Aline P. GIBEAULT

BELLOWS FALLS, Vt. -- Aline P. Vondle, 78, a relative of an area resident, died Sunday, April 24, 2005, at home. Mrs. Vondle was born Sept. 12, 1926, in Marionville, Ontario, Canada, the daughter of Moise and Regina (Patenaude) Gibeault. She was a 1944 graduate of Middlebury High School in Middlebury, Vt., and went on to graduate from the National School of Cosmeticians in Albany, N.Y. While working as a beautician in Middlebury, Vt., Mrs. Vondle had actress Helen Hayes as a client. She also worked as a seamstress, a sales clerk at many local businesses and worked in food service at the Bellows Falls Middle School and High School in Bellows Falls, Vt. She was a member of the American Legion, St. Charles Parish, and she volunteered for the National Cancer Society. She was a devoted wife and a loving mother and sister. A devoted fan, she loved all sports and also loved working in her flower garden. Mrs. Vondle was always rooting on her children and grandchildren in their endeavors. She was much loved by neighbors, friends and co-workers. On April 28, 1947, at Christ the King Church in Rutland, Vt., she married Francis L. Vondle, who predeceased her. She is survived by her children, Patrick Vondle of Nashua, Michael Vondle of Encinitas, Calif., Sheila Bailey of Pittsfield, Donna Vondle of Townshend, Vt., Debra Hayes of Marlborough, Mass., and Renee Vondle of Saxtons River, Vt.; her brothers, Harris Gibeault of Stillwater, N.Y., Ernest Gibeault of Rutland, Vt., and Bernard Gibeault of Edgewater, Fla.; her sisters, Yvonne Quesnel of Florida, Lorette Quinneville of Ashfield Falls, Mass., Ernestine Lemmo or Rutland, Vt., and Emma Gibeault of Rutland, Vt.; and 14 grandchildren. She was predeceased by her parents, six brothers and four sisters. Calling hours will be held Friday from 4 to 7 p.m. at Fenton & Hennessey Funeral Home in Bellows Falls, Vt. A funeral Mass will be celebrated Saturday at 11 a.m. at St. Charles Church in Bellows Falls, Vt. Burial will follow at St. Charles Cemetery in Westminster, Vt. In lieu of flowers, memorial donations may be made to Our Place Drop-In Center in Bellows Falls, Vt.; to the Bellows Falls Senior Center in Bellows Falls, Vt.; to SEVCA in Westminster, Vt.; or to the Visiting Nurse Association of Vermont and New Hampshire, 366 River St., Springfield, Vt. 05156.