BRANDON — Marilyn Julia Wetmore, age 91, passed away Wednesday, May 25, 2022, at the University of Vermont Medical Center in Burlington.
Mrs. Wetmore was born in Jefferson, Nh, on March 26, 1931. She was the daughter of Albert and Helen (Page) Ingerson.
She grew up in Jefferson, where she received her early education and graduated from Lancaster (Nh) high school in the class of 1948.
Following graduation, she began working at The Ravine House in Franconia Notch, Nh, where she met her future husband, Donald “Buddy” Wetmore. They were married at St. Mary’s Catholic Church in Brandon on November 8, 1952.
She and her late husband owned and operated the Brandon Gift Shop for many years. She was a communicant at Our Lady of Good Help Catholic Church in Brandon, a volunteer at the Brandon Thrift Shop, and enjoyed working on the Brandon Free Public Library’s book sales.
She is survived by her sons, Kerry Wetmore and his partner Elisabeth of Sudbury, and Brent Wetmore and his wife Susan of Whiting; her sister, Stella Paschal of Jefferson, Nh. She is survived by four grandchildren, five great-grandchildren, and several nieces, nephews, and cousins.
She was predeceased by her husband Buddy, her son Brian Wetmore, and brothers Carroll and Elliott Ingerson.
A private graveside committal service and burial will take place at a later date in the family lot at St. Mary’s Cemetery in Brandon.
In lieu of flowers, memorial gifts may be made in her memory to the Brandon Area Rescue Squad, P.O. Box 232, Brandon, VT 05733.
Arrangements are under the direction of the Miller & Ketcham Funeral Home in Brandon.
