Source, Rutland Daily Herald--Mon. Dec. 5, 1949. MISS MARY BURPEE. Springfield, Vt.--Dec. 4--Services will be held Tuesday for Miss Mary E. Burpee, 79, who died yesterday in a nursing home. The rites will be held in Memorial chapel with the Rev. Richard F. Beyer, pastor of the Congregational church, officiating. Burial will be in Summer hill cemetery. Miss Burpee was born in Springfield on January 6, 1870, the daughter of Warren and Abbie (Harlow) Burpee. Surviving is a half-brother, Charles E. Burpee. Transcribed by, Joan H. Bixby Genealogy not just a hobby, but a labor of love.