Frances Joan Kardas
Jan 14, 2022
Frances Joan Kardas, 76, a resident of Dusty Hollow Lane, passed away January 14, 2022 at Southwestern Vermont Medical Center. Frances was born in Center Rutland, VT on March 25, 1945 the daughter of the late Stanley and Sophie (Blicharz) Bania. She attended West Rutland schools, graduating from Mt. St. Joseph High School in Rutland in 1963 and went...
Fred William Dieffenbach
Jan 14, 2022
Fred William Dieffenbach IV, 88, of Manchester, Vt, died, Friday January 14, 2022. He was born on May 7, 1933 in New York City, graduated from The Hotchkiss School in 1952, and attended the University of North Carolina. During his working life, Fred was a sales representative for a number of companies, including the C.V. Mosby Publishing Company, Sherago...
Shirley Ann Labonte
Jan 11, 2022
Shirley Ann LaBonte, 80, a resident of Readsboro, VT passed away January 11, 2022 at Vernon Green Nursing Home. Shirley was born in Thompsonville, CT on December 24, 1941 the daughter of the late Clifford and Norma (Norris) Richardson and attended local schools. In her earlier years, Shirley worked as a baker at Mt. Snow. She then worked at...
Richard Childs
Jan 10, 2022
Mr. Richard Childs a resident of North Main Street in Salem (NY) passed away peacefully at the Southwestern Vermont Medical Center on Monday night January 10, 2022. Born in Manchester, Connecticut on July12,1933 he was the son of the late Joseph and Helen Childs. Richard obtained his Bachelors Degree in Teaching and became an Art Teacher . He had...
Andrew H Gluss
Jan 10, 2022
Andrew H. Gluss, 70 a resident of Spruce High Road, passed away January 10, 2022 at his home. A celebration of the life of Andrew H. Gluss will be announced at a later date. To send the family personal condolences please visit www.sheafuneralhomes.com.
William H Scaplen, Jr.
Jan 8, 2022
William H Scaplen Jr, 83, of East Lyme passed away January 8, 2022 unexpectedly. He joins his parents William and Vera Vescovi Scaplen, his wife Carren Moore Scaplen, and brother Robert Scaplen, who preceded him in death. Bill was raised in New London and Waterford Connecticut and graduated from New London High School. He served in the Connecticut National...
Mary Catherine (Kate) Scott (Nee Reed)
Jan 5, 2022
Mary Catherine (Kate) Scott (NEE Reed), Age 82, of South Londonderry, VT and Paget, Bermuda passed away peacefully on January 5, 2022, at home in Vermont surrounded by family. She is survived by her beloved husband of 60 years, Walter A. Scott, her loving children, daughter Alisa Scott of Big Sky, MT and son C. Reed Scott, his wife...
Nina Fersen
Jan 4, 2022
Nina Fersen 96, a long-time resident of Pownal and Bennington passed away peacefully at Brookdale at Fillmore Pond in Bennington on Tuesday morning January 4, 2022. The daughter of John and Nina (Rastegaey) Kostin, she was born in San Francisco on April 13, 1925. Over the years she was a jewelry maker, worked for Williams College and was an...
Trevor Michael Gottardi
Jan 4, 2022
Trevor Michael Gottardi 30 a native of Readsboro and more recently of Wilmington passed away Tuesday January 4, 2022 at the Albany Medical Center from injuries he sustained in an automobile accident in Readsboro. Trevor was born in North Adams , MA on March 22, 1991 he was one of two sons born to Robert Gottardi Jr. and Deborah...
Jane Petry
Jan 1, 2022
Jane Petry, 77, a resident of East Dorset, VT passed away January 1, 2022 at Albany Medical Center due to a sudden cardiac event. Jane was born in Glen Cove, NY on October 28, 1944 the daughter of the late Robert and Dorothy (Hyde) Reid. She attended school in Glen Cove, graduating from North Shore High School in Glen...
