Imants Vitols, a longtime resident of Woodstock, died peacefully at home on April 19, 2025. Imants was born March 12, 1948, in Munster, Germany, to his Latvian parents, Karlis and Ilze. He then immigrated with his family at age 2 to Rutland, Vermont, where he grew up and graduated from Rutland High School in 1966. He went on to attend the School of Pharmacy at the University of Connecticut, where he met his wife, Karen. After graduating in 1972 he returned to Rutland to work as a pharmacist. In 1973, he came to Woodstock to be the managing pharmacist at the Shire Apothecary. After purchasing the business, he continued to provide a “friendly drugstore” for the community until 2013, when he retired.
Over the years, he was involved with the Woodstock Chamber of Commerce and the first Pentangle Town Hall project. Once golf became his sport of choice, he was very involved with the Men’s Golf Association at the Woodstock Country Club. Besides golf, he enjoyed gardening and cooking.
Imants will be missed by his wife, Karen; son Karl, his wife Andrea, and their children Tovahn and Liba; daughter Emily, her husband Robert, and their children Ethel and Willibald. As well as all his extended family and friends.
A funeral service will be held on May 3 at 3 p.m. at St James Episcopal Church in Woodstock. Reception to follow.
In lieu of flowers, donations can be made to Ottauquechee Health Foundation or the Woodstock Community Food Shelf.
An online guestbook can be found at https://www.cabotfh.com/.
