Armand A. Gingras

October 30, 2020

BARRE - Armand A. Gingras, 81, of Westwood Parkway, died suddenly of natural causes at his home on Friday, October 30, 2020.  Armand was the beloved husband of the late Cynthia Zampieri Sanborn Gingras who predeceased him on March 24, 2020 after 38 years of marriage.  Armand was a devoted caregiver to Cynthia throughout a lengthy illness. Born on July 21, 1939, in East Barre, he was the son of the late Alphonse J. and Lucienne M. (Mercier) Gingras.  He attended school in Washington VT and was a 1957 graduate from Spaulding High School in Barre VT. Armand was employed as a plumber/pipefitter with the Local 693 Plumbers/Pipefitters Union from which he retired after more than 50 years of service.  He enjoyed hunting and was a long-time member of the Barre Hunting Club in Island Pond VT.  He also enjoyed tending to his houseplants and got great enjoyment from feeding and watching the seasonal birds. Survivors include his children, Christine (Joseph) Puniello, Coventry CT, Michael (Susan) Gingras, Essex England, Clark (Jennifer) Gingras, Monroe CT, and Robert Gingras, Lisbon CT; his step-children, James Sanborn (Lisa Edson), Barre VT, Lynda (Brian) Mulcahy, Peru NY and Mary (Greg) D'Agostino, Barre VT; his brother, Raymond (Edith) Gingras, East Barre VT; his sisters-in-law Emma Gingras, Washington VT and Aline Gingras, Longwood FL; his grandchildren, Nicholas Puniello, Bethany Puniello Henri, Danial, Wayne, Joseph, Catherine, Zachary and Sophina Gingras, Samuel and James Sanborn, Tyler Mulcahy, Samantha Mulcahy Kaftan, Nicholas, Hunter, Dylan and Taylor D'Agostino; and four great-grandchildren; as well as many nieces, nephews and cousins.  He will also be missed by his constant canine companions, Misty & Baylee. In addition to his parents and his wife, he was predeceased by his brothers and sisters-in-law, Laurent Gingras, Francis & Pauline Gingras, Maurice & Jeannine Gingras, Henry Gingras, Albert & Joan Gingras and his sister, Simone Patch, and brother-in-law Donald Patch. He was also predeceased by his former wife Rita Juckett Gingras Sirois. There will be no calling hours. A graveside memorial will be held on Friday, November 6, 2020 at 12pm.  Armand will be interred beside his loving wife Cynthia in the Zampieri family lot at Hope Cemetery. Per state mandate, masks and social distancing is required. Memorial contributions may be made to Central Vermont Home Health and Hospice, 600 Granger Road, Barre VT 05641 Arrangements are in the care of the Pruneau-Polli Funeral Home, 58 Summer Street in Barre.