Obituaries

Apr 7, 2013

Barnard, Vermont Ronald A. Leonard, 71, died April 7, 2013 at his home in Barnard, Vermont. Ron was born December 26, 1941, the sixth son of Richard, Sr. and Marietta (Billings) Leonard of North Pomfret and Woodstock, Vermont. He graduated from Woodstock Union High School, Class of 1959 and Yankton College in 1964. Ron was married to Martha Burgess in...

Apr 5, 2013

Quechee, VT John R. Lewis, 89, died April 5, 2013 at his home surrounded by his loving family. John was born June 10, 1923 to Robert C. and Laura (Perkins) Lewis in Bridgewater, VT. He graduated from Woodstock Union High School in 1941, where he was a member of the ski team. From 1944 to 1946 he served in the...

Mar 30, 2013

Josephine K. Brayton A memorial service for Josephine K. Brayton of South Pomfret, VT will be held at 11 a.m. on Saturday, May 4 at Pomfret Town Hall. Jo died on March 30 at age 93 after a brief illness. She was the oldest citizen of Pomfret. A transplanted "flatlander" from Massachusetts, Jo loved Vermont. After years of ever-longer vacations,...

Mar 21, 2013

White River Jct., Vermont William "Bill" Harris, 91, died Thursday evening March 21, 2013 at the Mt Ascutney Health Care Center in Windsor, Vermont. Bill was born on January 28, 1922 in Bridgewater, Vermont the son of Luman Roy and Victoria (Geno) Harris. Bill was educated in Bridgewater, Vermont. He was on the local Ski Patrol and served as a...

Mar 20, 2013

Bridgewater, Vermont Violene Ida Parker died on March, 20, 2013, in Georgetown, Kentucky at the age of 93. "Aunt Vi", as she was known to hundreds was born on September 9, 1919 to Milo Emerson Woods and Esther Rhoda Rice in Bridgewater Corners, Vermont. She was preceded in death by Naomi Esther Geno, her oldest daughter as well as both...

Mar 17, 2013

Woodstock, Vermont Rev. David B. Johnston, 90, died Sunday morning March 17th in the Hospice suite, with family present, at the Veterans Hospital in White River Jct., Vermont. Rev. Johnston was born on February 20, 1923 in Ashland, Massachusetts the son of Bernice Etta (Brodie) and Thomas Haddon Johnston. After Medford High School he attended Bowden College and then enlisted...

Mar 11, 2013

North Pomfret, Vermont Loney M. Knipe, 58, died Monday morning March 11th at the Randolph Medical Center following a long hard fought battle with cancer. Loney was born on November 29, 1954 the daughter of John Herbert Tucker Jr., and Alice Lillian (Dyer) Chase. After graduating from Woodstock Union High School Loney married Jim Knipe and together they moved to...

Mar 7, 2013

Woodstock, Vermont Nina Grace Dimick, born September 3, 1949 of Woodstock, VT passed abruptly on March 7, 2013. She is survived by her oldest sibling, Kathy Wendling, Daughter Janet Dimick, 3 grandchildren – Tabetha, Angela and Caeleb; and numerous nieces, nephews and cousins. She was preceded by her parents, Howard and Marion (Dike) Dimick, Brothers Malcolm, David and Marshal, Sister...

Feb 27, 2013

Clifton Park, New York

Gladys M. Morrill, 82, died February 27, 2013 at Ellis Hospital in Schenectady, New York.

Gladys was born on July 31, 1930 in Bridgewater, Vermont the daughter of Erwin E. and Gladys Arlene (Briggs) Campbell.

Gladys graduated from Windsor High School in 1948. She worked for the Lewis Book Bindery in...

Jan 30, 2013

Woodstock, Vermont Joel Gage Nichols, 76, died January 30, 2013 at his home in West Woodstock, Vermont. The son of Dr. Howard G. and Margaret Nichols, Joel was born November 16, 1936 in Boston, MA. He spent his childhood in Haverhill, Groveland and West Newbury, MA. A graduate of Governor Dummer Academy in Byfield, MA, Joel spent summers during high...

