Marilyn Morgan
Mar 5, 2018
Marilyn M. Morgan, 68 a resident of River Street passed away peacefully on Monday March 5, 2018 at Crescent Manor Care Center. The daughter of the late Edward and Cora (McDonald) Morgan she was born in Bennington on December 10, 1949. Marilyn was a lifelong resident of Bennington and graduated from Mt. Anthony Union High School in 1990. She...
John Werner
Mar 2, 2018
John A. Werner, 68, a resident of Pickering Hill Road and longtime regional educator and soccer coach, passed away March 2, 2018 at his home. John was born in Rockville Center, NY on June 10, 1949-the son of the late Edward August Jr. and Anita Louise (Koster) Werner. John graduated from Mepham High School in North Bellmore, NY, and...
John A. Werner
Mar 2, 2018
John A. Werner, 68, a resident of Pickering Hill Road and longtime regional educator and soccer coach, passed away March 2, 2018 at his home. John was born in Rockville Center, NY on June 10, 1949-the son of the late Edward August Jr. and Anita Louise (Koster) Werner. John graduated from Mepham High School in North Bellmore, NY, and...
Dorothea Ax
Mar 2, 2018
Dorothea Lois Kayhart Ax, 90, passed away at Equinox Terrace in Manchester March 2, 2018 surrounded by love. Born in Kinnelon, New Jersey on October 11, 1927, to Watson Kayhart and Leonora Tintle Kayhart, Dorothea graduated from Butler High School in 1945 and Bucknell University in 1949, where she was a member of Delta Zeta sorority. Dorothea married Kurt...
Joel Tibbetts
Mar 1, 2018
Joel Whitney Tibbetts, 81, a resident of Bentley Lane, passed away March 1, 2018 at Albany Medical Center surrounded by his family. Joel was born in Chicago, Illinois on October 16, 1936 the son of the late Norris Lowell Tibbetts, Sr. and Mary Powell. Joel received his early education in New York, earned his undergraduate degree at Swarthmore College...
Joseph Winter
Mar 1, 2018
Joseph Winter, 86, a resident of Route 112, passed away March 1, 2018 at his home. Joseph was born in Altoona, PA on April 24, 1931 the son of the late Joseph and Julia Stephenson Winter and attended Altoona schools. Joseph worked for General Electric in Pittsfield, MA as an Electrical Engineer for many years. Upon retirement he owned...
Daniel Rifenburgh
Mar 1, 2018
Daniel Bryan Rifenburgh passed away suddenly on March 1st at his home. Daniel was born on September 23,1957 in Bennington, VT. The son of the late Leo and Eilleen (Bahan) Rifenburgh. Daniel leaves behind his beloved wife of 6 years Dawn Marie (Ogert) Rifenburgh,whom he met working at Bennington Walmart in February 2012. Dan and Dawn were married October...
Virginia Van Wormer
Feb 28, 2018
Virginia ("Ginny") Lee Van Wormer, age 96, passed away peacefully on February 28 at her home in Old Bennington where she lived with her Grandson Michael Shultz, his wife Julie and their son Magnus. Ginny, known for her willingness to help others, was surrounded by family and friends who lovingly supported her through her final moments. Virginia was born...
Veda Stone
Feb 27, 2018
Veda E. Rumney Stone, 100, a resident of Mussey Street in Rutland and formerly of Bonnet Street in Manchester passed away February 27, 2018 at Our House in Rutland, VT. Veda was born in Ryegate, VT on September 17, 1917 the daughter of the late Ernest and Adah (Austin) Rumney. She graduated from Bellows Falls Academy and then received...
Charles ("Chuck") Allen
Feb 27, 2018
Charles ("Chuck") E. Allen, 92, of Shoreham, Vermont, passed away on February 27, 2018. He departed peacefully while convalescing at the Vermont Veterans Home in Bennington, VT, surrounded by members of his family. Mr. Allen was born in New York City in 1925 on December 10th to parents Elizabeth Carr and Maxwell Allen. He attended public school in New...
