Richard D Jolivette
Sep 25, 2021
Richard D. Jolivette, 92, of Portsmouth, NH died peacefully September 25, 2021. Richard was born and raised in Bennington, VT. He was the son of the late Kenneth C. and Marion (Towslee) Jolivette Sr. Richard is survived by daughters Kathleen (Jolivette) Clark and Jennifer (Jolivette) Almeida, five grandchildren, many nieces and nephews. In addition to his parents, Richard was...
Robert Mccafferty
Sep 22, 2021
Bob was an only child born on June 30, 1938 in Hershey, Pennsylvania. His mother, Georgiana, was an elementary school teacher. His father, Robert, worked for Hershey Chocolate and was an avid outdoorsman, introducing Bob to fly fishing and Alpine skiing. The two of them often made the 8 hour drive to Vermont. Upon graduating Junior College, Bob moved...
Luanne (Trask) Mace Crosby
Sep 18, 2021
LUANNE (TRASK) MACE CROSBY passed away September 18th at home surrounded by family. Luanne, the daughter of Dr. Roswell G. Mace MD and Elizabeth (Trask) Mace, was born December 30, 1928 in Springfield, MA. Before retiring to Jacksonville, VT with her late husband Robert Allen Crosby, Sr., Luanne [and Bob] raised their family in Stamford, CT where she also...
Janet Marie Ackert
Sep 17, 2021
Janet Marie Ackert (Grannie) 86, a resident of Arlington (formerly of Danby), VT passed away Friday September 17, 2021 at the Centers for Living and Rehabilitation in Bennington. Janet was born in Ludlow, VT on June 12, 1935 the daughter of the late Leon and Nellie (Kimball) Godfrey and attended local schools. She was one of 10 children. Janet...
Bertram J. (Pete) Adams
Sep 17, 2021
Bertram J. (Pete) Adams succumbed to Covid19 on September 17, 2021 in Vernon, Vermont. He was born Sept. 6, 1928 in Northampton Mass. to Louis and Rachel (Hemenway) Adams, delivered by his aunt Dr. Ruth Hemenway. He grew up on Adams Farm in Wilmington, VT, the 4th generation on the farm that is still owned by the family. He...
Jean C Cummings
Sep 13, 2021
Jean C. Cummings, 90, a resident of Captain Copeland Road, passed away Monday September 13, 2021 at her home. Jean was born in Springfield, MA on November 5, 1930 the daughter of the late Charles and Julia Connell Collins. She attended Springfield, MA schools, graduating from Cathedral High School. Jean loved her home. She enjoyed sewing, quilting, gardening, travelling...
Walter William Burdick, Sr.
Sep 10, 2021
Walter William Burdick, Sr. 63, a resident of Schenkar Road, passed away Friday September 10, 2021 after a brief illness surrounded by loved ones at Southwestern Vermont Medical Center. Walter was born in Bennington on July 1, 1958 the son of the late Walter F. Burdick and Anna Mae Jennings. Walter attended local schools. At the time of his...
William Boone Pennebaker, Jr.
Sep 8, 2021
William Boone Pennebaker Jr, one of the vanguard of researchers who developed the videoconferencing technology that has kept the world connected through the pandemic, passed away peacefully on 8 September 2021, at home and surrounded by loving family. Born on 23 October 1935, Bill, as he was known to his friends, earned his bachelor's in engineering at Lehigh University...
Eva Kilburn
Sep 4, 2021
Eva Kilburn, 92, a resident of Cottage Street, passed away September 4, 2021 at The Centers for Living and Rehabilitation in Bennington. A lifelong resident of Manchester, Eva was born June 16, 1929 the daughter of the late Leland Schlieder and Marcella McDevitt and attended local schools. Eva worked as a bookkeeper for the family business (Karl Kilburn Plumbing...
Cheryl Virginia Johnson
Sep 4, 2021
Cheryl Virginia Johnson, 64, a resident of Holbrook Road, passed away September 4, 2021 at her home. Cheryl was born in Portsmouth, VA on August 23, 1957 the daughter of Wilbur Silvester and Alice Owens and attended local schools. She was a huge Boston Red Sox fan, cheered for them faithfully and collected numerous pieces of Red Sox memorabilia....
