obituaries

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...

Sep 6, 2020

Piermont, NH – Barbara Ann Stevens, went to be with the Lord on Sunday, September 6 th , 2020 just days after her 89 th birthday, following a period of failing health at the Lafayette Center in Franconia, NH with her husband by her side.

Barbara was born in Ashland, MA on August 23, 1931 to William...

Sep 4, 2020

Lyndonville, VT- Vivian D. Placey, 98, passed peacefully in her sleep on Friday, September 4, 2020 at The Pines in Lyndonville.

She was born on December 17, 1921 to Claude and Zedena (Magoon) Somers in Barnet, VT.  Vivian enjoyed life growing up on the family farm on East Hill in Peacham with her six siblings.  She was...

Aug 27, 2020

Dale W. Briggs, (age 74), of North Haverhill, NH, passed away peacefully at home on August 27th, 2020 with his wife, Sharon, and family nearby. Dale was born on November 22, 1945 in San Francisco, CA, to Warren and Dolores Briggs. He attended Sunset High School in San Leandro, CA, before serving his country by joining the United States...

Aug 26, 2020

Linda Jean (Nystrom) Hurlbert, 71, Bath, NH, passed away at her daughter's home in Woodsville on Wednesday August 26, 2020 with family at her side.  She was born in Woodsville on June 25, 1949 to Robert and Marcella (Horton) Nystrom.

Linda grew up in the Haverhill area and graduated from Haverhill Academy with the class of 1967. ...

Aug 26, 2020

Bernice "Bunny" Ethella (Willis) Scott, 90, of Scott Road, Newbury, VT died on Wednesday, August 26, 2020 at The Francis Atkinson Residence in Newbury, VT.

Bunny grew up on a small dairy farm in Buckland, Massachusetts.  Her father, Lawrence Willis, died when she was two, and she was lovingly raised by her mother Florence and stepfather Walter...

Aug 23, 2020

Janice M. Haggett, 78, of Brook Road, passed away peacefully at her residence on Sunday, August 23, 2020 after bravely fighting cancer. Her loving family was with her as she began her heavenly journey.

Janice was born on July 2, 1942 in Haverhill, NH to Merrill and Madelyn (Swett) Lynaugh. She graduated from Haverhill Academy, Class of...

Aug 18, 2020

Woodsville, NH- Lloyd Clyde Foote, died in Whitefield, NH in 2020, on Tuesday the 18 th of August. He made the noble choice to have his remains donated to the Geisel School of Medicine at Dartmouth.

Lloyd was born in Woodsville, NH on December 31, 1929, to Ida (Fortier) and Clyde Foote.

He is survived...