Hannah Mary Gardner
Jun 8, 2025
Hannah Mary Gardner, 20, of Manchester, Vermont, formerly of Bennington, passed away on the night of June 8, 2025.
Born on August 2, 2004, Hannah lived her life with a rare and radiant selflessness. She had a heart that never hesitated to put others first—a quality that touched everyone who knew her. Whether through quiet gestures or deep conversations, Hannah made...
Roger Alfred Bouchard
Jun 2, 2025
Roger Alfred Bouchard, aged 72, affectionately known as "Rog" or "Ger", died peacefully and on his own terms at his home on 213 Stark Street, Bennington, VT, June 2, 2025 at 11:10 pm years after learning of his COPD diagnosis in 1998, which inspired him to train for long distance bicycling. The next summer, along with his young nephews he...
Linda B. Dix
Jun 1, 2025
Linda Dix (née Boyd), 76, of Whitingham, Vermont, passed away peacefully at her home on June 1.
Linda was born on August 4, 1948, the daughter of Merton C. Boyd and Nina (Morse) Boyd. She grew up on the family farm and attended Whitingham School, graduating in 1966. That same summer, on August 27, she married her high school sweetheart, Howard...
Edward L. Hopkins Jr.
May 28, 2025
Edward L. “Ted” Hopkins, Jr., known affectionately as Tedder, passed away May 28, 2025 at the age of 92. Born in New Haven, Connecticut in 1933 to Eunice Ball and Edward L. Hopkins, Sr., Ted spent summers in Vermont where his grandfather, A. Ray Ball, owned the historic Equinox Hotel. Ted settled in Manchester at age 13, enrolled at Burr...
Evelyn Manning
May 20, 2025
It is with deep sadness that we announce the passing of our dear mother, Evelyn Ann Manning (née Ronhovde) on May 20, 2025.
Evelyn was born within a large and close knit Scandinavian farming family in Motley, Minnesota on the 25th of August, 1932. Her grandparents had immigrated from Norway and Sweden.
She had many fond memories of her Aunts’ farms, playing...
Anthony C. Verdi
May 18, 2025
Anthony Clarence Verdi passed away peacefully after a short illness on Sunday May 18, 2025. Tony was born in Buffalo, New York to Stephen Verdi and Lidia DeMaria on November 30, 1934. In 1949 When Tony’s father became the attorney for the Republican National Committee they moved to Washington DC. Tony worked as an elevator operator in the Capitol building...
Cecilia McShea
May 15, 2025
We are saddened to announce Cecilia McShea (nee McLaughlin) passed away on May 15, 2025.
Cecilia (“Ceil” as she was known to family and friends) was born on March 7, 1931 in Harlem, New York to Christina (McKenny) and Edward McLaughlin.
At an early age, her family moved to Red Hook, Brooklyn where she met the love of her life, Bob McShea....
Keith Jon Wyman
May 10, 2025
Fondly Remembering Keith Jon Wyman
Loving dad and music lover
It is with profound sorrow that we announce the passing of Keith Jon Wyman on May 10, 2025, at the age of 62 after a short fight with cancer. He was a beloved father, brother, son, a cherished friend, and an esteemed member of our community known for his wit, humor, and...
Edna R. Bemis
May 9, 2025
Edna (Tracy) Bemis 93, passed away peacefully on the evening of Friday, May 9, 2025 at her home in Jacksonville, Vermont.
Edna was born at home on Boyd Hill Road in Wilmington on September 15, 1931 to Edgar and Ruby (Green) Tracy. Edna walked cross-lots to the Dix Schoolhouse with her brothers, who would escort her through the pasture and past...
Nancy L Johnson
May 8, 2025
Nancy L. Johnson, 84, formerly of Ways Lane in Manchester, passed away May 8, 2025in Hoosick Falls, NY. Nancy was born in Naylor, Georgia on March 30, 1941 the daughter of the late Robert and Nancy (Lee) Durden and attended local schools. Nancy was a member of the First Baptist Church of Manchester where she was on the Deacon Board...
