Merton Henry Wheeler
Dec 19, 2016
Topsham, VT Merton (Mert) Henry Wheeler, 92, of Topsham, VT died Monday December 19, 2016 at UVM Medical Center. Merton was born in Calais, VT on November 14, 1924, the son of Joel & Hilda (Brazier) Wheeler. As a boy, he attended Maple Corners School in Calais, and began working on the family dairy farm. On August 14, 1948, he...
Melvin J. Knoerl
Dec 19, 2016
Melvin Joseph Knoerl was born in Buffalo, New York on March 1, 1923. He was born to Lawrence and Theresa Knoerl, who owned Knoerl's Grocery in the Lovejoy neighborhood of Buffalo. Mel loved his family! He grew up with four siblings: George, twins Geraldine and Evelyn, and Rita. Mel was a graduate of St. Joseph's Collegiate Institute in Buffalo. He...
Patricia D. Moore
Dec 18, 2016
Stowe, VT Patricia D. Moore passed away peacefully in Stowe on Sunday December 18, 2016. Pat was born in Greenwich, Connecticut on June 11, 1927, the daughter of Samuel A. Duncan and Elinor Hoffman. She spent her early years in Englewood, New Jersey and Scarsdale, New York. When she was 15 she left home for Gould Academy in Bethel, Maine....
Virginia C. Kelley
Dec 13, 2016
Virginia C. Kelley, 95, of Montpelier died December 13, 2016 at Woodridge Nursing Home. She was born on November 28, 1921 in Monongahela, PA the daughter of Walter Carson and Ann (Risher) Carson. Jinny was married in Monongahela, PA on May 18, 1950 to Norman Kelley. They lived on Sherwood Drive in Montpelier for many years. She was a Jehovah's...
Brian P. Vachon
Dec 9, 2016
Middlesex, VT Throughout his life, Brian Vachon wore many hats and had a storied career as a writer and editor, but his true calling was as a father, the title he loved most of all. In addition to his role as a beloved husband to Nancy, he cherished being a father to his four children, Andrew, Mary, Jon and Anne....
Bernard Bo Goodell
Dec 8, 2016
Butte, Montana - Bernard "Bo" Goodell, 63, passed away at his home in Butte, Montana on December 8, 2016 after a battle with cancer. Bo was born April 19, 1953 in Montpelier, Vermont. He was the son of Bernard and Pauline (Bolduc) Goodell. In 1972, he was awarded class clown and was a graduate of Montpelier High School. Bo had...
Don Gallagher
Dec 6, 2016
Don Gallagher, 77 of N. Middlesex died on Tuesday, December 6, 2016 at home surrounded by his loved ones. He was predeceased by his wife, Barbara. He was born on March 18, 1939 in Northfield, the son of Fred Gallagher and Hattie (Swan) Laflower. On November 25, 1974, he married Barbara (Stark) Kemp in Montpelier. Barb was the love of...
Paul A. Cadorette
Dec 3, 2016
Paul Andrew Cadorette, 58, of Max Gray Road, Calais died at his home on December 3, 2016. He was born on April 18, 1958 in Barre, VT, the son of Edward and Dorothy (Bruce) Cadorette/Johnson. Paul attended schools in Barre and graduated from Spaulding High School in the Class of 1976. He married Jean Bliss in 1981 at St. Monica...
Irene E. Stotts
Dec 2, 2016
Montpelier, VT Irene Stotts, at the age of 92, passed away with family by her side as the sun was setting at The Gary Home in Montpelier, Vermont on December 2, 2016. Irene lived much of her life in New England, but her western roots ran deep. Memories of her early life in Washington State were infused with stories of...
Lorraine J. Wilder
Nov 20, 2016
Lorraine Jean Wilder, 81, passed away from cancer with courage and dignity on November 20 at her home in Berlin with family at her side. For many years, she and her late husband Ivers had lived in Worcester on property they transformed from a wooded lot into a beautiful manicured homestead. Lorraine was a religious woman, though she did not...
