COMPANION, THOMAS J., 51, passed away unexpectedly at Central Vermont Medical Center on October 13. Born in Montpelier on May 2, 1962, he was the son of Ellen L. (Callahan) Companion and the late James W. Companion. On Aug. 14, 2004, Tom married the ...
ELDRED, ARDYS RUTH CANE, 94, passed away on October 13 in Northfield, where she resided at Mayo Manor along with her husband, Alvin Roy Eldred, until he passed away on Oct. 25, 2011. Ardys was born on Sept. 5, 1919, to Blanche S. Darby and John Leon ...
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MCLAM, LEOTA M., 88, of Waits River, died October 13, at Starr Farm Nursing Center in Burlington. She was born in East Topsham on April 17, 1925, the daughter of Leslie and Ruby (Colby) Welch. She attended school in East Corinth and graduated from Br...
WILDBUR, YVONNE P., 73, of South Barre, passed away October 13, at the Berlin Health and Rehabilitation Center. She was surrounded by her three daughters and close family members. Born on May 4, 1940, in East Barre, she was the daughter of the late H...
HARVEY, PETER EVAN, 46, of Lewiston, Penn. and formerly of Barre, passed away unexpectedly of natural causes on October 13. Born in Burlington on Aug. 27, 1967, Peter grew up in Barre Town and attended Barre Town Elementary School and Spaulding High ...
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COLO, RUDOLPH A. "RUDY" JR., 90, of Barre, passed away October 12, in the peace and comfort of his home. He was born on June 29, 1923, the only child of Irene Ghidotti and Rudolph Arther Colo of Pittsfield, Massachusetts. Rudy was deeply moved and gr...
PLASTRIDGE, KELLY N., 52, of Graniteville, died October 12, at Central Vermont Medical Center. Born on March 15, 1961, in Barre, he was the son of Robert Neal and Martha Deal (Seguin) Plastridge. As part of a military family, Kelly lived in Germany...
BURNS, JEAN MARIE, 38, of Southbridge, Mass, died unexpectedly October 12, at Harrington Hospital. A memorial service was held for Jean on November 3, 2013 at the Williamstown Methodist Church. Several friends and family members spoke in her memory a...
BOARDMAN, ZITA DEVITTORI, 91, of Barre, passed away on October 11, at her son and daughter-in-law's home in East Montpelier. As her high school yearbook quote revealed, from a young age, Zita was "A Little Friend of all the World." She was loved by a...
TAYLOR, EDNA I., passed away on October 10, at the Green Mountain Nursing Home. Edna was born in Morrisville, to the late Clyde and Myra (Dwyer) Richardson, on April 9, 1930. In 1948, she married Bernard Taylor, who predeceased her in 2006. She leave...
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PHILIP, WILLIAM THOMAS SR., 87, of Barre City, died October 10, at Central Vermont Medical Center. His wife, Leona, was at his bedside. Born August 24, 1926, in Barre City, he was the son of James K.A. and Merle (Gundry) Philip. He was a graduate of ...
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LITCHFIELD, HENRY ROLFE II, 34, of Randolph, died October 10, at his home. He was born Nov. 3, 1978, in Randolph, the son of Duane and JoAnne (Smith) Litchfield. He graduated from Randolph Union High School, where he attended the culinary arts progra...
BENOIT, LANYARD E. "LARRY," 89, of Duxbury, passed away in the comfort of his home and family on October 8. Born in East Berkshire on Sept. 24, 1924, he was the son of the late Leo and Irene (Lawrence) Benoit. On July 7, 1942, he married the former I...
PLASTRIDGE, MARTHA DEAL, 73, of Graniteville, died October 8, at the Berlin Health and Rehabilitation Center. She was born in Barre on June 18, 1940, the daughter of Arthur and Doris (Patno) Seguin. She was a graduate of Spaulding High School, class ...
SPASYK, JEAN HALL, 93, of Montpelier, died October 7, at the Woodridge Nursing Home in Berlin. Her family had been at her bedside. Born April 9, 1920, in Rochester, N.Y., she was the daughter of Raymond A. and Anna (French) Hall. She was a graduate o...
BUTLER, ALLEN GEORGE, 91, of East Montpelier, died October 6, at Central Vermont Medical Center. He was born at home April 11, 1922, the son of George Davis and Mary (Ormsbee) Butler. Mr. Butler graduated from Montpelier High School, and in 1948 he r...
KELLY, BRENDA JOYCE, 62, of Waterbury, formerly of Carver, Mass., passed away peacefully at home surrounded by family on October 6. She was the beloved wife of the late Richard Kelly, who passed in 1999. Born in Norwood, Mass., on May 29, 1951, she w...
ANDRESS, CLYFTON P. "CLYF," 57, of Plainfield, died October 5, at Berlin Health and Rehabilitation Center. Born on Dec. 12, 1955, in Barre, he was the son of Romaine and DeEtte (Batchelder) Andress. He attended Twinfield School. Clyf spent his entire...
LAMSON, LEONA M., 76, a longtime resident of Waterbury Center, passed away on October 5 at the home of her daughter and son-in-law in Berlin, with her family at her side. Leona was born in Burlington Oct. 31, 1936, the daughter of the late Andrew C. ...
BURNS, RICKEY ALLEN, 52, of Barre, died October 4, at his home. Born Feb. 3, 1961, in Hyde Park, he was the son of Clayton and Priscilla (Miller) Burns. He attended Union 32 High School in East Montpelier. On Nov. 11, 1979, Rickey married Lisa M. Kno...
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LOVELY, RALPH ELMER, 85, a longtime resident of Tilden House, died October 4, in the Garden Room of Gifford Medical Center in Randolph. His family had been at his bedside. Born Jan. 30, 1928, in Waterbury Center, he was the son of Irving and Julia (M...
BOYD, SUSANNE PERRY, 81, a longtime Greensboro resident, died October 3, at the Birches Nursing Home in Concord, N.H. She was born June 17, 1932, in Barre, the daughter of the late Courtland L. Perry and Bertha (Nason) Perry. She graduated from Spaul...
MARTIN, HILDA ELAINE HOLDEN, 87, of The Gardens, died October 3 at Berlin Health and Rehabilitation Center, with family at her side. Born March 11, 1926, in Barre City, she was the daughter of Wilman and Mildred (Thompson) Holden. Hilda grew up in Pl...
MCBRIDE, DOROTHY, of Barre, passed away on October 3, one day away from her 90th birthday. Her daughter, Kathe, was at her bedside. Dot was born on Oct. 4, 1923, the daughter of the late William and Mabel (Lanigan) O'Brien in Elizabeth, N.J. Dot grad...
SMITH, JOSETTE MICHELLE, 66, passed away in the comfort of her family in Waterbury Center, on October 3. Born in Montpelier, April 28, 1947, she was the daughter of the late Leon and Lucia (Backus) Griffith. On Jan. 19, 1980, she married Christopher ...