John Francis O'Hara
Nov 23, 2016
GRANITEVILLE – John Francis O’Hara, 59, of the Graniteville Road, passed away Wednesday, November 23, 2016, at his home. Born on June 20, 1957 in Barre, he was the son of Francis and Margaret (Fontana) O’Hara. He attended the Holy Ghost Convent and Williamstown Schools and graduated from Williamstown High School in 1975. He went on to attend Champlain...
Marie B. Perrigo
Nov 13, 2016
BARRE - Marie Burke Perrigo, 91, of Lincoln House died Sunday, November 13, 2016 at the Central Vermont Medical Center in Berlin surrounded by her family following a brief illness. Marie was born on May 14, 1925 in Barre to Alden and Mae (Paul) Burke. She was a lifelong resident of Barre, spending most of her life living at...
Douglas W. Spaulding
Nov 9, 2016
EAST BARRE – Douglas Walter Spaulding, 75, of Phil Street passed away on Wednesday, November 9, 2016, with his loving family at his bedside. Born August 16, 1941 in Barre, he was the son of Wayne and Carrie (Payne) Spaulding. He attended elementary school in East Barre and graduated from Spaulding High School. After high school, Doug served in...
Philip Funk, Sr.
Nov 8, 2016
TUNBRIDGE – Philip Funk, Sr., 86, of Dairy Hill Road, passed away on Tuesday, November 8, 2016 at his home with his loving family at his bedside. Born on October 1, 1930 in Hackensack, NJ, he was the son of William A. and Mary (Moore) Funk, Sr. Philip graduated from Woodbridge High School in Woodbridge, NJ and then joined...
James Edgar Mathieu
Nov 8, 2016
EAST BARRE – James Edgar Mathieu, 59, died Tuesday, November 8, 2016, at his residence and the home of his caregivers, Mark Forgette and Sherla Melendy of Phil Street. Born on February 18, 1957 in Burlington, he was the son of Arlene Edith (Germaine) Mathieu. James was disabled since birth, but never lacked in love and affection. James attended...
Mary S. O'Dell
Nov 8, 2016
BARRE – Mary S. O’Dell, 73, of South Main Street, died Tuesday, November 8, 2016, at her residence. She was born on February 23, 1943 in Bennington and attended local schools. Mary had never been married and she formerly lived at the Avery Apartments in East Barre before moving to the Tilden House. In earlier years, she had been...
Ruth R. Smith
Nov 5, 2016
BARRE – Ruth R. Smith, 91, of Camp Street, passed away peacefully on Saturday, November 5, 2016, at home with her family at her bedside. Born on December 27, 1924 in Northampton, MA, she was the daughter of the late Ralph Ernest and Maria W. Reynolds. Ruth graduated from Northampton High School in Northampton, MA with the class of...
Mark D. Ekins
Oct 30, 2016
BARRE TOWN – Mark David Ekins, 50 of South Barre, died Sunday, October 30, 2016, at the Berlin Health and Rehabilitation Center. Born on November 29, 1965 in St. Petersburg, FL, he was the son of Richard and Patricia Ann (Carney) Ekins. Mark graduated from high school in Florida and later attended the University of Vermont. Mark most recently...
Randall Scott Goodall
Oct 30, 2016
BARRE - Randall “Randy” Scott Goodall, 54, of Barre, Vermont passed away peacefully Sunday, October 30, 2016 at home with his dog by his side. Randy was born on July 6, 1962 to James and Janetlee Goodall. He graduated from U-32 High School as an all American basketball player. On June 11, 1988, he married Sloan Thompson in Montpelier...
Frederick W. Van Buskirk
Oct 29, 2016
BARRE TOWN - Frederick W. Van Buskirk, 77, passed away Saturday, October 29, 2016, at the Central Vermont Hospital of natural causes. Born in Pennsylvania to Dr. Frederick and Margaret (Moffitt) Van Buskirk, Fred moved to Vermont at a young age and spent his childhood and adolescence growing up on Burlington’s “Fraternity Row.” He graduated from the University of...
