Debra Poplawski-Wilson
Dec 17, 2020
On Thursday December 17, heaven received Debra Poplawski-Wilson 57, the former resident of Rutland passed away peacefully at her father’s home in Mendon. She bravely fought Glioblastoma Brain Cancer for 43 months and was considered a long term survivor. The daughter of Eugene J. and Barbara P. (Grum) Poplawski she was born in Belleville, New Jersey on November 17,...
Pauline Barber Dickinson
Dec 16, 2020
Pauline Barber Dickinson, 65 a resident of Webb Street passed away peacefully at her home on Wednesday morning December 16, 2020 surrounded by her family. She was the daughter of the late Raymond J. and Pauline (Pratt) Barber , she was born in Bennington on June 26, 1955. Pauline grew up in Bennington where she attended local schools and...
Etta L. Harris
Dec 14, 2020
Etta L. Harris, 81, a resident of Elm Street, passed away Monday December 14, 2020 at her home surrounded by her family. Etta was born in North Adams, Massachusetts on November 5, 1939 the daughter of the late Lester Bennett and Bessie Mae Rhodes and attended local schools. Etta was employed by Sprague Electric in North Adams as an...
Elizabeth Clare Lavecchia
Dec 9, 2020
Elizabeth Clare LaVecchia passed away the morning of December 9, 2020. She was born in Orange, NJ, on August 12, 1970. She was the fifth of seven children born to Emy and John LaVecchia, and was raised in South Orange, New Jersey. Betsy, as she was known, went to Marshall School from Kindergarten through 4th grade. Along with 4...
Joyce B. Boyd
Dec 8, 2020
Joyce B. Boyd 84 a lifelong resident of Wilmington passed away unexpectedly at her home on Monday December 8, 2020. The daughter of the late Ralph and Maude (Temple) Canedy, she was born in Wilmington on November 6, 1936. Joyce grew up in Wilmington where she graduated from Wilmington High School. She married Ernest Boyd in Wilmington on September...
Evelyn M Casey
Dec 7, 2020
Evelyn M. Casey, 91, a resident of Route 30, passed away December 7, 2020 at Southwestern Vermont Medical Center. Evelyn was born in Whitehall, NY on May 6, 1929 the daughter of the late Clayton Balch and Gladys M. Fuller and attended local schools. Evelyn worked for the Ben Franklin Company, the Train and the billing department at Bennington...
Lester G. Beers, Jr.
Dec 6, 2020
Lester G. Beers, Jr., 78, a resident of Lorette Avenue, passed away Sunday December 6, 2020 at the Glens Falls Center in Glens Falls, NY. He was born in Peru, VT on June 30, 1942 the son of the late Lester G Beers, Sr. and Wilma E. Moffitt, spending most of his life growing up in Manchester. Lester was...
Zita Lane Stark
Dec 5, 2020
Zita Lane Stark, 84, a resident of South Road, passed away Saturday December 5, 2020 at her home. Zita was born in East Arlington, VT on May 14, 1936 the daughter of the late Harold and Ivah Squires Arnold. She attended Arlington schools, graduating from Arlington Memorial High School and then attended Ithaca College. Zita worked as a clerk...
Pauline J (Cutler) Jacobs
Dec 1, 2020
Pauline J. (Cutler) Jacobs, 94, a resident of North Street, passed away Tuesday December 1, 2020 at the Vermont Veterans Home. A lifelong resident, Pauline was born in Bennington, VT on December 30, 1925 the daughter of the late Merrill and Mary Mattison Cutler. She graduated Pro Merito from Bennington High School and was secretary and treasurer of her...
Sharon Y Griffith
Dec 1, 2020
Sharon Y. Griffith, 83, a resident of Danby, passed away December 1, 2020 after battling Parkinsons. Sharon was born in Minneapolis, MN on December 9, 1936 to the late Vernon and Helen Lueck Currier. Sharon met her husband Tom working on a ranch in Montana. Later she worked in banking, the Vermont Country Store, and Orvis. Sharon loved gardening...
