Frances M. Pickel
May 6, 2016
EAST MONTPELIER – Frances Marie “Fran” Pickel, 65 of Vermont Route 214, passed away at Central Vermont Medical Center in Berlin on May 6, 2016. Born October 24, 1950 in Suffolk, VA, she was the daughter of Charles and Agnus (Daniels) Mitchell. She graduated from Kecoughtan High School in Hampton, VA in 1969. Fran married David A. Pickel, Sr.,...
Charles W. Moran, Sr.
May 5, 2016
ORANGE - On May 5, 2016, Charles W. Moran, Sr., 91, passed away peacefully at home in the comfort of his Lord, his most beloved wife, Carmella, and his family. He was the loving and devoted husband of Carmella for 71 years and brought much joy and happiness to her. Together, they raised three children: Charles W. Moran, Jr....
Carlo Lamberti
Apr 30, 2016
BARRE TOWN - Carlo “Butch” Lamberti, 74, passed away suddenly on April 30, 2016 doing what he loved doing most, carpentry work. He was born in Barre City on March 30, 1942 to Rizieri “Jack” and Corinne (Cole) Lamberti. In 1964, he was honorably discharged from the Vermont Army National Guard. On September 9, 1967, he married the love...
William L. Hull
Apr 24, 2016
EAST BARRE - William Lee Hull, 69, of East Cobble Hill Road, passed away Sunday, April 24, 2016, at his home with his family at his bedside. Born on December 13, 1946 in Windsor, he was the son of Douglas and Hilda (Jock) Hull. He attended schools in Pomfret, South Royalton, and North Hartland and graduated from Hartford High...
Dennis C. Plante
Apr 23, 2016
BERLIN – Dennis C. Plante, 63, of West Hill Road, passed away unexpectedly on Saturday morning, April 23, 2016 at his home in Berlin. Born November 25, 1952 in Barre City, he was the son of Ernest and Gloria (Pironi) Plante. After attending elementary schools locally he graduated from Williamstown High School in 1970. Following high school he went...
Lucille E. Fair
Apr 14, 2016
WILLIAMSTOWN – Lucille Ellen Fair, 84, of The Gardens on Vermont Route 14, died Thursday, April 14, 2016 at the Berlin Health and Rehabilitation Center where she had been a resident for almost 2 years. Born in Hardwick on July 1, 1931, she was the daughter of Ruth Evelyn Graham, attending elementary school in Calais and was a member...
David Callahan
Apr 8, 2016
WELLS RIVER – David “Bear” Callahan, 72, of Main Street North, passed away Friday, April 8, 2016 at Fletcher Allen Health Care in Burlington. Born on February 3, 1944 in Springfield, MA he was the son of Thomas and Dorothy (Lindsley) Callahan. David married Elizabeth Walker on June 14, 1969 in Huntington, MA (The best thing he ever did!)...
Arnold G. Bashaw, Sr
Apr 7, 2016
SOUTH BARRE – Arnold “Art” G. Bashaw, Sr., 74, of South Barre Rd., passed away on Thursday, April 7, 2016 in his home surrounded by his loving family. He is now reunited with the love of his life, Brenda, in heaven. Art was born on February 23, 1942 in Walpole, NH. From there he lived his childhood in Putney,...
Beatrice W. Robinson
Apr 6, 2016
ORANGE – Beatrice A. “Bea” Robinson, 83, of Bisson Road, passed away Wednesday, April 6, 2016, at the Woodridge Nursing Home in Berlin. Born on October 17, 1932 in Washington, she was the daughter of Ernest H. and Florence E. (Pero) Webster. She attended Washington Village School and Spaulding High School in Barre. In earlier years, Bea had worked...
Drew I. Bernier
Mar 30, 2016
BARRE – Drew Isaac Bernier, 7, of Barre, passed away Wednesday, March 30, 2016, at the Boston Children’s Hospital in Massachusetts. Drew suffered from severe, life threatening, complications from a bone marrow transplant he received in May, 2014 to treat a pediatric form of Myelodysplastic Syndrome (MDS), which is a genetic blood disorder. Drew had fought a courageous and...
