Wed, 03/10/2021 - 3:50pm sarahp DOLORES “LOLITA” VESPERINAS HOUSER
MIDDLEBURY With great sadness, we announce the loss of our beloved mother and grandmother, Dolores Vesperinas Houser, 92, of The Residence at Otter Creek in Middlebury. She passed away on Sunday, Feb. 28, in the arms of her family.
Born in Madrid, Spain, in 1928, she was the youngest of six children. Lolita possessed a vibrant personality and enjoyed a successful career as a dancer in the theater. She moved to Northern Virginia in 1957, where she raised her three children and worked for many years in Washington, D.C., as an instructor of fitness and aerobics. Upon her retirement in 1993, she joined her family in Manchester, Vt. Lolita truly enjoyed her little house on Cottage Street and found friends with her interest in rug hooking, knitting, sewing, gardening, and painting. She hosted a weekly Parcheesi group and volunteered at the nursing home to teach exercise class and lesso