Elizabeth W. Goldsborough
Mar 11, 2018
Elizabeth (Betsy) Watmough Goldsborough died March 11, 2018 in Woodstock, VT from Alzheimer's disease. She was 88. Betsy was best known as a prolific artist who painted countless pastel portraits and landscapes in pastel and watercolor. Her amiable spirit was obvious to all who met and knew her. Betsy was born in Portsmouth, VA September 1, 1929, the daughter of...
Ruth Ellen Hasson
Feb 27, 2018
North Pomfret, Vermont Ruth Ellen Hasson, 91, passed away on Tuesday, February 27 in Brooklyn, NY following a brief illness. Ruth was born in Brockton, MA on May 22, 1926, the daughter of John and Mary (Molly) Maguire and was one of nine children. After graduating from Brockton High School, she attended Katherine Gibbs Secretarial School in Boston, MA. She...
Moroni Salice Johnson, Sr.
Feb 24, 2018
Barnard, VT. Moroni Salice Johnson Sr., 73, passed away peacefully surrounded by his wife and children at DHMC, Saturday evening, February 24, 2018 of Acute on Chronic Systolic Heart Failure. He was born November 8, 1944 in Montpelier, VT, son of Moroni Edison Johnson & Gertrude Lucy (Pratt) Johnson. At the age of 3, his family settled from the town...
Fred David Worth
Feb 18, 2018
Bridgewater Center, Vermont Fred David "Smiley" Worth, 77, died at his home on Sunday February 18th in Bridgewater Center. David was born on March 25, 1940 in Wilton, New York the son of Wilmont and Marjorie (Coon) Worth. David was a veteran of the United States Navy, serving aboard the USS Leahy during the Bay of Pigs invasion. He worked...
Lyle E. Bellimer
Feb 15, 2018
Bridgewater, Vermont Lyle E. Bellimer, 84, husband to the late Ilene Brown Bellimer, passed away on Thursday, February 15th, 2018 at Dartmouth Hitchcock Medical Center. He was born January 8th, 1934 to the late George Charles and Anna May (Merriam) Bellimer, in their Woodstock, VT home. From a young age, Lyle showed a strong work ethic that continued to develop...
Moses S. Chase
Feb 12, 2018
South Royalton, Vermont Moses S. Chase, 47, died Monday evening February 12th at the Jack Byrnes Center in Lebanon, NH. Moses was born on April 8, 1970 in Randolph, Vermont the son of Dean and Alice (Dyer) Chase. Moses spent a number of years as a stonemason in the local area. He loved high school football, hunting, fishing, riding back...
Maxwell P. Maxham
Feb 11, 2018
Hartland, Vermont Maxwell "Bun" Maxham, 98, died Sunday evening February 11, 2018 at the Dartmouth Hitchcock Medical Center in Lebanon, NH. He was born on August 21, 1919 in Bridgewater, Vermont the son of Turner and Crystal (Parker) Maxham. He married Charlotte Strong on September 8, 1940 in Brownsville, Vermont. Bun, along with his wife ran a dairy farm on...
Robert M. Rand, Jr.
Jan 29, 2018
East Barnard, Vermont Robert M. Rand, Jr. died early Monday morning January 29, 2018 at Barre Gardens in Barre, Vermont. Robert was born on March 29, 1952 in Hanover, New Hampshire the son of Robert, Sr. and Eleanor (Burdon) Rand. A graduate of Hanover High School Robert served in the United States Navy from 1974 to 1978. He returned home...
Emile William Grondin
Jan 23, 2018
Quechee, Vermont Emile William Grondin died January 23rd. Emile was born on June 29, 1935 in Stafford Springs, CT the son of Emile Wilfred and Lena (Houghton) Grondin. A Graduate of St. John's Prep & American International College, Emile owned various businesses in CT and VT, most recently a real estate development company in Quechee, VT. Emile was a member...
Anthony "Tony" Ciufo
Jan 22, 2018
Ludlow, Vermont Anthony "Tony" Ciufo died on January 22, 2018 of complications from heart and kidney transplants at Massachusetts General Hospital while surrounded by his wife and sons. Tony was born on July 24, 1957 in Springfield, Vermont the son of Antonio and Aili (Oja) Cifo. Tony graduated from Black River High school in 1975 and attended the University of...
