Anthony S. DeBanville

BLOOMFIELD, VT – Mr. Anthony S. DeBanville, 79, of Bloomfield, Vt., passed away on Sunday afternoon, June 12, 2011, at the Country Village Healthcare Center in Lancaster, NH, after a long period of declining health. Anthony, better known as “Junior” or Tony, was born on May 16, 1932, in Bloomfield, Vt., the son of Anthony J. and Blanche (Gagnon) DeBanville. After graduating from Stratford High School in 1952, Junion enlisted in the U.S. Air Force and was stationed in England as an Air Police officer. After four years in the military, he worked in Hartford, Conn., before returning to Bloomfield in 1960. He worked locally for several years for the Brown Co. as a scaler. He married Rose Dostie in 1964 and soon after that purchased the DeBanville Store in Bloomfield from his father. In addition to the store, they started DeBanville’s Snack Bar, and the business was their life. Junior and Rose ran the store and snack bar until their retirement in 2000. Junior leaves behind his beloved wife, Rose (Dostie) DeBanville of West Stewartstown; four nieces, Irene (Mills) Falby and husband Jim of South Hero, Vt., Joanne (Mills) Lamoureux and husband Brent of Huntington, Vt., Sharon (Mills) Graham and husband, Wayne of Brunswick, Vt., and Lorraine (Debanville) Harding of North Stratford, NH; a stepson, Yvon Gagne of Vancouver, B.C.; three grand-nieces; six grand-nephews, several special cousins; and many close friends. He is predeceased by his parents; a brother, Freeman DeBanville; and his sister, Doris Mills. There will be no public calling hours. A memorial service will be at 1 p.m. on Wednesday, June 29, 2011, at the Jenkins & Newman Funeral Home in Colebrook, NH, with The Rev. Craig Cheney officiating. A private interment will be in the St. Stanislaus Cemetery in Bloomfield, Vt., at a later date. Expressions of sympathy in Mr. DeBanville’s memory may be made to the Two Rivers Ride for Cancer, c/o Rosemary Mulliken at The First Colebrook Bank, 132 Main St., Colebrook, NH 03576. Condolences may be offered to the family on-line by going to www.jenkinsnewman.com. Funeral arrangements are under the direction of Jenkins & Newman Funeral Home, Colebrook, NH.

Anthony S. DeBanville

May 16, 1932 - June 12, 2011