Carrie Bartlett Wheeler

Carrie Bartlett Wheeler of Wilmington passed away in the comfort of her own home on September 3, 2021. She was born January 24, 1935 in West Dover, Vermont to Halbert and Gertrude (Howard) Bartlett, being the third of eight children. She grew up in Dover and attended grade school there. She graduated from Wilmington High School, class of 1952. She then attended and graduated from The Thompson School of Nursing. On October 19, 1954, she married Henry Wheeler at the Wilmington Baptist Church. They made their home at The Wheeler Farm, where they lived, worked and raised their family of seven children. Carrie was a hard working, loving woman who focused on being a farm wife and mother. Her family was her passion and she loved the farm. She was for many years very involved with the Vermont Farm Bureau, serving as President of the Windham County Chapter. She was a member of the Wilmington Baptist Church and served as a Deaconess and Sunday School teacher. She also belonged to the River Valley Riders Motorcycle Club and the Deerfield Valley Stump Jumpers snowmobile club. She enjoyed bowling, gardening, word and math puzzles, reading, trips to the ocean with Henry and she especially enjoyed and looked forward to family gatherings. She was a super fan of Johnny Cash and the Boston Red Sox. Henry, her husband of 64 years, passed away in 2018. Besides her husband and her parents, she was pre deceased by her brother Howard Bartlett, her sisters, Sandra Johnson and Irene Sherman and her grandchildren Caroline Wheeler, Christopher Duhaime and Jessica Wheeler. She is survived by her siblings Julia Fox, Reginald and Donna Bartlett, James Bartlett, Terry and Jim Brissette, her sister -in-law Irma Bartlett and her brother -in-law Calvin Sherman. She is also survived by her children, Martin and Carol Ann Wheeler, John and Elizabeth Wheeler, Diane Wheeler and Todd Batchelder, Douglas and Jackie Wheeler, Janet Hubbard, Robert Wheeler and Paul Wheeler. Her surviving grandchildren, Jeffery Wheeler, Megan Crowley, Nancy Sage, J. William Wheeler, Marc-Andre Duhaime, Carrie Wallace, Travis Wheeler, Andrea Wheeler, Matthew Hubbard, Joshua Hubbard, Tanya Wheeler and Shiane Wheeler, and her great grandchildren, Sadie, Axton, Maverick, Arianna, Ethan, Perrin, Tucker, Liam, Trentin, Jackson, Parker, Remy and Jonathan, as well as many nieces, nephews and cousins. The family is grateful for her dedicated and loving caregivers, Annie, Wanda, Brenda, Bette, Harmony, Tanya and our very special thanks to her daughter Janet and granddaughter Carrie for all they did for her over the years, as well as her son Rob. We know it wasn't always easy. We love you all. Graveside funeral services for Carrie will be held Monday September 13, 2021 at 10am at Riverview Cemetery in Wilmington. There are no visiting hours. If friends desire, donations in Carrie's memory may be made to Deerfield Valley Rescue and the Wilmington Baptist Church, c/o Covey-Allen & Shea Funeral Home P.O. Box 215 Wilmington, VT 05363. To send the family personal condolences please visit www.sheafuneralhomes.com. The family has entrusted arrangements to the care of Covey-Allen & Shea Funeral Home 44 East Main Street, VT.