Edith G. Joslin
Mar 11, 2011
Middlesex: Edith Joslin, 84, died peacefully Friday morning March 11 in her home of 40 years. Edith was the daughter of Gladys (Palmer) Gaylord and Walter Gaylord of Waitsfield. She was born July17, 1926 and was one of four children. Her twin sister, Ethel Grandfield of Montpelier, survives her. Her two older brothers, Palmer and Hadley Gaylord are deceased. Edith...
Ann J. Schmidt
Mar 11, 2011
Montpelier, VT Ann J. Schmidt, a longtime Montpelier resident died Friday, March 11, 2011, at the Green Mountain Nursing Home in Colchester, VT of natural causes. Ann was born March 2, 1915 in Quebec City, Canada to Clara and Joseph Corriveau. She was the last survivor of five children. She moved to Barre, VT with her family at a young...
Barbara Dorothy Viens
Mar 10, 2011
WEST BERLIN: Barbara Dorothy Viens, 83, of Ayers St. in West Berlin, VT, died on Thursday, March 10, 2011 at Gifford Medical Center in Randolph. She was born in Montpelier to Kenneth Malcolm and Mary (Wiggins) McGinnis. She spent her early life in Burlington and graduated from H.D. Wheeler High School in Burlington. Barbara married Emile Viens on June 14,...
Alexander S. Parr
Mar 10, 2011
Montpelier, VT Alexander Shipman Parr of Montpelier passed away on March 10, 2011. He was an avid walker and birder who retired at age 85 and moved from Princeton, NJ to Montpelier, VT in 2005. He served as a volunteer at the Kellogg-Hubbard Library where he organized titles and treasured working with the staff. He enjoyed cheering for his granddaughter...
Emerson Francis Baker
Mar 7, 2011
MONTPELIER, VERMONT Emerson Francis Baker, 93, died Monday, March 7, 2011 at his home, with his family beside him. Born in Gloucester, Massachusetts, March 29, 1917, he was the son of Ida Frances (Lorentzen) Baker and William Emerson Baker. He attended Gloucester schools, graduating from Gloucester High School in 1934. He served in Franklin D. Roosevelt's Civilian Conservation Corps from...
Robert Clinton Cody
Mar 6, 2011
Montpelier, VT Robert Clinton Cody, 86, died peacefully Sunday, March 6, 2011 at his home surrounded by his loving family. Born on July 30, 1924 in Burlington VT to Richard and Lillian Cody. Bob was a lifelong resident of Montpelier. After graduating from St. Michael's Elementary and St. Michael's High School, Bob attended Williams College Naval Officer Candidate School. Following...
Verna A. Pelletier
Mar 1, 2011
Montpelier Verna Annette Pelletier, 94 a long-time resident of Montpelier left for the Bingo parlor in the sky on March 1, 2011. Born on August 15, 1916 to Blanche Kirby and Fred Crane. Her hobbies included playing cards, bingo, going to fairs and traveling. She especially enjoyed her trips to Las Vegas and Hawaii. She had a passion for purple...
Raymond B. Witham
Feb 25, 2011
Berlin, VT Raymond Bert Witham, 100, of Cedar Drive in Berlin, died on Friday, February 25, 2011 at the Woodridge Nursing Home. He was born one of eleven children to Bert and Eva (Ormsbee) Witham on May 29, 1910 in Graniteville, VT. He served in the United States Navy December 22, 1943 to his discharge on November 16, 1945. Raymond...
Linda Marie Tucker
Feb 18, 2011
Woodbury, VT Linda M. Tucker, 60, of South Woodbury, died on Friday, February 18, 2011 at Dartmouth Hitchcock Medical Center. She was born on December 17, 1950 in Hardwick, the daughter of Patrick and Theresa (Renaud) Ferland. She graduated from Hardwick Academy in 1968 and continued her education at Trinity College in Burlington, VT, where she received her bachelors in...
Louis P. Wilson
Feb 17, 2011
East Calais, VT Louis P. Wilson, 82, of Moscow Woods Road died on Thursday, February 17, 2011 at the Fletcher Allen Hospital in Burlington, VT. He was born on October 15, 1928 in Roosevelt, NY, the son of Augustus and Beatrice Elizabeth (Steiniger) Wilson. He attended the Center Moriches, public schools in Long Island, NY. On November 12, 1949, He...
