Bill Newhall
Jun 13, 2019
Montpelier, VT The kind and gentle soul, Bill Newhall, 80, died on June 13, 2019. An advocate for people with low income, a mental health advocate, and a spiritual astrologer, Bill was known by many in Montpelier and Plainfield as a friendly person ready to help anybody in need. He was a longtime executive director of Another Way drop-in center...
Barbara A. Buska
Jun 1, 2019
Berlin, VT Barbara A. (Willey) Buska, 84, passed away at the Genesis Nursing Home in Berlin on June 1, 2019. She was born on June 11, 1934 in Westminster, VT. She lived most of her life in Berlin and was married to Olin J. Buska in 1951. He predeceased her in 1998. Barbara had three children, Sandra A. Savage of...
Ruth Macritchie Bonnie Watson
May 28, 2019
Ruth "Bonnie" MacRitchie Watson, 89, of Woodridge Rehabilitation and Nursing in Berlin passed away Tuesday, May 28, 2019, surrounded by family. Born in Barre, Vermont on November 18, 1929 to parents Malcolm and Minnie (McEwing) MacRitchie of Websterville, Bonnie grew up in the days of the Great Depression when times were hard. When a persons life is measured by their...
Kelly F. Burke
May 18, 2019
Berlin, VT Kelly Francis Burke, 57, of Stewart Road, died unexpectedly on Saturday, May 18, 2019 at the Central Vermont Medical Center. He was born in Woodsville, NH, the son of Anne (Olmstead) and Raymond Burke. Kelly graduated from Union 32 High School in 1980. In 1983, he decided he wanted to expand his familys farm and started a dairy...
Bruce A. Richardson
May 10, 2019
East Montpelier, VT Bruce A. Richardson, age 78, of East Montpelier passed away peacefully on May 10, 2019 in the loving arms of his family and in the comfort of his home after a five year battle with a rare neurological disorder, Progressive Supranuclear Palsy. Bruce was born in Montpelier, Vermont on August 20, 1940 to Harold and Ruth (Arey)...
Patricia Williams
May 7, 2019
Colchester, VT Pattie Williams, 67, of Colchester, died peacefully, Tuesday, May 7, 2019, at Mayo Healthcare in Northfield after a long illness. A longtime schoolteacher and school librarian in Northern Vermont, Pattie was born April 16, 1952 in Washington, D.C., and grew up in Scarsdale, N.Y., graduating from Scarsdale High School in 1970. She earned her B.A. and Master of...
Forrest Bolkum
Apr 22, 2019
Montpelier, VT Forrest W. Bolkum, 94, died unexpectedly on Monday, April 22, 2019 at his home. He was born on June 22, 1924 in Newbury, VT, the son of William and Edith (Lobdell) Bolkum. He attended high school at the Well River high school graduating in 1942. While attending Wells River High School is was a member of the George...
Samuel Crawford Fitzpatrick
Apr 22, 2019
Montpelier, VT Samuel Crawford FitzPatrick died on April 22, 2019 at the age of 83. He was born on February 27, 1936 in Norfolk, Virginia, son of the late Reverend Gerald and Jifka (Popova) FitzPatrick. He graduated from Montpelier High School, Yale University in 1955, Cornell Law School and served as an officer in the Navy. Sam married Susan (Wright)...
Albert Al Jerome
Apr 21, 2019
East Montpelier, VT Albert "Al" Jerome, 94, of Center Road in East Montpelier died on Sunday, April 21, 2019 at the Central Vermont Medical Center surrounded by the love of his wife and children. He was born on March 23, 1925 in Burlington, VT, the son of Raymond Jerome and Ruth Denis. From the age of 9 Al was raised...
Mary G. Hagedorn
Apr 16, 2019
Mary Genevieve "Jimmy" Hagedorn died by choice on April 16, 2019, at the Worcester home of her daughter Francette Cerulli and son-in-law Mick Eckart. They were by her side. Born February 26, 1921, daughter of Odetta Schettig and William Gerald Buck in Wilkinsburg, PA, Mary was the eighth of eleven children. After graduating from Wilkinsburg High School during the Great...
