Alice Barbara (Brechin) O'Hearn family

She was the warmest, most caring & affectionate Grandma ever - and a really wonderful COOK! Love / Miss you Grandma Brechin!

Russell William Brechin of Berlin, Washington County, Vermont United States was born on November 14, 1907 in Washington, Orange County. He was in a relationship with Albertine (Goulet) Brechin beginning October 9, 1933 in Barre, Washington County, and they were together until Albertine's death on June 10, 1993. He had children Wendell Richard Brechin, Alice "Bertha" Barbara (Brechin) O'Hearn, Donald Brechin, Paul Brechin, Pauline Brechin, John Brechin, and Helen Brechin. Russell Brechin died at age 87 years old on December 13, 1994 in Berlin, Washington County.

Alice Barbara Brechin was born on June 12, 1938 to parents Russell William Brechin (1907-1994) and Marie "Albertine" Goulet (1911-1993). She was one of 7 children in her family and was the first daughter born to her parents. She grew up in Barre, VT and was a graduate of Spaulding High School there. She later went on to earc her Bachelor of Arts in classics from the University of Vermont, Burlington & her Master of Education from Keene State College in Keene, N.H, years later. In her early years of teaching, she taught in Syracuse, N.Y. where she met her furure husband Robert “Whiety” Joseph O'Hearn (1932–2010). The two married on July 6, 1963 in Stowe, VT and went on to have 7 children of their own. For many years, Mrs. O’Hearn taught English and Latin at Springfield High School (VT) & she taught Latin, Greek & English for 26 years at Green Mountain Union High School in Chester, VT before finally retiring in June of 2007 at the age of 69. Alice "Bertha" O'Hearn passed away on May 7, 2011 in Norwich, Windsor, Vermont, USA.