Clement "Buster" Thedore Yandow

BRADENTON, Fla. - Clement T. "Buster" Yandow, 74, died Dec. 10, 2017, unexpectedly at Blake Medical Center in Bradenton, Florida. He was born June 15, 1943, in Colchester, the son of Clement Vital Yandow and Doris Glenna Nolin. He attended Rice Memorial in South Burlington. He married Virginia Mitiguy on Aug. 14, 1965, in Essex Junction. They later divorced and he married Carole A. Maher on Sept. 21, 1984, in East Barre. After Carole passed away, Clement found love again and married Patricia Klein in 2009.

Mr. Yandow was a proud veteran, he served in the U.S. Army from 1962 to 1965 and worked as a tool maker in Montpelier for many years. Clement and Carole raised three daughters in East Barre and called the Barre/Montpelier area home for over 20 years. Mr. Yandow had recently moved to Florida in 2015 to be closer to his twin daughters and grandchildren. He loved to spend time with his beloved Pomeranian, Nicky, his children, sons-in-law, grandchildren and his girlfriend in the beautiful Florida weather.

Survivors include his daughters, Jan (Yandow) of Hawaii, Lori (Yandow) Kimes of Mississippi, Amy (Yandow) Hagan of Kentucky, Maria (Genuardi) West of Massachusetts, Rebecca (Yandow) Blanco of Florida and Amanda (Yandow) Mears-Roussin of Florida; his companion, Jeanne Bourassa of Massachusetts and her children, Nathan and Natalie Bourassa; his brothers, Robert Yandow of California, Roderick O'Connor of Vermont and Robert O'Connor of Vermont; as well many grandchildren, nieces and nephews. Clement was predeceased by his wives Carole A. (Maher) Yandow in 2006 and Patricia (Klein) Yandow in 2010. The funeral services will be held in early summer at the Vermont Veteran's Cemetery in Randolph, Vermont.