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Ruth E. Thorne
Jul 24, 2020
Ruth E. Thorne, 73, of Hebron, NY passed away suddenly at her residence on July 24, 2020. She is remembered as a loving mother and sister, a considerate and good-humored friend, and a compassionate caregiver. She was predeceased by her parents Thomas F. and Elizabeth (Barends) Hayes, Jr. Her husband, David, stepson Scott and close family friends Maurice and...
Margaret D Ellis
Jul 23, 2020
Margaret D. Ellis, aged 91, passed away July 23, 2020 with her family by her side. Maggie was born on May 24, 1929 in NYC to Joseph J. Donnelly Sr. and Rosaline E. Thonning. She grew up in White Plains; the oldest of three, her brother, John J. Donnelly Jr, and sister, Barbara Ann Donnelly, along with her parents...
Cheryl Ann Guyette Stillson
Jul 17, 2020
On Friday, June 17, 2020, Cheryl Stillson passed at the age of 64. Cheryl was born March 1956 in Bennington, VT to Arthur "Bun" Guyette and Kathleen Kinney Guyette. She is a six generation Manchesterite, attending Manchester Elementary and Burr and Burton Seminary. She graduated with a BS in Animal. Science from the University of Vermont in 1978 and...
Alan Wilcox Hess
Jul 13, 2020
Alan Wilcox Hess 77 passed away peacefully at his home on Monday July 13, 2020. Born in West Arlington on September 25, 1942 he was the son of Lawrie and Mary Elizabeth (Wilcox) Hess. He leaves his life partner Diane Willard of Arlington, daughters Michelle Reardon and husband John of Arlington, Christina Altieri of Arlington and Brenda Hess of...
Elizabeth A. "Betty" Wilcox
Jul 11, 2020
Elizabeth A. Wilcox passed quietly away on July 11, 2020 at age 94 in the Rivers Edge Community Care Home in Bennington where she had resided for more than 12 years. She was born to Charles E. and Frankie (Rudd) Wilcox on the family farm in North Pownal, Vermont on September 30, 1925. "Betty," as she was known by...
Claudia Penelope (Collins) Hansen
Jul 8, 2020
Claudia Penelope (Collins) Hansen a former resident of Sunderland passed away peacefully on July 8, 2020 in Edgewater, Florida surrounded by her family. She was born in Staten Island on December 18, 1943 to George and Florence Collins. She and her husband Roger moved to Vermont from the city to raise their family where she was involved in her...
Matthew Paul Jayne
Jul 6, 2020
Matthew Paul Jayne, a resident of Stonewall Lane, Dorset, VT passed away at his home on July 6, 2020. The son of Gary and Barbara Jayne, he was born in Annapolis, MD on April 15,1968. Matthew graduated from St. Mary's High School in Annapolis in 1986 and received a Bachelor's Degree in International Business from Villanova University in 1990....
Peter Van Ness Philip
Jul 2, 2020
Peter Van Ness Philip died on July 2nd in Manchester, Vermont;. he was 95 years old. Peter was born in New York City in 1925 to Van Ness and Lilian Philip and was a long-standing resident of New York City and Bedford, NY. As a child he spent his summers at his family’s camp in the Adirondacks. A graduate...
John G Kehoe
Jun 28, 2020
John G. (Jack) Kehoe, 91, a resident of Lost Lake Road, passed away June 28, 2020 at the Vermont Veterans Home. Jack was born in Paterson, NJ on December 5, 1928 the son of the late James Robert Kehoe and Agnes Veronica Shea. He graduated from Montclair College High School and Seton Hall University. Jack was a United States...
James F. Arpey
Jun 26, 2020
Mr. James F. Arpey 73 , known as "Jim" or "Doc" to his friends passed away peacefully at the Vermont Veterans Home on Friday June 26, 2020 , he had relocated to the Veterans Home in 2019 from his home in Greenwich. Born in Saratoga Springs on February 13, 1947, he was the son of Dominic and Katherine (Longo)...
