Peter Forcelli, 87, longtime resident

Peter Anthony Forcelli, a longtime Branchville resident, died Thursday, Nov. 27, at Haven Health Care Nursing Home in St. Albans, Vt. He was 87 years old.
He was born Sept. 7, 1916 in Yonkers, N.Y., the son of the late Antonio and Antoinetta (DiBerardino) Forcelli.
At the age of seven, his family moved to the Branchville section of Ridgefield, where he lived until 1998 when he moved with his sister, Edith, to St. Albans. He had lived with his sister Edith and her family his entire life.
Mr. Forcelli worked for 45 years for the Gilbert & Bennett Manufacturing Co. in Georgetown, retiring in 1977.
“He did not have children of his own but was a beloved and special uncle to all of his nieces and nephews,” his family said.
Mr. Forcelli was a longtime fan of the New York Yankees and at the age of 13 he saw Babe Ruth play. “Later in life he enjoyed walking and spending time with his great-grandnieces Rachel and Megan who were the light of his life,” his family said. “He always dreamed of winning the lottery, but not for himself, but so he could share the money with his family.”
He is survived by two sisters, Edith M. Dodd of St. Albans and Anne Frulla of Washington, Conn., and a brother, John Forcelli of Ridgefield. He is also survived by several nieces and nephews, including the following with whom he was very close, Suzanne Burt and her husband Basil of Georgia, Vt., Nancy Rodgers and her husband Wade of Alstead, N.H., Eric R. Dodd and his friend Joyce Stowe of Enosburg, Vt., Melissa Buckley, her husband Doug and their daughters, Rachel and Megan all of Georgia, Vt., Jason Burt and his wife Christina of Georgia, Vt., Lisa Methven and James Methven both of Alstead, N.H.
Services were Sunday, Nov. 30, at the Spears Funeral Home, 96 Dickinson Avenue, Enosburg Falls. Burial was in the Missisquoi Cemetery in Enosburg Falls.
Contributions in his memory may be made to the Franklin County Home Health Agency-Hospice Program, 3 Home Health Circle, St. Albans, VT 05478.
Online condolences may be sent to the family through www. spearsfuneralhome. com.