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Ervin Edward Needham
Aug 21, 2025
Ervin Edward "Buster" Needham, 76 of South Stafford, passed away on August 21, 2025, at Dartmouth Hitchcock Medical Center.
Born on May 4, 1949, to Melvin Edward and Maude Abigail Russell Whitaker Needham.
He was predeceased by his wife Wanda and a large family of siblings (8). Survivors include his four children and 12 grandchildren....
Matthew S. Young
Aug 20, 2025
Windsor, VT- Matthew S. Young, died unexpectedly at his home on Wednesday, August 20, 2025, at the age of 40 after months of fighting medical issues.
Matthew was born on June 14, 1985, the son of Richard Kelly Young and Jackie (Varney) Young. He grew up in Windsor alongside his brother, Michael.
Matthew faced a...
Irene Mary Gallerani Powers
Aug 19, 2025
Naples, FL- Irene Powers passed away peacefully on August 19, 2025, at the age of 100 surrounded by family.
Irene was born at home in Somerville, MA. She graduated from City of Somerville High School at the age of 16 and then from Burdette Business College in Boston, MA, where she met her future husband, Norman Powers....
William "Bill" P. Emerson
Aug 19, 2025
West Lebanon, NH – William "Bill" P. Emerson, 96, died on Tuesday, August 19, 2025, at Sunapee Cove assisted living in Sunapee, NH.
Bill was born in NY, NY on April 3, 1929, and was raised with unconditional love by his adoptive parents, Walter and Anna Ruth (Park) Emerson. He attended Westchester High School and graduated from...
Charlotte Louise Harvey
Aug 17, 2025
Charlotte Louise (Warren) Harvey, 92, died Sunday, August 17th, 2025, at Genesis in Lebanon, NH surrounded by her family.
Born at home on February 6, 1933, in Pomfret, Vermont, she was the beloved daughter of William H. and Marjorie (Wooley) Warren.
Charlotte lived a life marked by an unwavering sense of duty, and an unmatched...
Francis "Frank" Ashline
Aug 15, 2025
Hartland, VT- Francis "Frank" Ashline, 74, died suddenly in the early morning of Friday, August 15, 2025, at Dartmouth Hitchcock Medical Center in Lebanon, NH.
Frank was born in the kitchen of the family home to parents Adelorde and Ruth (Murphy) Ashline. He lived his whole life in Hartland, and he never had the desire to live...
Lawrence A. Luce
Aug 13, 2025
Lawrence Albert Luce, 84, died at home on Wednesday August 13, 2025, after a period of declining health.
Larry was born June 2, 1941, the oldest son of Albert and Helen (Burnham) Luce, at home in the Jericho District of Hartford. He grew up on the family's dairy farms and learned the work of a farm from...
Clifford F. Johnson
Aug 11, 2025
White River Junction, VT- Clifford Fay Johnson, 94, of White River Junction, died on Monday, August 11, 2025, at the White River Junction VA Medical Center.
Born on February 16, 1931, in Windsor, Vermont, he was the son of Ralph Gordon Johnson, Sr. and Ruth Celia (Bartlett) Johnson. Cliff grew up in Windsor and graduated with the...
Linda Lee Lique
Aug 10, 2025
Springfield, VT – Linda Lee Lique, 83, died on Sunday, August 10, 2025, at home in Springfield, VT. Surrounded by her family. Linda was born in Montpelier, VT on July 17, 1942, the first child of Paul and Jean (Jacobs) Patnode. She graduated from Springfield High School and married Burnham Lique on September 28, 1963. They moved to Westminster...
Jamison G. O'Neil
Aug 9, 2025
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Hartland, VT- Jamison Gardner O'Neil, 35, of Hartland, VT passed away August 9, 2025, as a result of a car accident. His daughter, Charlie, was born August 10, 2025. He would have been the best girl-dad ever.
Jamison was born May 2, 1990 to...
