Anita Vachon

A Funeral Liturgy for Anita Swasey Vachon will be celebrated at 2:30 p.m. Tuesday, October 10, 2017 at the chapel of GEORGE FUNERAL HOME with Father Emmanuel Andinam as celebrant. The family will receive friends from starting at 1:00 p.m. until the service time. Burial will take place at Park Lawn Cemetery in Beinnington, Vermont at a later date. In lieu of flowers, memorial donations may be made to American Cancer Society or to the Hospice Care of South Carolina.

Mrs. Vachon, 88, of Aiken, passed away on Friday, October 06, 2017. Born in Batavia, NY, she was a daughter of the late Wilson and Ruth Graves Swasey. She received a Bachelors of Art from the University of Vermont and was a Reading Specialist in the public school system in New York and Pennsylvania. Mrs. Vachon was a communicant of St. Gerard's Catholic Church. She enjoyed traveling, doing volunteer work, reading, cross word puzzles, needle work. She belonged to a scrabble club, was an antique glass collector and enjoyed spending time at the family cottage in Vermont.

Surviving are her loving husband of 66 years, Bob Vachon of Aiken; daughters, Karen Lanier (James) of Columbus, Ohio, Barb Bukovinsky (David) of Dayton, Ohio and Marty Davis (Brent) of Greenville, SC; a son, Dave Vachon (Raija) of Mt. Pleasant, SC; a sister, Susan Nicholas (Barney) of Rio Rico, Arizon, 11 grandchildren and 6 great-grandchildren. Mrs. Vachon was preceded in death by a brother, Wilson Swasey.