From an "epic love story" to travel and volunteering, Shelburne woman "lived a very good and full life"
Micheline Hogue Junas of Shelburne, Vt., died peacefully at home after a short illness on January 3, 2022, surrounded by her loving family. She was 88. Marie Pirouette Yolande Micheline Hogue was born in Montréal to Marcel Hogue and Annette Blais on March 18, 1933. She grew up on Rue St. Denis surrounded by her close-knit family, including many beloved aunts, uncles and cousins. She studied at Queens College in Kingston, Ontario, earning a secretarial certificate, and went on to work in downtown Montréal for many years as a secretary and executive assistant. An avid skier, she spent two weeks skiing at Gray Rocks in the Laurentians each March. This is where she met the love of her life, Tom Junas the American, in 1959, and an epic love story began. She and Tom moved to Cincinnati, Ohio, upon marrying on January 12, 1960, and then to Massachusetts, raising three children in Arlington. Micheline was active on the Dallin School PTO and the Arlington League of Women Voters, and she worked at one of the area's first volunteer food co-ops. She went on to work at a local office-supply company and then in the office of development and alumni relations at Brandeis University, retiring in 1998. She and Tom moved to Shelburne, Vt., in 2008, where she made new friends through the Shelburne-Charlotte Newcomers and volunteered at the Pearson Library and the Shelburne Food Shelf. Micheline was an avid home cook, making her famous tourtière for lucky friends and neighbors. Weekends were filled with cooking projects, dinner was always from scratch, and the cookies were always homemade. She loved to walk and found great pleasure in walking around the neighborhood nightly — both in Arlmont Village and on Aspen Circle and Sycamore — and meeting neighbors and getting the latest news. Travel with Tom was a highlight of their later years. Micheline had fond memories of trips to Italy, England, Holland, Ireland and France. In her words, "I have lived a very good and full life, and I am incredibly fortunate to have the family and friends that I have had." Micheline is survived by her loving and devoted husband of 62 years, Thomas Junas; and by her children, Elise Johnson and her husband, Greg, of Bedford, N.H.; Andrew Junas and his wife, Laura, of Wakefield, Mass.; and Nicole Junas Ravlin and her boyfriend, Chris Downing, of Charlotte, Vt.…
From an "epic love story" to travel and volunteering, Shelburne woman "lived a very good and full life"
Micheline Hogue Junas of Shelburne, Vt., died peacefully at home after a short illness on January 3, 2022, surrounded by her loving family. She was 88. Marie Pirouette Yolande Micheline Hogue was born in Montréal to Marcel Hogue and Annette Blais on March 18, 1933. She grew up on Rue St. Denis surrounded by her close-knit family, including many beloved aunts, uncles and cousins. She studied at Queens College in Kingston, Ontario, earning a secretarial certificate, and went on to work in downtown Montréal for many years as a secretary and executive assistant. An avid skier, she spent two weeks skiing at Gray Rocks in the Laurentians each March. This is where she met the love of her life, Tom Junas the American, in 1959, and an epic love story began. She and Tom moved to Cincinnati, Ohio, upon marrying on January 12, 1960, and then to Massachusetts, raising three children in Arlington. Micheline was active on the Dallin School PTO and the Arlington League of Women Voters, and she worked at one of the area's first volunteer food co-ops. She went on to work at a local office-supply company and then in the office of development and alumni relations at Brandeis University, retiring in 1998. She and Tom moved to Shelburne, Vt., in 2008, where she made new friends through the Shelburne-Charlotte Newcomers and volunteered at the Pearson Library and the Shelburne Food Shelf. Micheline was an avid home cook, making her famous tourtière for lucky friends and neighbors. Weekends were filled with cooking projects, dinner was always from scratch, and the cookies were always homemade. She loved to walk and found great pleasure in walking around the neighborhood nightly — both in Arlmont Village and on Aspen Circle and Sycamore — and meeting neighbors and getting the latest news. Travel with Tom was a highlight of their later years. Micheline had fond memories of trips to Italy, England, Holland, Ireland and France. In her words, "I have lived a very good and full life, and I am incredibly fortunate to have the family and friends that I have had." Micheline is survived by her loving and devoted husband of 62 years, Thomas Junas; and by her children, Elise Johnson and her husband, Greg, of Bedford, N.H.; Andrew Junas and his wife, Laura, of Wakefield, Mass.; and Nicole Junas Ravlin and her boyfriend, Chris Downing, of Charlotte, Vt.…