Ernest "Joe" Hoadley, 77, of Kneeland Flats Trailer Park, Waterbury,
passed away unexpectedly at the Central Vermont Medical Center in Berlin
on Saturday, November 27, 2010. Born in North Wolcott on January 14,
1933, he was the son of the late Ernest and Ellen Hoadley. Joe was
previously married to the former Edna Hoch who survives him of Warren,
MI. On June 28, 1975, Joe married the former Elaine "Sis" Morse in
Waterbury.
Joe attended school in Johnson and then served with the U.S. Army from
1953 to 1955 during the Korean Conflict. He also served with the Army
National Guard in Waterbury from 1953 to 1961 and again from 1975 to
1976.
Joe began his working career at the Parker and Stearns Lumber Co. and
then worked for Rogers Construction in building I-89. He later worked as
a truck driver for Blow and Cote and then was employed by the Vermont
State Hospital in Waterbury for 19 years as an aide from which he
retired. Never one to sit idle, Joe continued to work in maintenance
and groundskeeping at the Stoweflake Resort in Stowe.
His memberships included the Harry N. Cutting American Legion Post #59
and its Color Guard, St. Andrew Catholic Church, was a former driver for
the Waterbury Ambulance Service and was a volunteer driver for GMTA. In
his leisure time he enjoyed fishing, auto racing, dancing and calling
square dances and was an avid Red Sox fan.
Joe is survived by his wife of 35 years, Elaine "Sis" Hoadley of
Waterbury; two daughters, Ellen Gonyaw and her husband Dennis of
Washington and Bonnie Robtoy and her partner Harry Graves of Calais;
four sons, Robert Hoadley and his wife Teresa of Eden Mills, Richard
Hoadley of Richland, WA, Lincoln Robtoy and his wife Joan of Barre and
Larry Robtoy of Barre; 14 grandchildren and four great-grandchildren; as
well as nieces, nephews and extended family. Joe was predeceased by a
sister, Marilyn "Tootie" Griffin, a brother, Kenneth Hoadley, and two
grandchildren, Kimberly and Sophie Robtoy.
A mass of Christian burial will be celebrated from St. Andrew Catholic
Church in Waterbury on Thursday, December 2, 2010, at 11 a.m. Friends
may call at the Perkins-Parker Funeral Home in Waterbury on Wednesday
from 6 to 8 p.m. Interment with military honors will take place this
spring in the Lamoille View Cemetery in Johnson. In lieu of flowers
memorial gifts would be appreciated to the Waterbury Ambulance Service,
P.O. Box 95, Waterbury Center, VT 05677. To send online condolences
please visit www.perkinsparker.com.
