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EDMUNDS: Dorothy Johnston , 83, of Greenleaf St., Brattleboro died peacefully Wednesday evening at Brattleboro Memorial Hospital after a brief illness. She was born in Eustis, Quebec, Feb. 20, 1921, fourth child of Roy and Caroline Beattie Johnston and moved to St. Johnsbury at the age of five. She graduated from St. Johnsbury Academy in 1939. In 1941 she married Norris Edmunds of Lyndon, Vt., and moved briefly to Pittsfield, Mass. She moved back to St. Johnsbury while her husband served in Europe during World War II, reuniting in 1946. She worked in a bank until she and her husband moved to Lyndonville, Vt. where they bought and operated Edmunds Hardware and Building Supplies in 1952. Mrs. Edmunds belonged to the Grace Methodist Church in St. Johnsbury and the Congregational Church in Lyndonville; teaching Sunday School at both. She was president of the Lyndonville Village Improvement Society, Eastern Star, and the Lyndon Outing Club. In 1963 the Edmunds moved to Brattleboro where they owned and operated the Holiday Motel, then the Lodge Motel and Restaurant in Bellows Falls. After they retired from the motel business in 1974, she worked for several years at Windham College and for several more at Spofford Electrosonics. She enjoyed playing bridge, and loved cooking for family and friends. She leaves two sons, Stanley Edmunds of Keene, N.H. and Gary Edmunds of Radford, Va. She is also survived by four grandchildren; one sister, Mildred Schultz of Farmingdale, N.Y.; and a brother Doug Murphy of St. Johnsbury, Vt.; and many nieces and nephews. A brother, Rupert Johnston, and a sister, Edith Clifford died earlier. Her husband, Norris Edmunds, died last Sunday morning, April 18, 2004. Graveside services for both Dorothy and Norris will be held at Bonneville Cemetery in West Brattleboro at 11 a.m. Wednesday April 28. Contributions in her name can be sent to Rescue Inc.





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