1930 Dr. Arnold decided to erect a service station on the original site, and the house was moved down the avenue to the comer of Peru Street. Today, the corner of Pearl Street and Elmwood Avenue is the home of the U.S. Federal Building d Burlington Post Office. The Stacy House, having been relocated to the comer of Peru Street and Elmwood Avenue became the Meunier Funeral Home in 1934.
Mr. Louis Meunier had retired in the late 50's, and Rene Meunier enlarged and improved the building to accommodate his growing business. He had two sons James A., born in 1949 and John J., born in 1951. Both attended Rice Memorial High School for two years and two years at Burlington High School graduating in1968 and 1969, respectively. Both sons aided their father in the business during this period. James earned a degree in Business Administration from Champlain College in Burlington in 1970 and then followed in his father's footsteps by attending the Cincinnati College of Embalming, graduating in 1971; while his brother, John became an architect. The original entrepreneur of the business, (Louis Meunier) and his wife, died during the early 1970's.
From the time that James began working with his father and Mr. Troville, the business expanded to include four ambulances and an auxiliary chapel in South Burlington at the corner of Williston and Patchen Roads.
When Rene J. Meunier retired in 1975, James A. Meunier became president; and began an extensive program of enlargement and improvement to the existing property.
James married the former Janet Beach of Barre in 1979; and later married the former Kelly Dolan of South Burlington in 2005. They are the parents of four sons: Mark, Joseph, Anthony, and John, all of whom have assisted at the funeral home.
The firm has always been known for its innovative style, having spearheaded the promotions of cremated advanced planning of funerals/cremations, and lately, is also offering pet loss services and natural Eco-friendly green burials.
The French-English dictionary states that the word "entrepreneur" means on who undertakes a venture" In other words "an undertaker." for the Meunier Family -it is so appropriate!
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802-864-5682 to speak with someone about funeral arrangements in Burlington, VT.
Philip E. (Skip) Beaulieu
May 5, 1938 – March 12, 2025
South Hero- -Phil Beaulieu, died peacefully on March 12, 2025 at UVM Medical Center in Burlington, with his wife Carolyn of 35 years, by his side. He was born May 8, 1938 in Burlington to Philip H. Beaulieu and Mary E. (Lister) Beaulieu. He had two older sisters, Constant “Connie” and Pauline “Polly”. He lived on Decatur Street beginning his education attending Nazareth School with the French nuns from France during World War II they taught the children “Phil” French and the children taught the nuns English. He also attended Saint Joseph Cathedral with his parents. He then attended Edmunds High School and then attended and graduated from UVM in 1960 with a Mechanical Engineering Degree. He worked for Bendix in New York until beginning his career with IBM in Essex Junction, Vermont in 1963. He was a private pilot and enjoyed many hours flying with family and friends in his first plane Aeronca Champ and second plane a Globe Swift. He also flew with Canadian Dr. Emery Pinter’s De Havilland Chipmunk with Dr. and Laddy out of Northern lights Airport in Alburg Vt. He loved the friendships he established there with Scooter and the guys, He also made trips to Oshkosh Wisconsin Airshows with his sons and friends. Not only was he a natural in the air, He also enjoyed boating and sailing and was in his element when on Lake Champlain, He is survived by his wife, Carolyn Beaulieu, South hero, son, James and wife, Mary Beaulieu of Charleston, S.C. and Mark Beaulieu of Vt., daughter and and husband, Fabian Naudin of CA, nephew, Dan Devan of Marblehead MA, Phil Devan of Indiana, nieces: Mary Antonicci, and family, South Hero, Paula Fortin and family of Plainfield, Indiana, Janelle Gallagher and family of Colchester. He was predeceased in death by his loving parents, Philip and Mary Beaulieu and sisters: Connie Devan and Polly Nulty, son John in 1983 John’s mother Ruth in 2018, the first wife and mother of the children and nephew William “Bill” Nulty.
No services are planned at this time. If you would like to make a memorial donation in Phil‘s name, please make them to: C.I.D.E.R
P.O. Box 13 South Hero, VT 05486
And/or South Hero Rescue
131 community Lane South Hero, VT 0548
