Dorothy B. Bean
Sep 9, 2012
Montpelier - Dorothy B. (Dottie) Bean, 86, long-time resident of Montpelier, VT, died Sunday, September 9, 2012, at the Vermont Respite House in Williston, VT. Dottie was born May 15, 1926 in living quarters over a country store in Newburg, ME owned by her parents, Earl G. and Blanche (Gould) Burke. She started her education in a one-room schoolhouse, but...
Florence Evelyn Bailey
Sep 8, 2012
Montpelier, VT Florence Evelyn Jacobson Bailey, age 96, widow of Bernard Bailey and daughter of Christian and Wilhelmine Bornemann Jacobson passed away on September 8, 2012 at Woodridge Nursing Home. She graduated from Montpelier Seminary. She worked at the American Legion, Boy's State and was a long-time employee of Capital City Press until her retirement at age 73. In addition...
Leonard P. Roberts, Jr.
Sep 7, 2012
Montpelier, VT Leonard P. "Buddy" Roberts, Jr., of Montpelier, died peacefully on Friday September 7th, with his family at his side. Born April 29, 1922, in Bridgewater, Mass., he was the son of Leonard P. Sr. and Ethel Smith Roberts. Leonard graduated from high school in Arlington, MA. After serving in the Army in World War II, he moved to...
Kellett Donald Hull
Sep 5, 2012
Middlesex, VT Kellett "Don" Hull, 74 of Middlesex VT, passed away peacefully at his home on September 5, 2012. He was born December 11, 1937 in Fall River, MA, the son of the late George & Pearl Hull Sr. He married Jeannette Larrabee August 6, 1960. They later divorced. On July 9,1982 he married Joanne R. Gray. He worked as...
Emily V. Neary
Aug 21, 2012
EAST MONTPELIER - Emily Virginia Neary, 71, of East Montpelier, died Tuesday, August 21, 2012 at home among family after a 43-year-long battle with cancer. The daughter of Virginia Marshall Chew and Thomas Gordon Chew, Emily was born in Washington D.C. on February 8, 1941. She attended George Washington High School, class of 1958, and went on to attend George...
Avis I. Barnes
Aug 20, 2012
Avis Irene Thomas Barnes passed away on August 20, 2012 in the comfort of loved ones in her home at Heaton Woods. She was born on February 7, 1915 in Middlesex to Orville and Minnie (Berno) Thomas. Her siblings were Eldon, Nelson, Clayton, Warren, and Marjorie. Avis grew up on a Middlesex farm and attended schools in Middlesex and Montpelier,...
Kristen Hutton
Aug 18, 2012
Montpelier, VT Kristen Valek Hutton, 42, died peacefully at her home on August 18, 2012 after second yearlong battle with breast cancer. She was born in Southampton, NY on August 15, 1970 and spent her childhood in Tolland, CT. She is survived by her daughter, Molly Hutton and husband Jim Hutton, her parents, James and Carol Valek, her sister Beth...
John L. Dufresne
Aug 15, 2012
Myrtle Beach, S.C./Montpelier, VT John Lawrence "Hank" Dufresne, 82, of Myrtle Beach, S.C. and formerly of Elm Street, Montpelier died at the home of his daughter, Brenda, in Barre on Wednesday, August 15, 2012 surrounded by his loving family. John was born in Waterbury, VT, the son of Joseph Victor and Marie Ange (Forest) Dufresne. He attended schools in Waterbury...
Muriel Gladys Herring
Aug 15, 2012
Berlin, VT Muriel Gladys Herring, 95, passed away at Central Vermont Medical Center Wednesday, August 15, 2012 surrounded by family. She was born July 14, 1917 in Richmond, Vermont to Leonard and Dorothy Weston. She was predeceased by her husband Francis W. Herring, two sons David and William (Butch), a brother Kenneth Bird Weston and sister-in-law Margaret Mae Herring-Weston. She...
Barbara Jean Wagner
Aug 14, 2012
Barre, VT Barbara Jean "Coolbeth" Wagner, died August 14, at the Rowan Court Nursing Facility peacefully surrounded by her family, after a long battle with Alzheimer's disease and Dementia. Born June 7th, 1943, she was the daughter of the late Herbert and Florence Coolbeth of Hardwick, VT. On October 9, 1964, she married Floyd E. Wagner of Waterbury, VT where...
