Donald J. Violette
Jul 31, 2018
BARRE – Donald Joseph Violette, 66, passed away on Tuesday, July 31, 2018 at the Berlin Health and Rehabilitation Center due to complications from Parkinson’s Disease, with his loving family at his bedside.
Born April 21, 1952 in Barre, he was the son of Joseph E. and Phyllis R. (Leavitt) Violette. Donald attended Holy Ghost Elementary School...
Richard L. Taylor
Jul 28, 2018
WASHINGTON – Richard (Dick) Leavitt Taylor, 80, of Hyland Hill Road passed away on Saturday, July 28, 2018 at his home with his loving family at his bedside.
Born on January 3, 1938 in Malden, MA, he was the son of Howard and Wanda (Larson) Taylor. Richard graduated from Malden High School in 1956.
After...
Richard C. Quenneville
Jul 24, 2018
ORANGE – Richard C. Quenneville, 80, of Cutler Corner Road passed away on Tuesday, July 24, 2018 at the Central Vermont Medical Center in Berlin.
Born June 28, 1938 in West Hartford CT, he was the son of Charles A. and Loretta T. (Caya) Quenneville.
Richard attended Hartford Trade school and Hillyer College in West...
Kenneth C. Beede
Jul 23, 2018
WASHINGTON – Kenneth C. Beede, 91, of Hart Hollow Road passed away on Monday, July 23, 2018 at Barre Gardens in Barre after a short illness.
Born April 26, 1927 in Washington, he was the son of Clarence W. and Myrtice (Burnham) Beede.
Kenneth attended Washington Village School and was drafted into the U.S. Army,...
Edward A. Coletti
Jul 14, 2018
HOLLY HILL, FL – Edward A. “Eddey” Coletti, 67, of Magnolia Avenue passed away on Saturday, July 14, 2018 at the Floridan Memorial Hospital in Ormand Beach, FL.
Born March 30, 1951 in Barre, Eddey was the son of Edward and Gertrude (Cooper) Coletti. He attended local elementary schools and graduated from Spaulding High School in 1970....
Maria A. Calamia
Jul 9, 2018
EAST MONTPELIER – Maria Ann Calamia, 61, a long-time resident of the County Road, passed away on Monday, July 9, 2018 at the Central Vermont Medical Center in Berlin with her loving family at her bedside.
Born May 6, 1957 in Brooklyn, NY, she was the daughter of Charles and Ann (Cassara) Calamia. Maria graduated from Grover...
Douglas W. Bullard
Jul 8, 2018
SOUTH BARRE – Douglas W. Bullard, 87, a long-time resident of South Barre passed away on Sunday, July 8, 2018 at the Central Vermont Medical Center in Berlin with his loving family at his bedside.
Born October 30, 1930 in Barre, he was the son of Corydon and Christina (MacInnis) Bullard. Doug attended elementary school in Barre...
Paul A. Tremblay
Jul 4, 2018
EAST BARRE – Paul Andre Tremblay, 69, of Waterman Street, passed away on Wednesday, July 4, 2018, at the Central Vermont Medical Center in Berlin.
Born on March 23, 1949 in Barre, he was the son of Andre and Minnie (Duncan) Tremblay. Paul attended East Barre Elementary School, graduated from Spaulding School in the Class of 1967,...
Luke N. Lacroix
Jul 4, 2018
BARRE CITY – Luke Norman LaCroix, 30, a longtime Barre resident, died Wednesday morning, July 4, 2018.
Born on January 14, 1988 in Kileen, Texas, he was the son of David and Nancy (Savard) LaCroix. He attended Barre Town Elementary School and graduated from Spaulding High School in 2006. Following his graduation, he attended Lyndon State College,...
Marjorie T. Gomez
Jul 1, 2018
WILLIAMSTOWN – Marjorie “Marge” Taft Gomez, 89, a long-time Williamstown resident passed away on Sunday, July 1, 2018 at the Vermont Respite House in Colchester with her loving family at her bedside.
