Montpelier, VT Steven E. Brunelle, 60, of Barre Street, died on Tuesday, October 24, 2017 at the Berlin Health & Rehab Center. He was born on November 13, 1956, in Newton, MA. After his family moved to New Jersey, Steven attended schools in Princeton and Pennington. As a child, he participated in the Boy Scouts of America. Although extremely intelligent, Steven suffered from mental illness which prevented him from working. He excelled in reverse engineering gadgets and electronics. As a young man he could be found taking things apart to find out how they work. He also enjoyed star gazing and astronomy. Survivors include his sisters; Holly Wilkins of Lake Elmore and Alison Brunelle of Williamstown, VT, brother, Jeff Cook of Rutland. His extended family includes his uncle, T. Wayne Clark and his wife Helen of Eastbrooke, ME, Ann Gray of Essex Junction; and his first cousins, T. Robert Clark, Ruth Rafferty, and Marilyn Geydoshek; and the Coburn family of East Montpelier, VT. He was predeceased by his maternal grandparents, who were a big part of his life, T. Raymond and Arlene Clark,; his mother, Raylene Clark Blanc, and a cousin, Karen Clark. A graveside service will be held Saturday, November 4th, 1:00 pm at the Poplar Hill Cemetery in North Montpelier, VT. His family would like to thank Washington County Mental Health for their years of work and care with Steven; and the Central Vermont Home Health and Hospice for their care. Steven loved cats and his grandmother, Grace was a founding member of the Central Vermont Humane Society. Please consider a donation to CVHS in Steven's memory.