Montpelier, VT Martha Veit Cleveland Goutell died peacefully December 10, 2012 at Mayo Nursing Home in Northfield, Vermont. Born in New York July 6, 1917, the daughter of Friedrich Veit and Martha (Zepf) Veit. As a young woman, she was a model in New York. She married Charles Goodhue(Goodie) Cleveland October 15, 1938, and raised their sons, Frederick and Peter, while Goodie worked in public relations for Westinghouse in New York, commuting by train to their home at Cross River. In 1951, the family relocated to Randolph Center, Vermont, to establish "Rexden", raising purebred Guernsey cattle in partnership with Goodie's parents, Rex and Denise Cleveland. She was very active on the farm, and was also a medical secretary at Gifford Memorial Hospital in Randolph. The herd was sold in the early 1960's, and Goodie died in 1964, ending their 25 year marriage. Her second marriage was to an old friend, Carl Goutell, in 1966 and she moved to his family homestead on Poole Hill, Bridgewater, New Hampshire, where she made many lifetime friends who were helpful and supportive of her in her later years. After Carl died in 1991, she summered at their new home "Harumba" in Bridgewater and wintered at Anna Maria Island, Florida. She moved to Montpelier, Vermont in 2004 to be with and close to Fred and Nancy. In the early years she and Goodie were skiers, driving to Killington in a rumble-seat Model A Ford, to ski on wooden skis with beartrap bindings. She was an avid hiker and mushroom forager, and particularly enjoyed swimming in Newfound lake. She is survived by sons Frederick G. Cleveland and his wife, Nancy of Montpelier and Peter M. Cleveland and his wife, Judy of North Ft. Myers, Florida, She is also survived by 5 grandchildren and 6 great grandchildren with whom she was chief bubble maker on all family occasions.The Cleveland family would like to thank the dedicated staff at Mayo for their caring assistance to Martha in her final years. A memorial service will be held in Bridgewater, NH in the Spring. Memorial contributions may be made in memory of Martha to Mayo Nursing Home, Patient Activities Fund, 71 Richardson Street, Northfield, VT 05663