Carrie Bartlett Wheeler
Sep 3, 2021
Carrie Bartlett Wheeler of Wilmington passed away in the comfort of her own home on September 3, 2021. She was born January 24, 1935 in West Dover, Vermont to Halbert and Gertrude (Howard) Bartlett, being the third of eight children. She grew up in Dover and attended grade school there. She graduated from Wilmington High School, class of 1952....
Keegan Myles Campbell
Sep 2, 2021
Keegan Myles Campbell, 26 of Lincoln Street in Pownal passed away unexpectedly at his home on the evening of Thursday September 2, 2021. Keegan was born to Ericca Campbell-Burdick and John Brandi on July 23, 1995 in North Adams, MA. He was a graduate of Mt. Anthony Union High School, Class of 2014. Keegan always enjoyed helping others, especially...
Helen E Hogel
Sep 2, 2021
Mrs. Helen E. Hogel, a resident of Bennington, Vermont, died September 2, 2021, at Brookdale Fillmore Pond, Bennington. Born in Bennington, September 29, 1924, she was the wife of the former Frank Hogel, and the daughter of the late Edward Norton Emmons and Helen White Emmons. She graduated from the East Hoosick, NY, one-room school in 1938, from Northfield...
James N Moon
Aug 30, 2021
James N. Moon, 86, a resident of School Street, passed away August 30, 2021 at Albany Medical Center. A lifelong resident of Bennington. Jim was born May 19, 1935, the son of the late Jesse M. and Catherine Davis Wellspeak. He attended Bennington schools and earned his Associate Degree from St. Joseph’s Business College. Jim served his country as...
Howard Joseph Shea
Aug 27, 2021
Howard Joseph Shea, 78 a resident of Easton, NY passed away unexpectedly at his home on Friday August 27, 2021 following a period of declining health. The eldest son of Robert F. and Jessie (Fenn) Shea, he was born in Bennington, VT on December 17, 1942. Howard grew up in Bennington and was a graduate of St. Francis de...
Emma May Grover
Aug 24, 2021
Emma May Grover, 81 of Colo Iowa, formerly of Fairbanks, Alaska (1992-2017), died Tuesday, August 24, 2021, at Mary Greeley Medical Center in Ames Iowa. Emma was born April 14, 1940, in Bennington, Vermont the daughter of Arthur Bernard and Margaret Luella (Mason) Hayes. Emma was a member a St. Mary's Catholic Church in Colo and a lifetime member...
Carl W. “Butch” Jillson, Iii
Aug 22, 2021
Carl W. “Butch” Jillson, III, 77, a resident of Burrington Hill Road, passed away August 22, 2021 at his home. Butch was born in Bennington, VT on November 23, 1943 the son of the late Carl W. and Yvonne Hager Jillson, Jr. He attended Whitingham schools and graduated from Whitingham High School. After serving two tours of duty with...
Danny R Briggs
Aug 15, 2021
Danny R. Briggs, 73, a resident of Barber Pond Road, passed away Sunday August 15, 2021 at his home surrounded by his family. Danny was born in Adams, Massachusetts on April 9, 1948 the son of the late Richard and Theresa Gazailler Briggs and attended Adams, Massachusetts schools. Danny worked as a server at Southwestern Vermont Medical Center for...
Malcolm (Larry) L. Couch
Aug 15, 2021
Malcolm (Larry) L. Couch, 71, a resident of Silver Street Apt. but lived most of his life in East Dorset, passed away August 15, 2021 at Southwestern Vermont Medical Center. Larry was born in Bennington on November 8, 1949 the son of the late Duncan and Ruth Moffitt Couch and attended East Dorset, VT schools. Larry worked as a...
Rev. John Stephen Mitchell
Aug 14, 2021
23 English cricket sweaters! What's up with that? Well, it has to do with being a bit of a broken person who is all too easily influenced by getting things one does not really need, while others find it difficult to simply get by. The point, for me is that it has taken cancer to bring it close to...
