Dennis N. White

EAST MONTPELIER - Dennis N. White, 78, peacefully passed away surrounded by his family on Friday, December 11, 2020 at the Arbors in Shelburne.

Dennis was born and raised in Swampscott, MA. In his youth, he spent summers at camp in Wakefield, NH where he met Bonnie Duncan of Burlington, MA when he was fifteen and she was thirteen.  The two would go on to marry years later.

After graduating from Swampscott High School in 1959, he joined the United States Airforce, where he served as an electrical technician responsible for the maintenance and repair of the bomb navigation systems in B-52 bombers.  After four years of service, he received an honorable discharge in 1963.

Dennis and Bonnie were married in 1964 and welcomed their first daughter Jean a year later. Their second daughter, Lorna was born in 1969, the same year that Dennis and his family moved to St. George VT, where he began a new career as a semi-conductor engineer at IBM. After 23 years with the company, Dennis took early retirement in 1992, and went on to combine his background in engineering with his love of gardening to launch Cold Pocket Farm and Nursery, from where he sold a variety of flowers and vegetables at local markets, as well as Christmas trees in the winter.

In his free time, Dennis enjoyed all aspects of the outdoors, especially hiking, cycling, and kayaking. He also treasured the time he spent with his wife, children, and grandchildren.

Survivors include his wife, Bonnie and their two daughters Jean Tufts of Starksboro, VT and Lorna White Perez of Albany, NY; his three grandchildren, Rosalia, Caleb, and Eliza Perez of Albany, NY; and his two siblings Shirley Jaquith of Sarasota, FL and Lorne White of Kodiak, AK.

A graveside service to honor and celebrate his life will be held at the convenience of his family in the Chestnut Hill Cemetery in Burlington, MA.

In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to the Alzheimer’s Association of Vermont, PO Box 275, Winooski, VT 05404.