TABLE OF CONTENTS - Vermont Granite Museum€¦ · presentation are his views on granite inventory. He uses phrase uch as "inventory addiction" and "inventories are evil." When in

1996 BGA Officers J eff Martell President

TABLE OF CONTENTS

Kerry Zorzi Trea surer 1 - BEYOND 2000

Lew is A. Sh a ttuck Corporate Secretary

John P. Castaldo Assistant Treasurer

Barre how Succeed Beyond All Expectations!

14 - Classic & Contemporary

BGA Monument De igns

28 - Other Products

1996 BGA Trustees Randy Carbonneau

Hillside Stone Products Robert Couture

Family Memorials J e ff Martell BGA Members Reach Out To Other Markets

ABOUT OUR COVER, Billed a Barre's first family- oriented granite show, BEYOND 2000 ucceeded beyond a ll expectatio n , as thi collection of event photograph shows! The three-day event, held at the Barre Civic Center, drew 297 monument retailers (along with 97 children) to the "Granite Center of the Wo rld" to view the largest display of granite memorials and other grani te pro ducts in BGA hi tory. Twe nt y- three BGA manufacturer exhibited some 200 memorial and other g ra nite products de igned e pecially for th e how. .\lothe r a ture coope ra ted, too. by p roviding three d ay of picture-perfec t weather!

29 - People Page

Granite Industries of Vermont Brice Mugford

Peerless Granite Company Paul Rouleau

Rouleau Granite Company Mark Gherardi

Arrivals, Departures, Vi itors & Achievements

Rock of Ages Corporation Kerry Zorzi

Adams Granite CompmlJl

1996 BGA Staff Lewis A. Sh a ttuck

30 - Barre Granite Shop

Granite & Novelty Item

31- Order Form Ex ecutive Vice President Patrick Timo thy Mullikin

Editor & Manager Of Public Relations John P. Castaldo

ale Aide. Brochure , \ -ideo , Etc.

Manager of Finance & Administration Gary Watson

32 - BGA Membership Directory

Manager of Member Services upporting Gail R. Spear

Secretary-R eceptionist Valerie BeUeviUe

Administrative Assistant

CORRECTION: THE ADAMS GRANITE COMPANY o· CONNEll CELTIC CROSS FEATIJRED ON PAGE 13 OF TIlE SPRING 1996 ISSUE WAS FABRICATED FOR TRI-STATE MONUMENT COMPANY, LA CROSSE, WISCON SIN.

The BGA's first major p romotion in Barre since 1992 was held August 3 - 5 and surpassed all expectations. Target projections were exceeded

with more than 150 companies attending, swelling the total visitor Ii t to more than 400 retail monument dealer and families . At some of the larger ocial events more than 600 people were pre ent, including BGA ho t familie . Even Vermont's unpredictable weather wa accommodating as our guests were provided with three perfect sunny days of radiant sunshine. Credit for the unqualified uccess of BEYOND 2000 rests with a committee of enthusiastic members who sought and achieved perfection in every detail to fulfill our guests ' expectations. To those who attended BEYOND 2000, we thank you for your interest and upport for the monuments and other products of the members of the Barre Granite Association.

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The Monument Builders of North America (MB A) has been offering o u tstanding educational programs for its members for year The current

offering, "Knowledge Que t" featuring Dave Diederich, is excellent, and I urge all monument retailers to attend this workshop, which includes such important subjects as: Financial Statements, Pricing For Profit, Break-even AnalYSiS, Business Planning and Practical Personnel Management. An orientation and refresher on all these subjects from a seminar facilitator like Diederich is a must

for every retail monument dealer. First, becau e the topiCS covered are absolutely the focal point of what you must know to succeed in running a busines , large or mall. Second, no one can do it better than Diederich , a former CPA, with more than 30 years' corporate management experience. He is the Senior ystem Repre entative with the tonework's Division at Breen System a very successful indu try-specific oftware company headquartered in Williston, Vt. As such, he has an insider's view of the retail monument industry and combines this with the accountant' diSCipline of getting the right numbers first and then making tough management decisions. The only minus points in an othelwi e terling presentation are his views on granite inventory. He uses phrase uch as "inventory addiction" and "inventories are evil. " When in fact evelyone knows from the BGA side of the busines you can ' t have too much inventory. Everyone should know that you can't sell what you don't how! Except for that issue, I believe every monument retailer hould make whatever effort it takes to attend an MBNA Knowledge Q ue t eminar work hop featuring David A. Diederich.

BEYOND 2 000

(From Left) BGA and Granite Industries of Vermont President Jeff Martell, LolaAiken, widow of former Governor Aiken, and Vermont Governor Howard Dean, M.D., cut the ribbon.

Rock Of Ages Chairman and Chief Excutive Officer Kurt Swenson with a young admirer, Helen White, at the Community Open House, which drew more than 1,000 people.

AUGUST SECOND

Members of the local community turn out in droves to view the handiwork of the 23 BGA granite manfacturers displaying their granite products at the community appreciation night.

The Barre Granite Museum and Ethnic Culture Center's new video on the history and future of the industry debuts to rave reviews and helps raise awareness and funds for the project.

Beyond 2000 Was: A.J. Barton & Son, Inc., Ipswich, MA • Abbiati Monuments, Brattleboro, VT • AmerAsian Memorials, Hunt Valley, PA • Amigone Memorials, Tonawonda, NY • Anderson Memorials Inc., Austin, MN • Atwood Memorial Co., Haverhill, MA • Benson Monumental Works, Cornish, ME • Bloedel Monument Co., New VIm, MN • Bracoloni Custom Memorials, Trenton, NJ • Brannon Monument Co., Dubuque, IA • Bristol Memorial Works, Bristol, CT • Brooklyn Monument

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(From Left, Foreground) Lynda Mureta Aldrich, Montpelier Granite Works and Jackie Colombo, Colombo Granite Company and other BGA volunteers help register our guests.

