Roger H. Spaulding
ST. ALBANS: Roger H. Spaulding, a longtime area resident, passed away on Monday, October 16, 2023, at Homestead Senior Housing.
Roger was born June 27, 1930, in Lee, Maine, the son of the late Florin and Leola Spaulding. Roger was 93 years old.
On November 26, 1955, he married Wanda Raymond who predeceased him on June 4, 2014.
Upon graduating from Lee Academy in 1948 Roger boarded a train for Texas where he enlisted in what was then the United States Army Air Corps later evolving into the United States Air Force. He served his country proudly. While in the Air Force Roger traveled to Guam, Tokyo, Ascension Island, Rio, England, Germany, Scotland, Florida, North Carolina, and Mississippi before settling in St. Albans in 1964 at the 764th Radar Squadron, retiring in 1969 after 21 years of service.
During and following his retirement from the Air Force, Roger also worked at St. Albans Electric Appliance as an electronics technician for over 20 years. Always wanting to be engaged with the public he was later employed by A.N. Deringer as a courier.
A member of many military, fraternal and social organizations, Roger enjoyed participating in the activities of Free and Accepted Masons Franklin Lodge # 4, Scottish Rite Tokyo Japan, Shriners Mount Sinai #3 Montpelier, Northern VT Shrine Club Motor Corps, Royal Order of Jesters Court #151 Montpelier, American Legion Green Mountain Post #1, VFW Post # 758, Elks St. Albans Lodge #1566, St Albans Amateur Radio Club, Champlain Country Club, and the Legion Honor Guard. He also enjoyed serving at Northwestern Medical Center with the Veterans Valet service. Roger certainly loved to participate in as many activities as he could until declining health kept him away. In his spare time, he loved golfing and being a ham radio operator under the call sign K1CRS.
In recent months Roger loved reminiscing about his life often stating “I’ve done okay for being just a kid from Maine”
He is survived by his son Lee (Pat) of St Albans, grandsons, Matthew (Liane) of Georgia, VT, and Benjamin (Karina) of San Diego, CA; his sister-in-law Lucille, nieces Sharon (Walter) and their family, Kathy (Richard) and their family all of Maine, and nephew Kenneth (Phyllis) and family of Georgia. He was predeceased by his sister Pauline and brother Kenneth.
Roger’s family would like to thank the staff at Homestead Senior Housing and Franklin County Home Health for their wonderful care and support.
Roger’s family will receive family and friends on Thursday, October 26th, 2023, from 4-7 pm at the Heald Funeral Home, 87 So. Main Street, St. Albans. Calling hours will conclude with a Masonic Ritualist service by the Brethren of Franklin Lodge # 4, F&AM.
A graveside service with military honors will be held on Friday, October 27th, at 11 am at the St. Albans Bay Cemetery on the Lake Road.
Those wishing to honor Roger may consider a donation to the Franklin Lodge# 4, F&AM, P.O. Box 1147, St. Albans, VT 05478 or Springfield Shriners Hospital for Children, 516 Carew Street, Springfield, MA 01104, or Franklin County Home Health, 3 Home Health Circle, St. Albans, VT 05478.
Honored to be serving the family of Roger Spaulding is the Heald Funeral Home, where messages of condolence are welcome at www.healdfuneralhome.com