Gloria Jean Hurd
Oct 28, 2016
BARRE - Gloria Jean, born on June 4, 1948 in Morrisville, Vermont, had the most wonderful smile, a laugh that was filled with joy, an incredibly generous heart, and a quick wit. As a girl growing up on the farm in Plainfield, Gloria walked into the fields and thought about her life. Specifically, she pondered the type of person...
Paul Edward Putney
Oct 27, 2016
BARRE CITY – Paul Edward Putney, Sr., 58, of Packard Street, passed away unexpectedly on Thursday, October 27, 2016, at the Central Vermont Medical Center in Berlin. His loving family members were at his side. Born in Barre City on December 14, 1957, he was the son of Harold and Katherine (Scott) Putney. He attended elementary school in Barre...
Nicholas L. Hough
Oct 27, 2016
EAST BARRE – Nicholas Lee Hough, 24, of Clyde Street, passed away suddenly at his home on Thursday, October 27, 2016. Members of his loving family were near him at the time of his passing. Born on August 17, 1992 in Berlin, he was the son of Clifton Hough and Linda Anderson. He went to elementary school in Barre...
John Bernard Nelson
Oct 24, 2016
BARRE - John Bernard Nelson, aged 87, passed away on Monday, October 24, 2016, at Starr Farm Rehab & Nursing Center, Burlington, VT. He was born on June 27, 1929 in Roxbury, MA to Magnus and Catherine (Mullen) Nelson. John grew up in Boston and graduated from Quincy High School in 1947. After high school, he served in the...
Elizabeth Bass Sanderson
Oct 20, 2016
BARRE – Elizabeth “Kelly” Bass Sanderson, 63, of Palmisano Plaza, passed away Thursday, October 20, 2016, at her home. Born on February 21, 1953 in Barre, she was the daughter of Martin and Louise (Chapin) Bass. She attended local schools and graduated from Spaulding High School in Barre. Kelly had worked for International Coins and Currency in Montpelier in...
Angelina P. Chioldi
Oct 19, 2016
BARRE – Angelina Piro Chioldi, 92, a life-long resident of Barre, passed away Wednesday, October 19, 2016, at her home. Born July 23, 1924, in Barre, she was the daughter of Angelo and Anita (Ferrati) Piro. Angelina attended Barre schools and graduated from Spaulding High School in the class of 1943. After graduating, she worked for the Granite City...
Francis Tedeschi, Jr.
Oct 18, 2016
BARRE TOWN – Francis (Frank) Tedeschi, Jr., 65, Cobble Hill Road, passed away peacefully at home on Tuesday, October 18, 2016, after a long illness with his loving family at his bedside. Born January 26, 1951 in Hopkinton, MA, he was the son of the late Francis and Veronica (Pyne) Tedeschi. Frank was raised in Hopkinton, MA and he...
Francis George Farmer
Oct 17, 2016
EAST MONTPELIER - Francis George Farmer, 94 years old, a long-time resident of East Montpelier, passed away peacefully on October 17, 2016 at Woodridge Nursing Home, where he had resided for the past four months. Francis was born on February 20, 1922 in Knowlton, Quebec, Canada, the son of John and Catherine (Reynolds) Farmer. His early years were spent...
Wendy R. Spencer
Oct 17, 2016
WILLIAMSTOWN – Wendy R. Spencer, 64, of Williamstown Square passed away on Monday, October 17, 2016, at the Dartmouth Hitchcock Medical Center in Lebanon, NH. Born February 15, 1952 in Barre, she was the daughter of Silas Robert and Ruth Winifred (Martin) Cochran. Wendy attended Websterville Elementary School and later in life earned her GED. On December 24, 1975,...
Beverly E. Healy
Oct 16, 2016
BARRE - Betty passed away at home in the comfort of her family on Sunday, October 16, 2016. She was born at home on September 8, 1933, and grew up on the family farm in Graniteville, Vermont. Her parents were John Arthur and Esther (Belville) Pallas. Her parents and all of her siblings pre-deceased her: Priscilla Safford, Charlotte Trombly,...
