George E. Benson, Sr
Sep 6, 2024
Ludlow, Vermont
It is with heavy hearts we announce the passing of George Edward Benson, Sr., 85, on September 6, 2024, surrounded by his family at Springfield Hospital.
George was born on March 9, 1939, in Springfield, VT, one of four children, to Marvin Fay Benson Sr. and Monica Lamere Benson. George graduated from Black...
Joan Hull Lessard
Sep 4, 2024
Barnard, Vermont
Joan Hull Lessard, 91, was born on February 17, 1933 and passed peacefully on September 4, 2024, surrounded by her loving family. Joan was born in Barnard, VT, the only child of Harry and Naoma Hull, also Barnard natives. Joan was a precocious child and spent a lot of time with her fraternal grandmother who–recognizing...
Baylee Silverstein Green
Aug 20, 2024
Baylee (Silverstein) Green
Of Woodstock, Vt and formerly Rochester, NY passed away peacefully on August 20,, 2024 at age 92. She was born in Rochester, NY on January 8, 1932 to Charles and Mary Silverstein. She graduated from Franklin High in 1949 and from Syracuse University with a BA from the College of Arts and Sciences in...
Gretchen W. Russell
Aug 19, 2024
Woodstock, VT – Gretchen Wustlich Russell, 85, passed away peacefully on August 19, 2024 at her residence. She was born February 12, 1939 in Hanover, NH. The daughter of Charles Agustus Wustlich and Eleanor (Miller) Moody. Gretchen spent her formative years in Woodstock, VT, where she attended local schools. In 1956, she graduated from the Stoneleigh Prospect Hill School...
Carole Ann Van Meter
Aug 16, 2024
Carole Ann Van Meter, of Woodstock, Vermont, passed away peacefully at her home on August 16, 2024 at the age of 80 years. Carole was loved by all who knew her. She was a kind, sweet, caring and sincerely friendly person whose smile was a joy to all who witnessed it. She is survived by her husband...
Marjorie M. Holmes
Jun 12, 2024
Quechee, Vermont
Marjorie M. Holmes, 89, passed away peacefully on June 12, 2024 at the Jack Byrne Center in Lebanon, NH surrounded by her family.
Marjorie was born on May 24, 1935 in East Thetford, Vermont the daughter of Chauncey A. and Elsie M. (Porter) Hatch.
Marjorie graduated from Hanover (NH) High School...
Timothy Arden Maxham, Iii
Jun 8, 2024
Reading, Vermont
Timothy Arden Maxham III, died on June 8, 2024
Timothy was born on the morning of April 15, 1988 at Alice Peck Day Memorial Hospital in Lebanon, NH during a spring snowstorm. He was the second of three children who were raised in the farming hills of Hartland, VT. Timothy was a proud...
Allen Ballou
Jun 6, 2024
Allen J. Ballou II (AJ or Punk to his dad) was born on September 19, 1985 to Allen Ballou and Lorraine Handy. He died unexpectedly on June 6th, 2024 from smoke inhalation in a fire in Charlestown, NH.
AJ was a lot of things: a son, brother, father, uncle, grandson, nephew, cousin, and friend. AJ cared so...
Joseph P. Morin
Jun 5, 2024
Jospeh P. Morin of Springfield, Vermont passed away on June 5, 2024. Joseph was born December 18, 1982 in Greenfield, MA to parents Valerie Rice and Raymond Morin. He was loved by his sons Pattrick, Jaxson, and Brycen, as well as his brother's Raymond Jr. and Jason, his grandparent's Sid and Kathy Bartlett, and many aunts, uncles, and cousins....
Laura Billings
Jun 4, 2024
Plymouth, Vermont
Laura A. Dailey Billings, 90. died June 4th at her home in Plymouth, Vermont surrounded by her family.
Laura was born July 3, 1933 at home in Worcester, Vermont to Helen and Henry Richardson. She was the second child of 13. She attended Worcester schools and Montpelier High School until her marriage to...
