Bridport — Addison County farmer Norman Bertrand Audet, 86, passed away March 20, 2015. Audet was born Jan. 28, 1929 in Frampton, Quebec, son of Fortunate and Emerilda Audet.
Audet grew up a farmer and a fisherman. He married his late wife, Mary-Rose Highter, in 1958. They bought Blue Spruce Farm that same year, where they raised their family and their family continues to reside.
By all accounts, Audet was a hard worker and a loving husband, father, father-in-law, grandfather and great-grandfather. He spent most of his precious free time at home with his loved ones, but he did manage to go on trips to Rome and Hawaii. He spoke fondly of his travels. He and Mary-Rose spent several winters in Florida. He enjoyed walking on the beach, collecting sand dollars, and meeting people.
In his later years he enjoyed playing cards, putting together puzzles, tinkering with trains, and decorating for Christmas. But mostly he lived for visits with his family over a glass of rum and Coke.
Audet diligently documented the good times in pictures. He left behind a treasure trove of photo albums.
Audet is survived by his five children: Eugene Audet and wife Marie of Bridport; Ernest Audet and wife Melissa of Bridport; Earl Audet and wife Nora of Bridport; Emerilda Rachad and husband M’Hamed of Morocco; and Elaine Desforges and husband Brian of Bridport. He is survived by fourteen grandchildren and two great-grandchildren. Norman is survived by his sister,
Lauretta Brisson, of Shoreham, his brother, Magliore Audet, of Orwell, and many nieces and nephews. He is predeceased by his wife, Mary-Rose. He is also predeceased by his brothers, Alonzo and Leandre (Curly), his foster daughter, Donna Tanner, and his daughter-in-law, Diane Bilodeau Audet. A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated on Tuesday, March 24th at 1 o’clock in the afternoon at St. Mary’s Catholic Church with the Rev. William Beaudin as the celebrant. The family will have a burial at a later date.
Donations in Audet’s memory may be sent to the Bridport Fire Department, Bridport, Vt., 05734 or the Addison County Home Health and Hospice, P.O. Box 754, Middlebury, Vt., 05753.
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