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Timothy E. Ryan

Timothy E. Ryan

Dec 20, 2017

BARRE CITY - Timothy E. Ryan, 65, of Spaulding Street, passed away on Wednesday, December 20, 2017 at his home in the company of his life-long friend Dino Federico.

Born October 13, 1952 in Barre, he was the son of Michael and Barbara (Lanpher) Ryan. He graduated from Spaulding High School in 1970 and served...

Caroline S. Sprague

Caroline S. Sprague

Dec 19, 2017

MONTPELIER - Caroline Smith Sprague, age 90, of Upper Terrace Street, passed away peacefully on Tuesday, December 19, 2017 at The Arbors in Shelburne, Vermont. She felt the comfort of loved ones in the days leading up to and during her passing.

Caroline was born on May 16, 1927, in Barre, to Donald and Freda (Ladd) Smith....

Florence R. Winters

Florence R. Winters

Dec 12, 2017

WILLIAMSTOWN – Florence R. Winters, 81, of Pleasant Street passed away on Tuesday, December 12, 2017 at the Woodridge Nursing Home in Berlin.

Florence and her twin sister, Frances, were born on April 22, 1936, to the late Alfred and Carrie (Bacon) Robinson of Post Mills. Frances died in infancy.

She attended elementary school in...

Antionette A. Connell

Antionette A. Connell

Dec 12, 2017

BARRE TOWN – Antionette A. “Toni” Connell, 94, a long-time resident of Windridge Drive, died Tuesday, December 12, 2017 at the Berlin Health and Rehabilitation Center, where she had been a patient about a year.

Born April 25, 1923 in North Adams, MA, she was the daughter of Roy D. and Alma (Hampel) Germaine. She attended area...

Janice M. Manning

Janice M. Manning

Dec 7, 2017

BARRE – Janice Mary (French) Manning, 84, of Sunnyside Drive passed away on Thursday, December 7, 2017 at the Woodridge Nursing Home in Berlin.

Born June 1, 1933, at the Barre City Hospital, she was the daughter of Cyril and Evangeline (Maker) French.

Janice attended school in Plainfield and graduated from Plainfield High School as...

Rodney H. Leach, Sr.

Rodney H. Leach, Sr.

Dec 3, 2017

BARRE – Rodney H. Leach, Sr., 85, of North Barre Manor, passed away on Sunday, December 3, 2017, at the Central Vermont Medical Center in Berlin.

Born June 4, 1932, in Brookfield, he was the son of Walter and Bessie (Wild) Leach. Rodney attended elementary school in Orange and South Woodbury.

On April 16, 1957,...

Lauren T. Mulcahy

Lauren T. Mulcahy

Nov 29, 2017

WILLIAMSTOWN – Lauren Theresa “Laurie” Mulcahy, 20, passed away on Wednesday, November 29, 2017, at the Boston Children’s Hospital.

Born September 8, 1997 in Berlin, she was the daughter of Mark and Kimberly (Sargent) Mulcahy. She attended elementary school in Williamstown and graduated from Williamstown High School.

Lauren was a member of the St. Sylvester...

Ronald Saldi, Jr.

Ronald Saldi, Jr.

Nov 27, 2017

WILLIAMSTOWN – Ronald “Chip” Saldi, Jr., born December 1, 1964, went home to be with the Lord on November 27, 2017. Chip passed at home with family, holding his beloved wife Jennifer’s hand. Chip treasured his family more than anything in this world. It was a true blessing for him to pass at home, after a year-long battle with...

Patricia R. Lamberton

Patricia R. Lamberton

Nov 25, 2017

BERLIN - Patricia Bowen Lamberton, 73, of East Calais, passed away peacefully surrounded by her husband, children and grandchildren on Saturday, November 25, 2017, at the Central Vermont Medical Center following a brief illness.

Pat was born on January 28, 1944, in South Stafford, she was the daughter of Myron and Katherine (Morrison) Bowen.

She...

Yvonne M. Lacross

Yvonne M. Lacross

Nov 23, 2017

BERLIN – Yvonne Marilyn “Eve” Lacross of Crosstown Road, passed away on November 23, 2017, at the Charlene Manor in Greenfield, MA.

Born on May 27, 1938 in Washington, she was the daughter of Ernest Arthur and Florence Edna (Pero) Webster. She attended elementary in Washington and Spaulding High School in Barre.

