Obituaries

Mar 29, 2014

Plymouth, Vermont

Robert N. Earle, 85, died at his home in Plymouth on March 29 th surrounded by family.

Robert was born on February 19, 1929 in Bridgewater, Vermont the son of Clifford and Vera (Furman) Earle.

Robert went to school in Bridgewater and graduated from Woodstock High School in 1947. He served...

Mar 28, 2014

Funeral services were held on March 28 in Leesburg, Florida for Earl Lucian Gilbert who passed away on March 24. A graveside service will be held at the Prosper Cemetery at a later date this spring.

Earl was born at home in Pomfret on November 22, 1919.   He graduated from Woodstock High School and Bryant & Stratton...

Mar 9, 2014

Woodstock, Vermont

Pauline "Polly" Sharpe Sawyer, beloved Mother, sister and friend died peacefully on March 9, 2014 surrounded by her loving family.

Pauline was born in Bridgewater, Vermont on September 6, 1922, the fourth child of Myrtle (Glover) and Robert M. Sharpe, Sr. She graduated from Woodstock Union High School Class of 1940. She attended...

Mar 7, 2014

Stuart Dorman Menning  of High Pastures Road , Pomfret, VT son of the late Frances Dorman Menning and the late Frederick H Menning  was found dead in his home March 7 two days before his 69 th birthday.  Stuart was born in New Jersey on March 9, 1945 and moved with his family to their Pomfret farm in the...

Mar 5, 2014

Drewsville, NH

Arthur E Audsley passed away on March 5, in Keene New Hampshire.

He served his country in the Army during WWII in France.

He loved to hunt and fish and in his later years made two trips to Alaska to fish for salmon.

He worked at the Woodstock Inn...

Feb 27, 2014

Tim (Theodore S. Jr.) Turner of Curtis Hollow, Woodstock, 66, died at home on February 27, 2014, surrounded by his family and friends. He was born in New York City on August 7, 1947, to Jane Bruyn White Turner and Ted (Theodore S.) Turner. He grew up in Fairfield, CT, where he collected frogs, turtles, rocks, stamps, and baseball cards....

Feb 9, 2014

Woodstock, Vermont Barry Phillip Shortlidge, 62, died on Sunday February 9th at his home with his wife of 34 years, Mary Lynn Shortlidge at his side after a 6 and ½ year battle with cancer his family is relieved that he is at peace. Barry was born on December 3, 1951 in Atlanta, GA the son of Joseph Bacon Shortlidge...

Feb 8, 2014

Reading, Vermont Patricia L. Barton, 56, died at her home on Saturday evening February 8th in Reading, Vermont. Pat was born on September 16, 1957 in Hanover, New Hampshire the daughter of David and Edna (Townsend) Luce. Pat graduated from Woodstock Union High School in 1975. She worked at Springfield Savings and Loan for 17 years as a secretary/treasurer, the...

Jan 31, 2014

Woodstock, Vermont Roger Rice, 79, died Friday morning January 31, 2014 at Hanover Terrace in Hanover, New Hampshire. Roger was born March 11, 1934 in Randolph, Vermont the son of Denzil and Mildred (Hadley) Rice. Roger was educated in East Randolph, Vermont and spent many of his early years farming and doing carpentry work in the Randolph area. Roger served...

Jan 28, 2014

Woodstock, Vermont Charlotte A. (Howard) Barr, 82, passed away Tuesday, January 28 in Melbourne, Florida surrounded by her family. Charlotte was born in Hanover, NH at the old Mary Hitchcock Hospital on September 26, 1931. She lived in Palm Bay, Florida since 1992 and returned to where she grew up in her beloved village of West Woodstock, VT in 2003....

Jan 22, 2014

Bridgewater Corners, Vermont Wilbur Wilson Putnam, Sr., 76 died Wednesday, January 22nd at Dartmouth- Hitchcock Medical Centerin Lebanon, NH. He was born on May 18, 1937 in Bridgewater Corners, Vermont the son of Edwin R. and Beulah (Wilson) Putnam. Wilbur lived on the family property most of his life and went to work at Putnam Construction with his father and...

