Dale R. Carpenter, Sr. passed away at the age of 85 peacefully in his home surrounded by his family on August 4, 2022.

Dale was born in Derby Vermont on June 27th, 1937. He was the beloved son of Winifred (Lamere) Carpenter and Charles B. Carpenter Sr. He is survived by his brothers Harold Carpenter and his wife Lucielle (Musgrove), and Reginald Carpenter his partner Linda Santaw. He was predeceased by his brothers James Carpenter and his wife Esfa (Flynn) and Charles Carpenter Jr. and his wife Lois (Sykes).

He attended Derby Academy where he initially met his beloved wife Sandra (Gray) Carpenter. They quickly fell in love, shortly after, at a dance in East Charleston. They married October 23rd, 1955 in Derby and shortly after began building their family.

Dale is survived by his loving wife of 66 years, Sandra (Gray) Carpenter, his five children Debbie (Carpenter) Tuller, Cindy (Carpenter) and her husband Roderick Lyon, Kathy (Carpenter) and her husband Daniel Fletcher, Tracy (Carpenter) and her husband Louis Guillette Jr., and Dale Carpenter Jr. and his partner Shelley Griggs. He is also survived by 12 grandchildren, several great grandchildren, and great-great grandchildren. He was predeceased by his sons Ronnie and Brian Carpenter, and his granddaughter Billie-Jo Carpenter.

Dale served in the Army National Guard for three years and was honorably discharged in 1958. He was a hardworking man who was always getting his hands dirty. During the early years of his life Dale worked on his family farm. He later transitioned to working construction. He had a hand in building several houses in Derby Line and the old North Country Hospital. Later he began working for the State of Vermont constructing several bridges and parts of I-91. He was known as "The Bridge Man". During the harsh Vermont winters he could be seen hand shoveling sand out of the backs of dump trucks along Willoughby Lake. On several occasions he even hopped out of the truck to rescue deer out on the ice. After working for the state he worked as the road commissioner for the town of Charleston Vermont from 1974-1999. During that time he also began his own excavation and trucking business, Dale Carpenter Trucking.

His hobbies included racing snowmobiles, and Street Stocks at Riverside and Can-Am Speedways. He proudly sported the number 15. He also enjoyed buying and remodeling homes, and built his own camp and sugarhouse. Maple sugaring was a family affair. Every year his children and grandchildren gathered together and helped collect the sap from buckets using his tractor and four wheeler. He and his wife also enjoyed traveling with friends and family all over the United States in their Rv, and abroad. His family and friends were very important to him. He was a family man through and through, always involved in their lives in every way.

Friends and family may call at the Curtis-Britch & Bouffard Funeral Home on 4670 Darling Hill Road, Newport, VT on Friday, August 12, 2022 from 1:00 - 3:00 p.m. Funeral immediately following at 3:00 p.m. Graveside service to follow and West Village Cemetery in West Charleston.

In lieu of flowers, donations in his name can be made to the Free Will Baptist Church, 1028 VT-105, West Charleston, VT.
Funeral arrangements entrusted to the care of Curtis-Britch & Bouffard Funeral Home, locally family owned and operated.On-line condolences at curtis-britch.com