Betty Jean Proctor
May 23, 2012
Betty Jean Proctor, 82, passed away on Wednesday, May 23, 2012 at Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center in Lebanon, NH after suffering a heart attack Tuesday evening. She had battled defiantly both severe diabetes and Parkinson s disease and was recovering from several months of recent hospitalization in the home of her son Kevin, of Ryegate, VT, who was at her bedside...
Everett Wesley Henson
May 16, 2012
North Haverhill, NH Everett Wesley Henson, 80, died on Wednesday, May 16, 2012 at the Dartmouth Hitchcock Medical Center in Lebanon, NH. Everett was born in Colebrook, NH, May 25, 1931, the son of Leroy E. and Mariette (Hodge) Henson. He received his Associate Degree in Agriculture from the Thompson School at the University of New Hampshire in Durham, NH....
Brian James Boyce
May 13, 2012
Wells River, VT Brian James Boyce, 42, died unexpectedly on Sunday, May 13, 2012 at his home. He was born in Haverhill, NH, September 18, 1969, the son of David A. and Mary Lou (Burroughs) Boyce. Brian graduated from Oxbow High School with the class of 1987. On October 7, 1989, he married Cindy Hamlett. He worked for many years...
Phyllis Jean Keenan
May 13, 2012
East Ryegate, VT- Phyllis Jean Keenan, 69, of Keenan Lane, died at her home on Sunday, May 13, 2012, following a courageous battle with cancer. Phyllis was born in Columbia, NH, on April 18, 1943, to Ralph A. and Althea (Riley) Hammond. After attending McIndoe Falls Academy for three years, Phyllis graduated from Woodsville High School in 1961. She then...
David Lyle Grimes
May 4, 2012
South Ryegate, VT- David Lyle Grimes, 60, of Scott Highway, died unexpectedly at his home on Friday, May 4, 2012. David was born in Haverhill, NH, on November 26, 1951, to Lyle and Barbara (Turner) Grimes. He graduated from Woodsville High School, Class of 1970. On January 19, 1974, he married Jane Charland. In his younger years, David worked at...
Ernest Wallace Hartley, Sr.
Apr 26, 2012
North Haverhill, NH Ernest Wallace Hartley, Sr., 70, formerly of Piermont, NH, died on Thursday, April 26, 2012 at the Dartmouth Hitchcock Medical Center, in Lebanon, NH. Ernie was born June 13, 1941, in Haverhill, NH, a son of Ernest D. and Mildred (Hill) Hartley. He attended Bradford Academy and then served with the U.S. Army from August 28, 1958...
Alfred Christian Haeussler
Apr 24, 2012
Bath, NH Alfred Christian Haeussler, 89, of Plain Road, died on Tuesday, April 24, 2012 at the Grafton County Nursing Home, in North Haverhill, NH. He was born October 3, 1922 in New York, NY, a son of Christian and Minnie (Wessel) Haeussler. Alfred served with U.S. Navy during World War II from October 31, 1943 to May 18, 1946....
George "Bob" Robert Johnson
Apr 20, 2012
South Ryegate, VT George Robert Bob Johnson, 88, of Pinehurst Street, died on April 20, 2012 at his home following a period of failing health. He was born January 24, 1924 in Williamsport, PA, a son of George Robert and Albertina Ruth (Kidder) Johnson. At the age of 16, Bob enlisted in the US Army and served with the 47th...
Betty Jane Minshull
Apr 19, 2012
Waterford, VT – Betty Jane Minshull, 87, passed away quietly on Thursday, April 19, 2012 at The Pines in Lyndonville, VT. Betty was born in St. Johnsbury, VT. She was the daughter of Clarence and Josephine (Ferris) Barrett. She married William Albert Minshull Jr., the love of her life, in Newbury, VT, and they had one son, with another on...
Robert B Gruber
Apr 16, 2012
Groton, VT Robert Burton Gruber, 97, died unexpectedly on Monday, April 16, 2012 at Central Vermont Hospital, Berlin, VT. Bob s family and friends are grateful for his full and generous life. Born in New York City on August 4, 1914 to James and Marie (Goldman) Gruber, Bob lived in Manhattan where he graduated from high school in 1931. In...
