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CARMELL, ROBERT L., 87
CARMELL, ROBERT L., 87, of South Barre, died on December 16. Robert was born April 24, 1925 in Fayette, N.Y. He served in the U.S. Marine Corps from 1942 to 1945, and took part in the attack and capture of Iwo Jima. He later served in the U.S. Air Force, retiring in 1983. Robert married June Marlow in 1947, and they had four children. In 1965, he married Elizabeth Santos, who died in 1994. He married Claire (Isabelle) Bashaw Carmell in 2005. Robert is survived by his wife, Claire, three of his children, as well as grandchildren and great-grandchildren, and his best companion, "Brandy." He is predeceased by his parents, his eight siblings, and his daughter, Pattie. A burial with full military honors will be in Massachusetts at a later date.
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