Obituary Listing

Sep 12, 2020

WILLIAMSTOWN – Jason S. “Juice” Perusse, 40, of Martin Road passed away on Saturday, September 12, 2020 at his home.

Born on March 20, 1980 in Berlin, he was the son of Robert Alan and Faye (Walker) Perusse. He attended local Williamstown elementary schools and graduated from Williamstown High School in 1999. While in high school, he...

Sep 7, 2020

MONTPELIER – Patricia Jean Wright, 89, of Terrace Street passed away on Monday, September 7, 2020 at her home with her family at her bedside.

Born on December 6, 1930 at home in Brownville, NY, she was the daughter of Bernard and Irene (Hardy) Keefe.   Patricia attended local elementary and high school and graduated from Kings County...

Sep 4, 2020

SOUTH BARRE – John Gerald Queor, 80, of Wilson Street passed away on Friday, September 4, 2020 at the Dartmouth Hitchcock Medical Center in Lebanon, NH.

Born February 15, 1940 in Barre, he was the son of John and Susan (Davis) Queor.   He attended local elementary schools and graduated from Spaulding High School.  In April of 1957,...

Sep 3, 2020

BARRE – Pamella C. Lawson, 73, a life-long beloved member of our community passed away on Thursday, September 3, 2020, after a short battle with cancer.

Born on November 5, 1946, she was the daughter of Earl and Dossey (LeClair) Holt. She graduated in 1964 from Spaulding High School where she met her first husband, Paul A....

Aug 30, 2020

BARRE – Exilda “Cindy” Peduzzi, 95, passed away on Sunday, August 30, 2020 at the Woodridge Nursing Home in Berlin, where she had been well cared for, these last two and a half years. Due to isolation restrictions, her children had not been allowed to visit for almost six months and were finally allowed to visit in her last...

Aug 28, 2020

Francis Beede

WASHINGTON – Francis Beede, 69, a longtime resident of VT Route 110, passed away Friday, August 28, 2020 at the Berlin Health and Rehabilitation Center.

Born on December 8, 1950 in Barre City, he was the son of Clifford and Barbara (Goulette) Beede. He attended elementary school in Websterville...

Aug 24, 2020

BERLIN – Sheila A. Magoon, 74, of Woodridge Nursing Home went home to her Lord and Savior Jesus Christ on Monday, August 24, 2020 at the Central Vermont Medical Center with her family at her bedside.

Born on November 20, 1945 in Montpelier, she was the daughter of Robert and Thelma (Gauthier) Hood, Sr. She attended elementary...

Aug 23, 2020

BARRE - James E. Massie Jr. passed away peacefully in his sleep on Sunday, August 23, 2020, days after his 80 th birthday, surrounded by family.

He was born on August 10, 1940 in Barre, the son of James E. and Mary E. (Johnson) Massie, Sr. He graduated from Spaulding High School in 1959.

On...

Aug 20, 2020

HARDWICK – Lorraine C. Hall, 90, of West Church Street passed away on Thursday, August 20, 2020 at Heaton Woods Residence in Montpelier.

Born on December 10, 1929 in Walden, she was the daughter of Wilfred Rosaire and Marie Albia (Drouin) Charland. Lorraine attended the Star School in Walden and graduated from Hardwick Academy before attending Johnson...

Aug 17, 2020

BARRE – Roland A. Hayford, Sr., 90, a longtime resident of Country Club Road, passed away Monday, August 17, 2020 at the Woodridge Nursing and Rehabilitation Center in Berlin.

Born on December 8, 1929 in Elmore, he was the son of Leon and Abby (Hodgdon) Hayford. He attended a one room school the Pleasant Valley School in...

Aug 14, 2020

BARRE TOWN – Salvatore F. Balzanelli, Jr., 58, of the East Barre Road passed away on Friday, August 14, 2020 at the Central Vermont Medical Center in Berlin with his family at his bedside.

Born September 8, 1961 in Barre, he was the son of Salvatore F. and Dawn B. (Nichols) Balzanelli, Sr.   Sal attended local elementary...

Aug 9, 2020

BARRE – Laura Olivia (Wilder) Potvin, 90, of Keith Avenue passed away on Sunday, August 9, 2020 at the UVM Medical Center in Burlington. Born on February 21, 1930 in Northfield, she was the daughter of Raymond and Hazel (Brown) Wilder. Laura attended local elementary schools and graduated from Montpelier High School.

On September 30, 1951 she...

Aug 4, 2020

BARRE TOWN - Raymond Henry Roy, 82, passed away peacefully on Tuesday, August 4, 2020 at the Woodridge Rehabilitation and Nursing Home in Berlin after a one-year battle with brain cancer. COVID-19 visitation restrictions made his battle especially difficult, but thankfully his loving family was able to see him during end-of-life visits.

Born on July 23, 1938...

Jul 31, 2020

WASHINGTON – Alfred Arthur Perreault, Jr, 77, a longtime resident of Washington, passed away on Friday, July 31, 2020, at the University of Vermont Medical Center in Burlington.

Born on June 30, 1943 in Portland, Maine, he was the son of Alfred A. and Helen (Gordon) Perreault. He attended Holy Ghost Elementary School in Graniteville and went...

Jul 29, 2020

BARRE – Sherry O. Kennedy, 62, of Morgan Lane passed away on Wednesday, July 29, 2020 at the Jack Byrne Center for Palliative and Hospice Care at Dartmouth Hitchcock in Lebanon, NH.

Born October 30, 1957 in Haverhill, NH, she was the daughter of Robert and Virginia (Davis) Osgood.

Sherry attended elementary school in Corinth...

Jul 27, 2020

BARRE TOWN – Wayne D. Lawrence, 83, of Jalbert Road passed away on Monday, July 27, 2020 at the Central Vermont Medical Center in Berlin.

Born July 14, 1937 in Bangor, Maine, he was the son of Barbara Lawrence.

Wayne attended elementary schools in Rochester, VT and graduated from Rochester High School in 1955. After...

Jul 26, 2020

Rebecca Jane (Seaver) Gomez, 89, died on July 26, 2020 at Sycamore Acres in Derwood, Maryland.

A remarkably attractive girl, she was the third of four sisters born to Howell and Rhoda Seaver, of Williamstown, Vermont. Becky attended Williamstown schools where she played basketball, and the Congregationalist Church, where she performed in the motion choir. She also...

Jul 25, 2020

BERLIN – Ruth Irons Clark, 81, formerly of Gilbert Road in Williamstown, passed away on Saturday, July 25, 2020 at the Woodridge Nursing and Rehabilitation Center.

Born June 18, 1939 in Bennington, she was the daughter of Francis and Lillian (Coutts) Irons.   Ruth graduated from Williamstown High School in 1957.

On August 18, 1958 she...

Jul 23, 2020

Ruth Morrison

Service Notice: An informal celebration of Ruth’s life, for in-state Vermont residents only-please, will be held on Saturday, August 8, 2020 from 1:00 to 3:00 p.m. at 366 Topsham Corinth Road, East Topsham, VT. Parking will be available at the East Topsham Presbyterian Church as well as in the cemetery adjacent...

Jul 19, 2020

Stephanie Bell

BARRE – Stephanie Bell, 69, of South Main Street passed away on Sunday, July 19, 2020 at the UVM Medical Center in Burlington.

Born October 24, 1950 in Barre, she was the daughter of Stephen and Elba (Nativi) Billado. Stephanie attended local elementary schools and graduated from Spaulding High...