Sheila May Sawyer
Aug 9, 2025
White River Jct., VT - Sheila May Sawyer, 70, died Saturday, August 9, 2025, at home with her husband by her side.
She was born February 3, 1955, in Hanover, NH, a daughter of Russell and Louise (Sheehan) Williams. Sheila lived throughout Vermont and New Hampshire as a young girl, attending schools around the twin states. She...
Rory Lee Larock
Aug 8, 2025
Windsor, VT - Rory Lee LaRock, 66, died on Friday, August 8, 2025, at his home. He was born on July 18, 1959, in Rochester, NH and spent most of his childhood in Enosburg, VT. He felt the call of adventure and as a teenager hitchhiked his way across the US and back multiple times. Years later he would...
Kari Louise Griffin
Aug 7, 2025
Milford, MA- Kari Louise (Harris) Griffin, 56, of Milford, MA died peacefully on Thursday, August 7th, 2025. Born in Pittsburgh, PA, and raised in the Upper Valley, Kari was the daughter of Hildreth "Jill" (Cameron) Devins, the late David Ronald "Ronnie" Harris, and the stepdaughter of the late Jim Devins. She was married to William "Nick" Griffin.
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Kenneth Nelson Crocker
Aug 6, 2025
Tunbridge, VT – Kenneth Nelson Crocker, 72, died on Wednesday, August 6, 2025, at the Jack Byrne Center for Palliative and Hospice Care at Dartmouth Health in Lebanon, NH.
Kenneth was born on July 5, 1953, in Plymouth, IN, the son of Bill and Mary (Halt) Crocker. He attended the Plymouth Schools, graduating in 1971, and went...
James Andrew Progin
Aug 1, 2025
James Andrew Progin died August 1, 2025, in Hanover NH of a blood infection at the age of 86.
He was born January 11, 1939, in Fitchburg, Massachusetts to Nelson Homer and Elna (Lundberg) Progin. Both parents predeceased him at an early age and his maternal aunt Agnes Mindt and husband Karl raised him, along with his...
Gail L. Lyman-Hatzell
Aug 1, 2025
Windsor, VT – Gail Lewis Lyman-Hatzell, 74, passed on August 1, 2025, after a brief illness.
Gail was born in CT, the daughter of Lura Bailey Lyman and Roger Tenney Lyman. She spent most of her childhood in Princeton, NJ, where she attended Princeton Day School. Gail was an incredibly talented artist and graduated from Dean College...
Eleanor "Ellie" Buell Stephenson
Jul 30, 2025
West Lebanon, NH- Eleanor "Ellie" Buell Stephenson, 97, passed away July 30, 2025, in Lebanon, New Hampshire, after a life full of adventures, service to others and her loving family. Born in Detroit, Michigan to Catherine Wells and Joseph Lawrence Buell, Jr., Ellie graduated from Grosse Pointe Country Day School and attended Smith College where she graduated with a...
Robert H. Murphy
Jul 30, 2025
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Townsend, MA – Robert H. Murphy, 64, died on Wednesday, July 30, 2025, in Littleton, MA. Bob was born on August 13, 1960, in Claremont, NH to parents Mahlon Oliver and Zada Mae (Boufford) Murphy. He was the second oldest child in the family and...
Jon Ernest Christensen
Jul 30, 2025
Quechee, VT- Jon died July 30, 2025, after a brief illness due to an infection called anaplasmosis, brought on by a deer tick bite. Before this, Jon was a fit, lean, and fully engaged man.
He was born in Queens, NY on April 24, 1937. He was the only child of Harry and Rose (Weiser) Christensen, second...
Patricia Louise Sheldon
Jul 30, 2025
White River Junction, VT- With peaceful hearts, the family of Patricia Louise Sheldon announces her passing on Wednesday, July 30, 2025, after a long, well-fought battle against lung cancer. She never stopped fighting. When she received the cancer diagnosis, it was stage 4 lung cancer that had spread throughout her body, including her brain. The prognosis wasn't good and...
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