Carl Taylor Oberg, 27, passed away at his Albany home on February 22, 2023.  He was born on July 17, 1995 in Morrisville, VT to his devoted family, Eric, Ruth, and Lee Oberg.  Carl made our family complete with his kind, compassionate, competitive and helpful nature.

Carl was a 2013 graduate of Lake Region High School where he continued his early love of sports with soccer, his many friends, and his Coach, Tom Evans.  Carl was also known for his three point shots as an Albany Wolf in elementary school, earning the moniker of Carl "Money" Oberg from his teammates.  He was employed at Allegiance Trucks in Jericho, VT where he was greatly valued and able to gain confidence in his work as a diesel mechanic. The fellowship and guidance of his mentors and team members at Allegiance made a huge difference in Carl's everyday life. This past Summer and Fall of 2022 Carl spent much of his free time with the Rodgers family of West Glover, where he found himself surrounded by and included in a dynamic and growing clan. His life will be celebrated with love, this summer, on the Rodgers family farm. Carl, in earlier years, worked with his close friends, the Bodette brothers of Glover, in their woods, sugarhouse and off-site landscaping enterprises, leaving to gain experience in his chosen career field.

Prior to COVID-19, Carl joined his friends and brothers, many now home in the Kingdom, at Renewable Energy Systems (RES) America building Wind Towers from Texas to Washington State after his Honorable Discharge as a Corporal in the United States Marine Corp.  Carl served at Camp Pendleton in Oceanside, CA, Kuwait, Iraq, and other locations in the Middle East.  Carl's service to Country was varied and, at times, unpredictable as is the nature of war, leaving an indelible mark on his later life as a retired Veteran.  Carl loved to golf and did, locally, at the Orleans Country Club and anywhere else he could swing a club. He was known for his willingness to golf alone, if necessary, as well as taking advantage of the rare opportunity to "blow off some steam" (or frustration) on the course.

Carl will be remembered fondly as the "cheeky", fun-loving, bright, determined, big-hearted, "dart" loving, light-beer-fueled, wise-cracking, rosy-cheeked, jolly gentle giant that he was to so many souls in the Northeast Kingdom and beyond. The weight of his loss will be felt across the region and with anyone with whom he came into contact for a very long time to come.

Carl is survived by his loving parents, Eric and Ruth Oberg, his older sister, Lee, and her kind and caring husband, George Hosfield, of Westminster, Colorado; his aunt Sandy and her husband Eric Stevens and their children, Orson and Ivor, of Grafton, Vermont; his aunt Gayle Oberg and her husband Bob Simeone, of Waterbury Center, Vermont and Gayle's children, Holly and Jesse.  Carl is further survived by his aunt Nancy Taylor and her husband, Brian Hatch, of Bozrah, Connecticut and his uncle Richard Taylor and his wife Donna Taylor of Groton, Connecticut. Neighbors Vincent and Rosa Socia and their daughters, Annika and Alicia, of Albany loved Carl as their own and continue to form the core of the Oberg family network without whom day-to-day life in the Northeast Kingdom would be incomplete.  Literally, a Family we Chose for Ourselves.

Carl's legacy is remembered in the quality of his closest friends, who he considered brothers and vice versa.  These brothers formed a cadre of champions who will move forward rich in the knowledge of his love for them and their families.  An outpouring of love and support from friends, family and especially the Albany Community was received at Curtis-Britch in Newport on the evening of Sunday, February 26, 2023.  In lieu of flowers, the family requested a contribution to a charity of your choice in recognition of Carl's lifelong respect for home, family and neighbors.

Carl is predeceased by his paternal grandparents, Jean and Howard "Bud" Oberg of Springfield, Vermont and his maternal grandparents, Ken and Rose Taylor of Bozrah, Connecticut.

The Oberg Family and Carl's extended brotherhood wish to thank the entire community for their profound outpouring of support and love in this very difficult time.