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Laurence B. Holmes

Laurence B. Holmes

Nov 10, 2025

Laurence B. Holmes, 90, of Norwich, VT, passed away peacefully at home on Monday, November 10, 2025, surrounded by his loving family.

Born April 16, 1935, in Melrose, MA, Larry was the son of Joseph Palmer and Charlotte (Chadbourne) Holmes. He graduated from Melrose High School in 1953 and served in the U.S. Army in Okinawa, Japan....

Melissa "Misty" Lee Talbert

Melissa "Misty" Lee Talbert

Nov 10, 2025

Melissa "Misty" Talbert, 31, of West Fairlee, VT, passed away in her home on November 10, 2025.

Misty was born on February 28, 1994, in Lebanon, NH, to Ginger Farewell and Anthony Talbert. Shortly after she was born, her older sister Cassandra affectionately nicknamed her "Misty," and the name stuck. Misty's father died in 1998, a loss...

Elwin Elbert Smead, Sr.

Elwin Elbert Smead, Sr.

Nov 9, 2025

Weathersfield Bow, VT – Elwin Elbert Smead, Sr., died at his home in the early hours of Sunday, November 9, 2025. Elwin was born on July 17, 1939, in Brookfield, VT, his family moved to Weathersfield Bow when he was young, and he lived the rest of his life on the same property. He served in the Vermont National...

Laura Laforest

Laura Laforest

Nov 9, 2025

  "I am large, I contain multitudes" – Walt Whitman  

 Laura Laforest, age 50, of Falls Church, VA, died on November 9, 2025 

 Born on February 20, 1975, she was a native of Yonkers, NY, and a graduate of Columbia University. Having been dealt a losing hand in terms of her biological family, Laura assembled the most incredible chosen family. Laughter was never far...

Wanda Jane Finley Castner

Wanda Jane Finley Castner

Nov 8, 2025

White River Junction, VT- Wanda Jane Finley Castner, Jan. 31, 1936 - Nov. 8, 2025

Wanda Jane Finley Castner died at age 89 on Saturday, Nov. 8, 2025, while a resident at Valley Terrace, White River Junction, Vermont.  Born on the family farm in Malta, Ohio on a winter day in the midst of the Great Depression,...

Steven F. Gross

Steven F. Gross

Nov 8, 2025

Windsor, VT – Steven F. Gross, 52, died unexpectedly on Saturday, November 8, 2025. Steve was born on October 28, 1973, in Berlin, VT to Fred W. and Barbara Ann (Johnson) Gross. A short time later, he became an older brother to sister Janet. He was an active kid who enjoyed playing hockey, skiing, snowboarding, and skateboarding, but he...

Charles Edward Wells

Charles Edward Wells

Nov 6, 2025

White River Jct., VT - Charles Edward Wells, 89, died unexpectedly on Thursday, November 6, 2025, at home in White River Jct.

He was born July 17, 1936, in Springfield, VT a son of Franklin Jenkins and Pauline Thelma (Holden) Wells. Chuck spent his early years in Rutland, VT before his family moved to West Lebanon, NH...

Ronald B. Devoyd

Ronald B. Devoyd

Nov 6, 2025

Hartland, VT – Ronald B. Devoyd, 87, died on Thursday, November 6, 2025, at Mt. Ascutney Hospital in Windsor, VT. Ron was born in Claremont, NH on September 9, 1938, to Howard and Effie (Sears) Devoyd. He was the youngest of the family's three sons and graduated from Stevens High School. While in high school he worked with a...

Leonard "Zab" Zabilansky

Leonard "Zab" Zabilansky

Nov 5, 2025

Perkinsville, VT – Leonard J. "ZAB" Zabilansky, 75, died November 05, 2025, at home with loving family around.

Len was born on March 17, 1950, in Stafford, CT, a son of Raymond and Dorothea Miriam (McManamy) Zabilansky. He graduated from Rockville High School in 1968 and went on to continue his education at Indiana Institute of Technology...

Jolene T. Rankin

Jolene T. Rankin

Nov 4, 2025

Windsor, VT – Jolene T. Rankin, 67, died after a short illness in Hartford, VT on Tuesday, November 4, 2025. She was born on October 1, 1958, in Elmira, NY to Donald and Joyce (Cecchini) English.

