Barre native cooked Italian specialties and was a doting "Nonni" to her grandchildren
Alice Peduzzi Duncan, the only child of Joseph and Agnes Peduzzi and the beloved granddaughter of Elisa, was born in Barre on August 3, 1929, and died at the Converse Home in Burlington on June 9, 2022. She loved her multigenerational Italian American upbringing and fondly remembered her six-month trip at age 9 to Schignano, the village founded by her ancestors circa 1350, where her parents celebrated their 10th wedding anniversary in 1938. She relished the love and affection of her extended Italian family, maintained contact and visited again in 1974. She maintained lifelong friendships with her Barre friends and classmates, never missing a Spaulding High School class of 1947 reunion until 2017, when she was hospitalized for a serious illness. Alice married Robert "Tanny" Duncan in 1950 and had three children: her son Bob (Jean) and their children, Mika (Ashley) and Alida; her daughter Lisa (Don); and her son David (Shari) and their children, Tadd (Tasha and son Zander) and Kara (daughter Amira). She was a devoted and doting "Nonni" to her grandchildren, making castle cakes for special birthdays, and she always reveled in their varied and many successes. She leaves behind four nieces, Pamela, Nancy, Janet and Lauren, and their families; her cousins Sylvia and Angelina of Wilmerding, Pa.; Marco Peduzzi of Barre, Vt.; Arthur Pruneau (Laura) of Phoenix, Ariz.; Dottie Ellero of New Hampshire; Carol Groleau (Bob) of Essex, Vt.; and the Cassarini family of New York. After her marriage, Alice joined the First Presbyterian Church, her husband’s place of worship, and was a faithful member until her move to Burlington in 2017. She belonged to its Elwood Club, and each year her panettone sold out within minutes at the annual Christmas bazaar. She left the workforce until all her kids were in school, then returned full time to various office manager positions in several small businesses. In 1974 she and Tanny began Duncan Masonry Construction, for which she handled all the office management. Alice delighted in being mother-in-law to her sons’ wives, welcoming them as additional daughters to her family. She and Jean enjoyed a special relationship, especially in later years as Mom needed more help with errands and appointments. Alice’s greatest joy was being with her family and friends, always welcoming them — and her kids’ friends, as well — into her home to visit, have something to eat or drink, and play cards. (She took…
Barre native cooked Italian specialties and was a doting "Nonni" to her grandchildren
Alice Peduzzi Duncan, the only child of Joseph and Agnes Peduzzi and the beloved granddaughter of Elisa, was born in Barre on August 3, 1929, and died at the Converse Home in Burlington on June 9, 2022. She loved her multigenerational Italian American upbringing and fondly remembered her six-month trip at age 9 to Schignano, the village founded by her ancestors circa 1350, where her parents celebrated their 10th wedding anniversary in 1938. She relished the love and affection of her extended Italian family, maintained contact and visited again in 1974. She maintained lifelong friendships with her Barre friends and classmates, never missing a Spaulding High School class of 1947 reunion until 2017, when she was hospitalized for a serious illness. Alice married Robert "Tanny" Duncan in 1950 and had three children: her son Bob (Jean) and their children, Mika (Ashley) and Alida; her daughter Lisa (Don); and her son David (Shari) and their children, Tadd (Tasha and son Zander) and Kara (daughter Amira). She was a devoted and doting "Nonni" to her grandchildren, making castle cakes for special birthdays, and she always reveled in their varied and many successes. She leaves behind four nieces, Pamela, Nancy, Janet and Lauren, and their families; her cousins Sylvia and Angelina of Wilmerding, Pa.; Marco Peduzzi of Barre, Vt.; Arthur Pruneau (Laura) of Phoenix, Ariz.; Dottie Ellero of New Hampshire; Carol Groleau (Bob) of Essex, Vt.; and the Cassarini family of New York. After her marriage, Alice joined the First Presbyterian Church, her husband’s place of worship, and was a faithful member until her move to Burlington in 2017. She belonged to its Elwood Club, and each year her panettone sold out within minutes at the annual Christmas bazaar. She left the workforce until all her kids were in school, then returned full time to various office manager positions in several small businesses. In 1974 she and Tanny began Duncan Masonry Construction, for which she handled all the office management. Alice delighted in being mother-in-law to her sons’ wives, welcoming them as additional daughters to her family. She and Jean enjoyed a special relationship, especially in later years as Mom needed more help with errands and appointments. Alice’s greatest joy was being with her family and friends, always welcoming them — and her kids’ friends, as well — into her home to visit, have something to eat or drink, and play cards. (She took…