WINDSOR, VT — Beloved wife and mother, Janet M. (Brown) Summarsell, 85, died peacefully Thursday, August 8th at Elm Wood Nursing Home in Claremont, New Hampshire.
Janet was born on April 9, 1934 in Proctorsville, Vermont the daughter of Earl T. and Ruby E. (Merriam) Brown.
Janet attended Elementary school in Proctorsville and Bridgewater Vermont before attending Woodstock High School. She worked in the Bridgewater Woolen Mill. Janet and Percy met after serving in the Army. Falling in love at first sight, they married on July 5, 1955 in Bridgewater VT. Together Janet and Percy began to raise their family in Bridgewater until they built a new home in Windsor, VT. Janet went to work at the Mt. Ascutney Hospital in Windsor in 1973, retiring in 1990.
Janet’s greatest love was spending time with her husband Percy and their extended family. She also enjoyed working in her flower gardens, crafts, especially cross-stitching and taking long walks and going four-wheeling with her husband Percy.
Janet and Percy were inseparable and spent all their time doing everything together
Janet is survived by her husband of 64 years, Percy Todd Summarsell, her son Bruce Summarsell and his wife Theresa of Hartland, VT and daughter Bonnie LaPlante and her husband Joseph of Claremont, NH. She is also survived by 5 grandchildren; Amber, Nicholas, Jason, Jeremy, and Rachael, 6 great-grandchildren, 1 great-great granddaughter, and her brother Richard E. Brown of North Walpole, NH.
In addition to her parents Janet is pre-deceased by her sister Marilyn “Jean” Geno of Bridgewater, VT.
Visiting hours will be held on Thursday August 15th from 4:00 to 6:00 pm at the Cabot Funeral Home in Woodstock, VT. A graveside service will be held on Friday, August 16th at 2:00 pm in the Ascutney Cemetery in Windsor, Vermont.
Arrangements are under the direction of the Cabot Funeral Home in Woodstock, VT. An on line guest book can be found at cabotfh.com