Obituary Listing

Nov 28, 2018

ORANGE - Leona Rose Williams, 67, died peacefully on Wednesday, November 28, 2018 with family and friends by her side at Woodridge Rehabilitation and Nursing Home in Berlin.

Born on May 10, 1951 in Barre, she was the daughter of John and Isabel (Dow) Williams. Leona was the oldest of five children including Linda, Johnny, Richard, and...

Nov 26, 2018

WASHINGTON - Margaret A. Pearlstein, 87, died peacefully in her sleep on Monday, November 26, 2018, in the home of her Personal Care Provider, Carol Merchant.

Born May 13, 1931, in Manchester, N.H, she was the daughter of Vere E. and Helene (Wheeler) Pearlstein. Margaret moved to Barre when she was 2 years old. She attended the...

Nov 25, 2018

BARRE – Melvin Douglas Christie, “Mel”, 79, a longtime Barre resident, passed away peacefully on Sunday, November 25, 2018 at the Central Vermont Medical Center in Berlin. His loving family had been with him at his bedside.

Born on April 18, 1939 in Barre City, he was the son of Wilfred and Myrtle “Doris” (Lawliss) Christie. He...

Nov 22, 2018

BARRE - Jacqueline Clarke Walker, 92, a former longtime resident of Glastonbury, passed away peacefully on Thursday, November 22, 2018 with her loving family by her side.

Born on May 7, 1926 in Summit NJ., she was the daughter of Allen Hillyer and Evelyn (Cook) Clarke.   Jacque attended the Kent Place School in Summit, and then graduated...

Nov 19, 2018

Barre Town - Alita George, 85, passed away on Monday, November 19, 2018, at the Central Vermont Medical Center in Berlin, surrounded by her loving family.

Born in Barre on October 16, 1933, she was the daughter of Edward T. and Irene R. (Canales) Rubalcaba. Alita attended Barre City schools and graduated from Spaulding High School in...

Nov 18, 2018

BARRE – Judith R. Hoermann, 98, of Willow Drive passed away surrounded by her loving children on Sunday, November 18, 2018 at the Central Vermont Medical Center in Berlin.

Born October 15, 1920, in Pittsfield, Massachusetts, she was the daughter of Arthur L. and Ruth (Sherrill) Reynolds of Richmond. Judith attended Richmond’s one-room Depot Elementary School and...

Nov 17, 2018

ORANGE– Florinda T. Letourneau, 98, a longtime resident of George Street, passed away peacefully on Saturday, November 17, 2018 at the Central Vermont Medical Center in Berlin. Her loving family were at her bedside.

Born on February 25, 1920 in Santander, Spain, she was the daughter of Florindo and Romalda (Maza) Teja. The family emigrated to the...

Nov 15, 2018

GRANITEVILLE – Donald W. Ovaitte, 73, of Dodge Avenue, passed away on Thursday, November 15, 2018 at his home.

Born on January 31, 1945 in Brooklyn, NY, he was the son of John and Gladys (Iverson) Ovaitte. He attended local schools and after graduating from high school was a graduate of Lyndon State College.

On...

Nov 11, 2018

EAST CALAIS - James William "Bill" Hudson Jr., 88, of East Calais, Vermont, died Sunday, November 11, 2018, at his home.

He was born in Plainfield, Vermont, on August 15, 1930, the son of James William Hudson Sr. and Dorothy Raymond Hudson. He went thru school in Plainfield and graduated from Plainfield High School in 1948.

Nov 10, 2018

EAST BARRE – Linda J. Atkins, 75, a long-time resident of East Barre passed away on Saturday, November 10, 2018 at the Central Vermont Medical Center.

Born July 30, 1943 in Rutland, she was the daughter of Gardner and Adlena (DeCicco) Eells.

Linda attended elementary school in Rutland and graduated from Rutland High School with...

Nov 10, 2018

BARRE TOWN - On a late fall day in 1996 I rounded a corner on Owen Drive to meet my future wife’s father. (He was not expecting me.)

In the driveway was a man about 5’2” tall and 115 lbs. The gold jacket he was wearing was a little over-sized, but it matched the well-worn work gloves...

Nov 9, 2018

ORANGE – Michael William Stone, 61, a longtime Orange resident and Barre businessman, passed away unexpectedly on Friday, November 9, 2018.

Born on September 27, 1957 in Barre City, he was the son of William and Karlene (Martin) Stone.  He attended local elementary schools and graduated from Spaulding High School as part of the Class of 1975....

Nov 8, 2018

BARRE CITY – Janice Helen Bernasconi, 78, a longtime Barre resident, passed away peacefully on Thursday, November 8, 2018. Her loving family was with her at her bedside.

Born on June 26, 1940 in Barre City, she was the daughter of Douglas and Margaret (Shea) Smith. She attended local elementary schools and was a member of the...

Nov 7, 2018

BERLIN - Phyllis Cecile Govea, 75, passed away peacefully after a long illness.

Born September 20, 1943 in Barre, she was the daughter of Antonio and Flora (Sulham) Govea. Phyllis lived much of her life in the Central Vermont area.

She was a long-term resident of the Berlin Health and Rehabilitation facility and enjoyed playing...

Nov 4, 2018

Marshfield – Connie Holt, 80, a longtime resident of Holt Road, passed away peacefully on Sunday, November 4, 2018. Her loving family was with her at her bedside.

Born on October 8, 1938 in Philadelphia, PA, she was the daughter of John and Lorraine (Graeff) Waechter. She attended local schools in Philadelphia and graduated high school in...

Nov 2, 2018

WILLIAMSTOWN – Judith Bowser Hoffman, 76, passed away on Friday, November 2, 2018 at her home with her daughter at her bedside.

Born January 15, 1942 in Cortland, OH, she was the daughter of William and Mary (Sutter) Bowser. Judith was one of four children. Her childhood was spent on the family farm where she remembers sneaking...

Oct 29, 2018

WASHINGTON - Carroll E. Ordway Jr., 92, of Washington, died October 29, 2018 at home with his family.

Carroll was born in Barre on April 2, 1926, the son of the late Carroll E. Ordway Sr. and Evelyn R. (Matheson) Ordway.

Carroll spent his early childhood in Barre before moving to Washington where his family...

Oct 26, 2018

BARRE CITY – Alfeo Brusetti, “Al”, 96, a longtime resident of Batchelder Street, passed away on Friday, October 26, 2018 at the Woodridge Nursing and Rehabilitation Center in Berlin.

Born on June 21, 1922 in Barre City, he was the son of Carlo and Maria (Gioria) Brusetti. He attended elementary school in Barre and was a graduate...

Oct 16, 2018

WILLIAMSTOWN – Chester John Clark, 74, a longtime resident of Williamston passed away on October 16, 2018 at the University of Vermont Medical Center in Burlington. His loving family had been with him at his bedside.

Born in Newbury on March 7, 1944, he was the son of Herman and Evelyn (Bailey) Clark. He attended elementary school...

Oct 16, 2018

BARRE CITY – Leona R. Philip, 83, a longtime Barre resident, passed away peacefully at her home on Tuesday, October 16, 2018. Her loving family was with her at her bedside.

Born on June 1, 1935 on the family farm in Washington, she was the daughter of Simeon and Hazel (Pickett) Taylor. She was the youngest daughter...