Obituary: Joan M. Kaigle
June 16, 1940 – December 18, 2024
December 30, 2024
Joan Kaigle. 1940-2024
Joan Kaigle, 84, passed away peacefully at her home in Williston on Wednesday, December 18, 2024. She was born in Burlington on June 16, 1940, to the late Vincent and Annie (Perry) Marden. She was previously married to Maurice Billado and Rene Kaigle and for 29 years with her partner Spencer Wright, who passed away on January 2, 2013.
Joan was a 1958 graduate of Waterbury High School and a member of the Girls Basketball State Champions in 1957. For more than 30 years Joan worked for the State of Vermont at the Vermont State Hospital in Waterbury. She also volunteered with the Waterbury Ambulance Service. Joan enjoyed adventure and took a motorcycle tour around Australia and New Zealand, she also participated in a cattle drive through the American West. She enjoyed going to the casinos with her friends Lois and Juanita. In her leisure time, she enjoyed knitting and doing crossword puzzles.
Joan is survived by her children: Joanna von Recklinghausen and her husband Mike of Warren, Vermont, Morry Billado and his wife Angela of Allentown, New Hampshire, Jim Billado and his wife Claudia of Morristown, Vermont, and Peter Kaigle of Louisville, Kentucky; two brothers, Frank Marden of Sandy Valley, Nevada, and Michael Marden of Williamstown, Vermont; 11 grandchildren and four great-grandchildren; dear friends Lois Andrews, Juanita and Roland Cournoyer, and Fran Rivers. She was predeceased by her son Christian P. Kaigle and four brothers: Vincent Marden, Dennis Marden, Charlie Marden, and Mark Marden.
A private celebration of the life for Joan will be held at a later date. For those who wish, memorial gifts would be appreciated to Camp Ta-Kum-Ta or the Make-a-Wish Foundation of Vermont. To send online condolences please visit perkinsparker.com.
