BRISTOL — Caroline A. Wheeler Tanner Lucia Delisle, 90, passed on Dec. 20, 2023, at Porter Rehab in Middlebury.

Caroline was born May 25, 1933, in Burlington, Vt., to parents Frank and Eva Alice (Wyman) Wheeler of Hinesburg. As a single parent of six, she went to Champlain College in Burlington and earned her associate degree to become a secretary. She then worked for the Welfare Office, and then at ACCAG in Middlebury. After she retired, she volunteered for ACTR.

Her hobbies were ceramics, puzzles and reading.

Surviving children are daughters Renee Tanner Sanders (Robert) of California, Dale Tanner Fleming (Charlie) of Bristol, and Cindy Tanner Martel (Maurice, deceased) of North Carolina, and son Jerry Tanner (Laura) of Bethel, along with numerous grandchildren, great-grandchildren, nieces, nephews and friends. Son Robin Tanner and daughter Teja Tanner predeceased her. Her parents and husbands, John Lucia and Lester Delisle, also predeceased her. She was the last of her siblings.

A graveside service will take place at Greenwood Cemetery in Bristol on Saturday, Dec. 30, at 10 a.m. After the service, we will meet at Victory Baptist Church in Waltham until 1 p.m. Please bring a dish.

Arrangements are in the care of Stephen C. Gregory and Son Cremation Service. Please visit www.gregorycremation.com to send online condolences to her family. ◊