Obituaries

Jul 24, 2023

South Woodstock, Vermont

John and Jean Panoushek died as they lived, together on July 24, 2023.

John was born on February 17, 1944 in Ticonderoga, NY the son of Stanley Panoushek and Norma (Mingo) Brown and Jean was born on May 23, 1949 in Lebanon, NH the daughter of Edgar and Gladys (Martin) Fullerton. The...

Jul 20, 2023

Jennifer Mertens Brock of Woodstock, Vermont died peacefully on July 20, 2023 at Cedar Hill Continuing Care Community in Windsor, Vermont, following a long battle with Alzheimer's Disease. She was 92 years old. She is survived by her six children, nineteen grandchildren and thirteen great grandchildren. Jennifer was born in New York City, educated at Bennington, Carleton and Colby...

Jul 5, 2023

Barnard, Vermont

Patricia A. Mattson, 81, passed away suddenly on July 5, 2023, at her home in Barnard, Vermont.

Pat was born on April 1, 1942, in Queens, New York, the daughter of Thomas and Katherine (Gillespie) Harkins. She grew up in Oyster Bay, New York. Pat spent a number of years living in Connecticut...

Jul 2, 2023

Bridgewater, Vermont

Brian Lapierre, 48 died unexpectedly after being stricken at home during his 5-and-a-half-year courageous battle with Stage Four, Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer. Born in Woonsocket, RI, Brian is the son of Linda (Landry) and Raymond Lapierre, brother of Jody Dias, Raymond Lapierre, and cousin of Nancy Silvestre, his enthusiastic and vocal supporter.

Brian...

Jun 29, 2023

Hartland, Vermont

Raymond H. Thompson, 88, died at his home in Hartland, Vermont on June 29, 2023.

He was born on February 3, 1935 in New Milford, CT the son of James F., Sr. and Cornelia Romaine Thompson 1 of 17 children.

Raymond did masonry and carpentry work with his father for many...

Jun 24, 2023

WOODSTOCK, VT – Richard "Rick" Rideout, 74, passed away at home from cancer on June 24, 2023. His wife, Julie, brother-in-law Peter and sister-in-law Jan were with him as he left for his next journey.

Rick was born in 1948 in Houlton, Maine, to Joseph and Beatrice Rideout. He graduated from Presque Isle High School and honorably...

Jun 6, 2023

Quechee, Vermont

Magnus Moliteus, 84, died peacefully at his home in Quechee, Vermont, on Tuesday, June 6, 2023. Magnus was born on March 11, 1939, in Jossefors, Varmland Sweden, son of Eric and Karin (Alden) Nilsson. He was a loving husband, father, farfar (father's father) and morfar (mother's father) and great-morfar. He is survived by his soulmate...

Jun 3, 2023

Woodstock, Vermont

Alice Frick, 92, of Woodstock, quietly surrendered and passed on to be with the Lord, Saturday June 3rd, 2023, while living at Mertens House, in Woodstock.

Born, November 2nd, 1930, in Passaic, NJ, to the late Benjamin James Diggory and Alice Clark Diggory. The family moved to, Drexel Hill, outside...

Jun 2, 2023

Barbara (Bailey) Squires, 90, passed away quietly on Friday June 2nd with her son and daughter-in-law by her side. Born on January 3, 1933 in Cornwall, CT to Sherman B. and Mae (Morrison) Bailey, she moved to Woodstock a few years later and grew up on The Star Farm with an older sister and three older brothers. Growing up...

Jun 1, 2023

Joan (Mulligan) McGee, 95, of Woodstock, VT passed away peacefully at Mertens House in Woodstock during the early morning hours of June 1, 2023. Born to Wilfred D. Mulligan and Alice (Blackman) Mulligan on March 27, 1928 in Boston, MA, Joan spent her youth living in the city she loved with her police officer father, accountant mother, and...

May 30, 2023

The family of "Shultz" Langhans are saddened to announce that he succumbed to an aggressive form of cancer on Tuesday, May 30, 2023. He was the sixth of seven sons born to Patricia and Raymond Langhans, Sr. of Woodstock, VT on April 1, 1961. Mom pretty much knew he would stand apart, being born breach on April Fool's Day,...

May 23, 2023

Woodstock, Vermont

Helen Gardephe Leonard passed away on May 23, 2023, at Genesis in Lebanon, NH, after a brief hospitalization at Dartmouth Medical Center. She was born on January 17, 1924, in Worcester, MA, and spent her formative years in Leicester, a small town outside Worcester. She was the daughter of Fanny (Jokinen) Makitalo and George Makitalo,...

May 20, 2023

West Lebanon, New Hampshire

Thomas Edge Jacobs was born the 10th of January 1947 to Thomas Maloney Jacobs and Nancy Anne Edge in Baltimore, Maryland.  He died 20 May 2023 - a day and time of his choice.  He lived with metastatic colon cancer for five years.

His early years were spent in Govans, a...

May 15, 2023

Douglas P. Martin, 81 of Barnard, VT, passed away on Monday, May 15 th , in the Garden Room at Gifford Memorial Hospital, after a brief but vicious battle with Pancreatic Cancer. He was surrounded by his family when he passed.

Born April 15 th , 1942, to Cecyle and John Martin in Rockingham, VT,...

May 6, 2023

It is with a heavy heart we say "love you and see you later " to our Mother,

Mary Oakley (Audsley)Sharpe. Mom had a long and full life,with an abundance of love and patience (most of the time).

Mary was born in 1926 in Cleethropes, England into a large family, of four brothers and four...

Apr 29, 2023

Woodstock, Vermont

Kurt Drexel Gerrish, 85, passed away peacefully on April 29 th , 2023, in Jupiter, Florida surrounded by family.

Kurt was a loving and devoted husband, father, and grandfather. An incredibly hard worker, he built a successful career and devoted his life to his family and businesses. He attended Northfield...

Apr 26, 2023

Deborah Phillips, 92, died peacefully on Wednesday April 26, 2023 at Woodstock Terrace.

Debby was born on March 13, 1931 in Englewood, New Jersey, the daughter of Elmer Isaac Phillips, Jr. and Susan DuBois Phillips. She moved to Woodstock, Vermont when she was 16 and spent the majority of her adult life there.

Apr 19, 2023

Wheelock, Vermont

Christine A. Howland, 72, of Wheelock, Vt, passed away peacefully on April 19, 2023, at her home surrounded by the love of her family, after a long battle with dementia. Her daughters were by her side until the very end.

Christine was born in Barnard, Vt on December 24, 1950,...

Apr 17, 2023

Please join Deborah's family for a casual gathering to share a memory and celebrate her life on May 12, 2023 from 4:pm to 7:pm at the little Theatre, 54 River Street, Woodstock, Vermont

South Pomfret, Vermont

Deborah Anne Carlsen McLaughlin of South Pomfret, Vermont passed away on April 17, 2023 in the comfort of her...

Apr 11, 2023

Bridgewater Corners, Vermont

Mae E. Lewis, 74, died peacefully on Tuesday April 11, 2023 at the Springfield Hospital, Springfield Vermont.

Mae, "MeMa", was born in Bridgewater Vermont on May 11, 1948, the daughter of Arthur and Jenny (Baker) Beauregard.

She graduated from Woodstock Union High...