HERSEY, HAROLD GEORGE, of Venice, Fla., passed away January 21, with his wife and family at his side. Beloved husband of Gloria Cecile (Hunter) Hersey for 65 years, Harold was a devoted father of three surviving sons, Ronald Hersey and wife, Penny, o...
FITTS, HAROLD WENDELL, 88, of Sun City Center, Fla., died January 20, at the Lifepath Hospice there. His family had been at his bedside. Wendell, as he was known, was a longtime Barre City and Barre Town resident and well-respected businessman in the...
HARTMAN, BERNADETTE ANN “MS. B,” 54, of Fayetteville, Ark., passed away at Circle of Life Hospice on January 19. Bernadette was born Dec. 24, 1959 in Baltimore, Md., to Dorothy Bustard Cortese and Ralph Cortese. She grew up in Dundalk, Md., and m...
GRASSADONIA, FRANCES ETHEL BAILEY, 80, a former Montpelier resident, died January 18 at the Grafton County Nursing Home, North Haverhill, N.H. She was born in Haverhill, N.H., April 2, 1933, a daughter of Livermore Tucker and Corrie Eliza (Ramsdell) ...
HOUGH, CHARLES M., 70, of Waterbury, passed away in the comfort of his home and family on January 18. Born in Waterbury, Feb. 7, 1943, he was the son of the late Henry C. and Cornie M. (Abare) Hough. On July 9, 1964, he married the former Brenda Barc...
WEBSTER, ELEANOR “ELLIE,” of Montpelier, died at home January 18, of heart failure. She was born June 2, 1936, in Syracuse, N.Y., to Marion and George Cressey. She graduated from Syracuse University, with a degree in child development. She taught...
GRUNVALD, JULIE CARPENTER, 54, of Williston, passed away peacefully at her home on January 18, surrounded by her loving family. Her kindness and engaging ways always endeared her to everyone she met. Her strength and determination allowed her to live...
PERSONS, WANDA CECILIA FRANCIS, 83, of Waterbury passed away in the comfort of her family on January 17. Born in Winsted, Conn., on August 15, 1930, she was the daughter of the late Mathilda (Harris) Francis and Francis M. Francis. Wanda loved her ho...
MURRAY, HELEN FLANDERS, 89, of Williamtown, died January 16 at her home, with her family at her bedside. Born April 11, 1924, in Washington, she was the daughter of Archie and Florence (Cutler) Flanders. She attended elementary school in Washington, ...
SPEAR, NANCY CAROLYN TUCKER, 74, formerly of Lower Websterville, died peacefully surrounded by her husband and children on January 16, in Mayo Health and Continuing Care in Northfield. Born on January 9, 1940 at the Morrison Farm on West Hill in Barr...
VISINTINI, PAUL E., 77, of West Topsham, died January 15 at his home. He and his beloved wife of 56 years, Dawn Lounsbury Visintini, had relocated to Vermont from Baltic, Conn., in 2002. Paul was born in Chaplin, Conn., Nov. 27, 1936, the son of Jose...
SCANDALITO, HAZEL MARIE, 96, passed away peacefully at Woodridge Health and Rehab Center in Berlin on January 14. Born in Port Huron, Mich., on July 5, 1917, she was the daughter of the late Hugo and Carrie (Ringler) Kuehn. Hazel was the beloved wife...
ANDREWS, VIRGINIA "GINNY" - A memorial service for Ginny, who died on Jan. 14, 2014, was held on May 24, 2014 in Littleton, N.H., where she was born and raised. Ginny was the office manager of Capital Realty for many years before obtaining her real e...
BEDIA, PETER ALEXANDER, 63, of Barre, passed away January 13, in the Berlin Health and Rehabilitation Center, with family at his side. Peter was born May 27, 1950, in Barre. He attended North Barre School and graduated from Spaulding High School in 1...
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SYLVESTER, LEAFIE A., 102, of North Barre Manor, passed away on January 13, at Berlin Health & Rehab. Born in Montgomery on September 12, 1911, she was the daughter of the late Leo E. and Viola (Pudvah) Sylvester. She attended school in Montgomer...
LANGLOIS-KRAG, JERILYN, of Williston, left us on January 13, to rejoin the love of her life, Ernest Krag, who predeceased her in 1995. She lost her brief battle with pneumonia, but she won many hearts and minds throughout a life spent helping others ...
MANIATTY, WILLIAM A., 74, of Treasure Island, Fla., died January 13. He was born and raised in Barre. He moved to Florida, where he was active in the insurance business for over 40 years, and was the proprietor of Ensure, Inc. He was a long-time memb...
VENNER, FRANCIS WILLIAM, 88, formerly of Barre, died January 12, at Berlin Health and Rehabilitation Center. Born in Barre on March 8, 1925, he was the son of the late Albert O. Venner and Rose Ouilette. He attended schools in Barre and graduated fro...
GLEASON, ELAINE NANCY, 74, passed away on January 11, at the Woodridge Health & Rehab Center in Berlin. Born in Johnson on September 1, 1939, she was the adopted daughter of the late William Haire and Doris Haire. Her birth mother was Mary Pease,...
FITZPATRICK, ELIZABETH CAMPBELL RENDALL, born August 3, 1929 in New Stevenston, Scotland to Euphemia Campbell and William Rendall, passed away on January 11. Her family immigrated to the U. S. and settled in New York City when she was a child. Betty ...
LIPPINCOTT, MAUREEN V. O'BRIEN, 93, died peacefully in her sleep on January 11. Maureen was born on Sept. 3, 1920, the second child of the late Superior Court Justice and Mrs. Daniel D. O'Brien, of Northampton, Mass. She graduated from Northampton ...
PHILLIPS, MICHAEL GEORGE, 55, of Northfield, died January 10, at his home. He was born April 11, 1958, in Northfield, the son of George and Maxine (Martin) Phillips. He attended Northfield High School. He married Laura May Anderson in Northfield on J...
HEIL, BEVERLY A., 83, died January 10, in Sun City Center, Fla. She was born Sept. 8, 1930, in Pismo Beach, Calif., the daughter of Howard Pratt and Evelyn Boardman. She lived for most of her childhood in Tunbridge and Chelsea, attended South Royalto...
BARQUIN, VIOLET M. "VI," 97, formerly of Montpelier and most recently of Mayo Manor in Northfield, died January 10, at Central Vermont Medical Center. She was born in Graniteville, Feb. 13, 1916, the daughter of Donald and Annie (MacLeod) Murray. Aft...
BOULANGER, RAMONA RUTH, of South Burlington, passed away peacefully at home on January 9, surrounded by her loving family. Mona was born January 18, 1929, in South Barre, one of nine children of Otto Stephen and Lucy (Willett) George. She was a 1948 ...