Frena Ellen Cutler
Frena Ellen Cutler, 89, of Moretown, passed away at Woodridge Nursing
Home in Berlin on Wednesday evening, October 28, 2009. Born in Jericho
on March 29, 1920, she was the daughter of the late Milo J. and Mildred
(Tinker) White. On August 12, 1939, she married Mervin E. Cutler in
Waterbury. Mervin predeceased Frena on November 19, 1990.
Frena attended schools in Jericho, Waitsfield and then Montpelier
Seminary. As a young woman, Frena worked at the former Ward's Store in
Moretown and then was employed as a clerk at the Moretown Post Office
from which she retired in 1985. Her memberships included the Moretown
United Methodist Church where she taught vacation Bible School, the
Moretown PTA and Home Dem. In her leisure time, Frena enjoyed vegetable
gardening, knitting and crossword puzzles and was well known for
serving generations of families her homemade popcorn balls at
Halloween.
Frena is survived by her two daughters, Sheila Griffith and her husband
Corliss of Moretown and Sharon Cutler and her companion John Fulton of
Moretown; her grandson, Keith Griffith and his wife Elena and their son
Bogdan, all of Barre; her sister, Hildred Cooney of Rutland, MA; as
well as nieces, nephews and extended family. Frena was predeceased by
two sisters, Edith McLaughlin and Norma Kingsbury, and two brothers,
Warren White and Wilmer White.
It was Frena's wish that her services be private. For those who wish,
memorial gifts would be appreciated to the Mad River Valley Ambulance
Service, P.O. Box 305, Waitsfield, VT 05673 or to Central Vermont Home
Health and Hospice, 600 Granger Road, Barre, VT 05641 (www.cvhhh.org).
Assisting the family is the Perkins-Parker Funeral Home and Cremation
Service in Waterbury. To send online condolences please visit
www.perkinsparker.com.
