Obituary Listing

Apr 20, 2017

BARRE CITY - Leona N. Garback, 86, of Barre, VT, died April 20th with peace and grace at home with her loving family and caregivers by her side. Immediate family survivors include her loving husband, Rudolph Milan Garback of 65 years, two daughters, Sue Garback-Morton, of Barre, husband Robert Morton and their two sons, Jeff and Eric, and Gloria...

Apr 20, 2017

WEBSTERVILLE – James A. Lawson, 79, of Church Hill Road, a lifelong resident of Websterville and longtime owner of Lawson’s Store, passed away on Thursday, April 20, 2017 at the Central Vermont Medical Center in Berlin.

Born on April 25, 1937 in Barre, he was the son of Alfred George and Florence (Finnigan) Lawson.

Jim...

Apr 11, 2017

ORANGE – Nancy H. Beard, 86, of Beard Road passed away on Tuesday, April 11, 2017, at the Woodridge Nursing Home in Berlin.

Born September 18, 1930 in Iowa City, IA, she was the daughter of Andrew and Ruth E. (Brownson) Holt.

Nancy attended elementary school in Iowa City, before her family moved to Massachusetts...

Apr 6, 2017

WEBSTERVILLE – Willard Pierre “Goo” Couillard, 88 of Brook Street passed away peacefully on Thursday, April 6, 2017 at the Woodridge Health and Rehabilitation Center in Berlin. His loving family was with him at his bedside.

Born January 13, 1929 in Graniteville, he was the son of Avila and Maude (Jeanette) Couillard.

Goo attended elementary...

Apr 4, 2017

BARRE TOWN - Ernest H. “Ernie” Bancroft, Jr., of Smith Farm Road, died Tuesday, April 4, 2017 at Central Vermont Medical Center. His family was at his bedside.

Ernie was born on December 24, 1928 in South Barre to Ernest H. Bancroft and Ida Mae Gordon. He was the sixth of seven children.

He attended...

Apr 2, 2017

WILLIAMSTOWN – Curtiss Victor “Curt” Noelk, 57, of Brockway Hill Road passed away unexpectedly on Sunday, April 2, 2017 at his home.

Born on May 11, 1959 in Buffalo, NY, he was the son of Victor Harvey and Helen Joan (Edwards) Noelk.

Curt attended Barre Town Elementary School and graduated from Spaulding High School with...

Mar 28, 2017

BARRE – Pearl Audrey (Manning) Brooks, 84, passed away on Tuesday, March 28, 2017, at Mayo Healthcare in Northfield.

Born on November 23, 1932 in Duxbury, she was the daughter of Wilbert J. Manning and Avis P. Perry.

Pearl attended Spaulding High School and graduated in 1950. She then attended the Barre City Hospital School...

Mar 27, 2017

EAST BARRE – Alfred Walter “Buddy” Atkins, 80, of Phil Street died Monday, March 27, 2017, at his home with his family at his side.

Born April 23, 1936 in Websterville, he was the son of Elizabeth “Betty” Duncan Blake. He had attended elementary school in East Barre and graduated from Spaulding High School in Barre City....

Mar 27, 2017

NORTHFIELD FALLS - Loraine Friberg Granai died March 27 surrounded by family at the home she shared with her daughter and son-in-law in Northfield Falls.

Loraine was born March 28, 1925 in Barre. She was the daughter of Anton and Emma (Svenson) Friberg, both immigrants from Sweden who met in Central Vermont. Loraine admired the courage it...

Mar 23, 2017

BARRE – The Service for Natalino J. “Nat” Galfetti, who died on March 23, 2017, in Ruskin, FL will be held on Monday, July 3, 2017 at 10:00 a.m. in the St. Monica Catholic Church in Barre. Inurnment will follow the service at Hope Cemetery in Barre.

Nat was born September 18, 1921 in Morrisville, the son...