Roy Lewis Brown
Nov 30, 2020
Roy Lewis Brown died November 30 at his home In Whitingham. Roy was born January 12, 1928 in Halifax Vermont the second of 12 children to Leonard J Brown and Ida R. (Sparrow) Brown. A hard worker, Mr. Brown worked as a logger with his horses. As times changed, his love of the woods did not, and his horses...
Helen L. Carnavos
Nov 30, 2020
Helen L. Carnavos, a resident of Bennington, VT, passed away November 30, 2020 at Brookdale, Village at Fillmore Pond. Helen was born in Brooklyn, NY on April 24, 1927, the daughter of the late Michael and Helen Frank Lengyel. She was raised in Hurleyville, NY, graduated from Chatham High School and took courses at both St. Rose College and...
Millie (Bovey) O'Leary
Nov 29, 2020
Millie (Bovey) O’Leary, 89, passed away peacefully on November 29, 2020 in her home in Dorset, Vermont. Born on September 30, 1931 in Dorset, Millie attended Dorset schools and graduated from Pittsford High School in 1950. She married her husband of 54 years, Francis O’Leary, on December 27, 1952. A cashier and bookkeeper at Grand Union in Manchester for...
Aurore L. Boyd
Nov 24, 2020
Aurore L. Boyd, 89, a resident of Main Street and formerly of Belleview, Fl and Wilmington, VT passed away November 24, 2020 at the Alpine House in Keene. Aurore was born in Brattleboro, VT on June 25, 1931 the daughter of the late Lawrence Deneault and Elianne LeBlond. She graduated second in her class at St. Michael’s High School...
John Kenneth Allen
Nov 24, 2020
John Kenneth Allen passed away unexpectedly in his home on Tuesday November 24, 2020. He was born on September 9, 1950. John’s biggest passion in life was golf. He was a long time member of the Pine Grove Springs Country Club. He took pride in organizing and participating in the annual MS tournament with his friend/brother Bruce. John also...
Thomas D. Bush, Sr
Nov 23, 2020
Our beloved patriarch, Thomas David Bush Sr. of Manchester, Vermont passed unexpectedly on Monday, November 23rd, 2020. Leaving a huge hole in our hearts. He always had a smile on his face and made friends everywhere he went. Tom was born March 9th, 1936 in Danby Vermont to Charles Bush and Kate Crandell Bush Keyes. He attended school in...
Jacqueline Marie Wilson
Nov 18, 2020
Jacqueline Marie Wilson, 81, a resident of Cottrell Road, passed away November 18, 2020 at her home. Jacqueline was born in Hoosick Falls on December 13, 1938 the daughter of the late John and Mildred Sullivan Kipp and attended Hoosick Falls Central Schools. Jacqueline worked at the Ashgrove Seed Company in Cambridge, NY and Stanley Tools in Shaftsbury, VT....
Florence Mary Brown
Nov 16, 2020
Florence Mary Brown, 87, a resident of Readsboro, VT and formerly of Wilmington, passed away November 16, 2020 at Pine Heights in Brattleboro, VT. Mary was born in Searsburg, VT on August 26, 1933 the daughter of the late Bertram and Marion H. Pool Akley. She attended Marlboro schools and graduated from Wilmington High School in 1951. Mary worked...
Richard W. Haight
Nov 15, 2020
Richard Haight of Bennington, VT died unexpectedly November 15th at SVMC. He was 75 years old. Dick grew up in Milford, New York. He was the son of Ken and Priscilla Haight. He graduated from Milford Central School and Syracuse University. Always active in sports, Dick played football, basketball and baseball in high school. He played baseball for Syracuse...
Marie (Saia) Gallina
Nov 14, 2020
Marie (Saia) Gallina, 91, a resident of Bennington, beloved wife of 63 years of the late Justo Gallina and loving mom to Angelo Gallina, the late Sal Gallina and Fran Artale, grandmother to Dyanna Artale Kane (Joshua) and great grandmother to Audrina Kane, passed away November 14, 2020 at Southwestern Vermont Medical Center, eleven days before her 92nd birthday....
