FREDERICK RAYMOND HUMISTON III

FERRISBURGH — On the evening of Sept. 23, 2025, Fred Huminston passed peacefully due to complications from multiple illnesses. He was being visited and comforted by family members in the ICU at UVM medical center.

At the time of his passing he was 70 years old and a resident of Ferrisburgh, Vt. Fred was born Sept. 11, 1955, in Middlebury, Vt. He is survived by his loving wife of 38 years, Donna “Lindsay” Humiston; daughter, Victoria Lanpher; granddaughter, Grace; mother, Joan Humiston; sister, Diane Baker and husband Joe; nephew, Charles and his wife Kelly and their children Noah and Skylar; and many cousins. He was predeceased by his father, Frederick Humiston II, and his brother Sidney.

Fred was an outdoorsman. He loved hunting and fishing, especially ice fishing. In his younger years he and Donna did a lot of camping and boating on Otter Creek and Lake Champlain. He liked older cars — anything pre-1970, the older the better. Fred started his career working for Barry’s transmission in South Burlington. Later he ran his own transmission shop “Fred’s Whereabouts” for years before he started doing all mechanical repair.

Services will be held graveside in Ferrisburgh’s Gage cemetery on Sunday, Oct.12, at noon. A celebration of life will convene immediately after at the Vergennes American Legion. Downstairs, Please bring a dish to share/potluck. ◊