Clyde Richard Prouty
Feb 24, 2017
Clyde Richard Prouty, 85, passed away peacefully at his home on February 24th, 2017, with family and close friends at his side. Born October 13, 1931, to Benjamin and Etta (Jefts) Prouty, Clyde was the ninth of their 10 children including: Theodore, Raymond, Norman, Ralph, Harold, Donald, Howard, Edna and Mildred. Early on, the Prouty family lived in Manchester,...
Joyce Dix
Feb 23, 2017
Joyce M. Dix 74 a resdient of Glen Avenue passed away peacefully at her home on Thursday February 23, 2017 , she was surrounded by her family and companion George Tower.br/>The daughter of John and Vivian (Shippee) Birch, she was born in North Adams, MA on November 14, 1942. Joyce was a graduate of Drury High School, Class of...
Donna Jones
Feb 23, 2017
Donna Taylor Jones, 86, of Dorset, Vt. and Bradenton, Fla. died peacefully on Thursday, February 23, 2017. She was the beloved wife of Edward F. Jones, who passed away in 1987. Donna was born in 1930 to Algernon and Violet Taylor nee Wray, homesteaders in Rapid City, S.D. In 1939, the Taylor family moved East to Bellows Falls, Vt....
Merrily Main
Feb 22, 2017
Merrily M. Main 74 passed away at her home on Wednesday February 22, 2017. Merrily was born in Brooklyn, NY on August 27, 1942, she was the daughter of the late William and Janet (Hughes) Olsen. Merrily was a Registered Nurse, working with the husband, in the healthcare field. She was a communicant of Christ Our Savior Parish. She...
Doris Wright
Feb 22, 2017
Doris C. Wright 93, a lifelong resident of West Arlington died peacefully at her home on River Road on Wednesday February 22,2017. The daughter of Sidney and Rena (Somers) Crofut she was born in Bennington on May 19, 1923. She attended schools in West Arlington and was a member of the first graduating class at the present Arlington High...
Evamgie Bernal
Feb 19, 2017
Evangie M. Bernal, 49 a resident of Applegate Drive passed away unexpectedly on Sunday February 19, 2017 in Bennington. The daughter of Clesson (Chuck) Bernal and the late Carol Swazey Bernal she was born in Hartford, CT on June 6, 1967. She received her early education in East Brady, PA and was a 1986 graduate of Wilmington High School....
Raymond Bailey
Feb 17, 2017
Raymond B. Bailey, 55 a resident of Hidden Valley Road passed away peacefully on Sunday February 19, 2017 at the home of his care providers Sue and David Crossman. Ray was born in Bennington on October 19, 1961, he was the son of Lawrence and Doris (Berger) Bailey. Ray had worked at the Bennington Wal-Mart for ten years. He...
Kenneth Rosenburg
Feb 17, 2017
Kenneth J. Rosenburg 78 died on February 17, 2017 at the Vermont Veterans Home. He was born in Williamstown, MA on June 3, 1938, the son of Henry Francis and Josephine Denno Rosenburg. He received his education at the Broad Brook School and then Williamstown High School graduating in 1957. He served in the US Marine Corps from 1957-1963...
John Hamilton
Feb 15, 2017
John Ross Hamilton, 92, a resident of Darien, CT passed away February 15, 2017 after a short illness in Bennington, Vermont. Born October 3, 1924 in Winchendon, MA, John was the youngest child of May Davina Ross Hamilton and The Reverend Rollo Albert Hamilton. An active member of Boy Scout Troop One in Flushing, NY, founded in 1910 by...
Walter Kent
Feb 13, 2017
Walter R. Kent 1937 - 2017 Walter R. Kent. Nickname Buster, 79, a resident of Holland Heights, Danby, passed away Monday February 13, 2017 at his home surrounded by his family. Walter was born in Manchester on February 25, 1937 the son of the late Albert and Anna (LaGrange) Kent and attended Manchester schools. Walter worked for E.C. Crosby...
