 05156