Mallory Rich
May 8, 2025
Mallory Bratton Rich, 88, a resident of Sandgate, Vermont passed away peacefully on May 8th, 2025 at her home, following a long illness.
Mallory was born in Charleston, West Virginia on April 16th, 1937 to the late William and Hazel (Baxley) Bratton. She grew up in Tuscaloosa, AL where she fell in love with poetry and books. She received her first...
Leo Francis Harris Jr.
May 7, 2025
Leo Francis Harris, Jr., 66, of North Pownal, VT passed away at home surrounded by his family on May 7, 2025.
Leo was born in Bennington, VT on February 22, 1959, son of Leo Francis Harris, Sr and Gladys Lorraine (Hurley) Harris. He attended school in Pownal, Bennington and DeVry university. Leo loved being retired and spent his time reading, going...
Dana Jill Zazinski
May 6, 2025
Dana Jill Zazinski, a trailblazing teacher, beloved mother and grandmother, and devoted friend, passed away unexpectedly on May 6, 2025 at the age of 60 in Pownal, Vermont. Born in Brooklyn, New York on July 2, 1964, Dana fearlessly charted her own path, discovering joy and meaning in unexpected places - joy that she willingly and proudly shared with anyone...
James Tyson McCabe
May 2, 2025
James Tyson McCabe died peacefully at his home in West Arlington, VT, at the age of 93, on May 2, 2025, in the company of his family He was born in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada on March 14, 1932, the second of three children of James M. McCabe and Elizabeth (Tyson) McCabe. He was predeceased by his older sister Patricia Perkins...
Sharon Sweet
May 2, 2025
Sharon L. Sweet, 79, a resident of Niles School Road, passed away May 2, 2025 at Crescent Manor Nursing Home. Sharon was born in North Adams, Massachusetts on February 25, 1946 the daughter of the late George T. and Mabel (Crawford) Belville and attended local schools. Before attending cosmetology school and becoming a cosmetologist for many years, Sharon worked at...
Dorothea Whitley
May 2, 2025
Dorothea L Whitley, 98, passed away on May 2, 2025 at Franklin County Rehabilitation Center in St Albans, VT.
Dottie was born on July 4, 1926 in Elizabeth NJ and lived in Linden NJ until she moved to Arlington VT in 1974. She married her husband Robert on October 26, 1946. She managed the Arlington Schools lunch program and Senior Meals...
Catherine J. Lamarre
May 1, 2025
It is with deep sadness the family of Catherine Jennette McHale Lamarre announce her passing on May 1, 2025, at Samaritan Hospital in Troy, New York, after a brief illness. Our mother, grandmother, great-grandmother, sister, Aunt and friend will be dearly missed. She was born in Derby, Connecticut, on May 17, 1940, to Francis and Jennette Burr McHale. She did...
Michael George Shea
Apr 28, 2025
Michael “Mike” George Shea, 73, of Shelburne Falls, MA, passed away peacefully surrounded by family on Monday, April 28, 2025 at Baystate Franklin Medical Center in Greenfield, MA. He was born in North Adams, MA on July 13, 1951, first child of George Edward Shea and Virginia Catherine (Heaslip) Shea of Bennington, Vermont.
Mike was deeply proud of his family, always...
Peter Doane
Apr 27, 2025
Peter C. Doane of Grand lsle, VT passed away peacefully on Sunday" April 271h. Peter was born March 5, 1938 the son of Rex and Phyllis Doane of Londonderry, VT. He graduated from
Leland and Gray High School in 1956 with what was considered a "special class". Upon graduating he enlisted in the Air Force and married his high school sweetheart...
Joseph Jordan Fucci
Apr 26, 2025
Joseph Jordan Fucci, a beloved son, father, grandfather, brother, and loyal friend, passed away on April 26, 2025.
Born and raised in West Hartford, Connecticut, Joe later made his home in the hills of Jamaica, Vermont, where he found happiness in the simple things in life. Loving to build and create from a young age, he developed into a skilled carpenter...
