Roger E. Dandeneau died peacefully with family at his side on Friday, Sept. 10, at his home at Mertens House. He was 75.

He was born July 18, 1935, and had lived in the Quechee-Woodstock area of Vermont for 26 years.

He met his wife Margaret Mary (Peggy) while she was attending Johnson and Wales College in Rhode Island. They met through a community theatre group. After Roger’s military service, they were married on Nov. 21, 1959, at St. Raymond’s Church in Providence, R.I.

Roger and Margaret Mary spent several years in Providence and Lincoln, R.I., Lancaster, Pa., and Delmar, N.Y., before settling in Quechee. With his family, he spent summers in Oak Bluffs and was a member of the East Chop Beach Club.

When the Dandeneau family arrived on-Island, Roger’s first stop was at the Oak Bluffs town hall, where he would buy his shellfish permit. He loved to be out on Sengekontacket Pond clamming and was famous for his clam chowder.

Roger loved to cook and entertain his family and extended family and friends. He loved to be surrounded by his family.

He had a wood shop in his garage where he made beautiful handcrafted plant stands, cutting boards, toys and more.

He was predeceased by his wife Margaret Mary. He is survived by his sisters, Claire and Pauline; his five children, John, Mary Claire, Steven, Kenneth, and Suzanne; and his 10 grandchildren, Kelsey, Phoebe, Jacob, Gabriel, Jonathan, Nicolas, Samuel, Leah, Alexis, and Natasha.

Visiting hours were held at the Cabot Funeral Home in Woodstock on Wednesday, Sept. 15. A mass of Catholic Burial was held at Our Lady of the Snows in Woodstock on Thursday, Sept. 16.

In lieu of flowers, donations in his memory can be made to The Haiti Fund, care of Religious of Jesus and Mary, 125 Michigan avenue, NE-4th Floor, Washington, DC 20017.