AUGUST T H I R D

(From Left) Jail Fowler, Pallller Brothers Granite Company, Holdrege, Seb., Vida Bacon and Wally Bloedel, SeK' Clm MOllument Co., .Yew Ulm, Minn., and EdFowler ready for action.

(Frolll Left) Pre-Need Selling Panelists Bob Caroll, Caron Granite Co., Pawtucket, R.L; Tom Buzzi, Portage Marble & Granite Co., Kent, Ohio; Jeff Anderson, Andersoll Memorials, Inc., Austin, Minll.; (photo right) BGA EVP Lewis A. Shattuck (: tall ding); Jim Gibbons, 0' Connor Memorials, fllC., Brewertoll, N.Y.; alld Fred Latzke, Milwaukee Memorial Co., Inc., Milwaukee, J¥isc.

Co., Inc., Brooklyn, NY • Bruce Watson Memorials, West Hurley, NY • Burns Brothers & McCabe, Inc., Jersey City, NJ • Carlyle Memorials, Denison, IA • Caron Granite Co., Pawtucket, RI • Cedar Grove Cemetery Association, Flushing, NY • Century Monument Co., Inc. Rensselaer, NY • Collette Monuments, Inc., Lewiston, ME • Cook's Monuments, Waterloo, NY • Corl Monument, Tower City, PA • Coshocton Memorials,Inc., Coshocton, OH • County Memorials, Corp., Manhasset, NY •

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(Clockwise, From Left) Martha Gherardi, Hunter Karnedy, Daniel Plante, Becky Karnedy and a BGA Volunteer, trip the Ughtfantastic to the Abair Brothers at Saturday night's dance.

Some 600 grown-up retailers and BGA manufacturers enjoy a formal dinner at the Barre Auditorium while their children have their own event-a pizza party-in the basement below.

AUGUST T H I R D

Sandy Pesavento, S. Pesavento & Sons, Inc., Scranton, Pa., lends a hand, literally, at Saturday afternoon's kids' program-the first to be held during the three day event.

, Crandall's Memorials, Olean, NY • Crane Memorial Co., Youngstown, OH • D. Wesche Monuments, Center Moriches, NY • D.H. Burdick & Sons, Inc, Clinton, NY • Dawson Family Memorials, East Liverpool, OH • DC Etchings, Stoughton, WI • Donatelli Granite Co., Pittsburgh, PA • Dozier Memorials, Manchester, GA • Drennen Memorials, Geneva, NY • Dupont Monument Shop, Dupont, PA • Earl Wenz, Inc., Breinigsville, PA Easton Memorials, Easton, PA • Eden Memorials, Inc.,


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Bargain hunters find what they 're looking for at the The BGA Shop-including the Tombstone Family T-Shirt designed exclusively for the BGA by "The New Yorker" artist Ed Koren.

AUGUST FOURTH

They flew all the way from Paris-illinois, that is-just to visit Barre, Vermont. Jim and Margaret Englum of Safford Monument Company break from a busy schedule to pose for a photo.

Bill Faehnle, Maumee Valley Memorials, Inc., Waterville, Ohio, presents his one-man show--"Sales Success: To Get What You've Never Had, You Have To Do What You've Never Done" to a packed house. Bill's workshop generates comments from an audience of fellow retailers, including (right photo) Nicholas Schevchenko, Shevchenko Monumental Works, Perth-Amboy, N.J.

Winnipeg, Manitoba • Eitnier Memorials, Ephrata, PA • Erich Schlosser Memorials, Whitehall, PA • Ericson Memorial Studios, Erie, PA • Erie City Memorials, Erie, PA • Everhart Memorials, Richmond, OH • Fantini Monuments, Mt. Carmel, PA • Fox-Becker Granite Co., Middletown, CT • Franklin Granite Works, Franklin, PA • Galle Memorial Studio, Buffalo, NY • Gaspar-Shiro Memorials of Distinction, Wallington, NJ Gay Monument Works, Berwick, PA· G. Gealy Memorials,


BEYOND 2 000

Sunday night's buffet-style dinner of Vermont baked ham and turkey with all the fvdn's meets with unanimous approval, while Joe Capps Jazz Band's music adds just the right touch.

Lynda MuretaAldrich, ,\1ontpelier Granite Works, leads a group of aspiring dancers (whose sunglasses hide their identities) in the "Macarena " during the cocktail reception.

AUGUST FOURTH

(From Left) Jeff Martell, BGA and Granite Industries of Vermont President; Collette Carbonneau, Hillside Stone Products and Ray Stroutsos, Rock of Ages Corporation.

Hermitage, PA • George Hill Moore Peconic Monument Works, Riverhead, NY • George W. Davis Co., Scottdale, PA • Gibney Monument Works, Inc, Perry, NY Glastonbury Memorial, Glastonbury, CT • Gramke Monument Works, Inc., Janesville, WI • Greg Borland Memorials, Leeper, PA • H.C. Wood Memorials, Inc., Lansdone, PA • Halteman-Fett-dyer Funeral Home & Memorials, Lancaster, OH· Hampton Bays Monument Co., Hampton Bays, NY • Harold D. Sausser Memorials, Schuylkill


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(From Left) Mike Karnedy, Lawson Granite Co. Division of Rock of Ages Corporation, Janet and Barry Eitnier, Eitnier Memorials Design Studio, Inc., Ephrata, Pa., share a customary laugh.

Franne Whitney Nelson, director of Death Education Consulting, shares with retail memorialists the do's and dOll 'ts of grief and how to use these skills with their grieving customers.

AUGUST F 1FT H

Adams Granite Company Sandblast Foreman Ed Blanchard demonstrates his craft to Joe and Marion Sand:.imier, Sandzimier Memorials, Inc., Scottdale, Pa.

