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DATELINE: SWANTON,
VERMONT Hibbard Homer Pudvah, age 75 years, a lifelong
Franklin County resident died early Thursday morning, June 10, 2010, at his
home with his loving wife Betty and family at his side. Born in Montgomery, VT on, May 10, 1935, he was
the son of the late Emile and Lillian (Touchette) Pudvah. He received his
early education in Montgomery and Berkshire schools later graduating from
Enosburg Falls High School. He honorably served his country in the Vermont Army
National Guard and was a member of the American Legion, Green Mountain Post
#1, St. Albans. On February 4, 1956 he married the former Betty Domina who
survives him. Hibbard was employed several years as a truck
driver hauling General Motors products for Anchor Motor Freight based in
Champlain, NY. In earlier years he had worked for the Sheldon Pulp Mill, Burl
Barnum and O.C. McCuin & Sons. He served the Town of Highgate as Zoning
Administrator and was a member of the Loyal Order of Moose, Lodge 1090 St.
Albans. While wintering in Sebring, FL Hibbard became an active member of the
Forth Degree Knights of Columbus. Locally he was a longtime member of
Nativity / St. Louis Parish. His favorite hobbies included hunting, fishing,
woodworking, playing the guitar and helping others. Hibbard’s was most proud of his long affiliation
as a Franklin County Firefighter. He began attending fires with his father in
Berkshire at the age of seventeen. In 1960 he moved to Highgate and was
instrumental in the establishment of the Highgate Volunteer Fire Department.
Since that time he has continued to be very active in the department serving
as its first secretary and progressing through the ranks to becoming Chief. In 1968 he spent many hours acquiring the
first new pumper and converting the old Congregational Church into a new fire
station. He later was elected by the Highgate membership to Department
President and became very active in forming the Franklin County International
Firefighter’s Association and served as its secretary and Chief. He also assumed
the role of county representative to the VSFA Executive Board and has served
continuously since. He has also played a major role as a member of the VSFA
Sports and Judging Committee and has been a prime mover and supporter of the
Annual Franklin County Muster. He has also continued to enroll in training
courses, regional schools and the National Fire Academy. On July 29, 2000
Hibbard was named Senior Firefighter of the Year. In addition to his wife Betty of 54 years, he
leaves his children, Sally, Wayne, Randy, Denise, David and their families,
Elwin, Joshua, Sharon, Kyle, Ashley, Lise, Christopher, Hailee Mae and Steve;
two brothers and their wives, Robert and Barb and Larry and Naomi Pudvah all
of Tucson, AZ as well as many nieces, nephews and cousins. Hibbard’s family extends a very special “thank
you” to the members of Missisquoi Valley Rescue as well as the staff of the
Franklin County Home Health Agency, especially Emily Prouty Dillon RN. The Liturgy of Christian Burial will be celebrated
Tuesday, June 15, 2010, at 10 a.m. from The Church of the Nativity of the
Blessed Virgin Mary, 65 Canada St. Swanton. Father Thomas D. Nadeau will be
the celebrant and homilist. The Rite of Committal and Interment will follow at
the Pudvah family lot in St. Isadore Cemetery, Montgomery. Friends may call
at The Kidder Memorial Home, 89 Grand Ave. Swanton, (802-868-3331), Monday,
from 5 to 8 p.m. Gifts in Hibbard’s memory may be made to, Missisquoi Valley
Rescue, P.O. Box 22, Swanton 05488 or to, Franklin County Home Health Agency,
3 Home Health Circle, St. Albans 05478. To offer private online condolences please visit: www.kiddermemorialhome.com A notice of Funeral Held will be posted at the
above funeral home website following the funeral. |
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