John Reagan
Feb 13, 2017
John William Reagan of Wilmington and West Wardsboro passed away on February 13, 2017 after a long hard fought battle against cancer. He was born in 1952 in Valley Stream, N.Y. to Joseph P. and Irene (Griffin) Reagan. He was raised in Seaford, Long Island and attended the Levittown schools, graduating from General Douglas Macarthur High School. In 1978...
Margaret A. Deforest
Feb 11, 2017
Margaret A. (Smith) DeForest, 93, a lifelong resident of Schenectady, NY, passed away peacefully on Saturday morning, February 11, 2017 at Equinox Terrace in Manchester Center, VT. She and her late husband, Durward, had relocated there in 2011 to be nearer their son, Daniel. The daughter of Albert R. and Alice J. (Enos) Smith, she was born in Schenectady...
Marianne Shaffer
Feb 8, 2017
Marianne Rosche Shaffer died suddenly on February 8, 2017. A long-time Trailblazer, skier and Stratton figure, Marianne was married to Wilson Shaffer for 52 years. She lived the majority of her years in Fairfield, CT and, more recently, Winhall, VT. She worked for many years at Brooks Brothers in Westport, CT as a retail sales associate. Born on September...
Steven G. Prouty
Feb 6, 2017
Steven G. Prouty, 66, a resident of Londonderry Vermont, passed away at his home, with family by his side, on Monday, February 6, 2017. The son of Clyde R. and Clara M. Prouty, he was born at Grace Cottage Hospital in Townshend, Vermont on August 26, 1950. Steve grew up in South Londonderry and was a graduate of Leland...
C. Elizabeth Van Dyk
Feb 5, 2017
C. Elizabeth Van Dyk, daughter of the late Josephine and Edward Kobylarz, died February 5, 2017 in Burlington, Vermont.She was born in Passaic New Jersey, where she met her husband, the late Garritt C. Van Dyk, Jr. The couple moved to Connecticut, then relocated to Dorset after retirement.Elizabeth held a bachelor's degree in neuroscience from New York University, and...
Myrtle Corey
Feb 4, 2017
Myrtle Jane Corey, 84, formerly of Meadow Lane, passed away Sunday February 5, 2017 at Crescent Manor Nursing Home in Bennington. Myrtle was born in Bennington, VT on June 12, 1932 the daughter of the late Ernest Bonesteel and Marion (Taylor) Downing. Myrtle attended the Shaftsbury Village Brick School House and graduated from North Bennington High School, class of...
Marie W. Cushing
Feb 3, 2017
Marie W. Cushing, 91 a resident of North Bennington passed away peacefully on Friday February 3, 2017 at Fairwinds Residential Care Home in North Bennington.Marie was born in Laconia, NH on August 18, 1925 , she was the daughter of Lodore J. Denis and Elizabeth (Guay) Denis. She grew up in New Hampshire where she graduated from Concord High...
Walter Taylor
Feb 3, 2017
Walter Monroe Taylor, Sr., 65, a resident of Pownal, passed away February 3, 2017 at Albany Medical Center. Walter was born in Cambridge, VT on October 23, 1951 the son of the late James Monroe and Florence Sylvia (LaPlante) Taylor and attended local schools. Walter worked as a self employed Tree Surgeon for many years. He enjoyed hunting, fishing,...
Alan Sollien
Feb 2, 2017
Alan C Sollien passed away on February 2, 2017 after a six month battle with cancer. Throughout his journey he continued to to be delighted and appreciative of the amazing care and professionalism given to him by the nurses, doctors, and all that were involved, many of whom he knew from his days at SVMC. He often remarked that...
Sheila Foster
Jan 29, 2017
Sheila Foster, longtime resident of Manchester passed away on Sunday, January 29th after a brief illness, she was 92. Born Mary Sheila Ryan in Montreal, Quebec Canada to Leo George and Alice (Spencer) Ryan on August 4th, 1924. Sheila attended Loretto Abbey in Toronto and McGill University in Montreal. She continued her education at Parson's School of Design in...
