Nancy S. Griffin
Nov 23, 2015
BARRE TOWN – Nancy Seaver Griffin, 81, of Hutchins Circle, passed away on Monday, November 23, 2015 at Kindred Birchwood Terrace Health Care in Burlington. Born June 23, 1934 in Barre, she was the daughter of Howell A. and Rhoda B. Seaver. Nancy was raised in Williamstown where she attended local schools and graduated from Williamstown High School in...
Phyllis J. Miller
Nov 22, 2015
BARRE TOWN – Phyllis Joan (Page) Miller, 83, of Websterville, passed away after a brief illness on Sunday, November 22, 2015, at the Central Vermont Medical Center in Berlin while surrounded by her family. Phyllis was born in Woodsville, NH on October 28, 1932, the only daughter of the late Raymond and Bessie (Frost) Page. She spent her childhood...
Dorothy J Lacillade
Nov 22, 2015
Dorothy “Dot” J. (Peake) Lacillade, 89, a longtime resident of Williamstown, passed peacefully after a long illness on Sunday morning November 22, 2015 at Mayo Rehabilitation and Continuing Care in Northfield, Vt., surrounded by her loving family. Born June 30, 1926 in Barre, Vermont, she was the daughter of the late Edwin and Susan (Badger) Peake. She attended schools...
Joan M. Denno
Nov 22, 2015
BARRE CITY – Joan Mae Denno, 74, of Maple Avenue, died peacefully Sunday afternoon, November 22, 2015, at her home surrounded by her loving family. Born November 7, 1941 in Berlin, she was the daughter of Stanley and Lillian (Massey) Carroll and was a graduate of Spaulding High School in 1959. On June 24, 1989 Joan married Wilfred J....
George Henry Wilson, Iii
Nov 17, 2015
MARSHFIELD – George Henry Wilson, III, 82, of U.S. Route 2, passed away quietly at his home on Tuesday, November 17, 2015 after a short illness from lung cancer with his family at his side. He was born July 31, 1933 at Barre City Hospital in Barre, the son of George Henry Wilson, Jr., and Vera (Flanders) Wilson. His...
Claire Merlo Ford
Nov 15, 2015
BARRE CITY – Claire Merlo Ford, 88, of Tremont Street, died Sunday, November 15, 2015 at Lincoln House on Hill Street. Her family was with her. Born October 7, 1927, in Barre City, she was the daughter of Dellie and Inez (Maberini) Merlo. She attended Barre schools and graduated from Spaulding High School with the class of 1945. On...
Frank D. Baldwin
Nov 14, 2015
BARRE - Frank D. Baldwin, 82, of Cambria Street, passed away Saturday, November 14, 2015, at the Central Vermont Medical Center in Berlin. His family was at his bedside. Born on January 5, 1933 in Montpelier, he was the son of Dewey and Lucile (Venner) Baldwin. He attended Williamstown and Barre Elementary Schools and graduated from Spaulding High School...
Carole Ann Cecchini
Nov 12, 2015
BARRE - Carole Ann (Marsha) Cecchini, a longtime resident of Barre, died peacefully on Thursday, November 12, 2015, at her home. She was 77 years old. Carole was born December 28, 1937 in Barre to Leroy and Flora (Owen) Marsha. She grew up in East Barre where her parents shared a home with her grandfather, Elmer Owen. Carole graduated...
Lawrence Homer Miller
Nov 9, 2015
BARRE – Lawrence Homer Miller, 81, of Allen Street, passed away Monday, November 9, 2015, at the Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center in Lebanon, NH, with his family at his bedside. Born October 14, 1934 in Graniteville, he was the son of Homer Henry and Blanche A. (Harvey) Miller. He attended Graniteville Elementary School and graduated from Spaulding High School in...
Michel B. Proteau
Nov 8, 2015
BARRE – Michel B. Proteau, 71, of Bolster Road, passed away peacefully on Sunday, November 8, 2015 at his home. Born November 21, 1943 in St. Sebastien, Canada, Quebec, he was the son of Henri and Irene (Parent) Proteau. He attended schools in Canada. In August of 1965, he married Colette Rancourt at St. Monica’s Catholic Church in Barre,...