Jan 20, 2014

Mary Sterling Lord Mary Lord, 93, passed away Monday morning January 20th at the Mertens House in Woodstock, Vermont. She was born April 5, 1920 on Carlton Hill in West Woodstock, the youngest child of Edward W. Abbott and Myrtle Wheelock Abbott. She attended West Woodstock Elementary School and graduated from Woodstock High School, class of 1938. She attended the...

Dec 27, 2013

Bridgewater Vermont Brittney Marie Testa of Bridgewater, VT, died suddenly in a tragic car accident on December 27th, 2013. Beloved and cherished daughter of Karen Knox Testa & Glenn C. Testa of Bridgewater, VT. Devoted granddaughter of Doris Testa & Roberta Gately of Westwood, MA and the late Robert F. Gately. Also survived by loving cousins, Bill, Chris, Jennifer, Katie,...

Dec 24, 2013

Woodstock, Vermont Lawrence H. Woodward, 87, died December 24, 2013 at the Homestead in Woodstock, Vermont. He was born in Woodstock on September 1, 1926 the son of John and Cyrena (Hoisington) Woodward. Lawrence went to work at the Bridgewater Woolen Mill at a young age and then had a 27 year career working for Dartmouth College in Hanover, NH....

Dec 16, 2013

Sharon, Vermont Peter David Hottenstein, 80, died on December 16, 2013 at the Mertens House in Woodstock, Vermont. Peter was born on June 24, 1933 in Springfield, Pennsylvania the son of Edward Schroyer and Marie Louise (Cox) Hottenstein. Peter graduated from Springfield (PA) High School in 1951 and then from Ursinus College in Collegeville, PA in 1955. He served in...

Dec 9, 2013

Killington, Vermont Ellen "E J" Willis, 66, died Monday December 9th at the Rutland Regional Hospital, E J was born in Boston, Massachusetts on August 28, 1947 the daughter of William and Vera (VanDine) Garneau. She grew up in Monticello, Maine and graduated from Ricker Academy in Houlton, Maine and Castleton College, in Castleton, Vermont. She worked for Lauriat's Bookstore...

Nov 25, 2013

Bridgewater, Vermont Jason Michael Walker, 41, died unexpectedly at his home in Bridgewater on November 25, 2013. He was born on October 16, 1972 in Springfield, Vermont the son of Bruce and Mary Jean (Greiner) Walker. Jason graduated from Springfield High School in 1990 and enlisted in the United States Air Force in 1991 as a firefighter/EMT. He served 4...

Nov 17, 2013

Bridgewater Corners, Vermont Carroll F. Earle, 85, died Sunday evening November 17th at Cedar Hill Health Care in Windsor, Vermont. Carroll was born on November 21, 1927 in Bridgewater, Vermont the son of Clifford N. and Vera (Furman) Earle. Carroll was a Veteran of the Korean War. He had a number of jobs locally including; driving a school bus, delivering...

Nov 6, 2013

Walpole, New Hampshire Joseph A. Dion, 75, formerly of South Woodstock, Vermont, died Wednesday November 6, 2013 at the Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center in Lebanon, New Hampshire Joe was born on May 2, 1938 in Attleborough, Massachusetts the son of Joseph W. and Margaret (Voikos) Dion. Joe graduated from Attleborough High School in 1956 and the University of Maine in 1960...

Oct 21, 2013

Woodstock, Vermont Sally Smith Summers a long time resident of Woodstock died on October 21, 2013 at the Mertens House in Woodstock, Vermont. She was born September 7, 1919 in Boston, Mass., the daughter of Ralph Leroy Smith and Violet Bull Smith. As Vice President of National Biscuit Company, Sally's father moved his family frequently. Sally attended schools in several...