Lynne B. Kowski

BARRE – Lynne Christine (Butler) Kowski, 72, of Allen Street passed away on Saturday, September 16, 2017 at Woodridge Nursing Home in Berlin.

Born on March 14, 1945 in St. Johnsbury, she was the daughter of G. Julian and Marion (Suitor) Butler.   Lynne graduated from St. Johnsbury Academy in St. Johnsbury in 1963.

In 1965, Lynne married Karl L. Jurentkuff in Barre where they resided. They later divorced. In 1995, she married Roy H. Kowski in Barre.

Lynne first worked as a Telephone Operator for New England Telephone and Telegraph before becoming a homemaker while raising her family. After her family was grown, Lynne was employed doing administrative work at Sprague Electric, E.F. Wall and Associates, Times Argus and Video Vision Video Productions until her retirement. She also helped coordinate the participants for the annual Barre Heritage Festival Parade.

She enjoyed playing bells for the St. Johnsbury Town Band as well as for the Barre City and Montpelier Town Bands. In her spare time, she enjoyed crocheting, knitting, and quilting.

Survivors include her husband, Roy Kowski of Barre; her children Kris Jurentkuff and his wife, Karla of Peacham and Julie (Jurentkuff) Thresher and her husband, Michael of Danville; her grandchildren Brittany Walsh and her husband, Chris and Kassandra Thresher and her partner Thomas Vogel; her great-grandchildren, Haidyn Walsh and Kenzey Walsh; her sister, Joyce Pennaman and her husband, David of Kentucky; as well as nieces and nephews.

Family and friends may call on Wednesday, September 20, 2017 from 5:00 – 7:00 p.m. at the Hooker and Whitcomb Funeral Home, 7 Academy Street, Barre.   Interment will take place at the Mount Pleasant Cemetery in St. Johnsbury at the convenience of her family.

Memorial contributions may be made to the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation, JDRF Northern New England Chapter, 175 Ammon Drive, Suite 201, Manchester, NH 03103. www.jdrf.org