Arlis M. Fuglie

BARRE VT - Arlis Marie Fuglie, age 80, passed away on July 2, 2026, in Barre, VT, after surviving cancer and struggling against Alzheimer’s Disease. She is survived by sister Lois Ann (Fuglie) Reed and predeceased by brother-in-law Lawrence Allen Reed. She was predeceased by mother Alfrieda Melinda (Kuehn) Fuglie, father Elmer Alvin Fuglie, and brother Larry Allen Fuglie. Arlis is survived by nieces and God daughters Kathleen Marie Reed and Patricia Ann (Reed) Leeds.

Beginning a lifelong love of art, nature, water-based activities, and travel, Arlis graduated from Winona Senior High School in 1964. At Valparaiso University, Arlis earned a Bachelor of Arts in Art and minored in English and History. She graduated in 1968.

She lived in Pawcatuck, CT, Boston, MA, and San Francisco, CA. During these years, she lived in a commune and was proud to have been a hippie. She and friends bicycled from Cambridge, MA, to Toronto, Ontario, before continuing by train to Vancouver. The group also canoed up the Allagash River in Maine.

She returned to New England and settled in Burlington, VT, where she worked in Adult Basic Education. After five years, she took a job in Adult Education for the State of Vermont, where she worked until she retired in 2009.

While employed by the State of Vermont, Arlis met the love of her life, Don Maris Gamble. They married October 11, 1987, and moved to Waterbury, VT. Though Don predeceased Arlis, she is survived by step-children Jim Gamble, Amy Gamble, and Todd Gamble.

While married, Arlis joined the American Legion Auxiliary Unit 59 in Waterbury and helped produce “USO Shows” for 16 years. She was selected Vermont Volunteer of the Year in 2015. Don and Arlis continued to travel extensively, preferring cruises. Rather than continuing the waterskiing and swimming she enjoyed in younger years, Arlis tried, and loved, water aerobics. Arlis became a member of the Waterbury Area Senior Center and served on the Board of Directors.

A graveside service will be held on Thursday July 16, 2026 at 1pm at the Vermont Veterans Cemetery, 487 Furnace Road in Randolph Center Vt.

Arrangements are in the care of Pruneau-Polli Funeral Home in Barre. Those wishing to express online condolences may do so at: www.pruneaupollifuneralhome.com