Obituary Listing

May 3, 2018

BARRE – Barbara L. Frattini, 92, passed away at Lincoln House on Thursday, May 3, 2018 where she had resided since January 2014.

Born in Montpelier on January 8, 1926, she was the daughter of Albert and Sylvia (Converse) McKnight and was a 1943 graduate of Montpelier High School.

On June 6, 1947, she married...

May 1, 2018

BARRE - Delta Teresa Zorzi Dalton “Gim” passed away peacefully on Tuesday, May 1, 2018 after a short stay at Woodridge Nursing Home.

Born in Barre on May 23, 1921, she was the daughter of Gaetano Zorzi and Guiseppina Comolli Zorzi. Delta grew up in Barre on Circle Street with her sister Tisbe. Delta was a tom...

Apr 30, 2018

BARRE – Gerald R. Hallihan, 69, of the East Barre Road passed away on Monday, April 30, 2018 at Woodridge Nursing and Rehabilitation Center.

Born February 16, 1949 in Barre City. Gerald attended elementary school in Barre and graduated from Spaulding High School with the class of 1967.

After graduation, he enlisted in the U.S....

Apr 28, 2018

BARRE - Elizabeth “Betty” Pauline Ballou Gilbert Grenier, passed away on Saturday, April 28, 2018 at the Berlin Health and Rehabilitation Center.

Born August 8, 1928 in Salisbury, she was the daughter of Charles and Lillian (English) Ballou.  She graduated from Montpelier High School in 1947.

Betty was first married to Dean F. Gilbert on ...

Apr 28, 2018

BARRE TOWN – Richard Merrill Mears, 82, of Ledge Drive passed away on Saturday, April 28, 2018.

Born December 2, 1935 in Marshfield, he was the son of Irl Mears and Ruth (Hall) Mears.

Richard attended elementary school in Marshfield and graduated from Marshfield High School in 1953.

On October 25, 1957, he...

Apr 27, 2018

BARRE CITY - Dorothy Louise Thomas Perry (Dottie), a longtime Barre resident, passed away peacefully on Friday, April 27, 2018 at Westview Meadows in Montpelier. Her loving family was with her at her bedside.

Born in Montpelier on April 28, 1923, she was the daughter of George Dolphus Thomas and Pearl Laura Kellogg Thomas.

The...

Apr 25, 2018

BARRE TOWN – Joyce L. (Swift) Isham, 94, of Windy Wood Road passed away on Wednesday, April 25, 2018, at the Barre Gardens Nursing Home.

Born February 8, 1924 in Orange, she was the daughter of William and Ethel (Flanders) Swift. Joyce attended East Barre Graded School, and graduated from Spaulding High School in 1941. She was...

Apr 24, 2018

MONTPELIER - Lorraine Weir Adams, a resident of Heaton Woods Residence passed peacefully away on Tuesday, April 24, 2018 at the age of 90.

Born May 8, 1927 in Barre, she was the daughter of Vernon & Agnes (Lawson) Weir, attended schools in Websterville, and graduated from Spaulding High School in 1945.

Lorraine married Clarence...

Apr 24, 2018

BARRE - William R. Dudley, 85, a long-time resident of Trow Hill, passed away on Tuesday, April 24, 2018 at the Veterans Medical Center in Durham, North Carolina with his family by his side.

Born on April 5, 1933, William was the son of the Brandon and Edna (Belville) Dudley. He graduated from Spaulding High School in...

Apr 22, 2018

BARRE TOWN - John Ballard, 79, passed away Sunday, April 22, 2018, surrounded by family and friends. He leaves his wife, Helen (McGinley) Ballard (and a whole lot of in-laws!); his sister, Margaret Amaral, his grandnephew, Christopher Amaral; his grandnieces, Valerie Amaral and Stacey Amaral, his great grandniece niece Mackenzie; and many friends. He was predeceased by his parents...

Apr 21, 2018

Andrew McHugh fell asleep in death due to a stroke at the age of 52 surrounded by family and friends at UVM Medical Center. Andrew was born in 1966 to Peter McHugh and Annie Olejar on Long Island, New York. At the age of 6 he moved with his parents and brothers, Christopher and Tom, to Stowe, Vermont, where...

Apr 20, 2018

BARRE CITY – Arlene Maude Draper, 94, a longtime Hardwick and Barre resident, passed away at her residence on Hill Street on Friday, April 20, 2018.

Born on July 19, 1923 in Jericho, VT, she was the daughter of Wallace and Maude (Dumas) Streeter. She spent her childhood living in West Bolton and attended elementary school there...

Apr 10, 2018

BARRE – Robert S. Hunt, 81, of the North Barre Manor and a long-time Williamstown resident passed away on Tuesday, April 10, 2018 at the Berlin Health and Rehabilitation Center in Berlin.

Born February 5, 1937 in New Jersey, he was the son of George and Gertrude Hunt. He attended elementary and high school in New Jersey....

Apr 7, 2018

BARRE – Troy David Mitchell, 25, went to be with the Lord on April 7, 2018.

He was born on October 18, 1992 in Gloucester, MA to Joseph and Erika (Williams) Mitchell. Troy attended schools in Gloucester, MA and Jupiter, FL, graduating from Harwood Union High School in Duxbury, VT.

Troy served in the U.S....

Apr 3, 2018

BARRE – Pauline Frances (Grandfield) Tyler, 93, a long-time Barre resident passed away on Tuesday, April 3, 2018 at the Central Vermont Medical Center in Berlin with her loving family at her bedside.

Born September 30, 1924 in North Fayston, she was the daughter of Milferd and Gladys (Newton) Grandfield. Pauline attended elementary school in Barre and...

Apr 3, 2018

BARRE – Linda Marie Jutras, 69, of Allen Street passed away on Tuesday, April 3, 2018 at her home.

Born June 27, 1948 in Montpelier, she was the daughter of Joseph Casey and Beatrice Hardy Furphy Jutras. She attended elementary and high School at Bacon Academy in Connecticut graduating with the class of 1966.

After...

Apr 1, 2018

BARRE - Rudolph M. Garback, 91, died April 1 st , Easter Sunday, with loved ones by his side. Immediate family survivors include, Sue Garbark-Morton, of Barre, husband Robert Morton and their two sons, Jeff and Eric, and Gloria Garback, of Essex Junction and her daughter Alison Cooley, Grandpa’s special granddaughter who he thought the world of and loved...

Mar 29, 2018

BARRE – Randall E. Copping, 61, of Foss Street passed away on Thursday, March 29, 2018 at the Central Vermont Medical Center in Berlin, following a brief battle with pancreatic cancer, with his loving family at his bedside.

Born in Barre on October 20, 1956, he was the son of Phillip W. and Nancy (Mackie) Copping, Jr....

Mar 24, 2018

BRADFORD – Mark Henry Williams, 54, of North Main Street passed away on Saturday, March 24, 2018 at the Dartmouth Hitchcock Medical Center in Lebanon, NH with his family at his bedside.

Born September 16, 1963, in Barre, he was the son of Melvin and Jean (Mcaulley) Williams. Mark attended Spaulding Graded School and graduated from Spaulding...

Mar 23, 2018

ORANGE – Irene Marie Wilson, 73, of Wilson Drive passed away on Friday, March 23, 2018 at the Dartmouth Hitchcock Medical Center in Lebanon, NH, surrounded by her husband and family, after a long battle with Multiple Sclerosis.

Born February 27, 1945 in Barre, she was the daughter of Albert F. and Emma (Stevens) Downing.

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