Frederick Albert Prue Jr., 95, of Irasburg died on April 11, 2014, in Barton.
He was born on May 6, 1918, in Newport, to Olive (Pelkey) and Frederick Prue Sr.
On July 26, 1939, he married Marjorie J. Rowland, who predeceased him on February 26, 2007.
Mr. Prue was a conductor for the Canadian Pacific Railroad, where he retired after 40 years of service.
He enjoyed gardening, and he loved to go to the farmers' market to sell his wife's baked goods and vegetables. He liked to play cards with his family and friends in a very quiet and subdued manner. He loved to write music as well as play his guitar and he played with Doc and Chickie Williams on more than one occasion. He, above all, loved his Lord and Savior Jesus Christ.
He is survived by his children: Fred Prue, Val Royer and her husband, Richard, Brenda Stewart, Donna Jewer and her husband, Lester, Diana Poginy and her husband, David, Pam Prue and her friend, Pat Pine, Louie Prue and his wife, Collette, John Prue and his wife, Clare, Marjorie Morley and her husband, James, Danny Prue and his wife, Linda, Pearla Brown and her husband, Blaine, and David Prue and his wife, Barb; his daughter-in-law Roxanna Prue; his 33 grandchildren; his 62 great-grandchildren; his two great-great-grandchildren; his numerous stepchildren; and by many nieces and nephews.
He was predeceased by his son Terry Prue on February 23, 2014; his daughter Janice; his brothers: Vernon, Reginald, Kenneth, and Leonard; and by his sisters: Madeline Collins, Doris Karabarus, Elaine Daniels, and Marion Lakin.
Friends may call at the Curtis-Britch-Converse-Rushford Funeral Home, at 4670 Darling Hill Road in Newport, on Friday, April 18, from 6 to 9 p.m. Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m. on Saturday, April 19, at the Grace Brethren Church in Irasburg, with the Reverend Scott Libby officiating. Spring interment will be in St. Mary's Cemetery in Newport.
Should friends desire, contributions in his memory may be made to the Grace Brethren Church, 3 Route 14, Coventry, Vermont 05825.
Online condolences may be sent to the family through the funeral home website at www.curtis-britch.com.
He was born on May 6, 1918, in Newport, to Olive (Pelkey) and Frederick Prue Sr.
On July 26, 1939, he married Marjorie J. Rowland, who predeceased him on February 26, 2007.
Mr. Prue was a conductor for the Canadian Pacific Railroad, where he retired after 40 years of service.
He enjoyed gardening, and he loved to go to the farmers' market to sell his wife's baked goods and vegetables. He liked to play cards with his family and friends in a very quiet and subdued manner. He loved to write music as well as play his guitar and he played with Doc and Chickie Williams on more than one occasion. He, above all, loved his Lord and Savior Jesus Christ.
He is survived by his children: Fred Prue, Val Royer and her husband, Richard, Brenda Stewart, Donna Jewer and her husband, Lester, Diana Poginy and her husband, David, Pam Prue and her friend, Pat Pine, Louie Prue and his wife, Collette, John Prue and his wife, Clare, Marjorie Morley and her husband, James, Danny Prue and his wife, Linda, Pearla Brown and her husband, Blaine, and David Prue and his wife, Barb; his daughter-in-law Roxanna Prue; his 33 grandchildren; his 62 great-grandchildren; his two great-great-grandchildren; his numerous stepchildren; and by many nieces and nephews.
He was predeceased by his son Terry Prue on February 23, 2014; his daughter Janice; his brothers: Vernon, Reginald, Kenneth, and Leonard; and by his sisters: Madeline Collins, Doris Karabarus, Elaine Daniels, and Marion Lakin.
Friends may call at the Curtis-Britch-Converse-Rushford Funeral Home, at 4670 Darling Hill Road in Newport, on Friday, April 18, from 6 to 9 p.m. Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m. on Saturday, April 19, at the Grace Brethren Church in Irasburg, with the Reverend Scott Libby officiating. Spring interment will be in St. Mary's Cemetery in Newport.
Should friends desire, contributions in his memory may be made to the Grace Brethren Church, 3 Route 14, Coventry, Vermont 05825.
Online condolences may be sent to the family through the funeral home website at www.curtis-britch.com.
