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Viola H. Durphey
Jun 16, 2011
HARTLAND, VT Viola H. Durphey, 89, a lifelong resident of Hartland, passed away Thursday morning, June 16 at the Mt. Ascutney Hospital and Health Center in Windsor. She was born August 14, 1921 in Hartland the daughter of Raymond S. and Hazel (Barbour) Howe. She received her schooling in Hartland and Windsor, graduating from Windsor High School in 1939. She...
Thelma B. Hoisington Smiley
Jun 16, 2011
WINDSOR, VT Thelma B. Hoisington Smiley, 95, a longtime resident of Windsor passed away Thursday morning, June 16, at the Mt. Ascutney Hospital and Health Center in Windsor. She was born July 25, 1915 in Northfield, Vermont the daughter of Clarence J. and Cora Etta (Reynolds) Webster. She received her schooling in Windsor and attended Windsor High School. As a...
Bevalie Cone Pritchard
Jun 12, 2011
NORWICH, VT Bevalie Cone Pritchard, 96, a longtime resident of Norwich, died June 12, 2011 at Genesis Eldercare Lebanon Center in Lebanon, N.H. She was born Oct. 4, 1914 in Boston, the daughter of Raymond and May Cone and grew up in Windsor, Vt. where she attended Windsor schools. In 1936 she graduated from Middlebury College with a degree in...
Wolde C. Bekele
Jun 11, 2011
Wolde Christos Bekele passed away on June 11, 2011, at the age of 76. His field was economics and banking, and he did his graduate studies for an MBA and PhD at New York University. He married Pauline Plummer of Plainfield in 1966 and they settled in Parkway Village in Queens, NY. He worked as a country economist at...
Robert A. "Pud" Simonds
Jun 7, 2011
Robert Adams "Pud" Simonds, 85, died Tuesday June 7 at Kendal at Hanover. He was born in White River Junction on Dec. 27, 1925, the son of Doris (Adams) and Rexford L Simonds. He was predeceased by his only brother Richard K. Simondsin 2003. He married Virginia Napolitano in 1949 and had been married for 58 years at time of...
Richard G. Poulton
Jun 7, 2011
White River Junction, VT - Richard G. Poulton, 89 died Tuesday, June 7, 2011 at the Brookside Nursing Home in White River Junction. Richard was born January 15, 1922 the son of George and Daisy (Evans) Poulton. He graduated from high school in Saint Lambert, QB. Richard joined the Royal Canadian Navy and served during WWII. On July 21, 1945...
Ashley L. Durand
Jun 5, 2011
Wilder, VT- Ashley Durand, 19, died unexpectedly Sunday June 5th in Dixville Notch, NH. Ashley was born September 19, 1991 in Lebanon, NH the daughter of Jeffery L. and Tammy L. (Carr) Durand. She grew up in Wilder and in 2010 graduated from Hartford High School where she not only excelled academically but enjoyed participating in athletics including the varsity...
Philomena M. Chase
Jun 4, 2011
Philomena M. Chase White River Jct., VT - Philomena M. Chase, 97, died Saturday June 4th surrounded by her family and longtime caregivers at Wheelock Terrace in Hanover, NH. She was born December 30, 1913 a daughter of Michael and Luigia (Maffeo) Regione in Candida, Italy. She moved with her family to the United States, settling in White River Jct....
Edward J. Abbott
May 28, 2011
Edward J. Abbott Ascutney, VT – Edward J. Abbott, 86, a longtime resident of Ascutney, passed away peacefully Saturday May 28th at Mt. Ascutney Hospital in Windsor. He was born February 14, 1925 in West Pawlet, VT the son of late Maurice and Harriett (Bushman) Abbott formerly of Springfield, VT. Edward attended school at schools throughout Vermont and Upstate New...
Stephanie W. Hart
May 27, 2011
WILDER, VT. — Stephanie W. Hart, 76, died peacefully at home surrounded by family and friends on Friday, May 27, 2011, after a long struggle with cancer. She was originally from New York the daughter of Isabel and George Woods. She lived in Norwich from 1963 and moved to Wilder with her long-term partner Fredrick H. Ladd in 2003. Fred...
