Anne E. Bates Obituary

We bid farewell to Anne E. Bates of Rutland, Vermont, whose journey of life gracefully concluded on November 9, 2024 at the age of 89. Anne touched countless lives with warmth and kindness, leaving behind cherished memories that will forever echo in hearts. Family and friends are welcome to leave their condolences on this memorial page and share them with the family.

She was predeceased by: her parents, John Gilligan and Anna Gilligan (Harrison); and her siblings, Mary Luderigan, John, Richard'Dicky', David, Kenneth, Edward'Ned', Thomas'Tommy', Patrick'Patsy' and William'Billy'.

She is survived by: her daughter Jean Cain (Stephen) of Rutland, VT; her husband Robert E. Bates; her children, Robert J. Bates of Rutland, VT and Lynn Bates; and her grandchildren, Meagan Finck (Thomas) of Essex Jct, Michael Kimball (Jessica) of Toano, VA, Ashley Bates of Swanton, VT, Bradley Bates of Simpsonville, SC, Heather Cain of Rutland, VT, James Cain (Amberly) of Rutland, VT., Declan, Braden, Noelle, Isaac of Essex Jct, Weston and Jade of Swanton, VT..