Marsha Maurais

BARRE TOWN - Marsha Maurais, 70, of East Barre Road, passed away peacefully at her home on Wednesday, October 14, 2015, after a 2-year battle with pancreatic cancer.
Born on May 7, 1945 in Windsor, she was the daughter of Max W. and Elva June (Papazoni) Tucker. At age 2, she made her home in Washington, with her parents, brother, and sister.
Marsha graduated from Spaulding High School in 1963. She was then employed by Jose' Monte, Attorney at Law, as a personal secretary and stenographer. After 4 years, she went to work for the Vermont State Highways Department, which is now the Vermont State Agency of Transportation. She took a break in employment for 4 years to stay home with her two children and then went back to work at the Agency of Transportation for another 38 years. She retired in 2009.
Marsha met her childhood sweetheart, Darell Maurais, when they were sophomores in high school. After 4 years of courting, they married and moved to Barre City. Ten years later, they moved to the East Barre Road and resided there for the remainder of their years together. They celebrated their 48th wedding anniversary in 2013.
She was a member of the VFW Post #790 Auxiliary and a lifetime member of the American Legion Post #10 Auxiliary. Her interests included cooking, dancing, gardening, and sewing. She loved to shop, go to the beach in Maine, and spend time with her family. The joy of her life was her granddaughter.
Survivors include her daughter, Vicki Maurais Abraham; her granddaughter, Shaylene Abraham and her father, Joseph Abraham; her mother, Elva Chouinard of Ocala, FL; and her sister, Rosann Ward and her husband, Richard of Ocala, FL. She is also survived by step-sisters, Karen Askew and her husband, Donald, Linda Pomer and her husband, Bob, and Lisa Chouinard; step-brothers, Mark Chouinard and his wife, Mary, David Chouinard and his wife, Giselle, and Douglas Chouinard; uncle, Leon Tucker and his wife, Joan; sister-in-law, Bonnie Pemberton and husband, Mike; brothers-in-law, Bob Comstock and Brent Maurais and his wife, Cathy; and several cousins.
Marsha is predeceased by her son, Jeffrey Carl Maurais; her husband, Darell Maurais; her father, Max Tucker; her stepfather, Paul Chouinard; her brother, Carl Tucker; and her paternal-grandparents, Leo and Elsie Papazoni.
A graveside service will be held Monday, October 19th, at 2 p.m. in the Maple Hill Cemetery in Washington followed by a celebration of life at the VFW Post #790 on the East Barre Road. There are no calling hours.