Obituary Listing

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,...

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...

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...

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...

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,...

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....

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...

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...

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.

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...

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...

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,...

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...

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...

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....

Oct 5, 2017

MARSHFIELD - Dwight Baker 74, of English Cemetery Road died on Thursday, October 5, 2017, surrounded by loving family.

Dwight was born March 8, 1943 in North Adams, MA., the son of Warren and Ruth (McKay) Baker of Clarksburg, MA. Dwight graduated from Drury High School in North Adams, MA and attained his B.S. in Civil Engineering...

Oct 5, 2017

BARRE - Christopher Thomas Booth, formerly of Barre, passed away Thursday October 5, 2017, at his home in Plattsburgh, New York at the age of 39.

Chris was born on September 21, 1978 in Berlin, VT, the son of Thomas and Cheryl (Lafreniere) Booth of Fort Myers, FL. He attended Barre Town Elementary School and graduated from...

Sep 25, 2017

WILLIAMSTOWN – Ina L. Lamphear, 76, of Baptist Street passed away on Monday, September 25, 2017, surrounded by her family.

Born August 10, 1941, in Harrisville, PA, she was the daughter of Reverend Charles E. and Mable K. (Eaton) Hanna, Sr. Ina attended Barre City Schools and graduated from the Vermont Career Opportunities Program.

She...

Sep 24, 2017

GRANITEVILLE – Luc L. Tremblay, 62, of Donahue Road passed away Sunday, September 24, 2017, at the Central Vermont Medical Center in Berlin with his loving family at his bedside.

Born May 12, 1955, he was the son of Louis and Lucyanne (Arnold) Tremblay. He attended local elementary schools and graduated from Spaulding High School with the...

Sep 21, 2017

SOUTH BARRE – Theresa Whitcomb, 93, of the South Barre Road, passed away on Thursday, September 21, 2017, at Barre Gardens Nursing and Rehabilitation in Barre.

Born March 10, 1924 in Stanstead, Quebec, she was the daughter of Josaphat and Eva (Gregoire) Verdon. Theresa attended schools in Canada.

On April 18, 1942, she married Ernest...