Jolene had a deep love for life's simple joys. She absolutely loved gardening, crafting, and collecting antiques. She also adored her...

Norma C. Fisk, Rn

Norma C. Fisk, Rn

Nov 3, 2025

Vershire, VT – Norma C. Fisk, RN went to be with her Lord, very peacefully on the 3rd of November 2025. She was a vibrant 91 years young, born in Hartford, VT on the 21st of April 1934, to Harry and Priscilla Conley, as an only child.

She was a Hartford High School graduate in the class...

Stewart M. George

Stewart M. George

Oct 31, 2025

White River Junction, VT- Stewart M. George, 80, died October 31, 2025, at the Jack Byrne Center in Lebanon, NH. Stewart was born April 26, 1945, in Hanover, NH, the son of Gordon George and Evelyn (Hatch); he lived on the family farm in Ely for many years and graduated from Thetford Academy in 1963, where he played baseball...

Ronald H. I. Follensbee

Ronald H. I. Follensbee

Oct 30, 2025

White River Junction, VT — Ronald H. I. Follensbee, 91, died Thursday, October 30, 2025, at the Jack Byrne Center for Palliative & Hospice Care at Dartmouth Hitchcock Medical Center in Lebanon, NH.

Ron was born November 10, 1933, in Sanbornton, NH, a son of Leonard and Alberta (Reney) Follensbee. He graduated from Lebanon High School in...

Arthur Whitman

Arthur Whitman

Oct 30, 2025

White River Jct., VT- Arthur Whitman, 73, of White River Junction, VT, died peacefully at his home on October 30, 2025.

Born on February 4, 1952, in Greenfield, MA, he was the son of Howard Alphonso and Elizabeth Maude (Call) Whitman. Arthur grew up in Greenfield and graduated from Greenfield High School before attending the University of...

Emerson Howland Swift

Emerson Howland Swift

Oct 28, 2025

Westmore, VT - Emerson Howland Swift, 95, passed away peacefully on Tuesday, October 28 in Newport, Vermont. Howland, as he was known, was born June 7,1930 in Princeton, New Jersey to Emerson Howland Swift and Anne Swift (Davis).

Howland and three sisters were raised in Princeton (down the street from Albert Einstein.) His father was a professor...

Nedra Jade Cadiz

Nedra Jade Cadiz

Oct 26, 2025

Nedra Jade Cadiz (Potter) December 28, 1947 — October 26, 2025

Nedra, also known as Nikki or Neddie, passed away on October 26, 2025, at the age of 77 in her Island Park, NY home after a prolonged battle with cancer. She was born on December 28, 1947, and raised in Quechee, Vermont, dedicating her...

Matthew John Henderson

Matthew John Henderson

Oct 25, 2025

White River Jct., VT – Matthew John Henderson, 38, died unexpectedly on Saturday, October 25, 2025 in Hartford, VT.

He was born January 30, 1987, in Lebanon, NH a son of David Henderson and Mary Ann Devins. Matt grew up in White River Junction and attended Hartford High School and graduated with the class of 2005, where...

David W. Langlois

David W. Langlois

Oct 25, 2025

White River Junction, VT — David W. Langlois, 81, passed away peacefully at his home on Saturday, October 25, 2025.

David was born on October 6, 1944, in Lebanon, NH, to Jesse and Grace (McCabe) Langlois. He grew up in Wilder, VT, and graduated from Hartford High School in 1962. That same year, he married Linda Spaulding,...

Linda J. Anoe

Linda J. Anoe

Oct 24, 2025

Linda J. Anoe, 76, died at Elm Wood Care Center in Claremont, NH on Friday, October 24, 2025. She was born on August 23, 1949, in Windsor, VT to Deane L. and Virginia Rose (Smith) Herschel and spent most of her life in Windsor as an active member of the community. She met and married David Anoe in 1972,...

Alan Maurice Green

Alan Maurice Green

Oct 22, 2025

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Alan Maurice Green, 51, of White River Junction, Vermont, passed away from cancer on October 22, 2025. Alan was a caring and creative storyteller who loved sharing his worlds with his family and friends. Alan started playing Dungeons & Dragons at age ten. He most often played with...

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