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Wilbur K. "Cricket" Williams, Ii
Jan 5, 2018
ASCUTNEY, VT Wilbur K. "Cricket" Williams, II, 53, a longtime resident of Ascutney, passed away unexpectedly Friday afternoon, January 5, at the Valley Regional Hospital Emergency Room in Claremont. He was born June 30, 1964 in Leyden, MA the son of Wilbur K. and Marilyn (Straw) Williams. He received his schooling in Ascutney and Springfield, VT and graduated from Springfield...
Dorothy H. Cook
Jan 2, 2018
CHESTER, VT Dorothy H. Cook, 92, a longtime resident of Chester, passed away Tuesday morning, January 2, at the Gill Odd Fellows Home in Ludlow. She was born May 29, 1925 in Bellows Falls, VT the daughter of Henry and Gladys (Ploof) Houghton. She received her schooling in Springfield and Chester and graduated from Chester High School in 1943. She...
Diona Ordway (Randall) Rimmel
Dec 30, 2017
Norwich, VT – Diona Ordway (Randall) Rimmel, 60, died Saturday morning, December 30, 2017 at her home in Norwich, VT. She was born October 15, 1957 in Hanover, NH the daughter of Oliver and Georgia (Spencer) Randall. Diona lived her entire life in Union Village, VT with the exception of ten years in her twenties when she lived in Boston,...
Neil L. Kenny
Dec 30, 2017
Neil L. Kenny, 73, of Claremont, New Hampshire, originally from Queens, New York, passed away on Saturday, December 30 after a long illness. Neil was born in Astoria, Queens, New York on July 18, 1944 as an only child. He was raised in Astoria, Queens where he attended school, through high school. He then later attended New York Chiropractic College...
Carl David Shoemaker
Dec 30, 2017
Carl David Shoemaker Ascutney, VT – Carl Shoemaker, 88, former longtime resident of Windsor, died Saturday December 30, 2017 at Mt. Ascutney Hospital and Health Center in Windsor. It was a peaceful passing after spending 2 wonderful days with 18 members of his family for his daughters 60th birthday and Christmas. He was born June 7, 1929 in Canton, OH...
Albert L. Bandy
Dec 30, 2017
WINDSOR, VT Albert L. Bandy, 91, a longtime resident of Windsor, passed away Saturday evening, December 30, 2017 at the Cedar Hill Health Care Center in Windsor. He was born June 21, 1926 in Windsor the son of Lester H. and Bernice (Crandall) Bandy. He received his schooling in Windsor and graduated from Windsor High School. Mr. Bandy was a...
Robert J. Consentino
Dec 29, 2017
White River Jct., VT – Robert J. Consentino, 89, died Friday afternoon, December 29, 2017 at the Hanover Terrace in Hanover, NH. He was born January 16, 1928 in New Haven, Connecticut the son of James and Mary (DuLuca) Consentino. Robert grew up and attended schools in West Haven, CT. Following High School Robert went to work at United Elastic...
Ann L. Lavigne
Dec 27, 2017
ASCUTNEY, VT Ann L. Lavigne, 83, a longtime resident of Ascutney, passed away Wednesday morning, December 27 at the Cedar Hill Health Care Center in Windsor. She was born August 5, 1934 in Proctor, VT the daughter of Herbert and Gladys (Mohan) Curtis. She received her schooling in Proctor and graduated from Proctor High School in 1952. She later attended...
Robert E. Marsh
Dec 26, 2017
Orlando, Florida – Robert Elmer Marsh, 74, died early Wednesday morning at the Orlando Regional Medical Center in Orlando, FL. He was born August 5, 1943 in Hanover, NH the son of Lawrence "Sam" and Rowena (Follensbee) Marsh. He grew up in Lebanon, NH and entered the US Army in 1961. He served for four years and then returned to...
Stanley C. Wright
Dec 24, 2017
Stanley C. Wright, age 91 years, passed away peacefully at home in Windsor in the early morning of Sunday, December 24, 2017, with his family at his side. Stanley was born on September 28, 1926, to Lewis and Kathryne Wright (née Leslie) of White River Junction, VT, the second oldest of four brothers. A veteran of World War II, Stanley...
