Charles Many

Charles Gerard Many, 79, died on October 14, 2026, at St. Albans Healthcare.

He attended Williston Central and Rice Memorial High, graduating in 1965. 

He pursued studies for the Roman Catholic priesthood first at St. Edmund's Novitiate in Mystic, Connecticut, then attended St. Michael's College in Vermont, graduating in 1970 with a bachelor's degree in philosophy and French. 

Continuing higher education, he went to Toronto School of Theology in Canada, graduating in 1973 with a Master of Divinity degree. Summers from 1970 to 1973 were spent working on a master's degree in French at Middlebury College in Vermont. 

After ordination on January 26, 1974, he served at St. May's Parish in Quebec, Canada, Sacred Heart Parish in Groton, Connecticut, and finally at St. Lawrence Parish in Essex Junction, Vermont. During his assignment in Essex Junction, he served as Chaplain at Fanny Allen Hospital and President of the Rice Memorial High School Board. Finally, he received a Doctor of Divinity from St. Mary's University in Maryland. 

He was employed at Liberty Mutual Insurance, Comprehensive Mutual Insurance, and SymQuest. He retired in 2011 at Taft Farm Senior Living Center.