1/26/08 through 2/1/08
Obituaries
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Saturday, January 26
Sally Ann Mitchell
Cornish -- Sally Ann Mitchell, 56, of Cornish, died Thursday, Jan. 24, 2008, at her home from the effects of multiple myeloma.
James N. Patenaude
Palm Harbor, Fla. --James Narcisse Patenaude, 71, died Monday, Jan. 21, 2008, in Palm Harbor after a long illness.
David Plaut
Hanover -- David Plaut, 53, died Saturday, Jan. 19, 2008.
Ellen C. Ryan
Plainfield -- Ellen C. (Wagner) Ryan, 51, died Wednesday, Jan. 23, 2008, after a fight with breast cancer.
Sylvia M. Sadonsky
Unity -- Sylvia Marie Sadonsky, 95, a former longtime resident of Providence Avenue in Claremont, died Thursday, Jan. 24, 2008, at Sullivan County Health Care in Unity.
Sunday, January 27
William H. Cartier
Grantham -- William Henry Cartier, 70, of Grantham died in his sleep Thursday, Jan. 24, 2008, at the Veterans Affairs Medical Center in White River Junction after a long illness.
Ruth E. Leonard
Hanover -- Ruth Evelyn Leonard, 92, died at home Jan. 11, 2008.
Monday, January 28
Laurier W. Bissonnette
Windsor -- Laurier Wilfred “Biz” Bissonnette, 84, of Weathersfield and formerly of Claremont, died on Saturday, Jan. 26, 2008, at Mt. Ascutney Hospital and Health Center after a lengthy illness.
Larry E. Poole
Bethel, Vt. -- Larry E. Poole, 60, died Friday, Jan. 25, 2008.
Jeffrey S. White
Randolph -- Jeffrey S. White, 38, of Bethel died unexpectedly on Saturday, Jan. 26, 2008, at Gifford Medical Center.
Tuesday, January 29
Dorothy M. Banker
Thetford -- Dorothy McCarthy Banker, 68, of Thetford died yesterday, Jan. 28, 2008, at Brookside Nursing Home in Wilder.
Alice Evans
Windsor-- Alice Evans, 94, died Saturday, Jan. 26, 2008, at Cedar Hill Healthcare Center, where she lived for several years.
Donald T. Hathorn
Barre, Vt. -- Donald T. Hathorn, 68, died Saturday, Jan. 26, 2008, at Woodridge Nursing Home in Berlin.
Phyllis N. Hoehn
Peterborough, N.H.-- Phyllis Naylor Hoehn, 98, died on Friday, Jan. 25, 2008.
Doris C. Otterman
West Topsham-- Doris Clark Otterman, 81, died at home on Sunday, Jan., 27, 2008, after a long struggle with Lou Gehrig's disease.
Allen L. Preston
Jacksonville, Fla.-- Allen Lee Preston, 60, formerly of Lebanon, died on Saturday, Jan. 26, 2008, at Northeast Florida Community Hospice, after a long battle with cancer.
Mildred E. Robinson
Post Mills-- Mildred Eliza Robinson, 102, of Post Mills died Sunday, Jan. 27, 2008, at Central Vermont Hospital in Berlin.
Florence M. Stone
Lawrenceville, Va. -- Florence Martin Stone, 85, formerly of Hanover, died yesterday, Jan. 28, 2008.
Emily H. Tolf
Alexandria, Va. -- Emily Hermanson Tolf, 95, died Thursday, Jan. 24, 2008. She was the mother of Nancy Tolf Morley of Lebanon.
Wednesday, January 30
Vivian I. Best
North Hartland--Vivian I. Best, 95, died Monday, Jan. 28, 2008, at Mt. Ascutney Hospital.
Stephen J. Carney
Clinton, Mo.--Stephen J. Carney, 49, died Monday, Jan. 28, 2008, due to complications of pneumonia. His mother, Grace M. Carney, lives in Hanover.
Clyde E. Swift
New York-- Clyde E. Swift, 75, formerly of South Strafford, died Wednesday, Jan. 23, 2008, after a brief illness.
Thursday, January 31
James E. Aldsworth Sr.
Claremont -- James E. Aldsworth Sr., 65, of Manor Drive, died Tuesday, Jan. 29, 2008, at Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center.
Dorothy Banker
Wilder -- Dorothy Banker, 68, of Thetford, died Monday, Jan. 28, 2008, at Brookside Nursing Home.
Ralph Dennis
Orford -- Ralph Dennis, 82, died yesterday, Jan. 30, 2008, at Catholic Medical Center in Manchester.
Janell M. Fresolo-Renner
Brookfield--Janell M. Fresolo-Renner, 45, died Tuesday morning, Jan. 29, 2008, at Gifford Medical Center in Randolph.
Shirley Ann Guyer
Lebanon -- Shirley Ann Guyer, 67, died Jan. 28, 2008, at her daughter's home in Plainfield.
Albert J. Plante
Orford--Albert J. Plante, 84, died October 1, 2007.
Robert “Doug” Reynolds
New London -- Robert “Doug” Reynolds, 90, died at his New London home on Jan. 18, 2008.
Romona M. Welch
Wilder -- Romona M. Welch, 89, died Tuesday, Jan. 29, at her home in Wilder.
Friday, February 1
Clayton L. Edwards
Cornish Flat -- Clayton L. Edwards, 71, died yesterday, Jan. 31, 2008, at his home.
Robert A. Lumsdaine
West Lebanon -- Robert Allen Lumsdaine, 65, died Wednesday, Jan. 30, 2008, at Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center.
Obituary Index Archive
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