Mar 21, 2017

WILLIAMSTOWN – Sandra K. Lanctot passed away on Tuesday March 21, 2017 at Sylvia's House Hospice of Marion County Florida surrounded by family.

She was born on July 22, 1938 to Herbert and Violet (Williamson) Ferno. She attended Spaulding High School and graduated in 1956. Sandra married Ronald (Joe) Lanctot on June 1, 1957 in Graniteville. They...

Mar 17, 2017

MARSHFIELD – Clifton J. “Clif” Burroughs, 81, of U.S. Route 2 passed away on Friday, March 17, 2017, at Florida Hospital in Deland.

Born November 8, 1935, in Walden, he was the son of Howard and Ella (Stearns) Burroughs. Clif attended King Elementary School and Marshfield Elementary School. Later he served in the Vermont Army National Guard....

Mar 14, 2017

BARRE TOWN – Albert Weston Fraser, 87, of Wilmuth Street, South Barre died Tuesday, March 14, 2017, at the Dartmouth Hitchcock Medical Center in Lebanon, NH with his loving family at his bedside.

Born April 7, 1929 in Upper Websterville, he was the son of John and Sadie (Wilson) Fraser. He attended Upper Websterville Elementary School and...

Mar 10, 2017

BARRE TOWN - Evelyn Margaret “Peg” Sargent, 83, of Barre Town passed away quietly, surrounded by family, on Friday, March 10 at the Menig Nursing Home in Randolph Center. She was born on September 1, 1933, to C. Walton and Alzada “Zip” (Allen) Osgood and grew up in Bradford. She graduated in 1951 from Bradford Academy and was married...

Mar 1, 2017

WILLIAMSTOWN – Rachel G. Stone, 99, of Chelsea Road passed away on Wednesday, March 1, 2017, with her family at her bedside.

Born on September 13, 1917 in Williamstown, Rachel was the daughter of Archie and Elsie (Erskine) Geake.

She attended Williamstown Elementary School and graduated from Spaulding High School. After high school, Rachel attended...

Feb 28, 2017

WILLIAMSTOWN - On February 28, 2017, Lorraine Edith (McKnight) Portalupi died at Woodridge Nursing Home in Berlin.

She was born November 21, 1928, in Barre to Mildred (Martin) McKnight and David McKnight. She grew up in the north end of Barre, attended North Barre School, and graduated from Spaulding High School in 1946. On July 21, 1947,...

Feb 27, 2017

DUXBURY – Gloria Lois Bedell, 77, of Main Street passed away on Monday, February 27, 2017, at her home with her loving family at her bedside.

Born March 2, 1939, Gloria was the daughter of Raymond and Marion (Flint) LaCoursere. Gloria attended elementary schools in Randolph and Chester and graduated from Bellows Falls High School in 1957....

Feb 22, 2017

BARRE – Ronald Armand Huard, Sr., 77, of Long Street, passed away peacefully on Wednesday, February 22, 2017, at the University of Vermont Medical Center in Burlington.

Born February 7, 1940 in Randolph, he was the son of Romeo and Dorothy (Atkins) Huard. Ron attended Williamstown Elementary and High Schools.

On June 17, 1962, Ron...

Feb 16, 2017

BARRE TOWN, VERMONT – Thomas C. Davis, 85, of Wildersburg Common, died unexpectedly on the evening of February 16 th . He was a seventeenth generation Vermonter, political activist, public speaker, storyteller, author and statesman.   Also known as “Tom Terrific”, he was widely admired for his quick wit, humor, humility, kindness, wisdom and generosity. He valued tolerance, forgiveness, compassion...

Feb 12, 2017

BARRE CITY – Shirley Ann Quinlan, 82, of Long Street died Sunday, February 12, 2017 at the Central Vermont Medical Center in Berlin after a lengthy illness.

Born February 9, 1935 in Barre City, she was the daughter of Arthur and Ruth Simmons. She attended Barre City schools and graduated from Spaulding High School in 1954.