Gene Brusetti, a well-known Barre memorial designer, leads a group of retailers OIl the Monday afterlloon walking tour of Hope Cemetery, the final resting place of many Barre artists.

Haven PA • Harry K. Kramer & Sons Memorials, Lambertville, NJ • Hilgendorf Memorials, Inc., Grafton, WI • Hillside Memorials, Cortland Manor, NY • Holt Monument Works, Inc., Bloomfield, IN • Hoosick Falls Memorial Works, Hoosick Falls, NY • Horst Memorials, Palmyra, PA • Howell Craft Memorials, Elizabeth, PA • Huryn Memorials, Campbell Hall, NY. I. Diller Miller Monument Co., Quarryville, PA • J.E. Martenson Co., Detroit, MI • Jackson Monument Works, Jackson, MI •


BEYOND 2 000

Monday evening's chicken and mostaciolli barbecue-a Barre tradition-draws a big crowd, nearly 500 retailer and manufacturers families. Perfect weather caps this farewell event

DJ Bill Leggy keep the cro~'d going frong even as the un begins setting at Rotary Park. Some partygoers continued dancing in total darkness before BEro. D _000 finally ended.

AUGUST F 1FT H

Some of our out-ol-town young guests agree that sugar on nOK" (maple syrup and ice) tastes best with a traditional pickle

and-donut chaser. Others opt for syrup only, others the ice.

James I. Deveney Memorial Co., Medford, MA • Joyner's Memorials, Inc., Wilson, NC • JR Granites Inc., Tempe, AZ • Lacky Monument, Galesburg, IL • Lawn Croft Cemetery, Linwood, PA • Leeder Monuments, Ganaoque, Ontario • Lincoln Memorial, Lititz, PA • Long Island Sandblast Service, Inc., Amityville, NY • M.J. Monument Co., Inc., Wilkes-Barre, PA • Maine Memorial Co., Inc., South Portland, ME • Malvern Granite Co., Malvern, PA • Marsh Monument Co., Durand, MI • Mason


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ADAMS GRANITE COMPANY: (From left) Adams President Kerry Zorzi and Diane Figg, Sandzimier Memorials, Inc., Scottdale, Pa., share a laugh at the Adams Granite display.

BUTTURA & SONS, INC.: (From Left) Buttura Sales Representative Harold Duff and Sales Manager Gordon Lambert stand ready at the firm's handsome monument display.

GRANITE EXHIBITS

BROOKSIDE MEMORIALS, INC. (From Left) A retailer chats with Brookside owners Bernie and Joanne Lajeunesse, as neighboring manufacturers stop by to visit the attractive booth.

COLOMBO GRANITE COMPANY (From Left) A retailer stops by to discuss the beautiful Barre monument designed by Colombo Granite Company owners Jackie and Bob Colombo.

Marble & Granite, Columbus, OH • Mayfair Memorials, Cleveland, OH • Memorials by 8e1un, Geneva, OH • Miller Memorials Co., Nutley, NJ • Milwaukee Memorial Co., Inc., Milwaukee, WI • Monroe Memorials, Butter, NJ • Mount Monument Corp., Staten Island, NY • Mount Olivet Cemetery, Maspeth, NY • Natick Memorial Works Inc., Natick, MA· North Hill Marble & Granite Co., Akron, OH • Northhampton Memorial Co., North Hampton, PA • Northwood Cemetery Co., Philadelphia,


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GRANITE EXHIBITS

COUTURE GRA. 'lIT COMP.-t \,Y: The firm's selection of FAMILY MEMORIALS: (From left) MaryAnne and Robert monument design and olors and its attractive display lured Couture, president of Family Memorials, at their open display several retailers throughout the three-day event. featuring a variety of monument designs, sizes and colors.

GANDIN BROTHERS, INC. (From left) Janet and Barry Eitnier, Eitnier Memorials Design Studio, Inc., Ephrata, Pa., with Gandin Brothers, Inc., owners Butch and Judy Gandin.

GRANITE CORPORATION OF BARRE: (From Left) GCOB President Joseph V. Calcagni, with Mark Woolley and Warren Riles, Riles & Woolley Monuments, Forestville, N. Y.

PA • O'Connor Memorials, Brewerton, NY • O.T. Beight & Sons, Inc., East Paestine, OH • Oak Grove Memorial Co., Medford, MA • Osborne Memorials (G.T.T. Fist. Inc.), Bronx, NY • Palmer Brothers Granite Co., Holdrege, NE • Pechmaon Memorials, Inc., Madison, WI • Peebles Monument Co., Somerville, TN • Pesavento Monuments, Inc., Scranton, PA • Plainfield Granite Works/ Lampterti & Sons, Plainfield, NJ • Pontiac Granite Co., Pontiac, IL • Portage Marble & Granite Co.,

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GRANITE IMPORTERS, INC: (From Left) Granite Importers 'Darlene Chatot, her daughter, Mary, Pam Copping, Matt Travis and Pat Garrett at the firm's booth of stone products.

GRANITE EXHIBITS

GRANITE INDUSTRIES OF VERMONT: (From Left) Wayne Dyer, Dyer Memorials, Lancaster, Ohio, Nancy St. John and Paul Bagalio, GIV Sales Reps, and Jim Dyer, Dyer Memorials.

HILLSIDE STONE PRODUCTS.: (From Left) Jan Fowler, Palmer Brothers Granite Company, Holdrege, Neb. , Hillside's Sarah Somerville, watch as Ed Fowler tries out a granite putter.

LACROSS MEMORIALS, IN C.; (From Left) John LaCroix, St. Petersburg, Fla. , visits with his brother Bebe and nephew Gary Lacroix, president of LaCross memorials.

