HARTLEY, SHIRLEY ANN, 73, of Barre, passed away April 6, at her home, surrounded by her family. Born in Barre Oct. 13, 1940, she was the daughter of the late Clarence and Annette (Gagnon) Hartley. Shirley was a graduate of St. Monica Grade School in ...
GARCIA, MERRILYN DEMAS, of St. Johnsbury, passed on peacefully April 6, surrounded by friends and family. Merrilyn is no longer suffering from the lengthy illness that she put up a tough fight against for many years. She is greatly missed by her many...
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LUMSDEN, RETIRED MASTER SGT. ADRIAN "BUZZ," 76, a longtime Stannard resident, died April 6, in the comfort of his home, with his family at his bedside. Buzz was born May 29, 1937, in Greensboro, the son of the late Donald B. Lumsden Sr. and Irene (Br...
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May 17, 2014
LUMSDEN, MASTER SGT. ADRIAN L. - Graveside services with full military honors will be held at 1pm on Saturday, May 17, in the Stannard Cemetery for retired Master Sgt. Adrian L. Lumsden, who died April 6, 2014, at his home....
GARCIA, MERRILYN DEMAS, of St. Johnsbury, passed on peacefully April 6. She was born on April 30, 1949, the daughter of Merrill Demas and Hazel Pittsley Demas, of South Barre, who both predeceased her. Merrilyn's husband, Dennis, predeceased her in 2...
BROWN, IRENE LAFAYETTE, 94, died April 5, at the Woodridge Nursing Home in Berlin. Born Sept. 17, 1919, in Plainfield, she was the daughter of Alton Luther and Florence Ruth (Bailaw) LaFayette. She attended the Plainfield Center School and graduated ...
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MEANEY, FRANCIS J. "MIDGE," 92, of Randolph Center, died April 5, at Gifford Medical Center. He was born June 2, 1921, in Pittsfield, Mass., the son of Francis J. and Marion (Purdy) Meaney. He graduated from Lenox (Mass.) High School. Mr. Meaney serv...
BAER, EVELYN BELLE SIGEL, 104, beloved mother, grandmother, and great-grandmother, died on April 5 at her home at Westview Meadows in Montpelier. Evelyn was born on July 17, 1909 in Boston, Mass., the daughter of Samuel Sigel and Bessie Rich. Her mot...
STEFANESE, ROSE VITANOS, 83, of Berlin Mobile Home Park, passed away peacefully April 5, at Central Vermont Medical Center. Born Aug. 5, 1930, in Montpelier, to George and Eva (Bakame) Vitanos, Rose enjoyed lasting memories of growing up in the famil...
CAYIA, THERESA M., 86, of North Barre Manor, passed away peacefully April 5, at her home. Born in Barre Oct. 10, 1927, she was the daughter of the late Henri and Resina (Plant) Dessureau. Theresa attended school in Barre and was a 1946 graduate of St...
GUILD, BEVERLY ALMA, 90, a Williamstown native, died April 5, at the Suncoast Hospice Center in Pinellas Park, Fla. Her family had been at her bedside. Born July 2, 1923, in Williamstown, she was the daughter of Ralph and Esther (Holden) George. She ...
GOKEY, KEVIN RAY, 42, of Roxbury, passed away April 5 at Dartmouth Hitchcock Medical Center, after a life-long battle with cancer. Born on May 15, 1972 in Claremont, N.H., Kevin was the second youngest child of predeceased Sylvia Abbot of Windsor. Ke...
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April 26, 2014
BLOW, THERON "TED" O. - A memorial Mass will be held on April 26 at 10am at St. Matthew Catholic Church in Tolland, Conn. for Mr. Blow, 94, of Tolland, husband of Barbara Mack Blow. She preceded him in death in 2006, after 64 years of marriage. He di...
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June 28, 2014
AJA-THRESHER, MRS. JENNIFER LAURA FELCH, 60, of Douglasville, Georgia and formerly of Barre, passed away April 5. She was born March 1, 1954 in Berlin, the daughter of Wendell George Felch and the late Mrs. Josephine Louise Cruz Felch Bolio. She marr...
SALVAS, CONSTANCE ANN, 79, of Barre, died peacefully on April 4, at Fletcher Allen Health Care, surrounded by her family. She was born June 28,1934 in Berlin to Sydney and Erma Banfield. She graduated from Montpelier High School in 1953 and went on t...
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SAMPLE, DOUGLAS ARNOLD, 75, of Williamstown, passed on peacefully at Central Vermont Medical Center, April 4, surrounded by family and friends. Born Jan. 28, 1939, he was the son of William Everest and Harriett (Emery) Sample. Doug attended grades on...
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July 25, 2014
SAMPLE, DOUGLAS ARNOLD - The graveside service with military honors for Douglas Arnold Sample, 75, will be held at 11 a.m. Friday, July 25, 2014, in the Vermont Veterans Memorial Cemetery in Randolph Center. He died April 4, 2014. Family and friends ...
HOLT, JESSIE MARY, 92, died April 3, at Central Vermont Medical Center. Born Sept. 9, 1921, in Providence, R.I., she was the daughter of Karl and Sonia (Solomon) Habbep. She attended elementary school in Barre and graduated from Spaulding High School...
HOLMAN, PAULINE C. "POLLY," 85, died April 1, at Joslyn House in Randolph. She was born Oct. 13, 1928, in Concord, N.H., the daughter of Charles and Alice (Irish) Chase. She graduated from Colton (N.Y.) High School in 1950 and from Gifford Hospital S...
SANBORN, GRACE EARLE, 104, passed away April 1, at The Pines of Sarasota in Sarasota, Fla. She lived there for seven years. She had many happy times there. Grace was born Feb. 15, 1910, in Hyde Park. She married Clayton Jones, and they had two daught...
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WITZENBERGER, HENRY FRANK, 96, died April 1, at Heaton Woods in Montpelier. He was born March 30, 1918, in Brooklyn in New York City, the son of Henry and Jennie (Kopitsh) Witzenberger. He graduated from Farmington High School on Long Island, N.Y., i...
CALCAGNI, MARIAN DAVIS, 86, of Ocala, Fla., died peacefully April 1 at Legacy House, following a brief illness. She was the widow of Frank R. Calcagni, who passed away May 27, 2008. Born Aug. 5, 1927, in Barre, Calcagni was the daughter of the Hon. D...
NOLAN, ROBERTA JEAN, 86, of Plainfield, died March 31, at the Vermont Respite House in Williston; her family had been at her bedside. Born April 3, 1927, in Barre, she was the daughter of John and Florence (Hibbard) Thurber. She attended schools both...
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RATTEE, DONALD R., of Randolph, 96, died March 31, at Menig Extended Care Facility in Randolph. He was born June 25, 1917, in Randolph, the son of Julius and Mary (DeGonyoun) Rattee. He graduated from Randolph High School in 1935 and served in the U....
DEFORGE, DAVID LEO, 59, born to Clyde and Dolores (Crozzoli) DeForge in Montpelier, passed away on March 31, in Missoula, Mont., after a courageous battle with cancer. He will be deeply missed by his family and many friends. He is survived by his wif...
