Fred Sanborn, M.D.

SOUTH ROYALTON—Frederick Sanborn, M.D., 88, died Thursday morning, April 26, 2001, after a long battle with cancer.

He was born Sept. 23, 1912 in Winchester, Mass; the son of Harry C. and Carolyn L. (Ellard) Sanborn. He attended Winchester schools, graduating in 1930 from Winchester High school. He graduated from Dartmouth College in 1934 and Dartmouth Medical School in 1935. He then attended Harvard Medical School in Massachusetts graduating in 1937.

On July 5, 1941 he married Mary Louise Ainsworth in South Royalton, Vt. He was a veteran who served in the U.S. Navy during World War II in China and New Zealand. After being discharged from the Navy in 1946, he worked at the VA Hospital in Chelsea, Mass., He worked many years at the Barnstable County Hospital in Pocasset, Mass., retiring in 1969.

In 1972 he and Mary moved to their home on Oxbow Road in South Royalton. Mary died September 10, 1990, while vacationing in Inverness, Scotland.

He is survived by a son, Robert A. Sanborn of South Royalton, a daughter, Carolyn R. Sanborn of Albuquerque, N. Mex. and three grandchildren as well as many nieces and nephews.

At his request there will be no calling hours or funeral service. The Boardway & Cilley Funeral Home, Main Street, Chelsea is in charge of arrangements.

Memorial contributions may be made to the Visiting Nurse Alliance of Vt. & N.H., Inc., 36 South Main Street, Randolph, Vt. 05060.