Edna J. Winslow
Mar 15, 2021
Edna J. Winslow, 84, a resident of North Street and lifelong resident of Bennington, passed away March 15, 2021 at the Vermont Veterans Home. Edna was born in Bennington on September 5, 1936 the daughter of the late Frederick and Doris Harrington Knight and attended local schools. Edna worked as a librarian for many years even after retirement. She...
Priscilla June (Mazelli) Streeter
Mar 13, 2021
Priscilla June (Mazelli) Streeter, 91 a former resident of Sandwich, MA, and native Vermonter, died March 13, 2021 in an assisted living facility in Centerville, MA. She passed away peacefully and comfortably with her daughters by her side after a long and difficult journey through the stages of Vascular Dementia and affiliated conditions. She married her high school sweetheart...
Meri Gertrude (Trudy) Myers
Mar 12, 2021
Meri Gertrude (Trudy) Myers died peacefully in her sleep at home on March 12, 2021. Trudy was born on July 6, 1935, in Cleveland, Ohio to Helen Marie Bolly and Meriam Clay Herrick. Trudy was much beloved for her kindness, her friendliness, her willingness to volunteer her time and her commitment to her church family. Trudy graduated from Miami...
Madeline Neilson Rockwell
Mar 4, 2021
Madeline Neilson Rockwell, 71, passed away peacefully on March 4, 2021 in the home she designed for her family and lived in for nearly 40 years, surrounded by her daughters, Katherine MacLauchlan and Susan Rockwell, and her husband of nearly 50 years, Charlie Rockwell. Her passing followed a vigorous but short battle with cancer. Madeline was an athlete from...
Nancy M (Keener) Mccafferty
Feb 28, 2021
Nancy M (Keener) McCafferty passed away peacefully on Sunday February 28th in her home at 580 Dorset Hollow Rd. in Dorset following a 20-year battle with cancer. Nancy Keener was born on December 27, 1938 in Hershey PA, the eldest daughter of Henry and Elsie Keener. Nancy attended a one room country school until her parents relocated to Palmyra,...
Michael J Koscinski
Feb 25, 2021
Michael J. Koscinski, 60, a resident of Mountain View Road passed away unexpectedly February 25, 2021 at his home. Michael was born in Greenfield, Massachusetts on September 12, 1960 the son of Chester and Dorothy Letourneau Koscinski. He attended local schools and graduated from Burr & Burton Seminary. Michael worked as a groundskeeper for many area residents and businesses...
Norman Douglas Fajans
Feb 25, 2021
Norman Douglas Fajans, of Halifax, VT, died peacefully on February 25, 2021 at the age of 69 after his brief battle with cancer. Norman was born on September 28, 1951 in Amityville, NY to Wayne Douglas Fajans and Elizabeth “Betty” Fajans. He graduated from Wilmington High School in 1969 and attended SUNY Cobleskill and then the University of Vermont,...
Marjorie I Galvin
Feb 23, 2021
Marjorie I. Galvin, 98, of Bennington VT passed away peacefully on Tuesday February 23, 2021 at the Brookdale Fillmore Pond Assisted Living Facility in Bennington (VT), where she resided for the last three years. Born on March 2, 1922, she was the daughter of the late George and Florence (Gale) Galvin, and was the fifth of eight children. Having...
Roger E. Dann
Feb 23, 2021
Mr. Roger E. Dann died on Tuesday February 23, 2021 after a brief illness at the age of 86. He was born on March 21, 1934 and raised in Manhasset Long Island, NY. After graduating from Manhasset High School in 1952 he joined the US Navy serving in radio communications during the Korean War. He was a 1961 graduate...
Louis George Rickl
Feb 20, 2021
Louis George Rickl passed away at the Vermont Veterans Home on February 20, 2021, three hours shy of his 89th birthday. He was born on February 21, 1932 in Cleveland, Ohio. He was a Korean War Veteran, earning a Purple Heart for injuries received in battle. After leaving the Army, he served as a Merchant Marine, traveling the globe...
Kent Straat
Feb 18, 2021
Mr. Kent Straat died on Thursday, February 18, 2021, at the age of 86, after a long battle with cancer. He passed away in the place he most loved, the home he designed, surrounded by his adoring family. He often recalled his younger days of coming to Vermont in his little VW bug whenever he could to ski. He...
Nancy Riley Childs
Feb 18, 2021
Nancy Riley Childs, 74 a resident of West Brattleboro passed away at Grace Cottage Hospital in Townshend on Thursday February 18, 2021 following a brief illness. The daughter of Captain Herbert C. and Isabel (Riley) Childs. She was born in New Haven, Connecticut on November 22, 1946 . Nancy received her early education at Connecticut public schools and graduated...
Margaret Elizabeth Cheshire
Feb 17, 2021
Margaret Elizabeth Cheshire, aged 78, passed away at home in Vermont on February 17th, 2021 after a long and courageous battle with colon cancer. She was born June 10th, 1943 in Huntington, New York to Charles and Charlotte Quinn. Peggie was the third of five children: Joe (Liz), Helen (predeceased 2008), Jamie (Louise) and Paul (Joan). After her mother...
Tommy Lee Cross
Feb 16, 2021
Tommy Lee Cross, 61, a resident of Warm Brook Road, passed away Tuesday February 16, 2021 at Southwestern Vermont Medical Center. Tommy was born in Bennington, Vermont on September 11, 1959 the son of the late George and Blanche Thomas Cross. He attended Arlington, VT, Massachusetts and Maine schools. Tommy worked as a maintenance person for Applegate in Bennington...
David George Clark
Feb 14, 2021
Captain David George Clark, USN, Ret, passed away on February 14, 2021 at the age of 80 in the Vermont Veterans home in Bennington after a long illness. Many people found it appropriate that he passed away on Valentine’s Day because he had such a big heart. Dave was born in Morrisville, Vermont on November 1, 1940. He was...
William F. Morrissey
Feb 14, 2021
William F. Morrissey, 60, a resident of Rocky Lane, passed away Sunday February 14, 2021 at his home surrounded by his family. The family has entrusted arrangements to the care of Brewster-Shea Funeral Home 34 Park Place Manchester Center, VT.
William Baldwin Finn
Feb 11, 2021
William Baldwin Finn 91 a resident of Manchester passed away peacefully on Thursday morning February 11, 2021 at The Pines in Rutland where he had been staying. The son of Dr. Frederick and Ann (Baldwin) Finn he was born in Jersey City, NY on October 4, 1929. Bill obtained his Bachelors Degree from Mount St. Mary’s in Maryland and...
Maurice "Carl" Johnson
Feb 9, 2021
Maurice "Carl" Johnson was born on February 24, 1963 in Valdosta, Georgia and passed away peacefully on February 9, 2021. Carl was a beloved member of the Manchester community; the residents of Manchester will remember him for his undying generosity and charismatic personality. Carl had a smile that could brighten the entirety of the small town that he called...
Dinny Chila
Feb 7, 2021
We are honored and proud at this most humbling moment to share the news of our precious Mama’s journey “home”. Dinny joined her beloved and faithful maker on Feb. 7th. In the wake of her departure from earth she left a long trail of beauty and love. Every home that was blessed with her presence was artfully adorned, exquisitely...
Edith M. Sargood
Feb 7, 2021
Edith M. Sargood, 84, a resident of North Road, passed away February 7, 2021 at her home surrounded by her family. Edith was born in Mt. Tabor, VT on April 10, 1936 the daughter of the late Roscoe and Effie Bush Bolster. She attended Manchester schools, graduating from Burr & Burton Seminary. Edith worked as a waitress for many...
