William Frederick Frantz
Apr 10, 2021
William Frederick "Bill" Frantz (Jr.) passed unexpectedly from this life on April 10, 2021. The only son of Katherine (Pitzonka) and William Frantz Sr., Bill was born on October 2, 1949 in Lancaster, Pennsylvania, and raised in Plymouth Meeting, a suburb of Philadelphia. Bill attended Episcopal Academy in Lower Merion Township, where his lifelong passion for running and being outdoors...
Thérèse Higgins
Apr 9, 2021
Montpelier, VT Thérèse Higgins passed away unexpectedly at her home in Montpelier on April 9, 2021. Born in Québec City on November 4, 1928 to Charles-Eugène and Amarilda Malenfant, she was the eleventh of fourteen children. She attended schools in Québec and learned enough English to work as a telephone operator for Bell Canada. Thérèse started skiing in her twenties...
Marilyn O. Piro
Apr 3, 2021
Williamstown, VT Marilyn O. Piro, age 93, of Williamstown and formerly from East Montpelier, died at the Gardens in Williamstown, on April 3, 2021. She was born on November 6, 1927 at the Heaton Hospital in Montpelier, VT while the flood of 1927 was raging. She was the daughter of Charles H. Ormsbee, II and Myrtle (Gadapee) Ormsbee. She grew...
Amy Blanchard Darley
Apr 3, 2021
Worcester, VT AMY BLANCHARD DARLEY - DANCER, LOVING MOTHER AND GRANDMOTHER, CHAMPION OF WOMEN AND CHILDREN Amy Blanchard Darley passed away on April 3rd, 2021 at 66 years of age. Her death was an unexpected shock to her family, friends, and the larger community in Vermont to which she dedicated her personal and professional life. Amy was born in Cincinnati,...
Patricia Stevens Smith
Apr 3, 2021
Montpelier, VT Patricia Stevens Smith, 93, passed away unexpectedly on Saturday, April 3rd at the Central Vermont Medical Center in Berlin. She was born on September 12, 1927 in Hardwick, VT, the daughter of Glenn and Myra (Jenne) Stevens. She attended Hardwick schools and graduated from Hardwick academy in 1945. On June 24, 1949, Patricia married her life-long love and...
Pauline "Polly" Smith
Apr 2, 2021
Moretown, VT Pauline (Polly) Edith Smith, age 63, of Cemetery Road in Moretown, Vermont, passed away peacefully on April 2nd, 2021, from complications of cancer. Her husband Leslie and son Craig were by her side. Other loved ones nearby made sure she knew that she was cherished and cared for; the same way she made everyone else feel with only...
Lori Lynn Bowley
Apr 1, 2021
East Montpelier, VT Lori (Partlow) Bowley passed away in her home surrounded by her loving family on April 1st, 2021. Born the daughter of Franklin Partlow and Glenda (Capron) Partlow on December 30th, 1960 in Santa Clara, California. Lori grew up in Vermont and graduated U-32 high school in 1979. She worked in the print shop at Norwich University for...
Kay B. Randall
Apr 1, 2021
Barre, VT Kay B. Randall, 85, of Barre, VT, passed away on April 1, 2021, at Woodridge Nursing Home. Born on March 30, 1936 at Heaton Hospital in Montpelier, Kay was the daughter of Fred and Marion Billado. Kay attended Montpelier High School, and later received her degree in Physical Education at Vermont College. She loved the outdoors and any...
Lester "Rally" Ralston Thomas, Jr.
Mar 28, 2021
Montpelier, VT Lester "Rally" Ralston Thomas, Jr. passed away at Heaton Woods in Montpelier, VT at the age of 98 on March 28, 2021, after a long and active life. Born on July 27, 1922, in Providence, RI, he was the son of Lester R. Thomas and Alice (Bennett) Porter. He had one sister, Ann Porter Mullen. He married Ruth...
Erica Elizabeth Cummings
Mar 27, 2021
Erica Cummings of Montpelier, VT passed away on Saturday, March 27, 2021 at the age of 49 after a courageous and hard-fought battle with cancer. A fixture in the local pottery and artist communities, Erica was happiest when molding clay, wielding her knitting needles, digging in the soil, diving in the ocean, or doing anything involving nature. Her passion for...
