Obituaries

May 9, 2020

ELLEN HOLT PARRISH OF CAVENDISH VT PASSED AWAY SATURDAY, MAY 9 2020 AT HOME AFTER A THREE AND A HALF YEAR BATTLE WITH CANCER. THE FOLEY CANCER CENTER, RUTLAND REGINAL MEDICAL CENTER NURSES, DOCTORS AND STAFF PROVIDED SUPURB AND UPLIFTING CARE ALL DURING THIS PERIOD.

ELLEN WAS BORN IN NORFOLK VIRGINA ON JULY 17, 1940...

Apr 22, 2020

Richard Edgar Birdsall of Plymouth, MA died peacefully at Jordan Hospital on April 22, 2020 of non-Coronavirus related pneumonia at 84 years old. He was born in Newtonville, MA on September 5, 1935 to Joseph Edgar and Alice Myrtle (Heselton) Birdsall. He is predeceased by his sister, Corlene Alice (Birdsall) Baxter, whom he adored. Richard had many strong...

Apr 19, 2020

Calvin was born to Georgianna and Calvin Jones Sr. in Pawtucket, Rhode Island, and spent much of his childhood in Cumberland, along with his younger brother Rob. The first of his family to attend college, he made it to Dartmouth College through his hard work and exceptional intellect. He was drafted into the US Army two years later....

Apr 16, 2020

With heavy hearts, we announce the death of Dianne "Mimi" Lois (Port) O'Connor who died on April 16, 2020 of the brutal illness Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease. She was surrounded by loving family. She will be remembered for her sparkling personality, her loyal friendships and her sense of humor.

Dianne was born in Portage, Wisconsin on January 28, 1944...

Apr 15, 2020

Lawrence S. O'Rourke entered his new life in heaven at dawn on April 15, 2020, at age 96, after passing peacefully at his home in Woodstock, VT. The treasure of his life, Dorothy Jean, with whom he shared a 72 1/2-year marriage, remarked with understatement that her husband left a lot behind. That includes their children Thomas O'Rourke...

Apr 15, 2020

Madine (Potter) Ballentine went to be with her Lord and Savior on Wednesday, April 15. Born January 29, 1932, in South Pomfret, Vermont, Madine lived a full life and brought great joy wherever she went. Though she was blind since childhood, she saw more than most sighted people as she navigated the world with her fingers, ears, and other...

Apr 13, 2020

South Royalton, Vermont

Edward Gravelle, 67, died April 13, 2020 at the Jack Byrnes Center in Lebanon, New Hampshire.

Ed was born on January 20, 1953 in Rutland, Vermont the son of Frances and Mary ( Fredette ) Gravelle.

A graduate of Rutland High School Ed spent much of...

Apr 12, 2020

Carl Taylor, Jr., of Woodstock, Vermont, passed away on 12 April 2020, due to complications from a stroke and Alzheimer's disease.  Carl is survived by his wife, Ching-Wen; three children, May (and husband, Sean), Mark (and wife, Sara), and Isaac (and wife, Laura); four grandchildren, Merrill, Charlie, Ella, and Prosper; and, countless cherished family and friends around the world....

Apr 11, 2020

West Windsor, Vermont

Ann Rogers Ackley, 59, died peacefully on Saturday April 11, 2020 at the Jack Byrnes Center in Lebanon, New Hampshire.

Ann was born on June 23, 1960 in Ipswich, MA the daughter of George Cecil and Barbara (Walker) Ackley.

Ann dedicated much of her time to...

Apr 9, 2020

Rudolph "Rudy" John Hanecak III passed away unexpectedly on April 9, 2020. He was born in Hanover, NH on April 29, 1975, the son of Rudolph John Hanecak Jr. and Deborah Lynn (Tulip) Hanecak. Rudy lived in and loved Windsor, Vermont. He survived by his father Rudolph, John Hanecak Jr., Sandwich, MA; his sister, Stephanie Black, her husband...

