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Marguerite D. Meyer
Jul 19, 2013
Marguerite "Peg" Donnelly Meyer, 65, of Calais, Vermont, passed away peacefully on Friday, July 19, 2013 after a brief and unexpected illness. She was surrounded by her husband John, her children and their spouses, and her brother and sister-in-law. Peg was born in Hackensack, New Jersey on March 30, 1948. The daughter of Marjorie and Donald Donnelly, Peg attended grade...
Lumina Leslie Brown
Jul 18, 2013
Montpelier, VT Lumina, "Mimi", Leslie Brown, 82, formerly of Macey Road in Middlesex, VT and most recently of Bronson Fl, went to be with her Lord and Savior Jesus Christ, on July 18, 2013, quietly at home in Bronson, FL. She was born on August 4, 1930, in Hardwick, VT, the daughter of Servand Andre LeBlanc and Hosanna (Bessette) LeBlanc....
Dennis G. Buska
Jul 16, 2013
Barre, VT Dennis Gene Buska, 62 of Barre, Vermont (previously of Michigan) went to be with the Lord on July 16, 2013. Dennis died unexpectedly from a recent illness at his home. He was born September 8, 1950 in Portland, Maine second oldest child of Myers & Elva Buska who preceded him in death. Dennis served our county in the...
Joseph J. Howard
Jul 9, 2013
Montpelier, VT Joseph J. Howard, 93, of Berlin Street, died on Tuesday, July 9, 2013 at the Central Vermont Medical Center. He was born on December 3, 1919 in Montpelier, the son of William and Catherine Buchanan. He was the youngest of 17 children. He attended Montpelier Schools and graduated from Montpelier High School class of 1939. On June 19,...
Marion A. Cutler
Jul 4, 2013
Barre, VT Marion A. Cutler, 86, of South Main Street, Barre died July 4, 2013 at Central Vermont Hospital. She was born on December 29, 1926 in Montpelier the daughter of Mario A. Bianchi and Ivis (Tracy) Bianchi. Marion attended Montpelier Public Schools and was a 1944 graduate of Montpelier High School. Marion was married to Earl Cutler on March...
Donald S. Roberts
Jul 2, 2013
Donald Spooner Roberts, 92, formerly of College St., and more recently of Heaton Woods, died Tuesday, July 2, 2013. Born December 1, 1920, in Northfield Falls, VT, he was the son of H. Earl Roberts and Daisy (Spooner) Roberts. He attended Northfield schools and graduated from Northfield High School in 1939. He entered military service after high school, serving in...
John S. Wires
Jul 1, 2013
John Wires, 91, a beloved teacher, visionary, and an early pioneer of Vermont's back-to-the-land movement, died peacefully in his sleep on Monday, July 1st in his home in Montpelier at the age of 91. In an interview prior to his death, Wires said that he'd like to be remembered "as a decent person who really cared about the world, and...
Margaret Abair
Jun 17, 2013
Montpelier, VT Margaret "Maggie" Abair, 33, of Montpelier was granted her angel wings on June 17, 2013 at the Central Vermont Medical Center surrounded by family and friends that Maggie had touched in so many ways throughout her short but memorable life her gentle smile could melt the hearts of those around her. She left us with everlasting memories and...
Joyce Hope Lane
Jun 16, 2013
Northfield, VT Joyce Hope Lane, 85, formerly of Barre, VT, died at the Central Vermont Hospital surrounded by family on June 16, 2013. She was born in Montpelier, VT on January 29, 1928, the daughter of Homer G. and Violette E. (Ireland) Lane. After Violette passed away, Joyce lived with her Aunt Ruby and Uncle Francis Whittemore in Barre, VT...
Ethel Cribley
Jun 14, 2013
Northfield, VT Ethel Cribley, 93, formerly of Salem Lane, Montpelier and a resident of Mayo Residential Care in Northfield died Friday, June 14, 2013 at Central Vermont Hospital. She was born on August 26, 1919 in Amenia, New York the daughter of Edward and Ethel (O'Brien) Flanagan. Ethel attended Amenia High School and graduated from Immaculate Conception High School in...
