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DELPHIA, SALLY ANNE, 73
DELPHIA, SALLY ANNE, 73, of Barre, died January 21 at Woodridge Nursing Home in Berlin. Her family was at her bedside. Born June 9, 1935, in Montpelier, she was daughter of Henry and Anna (Dessureau) Girard. She attended St. Michael's Elementary School and graduated from St. Michael's High School in Montpelier in 1953. In 1958, she received her bachelor's degree in education from Johnson State College. On Sept. 7, 1957, she married John C. "Jack" Delphia in Montpelier. Following their marriage, they made their home in Boston, coming to Barre in 1959, where they had since resided. Sally was a longtime elementary school teacher in the Barre City school system. Her family and former students, flower gardening and traveling to Cape Cod were very special to her. She will be remembered for her Christmas cookies, gingerbread men, brownies, and spaghetti and meatballs she made for her grandchildren. Her memberships included St. Monica Catholic Church, Vermont Education Association, and she was a former Brownie and Cub Scout leader. Besides her husband, she leaves her daughter, Patti Tyler, of Swanton, and son, John G. Delphia, and wife, MaryBeth, of Round Rock, Tex.; five grandchildren; her sister JoAnn Walker and husband, Wayne, of Eastham, Mass.; and two nieces and a nephew. Besides her parents, she was predeceased by her sister Lorraine.
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