obituaries

Oct 25, 2020

Barnet, VT- Paul E. Pearl, 61, of Pearlmont Road, died on Sunday, October 25, 2020 at Northeastern Vermont Regional Hospital, St. Johnsbury, VT.

Paul was born on April 25, 1959 in St. Johnsbury to Merwyn Edmund and Eva Mae (Lackie) Pearl. He grew up on the family farm in Barnet where he was active in 4-H, showing...

Oct 23, 2020

Bath, NH- Ralph C. Avery, 80, of River Road, passed away at his home on Friday, October 23, 2020.

Ralph was born in Stoneham, MA on Sept. 9, 1940 to Albert H. Avery and Marguerite C. (Burnette) Avery and was raised by his stepmother Jean Avery. Following his high school graduation, Ralph enlisted in the United States...

Oct 22, 2020

Fairlee, VT- Roy L Heinz, 83, passed away on Thursday, October 22, 2020 at the Jack Byrne Center, Lebanon, NH.

Roy was born on December 29, 1937 in Needham, MA to Lewis Heinz and Marion (Sutton) Heinz.

He attended Wrentham Public School. On July 2, 1977, he married Barbara (Fraser) Heinz at their home.

Oct 21, 2020

Woodsville, NH- Betty Louise Maynes, 93, formerly of Brill Hill Road, passed away on Wednesday, October 21, 2020 at the Grafton County Nursing Home, North Haverhill, NH  following a period of declining health.

Betty was born on August 7, 1927 in Springfield, VT to Harold S. and Evelyn (Nash) Hill.

She had attended McIndoe Falls...

Oct 17, 2020

Alice Fay Pierson, 90, of Cherry Street, died on Saturday, October 17, 2020 at her home surrounded by her family.

Alice was born on October 12, 1930 in Gilead, ME to Leroy and Evelyn (Wilson) Aremburg.  She was a graduate of Haverhill Academy, Class of 1948.  On October 15, 1949, she married Roger G. Pierson.  They had...

Oct 11, 2020

Newbury, VT-  Beulah E. "Babe" (Dyke) Ladeau, 78, of Halls Lake Road, died October 11, 2020, at St. Johnsbury (VT) Health and Rehabilitation Center following an extended illness.

She was born in Haverhill, NH, December 6, 1941, the daughter of Newton K. and Beulah (Forsythe) Dyke.  Babe had a tremendous love of children which led to her...

Oct 10, 2020

Groton, VT-  John Harold Darling, 66, French Road, died on Saturday, October 10, 2020 at the Jack Byrne Center for Palliative and Hospice Care in Lebanon, NH.

John was born in Haverhill, NH on December 24, 1953 to Eugene Wilbur and Marion Etta (Emerson) Darling.

He worked for Adams Granite in Websterville, VT as a...

Oct 3, 2020

Newbury, VT-  William Earl "Bill" Hood, 91, passed away at his home with his wife by his side on Saturday, October 3, 2020.

Bill was born on September 10, 1929 to Harley and Margaret (Minshull) Hood.  He was one of six children.  He was educated at Newbury School.  Bill enlisted in the US Army in 1951 and...

Oct 3, 2020

North Haverhill, NH- Rita S. Fournier, 96, formerly of Dartmouth College Highway in town, died on Saturday, October 3, 2020 at the Grafton County Nursing Home.

Rita was born in North Stratford, NH on December 20, 1923 to Joseph and Odila (Couture) Tetreault.  Following her graduation from Stratford High School, she attended Concord (NH) Business College.  On...

Oct 3, 2020

Groton, VT-  Victoria Ione Beamis, 77, passed away on October 3, 2020 at her home in Groton.  Victoria "Vicki" was born in Haverhill, NH, on March 10, 1943, to Harold "Stub" Beamis and Sheila French.  She graduated from Groton High School in 1961. Vicki married Gerald "Sonny" Pierce on June 10,1961.

Vicki lived in Groton for 71...

Oct 1, 2020

West Barnet, VT- Margaret E. Strobridge, 100, a former long-time resident of West Barnet died at Woodridge Rehab in Berlin, VT on Thursday, October 1, 2020.

Margaret was born on January 5, 1920, in West Groton VT, to Kenneth and Jane (Heath) Murray. Margaret had a busy childhood growing up with her nine siblings.  On March 29,...

Sep 28, 2020

Groton, VT-  Ruth Marie Wilson, 83, of Little Italy Road, went home to be with the Lord, on Monday, September 28, 2020.

Ruth was born in Ryegate, VT on May 18,1937 to Harry and Olive (Metcalf) Crown.  She was a graduate of the Groton High School, Class of 1955.  On September 18, 1955, she married Robert G....

Sep 28, 2020

Newbury, VT-  June A. Austin, 58, of Main Street South, passed away on Monday, September 28, 2020 at her home with her loved ones by her side.

June was born in Burlington, VT on November 21,1961 the youngest of 14 children, to Donald A. and Alberta H. (Fanton) Pidgeon, Sr.

June worked in retail sales...

Sep 25, 2020

Peacham, VT- M. (Margaret) Olive Cheney, 101, died on September 25 at her home in Peacham.

She was born in Hinesburg, VT on February 26, 1919, the first child of Bunal M. and Julia (Somers) Cheney. She was named for her great grandmother. She attended a little red school, the Aiken School, where all eight grades were...

Sep 15, 2020

North Haverhill, NH-  Robert John Blake, 70, of Cold Spring Drive, died on Tuesday, September 15, 2020 at Dartmouth Hitchcock Medical Center, Lebanon, NH.

Bob was born in Fryeburg, ME on July 10, 1950 to Sidney and Joan (Neundorf) Blake.  He joined the US Army on February 27, 1974 serving through February 22, 1977. He was then...

Sep 14, 2020

Groton, VT- Norman B. Morse, 86, of Weld Road, Groton, died on Monday, September 14, 2020 at Cottage Hospital, Woodsville, NH surrounded by his family.

Norm was born at Brightlook Hospital in St. Johnsbury, VT on October 20, 1933 and lived there for three years, keeping those poor nurses busy with his constant mischief.  He was then...

Sep 11, 2020

Barnet, VT- Gloria Buchanan Chamberlain, 90 formerly of Route 5, died at Cottage Hospital, Woodsville, NH on Friday, September 11, 2020.

Gloria was born in Websterville, VT on May 10, 1930 to Kenneth William and Hazel (Conant) Buchanan.  She was a graduate of Spaulding High School in Barre, VT, class of 1948, then graduated from Lowell Commercial...

Sep 9, 2020

Bettyjane Ann Newton

April 15, 1943- September 9,2020

Bettyjane Ann Newton passed away suddenly on September 9, 2020 with her husband Mervin

Newton by her side. She is survived by her husband Mervin and their three sons Kent, Doug

and Mark and their wives and partners Greg, Laura, and Chrissy, respectively....

Sep 9, 2020

Ryegate, VT-  Virginia Elaine Sulham, 87 of the South Bayley Hazen Road, was called home to be with the Lord on Wednesday, September 9, 2020 at St. Johnsbury (VT) Health and Rehab Center where she had resided since late January 2020.

The daughter of Everett and Violet (Bowley) Hitchcock, she was born in Woodsville, NH on December...

Sep 6, 2020

East Ryegate, VT-  Madeline C. Chaffee, 100, died on Sunday, September 6, 2020 at the Grafton County Nursing Home with her dear friend, Pat, by her side.

Madeline was born in Arlington, MA on January 4, 1920 to William and Gertrude (Daniels) Chase.  She graduated from Watertown (MA) High School and received her Bachelor's Degree in Education...