Hazel Grant Deforge

WILLIAMSTOWN – Hazel (Grant) DeForge, 72, of Weir Road passed away on Saturday, February 21, 2015 at the Central Vermont Medical Center in Berlin.
She was born on January 16, 1943 in Barre Town, the daughter of Irving and Bernice (Weeks) Grant. On December 5, 1970, she married Bruce DeForge in Barre and they settled in Williamstown and had lived there ever since.
Hazel attended school in Calais and later worked as a Sales Clerk at the former Ames and Harry’s Department Stores. In her spare time, she enjoyed playing bingo, and time spent with her family and especially her grandchildren.
Her memberships included the Barre Canadian Club.
Survivors include her husband, Bruce, and their son Brian DeForge of Barre; her stepson Warren DeForge of Williamstown; and her stepdaughter Sharron Chrisp of Austin, Texas. She also leaves behind her brother Robert Grant and his, wife, Joyce of Plainfield and sisters Madeline Beede of Washington and Gloria (Reggie) Lamb of Essex, along with 7 grandchildren and 2 great-grandchildren as well as several nieces and nephews.
She was predeceased by her parents, her stepson Leonard DeForge and her brother Nelson Grant.
A celebration of her life will be held at a later date.
The Hooker and Whitcomb Funeral Home, 7 Academy Street Barre, is assisting the family with arrangements.