CRAFTSBURY - Catherine P. Wilkinson, 79, formerly of Montpelier and Craftsbury, died on Wednesday, May 10, 2017, at the Maple Lane Nursing Home, after battling cancer.
She was born on June 3, 1937, in Montpelier, Vermont, the daughter of Courtland and Silvette (Hastings) Perry. She graduated from Montpelier High School in 1955.
She received her bachelor's degree in physical therapy from the University of Connecticut and began working in New York City. After receiving her master's degree from New York University and her Ph.D. from Boston University, she began her career as a physical therapy educator serving on the faculty at Ohio State, UVM and Boston University where she chaired the department. She was also a private consultant in physical therapy education for seven years, traveling the country assisting schools that offered PT or who wanted to start a PT program. In 1992, she was hired by College Misericordia (now University) in Dallas, Pennsylvania, where she successfully began a new program for physical therapy and served as department chair for 10 years before retiring.
She retired in 2002 and she and her husband, Gordon Wilkinson, moved to Craftsbury, Vermont. One of her greatest joys was spending summers at her family's camp on Caspian Lake in Greensboro. She was an active volunteer and served on the boards of both the Greensboro Historical Society and the Greensboro Free Library. She was also a volunteer leader of the Bone Builders exercise group at the Craftsbury Care Center.
She was preceded in death by her parents and her sister, Ercel Perry Harvey. Survivors include her husband, Gordon Wilkinson, of Craftsbury; sister, Deborah Kasper (Earl), of Greensboro; brother, Courtland Perry (Donna), of Grand Isle, Vermont; stepchildren Lynn Wilkinson and family, of Duxbury, and Michael Wilkinson, of Burlington, Vermont; also her beloved nephews and niece, Greg Harvey and family, of Hawaii, Marc Harvey and family, of Henderson, Nevada, Jacob Kasper and family, of Poulsbo, Washington, Sara Kasper Rutledge and family, of North Fayston, Vermont, C. Roth Perry and family, of Milton, Vermont, and Chad Perry, of Milton.
There will be no calling hours. A celebration of life will be held at a later date.
Memorial contributions may be made to the Greensboro Historical Society, 29 Breezy Ave., Greensboro, VT 05841; or the Greensboro Free Library, 53 Wilson St., Greensboro, VT 05841.
She was born on June 3, 1937, in Montpelier, Vermont, the daughter of Courtland and Silvette (Hastings) Perry. She graduated from Montpelier High School in 1955.
She received her bachelor's degree in physical therapy from the University of Connecticut and began working in New York City. After receiving her master's degree from New York University and her Ph.D. from Boston University, she began her career as a physical therapy educator serving on the faculty at Ohio State, UVM and Boston University where she chaired the department. She was also a private consultant in physical therapy education for seven years, traveling the country assisting schools that offered PT or who wanted to start a PT program. In 1992, she was hired by College Misericordia (now University) in Dallas, Pennsylvania, where she successfully began a new program for physical therapy and served as department chair for 10 years before retiring.
She retired in 2002 and she and her husband, Gordon Wilkinson, moved to Craftsbury, Vermont. One of her greatest joys was spending summers at her family's camp on Caspian Lake in Greensboro. She was an active volunteer and served on the boards of both the Greensboro Historical Society and the Greensboro Free Library. She was also a volunteer leader of the Bone Builders exercise group at the Craftsbury Care Center.
She was preceded in death by her parents and her sister, Ercel Perry Harvey. Survivors include her husband, Gordon Wilkinson, of Craftsbury; sister, Deborah Kasper (Earl), of Greensboro; brother, Courtland Perry (Donna), of Grand Isle, Vermont; stepchildren Lynn Wilkinson and family, of Duxbury, and Michael Wilkinson, of Burlington, Vermont; also her beloved nephews and niece, Greg Harvey and family, of Hawaii, Marc Harvey and family, of Henderson, Nevada, Jacob Kasper and family, of Poulsbo, Washington, Sara Kasper Rutledge and family, of North Fayston, Vermont, C. Roth Perry and family, of Milton, Vermont, and Chad Perry, of Milton.
There will be no calling hours. A celebration of life will be held at a later date.
Memorial contributions may be made to the Greensboro Historical Society, 29 Breezy Ave., Greensboro, VT 05841; or the Greensboro Free Library, 53 Wilson St., Greensboro, VT 05841.