Lila A. Wilder
Feb 17, 2011
WORCESTER: Lila A.Wilder, 88, of Eagle Ledge Road in Worcester, died Thursday, February 17, 2011 at Central Vermont Medical Center in Berlin. She was born in Calais on July 28, 1922 to Freeman and Mary Elizabeth (Brunell) Avery. She attended schools in Calais and Plainfield. On September 8, 1939, Lila married Walter C. Wilder, who predeceased her on Oct. 15,...
Sylvia M. Hennebury
Feb 7, 2011
MONTPELIER; Sylvia M. Hennebury, 86, passed away February 7, 2011 in Daytona Beach, FL. Sylvia was born May 1, 1924 to George and Emma (LeClair) Buswell in Montpelier. She attended Montpelier High School. Sylvia married Thomas Hennebury, Jr. on March 8, 1942. They made their home in the Montpelier – Waterbury area. Sylvia worked for several years as a bookkeeper...
Elizabeth Bess Callahan
Feb 7, 2011
Wells River, VT/ Montpelier, VT Elizabeth (Bess) Callahan, 67, formerly of Montpelier, Plainfield and most recently Wells River passed away Monday, February 7, 2011 at Cottage Hospital in Woodsville, NH. She was born on September 25, 1943 in Littleton, NH the daughter of Carl & Linsley (Dougherty) Walker. Elizabeth married David Callahan on June 14, 1969 in Huntington Massachusettes. She...
John J. Downs
Feb 7, 2011
John Joseph (Jay) Downs Loving husband, father, grandfather and life-long teacher MASHPEE, MA – John Joseph (Jay) Downs, 75, ormerly of Montpelier, VT passed away on February 7, 2011 after a lengthy illness. Jay was the son of John and Marguerite (Doyle) Downs. He was born in Montpelier, VT, on June 1st, 1935. He attended Saint Augustine Elementary School and...
Lillian R. Gourlay
Feb 5, 2011
No. Attleboro, MA/Worcester, VT Lillian Rita Gourlay, 85, a long-time resident of East Street, No. Attleboro, MA, died on Saturday, February 5, 2011. She was born in No. Attleboro, MA, on June 13, 1925, the daughter of George and Lillian (Boule') Flanagan. She attended schools in Norton and No. Attleboro, MA graduating from No. Attleboro High School. In 1947, she...
Lois R. Mcknight
Feb 4, 2011
EAST MONTPELIER: Lois R. McKnight, 97, of East Montpelier, died Friday, February 4, 2011 at Woodridge Nursing Home in Berlin, Vermont. She was born in Marshfield VT on January 13, 1914 to Fred and Ruth (Pitkin) Dwinell. At the age of two, after the death of her father, Lois and her mother moved to North Montpelier to live with her...
Catherine F. Young
Feb 3, 2011
Burlington and South Hero, VT Catherine F. Young died peacefully on February 3, 2011 at the Burlington Health and Rehabilitation Center in Burlington, Vermont. She had just celebrated her 90th birthday. Kind, gentle and always loving, her family will miss her. Catherine was born on January 31, 1921 in West Orange, New Jersey, the fourth of the six children of...
Lorna E. Williams
Feb 3, 2011
The death occurred on February 3, 2011 of Lorna Elizabeth (MacMillan) Williams of Montpelier, Vermont, in her 93rd year. Lorna was born on Prince Edward Island, Canada, the daughter of George and Amy (Stewart) MacMillan. She survived the Spanish Flu during the epidemic early in her life and went on to study Social Work at Boston University in the 1930's....
Esther M. Swash
Jan 31, 2011
Berlin, VT Esther M. Swash, 97, formerly of Weston's Trailer Park, died, Monday, January 31, 2011 at Rowan Court in Barre, Vt, January 31, 2011. Esther was born on August 29, 1913, in Duxbury, VT, the daughter of Luther and Hazel (LaRose) Morse. She was married on February 18, 1933 to Kyle V. Swash at the home of Rev. W....
Paul R. Fargo
Jan 27, 2011
Montpelier, VT Paul R. Fargo, 83, formerly of 155 Main Street, Montpelier died on Thursday, January 27, 2011, at the Berlin Health and Rehab Center. He was born in Richmond, VT on April 5, 1927 the son of Howard and Mary (Vanier) Fargo. He attended school in Richmond, VT and graduated from Spaulding High School in Barre in 1946. Paul...
