Gordon Chester Currier
Aug 22, 2011
Moretown, VT Gordon Chester Currier, 89, Jones Brook Road, Moretown, died Monday, August 22, 2011 at the Veterans Administration Hospital in White River Jct., VT. He was born in Lyndon, VT on November 6, 1921 the son of Percy and Mabel (Anair) Currier. Gordon married the former Eunice Ellen Fletcher in Barnet, VT on October 16, 1940. Mrs. Currier pre-deceased...
Robert Winston Bond
Aug 20, 2011
Montpelier, VT Robert W. Bond, 88, of Montpelier passed away at his home on Saturday, August 20, 2011. At his request there will be no calling hours. The family will hold a private committal service in the near future at the Berlin Corners Cemetery.
George J. Abair
Aug 20, 2011
George Joseph "Pucky" Abair, Sr., 82 of Websterville Road, Barre Town and formerly of Montpelier died Saturday, August 20th at Woodridge Nursing Home. George was born in Montpelier on January 26, 1929 the son of Joseph and Helena (D'Arthenay) Abair. He attended St. Michael Grade School and graduated from St. Michael's High in 1946, where he played basketball all four...
Catherine La Porte
Aug 14, 2011
MONTPELIER: Catherine (Kay) La Porte passed peacefully on Sunday, Aug.14th 2011 in Hoosick Falls, NY. She was born Catherine E. Allen to Charles and Blanche Allen in Hoosick Falls. After graduating high school in Hoosick Falls, she received a nursing degree from the Albany Training School, St. Mary's Hospital School of Nursing in Troy NY. She married William T. La...
Mary A. Houghton
Aug 13, 2011
Berlin/Greensboro Bend, VT Mary Alice (Polk) Houghton, 87, passed away on Saturday, August 13, 2011 at Copley Hospital in Morrisville, VT. Born on December 15, 1923 in Boca Grande, FL, she was the daughter of William and Matilda (Kersey) Polk. She met Paul Houghton in 1947 and they were married on April 15, 1948. They had been married 62 years...
Janet Gillette
Aug 10, 2011
SHELBURNE: Janet French Gillette, age 98, died peacefully on the morning of August 10, 2011 at her last residence, Wake Robin, in Shelburne, Vermont. Jan was born January 23, 1913 in Rochester Vermont, the daughter of Edward Sanborn French and Helen Campbell French. She attended Emma Willard School and later graduated Phi Beta Kappa from Wellesley College with a Masters...
James Meyers Ritvo
Aug 10, 2011
MONTPELIER: James Meyers Ritvo, cherished husband, father, uncle, brother, brother-in-law, and friend, passed away on August 10, 2011. All of us who loved Jim Ritvo, and there are many, will remember him as an exceptionally smart, compassionate, and delightfully funny man who approached the world with unshakeable kindness. No one can recall Jim saying a harsh word about anyone, with...
Lawrie B. Morrison
Aug 9, 2011
Lawrie Byron Morrison, 67 of East Montpelier, VT, passed away peacefully on August 9, 2011, surrounded by his loving family at Brigham & Women's Hospital in Boston, MA. Lawrie was born September 13, 1943, in Peacham, VT, the son of Paul Knight Morrison, Jr. and Agnes (Messenger) Morrison. He joined the Air force in 1961 which eventually brought him to...
Susan May Coryell
Aug 6, 2011
Montpelier, VT Susan May Coryell passed away peacefully on August 6, 2011 at the Central Vermont Hospital. She was born in Ft. Lauderdale, FL on August 4, 1950 the daughter of Susan and Harry Coryell. She attended the Stranaham High School and graduated in 1968. After college, Susan worked as a teacher. While living in Ft. Lauderdale, she attended the...
Gary A. Holmes, Sr.
Aug 6, 2011
Gary Andrew Holmes, Sr. left his earthly life unexpectedly Saturday, August 6, 2011 . He spent 67 years here, after being born July 29, 1944 , the third child of five, to Richard J. and Ruth E. (Buzzell) Holmes. After his schooling in Montpelier, he worked with his father for 19 years at ERCO as a refractory mason, enjoying his...