Frederick Albert Prue Jr., 95, of Irasburg died on April 11, 2014, in Barton.
He was born on May 6, 1918, in Newport, to Olive (Pelkey) and Frederick Prue Sr.
On July 26, 1939, he married Marjorie J. Rowland, who predeceased him on February 26, 2007.
Mr. Prue was a conductor for the Canadian Pacific Railroad, where he retired after 40 years of service.
He enjoyed gardening, and he loved to go to the farmers' market to sell his wife's baked goods and vegetables. He liked to play cards with his family and friends in a very quiet and subdued manner. He loved to write music as well as play his guitar and he played with Doc and Chickie Williams on more than one occasion. He, above all, loved his Lord and Savior Jesus Christ.
He is survived by his children: Fred Prue, Val Royer and her husband, Richard, Brenda Stewart, Donna Jewer and her husband, Lester, Diana Poginy and her husband, David, Pam Prue and her friend, Pat Pine, Louie Prue and his wife, Collette, John Prue and his wife, Clare, Marjorie Morley and her husband, James, Danny Prue and his wife, Linda, Pearla Brown and her husband, Blaine, and David Prue and his wife, Barb; his daughter-in-law Roxanna Prue; his 33 grandchildren; his 62 great-grandchildren; his two great-great-grandchildren; his numerous stepchildren; and by many nieces and nephews.
He was predeceased by his son Terry Prue on February 23, 2014; his daughter Janice; his brothers: Vernon, Reginald, Kenneth, and Leonard; and by his sisters: Madeline Collins, Doris Karabarus, Elaine Daniels, and Marion Lakin.
Friends may call at the Curtis-Britch-Converse-Rushford Funeral Home, at 4670 Darling Hill Road in Newport, on Friday, April 18, from 6 to 9 p.m. Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m. on Saturday, April 19, at the Grace Brethren Church in Irasburg, with the Reverend Scott Libby officiating. Spring interment will be in St. Mary's Cemetery in Newport.
Should friends desire, contributions in his memory may be made to the Grace Brethren Church, 3 Route 14, Coventry, Vermont 05825.
Online condolences may be sent to the family through the funeral home website at www.curtis-britch.com.
He was born on May 6, 1918, in Newport, to Olive (Pelkey) and Frederick Prue Sr.
On July 26, 1939, he married Marjorie J. Rowland, who predeceased him on February 26, 2007.
Mr. Prue was a conductor for the Canadian Pacific Railroad, where he retired after 40 years of service.
He enjoyed gardening, and he loved to go to the farmers' market to sell his wife's baked goods and vegetables. He liked to play cards with his family and friends in a very quiet and subdued manner. He loved to write music as well as play his guitar and he played with Doc and Chickie Williams on more than one occasion. He, above all, loved his Lord and Savior Jesus Christ.
He is survived by his children: Fred Prue, Val Royer and her husband, Richard, Brenda Stewart, Donna Jewer and her husband, Lester, Diana Poginy and her husband, David, Pam Prue and her friend, Pat Pine, Louie Prue and his wife, Collette, John Prue and his wife, Clare, Marjorie Morley and her husband, James, Danny Prue and his wife, Linda, Pearla Brown and her husband, Blaine, and David Prue and his wife, Barb; his daughter-in-law Roxanna Prue; his 33 grandchildren; his 62 great-grandchildren; his two great-great-grandchildren; his numerous stepchildren; and by many nieces and nephews.
He was predeceased by his son Terry Prue on February 23, 2014; his daughter Janice; his brothers: Vernon, Reginald, Kenneth, and Leonard; and by his sisters: Madeline Collins, Doris Karabarus, Elaine Daniels, and Marion Lakin.
Friends may call at the Curtis-Britch-Converse-Rushford Funeral Home, at 4670 Darling Hill Road in Newport, on Friday, April 18, from 6 to 9 p.m. Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m. on Saturday, April 19, at the Grace Brethren Church in Irasburg, with the Reverend Scott Libby officiating. Spring interment will be in St. Mary's Cemetery in Newport.
Should friends desire, contributions in his memory may be made to the Grace Brethren Church, 3 Route 14, Coventry, Vermont 05825.
Online condolences may be sent to the family through the funeral home website at www.curtis-britch.com.
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