Mar 31, 2020

Bridgewater, VT

Diana Lynn Gildersleeve, 62, passed away peacefully at home on March 31st 2020

Born September 18, 1957, to parents Joyce (Wardwell) and Raymond Phillips

A Graduate of Woodstock Union High School class of 1976 Diana worked at the Book Bindery, The original Cole Farm Restaurant, Bridgewater Country...

Mar 23, 2020

To view Margaret's graveside service visit: https://youtu.be/CguMdZDKYp8

Margaret Isabel Thomas (nee Dunn), born in Newcastle, England on 09 November 1933, passed away peacefully in her Woodstock, Vermont home on 23 March 2020 at 10:30 P.M. She was the youngest child of a coal mining official, Thomas Dunn, and a parlor maid, Isabel Dunn (nee Reay)...

Mar 20, 2020

South Woodstock, Vermont

Michelle Kelly Bradley, age 58, entered eternal rest March 20, 2020 after a brave battle against cancer. She was born December 19, 1961. She was preceded in death by her parents Byron K Kelly Sr and Regis Emery Kelly and sister Barbara Anne Sundquist and brother Jeffrey Collamer Kelly. She is survived...

Mar 15, 2020

Cavendish, Vermont

Evelyn Rowlee-Vittum, 89, died on Sunday March 15 th . Some knew her as Pat (the Irishman) a special few as Dede.

It is with great sorrow that we said good bye to a mother, grandmother, great grandmother, aunt, great aunt and great friend.

She will be...

Mar 14, 2020

Proctorsville, Vermont

Melissa Ann Blaise, 50, died unexpectedly on Saturday March 14, 2020.

Missy was born on February 27, 1970 in Burlington, Vermont the daughter of Sidney and Julie (Pepin) Barbour.

A graduate of Vergennes High School Missy was a jack of all trades who always kept busy helping...

Mar 10, 2020

Quechee, Vermont

William "Bill" Bancroft Kelly, 81, passed away peacefully on Tuesday, March 10, 2020 at Community Hospice George and Margaret Morris Center for Caring in Jacksonville, Fl. While vacationing in St. Augustine, Fl. Bill had several health illnesses which he never recovered from.

Bill was born Feb. 11, 1939, raised in...

Mar 4, 2020

Windsor, Vermont

Fay N. c. Pierce, 87, died peacefully at his home in Windsor on Wednesday morning March 4, 2020 surrounded by his loving family.

Fay was born on October 11, 1932 in Roxbury, Vermont the son of Martin and Ruth Mae (Marshall) Pierce.

After serving in the US...

Feb 29, 2020

Elizabeth Ann (LaFlame) Marciano passed away peacefully in her sleep in Woodstock, VT, on Saturday, February 29, 2020, bringing to a quiet end the earthly existence of a woman of seemingly boundless faith and energy.

Born in Athol, Massachusetts on November 23, 1932, to James Henry Carl LaFlame and Sadie Ruany (Goodwin) LaFlame, Betty was...

Feb 23, 2020

South Woodstock, Vermont

Marguerite Fullerton Johnson, 89, passed away peacefully Sunday afternoon February 23, 2020 at the Woodstock Terrace surrounded by family and friends.

Marguerite is survived by her daughter Sandra of Conewango Valley, NY, her son Mark Arvid of London, 5 grandchildren; Katherine, Robert, Sonja, Lucza, and Miles, two great granddaughters;...

Feb 19, 2020

Woodstock, Vermont

Virginia Susan (Toth) Palmer, 80, died peacefully on Wednesday evening, February 19, 2020 at the Jack Byrne Center for Palliative and Hospice Care in Lebanon, NH surrounded by her family.

Virginia was born in Hackensack, NJ, the daughter of Stephen and Beatrice Elizabeth (Dodd) Toth, and spent her childhood in Garfield, NJ, with...