Ann B. Durbrow

Rye - Ann Baker Durbrow, 91, of Webster at Rye and formerly of Burlington, VT, passed away on January 2, 2016. She was born on June 17, 1924 in Jeffersonville, VT and lived there until she was nine years old when she moved to Stevensville, Underhill Center, Vermont. She graduated from Burlington High School in 1942. Ann was an avid skier and was on the first women's ski team at Burlington High School. Following graduation she worked at UVM in the food service department where she eventually became director of the business office. From 1945-1955 Ann worked with the UVM College of Medicine's Nutrition Research Program under the direction of Drs Harold Pierce and John Browe. Ann married Lloyd "Pete" Durbrow, an engineering student at UVM, in 1951 in Burlington. Ann and Pete lived in Burlington following their marriage. In December, 1954 their daughter Harriet was born, followed by Mary Ann in 1957, and Claire in 1959. After 1965, Ann began volunteering at the Medical Center Hospital of Vermont in transportation services and went on to serve in many capacities at the hospital including President of Auxiliary, Chairman of the Board of Governors, as well as other hospital groups at the state, regional, and national levels. Two of Ann's most challenging appointments were President of the Visiting Nurses Association and Chair of the Volunteer Committee for the American Hospital Association in Chicago. Ann enjoyed her loving, active family and her many, many good friends. She was interested in sports, especially skiing, sailing, and college football and she enjoyed nature, cooking, knitting, and watching thunderstorms out over Lake Champlain from her screen porch on Redstone Terrace. Ann was predeceased by Pete in 2014 and is survived by her daughters, Harriet (Sandy) of Manchester, England, Mary Ann of Fort Collins, CO, and Claire (Peter) of Hampton Falls, NH, as well as her sister Faith (Mati) of New York, and many nieces and nephews. Following Ann's wishes there will be no services. Donations in Ann's name may be made to Chittenden County Humane Society, 142 Kindness Court, South Burlington, VT 05403.

Ann B. Durbrow

June 17, 1924 - January 2, 2016