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Bonnie Fairbanks
Apr 26, 2012
Montpelier, VT Bonnie V. Fairbanks of Deerfield Drive, Montpelier, died peacefully on Thursday, April 26, 2012 at Rowan Court Health and Rehabilitation Center. She was 65 years old. Bonnie was born in Salem, Massachusetts on October 18, 1946, the oldest child of John Vandertuin and Claire (Bolles) Vandertuin. She graduated from Ichabod Crane High School in Kinderhook, New York, attended...
Margaret L. Davis
Apr 20, 2012
Plainfield, VT Margaret Lucy Davis, 81, of School Street, Plainfield died Friday, April 20, 2012 at Berlin Health & ReHab Center. She was born on February 2, 1931 in Woodbury, VT the daughter of Alfred A. Richardson and Clara M. (Fair) Richardson. Margaret graduated from Montpelier High School in the class of 1950. She married George Davis on April 7,...
James H. Gallison
Apr 20, 2012
Elmore, Vt. James Henry Gallison, "Gentleman Jim", 65, of Vermont Route 12 in Elmore died Friday, April 20, 2012 at the Manor in Morrisville. He was born in Montpelier on August 12, 1946 the son of John Wallace Gallison Sr. & Elva Irene (laird) Gallison. Raised on his family farm in Middlesex, Jim attended public school there and also in...
Barbara H. Fitch
Apr 17, 2012
East Montpelier Barbara Cassavoy Fitch, 95, of Fitch Road, died at her home on Tuesday, April 17, 2012 with her family at her side. She was born September 29, 1916 in West Chazy, NY to Albert Benjamin Cassavoy and Maude (Baker) Cassavoy. Barbara attended Plainfield Elementary School. After her graduation she worked for Orange County Telephone-New England Telephone Company as...
Carol A. Bliss
Apr 12, 2012
Montpelier, VT Carol A. Bliss, 60, of Main Street, Montpelier, died on Thursday, April 12, 2012 at Fletcher Allen Hospital in Burlington. She was born on July 21, 1951 in Newport, R.I., the daughter of Josiah and Dorothy (Dunn) Bliss. She graduated from Spaulding High School in 1969. She worked in various Vermont State offices over the years, but most...
Anne O. Burke
Apr 11, 2012
Berlin, VT Anne Olmstead Burke of Berlin, Vermont passed away April 11, 2012 at Dartmouth Hitchcock Medical Center with family at her side. She was the daughter of Russell and Violet (Eastwood) Olmstead of Hazardville, Conn. Anne was born in Enfield, Conn. on May 17, 1924. The family moved to Royalton where she graduated from South Royalton High School in...
Richard Charles Wheeler
Apr 9, 2012
West Berlin, VT Richard C. Wheeler, 81, born and raised on the family farm in West Berlin, VT and recently residing in South Duxbury, VT, passed away at his residence on April 9, 2012 following a stroke he suffered in late October. Richard was the youngest son of Fred and Ola (Warren) Wheeler. He is survived by two remaining sisters,...
Sara S. Gingras-Rochefort
Apr 9, 2012
Paid obituary Times Argus Montpelier, VT Sara S.Gingras-Rochefort, 94, formerly of Freedom Drive, died on Monday, April 9, 2012 at the Woodridge Nursing Home with her family at her side. She was born on January 29, 1918, the daughter of Jose and Soledad (Olavarri) Sancibrian in Barre, VT. She attended Barre Schools and graduated as an honor student from Spaulding...
Janice Mary Cody
Apr 5, 2012
Montpelier, VT Janice Mary Cody, 86, died peacefully April 5th at her home surrounded by her loving family. She was born on August 20, 1925 in Colchester, VT the only child of Arthur and Constance (Corley) Bacon. Her early education was in Burlington. In 1939 the family moved to Montpelier where she graduated from St. Michael's High School. Jan attended...
Donald A. Rabtoy
Apr 5, 2012
North Montpelier, VT Donald A. Rabtoy, 81, formerly of North Montpelier but most recently of Berlin died on Thursday, April 5, 2012 at his home surrounded by the people that loved him. He was born on November 16, 1930 in Randolph, VT, the son of Hillie and Grace (Thompson) Rabtoy. He attended schools in Randolph. Don spent his career working...