Rose Marie Churchill
Jun 24, 2020
Rose Marie Churchill passed away on June 24, 2020 while residing at Crescent Manor Rehabilitation in Bennington, VT. She was born Rose Marie Barney on January 7, 1948 to Harold and Eileen. She graduated from Roger Ludlowe High School in Fairfield, CT in 1966 and soon moved to Vermont, where she lived out the rest of her life. Rose...
Dorothy M. Leubert
Jun 20, 2020
Dorothy M. Leubert (née Wey) entered into eternal life on June 20, 2020. Born in the Bronx, NY on February 8, 1923 to Alice (O’Connell) and Frank J. Wey, she was a resident of New Hyde Park, Long Island for much of her life. To be closer to her children, in 2013 she moved to Manchester, where she was...
Louise Wagner
Jun 19, 2020
Louise Wagner, 93, a resident of Wagner Road, passed away peacefully June 19, 2020 at her home surrounded by her family. Louise was born in Pennsylvania on March 14, 1927 the daughter of the late Ewald and Catherine (Dungs) Wagner and attended local schools. Louise worked as an administrative assistant for General Electric for many years. She is survived...
David Charles Brown
Jun 19, 2020
David Charles Brown, 83, a resident of Barbers Pond Road, passed away Friday June 19, 2020 at Southwestern Vermont Medical Center. David was born in Brooklyn, NY on November 26,1936 the son of the late Frederick Brown and Frances Krone and attended local schools. David had many jobs throughout his life, including working on Wall Street, working in factories,...
Louis W. Skidmore
Jun 13, 2020
Louis W. Skidmore,, 60 a resident of Bruce Lane passed away peacefully on June 13, 2020 in Rutland. The son of William and Ella May (Taft) Skidmore he was born in Bennington on September 5, 1959. He grew up with his sister and brother in law Rosie and Donald Phillips and attended Danby schools. Louis worked hard to supply...
Michael T. Frazier
Jun 13, 2020
Michael T. Frazier 76 a resident of Gage Street passed away at his home. The son of Francis and Bridie (Cahill) Frazier he was born in Bridgeport, CT on June 6, 1944. He grew up in Bennington and was a 1962 graduate of Benn-Hi where he was a pitcher for the high school baseball team. Mike was very athletic...
Thomas J Latourelle, Sr.
Jun 12, 2020
Thomas J. Latourelle, Sr., 68, of Manchester Village passed away on Friday, June 12, 2020 in Bennington Hospital, Bennington, VT, surrounded by his loving family. He was a lover of all things horticulture, especially flowers and trees. His lifelong hobby started as a boy planting Christmas trees in Hartford, NY. Tom was perhaps most at peace while tending to...
Thomas Andrew Heggie, Sr.
Jun 12, 2020
Mr. Thomas Andrew Heggie Sr., 74 formerly of North Adams, MA and Bennington, VT passed away peacefully at his home in Omaha on Friday June 12, 2020. He was a beloved husband , wonderful father and loving grand father. The son of Norman F. and Blanche (Crofts) Heggie Sr., he was born in North Adams on September 29, 1945....
Winthrop (Wink) Merrill Roberts
Jun 11, 2020
Winthrop (Wink) Merrill Roberts passed away on June 11th 2020 at the Albany Medical Center, Albany, N.Y. Born to Merrill (Bud) Cobb Roberts and Edna May Connolly Roberts in September 1933 at the old farm house on the way to Gale Meadows in Jamaica, VT. Wink was a loving husband and father. He married Phyllis Lowe in 1955 on...
Lillian Susanna Haile
Jun 10, 2020
Lillian Susanna Haile was the pride and joy of her parents, Ted and Nella Williams of Bennington. Lilly was born in Lincoln, ME. She lived in Oklahoma during her childhood and later moved to Florida where Lilly worked as a cashier at Public's Supermarket and at Busch Gardens. She and her parents moved to Bennington nearly 30 years ago....
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