Priscilla "Peg" (Parker) Greenslit, of Northfield Falls, VT passed away gently on March 19, 2024 at North Country Hospital of Newport, VT. Surrounded by love, she was the wife of the late Richard "Dick" Greenslit. A memorial service will be held at the Northfield United Methodist Parish on Tuesday, July 16 at 10:30am. Honoring their wishes, Peg and Dick's ashes will be joined together and interred at the gravesite at Mount Hope Cemetery. The ashes of their son, Terry, who died during Covid will also be interred at that time.

Family and Friends are invited to attend the church service as well as the interment and reception at the church.

Peg was born November 11, 193, in Hartford, VT to Georgianna (Jones) and Henry Parker. She spent her early childhood in the home of her beloved Aunt and Uncle, Katherine "Kate" and Howard and at the family farm in Barnard, Vermont. She grew up in Northfield and was a graduate of Northfield High School, Class of 1954. Peg married the love of her life, Richard "Dick" Greenslit on September 3, 1954 in Northfield Falls, where they spent their entire married life together and raised their five children, and where, until the day of Dick's death at home in 2009, could always be seen holding hands as they walked side by side.

Peg is survived by her son, Richard Ivan Greenslit and wife Sandra of Brattleboro and three daughters: Lea Hatch and husband Jeff of Northfield; Penny Marie Baroffio and husband Bruce of Northfield; and Patricia Jean Guerrera and husband Frank of Fairfield; ten grandchildren, 21 great-grandchildren and 2 great-great grandchildren as well as many nieces and nephews. She also leaves her sister-in-law Marie (Greenslit) Clough of St. Cloud, Florida and brother-in-law Raymond Greenslit of Jefferson City, Missouri.

In addition to her husband, her parents and her beloved Aunt Kate and Uncle Howard, Peg is predeceased by her son Terry Lynn "Beaver" Greenslit as well as her four sisters, Edith, Thelma, Martha and Phyllis; her brother Phil and greatly loved sisters-in-law and brothers-in-law who were truly much more than in-laws but whom she loved dearly.

In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to Central Vermont Home Health and Hospice, who provided loving care to both Peg and to Dick during his final days.

Recollections from her children at her death capture so much more of Peg's indominable spirit.

"Our Mom/Grandmother/Great Grandmother passed away gently early this morning. Soon enough there will be official notices in local papers listing the dates of her earthly arrival, her departure, and the date on which she and our Dad began their married life. These dates, however, don't even come close to telling her story.

The dates don't reflect her early childhood with her beloved Aunt and Uncle and the puppy she snuck into the kitchen to share buttered fresh rolls that had just come from the oven or the time she brought her goat into the house and up the stairs; nor do these dates recognize how much she enjoyed true friendships with other family members – among them her niece Mildred "Millie" Cole with whom Peg shared many wonderful times. We cannot forget how close she was to her sister-in-law Barbara (Ryan) Greenslit and brother-in-law Ken. It was often commented during our own childhoods that it was a challenge for neighbors to be fully cognizant of which of the kids were Peg and Dick's and which were Barb and Ken's because so much time together was spent and enjoyed. Among our memories are everyone together at one house or the other, taking part in an family activity sponsored by the Vermont National Guard, swimming at "the dam" on Cox Brook by the covered bridges, giving coins for popsicles or the ice cream truck (which continued with the grandchildren, too) as well as winter fun tobogganing over icy jumps at Moody's Hill in Northfield Falls. Cousin sleepovers with the grandchildren was perhaps even more fun for Peg and Dick than for the children. Christmastime hosting of the grandchildren to decorate the tree (which typically meant lots of tinsel on lower branches) followed by Christmas movies watched and enjoyed. While their own children were young, Peg and Dick hosted the closely-connected neighborhood parents and children in their living room to watch Christmas Holiday animated shows (Rudolph, Frosty the Snowman and others) on what was one of the very first colored TV sets in town. There was always plenty enough punch and cheese popcorn for everyone!

