Obituary Listing

Nov 16, 2022

SOUTH BURLINGTON - Stanley John (Jack) Tassie, 84, passed away on Wednesday, November 16, 2022, at the McClure Miller Respite Home in Colchester.

Born on June 22, 1938, in Barre, he was the son of Euphemia (Paul) and Stanley John Tassie, Sr.  He attended local elementary schools and graduated from Spaulding High School in 1956.

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Nov 11, 2022

BARRE – LTC Retired Frederic H. Ford, 88, a long-time resident passed away on Friday, November 11, 2022, at the Central Vermont Medical Center with his family at his bedside.

Born in 1934, in Graniteville, he was the son of Thomas and Agnes Ford.

He attended St. Monica and Lincoln Elementary Schools and graduated from...

Nov 9, 2022

GRANITEVILLE – Richard Gillander, 80, a long-time resident passed away on Wednesday, November 9, 2022, after battling a brief illness, with his loving family by his side, at the McClure-Miller Respite House in Colchester.

Born on December 17, 1941, in Randolph, he was the son of Clayton Sr. and Ruth (Bradley) Gillander. Dick attended Websterville School and...

Nov 8, 2022

BARRE – John Robert LeRoy, 75, a lifetime resident of Barre, passed away unexpectedly on Tuesday,

November 8, 2022, at the Central Vermont Medical Center in Berlin with his family at his side.

Born on April 4, 1947, in Barre, he was the son of Floyd and Helen (Lewis) LeRoy. He attended

schools...

Nov 4, 2022

PLAINFIELD – Stanley Charles Fowler, 88, of Lower Road passed away on Friday, November 4, 2022, at his home with his family at his bedside.

Born on March 16, 1934, in Plainfield at home, he was the son of Levi C.  and Ruth A. (Bancroft) Fowler.  He attended Plainfield School.  In 1957, he enlisted in the U.S....

Nov 1, 2022

BARRE - Judith Ann Miles, 80, a long-time resident passed away on Tuesday, November 1, 2022 (All Saints’ Day!) at Barre Gardens Nursing and Rehabilitation Center in her native city of Barre.  Judy, as she was known by all, was a special, much-loved person.

Born on October 21, 1942, in Barre, she was the daughter of John...

Oct 30, 2022

NORTH FAYSTON – Dorothy F. LaCroix, 96, of Stony Farm Road passed away on Sunday, October 30, 2022, at the Central Vermont Medical Center in Berlin with her family at her bedside.

Born on March 14, 1926, in Barre, she was the daughter of George and Martha (Reid) Fowlie.  Dorothy leaves behind two daughters, three grandchildren, and...

Oct 27, 2022

MYRTLE BEACH, SC - David Harold Hudson, 84, formerly of East Montpelier, VT, went home to be with the Lord his Savior on Thursday, October 27, 2022. He died peacefully at his home, surrounded by his family.

Born on May 27, 1938, in Plainfield, Vermont, he was the son of Harold F. “Babe” and Ivy (Codling) Hudson....

Oct 24, 2022

WILLIAMSTOWN – Duncan Eric Salter, 63, of Robar Road passed away on Monday, October 24, 2022.

Born on October 20, 1959, in Barre, he was the son of Edgar S. and Irene (Parker) Magoon. He attended Barre Town Elementary School and Williamstown High School.

Following high school, he became a self-employed contractor. When he wasn’t...

Oct 24, 2022

ORANGE – Linda Marie Morris, 75, a long-time resident passed away peacefully on Monday, October 24, 2022, at the Dartmouth Hitchcock Medical Center in Lebanon, New Hampshire with her family at her bedside.

Born on May 8, 1947, in Hanover, NH, she was the oldest daughter with six siblings of Edwin and Blanche (Smith) Larkin, also of...

Oct 22, 2022

EAST MONTPELIER – Roy W. Potter, Jr., 89, a long-time East Montpelier resident, passed away on Saturday, October 22, 2022, at the Mayo Health and Residential Care Center in Northfield.

Born on July 20, 1933, in Cabot, he was the son of Roy and Marion (Bean) Potter, Sr. He attended Cabot Elementary School and graduated from Cabot...

Oct 20, 2022

WILLIAMSTOWN - Joan Claire (Nelson) Tucker, 87, a former long-time Williamstown resident, passed away on Thursday, October 20, 2022, at Mayo Rehabilitation and Continuing Care in Northfield.

Born on June 13, 1935, in Barre, she was the daughter of Harold Byron and Mildred (Glass) Nelson.  She attended elementary schools in Barre and graduated from Spaulding High School...

Oct 20, 2022

NEW ISPWICH, NH – Daniel R. Halsall, Jr., 88, a former resident of Barre and a long-time resident of New Ispwich passed away on Thursday, October 20, 2022, at his home with family at his side.

Born on December 8, 1933, in Lebanon, New Hampshire, he was the son of Daniel and Bessie (Maloney) Halsall, Sr. Daniel...

Oct 17, 2022

ESSEX – Robert “Bob” Charles Higgs Burnett Sr., 77, of 16 Clover Drive, passed away on Monday, October 17, 2022, at the University of Vermont Medical Center with his family at his side.

Born on November 23, 1944, and raised among the granite hills of Barre, Bob had a classic northern New England upbringing. He was born...

Oct 17, 2022

BARRE - Raymond R. Hutchinson, 57, passed away on Monday, October 17, 2022, at the Central Vermont Medical Center with his family at his bedside.

Born on January 29, 1965, he was the son of Leonard Hutchinson and Carolyn (Harrington) Hutchinson. He attended Spaulding Graded School and graduated from Spaulding High School in 1983.

After...

Oct 9, 2022

WILLIAMSTOWN – Carmelita “Carm” Rock Brown Violette, 88, of Vermont Route 14 passed away on Sunday, October 9, 2022, at her home with her family at her side.

Born on May 30, 1934, in Burlington, she was one of thirteen children of Arthur and Nancy (Davis) Rock, Sr.

Carm attended Cathedral Elementary School in Burlington...

Oct 7, 2022

BARRE – Roberta Jean Davis, “Bobbie”, 81, a longtime resident of Nichols Street, passed away on Friday, October 7, 2022, after a five-month battle with Aplastic Anemia. She was born in Montpelier, VT on May 12, 1941, and was the daughter of Robert and Laura (Ryan) Whitehead, Sr.

On October 24, 1959, she married the love of...

Oct 5, 2022

PLAINFIELD – James A. Sayers, Sr., 86, of Hollister Hill Road passed away on Wednesday, October 5, 2022, at his home with his family by his side.

Born on September 9, 1936, in Roxbury, he was the son of Elmer and Christie (Williamson) Sayers. He attended elementary school in Roxbury and Montpelier High School.

In...

Oct 2, 2022

JERICHO - Elaine L. Begin, 69, passed away on Sunday, October 2, 2022, due to a convergence of multiple long-term health issues.

The daughter of Albert H. Whitcomb and Joyce E. Payne, she grew up in central Vermont, eventually moving to Richmond and graduating from Mount Mansfield Union High School in 1971.

She married Michael...

Sep 27, 2022

GRANITEVILLE - On Tuesday, September 27, 2022, Lynn Beede, loving wife to Dan Beede and mother to Ryan and Samantha Nielsen, passed away peacefully but unexpectedly at age 59.

Born on March 14, 1963, she was the daughter of Larry and Doris Armell and grew up in Shelburne with her sisters Wendy and Heather.

Wherever...