COLCHESTER — Rebecca Larson, died on Feb. 1, 2022, at McClure Miller Respite House.

She was born Feb. 26, 1955, in New Haven, Conn., and returned to Brattleboro, Vt., for the rest of her childhood. She graduated from Brattleboro Union High School and attended Oberlin College for one year.

She spent her adult life struggling with the effects of mental illness. She leaves two families: Beverly and Bruce Richardson, with whom she lived for over thirty years, David Larson, Bill and Kristin Benton, Paul and Janice Ballou, and Mary Beth Koch.

The family wishes to extend their thanks to the folks at the Respite House for their kind, professional care.