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Brent "Skip" Preston, Jr.

Brent "Skip" Preston, Jr.

Oct 11, 2015

GRANITEVILLE - Brent William “Skip” Preston, Jr., 48, of McHugh Road, passed away Sunday, October 11, 2015, at his home with his family at his side. Born on March 5, 1967 in Lebanon, NH, he was the son of Brent William and Brenda (Stevens) Preston, Sr. He attended Brattleboro Elementary School and Brattleboro High School. On August 18, 2012,...

Armand J. Duquette, Ii

Armand J. Duquette, Ii

Oct 2, 2015

GRANITEVILLE - Armand J. Duquette, II, 44, affectionately known as Charm, of Donahue Road, passed away unexpectedly Friday, October 2, 2015, at the Central Vermont Medical Center in Berlin. Born on October 8, 1970 in Berlin, he was the son of Armand J. Duquette, Sr. and Shirley (Blaisdell) Duquette. He attended Barre Town Middle and Elementary School and graduated...

Lucille J. Herschel

Lucille J. Herschel

Oct 2, 2015

MONTPELIER - Lucille Herschel passed away at home in Westview Meadows on October 2, 2015. Born March 5, 1921 in Johnson, VT, she was the daughter of Josie (Sargent) and I. Glenn Jones. She graduated from Montpelier High School in 1939 and attended nursing school in St. Johnsbury, VT and Jersey City Medical Center, Jersey City, N.J., graduating in...

Norma J. Devarney

Norma J. Devarney

Oct 1, 2015

BROOKFIELD – Norma J. DeVarney, 69, of Stone Road, gained her wings to fly high with the angels on October 1, 2015. Born on December 10, 1945 in Bradford, she was the daughter of John and Edith (Billings) Dunbar. She worked many years as a nurse’s aide for Gormans in South Barre, Klien’s Laundry in Lebanon, NH, IPC in...

Gordon H. Gilbert

Gordon H. Gilbert

Oct 1, 2015

BARRE TOWN / WILLIAMSVILLE, NY – Gordon Harry Gilbert, 89, formerly of Balsam Drive, died Thursday, October 1, 2015 in Williamsville, NY with his loving daughter and granddaughter by his side. Gordon was born in Orfordville, NH on March 25, 1926 and was the son of Harry and Flora (Cassidy) Gilbert. He was married for 60 years to his...

Donald R. Beaudin

Donald R. Beaudin

Oct 1, 2015

BARRE - Donald Raymond Beaudin, 72, of Merchant Street, passed away Thursday, October 1, 2015, at the University of Vermont Medical Center in Burlington with his family at his bedside. Born on January 12, 1943 in Barre, he was the son of Roma and Bertha (Dion) Beaudin. He attended the former Holy Ghost School in Graniteville and Spaulding High...

Catherine E. Pecor

Catherine E. Pecor

Sep 30, 2015

BARRE CITY – Catherine Effie Pecor, 97, of Brooklyn Street, passed away peacefully at her home on Wednesday, September 30, 2015. Her family had been at her bedside. Born on July 28, 1918 in Bolton, she was the daughter of Joseph and Eva (Guyette) Pecor. She attended schools in the Bolton and Richmond areas. Following her schooling, she moved...

Charlotte S. Brooks

Charlotte S. Brooks

Sep 29, 2015

BARRE – Charlotte S. Brooks, 78, of Camire Hill Rd., passed away on Tuesday, September 29, 2015 in her home. Born on February 28, 1937 in Barre, VT, she was the daughter of Walter and Hazel (Aldrich) Straw. Charlotte graduated from Thetford Academy. She married Wayne Books, and together they made their home in Barre. She worked as a...

Adele Pshywara

Adele Pshywara

Sep 28, 2015

BARRE – Adele Pshywara, 98, of North Barre Manor, passed away Monday, September 28, 2015, at the Central Vermont Medical Center in Berlin. Born on July 1, 1917 in Newark, NJ, she was the daughter of Stanley and Mary (Novack) Jackym. A homemaker, Adele was married to Joseph Pshywara who predeceased her. They made their home in Bloomfield, NJ...

Charles M. Frattini

Charles M. Frattini

Sep 25, 2015

SOUTH BURLINGTON – Charles Martin “Chuck” Frattini, 58, of Dorset Street and Barre City native, died Friday, September 25, 2015 at the University of Vermont Medical Center in Burlington with his family at his bedside. Born in Barre City on November 9, 1956, he was the son of Louis and Barbara (McKnight) Frattini, Jr. He graduated with the class...

