Alberta R. Wilcox

White River Jct., VT – Alberta R. Wilcox, 87, died unexpectedly on Monday, October 26, 2026, at home in White River Jct.

She was born October 5, 1939, in Royalton, VT a daughter of Lawrence W. and Muriel (Clark) Russell. Bert grew up in Quechee and graduated from Hartford High School in 1958. She was married to Richard W. Wilcox in 1959 and they made their home in Quechee until moving to White River Jct. in 1976.

Bert began working as a telephone operator at New England Telephone right out of high school and later went to work at Goodyear Tire and Rubber Company in Windsor. After Goodyear she returned to work as an operator, this time at the Veterans Administration hospital in White River Jct. where she worked for twenty years, retiring in 1999.

Although she retired from her career, Bert never stopped working. She kept busy raising her great-grandson, Blake, and taking care of many other family members and anyone else who needed a home. Everyone knew if you needed a babysitter who they should call, and Gramma Bert always had at least one or two little ones tagging along. She also loved caring for her four-legged friends, Holly, Molly, Lucky and Icky.

Bert was predeceased by her father, Lawrence Russell, mother, Muriel ”Ted” Wagoner, stepfather, Ralph Wagoner, three brothers Elwin Clark, David Russell, and Larry Russell; two sisters Maybelle and Phyllis McCrillis.

She leaves six children, Belinda Butterfield (Richie), Benita Dickinson (Tom), and Richard Wilcox (Susan) all of White River Jct., VT as well as Roy Wilcox (Linda) of Claremont, NH, Louise Rinaldi of White River Jct., VT and William Wilcox of Bradford, VT; grandchildren, Corilynn Butterfield, Erin-Lee Marcotte, Justin Rogers, Valerie Markham, Kiya-Rae Hoaglund, Jennifer Malinoski, John Rinaldi, Andrew Wilcox, Nedabeh Wilcox, Kristy, Michelle and TJ Dickinson, and Kim D’Amico; great grandchildren Blake, Autumn, Elyas, Caden, Cole, Emma, Connor, Benjamin, Christofer, Claudia, Carll, Colton, Teagan, Richard, Chase, Braeden, Dominick, Zak, Cooper, Courtney, Nick, Ava, Madisyn, Derek, Brandon, Brooke, Kayse, Wesley, Natalie, Hailey, Jackson, Teddy, Harmony and Helix; as well as several nieces, nephews, other relatives and friends.

A visitation will be held at the Knight Funeral Home in White River Jct., Saturday, November 7th from 2-4 pm. A graveside service will be held in the spring in the Christian Street Cemetery.

Condolences to Bert’s family may be made in an online guestbook at www.knightfuneralhomes.com.