Jesse Champney
Dec 23, 2017
Grafton, NH - Jesse Champney, 26, died Saturday, December 23, 2017 in Canaan, NH. Jesse was born May 13, 1991 in Lebanon, NH a son of Cheryl Mason and Jody Champney. He was raised his 26 years in Grafton by his mother and step-father, Oscar (Fred) Butman. He attended the Mascoma Schools and finished out at Mascoma High School earning...
Edgar Bothe
Dec 16, 2017
Norwich, Vermont Edgar Bothe passed away on 12/16/2017 due to complications from metastatic lung cancer. He was at home surrounded by his family. Born January 21, 1942 in Vienna, Austria, to Edgar Bothe and Isabella Maria Stork, Edgar remained a proud Austrian citizen his entire life. When his father did not return from fighting on the Russian front in World...
Sherril Ann (Hilding) Rafferty
Dec 11, 2017
Hartland, VT- Sherril Ann (Hilding) Rafferty passed away unexpectedly but peacefully in her home on December 11th with her faithful dogs, Jake and Ronaldo, by her side. She was 72. Born on March 7, 1945 in New London, Connecticut, Sherry was the daughter of Andy and Arline (Springer) Hilding. She graduated from Ledyard High School in 1963 and attended Tufts...
Norman E Toby
Dec 10, 2017
Norman E. Toby White River Jct., VT – Norman E. Toby, 70, passed away suddenly on Saturday December 10, 2017 at Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center in Lebanon, NH. Toby was a proud native Vermonter, born at the former McFarland House in Barre, VT on July 16, 1947 a son of Elbridge M. and Lois M. (Slayton) Toby. He grew up and...
Ernest C. Gour
Dec 5, 2017
Wilder, VT - Ernest C. Gour, 61, died Tuesday, December 5, 2017 at his home in Wilder. He was born June 21, 1956 in Lebanon, NH the son of Harold and Margaret "Jackie" (Scelza) Gour. Ernie grew up in White River Jct., where he worked at Twin State Fruit as a teenager. He graduated from Hartford High School class of...
Frederick S. Holroyd, Jr.
Dec 3, 2017
North Hartland, VT – Frederick S. Holroyd, Jr., 47, died peacefully at the Dartmouth Hitchcock Medical Center in Lebanon, NH on Sunday December 3, 2017, surrounded by his immediate family after a three day bedside vigil watched over by his closest friends and extended family members. He was born December 9, 1969 in Claremont, NH a son of Frederick S....
Mitchell G. Lavell
Nov 30, 2017
WINDSOR, VT Mitchell G. Lavell, 72, a longtime resident of Windsor, passed away unexpectedly Thursday, November 30 at his home in Windsor. He was born November 14, 1945 in Windsor the son of George and Barbara (Britton) Lavell. He received his schooling in Windsor and graduated from Windsor High School in 1964 and later North Hampton Commercial College where he...
Sandra C. Agan
Nov 29, 2017
White River Jct., VT – Sandra C. Agan, 81, died Wednesday November 29, 2017 at Lebanon Center Genesis Eldercare in Lebanon, NH. She was born November 24, 1936 in St. Johnsbury, VT a daughter of Henry and Millicent (Farrington) Couture. Sandi grew up in Rutland where she graduated from Mount St. Joseph Academy. She was married to John Agan February...
Nicholas Preston, M.D.
Nov 27, 2017
Nicholas Preston, 99, died November 27, 2017 at Harvest Hill in Lebanon, NH. He was born on August 10, 1918 in Norwich, Connecticut to Samuel Paskiewich and Sophie Michaelovich Paskiewich. His parents had emigrated from Russia in 1912 and returned later, living there for one year with Nicholas and his older brother Peter. Nick graduated from Norwich Free Academy, Norwich,...
Edith L. Tewksbury
Nov 21, 2017
WINDSOR, VT Edith L. (Hayden) Tewksbury, 82, a resident of the Stoughton House in Windsor, died Tuesday morning, November 21 at the Mt. Ascutney Hospital in Windsor. She was born September 4, 1935 in Montpelier, VT the daughter of Frank and May (Forbes) Hayden. She received her schooling in Montpelier. She was married to the love of her life, Richard...
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