Obituary: Leon Richard "Dick" Paquette, 1939-2016
Leon Richard (Dick) Paquette passed peacefully with his wife and family by his side on November 3, 2016, after a courageous battle with cancer. He was born on March 21,1939 in Burlington,VT. He...
View ArticleObituary: John Vergin, 1921-2016
John Leonard Vergin, 95, died Thursday, November 3, 2016, at his residence in Burlington following a brief illness. He was predeceased by his wife Barbara (Ohrt) Vergin and daughter Joan Vergin. He...
View ArticleObituary: Alexandra B. Severance, 1946-2016
Mother, teacher & yogi Radiant, honest & joyful Funny, blunt & worldly Beautiful, simple & elegant Brave in life and in death Loved and cherished Died of Leukemia at home in her bed,...
View ArticleObituary: Marilyn Mason DeWees, 1930-2016
Marilyn Mason DeWees, 86, died peacefully in her home in Stowe on Saturday, November 12, 2016. Marilyn was born May 8, 1930, in Philadelphia, the daughter of Philip Mason and Wilma Eschelman Resh...
View ArticleObituary: Arthur D. Wolk, MD, 1919-2016
Having lived the fullest of lives, characterized by selfless compassion and unbridled caring for his patients, family and friends, Dr. Arthur Wolk passed away on Thursday, November 17, 2016, awash in...
View ArticleObituary: KK Wilder, 1942-2016
A memorial for KK Wilder will be held on Sunday, December 11, at the Unitarian Universalist Church at the top of Church Street at 2 p.m. with reception to follow. In keeping with KK's spirit, it will...
View ArticleObituary: Erik Stavrand
It is with deep sadness that we announce the death of our father, Erik Stavrand, on November 21, 2016. Our father is joining our mother, his sister and his brother on the 30th anniversary of his...
View ArticleObituary: Brendan Ward Vittum, 1973-2016
Brendan Ward Vittum, 43, of Byfield Mass., died November 26, 2016, at Massachusetts General Hospital in Boston. Death was a result of internal complications from a lifelong struggle with dystonia....
View ArticleObituary: Martha Falcone, Berlin
Martha Isabelle Wakefield Falcone died at the Berlin Health and Rehabilitation Center in Barre, Vermont at age 101 after a bout with pneumonia. The daughter of Dr. Arthur Paul Wakefield and Olive...
View ArticleObituary: Don A. Daane, 1946-2016
Don A. Daane of Essex Junction passed away December 9, 2016, in South Burlington, Vt. Don was born in Detroit, Mich., on February 11, 1946, to Dr. Robert and Geraldine Daane. Don married his beloved...
View ArticleObituary: Karen Schoonmaker Freudenberger, 1956-2016
Karen Freudenberger died unexpectedly but peacefully of heart failure on December 1, 2016. A graduate of Oberlin High School, Ohio in 1973, Karen was from early on a community and environmental...
View ArticleObituary: Philip James Pierce
Philip James Pierce, 19, of Middlebury died unexpectedly on January 9 while visiting Boston and intrepidly exploring its neighborhoods. Philip was the cherished son of Elizabeth Gander (Middlebury)...
View ArticleObituary: Melissa A. Verge, 1980-2017
BURLINGTON - Melissa A. Verge, 36, of 60 Austin Drive in Burlington, passed away after a long fought battle of Cervical Cancer with her family by her side on January 19th, 2017 at McClure Miller VNA...
View ArticleObituary: Donald Rowe, 1940-2017
Donald Rowe died January 17th, 2017 in Vero Beach, Florida from a brain injury after a fall. Born in Yonkers, NY on July 31, 1940 to Harry and Agnes Rowe, he graduated from Gorton High School and...
View ArticleObituary: Ellen Ann Smith Tyrrell, 1931-2017, Montpelier
Ellen Tyrrell, beloved wife of the late Vincent E. “Gene” Tyrrell for sixty two years, passed away peacefully, Wednesday, January 3rd, 2017 at UVM Medical Center in Burlington. Born in Bridgeport,...
View ArticleObituary: Dezsoe Rottler, 1927-2017
Dezsoe “Dezi” Rottler passed on into spirit on January 29, 2017 at the VNA Respite House in Colchester, Vermont. He struggled with the loss of his wife, Connie Rottler due to Alzheimer’s disease, who...
View ArticleIn Memoriam: On the Death of Howard Frank Mosher
When I first arrived in Vermont in the fall of 1969, fresh out of college, to teach high school English in Barton (and to write, I promised myself), by chance I moved into a place a mile down the road...
View ArticleIn Memoriam: Gary Feingold
February 18, 2017 marks the 69th birthday of a truly extraordinary human being named Gary Feingold. Gary lives on in the hearts and minds of every person lucky enough to know him. A classic...
View ArticleObituary: Paul LaBrusciano, 1966-2017
Paul Martin LaBrusciano (Paulie Roots) passed away on February 05, 2017, in Burlington, Vermont. Paul was born on April 21, 1966, in Manhattan, New York. He attended Harwood Union High School and the...
View ArticleObituary: Earl Kenneth Bessette, 1924-2017
Earl Kenneth Bessette, 92, of Addison, died at home with his family by his side on February 19, 2017. He was born in Burlington on October 5, 1924, son of Napoleon (Paul) and Emma (Mongeon) Bessette....
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