Armand Bertrand

Armand (Pit) Robert Bertrand, Sr. Armand was born in Cornwall, Vermont, March 11, 1936. He passed on Sept. 1, 2022 in Morriston, Florida. He was predeceased by his parents, Dorala Henry Bertrand and Lucille Quenneville Bertrand, his siblings Marcel Bertrand, Theresa Bertrand Moore, Annette Bertrand Boise, and Ernest Bertrand. His living siblings are Yvette Bertrand (Harold) McIntyre, and Eugene (Billie) Bertrand. He is survived by his wife Eldora Jones Bertrand. They were married February 28, 1970, in Panton, Vermont. Armand and Ellie lived in Whiting, Vermont. They raised six children, Armand, Jr. (Joanne) of Lyndonville, VT, David (Olivia) of Williston, FL, Victoria (Loren) Henry of Huntsville, TX, Tawnya (Mohan) Rodriguez, of Williston, FL, Scott Mohan of Morriston, FL, and Keneah (James) Rice of Bronson, FL. Armand worked at the University of Florida after moving their family from Vermont to Florida in 1974. He retired 1998. He was very active in his church. He was handy with tools and had a knack for carpentry. He was always ready to lend a hand to family and friends. He could yarn a story or two. He served in the VT National Guard from 1957 to 1962 when he was honorably discharged. He loved his 13 grandchildren, one of whom predeceased him, Stephan Rodriguez. He had 20 great-grandchildren. In lieu of flowers, please send a donation to West Marion Baptist Church, 6001 NW 135th Ave., Morriston, FL 32668 in memory of Armand R. Bertrand, Sr. A visitation will be held at 10:00 AM with a funeral service to follow at 11:00 AM, Thursday, September 8th at the West Marion Baptist Church; burial will follow at the Pleasant Hill Cemetery in Morriston, Florida. Knauff Funeral Home of Williston is in charge of arrangements.