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Janice A. Nadeau

Janice A. Nadeau

Aug 29, 2025

Quechee, VT – Janice A. Nadeau, 87, died Friday, August 29, 2025, at Alice Peck Day Memorial Hospital in Lebanon, NH.

She was born July 25, 1938, a daughter of Philo and Vivian (White) Withington. Janice grew up on the Green Acres Farm in North Hartland where her family has been farming for several generations. She graduated...

John E. Wedda

John E. Wedda

Aug 27, 2025

Woodstock, VT – John E. Wedda, 76, died on Wednesday, August 27, 2025, at Mt. Ascutney Hospital in Windsor, VT after a short illness. John was born on July 19, 1949, in Webster, MA. His childhood and early adulthood were rooted in Webster too, on a block with many family members and a close community. He and Karen connected...

Patricia "Pat" Blake

Patricia "Pat" Blake

Aug 25, 2025

East Thetford, VT- Patricia D. "Pat" Blake, 81, died peacefully on Monday, August 25, 2025, at  the Jack Byrne Center in Lebanon, NH, surrounded by her loving sisters.

Born in a home in East Thetford on August 11, 1944, Pat was the daughter of Nellie (Harlow) and Louis Harvey Cadwell. She was a lifelong Vermonter and attended...

David Joseph Labrecque

David Joseph Labrecque

Aug 21, 2025

Canaan, NH – David Joseph Labrecque, 65, died unexpectedly on Thursday, August 21, 2025, in White River Junction, VT.

David was born February 6, 1960, in Holyoke, MA, a son of Richard and Diane (Askins) Tucker. He attended Putnam Vocational High School in Springfield, MA. Following high school, he worked with CSX Railroad in Springfield. Later in...

Ervin Edward Needham

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Jamison G. O'Neil

Aug 9, 2025

***CLICK HERE to watch the live stream of Jamison's Memorial Service***

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

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

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

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

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

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

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...

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