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Kent, OH • Presbrey-Leland Monument Co. , Valhalla, NY • Quakertown Memorials, Inc., Quakertown, PA • R.T. Foard Memorial Co., Rising Sun, MD • Raiken-Epstein Memorials, Inc., Newark, NJ • Randall L. Gallagher Memorials, Inc., St. Clairsville, OH • Rensselaer Monument, Inc., Rensselaer, IN • Ressurection Monument Co., Justice, IL • Rex Monumental Works, New Bedford, MA • Richards & Knauer Memorials, Elverson, PA • Riles & Woolley Monuments,


BEYOND 2 000

MA URICE MEMORIALS, IS C. (From L eft) .llaurice Memorials sculptor Kenneth Maurice and Sales Rep Kenneth Ball man the firm's display of fine memorials.

GRANITE EXHIBITS

MON TPELIER GRANITE WORKS: (From Left) Karl and Linda Knauer, Richard & Knauer, Elverson, Po., Rhoda Spencer and Sharon Hanson, Glastonbury (Ct) Memorial with Lynda Aldrich.

NORTH BARRE GRANITE COMPA. 1:- lYonh Barre Grallite ~·ORTHEAST GR.4... \7T£ COol1PAN Y: (From Left) Northeast Company co-owner Judee Chatot with her niece • • \lary. and Granite Company Pre ident Guy Edson with Sandy Epstein, Judee's son Matt Travis, who helped with the children' activities. Raiken-£ p tein .ll emorials, Newark, N.J.

Forestville, NY • Rockland Monumental Co., Inc., . anuet, NY • Rogers Memorial Studio, Enfield, CT • Romberger Memorials, Harrisburg, PA • Royal Melrose Granites, Cold Spring, MN • Rusiewicz, Arnold, PA • Safford Monument Co., Paris, IL • Sander Memorials, Philadelphia, PA • Sandzimier Memorials, Inc., Scottdale, PA • Searcy Monuments, Carrolton, KY • Sears Monument Co., Charleston, WV • Sheidow Bronze Corp., Kingwood, WV • Shelly Memorial Studio, Greenville, PA


BEYOND 2 000

PEERLESS GRANITE COMPANY: (From Left) Peerless' Bret Mugford, Cort Newton, Presbrey-Leland, Valhalla, NY., Brice Mugford, and Richard King, Holt Monument Works, Bloomfield, Ind.

RIVARD GRANITE COMPANY: (From Left) Shirley Rivard with Rivard co-owners Robert and her husband, Roger. A box of free kid's stones (colored grout) was a popular item.

GRANITE EXHIBITS

PEPIN GRANITE COMPANY: (From left) Betty and Tom Peebles, Peebles Fayette County Monument Company, Somerville, Tenn., with Pepin Sales Rep. Dan HilL

RIVERTON MEMORIAL, INC.; Riverton Memorial Inc.'s Debbie Lunt discusses her firm's varied product line -which ranges from monuments to mail boxes-with a retailer.

• Shevchenko Monument Works, Perth Amboy, NJ • Silbaugh Memorials, Shrewsbury, PA • SITA Associates, Mississauga, Ontario • Sunset Memorials, Cochranton, PA • Sweet-Woods Memorial Co., Phoenix, NY • Taylor Memorials, Pittsfield, MA • The Catholic Cemeteries of the Doicese of Hamilton, Burlington, Ontario • The Daily Monument Co., Kent, OH • The Lang Monument Co., Canton,OH • The Mount Royal Cemetery Co., Outremont, Montreal, Canada • The Volpe Monument

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ROCK OF AGES,ANDERSON-FRIBERGANDLAWSON: (From Left, Foreground) ROA ~ Sales Manager Ray Stroutsos, Bill, Phillip and Kathy Wentz, Earl Wentz, Inc., Breinigsville, Po.

ROULEA U GRANITE COMPANY: (From Left) Rouleau Sal Reps Bud Smith, Jerry Mascola, Peter Delpho and Jim Soutar with an unidentified retailer.

GRANITE EXHIBITS

ROCK SALES, INC. : (From Left) President Mark Treon, Betty and Tom Peebles, Peebles Fayette County Monument Company, Somerville, Tenn., and Sales Manager Terri Ford.

BARRE GR.4. 'ITE ASSOCIATION: Wanda and Paul Corl, Corl .l/onument , Tower City, Pa., at the Association's information center and lost and found booth.

Co., Inc., West Hartford, cr • Tri-State Monument Co., LaCrosse, WI • Troy Marble & Granite Works, Troy, PA • Watters Memorials, New Castle, PA • Wellwood Memorials, North lindenhurst, NY • Westchester Sandblast, Valhalla, NY • White Eagle Monument Co., Inc., North Arlington, NJ • Wietecha . onument Co., Southfield, MI • Witherbee &Whalen Inc., Canton, NY • Womer Memorials, Kempton, PA • Woodside Granite Industries, Inc., Albion, NY.

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ANDERSON-FRIBERG COMPANY DIVISION OF ROCK OF AGES CORPORATION

PECKWAS - JET BlACK SOLID-CUT TEARDROP SHAPE WITH CROSS, DESIGNED AND MANUFACTURED BY AFCO FOR CZARNIK MEMORIALS, ARGO, ILLINOIS.


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BUITURA & SONS, INC. Finish: Finish:

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FAMILY MEMORIALS, INC. Pre-need memorial for Vickie and Roger Couture, a partner in Family Memorials

and the f"trm's cutter. Finish work is one of Roger's areas of expertise, and he has demonstrated his ability with this beautiful example of rock work, axed

panels and raised round lettering. Overall size is 4-4 x 3-6.