Wesley Lee Frost
Jan 17, 2018
Bridgewater Corners, Vermont Wesley Lee Frost, 100 died peacefully on Wednesday evening January 17, 2018 at the Mertens House in Woodstock, Vermont. Wesley was born on July 25, 1917 in St. Albans, Maine, the son of Wesley S. and Vinnie (Vicnare) Frost. He was one of nine children and the last surviving member of his immediate family. Wes served in...
John A. Cowdrey
Jan 16, 2018
Rutland, Vermont John A. Cowdrey, 72, died Tuesday morning January 16, 2018 at the Rutland Regional Medical Center. John was born on April 19, 1945 in Windsor, Vermont the son of Floyd H. and Bernadette (Malbourn) Cowdrey. John is survived by his sister Marie L. Westney of Bridgewater Corners Vermont and a number of extended family. In addition to his...
Roberta L. Stark
Jan 11, 2018
Windsor, Vermont Roberta L. Stark, 52, died unexpectedly on Thursday January 11, 2018 in Angola, New York. Roberta was born on February 15, 1965 in Randolph, Vermont the daughter of Ned Stark and Beverly Pratte. Roberta attended school in Bridgewater and Woodstock. She spent the better part of her life in Bridgewater working at the Bridgewater Village Diner and the...
Warren G. H. Sparks
Jan 10, 2018
West Woodstock, Vermont Warren G. H. Sparks of West Woodstock, Vermont died at home on January 10, 2018 at the age of 96 ½. He was preceded in death by his wife Angeline Sparks who died on February 20, 2017, his brothers Sanford C. Sparks, Raymond F. Kimble, Lester L. Kimble, Harry C. Kimble, his sister Virginia M. (Sparks) Sorenson,...
Winter Victoria Swanson
Jan 10, 2018
Woodstock, Vermont My baby girl, Winter Victoria Swanson, came into this world on January 6th with a bang loud enough to reverberate around the world, the universe felt her presence. She proved to be a warrior, far stronger than her tiny stature. At 1lb3oz, barely bigger than a breath, she fought like hell against all odds. My heart breaks that...
Marilyn Wilhelm
Jan 4, 2018
South Pomfret, Vermont Marilyn Wilhelm, 85, passed away Thursday evening January 4th 2018 at the Jack Byrnes Center for Palliative & Hospice Care at DHMC in Lebanon, NH. Marilyn was born on July 26, 1932 in Farmingdale, NY the daughter of Theodore and Amanda (Rohr) Wilhelm. After graduation from Farmingdale High School Marilyn worked for many years for the New...
Gail E. Mcewen
Dec 29, 2017
North Hartland, Vermont Gail E. McEwen, 66, died at her home on December 29, 2017 after a courageous battle with cancer. Gail was born on April 28, 1951 the daughter of Robert L. and Irene (Sawyer) Wood. She graduated from Woodstock Union High School in 1970. She married Dennis McEwen on November 13, 1971 at the First Congregational Church of...
Patricia Hall Soule
Dec 23, 2017
Patricia Newell Hall Soule was born the 30th of October 1935, and succumbed to her courageous two-year battle with lung disease on the 23rd of December, with her brother Pete, sister-in-law Sharon, and niece Terry by her side. Patty, as most of her friends knew her, was the first of six children born to Peter Newell, and Barbara Gage Hall....
Neil Rollo Fairbanks
Dec 22, 2017
Ludlow, Vermont Neil Rollo Fairbanks, 92, died December 22, 2017 at the Rutland Regional Hospital in Rutland, VT. Neil was born on August 22, 1925 in Bridgewater, Vermont the son of Rollo C. and Angie L. (Archer) Fairbanks. Neil was a WW II Navy Veteran and a long-time member of the American Legion. For many years he was an active...
Beatrice "Bea" Ann Vincent Gyra
Nov 14, 2017
Woodstock, Vermont Beatrice Ann Vincent Gyra died peacefully, at the Mertens House, on the evening of November 14, 2017 at the age of 92. She was born on July 25, 1925 in Lake Charles, Louisiana to Ellis Abel and Mary Frances A. Riester Vincent. Her early years were spent in Louisiana. She graduated from Sulphur High School and went on...
