Allen F. Blaine

SOUTH BARRE- Allen F Blaine,84, of South Barre passed away peacefully at the McClure Miller Respite House in Colchester during the early morning hours of October 16, 2020. While realizing he was facing the biggest battle of his life, he continued to show his courageous and independent spirit until the very end. Allen was the oldest child born to Marshall and Christie (Howard) Blaine in Lebanon, New Hampshire, on May 30, 1936. While still a toddler, he and his parents moved to Orange, Vermont. There he helped his parents on the family farm growing vegetables for both wholesale and retail markets   He attended St. Monica elementary school and graduated from Spaulding High School in 1954. The next period of his life included working on a farm in Coventry, Connecticut, and at a ski resort in Stowe, Vermont. Then he chose to enlist in the Air Force, where he served at bases ranging from Texas to as far away as Thule, Greenland.  While in the service, he also took advantage of the opportunity to advance his...