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Joseph A. Aja

Joseph A. Aja

Aug 10, 2014

Joseph Alfred (Pepe) Aja, 94, longtime resident of South Barre, VT passed away at St Johnsbury Health & Rehab on Aug. 10. He was born on March 12, 1920 in Montpelier, VT, to Jose and Maria Aja. The family later move to Barre where he spent most of his childhood. He graduated from Spaulding High School in 1938. After high...

Dean L. Witham

Dean L. Witham

Aug 1, 2014

Dean Louis Witham, 93, formerly of Weston Trailer Park in Berlin and more recently of Richmond died Friday, August 1, 2014 at the Vermont Respite House in Williston. Dean was born on May 3, 1921 the youngest of 11 children to Burt & Eva (Ormsbee) Witham. He attended schools in Worcester and graduated from Montpelier High School. Following his graduation,...

Marilyn R. Senter

Marilyn R. Senter

Jul 29, 2014

Marilyn R. Senter, 78, passed away on July 29, 2014 from complications of Alzheimer's. She passed in the comfort of her home with her family present. She was born in Barre, VT on July 16, 1936 to Alfred and Isabel Rowe. She grew up and attended schools in Chelsea, VT. She started employment at National Life Insurance Company on State...

Howard William Mitchell

Howard William Mitchell

Jul 29, 2014

Montpelier, VT Howard William Mitchell, 87, died on Tuesday, July 29, 2014, at The Pines Rehabilitation and Health Center in Lyndonville, VT. He was born in 1926, in Philadelphia, the son of Howard Morton and Mabel Louise (Roberts) Mitchell. He served in the United States Navy during World War II, until his honorable discharge in 1946. Howard graduated with a...

L. James Rivers

L. James Rivers

Jul 26, 2014

Loren James Lee Rivers, a longtime Montpelier resident, passed away peacefully at his home on Saturday, July 26 at the age of 86. He is survived by his four children; Loren Rivers of Honolulu, Mary Rivers of New York City, Tom Rivers of Oakland, California, and Carol Rivers-Ibrahim of Houston, Texas. He is survived by six grandchildren; James and Patrick...

Jean R. Hart

Jean R. Hart

Jul 21, 2014

Jean Redmond Hart, 85, formerly of Pleasant Street and most recently of Heaton Woods, died with her beloved husband by her side on Monday, July 21, 2014. She was born on March 30, 1929 in Montpelier, the daughter of Thomas and Katherine (Smith) Redmond. She was a class of 1947 graduate of St. Michael's High School. On October 8, 1955,...

David P. Frey

David P. Frey

Jul 20, 2014

"Life is not measured by the number of breaths you take, but by the moments that take your breath away"- Maya Angelou. David P. Frey, 55, died on July 20, 2014, with his wife and son by his side, following a courageous battle with idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis. Dave was born in Akron, Ohio on September 15, 1958. A graduate of...

Sandra J. Boardman

Sandra J. Boardman

Jul 20, 2014

Montpelier/Underhill Center, VT Sandra Jean (Somers) Boardman, 78, passed away surrounded by her loving family on July 20, 2014. Born in Montpelier on July 12, 1936, Sandra was the daughter of Harold and Esther (Bliss) Somers, owners of Somers Hardware, an iconic business in the state's capitol for many years. Her family ancestry in Vermont is a proud one, dating...

Joshua Paul Breer

Joshua Paul Breer

Jul 19, 2014

Joshua Paul Breer, 32, of Cabot, VT died at Fletcher Allen Hospital surrounded by his family on July 19th, 2014 as the result of injuries sustained in an automobile accident. Josh was born in Berlin, VT on February 4th, 1982 to Bonnie Breer of Cabot. He graduated from Spaulding High School in 2005. He spent his adult life working throughout...

Lucy M. Corker

Lucy M. Corker

Jul 16, 2014

Change in time of Funeral Mass for Lucy: the Funeral Mass is now set for 12 Noon on Saturday,July 26th. Lucy Martha Corker died on July 16 in Florence, MA at the home of her niece Marylynn Salmon, with whom she had lived for several years. The cause was a stroke. Lucy was born on May 31, 1917, the eldest...