CRAFTSBURY - Catherine P. Wilkinson, 79, formerly of Montpelier and Craftsbury, died on Wednesday, May 10, 2017, at the Maple Lane Nursing Home, after battling cancer.
She was born on June 3, 1937, in Montpelier, Vermont, the daughter of Courtland and Silvette (Hastings) Perry. She graduated from Montpelier High School in 1955.
She received her bachelor's degree in physical therapy from the University of Connecticut and began working in New York City. After receiving her master's degree from New York University and her Ph.D. from Boston University, she began her career as a physical therapy educator serving on the faculty at Ohio State, UVM and Boston University where she chaired the department. She was also a private consultant in physical therapy education for seven years, traveling the country assisting schools that offered PT or who wanted to start a PT program. In 1992, she was hired by College Misericordia (now University) in Dallas, Pennsylvania, where she successfully began a new program for physical therapy and served as department chair for 10 years before retiring.
She retired in 2002 and she and her husband, Gordon Wilkinson, moved to Craftsbury, Vermont. One of her greatest joys was spending summers at her family's camp on Caspian Lake in Greensboro. She was an active volunteer and served on the boards of both the Greensboro Historical Society and the Greensboro Free Library. She was also a volunteer leader of the Bone Builders exercise group at the Craftsbury Care Center.
She was preceded in death by her parents and her sister, Ercel Perry Harvey. Survivors include her husband, Gordon Wilkinson, of Craftsbury; sister, Deborah Kasper (Earl), of Greensboro; brother, Courtland Perry (Donna), of Grand Isle, Vermont; stepchildren Lynn Wilkinson and family, of Duxbury, and Michael Wilkinson, of Burlington, Vermont; also her beloved nephews and niece, Greg Harvey and family, of Hawaii, Marc Harvey and family, of Henderson, Nevada, Jacob Kasper and family, of Poulsbo, Washington, Sara Kasper Rutledge and family, of North Fayston, Vermont, C. Roth Perry and family, of Milton, Vermont, and Chad Perry, of Milton.
There will be no calling hours. A celebration of life will be held at a later date.
Memorial contributions may be made to the Greensboro Historical Society, 29 Breezy Ave., Greensboro, VT 05841; or the Greensboro Free Library, 53 Wilson St., Greensboro, VT 05841.
She was born on June 3, 1937, in Montpelier, Vermont, the daughter of Courtland and Silvette (Hastings) Perry. She graduated from Montpelier High School in 1955.
She received her bachelor's degree in physical therapy from the University of Connecticut and began working in New York City. After receiving her master's degree from New York University and her Ph.D. from Boston University, she began her career as a physical therapy educator serving on the faculty at Ohio State, UVM and Boston University where she chaired the department. She was also a private consultant in physical therapy education for seven years, traveling the country assisting schools that offered PT or who wanted to start a PT program. In 1992, she was hired by College Misericordia (now University) in Dallas, Pennsylvania, where she successfully began a new program for physical therapy and served as department chair for 10 years before retiring.
She retired in 2002 and she and her husband, Gordon Wilkinson, moved to Craftsbury, Vermont. One of her greatest joys was spending summers at her family's camp on Caspian Lake in Greensboro. She was an active volunteer and served on the boards of both the Greensboro Historical Society and the Greensboro Free Library. She was also a volunteer leader of the Bone Builders exercise group at the Craftsbury Care Center.
She was preceded in death by her parents and her sister, Ercel Perry Harvey. Survivors include her husband, Gordon Wilkinson, of Craftsbury; sister, Deborah Kasper (Earl), of Greensboro; brother, Courtland Perry (Donna), of Grand Isle, Vermont; stepchildren Lynn Wilkinson and family, of Duxbury, and Michael Wilkinson, of Burlington, Vermont; also her beloved nephews and niece, Greg Harvey and family, of Hawaii, Marc Harvey and family, of Henderson, Nevada, Jacob Kasper and family, of Poulsbo, Washington, Sara Kasper Rutledge and family, of North Fayston, Vermont, C. Roth Perry and family, of Milton, Vermont, and Chad Perry, of Milton.
There will be no calling hours. A celebration of life will be held at a later date.
Memorial contributions may be made to the Greensboro Historical Society, 29 Breezy Ave., Greensboro, VT 05841; or the Greensboro Free Library, 53 Wilson St., Greensboro, VT 05841.
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