Alexander E.G. Van Der Bellen
Nov 9, 2016
Plainfield, VT Alexander E.G. Van Der Bellen, 88, of Plainfield died on November 9, 2016, after a long and courageous battle with Parkinson's disease at the Four Seasons Community Care Home in Northfield. He was born in Doylestown, PA on February 2, 1928, the son of George and Irene (Kulbach) Van Der Bellen. Alexander served his country during World War...
Jerry H. Jarvis
Oct 30, 2016
BARRE - Jerry H. Jarvis Sr., 72, of Seminary Street in Barre, Vermont, died Sunday, October 30, 2016 at the VA Medical Center in White River Junction. Jerry was born in Barre, Vermont on July 23, 1944 to Willis and Marian (Murray) Jarvis. Jerry attended Montpelier public schools before enlisting into the United States Army. He served two tours honorably...
Frederick Francis Ladue
Oct 21, 2016
Moretown, VT Frederick Francis Ladue, 93, of Moretown passed away peacefully on Oct. 21, 2016 with family by his side at Birchwood Terrace in Burlington. "Fred" was born on July 9 th , 1923 in Sheldon Springs, VT, son of Julia Ladue and raised by Salina LaCoste. He attended Sheldon Springs schools. On July 21, 1957 he married Patricia A....
Michael R. Witham
Oct 17, 2016
Barre, VT Michael Ridley Witham, Sr, 65, of Barre, died peacefully with his drum sticks in hand surrounded by family on October 17, 2016, in Orange, Vermont at the home of his daughter. He was born February 3rd, 1951 in Middlesex, VT, the son of Laurence and Catherine (Ridley) Witham. He attended Barre Public Schools and later attended Spaulding High...
Jeffrey M. Sollace
Oct 17, 2016
Montpelier, VT Jeffrey M. Sollace, 56, of Harrison Ave, passed away in the company of his family on Monday, October 17, 2016 at the Central Vermont Medical Center after a long illness. Jeff was born on November 26, 1959, at the Heaton Hospital, Montpelier, VT, the son of Ira Doty Sollace and Margaret Mary (Corriveau) Sollace. He attended Montpelier Public...
Blake Adam Schoenbeck
Oct 15, 2016
Randolph, VT Blake Adam Schoenbeck, 42 of Church Street died unexpectedly on Saturday, October 15, 2016 at his home. He was born on September 27, 1974 in Buffalo, NY, the son of Roger Schoenbeck and Lynda (Krebs) Schoenbeck. Blake graduated from Burlington High School in 1992 and later received an Associate's Degree in Engineering from Vermont Technical College in 1998....
Josephine Kynoch
Oct 14, 2016
Montpelier, VT Josephine Kynoch, 99, of Derby Drive died on October 14, 2016 at the Mayo Assisted Living Center in Northfield, VT She was born on May 8, 1917, the daughter of Michael and Amelia (Fumagalli) Petrucelli. After attending Whitcomb High School, she attended Heaton Woods School of Nursing and graduated from the class of 1944. In 1946, she married...
Jon Andrew Tomasi
Oct 10, 2016
Jon Andrew Tomasi passed away, sadly, on Monday, October 10, 2016, at his home in Barre, VT, after struggling with multiple medical conditions. He was born on January 25, 1951, in Montpelier, the third child of Dr. Ernest and Barbara (Rogers) Tomasi, who preceded him in death. Jon attended Montpelier schools and Lyndon Institute. He was a "rolling stone" and...
Doris E. Adami
Oct 5, 2016
Doris Elizabeth Adami, 90, of 4 Taplin St., Montpelier died October 5, 2016 at Woodridge Nursing Home. Doris was born on October 4, 1926, in Framingham, Massachusetts, the daughter of Achille J. Adami and Nella C. (Giracolli) Adami. Doris moved to Montpelier when she was 3-years old and lived all her life at 4 Taplin Street. Doris graduated from Montpelier...
Nellie L. Cooke
Oct 2, 2016
Nellie Leah (Mears) Cooke, passed peacefully October 2, 2016 at Heaton Woods Assisted Living. She was born in Marshfield, VT on April 29, 1922 to Merrill "Bengi" Mears and Abbie (Foster) Mears. She attended Marshfield Schools and graduated in 1940. She married Lt. Robert Wallace Cooke on February 9, 1943 in Montpelier. Nellie worked for New England Telephone & Telegraph,...