Marge was born just over the hill at Randolph Hospital to Harold C. and Ruth (Howe) Taft and grew up along with her brother, on...
John C. Belding
Jun 23, 2018
BARRE - John C. “Jack” Belding, 89, died peacefully at Lincoln House in Barre on Saturday, June 23, 2018. He was born in Northampton, MA on October 5, 1928, to Robert J. and Lucia S. Belding.
Jack graduated from Northampton High School in 1948, and from the University of Massachusetts in Amherst in 1953. While at UMass,...
Thomas E. Lussier, Sr.
Jun 16, 2018
BARRE – Thomas Earl Lussier, 57, of Pike Street passed away on Saturday, June 16, 2018 at his home.
Born January 24, 1961 in Barre, he was the son of Frank and Esther (LaForest) Lussier. Thomas attended Brook Street Elementary School and Spaulding High School both in Barre.
On July 30, 1994 he married Brandy...
Lizette J. Morton
Jun 15, 2018
BERLIN - Lizette Jean D’arc Morton passed away surrounded by her loving family on Friday, June 15, 2018 at Berlin Health and Rehabilitation Center where she resided for the past 5 years. Lizette was 84 years old.
Born in Graniteville on July 2, 1933, she was the daughter of Joseph and Emilia (Roy) Routhier. She attended Holy...
Edward H. Lee
Jun 14, 2018
MORETOWN – Edward H. Lee, 86, a longtime resident of River Road, passed away peacefully at his home on Thursday, June 14, 2018.
Born in Duxbury on April 16, 1932, he was the son of Elmer and Lena Lee.
Following his schooling he joined the United States Army, where he served with distinction in the...
Irene Gaylord
Jun 14, 2018
BARRE – Irene (Honey) Gaylord, 91, died Thursday, June 14, 2018, at the Central Vermont Medical Center in Berlin.
She was born in Montpelier on October 12, 1926, the daughter of Jose and Leonor (Gutierrez) Ortiz.
Irene graduated from Spaulding High School in 1944. She married Bruce Gaylord on March 24, 1945. He died on...
R. Elton Duffy
Jun 2, 2018
BARRE – R. Elton Duffy, (better known as Bob or Duf), 77, died on Saturday, June 2, 2018.
Duf was born in Glens Falls, NY on September 11, 1940. He is a graduate of Hebron Academy, attended Brown University and graduated from the University of Connecticut. He married his childhood sweetheart Kate Birdsall and they enjoyed 54...
Perley J. Briggs
May 31, 2018
MONTPELIER – Perley J. Briggs, 97, of First Avenue passed away peacefully on Thursday, May 31, 2018 at the Veterans Administration Hospital in White River Junction. Per his wishes he requested that this obituary, written by him, be published three months after his passing.
Born June 17, 1920 in Barre, he was the son of Denison J....
Marilyn E. Avery
May 30, 2018
WILLIAMSTOWN - Born a twin on January 26, 1935 to George and Catherine Martin, she fell asleep peacefully in death on May 30, 2018.
Marilyn married William (Bill) Avery in 1953. They built their home in Williamstown and raised six children. She is well known for her baked goods and beautifully decorated cakes. Marilyn and Bill later...
Katherine H. Langlois
May 27, 2018
BERLIN – Katherine “Kitty” Hebert Langlois, 83, died Sunday, May 27, 2018 at the Berlin Health and Rehabilitation Center.
Born on February 17, 1935 in Williamstown, she was the daughter of Henry J. and Lora (Wilfore) Hebert.
Kitty attended the Williamstown Village School and Williamstown High School graduating as Salutatorian of the Class of 1953....
Rosina C. Cheney
May 24, 2018
BERLIN - Rosina “Pinney” Chapin Cheney died May 24 th , 2018 in central Vermont, where she had lived since 2005.
Born in Providence to Margaret and Walcott Chapin on August 29, 1933, she spent her childhood in Barrington, RI before attending boarding school at St. Mary’s in the Mountains in Littleton, NH. She studied political science...