Frank A. Allen

Frank A. Allen

Jul 11, 2014

MIDDLESEX -- Frank A. Allen, 90, died on Friday, July 11, 2014 at Berlin Health and Rehab Center, Berlin. Frank was born in Boston, Massachusetts, on September 29, 1923, the eldest son of Frances G. Kenney and Frank A. Allen Sr. He attended schools in Boston, and graduated from Boston Trade School, where he studied automotive mechanics and played ice...

Stanley R. Scribner

Stanley R. Scribner

Jul 9, 2014

Stanley Rupert Scribner, 80, of River Road, Moretown passed away Wednesday evening, July 9, 2014 at home. A Memorial Service will be held at 12:30 pm, Saturday, July 12th at the Middlesex United Methodist Church. A reception will follow the service. Stanley grew up on a farm in Johnson. At 10 years of age the family moved to Bridport to...

Nancy Stevens Strong

Nancy Stevens Strong

Jul 9, 2014

Nancy Stevens Strong, 82, of Center Road, passed away Wednesday, July 9, 2014, at Berlin Health and Rehabilitation Center in Berlin after an extended illness. Nancy was born at Heaton Hospital in Montpelier, Vt., Sept. 10, 1931, daughter of Neil L. Stevens and Arley (Hier) Stevens. She graduated from Montpelier High School in 1949 and from Johnson State College in...

Katharine P. Frantz

Katharine P. Frantz

Jul 8, 2014

Montpelier, VT Katharine P. Frantz, 89, formerly of Pennsylvania, but most recently of Forest Drive in Montpelier, died on Tuesday, July 8, 2014 at the Woodridge Nursing Home in Berlin. She was born on September 18, 1942 in Bristol, PA, the daughter of Walter and Ruth (Roberts) Pitzonka. After graduating high school from Linden Hall in Lititz, PA in 1942,...

Elizabeth K. Betty Ibey

Elizabeth K. Betty Ibey

Jul 5, 2014

Elizabeth "Betty" K. Ibey, 82, of Cobble Hill Meadows, Barre Town, died at Central Vermont Hospital from injuries resulting from an automobile accident on Saturday, July 5, 2014. Betty was a lifelong resident of Central Vermont. She was born and raised in Montpelier, the youngest of four children, to Wilmot (Bill) and Antoinette (Normandin) Kynoch. She attended St. Michael's Grade...

Susan R. Lupien

Susan R. Lupien

Jul 4, 2014

Barre, VT Susan Ruth Lupien, 67, passed away peacefully on July 4, 2014. Susan was born in Montpelier, July 12, 1946, the daughter of Leon and Grace L. (Mosher) Lupien. Susan moved to Brandon when she was 16 years old and returned to the Washington County area in 1970. Susan had many friends and received support through Sterling Area Services...

Mary M. Wheeler

Mary M. Wheeler

Jun 26, 2014

Mary Margaret (Heney) Wheeler, 87, died June 26, 2014 at Birchwood Nursing Home in Burlington. Mary was born on May 15, 1927 at Heaton Hospital in Montpelier, VT to William J. & Ruth (Ledden) Heney. She also spent her last few years in the same building, Heaton Woods, now an assisted living facility. She was educated in Montpelier and received...

Sherry L. Anthony

Sherry L. Anthony

Jun 19, 2014

Berlin, VT Sherry Lynn Anthony, 49, of Berlin, VT passed away unexpectedly on June 19, 2014 at her home. Sherry was loved by all she came in contact with. They will remember her laugh, her red hair and her smile. She leaves 2 beautiful daughters, Morriah Fisk of Medfield, MA and Savannah Anthony of Berlin. Sherry worked at the Morse...

Marjorie D. Morse

Marjorie D. Morse

Jun 16, 2014

CALAIS Marjorie Durkee Morse, died peacefully on June 16, 2014 at Berlin Health and Rehabilitation Center with her beloved family at her side. Born in Randolph, Vermont on May 23, 1928, she grew up in South Royalton where her family owned and operated Durkee Garage for many years. She graduated from South Royalton High School in 1946, and graduated from...

Richard W. Carey

Richard W. Carey

Jun 11, 2014

Richard W. "Dick" Carey, 88, formerly of East Montpelier passed on June 11, 2014 at his home at Heaton Woods, Montpelier. He is survived by his son, Conrad R. Carey and his wife, Susan and grandson, Chris Carey and his girlfriend, Ashley all of Calais; daughter, Darlene R. Carey of Montpelier, VT. He is predeceased by his sisters, Winona (Noni)...

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