obituaries

May 26, 2025

Alice Jean Dean, 74, of Woodsville, NH, passed away peacefully on May 26, 2025, at Grafton County Home, with family by her bedside, following a brief diagnosis of pancreatic cancer.

Born on October 30, 1950, in Woodville, NH, Alice was the beloved daughter of the late Lawrence and Virginia (Gravett) Woods. She was raised in Bath, NH,...

May 25, 2025

Doris McClintock 1939 - 2025 Newbury Center, VT—

Time has not eased the inevitability of these painful words, it is with the greatest of sorrow that Doris McClintock's children announce the death of their fierce, self-deprecating, and resolutely stubborn mother. She has left a huge hole in our hearts, a vacuum that not even a house crammed...

May 21, 2025

Bradford, VT – It is with heavy hearts that we announce the passing of Mary Ann Louise Hazen, a loving mother, grandmother, and friend. She passed away on May 21, 2025, at the age of 78, after battling Lewy Body Dementia. Mary Ann was born on October 12, 1946, the firstborn to William and Marion Hazel (Anderson) Hazen of...

May 19, 2025

St. Johnsbury, VT – Anthony Charles Bijolle, 68, passed away surrounded by family at his daughter's home on Monday, May 19, 2025. He was born on January 9, 1957, in St. Johnsbury, VT, to Dorothy Jean (Demars) and Joseph Arthur Bijolle. Anthony spent his whole life in the St. Johnsbury area. As a child in a family with six...

May 13, 2025

Monroe, NH. – Amy Ann Spisak (Arents), 87, of Littleton Road, died on Tuesday, May 13, 2025, in Dartmouth Hitchcock Medical Center. Amy passed peacefully in her sleep. Amy was born in New Haven, CT, on August 5th, 1937, to Kenneth and Mabel (Clark) Arents. Amy lived and grew up in Hamden, CT. She got married on April 4th,...

May 12, 2025

Sudene "Sue" Pratt, North Haverhill, passed away on May 12, 2025, after a brief illness. Sue was born in St. Albans VT on September 6, 1941, the daughter of Glen and Bernice (Croft) Saulters. Sue's early years were spent in Montgomery Center VT and later at the "Kurn Hattin Home". She graduated in 1961 from Minerva. She attended the...

May 11, 2025

Jerrold C. West, 81, of North Woodstock, NH, passed away peacefully at his home with his family by his side on May 11, 2025.

He was born on March 15, 1944, in Porter, ME, to Maurice and Elizabeth (Weeks) West. Jerrold spent his childhood in Kezar Falls, ME, and attended high school in Conway, NH, graduating from...

May 7, 2025

Mark Noyes passed away peacefully on May 7, 2025, at the Grafton County Nursing Home in North Haverhill, NH, at the age of 87. He was the son of Marion (Clark) Noyes and Mark Floyd Noyes, Sr., growing up on the family's dairy farm on Brushwood Road in Pike.

Mark graduated from Haverhill Academy in 1956 and...

May 5, 2025

I am sad to share the passing of my little brother, Robert, who was known as "Rut" to everyone.  I am sad because he was my only brother, but relieved because he is no longer suffering.   He was born on May 7, 1960, at Cottage Hospital to Donald and Ramona (Edson) Rutledge. Rut lived his entire life in the...

May 4, 2025

Etienne Phillippe Gonthier (formerly known by his nieces and nephews as Uncle Teddy Bear) passed away at 56 years old at his home in Woodsville, NH.

Born May 15th, 1968, he grew up in Windsor, Vermont, and graduated from Windsor High School in 1988.

In his youth, he was in Boy Scouts for 5 years,...

May 2, 2025

Betty Ann Knowlton, 92, of Barnet, Vermont, passed away in her sleep with loved ones by her side on Friday, May 2, 2025, at Bel Aire Center in Newport, Vermont.

She was born on March 23, 1933, in Hardwick, Vermont, to Mildred (Bailey) Gates and Elmer Van Ness Gates. She attended Hardwick Elementary School and graduated from...

May 2, 2025

Kathleen "Kathy" Fiske (Towle), age 84, of Washington, Vermont, went home to be with the Lord on Friday, May 2, 2025. Kathy was born on July 25, 1940, in Hyde Park, Vermont, the daughter of Elwin and Natalie (Brown) Towle.

Kathy spent her childhood in Morrisville and Ryegate. She had amazing musical talent, starting at a very...

Apr 29, 2025

Hebron, NH - Barbara A. LaFlamme, 91, passed away on April 29, 2025. Barbara was born in Westerly, Rhode Island, on December 6, 1933, to Franklin Miner, Sr., and Irene (Murphy) Miner. Barbara is survived by her loving husband of 71 years, Earl LaFlamme of Hebron, NH; she is also survived by their children, Roger LaFlamme and wife Joanne...

Apr 27, 2025

Flora Mary (Palmer) Rowden, age 90, of South Berwick, Maine, passed away peacefully on Sunday, April 27, 2025, at Sedgewood Commons, Memory Care, in Falmouth, Maine. Born on August 24, 1934, in Lee, New Hampshire, Flora was the daughter of the late Herbert and Flora (Rollins) Palmer. Flora dedicated three years to her education at Dover High School and...

Apr 22, 2025

Karolyn Mary (Rutledge) Farman, 90, died on April 22, 2025, in St. Johnsbury, VT at the Canterbury Inn, under the tender care of the staff and Caledonia Home Health Care and Hospice. She was born on October 11, 1934, in Barnet, VT, daughter of Harold Charles and Mertie Belle (Kimball) Rutledge and sister of Kimball, Kenneth and Karl. In...

Apr 19, 2025

Gilbert James Meyette was born at home in Newbury, Vermont to Medie and Maude Meyette. He was the youngest of their 8 children, Alec, Lou, Bill, Alice, John, Kenny, Thelma and Gilbert. He was given the nickname of Pop, as he was always popping up in unexpected places, and was called Pop by his friends throughout his life.

Apr 18, 2025

Richard "Grampy" Boch, Sr. Loving Husband, Father, Grandfather, Great-Grandfather, and Friend 1929 – 2025 Richard Boch, beloved patriarch of the Boch family and a visionary in the automotive industry, passed away peacefully at the age of 95 on April 18, 2025. Known affectionately as "Grampy," he was the kind of grandfather everyone wished they had—devoted, generous, and larger than...

Apr 14, 2025

Lorna (Field) Quimby (1928 – 2025) The life she recently described as rich and full reached its end on April 14, 2025. There's a term for a strong emotional connection to a place: topophilia, and that's what Lorna had for her hometown, Peacham. Lorna was born July 30, 1928, the fourth of Ben and Helen Field's five daughters and...

Apr 12, 2025

Frederick (Fred) Alan Stevenson, age 71, of Peacham, VT, passed away peacefully on April 12, 2025. He was born on August 17, 1953, in St. Johnsbury, VT, the son of Stuart Otis and Esther (Gadapee) Stevenson. Fred attended Barnet Schools and graduated from St. Johnsbury Academy in 1971. On November 9, 1974, he married Cheryl Berwick, the love of...

Apr 11, 2025

It is with great sadness and heavy hearts that our family announces the passing of Everett Fowler Sawyer III. Known to his children as "POPS" and to family and friends as "FUZZY." He passed away on April 11, 2025, at the age of 72, at his home in North Haverhill, New Hampshire.

Everett was born in Woodsville,...