Muriel T. Drake
Dec 31, 2021
Muriel T. Drake, a 51-year resident of Westford, Mass., passed away on December 31, 2021, a day after celebrating her 93rd birthday. Muriel was a mom, grammie and a great grandmother. She also was a successful and well-respected real estate broker who owned her own firm in Westford for many years before going to work for Coldwell Banker in...
John Thomas Bossoni
Dec 30, 2021
John Thomas Bossoni, 87, a resident Rabbit College Road, passed away December 30, 2021 at his home. John was born in Brooklyn, NY on February 10, 1934 the son of the late Frank and Lillian (Webb) Bossoni and attended local schools. John worked as a Sergeant for the NYPD for 20 years, retiring in 1977. Upon retirement he moved...
Richard Harriss Barr
Dec 30, 2021
Richard Harriss Barr, 89, a native of New Rochelle, NY and longtime resident of Londonderry, VT, passed away peacefully, surrounded by love on December 30th, 2021. For many precious years, he and his family were summer residents of Siasconset, Nantucket Island. Richard received his primary education at St. Andrew's College in Toronto and completed it at the Hun School....
Barbara B.L. Trafford
Dec 30, 2021
Barbara B. L. Trafford passed away at home just before the New Year. Born in Binghamton, NY in 1925 to Dr. Roland Frank Beers, of New York, and his wife Helen Clark Beers, whose ancestors came from West Rupert, Vermont, she grew up in Dallas and summered at the family’s Blueberry Hill Farm in Goshen, Vermont. in the thirties...
William Skidmore
Dec 29, 2021
William Skidmore, 81, a resident of Sandgate Road, passed away Wednesday December 29, 2021 at his home surrounded by his wife and sister. William was born in Sandgate on December 1, 1940, the son of the late Harry Skidmore, Sr. and Jennie Maki. He attended the one room school house in Sandgate from first to eighth grade, the last...
Brian A. Prentiss, Sr.
Dec 27, 2021
Brian A. Prentiss, Sr., 96, a resident of West Acton, MA and Chester, VT passed away Monday December 27, 2021 at his home peacefully. He was a native of North Adams, MA, born August 17, 1925 to the late Harold O. and Mary Charperon Prentiss. Mr. Prentiss served in the United Sates Air Force, graduated from Westford Academy and...
Mark E. Doane
Dec 21, 2021
Mark E. Doane of Londonderry, passed away at his home on December 21, 2021, at the age of 61. Mark was born February 29, 1960, in Belleville, Illinois to Peter and Barbara (Brown) Doane, while Peter was stationed at Scott Air Force Base. After moving back to Vermont, Mark graduated from Green Mountain Union High School in 1978. In...
William Hassan
Dec 18, 2021
William Hassan, 60, a resident of Willow Brook Drive, passed away Saturday December 18, 2021 at Southwestern Vermont Medical Center. William was born in Manchester, NH on December 19, 1960 the son of the late Emen and Shirley (Melanson) Hassan and attended Waterbury, CT schools. William worked for Gaudiosi Hauling and for the Redemption Center in Wolcott, CT for...
Evelyn Virginia O'Neil
Dec 17, 2021
Evelyn Virginia O'Neil died peacefully at her home on Friday, December 17, 2021. She was the devoted wife of the late James W. O'Neil, Jr, beloved mother of James W. O'Neil, III and his wife, Mia and cherished grandmother of Liam and Torin. Evelyn was born on June 16, 1924 in New York City. The oldest of three daughters...
John Robert Read
Dec 17, 2021
On Friday, December 17th,2021 God called John Robert Read through the pearly gates of Heaven. John was born on September 28th, 1948 at Fitchburg Hospital in Fitchburg, Massachusetts. John was the only child of George and Helen Read (McMinimen) and grew up on 66 Austin Street in Leominster. John attended elementary and middle school and graduated from Leominster High...