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GANDIN BROTHERS, INC. For Harrisville Memorials Harrisville, Pennsylvania

Gem Mist Die: 3-9 x 0-8 x 5-0 Finish: Barre Gray Base: 3-10 x 1-2 x 0-8 Finish:

Polish-2; Balance Rock Pitch Steel Top; Balance Rock Pitch

Engraving: Sofia Chatkovskaia

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GRANITE CORPORATION OF BARRE ~ This outstanding steeled Barre Gray granite memorial that features a hand-carved Christ was crafted by Granite .... ~ Corporation of Barre. ~ Overall dimensions are 6-0 x 2-0 x 8-6. ~ ~ "'0 '0 0-

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GRANITE INDUSTRIES OF VERMONT Richardson Monument, Lisbon, Ohio

Medium Barre Granite Die: 6-0 x 1-0 x 3-0 Medium Barre Base: 8-0 x 1-8 x 0-10

Carving: Designer:

Finish: Steel Finish: Axed I-Inch Drop Wash; 6-Inch Steel Margin Sandblast Shaped; Hand-Tooling Caroline Lehwald and the Lehwald Family

NORTH BARRE GRANITE CO.. N For Peacock Memorials, Valha~ ~ ~ew York

Barre Granite Botinee Cross: 6-6 x 0-10 x 6-11 Finish: Steel Barre Sub Base: 4-0 x 1-4 x 1-6 Finish: Steel; Rock-Pitch Ends Barre Bottom Base: 6-0 x 1-6 x 1-4 Finish: Steel Top. 2-Inch Margin; Balance Rock Pitch

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ROCK OF AGES COPORATION FOR HATHAWAY MEMORIALS, LEOMINSTER, MASSACHUSETTS

BROOKSIDE

French Blue Die: 3-6 x 0-8 x _-4 Finish: Poli h-3:

Base: Finish:

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Hand CanIDa 'Vith Polish Hair.

Beard And Tear 4-6 x 1-2 x 0-

Polish Flat Top. 2-Inch Margin:

Balance Rock Pitch

COUTURE GRANITE COMPANY

Barre Gray Die: Finish: Barre Gray Base: Finish:

-10 x 3-9 Steel

_-6 x 1-10 x 0-9 Steel Top,

2-Inch Margin; Balance Rock Pitch

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LACROSS MEMORIALS

Canadian Pink Die: <k) x 0-10 x 2-8 Finish: Polish Oval Top,

Straight Ends, Raised Letters

Canadian Pink Base: 5-4 x 14 x 0-10 Finish: Polish Top;

2-Inch Steel Margin; Balance Rock Pitch


LAWSON GRANITE COMPANY DIVISION OF ROCK OF AGES CORPORATION

NOLAN - SELECT LIGHT BARRE 7-0 FAMILY MONUMENT MANUFACTURED FOR THE ROBERT NOLAN FAMILY, OWNERS OF HAMDEN MONUMENT COMPANY, HAMDEN, CONNECTICUT.

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MAURICE MEMORIALS

Medium Barre Die: 3-0 x 0-8 x 2-2 Finish: Polish-2;

Balance Rock Pitch; 10 -Inch Raised,

Hand-Carved Profile of Mary

In lO-Inch Diameter Niche

Medium Barre Base: 3-8 x 1-2 x 0-8 Finish: Polish Flat Top;

Balance Rock Pitch

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MONTPELIER GRANITE WORKS For Bracoloni Custom Memorials Trenton, N. J.

Select Dark Barre Die: 4-0 x 0-8 x 2-6 Finish: Polish 2;

Custom-Cut Top With Hand-Carviug:

Balance Rock Pitch Select Dark Barre Base: 5-0 x 1-2 x: Finish: ted Top.

I -Inch -'Iargin: Balan Rock Pitch


PEERLESS GRANITE

COMPANY

Canadian Pink Die: 3-0 x 0-8 x 2-4 Finish: Polish-2;

Balance Axed Canadian Pink Base: 4-4 x 1-0 x 0-6 Finish: Polish Top;

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COMPANY For Cuetara-Hile Memorial Center Clearfield, Pa.

Penn Mist Die: 2-6 x 0-6 x 1-10 Finish: Polish-2

With Colored Engraving; Balance Rock Pitch

Penn Mist Base: 3-6 x 1-0 x 0-6 Polish Flat Top;

Balance Rock Pitch

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RIVARD GRANITE COMPANY

For Claremont Memorials

Claremont, New Hampshire

Jet Black Die: 3-8 x 0- x 2-6 Finish: Polish Jet Black Sub Base: 3-10 x 0-10 x ()..4

Finish: tee} Jet Black Bottom Base: 4-10 x 14 x 0-8 Finish: Polish Top,

I-Inch Margin; Balance Rock Pitch

RIVERTON MEMORIAL For Empire Granite Company Worcester ~ assachusetts

Canadian Pink Die: Finish:

Sandblast:

Caning: Canadian Pink Base: Finish:

5-0 x 0-10 x 4-0 Polish-2;

Balance Steel Culture Craft

Sandblast Company Eric Oberg

6-0 x 1-4 x 0-1 Poll h Top:

Balance Rock Pitch

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INCORPORTED

Gem Mist Dies: 2-0 x 0-8 x 2-6 Finish: Polish;

Colored Engravings; Skin-Frosted Lettering

Gem Mist Slant: 2-0 x 1-0 x 2-2 Finish: Gem Mist Base:

Polish 8-0 x 1-2 x 0-8

Finish: Polish Flat Top; Balance Rock Pitch


ROULEAU GRANITE COMPANY

Medium Barre Celtic Cross: Finish:

Medium Barre Base: Finish:

2-0 x 0-8 x 4-0 Polish-2;

Balance Rock Pitch 3-0 x 1-2 x 0-8 Steel Flat Top;

Balance Rock Pitch

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Hand-Chisled Panel Replacement;

Carved Column Capitals, Bases

GaIJaudet University

Washington, D.C. Stone: Portland Brownstone

Indiana Buff Limestone Square Footage: 2,846

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B ill Corrigan (center), retiring wa h rand inspector, receives a farewell han hake rom

Granite Industrie of Vermont Pre idem Jeff Martell, as (foreground, from left) orm White. plant foreman, and Leon Perry, plant foreman. and Brian Colby, new wa h tand inspector. look on. Bill, who entered th granite industry in 19- -. retired officially on Aug. 29, 1996.