Jan 18, 2013

Mary Frances Maynes Maxham Mary Frances Maynes Maxham, 86, died peacefully in her home on Jan. 18 surrounded by her loving family. Her husband, David Lincoln Maxham, predeceased her in January of 2001. Mary was born June 17, 1926 on High Street in Woodstock, Vt. to Helen Marsh Maynes and James Henry Maynes Sr. The youngest of 3, she was...

Jan 17, 2013

Reading, Vermont David Benoit passed away unexpectedly at his home in South Reading, Vermont on January 17, 2013. David was born on March 26, 1954 in Boston, Mass. David loved to spend his time working on old cars, especially Volkswagens. Always ready to entertain the group with a story or joke (No matter how inappropriate it may be), David had...

Jan 8, 2013

David Ford II?12 September 1934 - 8 January 2013 David Ford was born in Syracuse, New York the son of Maynard and Jane (Parks) Ford in 1934. He moved to Fitchburg, Massachusetts at age three where he grew up and attended local schools. He attended Deerfield Academy and Williams College, class of 1956, majoring in English. After graduation he worked...

Dec 18, 2012

Killington, Vermont Samuel L. Bogorad, 97, of North Palm Beach, Florida and Killington, VT formerly Rochester, New York died Tuesday evening December 18th. He was born on July 3, 1915 in Rochester, New York the son of Solomon and Rebecca (Carpas) Bogorad. Mr. Bogorad graduated from the University of Illinois in 1938 with a degree in Industrial Engineering. Among the...

Dec 17, 2012

Iris Lucy Hickory, died Monday Dec. 17th at her home in Quechee, Vermont. She was born August 31, 1933 in Sherburne, Vermont the daughter of Irving and Lucy (Kitchen) Neil. Iris grew up and went to school in Sherburne until she married Paul Hickory and together they moved to Quechee, Vermont where she would live the rest of her life....

Dec 3, 2012

Bridgewater Center, Vermont Reginald L. Hoisington, 71, died Monday evening December 3rd at his home in Bridgewater Center, VT. Reggie was born on July 21, 1941 in Bridgewater, Vermont the son of Ralph and Hazel (Sloan) Hoisington. Reggie married Helen L. Colby on May 15, 1969. He worked for a short time at the Bridgewater Woolen Mill and then 28...

Dec 2, 2012

Hartland, Vermont Lillian May Marcotte, 96, died early Sunday morning December 2nd at Mt. Ascutney Health Care in Windsor, Vermont. She was born on September 23, 1916 in Hartland the daughter of Dean and May (Combs) Hatch. She graduated from Windsor High School in 1934. Born on the Skunk Hollow road Lillian spent her adult life living and farming on...

Nov 19, 2012

Roderick T. Jillson, 61, of Weathersfield VT, died November 19, 2012, at DHMC after a battle with cancer. Rod was born August 10, 1951, in Hanover NH, a son of Warren & Bernice (Rambo) Jillson. He grew up in Bridgewater, VT graduating from Woodstock High School in 1969. Living locally in NH & VT for most of his life, Rod...

Nov 17, 2012

Beverly J Lewis passed away peacefully on Nov. 17th at her home. There will be a memorial service held at 12 noon on Saturday, Nov. 24th at the North Universalist Chapel Society in Woodstock. She grew up on the Hill farm in South Barnard, Vermont, daughter of Olin and Nellie Hill. She went to school in South Barnard and graduated...

Oct 27, 2012

Woodstock, Vermont Beloved wife, mother, grandmother, and great grandmother, Irene G. Downey, 89, passed away peacefully surrounded by loved ones on Saturday, October 27, 2012 at Mt. Ascutney Hospital, Windsor, Vermont following a short illness. Mrs. Downey was born on July 1, 1923 in Newark, New Jersey the daughter of Arthur and Augusta Hoffmeyer. Irene grew up in West Orange,...