Jacqueline V. Adams

BERLIN – Our precious mother, Jacqueline “Jackie” Valentine (Bissonnette) Adams, 83, of Hill Street Extension passed away on Saturday, March 12, 2022, at Barre Gardens Nursing and Rehabilitation Center.

Born on June 2, 1938, in Newport, VT, she was the daughter of Albert and Madeleine (Nadeau) Bissonnette. She attended Sacred Heart Elementary School and graduated from Sacred Heart High School.

On August 21, 1970, she married Kenneth Allan Adams in Barre. Following their marriage, they made their home in Berlin. Kenneth passed away on January 7, 2017.

Jackie worked for the Newport Daily Express, Caledonian Record, Burlington Free Press and Times Argus.  She left her position with the newspaper to devote her full attention to her family, choosing to become a full-time homemaker.

She was a member of St. Monica Catholic Church and the Canadian Club of Barre. She enjoyed playing bingo and rummy, attending her children’s and grandchildren’s sporting events, going for family rides and camping. She selflessly provided the most loving, caring upbringing to her family, sharing her faith, kindness, humor, patience, and love. She will forever be missed and treasured for all that she shared with our family.

Survivors include her children Maureen Foreman and her husband, Michael of Barre, VT;  Tammy Cookson and her significant other Timothy Bashaw of Cabot, VT; Jody Fewer of Barre, VT; and Andrew Adams and his wife, Karen of Berlin, VT; her grandchildren Brock Cookson, Spencer Fewer, Camryn Fewer, Julia Fewer, Seth Fewer, and Emma Adams and one great-grandchild Carter Morse-Fewer; her siblings Norbert Bissonnette and his wife, Sonja of Middletown, CT;  Louise Duckless of Newport Center, VT; Florence Ferrell and her husband, John of Tallahassee, FL; Irene Delabruere of Newport, VT; and Daniel Bissonnette of Enosburg Falls, VT; her sisters-in-law Sandra Clark of Barre, VT, and Thanna Adams of Berlin, VT and many nieces and nephews as well as her stepdaughter Nancy McLaney of Crestview, FL and her children Karissa McLaney and Lindsay Ermy and her husband, Daniel; and great-grandchildren Kaden McLaney, Channer Sharon, and Randsli Ermy.

In addition to her parents, she was predeceased by her husband, Kenneth A. Adams; her grandson Logan Cookson; her brothers-in-law Elwood (Duck) Duckless, Vaughn Adams, and Frank Clark; and her sister-in-law and brother-in-law Brenda Bashaw and her husband, Arnold (Art).

Family and friends may call on Friday, March 18, 2022, from 4:00 to 6:00 p.m. at the Hooker Whitcomb Funeral Home, 7 Academy Street, Barre. The Mass of Christian Burial to honor and celebrate her life will be held on Saturday, March 19, 2022, at 1:30 p.m. in the St. Monica Catholic Church, 79 Summer Street, Barre.

Memorial contributions may be made to St. Monica Catholic Church, 79 Summer Street, Barre, VT  05641.