Name |
DUTTON, Judith |
Birth |
07 May 1937 |
Randolph, Orange County, Vermont, USA [4] |
Gender |
Female |
Burial |
Oct 2012 |
Barnard Village Cemetery, Barnard, Windsor County, Vermont, USA [5] |
Death |
20 Oct 2012 |
Middlebury, Addison County, Vermont, USA |
- Judith Dutton Blackmer Ladd died in Middlebury on Oct. 20.
She was born on May 7, 1937 to Everett and Eloise McGlaflin Dutton of Bethel, VT.
She graduated from Whitcomb High School in 1955, and the University of Vermont in 1959, where she earned a BS degree in Music Education. In 1960 she married Robert M. Blackmer of Stockbridge, Vermont and raised her family in South Royalton. Judith taught private piano lessons and played the organ for numerous area churches. During the 1970s she and Jim Blakeman staged annual productions of Gilbert and Sullivan musicals for the South Royalton School 5th and 6th graders. She accompanied numerous singing groups including The Vocalaires and The Thetford Chamber Singers. In 1977 she and Robert divorced. From 1980 to 2000, she worked at the VA Hospital in White River Junction.
In 1990, Judith married Jonathan Ladd of Brownsville, VT. Together they enjoyed traveling to national historic sites and working extensively on family geneologies.
Mr. Ladd passed away in 1994.
From 1993 to 2003, Judith and her beloved corgi, Jake, lived in Post Mills, VT.
Judith is predeceased by her parents and her brother John E. Dutton of Bethel, VT.
She is survived by her five children: Alice Blackmer and her husband Sam Dorrance of Leesburg, VA; Ellen Blackmer McKay of Middlebury, VT; Joel Blackmer and his wife ShamaSambergerova of Avon, CO; Peter Blackmer and his husband David Steinberg of Duluth, MN; and Seth Blackmer and his wife Susan of Breckenridge, CO, as well as seven grandchildren.
Judith was an avid reader of history, fiction and historical biographies, an accomplished musician, and a master knitter. She passed all of these traits on to her children and grandchildren.
There will be a graveside memorial service in the spring. Her ashes will be interred in the Barnard, VT cemetery alongside her grandparents, parents, brother and second husband.
Condolences may be left at www.sandersonfuneralservice.com. [6]
|
Age |
75 years |
Person ID |
I4646 |
Dutton Ancestry |
Last Modified |
3 Mar 2015 |
Father |
DUTTON, Everett John b. 25 Aug 1908, Barnard, Windsor County, Vermont, USA d. 08 Jul 1996, Randolph, Orange County, Vermont, USA (Age 87 years) |
Relationship |
Birth |
Mother |
MCGLAFLIN, Eloise Grace b. 22 Apr 1906, Warren, Washington County, Vermont, USA d. 30 Sep 1994, Randolph, Orange County, Vermont, USA (Age 88 years) |
Relationship |
Birth |
Marriage |
2 Aug 1935 |
Burlington, Chittenden County, Vermont, USA [2] |
Age at Marriage |
He : 27 years - She : 29 years and 4 months. |
Siblings |
1 brother |
+ | 1. DUTTON, Judith b. 07 May 1937, Randolph, Orange County, Vermont, USA d. 20 Oct 2012, Middlebury, Addison County, Vermont, USA (Age 75 years) ╚═BLACKMER, Robert Mendell b. 06 Jun 1931, Randolph, Orange County, Vermont, USA d. 16 Dec 2010, Lebanon, Grafton County, New Hampshire, USA (Age 79 years), m. 25 Jun 1960, Bethel, Windsor County, Vermont, USA ╚═LADD, Jonathan Plummer b. 26 Jan 1930, Salem, Rockingham County, New Hampshire, USA d. 04 May 1994, Windsor, Windsor County, Vermont, USA (Age 64 years), m. 30 Aug 1990, Bethel, Windsor County, Vermont, USA
| | 2. DUTTON, John Everett b. 29 Nov 1938, Randolph, Orange County, Vermont, USA d. 22 Jun 2010, Bethel, Windsor County, Vermont, USA (Age 71 years) | |
Children |
2 children |
+ | 1. DUTTON, Judith b. 07 May 1937, Randolph, Orange County, Vermont, USA d. 20 Oct 2012, Middlebury, Addison County, Vermont, USA (Age 75 years) | | 2. DUTTON, John Everett b. 29 Nov 1938, Randolph, Orange County, Vermont, USA d. 22 Jun 2010, Bethel, Windsor County, Vermont, USA (Age 71 years) | |
Stepparents |
|
Family ID |
F1549 |
Group Sheet | Family Chart |
Father |
DUTTON, Everett John b. 25 Aug 1908, Barnard, Windsor County, Vermont, USA d. 08 Jul 1996, Randolph, Orange County, Vermont, USA (Age 87 years) |
Stepmother |
GILMORE, Donna May b. 20 Sep 1868, Chittenden, Rutland County, Vermont, USA d. 08 Dec 1936, Vermont, USA (Age 68 years) |
Half siblings |
1 half brother |
|
Family ID |
F3388 |
Group Sheet | Family Chart |
Family 1 |
BLACKMER, Robert Mendell b. 06 Jun 1931, Randolph, Orange County, Vermont, USA d. 16 Dec 2010, Lebanon, Grafton County, New Hampshire, USA (Age 79 years) [7]
Other partners: DEAN, Mary Rita Coutermarsh (m. 1989)
Marriage |
25 Jun 1960 |
Bethel, Windsor County, Vermont, USA [2] |
Age at Marriage |
She : 23 years and 1 month - He : 29 years. |
Children |
| 1. BLACKMER, Joel Dutton b. 30 Sep 1964, Randolph, Orange County, Vermont, USA [Father: Birth] [Mother: Birth] |
| 2. BLACKMER, Peter Dutton b. 04 Nov 1965, Randolph, Orange County, Vermont, USA [Father: Birth] [Mother: Birth] |
| 3. BLACKMER, Seth Andrew b. 14 Oct 1971, Randolph, Orange County, Vermont, USA [Father: Birth] [Mother: Birth] |
| 4. BLACKMER, Alice b. 15 Oct 1972 d. Nov 1984 (Age 12 years) [Father: Birth] [Mother: Birth] |
| 5. BLACKMER, Ellen [Father: Birth] [Mother: Birth] |
|
Family ID |
F3385 |
Group Sheet | Family Chart |
| |
Other Spouse |
DEAN, Mary Rita Coutermarsh b. 28 Jan 1934, Hartford, Windsor County, Vermont, USA m. 15 Apr 1989, White River Junction, Windsor County, Vermont, USA |
Family ID |
F3958 |
Group Sheet | Family Chart |
| |
Last Modified |
3 Mar 2015 |
|
Family 2 |
LADD, Jonathan Plummer b. 26 Jan 1930, Salem, Rockingham County, New Hampshire, USA d. 04 May 1994, Windsor, Windsor County, Vermont, USA (Age 64 years) [8, 9] |
Marriage |
30 Aug 1990 |
Bethel, Windsor County, Vermont, USA |
Age at Marriage |
She : 53 years and 3 months - He : 60 years and 7 months. |
Family ID |
F3350 |
Group Sheet | Family Chart |
Last Modified |
24 Oct 2014 |