Daniel Gribbin
Apr 15, 2019
Montpelier, VT Dan Gribbin passed away on April 15, 2019, surrounded by his children, Sarah, Andrew, Mollie, and their mom, Jill Muhr. He is also survived by Sarahs husband, Phinn Onens, and Andrews partner, Sarah Coggins, who provided a lot of happiness to him in his later years. Additionally, he was close with his niece, Jennifer Horton, of Boston and...
Arthur P. Manning
Apr 13, 2019
Montpelier, VT Arthur Percy Manning, Sr., 85, of Barre Street, died on Saturday, April 13, 2019 at the UVM medical center in Burlington with his family by his side. He was born in Moretown, VT on January 4, 1934, the son of Percy and Mildred (Devino) Manning. He graduated from Montpelier High School in 1952. On June 8, 1957, Arthur...
Earl Fechter, Sr.
Apr 7, 2019
Montpelier, VT Earl L. Fechter of Montpelier, Vermont passed away peacefully and in the comfort of his family on April 7, 2019, a day after his 82nd birthday. Earl was born in Buffalo, NY on April 6, 1937, son of the late Herbert P. Fechter, Sr. and the late Grace M. Rush. Earl is survived by his loving wife of...
Cleo John Facos
Apr 6, 2019
Montpelier, VT On April 6, 2019, Cleo John Facos, 88, of Montpelier, passed away peacefully at Heaton Woods. Born in Springfield, MA on May 20, 1930, Cleo was the daughter of John and Katina (Gillis) Chigos. After graduating from the High School of Commerce in Springfield, Cleo held several jobs before going to work for her brother Anthony as he...
Theresa Terry Mureta
Apr 6, 2019
Montpelier, VT Theresa (Terry) Mureta, born in 1934 in St. Johnsbury, VT. She was the daughter of Eddie and Marie Jeanne Allain. She moved to Barre, VT when she was 4 years old and attended St. Monicas graded school and Sacred Heart High School in Newport, VT. In 1953, she married her loving husband Joseph T. Mureta. They had 6...
Paul R. Hager
Mar 29, 2019
Montpelier, VT Paul R. Hager, 80, of Freedom Drive, died on Friday, March 29, 2019 at the Central Vermont Medical Center. He was born on October 3, 1938 in Waukon, Iowa, the son of Robert and F. Marian (Raisty) Hager. He attended elementary school in Waukon and later graduated as the class Valedictorian from Waukon High Schools class of 1957....
Donald Thresher
Mar 29, 2019
Berlin, VT Donald "Donnie" R. Thresher, 72, of Route 12 in Berlin, passed away peacefully on Friday, March 29, 2019 at the Four Seasons Care Home in Northfield, whose staff lovingly cared for him in his final days. He was born on January 10, 1947 in Randolph, VT, the son of Arthur and Mildred Thresher. He graduated from Northfield High...
Susanne Smith Mahoney
Mar 29, 2019
Berlin, VT Susanne (Smith) Mahoney, 73, of Berlin, VT died peacefully on March 29, 2019. Born on March 19, 1946 in Groton, MA, she was the daughter of Charles and Alice (Plamondon) Smith. Susanne began her long career in teaching by receiving a Bachelor of Arts degree from Emmanuel College. She taught first grade at The Ambrose School in Winchester,...
Donna L. Alexander
Mar 25, 2019
Donna Leigh Alexander, 74, a longtime resident of Eagle Ledge Road, Worcester died March 25, 2019 at Central Vermont Medical Center. She was born in Montpelier on January 11, 1945 the daughter of the late Walter F. Hatch Sr. and the late Katherine Ella (Marckres) Hatch. Donna attended and graduated from the Montpelier School System in 1963. Donna worked at...
Constance B. Hudson
Mar 24, 2019
Constance Bernardini Hudson, 89, passed away peacefully on Sunday, March 24, 2019 at Heaton Woods in Montpelier, Vermont where she was a resident. Connie was born on March 19, 1930 in Montpelier. She was the daughter of Leon and Anna (Felix) Bernardini. Connie graduated from Montpelier High School in 1948. She met the love of her life Norman W. Hudson...
