Obituary: Mary Hagen, 1933-2024
by Seven Days
Seven Days— Shelburne Museum docent enjoyed traveling and exploring varied cultures Mary Hagen, a longtime resident of Shelburne, Vt., passed away peacefully on April 15, 2024, at 90 years of age, after a brief illness. She was born in Minnesota, the daughter of Byrde and J. John Johannsen. Mary attended the University of Minnesota, where she met and married Ronald L. Hagen, her husband of 26 years. Mary lived a full life and, with her friends and daughters, traveled to...
Seven Days—Obituary: Mary Lou (Merola) Lafayette, 1955-2024. Burlington woman had an uncanny ability to sense what others needed and would generously provide a meal, a shoulder to cry on or an ear to listen Mary Lou (Merola) Lafayette peacefully passed away on April 29, 2024, at the McClure Miller Respite House in Colchester, surrounded by her family. She was born in Burlington on July 16, 1955, the daughter of Robert and Ruth Merola. As one of six children in a large, extended Italian family, Mary Lou learned early on...
Seven Days—Obituary: Lucile Boedy, 1920-2024. Music and leading a life of faith were the foundations of a life well lived Lucile Hamrin Boedy, of South Burlington, Vt., died of old age from a life well lived. She is the last remaining Smith of Wayne, Ill., whose ancestors left Corinth, Vt., in 1837 to travel the Erie Canal and begin a pioneer life on the new frontier. Lucile was born April 2, 1920, in Waterloo, Iowa, to Richard and Helen (Smith) Hamrin, during the final year of Woodrow Wilson’s...
Seven Days—Obituary: Sarah Francisco, 1974-2024. Speech therapist touched the lives of countless students and families and will be remembered for her limitless joy Sarah Olivia Francisco, an incredible wife, loving mother, sister, daughter, friend, teacher and so much more, died unexpectedly and all too soon on Tuesday, April 16, 2024, at her family’s home in Williston, Vt. She was 49. Born on October 3, 1974, in West Allis, Wis., Sarah was raised in Saratoga Springs, N.Y., where she made many of her...