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BURNELL, DORA A.
BURNELL, DORA A., 80, of Waterbury, passed away at Central Vermont Medical Center on March 4. Born in Moretown on Jan. 29, 1933, she was the daughter of the late Ralph and Margaret (Shaw) Preston. On June 5, 1954, she married Henry "Joe" Burnell in Waterbury. Joe predeceased Dora on Feb. 17, 2000. Dora attended schools in Waterbury and went on to work as a psychiatric technician for the Vermont State Hospital in Waterbury for over 10 years. A resident for over 40 years of Duxbury, where she raised her family, Dora moved to the village of Waterbury following the death of her husband, Joe. Her memberships included the Wesley United Methodist Church, Emerald Rebekah Lodge 33 and the Waterbury Area Senior Citizens. In her leisure time, she enjoyed all types of craftwork, puzzles and watching television. Dora is survived by her three sons, Henry J. Burnell and wife, Kim, of Zillah, Wash., William Burnell and wife, Cathy, of Anchorage, Alaska, and Robert Hurd-Burnell and wife, Kelly, of Duxbury; 15 grandchildren and 13 great-grandchildren; her companion, Raymond Eastman, of Waterbury; her brother-in-law, Cloyd "Red" Cary Jr., of Waterbury; as well as nieces and nephews. Besides her parents and husband, she was predeceased by her stepfather, William Cameron, and two sisters, Grace King and Helen Cary.
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