Obituaries

Recent Obituaries in Southern Vermont

Browse recent obituaries and death notices for the Southern Vermont area. Each tribute honors a life lived and reflects the diverse traditions, cultures, and stories that shape our community.

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Robert Chester Beattie

Robert Chester Beattie

Aug 5, 2020

Robert Chester Beattie, 104, a resident of Peru, and the last of 17 children, passed away August 5, 2020 at The Village at White River Junction, VT. He was born in Manchester, VT on June 26, 1916 the son of the late William and Lottie Bell Beattie and attended local schools. He married Evelyn Copp in 1928 and lived...

Robert Adams Goodfellow

Robert Adams Goodfellow

Aug 2, 2020

Robert Adams Goodfellow of Manchester, Vermont died at the Vermont Veterans Home in Bennington on August 2, 2020. He was 93 years old. Robert was born in 1927 to Robert Alexander Goodfellow and Harriet Adams Goodfellow at his grandparents’ home in Norwich, CT. He graduated from high school in Chatham, N.J. in 1945 and enlisted in the U.S. Naval...

Travis M Winchell

Travis M Winchell

Aug 1, 2020

Travis M. Winchell, 26, a resident of Kenney Farm Road, in Sunderland VT passed away unexpectedly on August 1, 2020, at Albany Medical Center. Travis was born in Bennington on November 11, 1993, the son of Dennis and Rebecca Morse Winchell. Travis attended Sunderland schools, Manchester Elementary and Middle School, and graduated from Arlington Memorial High. Travis was currently...

Rita E. Butler

Rita E. Butler

Jul 30, 2020

Rita E. Butler 91 a former resident of North Bennington and Caribou , Maine passed away peacefully on Thursday July 30, 2020 at Rivers Edge Community Care Home in Bennington. Rita was one of 14 children born to Cyrus and Temperence (Green) Davenport, she was born in Fort Fairfield, Maine on January 22, 1929. She grew up in Fort...

Mark D. Neil

Mark D. Neil

Jul 30, 2020

Mark D. Neil, 58, a resident of Silver Springs Lane, Manchester Center, VT, passed away unexpectedly on July 30th, 2020. Mark was born in Glens Falls, NY on February 14, 1962, the son of Elizabeth Neil of Salem, NY. He attended Salem Washington Academy and was enlisted in the Army National Guard after his schooling. Mark was a longtime...

Barbara Jo Riley

Barbara Jo Riley

Jul 29, 2020

Barbara Jo Riley, 79, a former resident of Dorset, VT and New York, passed away July 29, 2020 at her home in West Stockbridge, MA. Barbara was born in North Kansas City, Missouri on January 1, 1941, one of three daughters of the late Edwin and Gladys (Hash) Riley. She attended local schools, and received an honorary degree from...

Joan E. Dayton

Joan E. Dayton

Jul 25, 2020

Joan E. Dayton, 72, a resident of Williams Street, Londonderry, VT., passed away July 25, 2020 as a result of injuries sustained in an automobile accident. Joan was born in Rutland, VT on June 30, 1948 the daughter of the late Clarence and Rose Barone Dayton. Joan attended schools in Rutland and graduated from Leland & Grey High School...

Mary L Rogers

Mary L Rogers

Jul 24, 2020

Mary L. Rogers, 67, a resident of Hidden Valley Road, passed away July 24, 2020 at her home. Mary was born in Pittsfield, VT on December 13, 1952 the daughter of the late Gordon and Marjorie Stone Merrill and attended local schools. Mary worked as a medical transcriptionist at Southwestern Vermont Medical Center and many area doctors’ offices. Mary...

Ruth E. Thorne

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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...

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