Doris L. Largena, 80, passed away peacefully at Central Vermont Medical Center in Berlin on Friday, November 25, 2016. Born in North Duxbury on January 11, 1936, she was the daughter of the late Almon and Marian (Aldrich) Austin. On January 21, 1956, she married John K. Largena in Waterbury.
Doris attended Waterbury High School and as a young woman was employed at Pilgrim Plywood where she met John, her husband-to-be. She then embarked on what would become her life’s vocation as a nurse’s aide, beginning at the Vermont State Hospital working on the wards, later at Heaton House Nursing Home in Montpelier and then more recently at Woodridge Nursing Home in Berlin from which she retired. She was proud to have continued her education and earned her GED.
In her leisure time, Doris enjoyed knitting and crocheting, was an exceptional cook and was very active with her church, Kingdom Hall of Jehovah’s Witnesses in Duxbury, in Bible Study and Field Service. The true center of her life revolved around her love for her family and time spent with them.
Doris is loved and mourned by her husband of 60 years, John K. Largena of North Duxbury; their daughter, Janet McKinstry and her husband Mark of Bethel; two grandchildren, Megan Duffy of Burlington and Mark McKinstry Jr. of Stockbridge; four great-grandchildren, Jeremy Benoit, Shane McKinstry, Micah McKinstry and Madison McKinstry; two sisters, Mary Farnham of Great Barrington, MA, and Millie Keene of Barre; two brothers, David Austin of Danville and Robert Austin of Duxbury; as well as nieces, nephews and extended family. Doris is predeceased by two sisters, Barbara Austin and Ruth Raymond, and two brothers, John Austin and James Austin.
Memorial services will be held from the Kingdom Hall of Jehovah’s Witnesses, 298 Vermont Route 100, South Duxbury, on January 7, 2017, at 3 p.m. For those who wish, memorial gifts would be appreciated to Kingdom Hall of Jehovah’s Witnesses, 298 Vermont Route 100, Moretown, VT 05660. Assisting the family is Perkins-Parker Funeral Home and Cremation Service in Waterbury. To send online condolences please visit www.perkinsparker.com.
