Evelyn Rita Goss, 85, a longtime resident of Moretown, passed away in the comfort of her family on Monday morning, February 8, 2016, at Central Vermont Medical Center in Berlin. Born in Montpelier on November 13, 1930, she was the daughter of the late Elisa Russell Kilby and Rita Catherine (Casey) Kilby. On September 27, 1952, she married Oswell John “Ozzie” Goss at St. Andrew Catholic Church, Waterbury. Ozzie predeceased Evelyn on August 12, 2012.
Evelyn attended Duxbury Elementary School and was a 1949 graduate of Waterbury High School. Upon graduation Evelyn began work at the former Green Mountain Cabins in Waterbury and then was employed at Tucker Hill Lodge in Fayston as a waitress and housekeeper. Busy as a homemaker and raising her family, Evelyn later worked in the cafeteria at Harwood Union High School in Duxbury, retiring in 1988.
Evelyn’s memberships included St. Andrew Catholic Church in Waterbury and St. Patrick Church in Moretown, the Mad River American Legion Post 75 Auxiliary, was a founding member of the Moretown Volunteer Fire Department Auxiliary, served as a trustee for the Moretown Library and was a member of the Moretown Historical Society.
Evelyn served as a caretaker for many years for the Moretown Town Hall and St. Patrick Catholic Church. She and Ozzie also spent many summers maintaining and caring for St. Patrick Cemetery in Moretown.
Evelyn is loved and mourned by her children, Patricia M. Moulton and her husband George of Moretown and Bonita Springs, Florida, Christina A. Lamson and her husband David of Northfield Falls, Rebecca S. Ciampi and her husband Craig of Moretown, John O. Goss and his wife Reta of Warren, and Michael R. Goss and his companion Jesse King of Waterbury Center; eight grandchildren, 11 great-grandchildren; a sister, Mary Alice Freeman and her husband David of Northfield; as well as nieces, nephews and extended family. Evelyn was preceded in death by a daughter, Joy A. Goss; a sister, Catherine Kilby Bobar; as well as two infant brothers and an infant sister.
The family would like to extend their everlasting gratitude to Mary Davis of Moretown for the wonderful comfort, care and compassion she gave Evelyn during her last hours.
A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated from St. Andrew Catholic Church in Waterbury on Saturday, February 13, 2016, at 10 a.m. with a reception to follow in the church parish hall. Later interment will take place in Mountain View Cemetery in Moretown. The family requests that in lieu of flowers, memorial gifts would be appreciated to the Moretown Volunteer Fire Department, P.O. Box 491, Moretown, VT 05660, or to Mayo Healthcare, the Outside Garden Fund, 71 Richardson Street, Northfield, VT 05663. Assisting the family is Perkins-Parker Funeral Home in Waterbury. To send online condolences visit www.perkinsparker.com.