Beverly Bowen Lord
Mar 30, 2016
MONTPELIER - Beverly Arlene (Bowen) Lord, recently of Barre, died quietly in her sleep after a brief illness on March 30, 2016 at her home at Heaton Woods in Montpelier, VT. Beverly was born on July 21, 1934 in Randolph, Vermont, the daughter of Mary (Pember) and Haskell Bowen. She graduated from the Randolph Elementary and High School in...
Daniel R. Lang
Mar 21, 2016
BARRE CITY – Daniel R. Lang, 67, of Barre, passed away Tuesday, March 21, 2016 at the University of Vermont Medical Center in Burlington, with his loving family by his bedside. Born May 18, 1948 in Hardwick, the fourth of seven children, he was the son of Joseph and Margaret (Hodgdon) Lang. Daniel spent his early years being raised...
Homer P. Fuller
Mar 21, 2016
ORANGE - Homer P. Fuller, 89, of US Route 302 and formerly of Barre, passed away Monday, March 21, 2016, at the Central Vermont Medical Center in Berlin. Born on July 18, 1926 in Barre Town, he was the son of Homer Byron and Lida (Brown) Fuller. He attended Barre elementary school and graduated from Spaulding High School in...
Alan E. Lamphere
Mar 21, 2016
BARRE CITY – Alan Edward Lamphere, 72, a long-time resident of Cliff Street, died Monday, March 21, 2016 at the Central Vermont Medical Center in Berlin. His family had been at his bedside. Born in Barre City, September 22, 1943, he was the son of Theron E. and Irma A. (Mariotti) Lamphere. He attended Montpelier Schools, graduating from Montpelier...
Judith H. Safford
Mar 18, 2016
BARRE TOWN - Judy Safford of Dianne Lane in Barre Town received her angel wings on Friday, March 18, 2016 surrounded by her loving family in the Palliative Care Suite at CVMC. Judy was born August 10, 1947 to Jeanette (Smith) and John P. Hooker in Barre, VT. She attended Lower Websterville Elementary School and was a 1965 graduate...
Robert E. Sabens
Mar 16, 2016
BARRE – Robert E. Sabens, 89, of Sheridan St., passed away on Wednesday, March 16, 2016 at Rowan Court Health and Rehabilitation Center. Born on March 12, 1927 in Lunenburg, VT he was the son of the late Archie Sr. and Gertrude (Covey) Sabens. Robert graduated from Northfield High School, class of 1945. He married his wife Beth (Stone)...
Lucille M. Bruce
Mar 16, 2016
BARRE – Lucille Marie Bruce, 86, a former South Barre resident, passed away Wednesday, March 16, 2016, at the Central Vermont Medical Center in Berlin. She had resided at the Rowan Court Nursing Home in Barre for the past two years. Born on November 29, 1929 in Little Falls, NY, she was the daughter of Frank and Rita Grainer....
Leo H. Dexter
Mar 16, 2016
EAST BARRE – Leo H. Dexter, 92, of Waterman Street, died peacefully Wednesday, March 16, 2016, at his home in East Barre with his wife of seventy-one years by his side. Born on February 20, 1924 in Topsham, he was one of twelve children to Leander and Anna (Smith) Dexter. Leo was raised on a farm in Corinth and...
Fernand A. Langlois
Mar 15, 2016
BERLIN - Fernand A. “Fred” Langlois, 94, of Hill Street Extension, passed away Tuesday, March 15, 2016 at the Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center in Lebanon, NH. Born on October 13, 1921 in Salmon Lake, Quebec, Canada, he was the son of Hector and Martha (Langlois) Langlois. In 1923, Fred moved to Coaticook, Quebec with his parents and the family later...
Cornelius O. Granai, Jr.
Mar 14, 2016
NORTHFIELD FALLS - Cornelius (Ki) Granai Jr., 90, passed away peacefully surrounded by family at the home of his daughter and son-in-law in Northfield Falls. Ki was born on September 29, 1925 in Barre, the son of Cornelius and Ruth (Carpenter) Granai. He attended school in Barre and was in the Spaulding High School class of 1943. After high...