Charles David Mcdonough
Aug 12, 2012
Ruskin, Florida - Charles David McDonough, 82, left us to join his beloved wife, daughter, and son on August 12, 2012. He died due to injuries suffered during a car crash. 'Dave' was born on June 10, 1930 in Brooklyn, NY, the son of the late George Everett and Alice (Martenhoff) McDonough. He married his childhood sweetheart, Dorothea Elizabeth Fisher,...
Frederick A. Fisher
Aug 11, 2012
Montpelier, VT Frederick A. Fisher of Quesnel Drive, died on Saturday, August 11, 2012 at his home surrounded by his family. He was born in Montpelier, the son of Clyde and Edith (Wilkins) Fisher. He attended Montpelier public schools. Fred married Beverly A. Kearney, his wife of 50 years on December 9, 1961 in Putnamville, VT. They spent most of...
Mary H. Timko
Aug 8, 2012
Mary Helen Timko, 77, formerly of Cedar Drive, Berlin and a resident for several years of Woodridge Nursing Home died Wednesday, August 8, 2012. Mary was born in Tarrytown, New York on December 30, 1934 the daughter of Michael & Anna (Kraynak) Sovich. She married Stephen J. Timko on May 1, 1955 in Bridgeport, CT. Mr. Timko predeceased her on...
Louise L. Hanson
Aug 7, 2012
Louise Elizabeth Hanson, 97, formerly of Lovers Lane, West Berlin and more recently of Heaton Woods died Tuesday, August 7, 2012 at her home. She was born at Heaton Hospital on August 1, 1915 the daughter of Andrew Jackson Lyons and Mary Agnes (Normandin) Lyons. Louise attended St. Michael's Grade School and graduated from St. Michael's High School in the...
Shane M.A. Badger
Aug 5, 2012
Shane M.A. Badger "From a person comes a family, and from a family comes a community; from a community comes a nation, and from a nation comes the world." (Lao Tzu) It is with great sadness that we announce the passing of a wonderful man. Shane M.A. Badger, 36, of Irondequoit, NY passed away unexpectedly on August 5, 2012 while...
Wesley R. Bettis
Aug 5, 2012
WESLEY ROY BETTIS, 66, a longtime resident of Montpelier passed away at Central Vermont Hospital on Sunday, August 5 surrounded by his loving family. Born in Montpelier at the Heaton Hospital on September 15, 1945, he was the oldest child of the late Roy Wesley and Lorraine C. (Lovely) Bettis Jr. In 1963 Wes married Alice DuPont-Beede of Chelsea and...
Mildred N. Ibey
Aug 4, 2012
Mildred (Noble)Ibey, 88, formerly of Maplewood Ave., Barre died Saturday, August 4, 2012 at Woodridge Nursing Home. She was born in Fairhaven, MA on February 16, 1924, the daughter of Horace & Sarah (Munroe) Noble and attended schools in Cabot, Vermont. Mildred was married to Harold Devins in Cornith, VT in 1940. They had a daughter, Linda. Mildred later married...
Velma A. Defrain
Jul 25, 2012
East Montpelier, VT Velma Ann Defrain, 83, of the Horn of the Moon Road died peacefully at her home on Wednesday, July 25, 2012 with her family at her side. She was born in Montpelier on March 17, 1929, the daughter of Guy and Ethel (Parsons) Hale. She attended the Horn of the Moon School House in East Montpelier. On...
Norman P. Franks
Jul 19, 2012
Calais, VT Norman Paul Franks, 74 of Lightening Ridge Road, Calais, died Thursday, July 19, 2012 from injuries received in an automobile accident in Marshfield. Norman was born on February 27, 1938 in Marshfield, VT the son of Douglas Charles Franks Sr. & Ruth Angie (Holt) Franks. Norman attended schools in Marshfield and graduated in 1956 from Marshfield High School....
Elsie T. Ibey
Jul 16, 2012
East Montpelier, VT Elsie T. Ibey, 95, of Quaker Road in East Montpelier, died on Monday, July 16, 2012 at the Central Vermont Medical Center. She was born on December 27, 1916 in East Calais, the daughter of Cecile and Kate (Pray) Tucker. She attended schools in Plainfield and graduated from Goddard Seminary School with a degree in education. On...
