Leon E. Comstock

ORANGE – Leon Ellison Comstock, 85, of Cyr Road, passed away on Monday, December 28, 2015, at his home surrounded by his family.
Born December 23, 1930 in South Barre, he was the son of Walter Merle and Bertha Anne (Spencer) Comstock. He attended elementary school in South Barre, Ayer Street, and Orange Center.
Leon was first employed as a Channel Bar Operator at the Rock of Ages Quarry. Later he joined the U.S. Army and served as a lineman in Guam and as a Military Police Officer in Germany. Upon his return home, he was employed as a Lumper for Thurber Granite in Barre and Associated Memorials in Barre until his retirement in 1989. He was a member of the United Steel Workers Union.
He was predeceased by his first wife, Lillian Ruth Swartz in 1963. On April 14, 1984, he married Barbara Newton at their home in Orange. They had been together since February of 1976.
Leon enjoyed ice fishing, hunting, and time spent with his family.
Survivors include his wife, Barbara; his 4 sons, Leon Comstock and his wife, Brenda of Swanton, Allen Comstock and his wife, Cheryl of Washington, Michael Comstock and his wife, Hildegard of Maryland, and Jerry Comstock and his wife, Sue of Barre; 2 stepdaughters, Evelyn McGrath of Hardwick and Lora Gaudreault and her husband, Patrick of Barre; 14 grandchildren, 26 great-grandchildren, 2 great-great-grandchildren; and his sister, Shirley Baker of Norwich, CT; plus several nieces and nephews. He was predeceased by his parents and his sister, “Kit”.
The service to honor his life will be celebrated Sunday, January 3, 2016 at 11:00 a.m. in the VFW MacKenzie-Webster Post 790, 522 East Barre Road, Barre Town.
Memorial contributions may be made to Central Vermont Home Health and Hospice, 600 Granger Road, Barre, VT 05641.