William Vargas
Jun 4, 2024
William Vargas, 79, who was raised in Rutland, Vermont, and also retired in Rutland, died peacefully at the Terrace senior-living community in Woodstock, Vermont, on June 4. He had been in declining health with dementia for several years.
As a high school English teacher, William was greatly admired by generations of his students. He taught for twelve...
Jack Shirman
Jun 2, 2024
Quechee, Vermont
Jack Shirman, age 89, died peacefully after a short illness surrounded by family on Sunday, June 2, 2024 in the Jack Byrne Center for Palliative & Hospice Care in Lebanon, New Hampshire.
Jack was born on October 20, 1934 in Leipzig, Germany, the son of Bernard and Sophie( Holzvorm) Shirman. After fleeing Nazi...
Jeffrey "Heffer" Morgan
Jun 1, 2024
Reading, Vermont
Jeffrey "Heffer" Morgan, 58, passed from complications of cancer on June 1, 2024 at his home, the Jenne Farm, in Reading, Vermont.
He was born on July 21, 1965 in Bennington, Vermont. He lived in Naples, Florida where he was one of the original Naples Park Sharks. He returned to Reading, Vermont and...
Cynthia Fisher Jones
May 31, 2024
Cynthia Gruener Fisher Jones, 94
Devoted Mother and Grandmother, Business Owner, Kind Soul
Cynthia Gruener Fisher Jones, 94, peacefully passed away surrounded by her family on May 31, 2024. Cindy was born on November 14, 1929, to wonderful parents Leopold Gruener and Margaret Lyman Collens Gruener of Weston, MA. She received her education at the...
John "Jack" S. Sailer
May 26, 2024
John (Jack) S. Sailer passed away on Sunday May 26th at the age of 97 after several years of visual impairment and health challenges. Jack was surrounded by those who loved and cared for him and family members, his wife, children and grandchildren during his final days and hours. Jack was born on July 15th 1926 in Plymouth, Vermont...
Guy Roberts
May 26, 2024
Brownsville, Vermont
Guy Roberts passed away peacefully on May 26, 2024 at his home in Brownsville, VT. Guy was born in 1939. He was proud of his Vermont roots and the fact that he attended the Depot School - a one room schoolhouse in Shaftesbury, Vermont for 8 years.
Guy met his wife Judy, of...
Savannah "Vannah" Merrill
May 24, 2024
Savannah (Vannah) Nicole Merrill unexpectedly passed away on May 24th, 2024 at her home in White River Junction, VT due to an ongoing seizure disorder. She is pre-deceased by her maternal great grandfather Newton Lyons and her cousin Corey Bradford. She is survived by her mother and father Jeannie and Shawn Merrill, brother Hunter, boyfriend Brian Pulvar, (paternal grandparents)...
John Hyatt Gravel
May 18, 2024
In Lebanon, on the morning of May 18th John Hyatt Gravel, 76, found his sought after "Peace and Quiet" and freedom from medical chaos.
John was born in Chester, PA, on July 1st 1947, to Robert Zotique Gravel and Marguerite (Molly) MacLeod Gravel. He joined three older siblings, Mona, Daniel and Ken.
Being a military...
Paul Bruce Mcmorris
May 6, 2024
Paul Bruce McMorris was born in Glen Cove, New York, on March 29, 1958. He attended Lutheran Middle and High School in Brookville, New York. After graduating from Paul Smith's College, Paul moved to Vermont to pursue his passion for downhill skiing. Teaching skiing was something that Paul enjoyed, and his patience and perseverance were traits that he practiced...
Myrtle Biathrow
Apr 27, 2024
Woodstock, Vermont
Myrtle Biathrow, 88, died Saturday afternoon April 27, 2024 at Pine Heights in Brattleboro, Vermont.
Myrtle was born on January 19, 1936 in Hanover, New Hampshire the daughter of Phillip H. and Laura (Powell) Biathrow. She graduated from Woodstock High School in 1954 and worked for the Corner Dairy Bar and the Woodstock...