U" en Ball, former sales repr sentative at orth ~arre Granite Company, joined 50-year-old Maurice Memorials on July 9 a a sale repre entative. Ken is well-known to retailers and has attended several tate and regional monument convention . Before he entered the granite industry in 1994, Ken spent the previous 18 years in the whole ale grocery business in Vermont.

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V alerie Belleville, joined the BGA on June 26 as its new Administrative As istant. The

Vermont native had worked for the Department of Housing and Community Affairs as a ecretary; Dufresne-Henry, Inc. , an engineering firm, a a Secretary; and the ecretary of State's Office a a SecretalY Trainee. Valerie lives in Barre with her three-year-old daughter, Heather Marie Hill.

Becky Spooner, joined the staff at Pepin Granite Company onJuly 8, bringing with her more

than 20 year ' of granite industry experience in sales, telemarketing, expediting and shipping Becky, who has worked for several BGA firms, entered the industry in 1973 as secretalY of the Barre Guild Consolidation Service; she wa also an administrative a istant at the BGA.

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Item 4 Deluxe Pilsner Glasses Set of four. Quantity Price Total __ x $20 =_

Item 2,,\ Rhodium-pa.cd pick-and-5boftIlie pia with cabocboo of ~ Gray gr.mite Quantity Price Total __ x~= __

Item2B shovel tie bar Quantity Price Total x~= __

3A Rhodium-pIated lace-mount earrings with cabochon of Barre Gray granite. Surgicalsteel posts. Quantity Price Total __ x~= __ Item3B Leaf-mount earrings Quantity Price Total __ x~= __

ItemS Rhodium-plated letter opener with cabochon of Barre Gray granite Quantity Price Total __ x ..ll.= __

Item 6 Distinctive bolo tie with cabochon of Barre Gray granite. Leather-look cord. Quantity Price Total __ x ..ll5.. = __

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Banoe Life, !III/Iller 1996

(P rices Good Through JanualY 15, 1997)

Booklets

"What Every Cemeterian Need To Know About Barre G ray Granite ~Iemorials" (guide to selectmg and maintaining upright granite memoriab)

Color Po ters How To Customize A Barre ~Ionument

Quantity Price Total x $4.95

Quantity Price Total

x $1.00

Videotape Quantity Price Total

"New Technology In Barre" (new machmen and techniques that make Barre ·The Granite Center of The World.")

"Altistr)' to Granite" (a look at heauuful Barre gray granite monumenh)

"Quarrying and lanufactu ring" (the making of Barre monuments)

"The tory of the Barre Granite Industry" (the fascmaung history of the Granite Center of the World)

"The Stone \X'hi tie" (tour and explanation of the Barre granite

industry. "lIh John Forsythe)

Videos: 10 each. All five for 40.

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Barre Guild Logo Decals Let your customer know that you carty Barre Guild Monument

",·ith the e durable b lue-and-white v inyl deca ls:

31 ~"\\indow ize

12" Truck Door ize

Brochures "Granite Inside and out"· (Granite Producb

"Remembered For All Time(Protestant Designs and. ymholbm)

"Honored in the acred Catholic Tradition ·· (Catholic Designs and Symbolt,m I

" igns of the Times"

"To Be Remembered (jewish Designs and Symbohsm)

"The Decision to be Cremated: It 's Two Decisions·' (cremation designs)

"How to Choose Symbols for Your Family Memorial" (symbolism and personalization)

"Choosing Your Family Memorial" (chOOSi ng your at·need or pre-need monument)

"The (OIY of Granite" (the story of Barre granite)

"May We Do You the Favor of a Lifetime?" (pre-need)

Quantity Price x FREE

x FREE

Quantity Price

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Brochures: 25 cents each. (23 cents each for o rde rs of 500 o r more of the same brochure.)

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HOW TO ORDER: (PAYMENT MUST ACCOMPANY ORDER)

1) COMPLETE INFORMATION BELOW. (PLEASE PRIND :1) MAIL EN'[IRE FQRM TO:

COMPANY NAME BARRE GRANITE ASSOCIATION P.O. BOX 481

ATIN BARRE, VI 05641

UPS SIflPPING ADDRESS SHIPPING CHARGES FOR

CITY STATE ZIP BARRE GRANITE SHOP AND PROMOTIONAL ITEMS

PHONE (in case we have a question about your order)

ORDERS UP TO $100: ADD $ 5 .00 2, :i.ELECT PiJ, YMliIY..T METHQD $ 101 TO $ 500: ADD $ 7.50

$ 501+: ADD $10.00 [ 1 VISA' [1 MASTERCARD' [ 1 CHECK OR MONEY ORDER

CARD NUMBER EXP.DATE MERCHANDISE TOTAL $

CARD HOLDER SIGNATURE DATE • ADD 5% sales tax on Vermont orders $

*CREDIT CARD ORDERS MA Y BE PHONED IN (802 476-4131) OR • ADD shipping charges FAXED TO (802 476-4765). PLEASE HA VE YOUR CREDIT CARD HANDY from above schedule $

WHEN YOU CALL US ON OUR REGULAR LINE, (802476-4131). BGA OFFICE HOURS: MONDAY-FRIDAY 8 A.M. TO 4:30 P.M. (EST) TOTAL $

Adams Granite Co. PO Box 126

Bunura 4 Sons, Inc. P.O. Box 606 Barre, vr 0S6-! 1

Couture Granite Co. 99 ~laple Ave. Barre \ T 05641 R r Couture

Granite Corpo P.O. Box 633 Barre joseph B. Ca 802-476-61- r

Barre. \,T 05641 Kerry Zorzi 800-342-10 0

Brent Bunura 800-451-3252 . 2-4-9--r- 800-423-9110

Granite Impo~ P.O. Box 712

FAX: 802-476-599-1 F.-\.:' 2-4- 9-2120 FAX 802·476-3027

Anderson·Friberg Co. PO. Box 626

Colombo Granite Co. 155 Boynton 51.