Lilyan E. Brewster
Apr 5, 2012
Montpelier, VT Lilyan E. Erb Brewster, 93, former resident of Montpelier but most recently of Catonsville, MD, died on April 5, 2012 after a short illness. She was born on October 4, 1918 on 107th street in Manhattan, NY, the daughter of Charles and Emily Erb. Lilyan graduated from Sewanahaka High School in Floral Park, NY in the class of...
Ronald J. Marinelli
Mar 31, 2012
Montpelier, VT Ronald J. Marinelli, 75, of Westview Meadows, died on Saturday, March 31, 2012 at his home in the company of his loving family. He was born on May 30, 1936, the son of Carmine and Ida (Chiocca) Marinelli in Southbridge, MA. He graduated from the Mary E. Wells High School in Southbridge, MA and later from the Culinary...
Elizabeth T. Gilpin
Mar 16, 2012
Elizabeth Gilpin, formerly of Newport and Coventry, passed away on March 16, 2012, at the age of 92. She was a resident of The Gardens in Williamstown. She was born in Cogan House, PA, on December 27, 1919, the daughter of Elsie Carson Taylor and Jesse Taylor. On October 6, 1946 she married Roger W. Gilpin and they began their...
Esther Helen Swift
Mar 10, 2012
Montpelier, VT Esther Munroe Swift, of South Royalton, Vermont died peacefully on Saturday. Esther was a sixth-generation Vermonter, born in 1923 and brought up in Montpelier. Though she lived in and traveled to many other places, she returned to Vermont for the last three decades of her life. She wrote the seminal text, "Vermont Place-Names", restored a 1782 farmhouse in...
Frederick M. Reed
Mar 6, 2012
Frederick M. Reed, of Vinalhaven, Maine, and Barre, Vermont (and formerly of Montpelier), died March 6, 2012 of presumed amiodarone lung toxicity. Fred was born July 28, 1924, in Rutland, Vermont, to Reginald H. and Lucy Pratt Reed. The family moved to nearby Manchester, where Fred attended local schools, including Burr & Burton Seminary for high school. Upon graduation in...
Ann Louise Kienzle
Feb 23, 2012
East Montpelier, VT Ann Louise Kienzle passed into God's hands peacefully in her own home on Thursday February 23rd, 2012. The daughter of Richard and Louise Hartmann, she was predeceased by her husband(s) Eugene Kienzle and Erhardt Johanny. She is survived by her sister Hilda Schneider and niece Louise Smith of New Smyrna Beach, Florida; her daughter Christine Zahm and...
Norman C. Rice
Feb 20, 2012
EAST MONTPELIER - Norman Colvin Rice, 81, of Towne Hill Road, died peacefully on Monday, February 20, 2012 at FAHC with his loving wife and family surrounding him. Born February 8, 1931, Norman was the son of Heman and Louise Rice. Norman attended Montpelier High School and Bryant College. Norman married Catherine Whiteneck in April of 1955 and they were...
Nedra Carlene Orvis
Feb 19, 2012
Barre Town, VT Nedra Carlene (Jewett) Orvis of Barre Town, VT died peacefully on Sunday Feb 19, 2012 at home with family at her side. Born September 4, 1942 in Heaton Hospital, Montpelier, VT to Carlisle R. Jewett and Edythe N. (Alexander) Jewett, she graduated Montpelier High School in the class of 1960 and UVM in the Class of 1964...
Burton C. Richardson
Feb 16, 2012
Berlin, VT Burton Clyde "Burkey" Richardson, Sr., 74, of Three Mile Bridge Road, Berlin died February 16, 2012 at his home. He was born in Wolcott, Vermont on January 14, 1938 the son of Clyde & Myra (Dwyer) Richardson. He received his education in schools in Wolcot and Middlesex, VT. Following his schooling, Burton served in the Army National Guard....
Blanche Macgregor
Feb 12, 2012
Barre Town, VT Blanche Louise Alcorn MacGregor died Sunday, February 12, 2012 surrounded by her family. Blanche was born on February 27, 1922. She was raised in North Warren, Pennsylvania by Joseph and Emma Anderson. After high school she moved to Buffalo, New York to attend Bryant & Stratton College where she earned an Associates Degree in business. While in...
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