Marianna Noia Musillo
Aug 5, 2011
Montpelier, VT Marianna Musillo, who died on August 5th at 101 years old, was born in southern Italy. She married Michael Musillo, and at the age of 22, immigrated to the Bronx, New York City, with her first-born daughter. In the New World, Marianna raised two daughters, and created a genial household, welcoming family and friends. Upon the death of...
Franklin C. Jillison
Aug 1, 2011
EAST MONTPELIER: Franklin C. Jillson, 89 of Barre and E. Montpelier, VT passed away peacefully at Berlin Health and Rehab on Monday, August 1, 2011. Franklin (Frank) was born March 27, 1922 in Otisfield, Maine. He was the son of George and Ester Scott Jillson. Frank married Evangeline Wheeler Bolio on April 7, 2000. They resided at Sandy Pines in...
Sherri E. Austin
Jul 30, 2011
BERLIN: Sherri E. Austin, wonderful mother and grandmother, much-loved sister and daughter, incredible friend, and an amazingly brave and independent woman, died Saturday, July 30th surrounded by her family after a courageous battle with pancreatic cancer. Sherri was born Cheryl Elaine Austin, August 12, 1950 in Montpelier to Daniel and Margaret (Minott) Austin. She attended Montpelier schools and graduated from...
Mary Ellen Parks
Jul 10, 2011
Waterbury, VT Mary Ellen Parks passed away at home on Sunday, July 10, 2011, in the loving arms of her family. She was born in Highgate Springs, VT on September 24, 1922, the only child of Josephine (Scott) and Walter Lander. They moved to Waterbury when Mary Ellen was an infant. She survived the 1927 Flood after being rescued by...
Helen M. Carlyle
Jul 10, 2011
MONTPELIER: Helen M. Carlyle, 90, formerly of Moretown and most recently of Montpelier, died Sunday, July 10, 2011 at the Mayo Nursing Home in Northfield. She was born in Middlesex on Oct. 2, 1920 to Charles and Dora (Barlow) Cooney. She spent her early childhood in Middlesex Center and attended schools in Middlesex Center, Duxbury and Johnson. Helen was married...
Paul R. Sweet
Jul 6, 2011
BARRE - Paul Roger Sweet, 49, of Barre, passed away on Wednesday, July 6, 2011. His final days were at the Berlin Health and Rehabilitation Center surrounded by love, laughter and music with his family and friends. Paul was born on October 5, 1961 in Rutland, Vermont, the son of Roger and Betty (Emerson) Sweet. Paul was still a boy...
Charles E. Maranville
Jul 3, 2011
Middlesex, VT Charles Edward Maranville, 77, of Bolduc Road died at his home in Middlesex on Sunday, July 3, 2011. He was born in Burlington Vermont on January 10, 1934 the son Adaline Maranville. Charles married the former Phyllis Laird in Montpelier on December 24, 1955. They lived in Montpelier and had four children together. Mrs. Maranville pre-deceased him on...
Marion F. Morency
Jul 3, 2011
MONTPELIER: Marion F. Morency, 93, formerly of the Gary Home in Montpelier and, more recently, of Woodridge Nursing Home in Berlin, died on Sunday, July 3, 2011 At Woodridge Nursing Home. Marion was born on September 29, 1917 in Burke, VT to Arthur and Mina (Badger) Williams. She attended school in St. Johnsbury and married Lorenzo Morency on October 6,...
Louis Garcia, Jr.
Jul 2, 2011
CALAIS: Louis Garcia, Jr., 72, of Calais, VT died Saturday, July 2, 2011 at his home surrounded by family and friends. Lou was born in Barre, VT on April 23, 1939, the son of Louis Garcia, Sr. and Laura (Bullock) Garcia. The family moved to Burlington in 1950, where he graduated from Burlington High School in 1957. After serving in...
Shirley S. Burley
Jul 1, 2011
Montpelier, VT Shirley S. Burley, formerly of Lansdowne, PA, passed away peacefully on July 1, 2011, at the Berlin Health and Rehabilitation Center, Berlin, VT. Her two sons — Don and David — had been by her side. Shirley was born November 23, 1920, in Defiance, Ohio, the daughter of Carl and Agnes Smith. She graduated from Defiance High School...
