On August 19, 1956, Bertha married her beloved husband Frederick John Whipple Sr. in East Rupert, Vermont. They celebrated 42 blessed years of marriage until Fred’s death on December 28, 1998.
Bertha and Fred are survived by their loving children, Heidi Morgan (Pete Jones), Fred Jr. (Karen Ranberg), Katrina Keech (Alan), Kathy Whipple, Karen Sirchia (Albert), and Stuart Whipple.
Bertha loved spending time with her loving grandchildren, Todd, Amanda (Ian Connelly) and Johnathan Hill, Jerod Keech and Jessica (Justin) Senecal, Andrea Whipple, Zach (fiancée Noelle Desormeaux) and Kassandra King, Jesse Thompson, TJ and Derek (Kristen) Sirchia, and Sara Whipple and 12 great grandchildren.
Bertha is also survived by her brothers, Charlie, Donny, Porky, Fred, Kenny, Marty, and Dickie Clark and her sisters, Marilyn Bayer, Alice Vidnansky and Marlene Fuller, several nieces and nephews.
Bertha was predeceased by siblings Jesse and Joseph Clark, Lauretta and Ruth Dowen, Beverly Martin and Violet Oliver, and her great grandson Lucas Blais and son-in-law Michael Morgan.
