Ann Renzoni passed away in her sleep early on April 1, 2026, in Burlington, Vt. She was 89 years old. Ann was born on April 30, 1936, in Barre City, Vt. She was the daughter of Maurice J. Bertrand and Monica (Lawrence) Bertrand.
Ann grew up in Barre and Montpelier. After graduating from St. Michael’s High School in 1954, she moved to California, where she gave birth to her first child, Sharon, in 1955. She then spent several years living in Florida, working for the airlines.
In the mid-1960s Ann returned to Vermont, first to Montpelier and later to Burlington, where she met her future husband, Bobby Renzoni. They were married in 1968 and welcomed a son, Scott, in 1971. After Bobby’s death in 1973, Ann dedicated herself to raising Scott.
She later worked multiple jobs — at Saint Michael’s College, St. John Vianney Church and perhaps most famously in the Church Street tourist information kiosk. For years she opened her Airport Drive home in South Burlington to family and friends and renters, forging lasting bonds while enjoying her backyard pool during the all-too-short Vermont summers.
Ann was fiercely independent and strong-willed. She was also sensitive and sweet and very funny, with a gift for wry one-liners. She loved kitty cats and little dogs (Scooter above all), knickknacks, thrillers, Big Papi, and talk shows. She had good advice when you needed it most. She was deeply loved.
Ann’s son, Scott, predeceased her in January 2025. She is survived by her daughter, Sharon Weil, and wife Lesley Manent of Lake Havasu City, Ariz.; her sister, Sidney, and husband Lester Hodgdon of Brunswick, Maine; and three Bertrand brothers: Michael of Sebastian, Fla.; Stephen and wife Jan; and Matthew, both of Burlington, Vt. She also leaves her nephews, Ben Hodgdon, wife Margarita Fernandez, and daughters Carmen and Lucia of Jericho, Vt.; and Rob Hodgdon, wife Marta and daughter Helena of Warsaw, Poland.
Funeral services will be held on Saturday, April 11, 2026, 10 a.m., at St. John Vianney in South Burlington. Interment will follow in Resurrection Park Cemetery. A reception will be held afterward. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to Humane World for Animals (formerly known as the Humane Society).