Ugo J. Sartorelli

WILLIAMSTOWN– Ugo Joseph Sartorelli, 92, died peacefully on Saturday, January 20, 2018 at Central Vermont Medical Center after a brief illness.

He was born on July 25, 1925 in Nashua, NH to Cherubino and Josephine (Sassi) Sartorelli. His early years were spent in Milford, NH and Brattleboro, VT, and lived the majority of his life in Barre, VT. At the time of his death, he was a resident of The Gardens in Williamstown, where he had resided for nearly four years.

Ugo served in the United States Army from 1943 – 1946, where he was a disabled tank retrieval specialist in the European theater of World War II. He was awarded four battle stars for valor, including one for the Battle of the Bulge. Upon his return to Barre after the war, he graduated from Spaulding High School and then from the University of Vermont in 1950 with a bachelor’s degree in Economics.

He married Lillian Adolfsen on October 11, 1952 and they established their home on Waterman St. where they lived for 56 years. Lillian predeceased Ugo on August 27, 2017, less than two months shy of their 65 ^th wedding anniversary.

Ugo began a career in police internal affairs that spanned over 35 years at the Vermont State Department of Public Safety. Later in his career, the Governor appointed him to the parole board and state police board. He served the police board until 2016.

He is survived by his three children: Lisa (Dale) Merski of Westfield, NJ, Dr. Kennith (Mary Beth) Sartorelli of Williston, VT, and Linda (Frank) Lennox of Uxbridge, MA, and nine grandchildren: Jeffrey and Samantha Merski, David, Ellen, Elizabeth, and Dana Sartorelli, and Cory, Taylor, and Nicholas Lennox.

Ugo was a fan of college and professional football, NASCAR racing, jazz music and reading. He was a member of the Barre Elks Lodge 1535, Barre American Legion Post 10, Brown-Johnson VFW Post 792 of Montpelier, the Vermont State Police Retirement Association and lastly, but not least, the Mutuo, Inc. Italian American Club. He was very proud of his Italian heritage and to be the Mutuo’s oldest and longest living member of the club with his membership spanning over 50 years.

A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated on Thursday, January 25, 2018 at 10:00 a.m. at St. Monica Church, 79 Summer St., Barre. Interment will follow in the family plot at Hope Cemetery in Barre. Friends are respectfully invited to attend calling hours on Wednesday, January 24, 2018 from 6:00 to 8:00 p.m. at Hooker and Whitcomb Funeral Home, 7 Academy Street, Barre.

In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to the American Cancer Society, 30 Speen Street, Framingham, MA 01701.