Middlesex - Marianne (Baumann) Walsh of Middlesex and more recently of Woodridge Rehabilation and Nursing Home passed away on Sunday, October 23, 2011 with family by her side. Marianne was born on August 16, 1935 in Heidelberg, Germany, daughter of Wilhelm and Katharina (Buhler)Baumann. Marianne attended schools and lived in Wieblengen, Germany with her family until the early 1950's. She met Arthur E. Walsh, Jr. of North Andover, Massachusetts in Montpelier, VT and they were married on December 30, 1955 in Fort Sill, Oklahoma. Marianne is survived by her daughter, Katherine Borne and husband Albert Borne, Jr. of Berlin, and her son Michael Walsh of Brattleboro, Vermont. She was blessed with four grandchildren, Albert Borne of Middlesex, Erika Dietsch and her husband Richard K. Dietsch, III of Manchester, New Hampshire, and Kayleigh Walsh and Pember Walsh both of San Jose, California. She is also survived by her brother Andreas Baumann and his wife Imgarde, and several nieces and nephews. Marianne is predeceased by her husband, Arthur, along with her sister, Hilde Baumann and parents. Marianne and Arthur eventually settled back in Vermont with their family in 1970 where they built their retirement home in Putnamville. She was employed at Union 32 High School for several years as a cook, and then became a licensed nurse's aide working at Heaton House, the Gary Home, and also as a private caregiver. Marianne loved going home to visit her family in Germany. She and her husband drove their motor home south for many years to enjoy spending the winter months in Florida and Georgia with friends and retirees of the military. She loved spending time with family and caring for her grandchildren. She was a great cook, a gardener, loved to read, play cards, dominos and bingo, bowl, swim and line dancing too! There wasn't anything that she wouldn't try to do. She was a devoted, very beautiful and giving wife, mother and grandmother, and a friend as true and kind as you could ever ask for. A memorial service will be held on Thursday, October 27, 2011 at 11:00 am at the Vermont Veteran's Memorial Cemetery, Randolph Center, VT. Memorial contributions can be made to Woodridge Rehabilitation and Nursing Home, Box 550, Barre, VT. Arrangements are under the care of Barber and Lanier Funeral and Cremation Services.