Obituaries

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...

Apr 3, 2023

No. Pomfret, Vermont

Eleanor W. Tracy, 83, died at the Jack Byrnes Center in Lebanon, New Hampshire on April 3, 2023.

Eleanor was born on December 4, 1939 in Bethel, Vermont the daughter of Lewis and Mildred (Burch) White

She graduated from Woodstock High School...

Mar 22, 2023

Robert F. Wendling passed away peacefully at his home in Hartland, VT on March 22, 2023, after a long battle with leukemia. He was born April 1, 1959, in Windsor, VT to Richard F. & Kathryn D. Wendling. Bob attended several one-room schools in Pomfret and graduated from WUHS. He enjoyed driving his go cart and minibike with friends...

Mar 18, 2023

We are sad to say that Joseph Francis Duane passed away on Saturday, March 18th at age 58, surrounded by his loving family.

Joe was born in Manhasset, NY on January 21, 1965 to Mary and Francis Duane and grew up in Port Washington, Long Island with his three sisters and brother. He graduated from Paul D....

Mar 17, 2023

Edward Postler, 98, passed away on St Patricks Day in Lebanon,NH

He was born in NYC to John and Emma Postler

He served in the US Navy as a Seabee in the Pacific during WWII. After the war he went to trade school for Architecture but realized that he...