Alan Grant Gilbert, Jr.
Nov 6, 2015
Alan Grant Gilbert, Jr., 75, of Main Street, died Friday morning, November 6, 2015 at his home with his family at his bedside. Born October 28, 1940 in St. Johnsbury, he was the son of Alan Grant and Christina (Darling) Gilbert, Sr. He attended Lincoln Elementary School and was a graduate of Spaulding High School both in Barre and...
Christine G. Melkonian
Oct 31, 2015
MONTPELIER – Christine G. “Chris” Melkonian, 94, of Grout Road, died Saturday, October 31, 2015 at the Vermont Respite House in Williston, with her family at her bedside. Born December 30, 1920 in Montpelier on a dairy farm, she was the daughter of George G. and Marion (Culver) Grout. She graduated from Montpelier High School in 1938 and the...
Barbara D. Shangraw
Oct 29, 2015
BARRE TOWN – Barbara D. Shangraw, 69, of Conti Circle, passed away Thursday, October 29, 2015, at her home. She was also known to family and friends as “Barbie” or “Sister Bridget”. Born on September 8, 1946 in Barre, she was the daughter of Clarence and Dorothy May (Hebert) Spencer, Sr. She attended the Holy Ghost School in Graniteville....
Clara A. Machell
Oct 27, 2015
NORTHFIELD – Clara A. Machell, 83, of the Four Seasons Community Care Home on South Main Street, died on October 27, 2015 at the Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center in Lebanon, NH. Born December 17, 1931 in Barre City, she was the daughter of Allan R. and Verna (Winget) Machell. She had attended school in Graniteville, St. Johnsbury, and received her...
Donna M. Brewer
Oct 23, 2015
GRANITEVILLE – Donna Marie Brewer, 59, of Orchard Terrace, passed away Friday, October 23, 2015 after a short battle with cancer. She is now serving her Lord in Heaven. Donna was born in George County, Lucedale, Mississippi on January 5, 1956 to the late Sadie Marie (Parrott) Brewer and Auby Brewer. She was formerly of Lucedale and Pascagoula, MS...
Somjit G. Hunt
Oct 22, 2015
BARRE – Somjit G. Hunt, 63, of Maple Crest Rd. passed away on Thursday, October 22, 2015 at Dartmouth Hitchcock Medical Center after a courageous battle with cancer. Somjit was born on December 17, 1951 in Thailand. She came to the United States in 1975 after she married James A. Hunt, who predeceased her in 2001. She moved to...
Shirley L. Gauthier
Oct 19, 2015
BARRE CITY – Shirley L. Gauthier, 77, of Beech Street, died Monday evening, October 19, 2015 at home with her family at her bedside, after a long battle with cancer. Born in Hanover, NH on October 20, 1937, she was the daughter of Herman and Thelma Lafley and was a graduate of Chelsea High School in 1956. Shirley had...
Philip E. Jarrett
Oct 19, 2015
WEST TOPSHAM - Philip E. Jarrett of West Topsham, Vermont, formerly of Altoona, Pennsylvania and Venice, Florida died on October 19, 2015, at his Vermont home. He was the son of Charles D. Jarrett and Jessie (Haines) Jarrett. He was married to Peggy Spielvogle at the Cathedral of the Blessed Sacrament on August 20, 1966. He has two surviving...
Marsha Maurais
Oct 14, 2015
BARRE TOWN - Marsha Maurais, 70, of East Barre Road, passed away peacefully at her home on Wednesday, October 14, 2015, after a 2-year battle with pancreatic cancer. Born on May 7, 1945 in Windsor, she was the daughter of Max W. and Elva June (Papazoni) Tucker. At age 2, she made her home in Washington, with her parents,...
Philip E. Collins
Oct 12, 2015
ORANGE - Philip Emery Collins, 53, passed away unexpectedly on Monday, October 12, 2015, after an allergic reaction to a bee sting. Philip was born December 12, 1961 in Barre to Albert P. Collins, Jr. and Virginia E. (Emery) Collins. He graduated from Spaulding High School in 1979, and later attended Eastern Nazarene College in Quincy, MA. On February...
