Sad News

 I have sad news to report today. Alba Rossi passed away yesterday. She was 108 years old! Alba was well known here at Joe's Pond. She and her late husband, Ted had a cottage here for many years where Diane Rossi's home is now.

Alba loved people, parties, entertaining, and music. She and Ted always had lots of people around whenever they were at camp, and continued to visit Joe's Pond in the years after Ted passed away and her son Bill and Diane were living here. I'm sure the Joe's Pond community provided lots of wonderful memories for Alba and certainly many people here will be saddened to learn of her passing as will her many friends in her home town of Barre.

My thoughts are with Alba's son Ted and his wife, Nancy, and her daughter-in-law Diane who has been so kind and caring, making sure Alba was comfortable, well cared for, and loved through all these years. They have lost a treasure and will miss her humor, quick wit, and presence.

This photo was taken this past October at Alba's 108th birthday celebration when family gathered to wish her another happy year. I will post her obituary as soon as it is available.