Pearlene P. Eastman
Apr 11, 2012
Groton, VT Pearlene P. Eastman, 95, of Scott Memorial Highway, died on Wednesday, April 11, 2012 at the St. Johnsbury Health and Rehab Center, St. Johnsbury, VT. She was born in Groton, VT, March 19, 1917, one of seven children to Ellery and Effie (Crouse) Page. She married Harold S. Eastman on March 30, 1932. Pearlene worked for the US...
Donald C. Phelps
Apr 11, 2012
North Haverhill, NH – Donald Clarence Phelps, 83, of Lime Kiln Road, and formerly of South Ryegate, VT, died on Wednesday, April 11, 2012 at Cottage Hospital, Woodsville, NH. He was born in South Ryegate, VT, February 21, 1929, a son of Clarence E. and Violet G. (Lee) Phelps. He served with the US Army in Korea, and later worked...
Gene Robert Gadwah
Apr 8, 2012
Woodsville, NH Gene R. Gadwah, 74, passed away on April 8, 2012, at his residence following a short bout with cancer. He was born in Woodsville, NH, August 28, 1937, a son of Cyrena (Jolin) Getchell and Claude L. Gadwah, Sr., he attended schools in Woodsville and started work at an early age on local farms and delivered milk for...
Herbert Edward Reed
Apr 6, 2012
North Haverhill, NH -- In the early 1930 s, Herb s parents, Ralph and Lura Reed, moved their family of seven children from Lincoln, NH, where Herb was born, to North Haverhill so as to establish a means of livelihood through independent dairy farming. Living in his home on Horse Meadow Road since he was five years of age, Herb...
Catherine Jean Maurer
Apr 5, 2012
Pike, NH Catherine Jean Maurer, 68, of Daniels Road, died on Thursday, April 5, 2012 at her home. Catherine was born in Rutland, VT, September 17, 1943, the daughter of James Walter and Laura Irene (Poole) Comeau. She owned and operated the Mine Mine Mine Farm in Pike. Catherine was a very strong animal activist. In 2004 Cathy, along with...
Daniel Joseph Jock
Apr 4, 2012
Woodsville, NH Daniel Joseph Jock, 26, died on Wednesday, April 4, 2012 at the Dartmouth Hitchcock Medical Center after a 15 month courageous battle with leukemia, surrounded by his loving wife, family, friends, and fellow firefighters. He was born at the Yokota Air Force Base in Japan, on February 21, 1986, the son of Ernest and Melodie (Caswell) Jock, Jr....
Colleen Wheaton Page
Mar 27, 2012
Barre, VT—Colleen Wheaton (Miller) Page, 77, passed away on Tuesday, March 27, 2012 at the Gifford Medical Center in Randolph, VT. Colleen was born in St. Johnsbury, VT on May 13, 1934, the daughter of Harry and Marion (Wheaton) Miller. She was a graduate of St. Johnsbury Academy, class of '52, and later earned an Associate Degree in Dental Hygiene...
Mary J. Hanna
Mar 27, 2012
Bath, NH – Mary J. Hanna, 81, of Pettyboro Road, died on Tuesday, March 27, 2012 at her home. Mary was born in Lowell, MA, April 4, 1930, and graduated from high school in Lowell. She was married to David J. Hanna and he predeceased her in January of 1999. David and Mary lived in Wells, ME and moved to...
Jon Tyler Beckley
Mar 25, 2012
Woodsville, NH – Jon Tyler Beckley, 52, of Darling Road, died on Sunday, March 25, 2012 at his residence. Jon was born in St. Johnsbury, VT, March 3, 1960, the son of Norman C. and Joyce (Tyler) Beckley. Jon attended Woodsville High School. He was a self employed painter in the area for many years. Jon loved his three dogs...
Noreen Olie Crane
Mar 21, 2012
Peacham, VT Noreen Olie Crane, 77, of Bayley Hazen Road, died on Wednesday, March 21, 2012 at her home. She was born in St. Johnsbury, VT, on September 17, 1934, the daughter of R. Kenneth and Vivian (Snow) Churchill. Noreen graduated from Peacham Academy, Class of 1953. Noreen was predeceased by her first husband Ralph Powers on March 26, 1965....