Frances Hatch
May 26, 2011
West Lebanon , NH – Frances "Lindy" Hatch, 91, died Thursday May 26th at Genesis Eldercare in Lebanon , NH . She was born December 23, 1919 in Estevan , Saskatchewan a daughter of Emil R. and Ida (Erikson) Lindgren. Lindy grew up in Estevan and later moved to Seattle , WA where she graduated from high school. She received...
Alberta S. "Tillie" Dickinson
May 26, 2011
WINDSOR, VT Alberta S. "Tillie" Dickinson, 87, a resident of Windsor and formerly of Brandon, VT, passed away Thursday evening, May 26, at the Mt. Ascutney Hospital and Health Center in Windsor. She was born June 27, 1923 in Sudbury, Vermont the daughter of Claude and Rita (Tupper) Denton. She received her schooling in Brandon. She was employed at General...
John B Tom
May 24, 2011
John B. Tom White River Jct., VT – John B. Tom, 64, died May 24th at his home in White River Jct., VT. He was born February 16, 1947 a son of Benjamin and Alice (Bacon) Tom in Tahlequah, OK. John grew up in Oklahoma and served in the US Army during Vietnam from 1965 until his discharge in 1971....
Genevera E Bauernschmidt
May 24, 2011
Born November 9, 1911, Genevera Elizabeth Bauernschmidt's life spanned nearly a century until her death May 24, 2011. In the chill of November on the homestead in Alberta, Canada, the itinerant country doctor attended the birth of Genevera, first child of Harry and Minerva Brown. Her earliest years were spent helping with chores: feeding the horses, cows, pigs, and chickens,...
Michael Jay Kendall
May 23, 2011
Michael Jay Kendall Nantucket, MA – Michael Jay Kendall, 44, died unexpectedly at his home on Nantucket on Monday May 23. He was born on September 12, 1966 in Lebanon, New Hampshire to the proud parents of Rodney and Carol Kendall of Wilder, Vermont. Michael graduated from Hartford High School in 1984 and worked at Timken Aerospace for over 20...
Robert W. Martin Jr.
May 21, 2011
Thetford Center, VT – Robert W. Martin, Jr., 66, passed from this life in the arms of and surrounded by his loving family on Saturday May 21st at Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center in Lebanon, NH. He was born November 19, 1944 in Lebanon, NH a son of Robert W. and Catherine "Tina" McCarthy Martin. Bob graduated from Hartford High School in...
Bartram W. Bumsted
May 18, 2011
Bartram Washburn Bumsted, 87, resident of Valley Terrace, White River Junction, Vermont, died Wednesday, May 18, 2011 at his residence with his wife of 63 years, Marcia, at his side. He was born in Jersey City, New Jersey on May 20, 1923, the son of Roy Remmey and Amelia Washburn Bumsted. In 1945, he graduated from Princeton University with a...
Frank "Sam" Roberts
May 11, 2011
WINDSOR, VT Frank W. "Sam" Roberts, 48, a longtime resident of Windsor, passed away unexpectedly Wednesday evening, May 11, at the Mt. Ascutney Hospital Emergency Department in Windsor. He was born May 8, 1963 in Windsor the son of Frank E. and Marion (Ladue) Roberts. He received his schooling in Windsor and attended Windsor High School. Sam enjoyed music and...
Matilda "Millie" Whitney
May 11, 2011
Wilder, VT – Millie Whitney, 91, died Wednesday May 11th at her home in Wilder. She was born February 7, 1920 in Claremont, NH a daughter of Anthony and Nellie (Husdza) Leszkiewicz. She graduated from Stevens High School in Claremont in 1939 and later from Mary Hitchcock School of Nursing in Hanover, NH. Millie was married to Richard Whitney in...
Gladys M Goff
May 9, 2011
Gladys M. Goff died peacefully on May 9, 2011 at The Valley Terrace Assisted Living Community in White River Junction, VT. She was born March 23, 1918 in New Brunswick, Canada. She moved to Lewiston, ME as a child where she grew up and graduated from Lewiston High School. It was there that she met and married Francis J. Goff...
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