Phillip Henry Bushey
Mar 27, 2021
Paid obituary with picture Times Argus East Montpelier, VT It is with heavy hearts the family of Phillip Henry Bushey, 85, of the Horn of the Moon Road announces his passing from this earth on the morning of March 27th from cancer at the Miller McClure Respite House in Colchester. He was born on September 21, 1935, the son of...
Millicent Maefred Seguin
Mar 19, 2021
Montpelier, VT Millicent Maefred Seguin passed away peacefully on March 19, 2021, at Woodridge Nursing Home in Berlin, VT. She had some wonderful care from the great nurses and staff at Woodbridge. The family wants to thank them so much from the bottom of our hearts. Surely the care was very difficult especially with the Covid-19 virus which used a...
Lois E. Lefavre
Mar 14, 2021
Montpelier, VT Lois E. LeFevre, 79, passed away at the UVM Medical Center in Berlin on Sunday, March 14, 2021. She was born on April 15, 1941 in Montpelier, the daughter of Albert Aubertin. and Cora (MacAulay) Aubertin. She graduated from Montpelier High School in 1959. For 36 years Lois worked for the Vermont Department of Veterans Affairs. It was...
Robert Milton Wilson
Mar 11, 2021
Montpelier, VT Robert M. Wilson passed peacefully at his home in Montpelier, Vermont, on March 11, 2021. He passed of natural causes after over 94 years on this earth. He gently passed with the help of his family and the compassionate assistance of the Central Vermont Home Health and Hospice staff. Bob was born on May 29, 1926 in Milton,...
Pamela J. Lavanway
Mar 10, 2021
Montpelier, VT Pamela J. LaVanway passed from this life to be with her Lord and Savior on March 10, 2021. Pam was born to John and Anita (Lumbra) LaVanway on April 12, 1943. Pam served in the U.S. military until her honorable discharge, and served in the Franciscan Order. She would later become a journeyman draftsman for designing monuments throughout...
Isabelle "Peggy" Marjorie Montgomery
Mar 8, 2021
Montpelier, VT Isabelle Marjorie (Peggy) Montgomery of 5 Cummings St., of Montpelier, VT, passed away at The Gardens in Williamstown, VT on March 8, 2021. She was born in Cabot, VT; the daughter of Fred and Julia Maynard. She was married to Harold James Montgomery on October 10, 1942, at St. Monica's Church in Barre, VT. She is survived by...
Beverly Elaine Knapp
Feb 28, 2021
Orange, VT Beverly Elaine Knapp of Orange, VT, passed away after a long, hard-fought battle with cancer, on February 28, 2021. Born in Montpelier, VT on August 25, 1931, she was the daughter of her loving parents, Roy and Eva (Senter) Chandler. Beverly graduated from Montpelier High School in 1950. Less than one year after graduation, she married her companion...
William "Bill" S. Beard
Feb 28, 2021
Montpelier, VT William S. Beard, 77, of Montpelier, VT passed away on February 28, 2021, at Berlin Health and Rehab. William, or as many knew him by, "Bill," was born in Hopedale, MA on September 11, 1943, to William Sidney and Betty (Sherburn) Beard. 28 June 1969 Bill married the love of his life, Ruth Elizabeth Sykas, and together they...
Joan Sheehey Pfeifer
Feb 27, 2021
Marshfield, VT Joan Sheehey Pfeifer passed away on February 27, 2021. She was surrounded by family and loved ones at her home. Born to Vera Hathaway Sheehey and John W. Sheehey in Essex, VT on December 30, 1923. In 1924, she moved with her family to Burlington, VT where she attended Mount Saint Mary's from K-12, spent two years at...
Frank B Carriveau
Feb 26, 2021
Montpelier, VT Frank B. Carriveau, 72, of Montpelier, VT, passed away unexpectedly at home with his wife Rachel by his side. Frank was born at Heaton Hospital in Montpelier on June 17, 1948; he was the son of the late Frank and Patricia (King) Carriveau. Frank married Rachel A. Pilon on May 6, 1972 in St. Albans, Vermont. They met...