William Hurley
Feb 25, 2018
William E. Hurley, 74, a resident of Bennington, passed away unexpectedly February 25, 2018 at Southwestern Vermont Medical Center. William was born in Bennington on April 9, 1943 the son of the late Edward William Hurley and Anna June Boothman. William received his early education in various schools throughout the north east, eventually moving back to Bennington where he...
R. Arnold Ricks Iii
Feb 24, 2018
R. Arnold Ricks III, retired professor of Modern European History at Bennington College and long-time trustee of Old Bennington, died at his home in Bennington, Vermont, on Saturday, February 24, 2018. He was 94. Born in Richmond, Virginia, on August 23, 1923, he was the son of James Hoge Ricks and Anne Elizabeth Ryland. His father, from a long-established...
Signa Read
Feb 21, 2018
Feb. 21, 2018 - Signa Lynch Read passed away at her home in East Dorset, VT. Born in 1930, Signa was the daughter of Edmund C. Lynch, co-founder of Merrill Lynch, and Signa Fornaris. She attended Greenvale, Brearley and graduated from Madeira. After her sophomore year at Sarah Lawrence, she married Alexander D. "Sandy" Read. From 1957-59, Signa was...
Patricia Kehoe
Feb 19, 2018
Patricia A. Kehoe, 86, a resident of Lost Lake Road, passed away peacefully February 19, 2018 at Sweet Brook Nursing Home in Williamstown, MA. Pat was born in New York City on March 13, 1931 the daughter of the late Eloise (Pickering) Killelea. She graduated from Dominican Commercial High School and received her Associate Degree from Nassau Community College....
Mary Jean Pearce
Feb 16, 2018
Mary Jean Pearce, 67, of Danby, died unexpectedly on Friday, February 16, 2018, at Albany Medical Center surrounded by family. She was born on December 22, 1950, in South Wallingford, Vermont, the daughter of Charles and Alice (Ploof) Rist. Mary attended Wallingford schools. Mary retired from the Lenny Burke Farm in Wallingford after over 22 years as an LNA...
Robert Smith
Feb 15, 2018
Robert Harry Smith, 88, died February 15, 2018 at the Southern Vermont Medical Center in Bennington, Vermont. Bob was born on June 14, 1929 in Ridgefield Park, New Jersey, the son of the late George Washington Smith and Bertha Henrietta (Schmidt), stepson of the late John Robert MacDonald, preceded in death by his brother, George Smith. Bob attended Dwight...
Ralph Truesdale
Feb 14, 2018
Ralph B. Truesdale, 91, a resident of Sudbury, MA passed away peacefully on Wednesday, February 14, 2018 at Marlboro Hills Health Care. The son of George and Grace (Downs) Truesdale; he was born in Somerville on April 22, 1926. Ralph was a World War II Air Force Veteran. He earned his BS in Business Administration from Suffolk University. He...
Allan Mears
Feb 11, 2018
Allan J. Mears, born Steven Allen Newell, in St. Johnsbury, VT on September 1, 1948, passed away at Glens Falls Hospital surrounded by family on Sunday, February 11, 2018 at the age of 69. He was a graduate of Arlington High School where he played on the basketball and soccer teams, he was also a member of the high...
Nancy Maker
Feb 11, 2018
Nancy Webb Maker, 84, a resident of The Meadows, passed away February 11, 2018 at the Centers for Living and Rehabilitation in Bennington. Nancy was born in Providence, RI on March 21, 1939 the daughter of the late Philip T. Maker and A. Thelma Hopkins. She graduated from Northfield Mount Herman School in Northfield, MA in 1951, Received her...
Barbara Buxbaum
Feb 7, 2018
BARBARA ELIZABETH VAIL BUXBAUM OF SHAFTSBURY PASSED PEACEFULLY ON 2/7/18 SURROUNDED BY HER LOVING FAMILY. BORN 6/24/28 IN BENNINGTON THE DAUGHTER OF CHARLES S. VAIL AND CONEY ELIZABETH VAIL OF NORTH BENNINGTON. SHE RECEIVED HER EDUCATION AND GRADUATED IN 1946 FROM THE NORTH BENNINGTON HIGH SCHOOL AND WENT ON TO GET HER DEGREE IN BUSINESS FROM SOUTHERN VT COLLEGE...
