PLAINFIELD - Sylvia Johnson Dole passed away on Oct. 1, 2008, after a courageous battle with cancer. Sylvia was born in Lyndon on July 31, 1940. She was the only child of Noyle W. Johnson and Alice Martin Johnson of Plainfield. She attended schools in Plainfield and graduated from Gould Academy, Bethel, Maine. She earned her bachelor's degree in education from Castleton State College. Her masters in history was received from Western Connecticut State University, Danbury, Conn. She taught school in Montpelier for several years. Hooking traditional rugs became her passion. After receiving her training in teaching rug hooking, she taught hooking in several venues. For the last twenty five years, she taught for the Montpelier Senior Center. Sylvia became very skillful in repairing old and antique hooked rugs. Many of the techniques she used were hers. She had her own web site, Sylvia's Sugarwood Rug Studio. Sylvia was also a history buff. She collected history of Plainfield especially old postcards. She accumulated an extensive picture collection of historic places in Plainfield and surrounding communities. The pictured history book that was recently published on Plainfield was partly done by her, several others, and Cora Copping. For Sylvia, there was only place one to be and that was Vermont. Sylvia leaves her husband Robert M. Dole, Jr. and two sons, Martin Robert Dole and his wife Anita of Hartland; Frederick Neil Dole and his wife Kimberley of Martinsburg, W. Va.; two grandsons, Spencer and Brandon Dole. Her mother and father predeceased her. Sylvia was a member of the Grace Methodist Church in Plainfield. She was quite proud of her help in restoring the pipe organ in the church. A graveside service will be held Saturday, Oct. 4, 2008, at the PlainMont Cemetery in East Montpelier at 11 a.m. A memorial service will take place at 1 p.m. Saturday at the Grace Methodist Church in Plainfield.