Family MemoriaIs, Inc. Barre, vr 0S6-! I jake Colgan 802-476-5812

Bar-e, vr 05641 Peter F.riberg 800-451-3255 FAX: 802-476-7879

Brookside Memorials, Inc. PO. Box 704 Barre, vr 05641 Bernard Lajeunesse 802-479-1942 FAX: 802-479-5146

Polishing M 4 W Polishing Co. P.O. Box 521, Barre, vr 05641 Waldo Mugford 02-476-8340 FAX: 476-3014

Sandblasting capital Custom Sandblast

Barre, vr 05641 Bob Colombo 800-446-1049 FAX: 802-476-0200

Consolidated MemoriaIs Inc. P.O. Box 394 Barre, vr 05641 Robert Morton 802-476-7542

Cochran's, Inc. P.O. Box 272, Barre, vr 0-

PO Box 3 Barre T

herman Cochran 802-479-1035 FAX: 479-1036

Culture Craft Sandblast Co. P.O. Box 645, Barre, vr 05641 Adelard Benoit

RD#I, Box 140, East Montpelier, vr 05651 Martin Fitzgerald

802-476-7351 FAX: 476-6557 Frank's Memorials, Inc. P.O. Box 565, Barre, vr 05641 Lee Chaloux 802-223-3044 FAX: 223-3044

Accounting Salvador 4 Babic PC 240 . Main I. , Barre, vr 05641 Tom Babic 802-476-8673 FAX: 479-5165

Darling, Kelly 4 Co., Inc. P.O. Box 302, Barre, VT 05641 802-476-8480 FAX: 479-3676

Banking Granite Savings Bank 4 Trust Co. P.O. Box 483, Barre, vr 05641 William McMeekin 802-479-3313 FAX: 476-1220

Key Bank of Vermont -1- ~Iain '>t Barre, v1' 05641 Rohert Pro\'o,t , 2--I-(HI5~ FAX: -176-3316

Vermont National Bank P.O. Box 708, Barre, vr 05641

kip Poczobut 802-476-0030 FAX: 802-476-0039

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802-479-2776 FAX: 479-5249

computer Services Applied Micro Technologies,Inc. 46 Washington St. Barre, vr. 056-11 Berti! Agell 802-476-7016 FAX: 476-7139

Breen Systems Management, Inc. 18 Blair Park Road, Williston, vr 0- -james Breen 802-879-4212 FAX: 878-1717

Gerber Scientific Products 151 Batson Drive Manchester. CT Timothy Croker 860-643-1515 x2660 FAX: 6-15-5)-\-

Monumental Computer Applications, Inc. 9 Genesee 51. , Cherry \'alle- "I James Faliveno 607-264-3611 FAX 60--.

Health Barre Health Center 225 S. Main 51. , Barre. \T 0 -Joseph J. Manavola, ~m 802-479-9158

FAX: 802-476--

Granite Industries of Vermont P.O. Box 537 Barre, vr 05641 jeff Martell 800-451-3236 FAX: 802-479-791-

Hillside Stone Pn:xh~~. P.O. Box 134, Barre, vr 05641 Ed Carbonneau 802-479-2508 FAX: 802-479-5438

Memorial Sandblast Co. P.O. Box 582, Barre, vr 05641 Mike Pelkey 802-476-7086 FAX: 476-7086

Mobil Sandblast 20 George st. Montpelier, VT 05602 john Pelkey

802-229-9981

Insurance Berg, carmoUi 4 Kent, Inc. P.O. Box 628, Barre, vr 05641 Dick Hu kes 802-479-1046 FAX: 479-2761

Pomerleau Agency, Inc. P.O. Box 6, Burlington, vr 05402 Charles Lord 802-863-2841 FAX: 863-8209

Investing Edward D. Jones 12 Depot Square, Barre, vr 05641 Clif Helbert 802-476-6200 FAX: 476-6200

Lodging The Hollow Inn 4 Motel 278 S. Main t. , Barre. \T -Jack & Joyce Galloway 800-998-9444 FAX: 802-4- 6--2 _

Printing Imperial Company 11 Commerce Ave., West Lebanon, ;U

Pat Maguire 603-298-5057 FAX: 603-298-9921

Barre Life. Fall J

Houle-Giudici Co. P.O. Box 787 Ba rre, YT 05641 Gene Houle 800-451-3238 FAX: 802-476-7358

La Cross Memorials, Inc. P.O. Box 458 Barre, YT 05641 Gary laCroix 800-451-3234 FAX: 802-479-2211

Lawson Granite Co. P.O . Box 377 Barre, YT 05641 Mark Gherardi 800-451-5174 FAX: 802-479-1700

Saporiti Sandblast Co. P.O . Box 187, East Barre, YT 05649 Roger Trepanier 802-476-4063

Tosi Custom Sandblast RD2, Box 2025, orthfield, YT 05663 Todd Tosi 802-476-3851 FAX: 476-3851

Reclamation Fulton & Company, Inc P.O. Box 141, Websterville, YT 05678 Bill Fulton 802-479-3339 FAX: 476-5933

Restaurants Hilltop Restaurant P.O. Box 634, Quarry Hill Road, Barre, YT 05641 John Reilly 802-479-2129

