Dawn Beverly Balzanelli

BARRE TOWN – Dawn Beverly Balzanelli, 74, of Daniels Drive, died Saturday, January 24, 2015 at her home with her family at her bedside.
Born September 4, 1940, in Burlington, she was the daughter of Lawrence and Edith (Menard) Nichols and had attended Northfield Schools.
On January 11, 1958, she married Salvatore F. Balzanelli in St. Monica’s Catholic Church. They had made their home in Barre City and since 1977 at their present home. “Sal” died May 29, 2010.
Dawn had worked for over 30 years as a licensed nurse’s aide at the Berlin Health and Rehabilitation Center and will always be remembered as a dedicated, hard worker who always put her patients first. Following her “retirement” she became a part-time caregiver at the nursing home until February of 2014, when she was diagnosed with cancer.
She enjoyed reading, crossword puzzles and most especially, spending time with her family who will recall her as the best mother and grandmother in the world.
Survivors include her 2 daughters; Cheryl Willette and her husband, Lee, of Roxbury and Traci Clark and her husband, Bill, of Washington and her 2 sons Salvatore F. Balzanelli, Jr., and his wife Sandra, of East Barre and Michael Balzanelli and his wife Laurie of Yarmouth, Maine and 5 grandsons Joseph, Talon, Darby, Gabe and Alex.
Also surviving are her sisters Dorothy Fitzsimmons, Priscilla Williams and Penny Abbott and brothers Larry and David Nichols and numerous nieces and nephews.
Besides her husband and her parents, she was predeceased by her brother Lloyd Nichols.
The mass of Christian Burial to honor Dawn’s life will be celebrated on Saturday, January 31, 2015 at 10:00 a.m. in St. Monica’s Catholic Church in Barre.
Interment will follow in the Hope Cemetery in Barre City.
Friends may call at the Hooker and Whitcomb Funeral Home, 7 Academy Street, Barre on Friday from 6:00 to 8:00 p.m.
Memorial contributions may be made to the Central Vermont Home Health and Hospice, 600 Granger Road, Barre, VT 05641.