BURTON L GREEN SR

DUXBURY – Burton L Green Sr, 87, passed away in the comfort of his home with family on December 7, 2025.

Born in Burlington, Vt., on September 25, 1938, he was the oldest son of Roscoe & Helen (Vaughn) Green. On May 16, 1959, he married Rebecca (Sherman) Green.

Burt graduated from St Johnsbury Trade School in 1958. He joined the Vermont National Guard at the age of 17, transferring to the U S Army in Virginia in the fall of 1958, where he served at Fort Belvoir. He then served in Camp Eiler in Seoul, Korea, in the 40th Engr company (Topo)(Corps) Apo 76 for 14 months, where he did map compiling. He was then stationed in Fort Bragg, North Carolina.

Burt is loved and mourned by his wife of 66 years, Rebecca A. Green of Duxbury; his brother Carroll Green and his wife Donna; Mrs (Ronald) Julie Green; his sister Cynthia Green and her husband Paul Grenier; their daughter, Linda (Green) Joyal and her husband Chris of Byron Maine; their son Burton L Green Jr. and his wife Kelly of Moretown; their daughter Helessa Green and her longtime partner Robert Boucher of Auburn, Maine; his 6 grandchildren Brian L Woodard and his wife Rosanna, Bryce Woodard, Brittani Trombley and her husband Scott, Cheyanne Bent and her husband Seth, Kay Green and her husband Kurt, Stephen Anderson; 8 great grandchildren; Elsie and Aliza Woodard, Makena and Brodie Woodard, Winthrop and Orrin Green, Alexis and Hailey Anderson as well as many nieces and nephews and extended family. He is predeceased by his father and mother, Roscoe and Helen Green; his brother Ronald Green; his sister Linda Anne Green, and his great-grandson Liam Green.

Burt had many memberships: Life member of the American Legion (serving as Commander, started the color guard, etc), Life Member of the Waterbury/Stowe Fish and Game Club; he and Bill Johnson were instrumental in organizing the first snowmobile club in the area, the Green Mountain Roamers, and Vast. Burt was an avid hunter; he enjoyed fishing, snowmobiling, skiing, maple sugaring, races, and spending time with his family.

A graveside service will be held at the South Duxbury Cemetery on May 16th, 2026, at 11 am. For those who wish, memorial gifts in Burt's name would be appreciated to the Waterbury Ambulance Service, 49 Demeritt Place, Waterbury, VT, or Vermont Fish & Wildlife GMCC (Green Mountain Conservation Camp, for the kids to attend camp), 1 National Life Drive, Dewey Bldg, Montpelier, VT 05620-3208.

Assisted by Perkins-Parker Funeral Home and Cremation Service in Waterbury, Vermont. To send online condolences, please visit www.vtfuneralhomes.com or a funeral home Facebook page.