There was a treasured friendship that extends beyond what is seen here on earth between Peg and her sister-in-law Cora (and Cora's husband "Georgie") with whom both Peg and Dick loved visiting in New York.

When Mom relocated to the Northfield Senior Living apartments – she once again found herself in the loving warmth of friendships by so many others who lived there, watched out for her, watched over her and spent time being neighborly with her. More times than can be counted, there have been expressions of appreciation for Mom's sense of humor and that just can't be measured in terms of years or specific dates.

Peg also loved attending live performances at the Flynn Theater in Burlington and she wrote in her life story that her most favorite of times were family times consisting of picnics and barbecues with lots of family members gathered together.

The official dates cannot bring remembrances of her high school friendships, many of which lasted long after their school years concluded; they miss entirely the early love that she found and shared with our Dad and how he lovingly built her a cedar "hope chest" in shop class in high school. That chest has a new home in Lea & Jeff's livingroom where Lea says she sees it every day and can remember her own childhood spent on her knees opening the chest and adoring the treasures Mom kept in it.

The names of our siblings will be noted, of course, but you likely won't read stories of the many "rescued" kittens who came along; nor will the stories of our pet raccoon be found there. Some of our friends and former neighbors will likely recall Jody and how we would walk him on a leash like a puppy. They likely also recall the times they had to call for help if Jody wandered to their house to help himself to their picnic dinners most unwelcome! These official dates won't reflect family treks in a station wagon fully loaded as we drove to vacation outings in New York, Maine, New Hampshire or Connecticut. You won't find mention of the many summers we all spent at the local swimming hole or the mornings at the Northfield Pool for swim lessons in that ice-cold water.

No, there's so very much more than the two dates and a dash; but above almost everything else, the love our parents shared and doted upon us kids and kids and their kids is where the real life story is told. Our family was not always perfect (far from it, in fact!) but the love in our family was a real as it could ever be.

Our Mom taught us many songs that we, in turn, have shared with our children and our own grandchildren: "You Are My Sunshine" and "My Grandfather's Clock" and "Let the Sunshine In" and so many more.

It would be easy to miss the financial efforts our parents must have surely faced to provide for piano lessons, school field trips, suits and dresses for special events – there have been thousands of thank you's voiced over and over for all of those – especially in light of the love behind the reason they made it possible.

That love didn't stop the morning Mom died. In fact, it's quite likely that we'll each remember more and more as time goes by.

Death? You will NEVER have more power than the life and legacy of love that lives on in our memories, our stories, our very lives.

Rest well, Mom. Dad's waited a long time to have you back in his arms – and your 'forever after' can now continue. We love you and we know we'll see you again one day."

Peg's family would like to express thanks to the wonderful hospice care provided by the North Country Hospital. We also are indebted to Dr. Maria Fatagati and al the remarkable staff at the Union House Nursing Home in Glover for the care provided during the last parts of her life, a time that was marked by the additional challenges of the Covid Pandemic. Special thanks to out to Dr. Boyd, Jeanne Baker, PSA, the University of Vermont Medial Center, Parkinson's Clinic, and all the tremendous staff there as well as the Doctors Sullivan at Green Mountain Family Practice and the staff at North County Hospital who took such excellent care of her and her family as she transition to join her beloved husband.

William James has said "The great use of life is to spend it for something that will outlast it." Mom (and Dad) your lives were indeed spent well and the legacy you leave will outlast centuries. As Robert Louis Stevenson wrote "The (person) is a success who has lived well, loved much and laughed often." Even in our grief, our tribute to you will forever be our gratitude. One cannot actually be dead until the ripples they've caused in the world die away. You've truly left many, many ripples that will continue to wash over our lives and those we love for ages to come.

We offer our thanks to the many neighbors, community members, church fellowships, and friends for your part in the amazing life that our parents shared.

Rick, Lea, Penny and Pat together with our own families are truly touched by the outpouring of love and care shown to our Mom.