Dale A. Arleth

Dale A. Arleth

Sep 22, 2015

BERLIN – Dale A. Arleth, 53, of Point Ridge Rd., passed away on Tuesday, September 22, 2015 in his home surrounded by his loving family. Born on February 13, 1962 in Cincinnati, OH, is the son of Gary Arleth of Cambridge Vermont and the late Leila (Lutterbei) Arleth. He married Debi (Clark) Arleth in 1987 and together they shared...

Judith P. Thomas

Judith P. Thomas

Sep 20, 2015

EAST CALAIS, VT – Judith Poulin Thomas, 72, of Vermont Route 14 died Sunday, September 20, 2015 at the home of her daughter, Jill, where she had recently moved. Her family was at her bedside. Born August 17, 1943, in Waterbury, CT, she was the daughter of Harold and Rose (Croteau) Poulin and was a graduate of Windsor Locks,...

Pauline Shirley Hedges

Pauline Shirley Hedges

Sep 18, 2015

BARRE – Pauline Shirley Hedges, 87, of Prospect St., passed away on Friday, September 18, 2015 in Rowan Court Health and Rehabilitation Center. Born on March 14, 1928 in Barre, she was the daughter of the late Ernest and Ruth Pecor. Pauline worked as a machine operator for Sprague Electric. She married Melvin Elroy Hedges and together they made...

William R. Goss

William R. Goss

Sep 17, 2015

MARSHFIELD - William Richard "Bill" Goss, 85, of Hollister Hill Road, friend, husband and father, died peacefully in his home on September 17, 2015. Bill was born in New York City on October 4, 1929 and grew up in Jersey City, NJ. He served in the U.S. Navy from 1948 to 1952. He was married to Mary Ann Webb,...

Jean A. Rousse

Jean A. Rousse

Sep 16, 2015

BARRE TOWN - Jean Avery Rousse, a long-time resident of Oak Drive, passed away at the age of 91 after several years of ill health. She was born on June 20, 1924 in West Topsham, Vermont to Orin and Mary (Tillotson) Avery. A graduate of the West Topsham elementary school and Spaulding High School, she was married on September...

Marion B. Atherton

Marion B. Atherton

Sep 16, 2015

BERLIN – Marion Beverly Atherton, 84, a former Williamstown resident, passed away Wednesday, September 16, 2015 at the Woodridge Nursing Home in Berlin where she had resided for several years. Born on November 22, 1930 in Montpelier, she was the daughter of Harold and Juanita (Morway) Douglas. She attended elementary school in Montpelier and Montpelier High School. On January...

Derek H. Sheridan

Derek H. Sheridan

Sep 15, 2015

WILLIAMSTOWN – Derek Sheridan, 21, of Graniteville Rd., passed away on Tuesday, September 15, 2015 in the University of Vermont Medical Center surrounded by his loving family and friends. Born on April 27, 1994, he is the son of Thomas and Birgit (Sander) Sheridan of Williamstown. Derek attended Williamstown High School, graduating in 2013. He worked as the Assistant...

Betty L. Welch

Betty L. Welch

Sep 14, 2015

WILLIAMSTOWN – Betty Lee Welch, a resident of The Gardens, Williamstown, died Monday, September 14, 2015 at the Central Vermont Medical Center in Berlin. Betty was born on May 16, 1927 in Williamstown, Vermont, the daughter of William and Mabel (Lee) DeCoteau. She spent most of her childhood in Northfield and Williamstown, graduating from Montpelier High School in 1946....

Arlene L. Templeton

Arlene L. Templeton

Sep 11, 2015

MONTPELIER - Arlene Livendale Templeton, 91, of Westview Meadows, died Friday, September 11, 2015 at her home in Hospice care. She was born June 9, 1924 in Barre, Vermont. Her parents were Alice Davidson Livendale and Carl Harry Livendale. Arlene attended school in Barre and graduated from Spaulding High School there in 1942. During subsequent years, she worked in...

Ruth Sample Beaton

Ruth Sample Beaton

Sep 10, 2015

WILLIAMSTOWN - Ruth (Sample) Beaton, age 91, died peacefully early Thursday, September 10, 2015 at her home with her family. Born May 19, 1924 in Johnson, Vermont to Everest and Harriett (Emery) Sample, she was the fourth child of ten. Ruth graduated from Williamstown High School in the class of 1941. On November 9, 1945 she married Glendon D...

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