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WILLIS, ELMER F., 76
WILLIS, ELMER F., 76, of Montpelier, died January 19 at Central Vermont Medical Center. He was born Aug. 12, 1936, in Weston, the son of Elmer A. and Martha (Engles) Willis; he attended local schools and graduated from Chester High School in 1956. In 1957, he married Louise Pelto, of Brattleboro, and the couple had lived in Weston and Windsor, but mostly in Montpelier. For many years, he had been a technician for the Vermont Department of Transportation, retiring in 1998. Elmer was extremely mechanically inclined and enjoyed working on cars and engines of all types. Survivors include two sons, Allen Willis, of Montpelier; John Willis and wife, Rose, of Barre; and a daughter, Susan Davis, and husband, Wendell, of Riverton; and his longtime friend, Elsie Reed. Also surviving are three brothers, John Willis and companion, Hallery Brunet, of Williston, Curtis Willis, of Weston, and Fred Willis and wife, Betsy, of Springfield; and a sister, Myrtle Bacon, and husband, Ron, of South Londonderry; eight grandchildren and seven great-grandchildren; and numerous nieces, nephews and cousins. Besides his parents, he was predeceased by his wife, Louise; a brother, Herbert Willis; and a grandson, Jeremy Davis.
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