East Barre – Gladys A. Prindiville, 84, of East Barre, passed away peacefully on August 29, 2024, at Barre Gardens in Berlin, surrounded by her beloved family. Gladys was born on December 31, 1939, in Manchester, NH, to the late Gordon Lee Brewer and Julia Jaskolka Brewer Monk. Her father, Gordon, passed away at the young age of 37. She was the second of three siblings, predeceased by her sisters Mrs. Josephine Tonas (2005) and Miss Mary Burrows (1984).
Gladys was deeply in love with Thomas Prindiville, her husband of 64 years, who passed away six months and two weeks prior to her. She often recounted their charming first meeting at a coffee shop, where her nerves caused her to spill coffee into the saucer.A devoted homemaker, Gladys’ world revolved around her children and grandchildren. Family was everything to her. She and Thomas, who moved to Barre, Vermont in 1978, with their eight children and later opened their hearts and home to three additional children: Kim Zajan (Burrows), Judy Burrows, and Jim...