Sally Shepard Longhi
Jun 10, 2013
East Montpelier, VT Sally Shepard Longhi of East Montpelier, died June 10, 2013, at the age of 69. She was born on May 12, 1944 in Belleville Illinois, to Captain William A and Jane M Shepard, while stationed at Scott Air Force Base during WWII. Returning to Montpelier, she entered the public school system and graduated from Montpelier High School...
Betty L. Paterson Collins
Jun 9, 2013
Betty P. Collins, 90, died peacefully on June 9, 2013, at the Arbors in Shelburne, where she had resided for the past five months. Betty was born in Palmer, MA on September 17, 1922, the youngest of four daughters of Charles and Betsey (Greenwood) Line. After graduating from high school, she enrolled in Miami University in Oxford, Ohio, arriving on...
Edward D. Burkart, Sr.
Jun 6, 2013
Marshfield, Vermont Edward D. Burkart Sr., 84,died Thursday, June 6, 2013, at the Central Vermont Hospital, surrounded by his loving family. Born in the borough of Bronx, New York, the son of the late Edward and Josephine Burkart, he married Marie Cotugno in Whitestone, N.Y. on August 30, 1952. To give his children a quality life, in 1962 Ed moved...
Richard W. Lynch
May 29, 2013
Calais, VT Richard W. Lynch died on May 29, 2013. He was born to Gertrude Mae Fountain and Allen E. Lynch on May 12, 1930 at Heaton Hospital in Montpelier, Vermont. He passed away at Fletcher Allen Health Care in Burlington, Vermont following a short illness, surrounded by his family. He graduated from St. Michael's High School, Montpelier, Vermont, a...
Ernie W. Colby
May 22, 2013
Ernest W. Colby, 70 of Hampshire Hill Road, Worcester died May 22, 2013 near his home in Worcester. He was born in Northfield, VT on March 17, 1943 the son of Ernest and Lodema (Austin) Colby. He attended schools in Montpelier. Ernie worked for many years with Buzz Emmons at Vermont Expert Tree Service and later with Asplundh Tree Service...
Luella M. Potter
May 17, 2013
Luella Mae Murray Potter, 96, of Westview Meadows, Montpelier died May 17, 2013 at Central Vermont Hospital. She was born November 27, 1916 in Montpelier, the daughter of Calvin H. and Elsie M. (Nelson) Murray. She attended Montpelier schools and graduated from Montpelier High School in 1934. Luella continued her education at Heaton Hospital School of Nursing where she achieved...
Kathryn S. Wyman
May 16, 2013
Kathryn Soper Briggs Johnson Wyman, age 96, passed away on May 16, 2013 at the home of her daughter Cheryl Pinto in Port Jefferson Station, NY. She was born the daughter of Harold Soper and Effie Grace Ainsworth on November 6, 1916. She was predeceased by her husband Everett H Wyman, sisters Eleanor Donnelly and Dorothy Gee, brother, Harold Soper...
Jeannine G. Wood
May 16, 2013
Jeannine G. Wood slipped away peacefully in her own bed at home with loved ones at her side to hold her hand and kiss her good-bye, with tears in their eyes and a smile on their lips that her suffering had ended. Our cherished Mom was born Jeannine Jeannette Gagne on March 4, 1931 in Montpelier to the late Emile...
John Davenport
May 14, 2013
Montpelier- John Davenport died on May 14, 2013, in Montpelier, Vermont. John was born in New York City on March 30, 1951, and attended St. Bernard's School and The Hotchkiss School, later receiving a B.A. from Adelphi University. He lived for many years in Spokane, Washington, before returning east, to Montpelier, where his sister Amy Davenport lives. John had a...
Beverly A. Fisher
May 13, 2013
Montpelier, VT Beverly Kearney Fisher, 78, of Quesnel Drive, died on Monday, May 13, 2013 at the Central Vermont Medical Center. She was born on June 13, 1934 in Hartford, CT, the daughter of Henry and Isabel (Wilder) Kearney. Beverly was raised by her mother and step-father, Ben Muennink. She attended schools in Connecticut and Texas but graduated from Montpelier...
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