South Royalton, Vt. —
He was born July 2, 1958 in Barre, Vt.; the son of Willard & Doreen (Morey) Hatch Sr. He was raised in Chelsea, and moved to South Royalton in 1989. In high school, Bill had worked for farms and sugaring operations. Bill was married to Judy Wight in South Royalton in 1991. He had worked for Joe Edwards Electrical, Farnham Brothers Roofing, Matt Boles Roofing, Tim Pins Contracting, Windsor County Feeds, TH Roofing, as a self employed contractor, and for HEB Manufacturing in Chelsea. He was a member of the Chelsea Fish and Game Club, and enjoyed hunting, fishing, NASCAR, the Boston Red Sox, and rebuilding jeeps and most recently a Massey Ferguson Tractor.
Survivors include his wife Judy Hatch of South Royalton; step-daughters Jessie Wright of White River Junction, and Kirby Craven and husband, D.J. of South Royalton; ex-wife Diana “Dee” Melvin of Chelsea; brothers, Ted Hatch and wife Nancy of Chelsea & Fla., and Paul Hatch of Sturbridge, Mass.; sisters, Cindy Kennedy and husband, Jim of Tavares, Fla., Paula Spinella of South Royalton, Carol Rymut and husband, Henry and Linda Benson and husband, Michael, all of Leesburg, Fla.; six grandchildren; an uncle, two aunts, several cousins, nieces and nephews.
A graveside memorial service at Riverview Cemetery in South Royalton in May will be announced in the Spring. There are no calling hours. Contributions in his memory may be made to the Chelsea Fish and Game Club.
Arrangements are by the Day Funeral Home in Randolph.