Myrtle Jane Corey, 84

BENNINGTON, Vt. — Myrtle Jane Corey, 84, formerly of Meadow Lane, passed away Sunday February 5, 2017, at Crescent Manor Nursing Home in Bennington.

Myrtle was born in Bennington, Vt., on June 12, 1932, the daughter of the late Ernest Bonesteel and Marion (Taylor) Downing. Myrtle attended the Shaftsbury Village Brick School House and graduated from North Bennington High School, class of 1951. She worked in production for many years for Polygraphic, Union Carbide and retired from Energizer. She was a member of the Shaftsbury Fire Department Auxiliary and former President of the Methodist Women.

She enjoyed making Christmas ornaments and wreaths for the yearly bazaar and loved the outdoors and camping.

She is survived by her brother, Charles Downing and his wife Barbara of Bennington; sister Jean Ann Smith of Glenville, N.Y.; and nieces, nephews and cousins.

She was preceded in death by her husband Howard Corey whom she married in Bennington on July 11, 1953. Mr. Corey passed away November 28, 2014. She was also preceded in death by her sister Elizabeth Kano.

Funeral notice: Funeral services for Myrtle will be held Thursday afternoon, February 9, 2017, at 1 p.m. at Hanson-Walbridge & Shea Funeral Home, 213 West Main Street, Bennington, Vt. Interment will follow in the family lot in Center Shaftsbury Cemetery.

A visiting hour will be held at the funeral home Thursday afternoon from noon to 1 p.m., one hour prior to the service. If friends desire, memorial gifts in Myrtle's memory may be made to the Shaftsbury Fire Department, the Shaftsbury Methodist Church or the Bennington Rescue Squad, c/o Hanson-Walbridge & Shea Funeral Home P.O. Box 957 Bennington, VT 05201.