Marie Howatt

Marie Howatt formerly of Jacksonville passed away peacefully at her home at Fillmore Pond on Friday June 8 ,2018 at the age of 103. The daughter of James and Marie (Straka) Buckley, she was born in New York City on May 25, 1915. She was a graduate of Julia Richmond High School in Manhattan. She married Gerald Howatt in 1938 who died in 1968, they had relocated from Long Island to Jacksonville in 1960. Marie was a realtor for many years and had been chosen Realtor of the Year in 1974 by the Vermont Association of Realtors. She moved to Bennington in 1986 where she became a member of the Unitarian Universalist Fellowship and served as a volunteer at the Bennington Museum and Bennington Free Library. Marie enjoyed traveling and had experienced several fabulous trips , she had an eye for art, an interest she acquired from her husband who was an artist. She leaves her daughter Barbara Vinall and husband Britt of Yarmouth Port, MA, grandchildren Gerald Howatt IV and wife Jessamyn of Hinesburg, their children Kayla, Graham and Mireille, Nathan Howatt and wife Amy of Colchester, their children Jackson and Addison, Jessica Vinall of Bristol, CT, Victoria Howatt of Greenlawn, NY and Elizabeth Vinall of Wallingford, CT. She was predeceased by a son Gerald Howatt III and brothers James D. Buckley and William H. Buckley. A memorial service to celebrate her life will be held on Saturday June 16 beginning at 11am at the Hanson Walbridge & Shea Funeral Home. Interment will take place in the Jacksonville Village Cemetery in Whitingham. Memorial gifts may be made to the VNA and Hospice of Southwestern Vermont in care of Hanson Walbridge & Shea Funeral Home, 213 West Main Street, Bennington, VT 05201. A memorial service to celebrate her life will be held on Saturday June 16 beginning at 11am at the Hanson Walbridge & Shea Funeral Home. Interment will take place in the Jacksonville Village Cemetery in Whitingham.