Kidder Memorial Home
Obituary: Winifred Babbie Favero
Dateline: Swanton, Vermont
Winifred Babbie Favero, age 100 years, died early Wednesday
morning December 18, 2013, in the Northwestern Medical Center
surrounded by her loving family.
Winifred was born October 23, 1913, in Montreal, Quebec, Canada,
the daughter of the late Frederick and Lena (St. Johns) Babbie. She
attended the former St. Anne's Academy in Swanton, Vermont. On
April 26, 1933, she married Romeo Favero in Swanton. Winifred was
the consummate wife, mother and grandmother. Her greatest joy was
her large extended family. She shared Romeo's passion for the great
outdoors, fishing and discovering the many by-ways of Lake
Champlain and the Missisquoi River. They were avid boaters and
campers. They spent many hours enjoying the wonders of Lake
Champlain even venturing up the Richelieu River in a small 20 foot
cabin cruiser. Winifred was an active and devoted member of The
Church of the Nativity, Ladies of St. Anne and Altar Society for many
years. Her complete devotion to Saint Anne was evidenced by her
annual pilgrimages to St. Anne de Beaupre in Quebec City and her love of attending Mass at St. Anne's
Shrine in Isle La Motte throughout the summer months. Winnie and Romeo also served as foster parents
during the 1930's for many children whose parents were unable to care for them.
She is survived by her six children and their spouses, Lanny and Estelle (Bechard) Favero, Sandra (Favero)
and Robert Renaudette, Elizabeth (Favero) and the late John Jean, Julie (Favero) and Richard Brier, Trudie
(Favero) and Cleo Yandow and Gail (Favero) and Douglas Medor; her grandchildren and their spouses,
Joseph and Patricia Favero, Michelle Fecteau, Denise and Robert Cartelli, David and Stephanie Favero, Tina
and Gerard Iervalino, Tracy and Donald Bruyette, Linda and Craig Vandevord, Lanny and Madeline Jean,
Bonnie and Charles Catcher, Ernest and Jacqueline Jean, Wade and Marcy Jean, Kirk Jean, Kelly and Steve
Blouin, Heather and Thomas Tremblay, Christopher and Mary Shawn Brier, Beth and Larry Greene, Lisa
and Ronnie Ouimette, Penney and Douglas Collins, Karen Yandow, Jennifer and Jaime Cortez, Jeff and
Leanne Medor, Jody and David Chevalier and Michael and Kelly Medor; her great grandchildren, Nicholas
and Christopher Favero, Rachel and Marissa Beaton, Lauren and Tony Iervalino, Sara and Hilary Fournier,
Jessica and Shelby Vandevord, Anna Marie, Lanny and Elizabeth Jean, Jacqueline and Brittany Catcher,
Tyler and Haley Jean, Sienna and Emma Jean, Tucker, Samantha and Aidan Jean, Molly and Nathan Blouin,
Bonnie, Thomas and Isabella Tremblay, Tucker and Sully Green, Nathan and Emily Ouimette, Danielle and
Cody Collins and Jessica, Jordyn, Kamren and Samuel Dukas, Noah Hurlbut, Justin and Jerome Cortez,
Griffin and Mason Medor, Riley Barna and Callie Parks, Molly and Gage Medor as well as a great great
granddaughter, Lillian Collins.
Winifred is also survived by three sisters, Marjorie Mysorski of Urbandale Iowa, Eileen Bisceglia of
Danville, California and Beverly Connors of St. Albans, Vermont; one brother, Roger Babbie and his wife
Jo of Sierra Vista, Arizona; a sister-in-law, Marian Babbie of Greensboro, Vermont as well as many beloved
nieces and nephews.
She was predeceased by Romeo on June 2, 1985, following 53 years of marriage. She was also predeceased
by three brothers, Albert, Herman and Leon Babbie and four sisters and their respective spouses, Eulah
Babbie, Beulah and her husband Kenneth Larrow, Anna Charest and husband Grover; two sisters-in-law and
their respective spouses, Juliette (Favero) and Frederick Palmer and Rosamond (Favero) and Larry Lovely.
Special thanks goes out to all of the staff and caregivers at Our Lady of the Meadows, Franklin County Home
Health-Hospice Program and the Northwestern Medical Center for all of the wonderful care she received in
her final days. She was an amazing woman who was loved by many as a substitute mother and friend.
The Liturgy of Christian Burial will be celebrated Monday, December 23, 2013, at 11 a.m. from The Church
of the Nativity of the Blessed Virgin Mary, 65 Canada St., Swanton, Vermont. Father Emmanuel I. Ajanma
will be the celebrant and homilist. The Rite of Committal and Interment will follow at the Favero family lot
in St. Mary's Roman Catholic Cemetery.
Friends may call at The Kidder Memorial Home, 89 Grand Ave., Swanton on Sunday from 4 to 8 p.m.
89 Grand Avenue, Swanton, Vermont 05488*(802) 868-3331*Fax(802)868-7000
Kidder Memorial Home
Gifts in Winifred's memory may be made in the form of Masses or to Saint Anne's Shrine, 92 Shrine Road,
Isle La Motte 05463
To offer private online condolences please visit: www.kiddermemorialhome.com
89 Grand Avenue, Swanton, Vermont 05488*(802) 868-3331*Fax(802)868-7000