Stone Gifts Natural Elegance 11 Pearl St. , Brandon, VI. 05733 Ms. Virginia deGanahl Russell 802-247-3773 Fax: 247-8331

Suppliers Action Equipment & Supply Co. 17 Engineers Drive, Will iston, YT 05495 Alex Feinman 802-863-2600 FAX: 660-8366 Budiam America Diamond Tools, Inc. P.O. Box 661 , Barre, YT 05641 Wolfgang Noetzold 802-476-3122 FAX: 476-4140


Maurice Memorials, Inc. 110 Granite treet Barre, YT 05641 Leo Maurice 800-326-4599 FAX: 802-479-5153

Montpelier Granite Works 8 Gran ite Street Montpelier, YT 05602 Joe Mureta 800-451-4513 FAX: 802-223-0525

North Barre Granite Co. P.O. Box 548 Barre, YT 05641 Charles Chatot 800-227-1045 FAX: 802-479-9148

Northeast Granite Co. P.O. Box 908 Montpelier, YT 05601 Russell Edson 800-950-3066 FAX: 802-223-6610

Peerless Granite Co. P.O. Box 313 Barre, YT 05641 Bret Mugford 802-476-3061 FAX: 802-476-3014

Pepin Granite Co., Inc. P.O. Box 566 Barre, YT 05641 Raymond Pepin 800-654-5420 FAX: 802-476-5470

Rivartl Granite Co. P.O. Box 86 Barre, YT 05641 Robert Rivard 802-476-3542/ 800-231-804 5 FAX: 802-476-8408

Riverton Memorial, Inc. P.O. Box 284

orthfield Falls. YT 05664 Ernest Lavigne 802-485-3371 FAX: 802-485-653')

Rock of Ages Corp. P.O. Box 482 Barre. YT 05641 Kurt Swenson 802-476-3115 FAX: 802-4;>6-3 110

Rock Sales, Inc. P.O. Box 401, Barre, YT 05641 Mark Treon 802-479-2H48 FAX: 476-3445

Rouleau Granite Co. P.O. Box 567 Barre, YT 05641 Lucien Rouleau 800-343-4199 FAX: 802-476-4243

Sawing/Polishing A. Fantoni Sculpture Studio P.O. Box 160, South Barre, YT 05670 Alcide Fantoni

Associated Memorial Products, Inc. P.O. Box 291 , Barre, YT 05641

802-476-8053 Bob Pope 802-476-3411

Sculpting Barre Sculpture Studio

F.e. Gaylord Sculpture Studios P.O. Box 464, Barre, YT 05641 Fmnk Gaylord 802-476-6711 FAX: 476-6711

RRl , Box 3200, Montpelier, YT 05602 Jerry Williams

StanIslaw Lutostanski Sculpture Studio P.O. Box 265, East Barre, YT 05649 Stanislaw Lutostanski 802-479-0669

Celestial Memorial Sculpture Studio 42 Willey St. , Barre, YT 05641

802-479-2531 FAX: 479-253 1

Gary Sassi 802-479-9784 FAX: 479-9784

vessureau MaChines, Inc. P.O. Box 402, Barre, YT 05641 Art Dessureau 802-476-7041 FAX: 476-5292 Pyramid Supply, Inc. P.O. Box 368, 87 Boynton, Barre, YT 05641 Randy Reynolds 802-4 9-5332 FAX: 476-6909 Ducharme's Machine Shop Mcleod Road, Graniteville, YT 05654 Pierre Ducharme 802-476-6575 FAX: q-6-6575 Gran-Quartz Trading, Inc. P.O. Box 33569, Decatur, GA 33033 Peter deKok 800-458-6222 FAX: 404-621-9771

IMEX Dianond Tools and Segments, Inc. P.O. Box 55, 150 Railroad Street Barre, YT 05641

N-E-D Corporation P.O. Box 711 , Barre, YT 05641 Yvan laBlanc 802-476-6520 FAX: 476-7460

Ordway Electric Machines R=1 Box 39 \'('a hington, YT 05675 Carroll Ordway 802-1- 6-8011 FAX: 476-8011

Reynolds & Son, Inc. P.O. Box 380, S. Barre, YT 05670 Bruce eel 802-479-0101 FAX: 479-0135 Trow & Holden Co., Inc. P.O. Box 475, Barre, YT 05641 Norm Akley 802-476-7221 FAX: 476-7025 Vertnont Quarries Corp. 88 Church St. Rutland, YT 05701 Luca Mannolini 802-775-1065 FAX: 775-1369

Travel Horizon Travel, Inc. P.O. Box 909, Barre, YT 05641 hirley Quinlan

802-479-3238 FAX: 476-4122

Trucking Anderson Tnlcking Service P.O. Box 960, Barre , YT 05641 Gardner Walker 802-476-4283 FAX: 476-4283

A. Bellavance & Sons, Inc. P.O. Box 398, Barre, YT 05641 Roland Bellavance 802-479-9311 FAX: 479-9777

T. Rossi Tnlcking Co. , Inc. P.O. Box 332, Barre, YT 05641 Theodore Rossi 802-476-7341 FAX: 800-992-0106

Utilities Green Mountain Power Corp. Robert E. Browning, Jr.

802-479-7995 Miles Supply Co., Inc.

P.O. Box 850, S. Burlington, YT 05402 Paul Poirier

P.O. Box 237, Barre, YT 05641 Charlie Martin 802-476-3963 FAX: 476-3954

802-864-5731 FAX: 865-9974

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Barre Granite Association 51 Church Street Box 481 Barre, Vermont 05641-0481 802-4 76-4131/ FAX 802-476-4765

ADDRESS CORRECflON REQUE TED

BULK RATE U.S. POSTAGE

PAID Barre, Vermont Permit No. 139

Documents

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