On February 10,...

Elizabeth Larrabee

Elizabeth Larrabee

Nov 18, 2017

BERLIN - Elizabeth (Grace) Larrabee, 96, of Berlin Health and Rehabilitation Center, passed away Saturday November 18, 2017, with family by her side.

Grace was born on January 12, 1921, in Williamstown, she was the daughter of Bert and Emma (Royce) Stevens. Grace attended schools in Barre and Montpelier.

In 1940, she married John Thompson....

Lucille S. Deforge

Lucille S. Deforge

Nov 13, 2017

EAST BARRE – Lucille S. DeForge, 82, of Mill Street, passed away on Monday, November 13, 2017 at her home with her loving family at her bedside.

Born on April 24, 1935, she was the daughter of John and Vivian (York) Smith. She attended elementary and high school at St. Michael’s School in Montpelier, graduating with the...

Peter Gomez

Peter Gomez

Nov 13, 2017

BARRE – Peter “Pete” Gomez, 91, a long-time resident of Barre passed away quietly at the Central Vermont Hospital in Berlin on Monday, November 13, 2017.

Born on October 25, 1926, he was the son of Josefa Lavin Gomez and Joaquin Gomez, both of whom were from Spain and later immigrated to Barre.

He attended...

Michael J. Barton

Michael J. Barton

Nov 7, 2017

BARRE CITY – Michael J. Barton, 67, a long-time resident of Park Street, passed away on Tuesday, November 7, 2017, at his home.

Born on March 13, 1950, in Barre City, he was the son of Earl and Gladys (Molander) Barton. Michael attended Elementary School in Barre City and graduated from Spaulding High School in 1968.

...

Irvin M. Stephenson

Irvin M. Stephenson

Oct 29, 2017

WILLIAMSTOWN – Irvin M. “Steve” Stephenson, 90, a longtime resident, passed away peacefully at Woodridge Rehabilitation and Nursing Home in Berlin on October 29, 2017.

He was born in Boston, MA on August 17, 1927, to the late Sanford Stephenson and Mary (MacKinnon) Stephenson. Steve graduated from Williamstown High School in 1944, and enlisted in the Navy...

Barbara A. Emery

Barbara A. Emery

Oct 22, 2017

BARRE CITY - Barbara Anne (Sawyer) Emery, 84, long-time resident of North Barre Manor and formerly of Washington VT., died Oct. 22, 2017 at Berlin Health and Rehabilitation Center.

She was born Nov 10, 1932 in Haverhill, NH, the daughter of Frank A. and Rose, (Bates) Sawyer. She made her home in Wells River and graduated from...

Margo J. Widmer

Margo J. Widmer

Oct 16, 2017

ORANGE – Margo Joyce Widmer, 75, of Spencer Road passed away on Monday, October 16, 2017, at the Berlin Health and Rehabilitation Center in Berlin, due to complications of Alzheimer’s Disease.

Born on July 13, 1942, in Hartford, CT, she was the daughter of Donald Ming and Mary Gibbs. Margo graduated from Portland High School in Portland,...

Sherla J. Melendy

Sherla J. Melendy

Oct 13, 2017

EAST BARRE – Sherla Jane Melendy, 70, a longtime resident of Phil Street, passed away peacefully at her home on Friday, October 13, 2017. Her loving family was with her at her bedside.

Born in Barre City on June 18, 1947, she was the daughter of Warren “Dusty” and Evangeline “Angie” (Whitcomb) Melendy. In her early years...

Charles E. Gibson, Jr.

Charles E. Gibson, Jr.

Oct 10, 2017

MONTPELIER - Charles E. Gibson, Jr. of Terrace Street passed away on Tuesday, October 10, 2017 at the Barre Gardens Health and Rehabilitation Center. Mr. Gibson grew up in South Ryegate and attended St Johnsbury Academy before attending the University of Michigan for undergraduate and law school.

Mr. Gibson was an active lawyer in the state of...

Laurette J. Scott

Laurette J. Scott

Oct 5, 2017

Laurette J. (Duchaine) Scott of Barre City, passed away on October 5, 2017.   Although she handled every day with grace and poise, Laurette developed several chronic medical conditions during the past few years which finally became just too difficult to overcome.

She was born on June 11, 1937, in Randolph, Vermont, to Louis N. and Antoinette I....

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