3/29/08 through 4/4/08
Obituaries
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Saturday, March 29
Madeline M. Devins
Lebanon -- Madeline M. Devins, 83, a lifelong Lebanon resident, died Thursday, March 27, 2008, at Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center following a brief period of illness.
Kathryn L. Donnelly
Mesa, Ariz. -- Kathryn Lucille (Bacon) Donnelly, 57, of Orford, died Monday, March 24, 2008, at Odyssey Health Care in Mesa.
Robert O. Harlow
Hanover -- Robert O. Harlow, 81, of Hanover and Leesburg, Fla., died Friday, March 28, 2008, at Dartmouth- Hitchcock Medical Center following a brief period of failing health.
Albert H. Snow
Chelsea -- Albert H. “Bert” Snow, 89, died Friday, March 28, 2008, at Fletcher Allen Health Care in Burlington. Arrangements are pending at Boardway & Cilley Funeral Home in Chelsea.
Sunday, March 30
Ida Butler
Corinth -- Ida Butler, 77, died Wednesday, March 26, 2008, at Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center in Lebanon.
Pamela Jean Peterson
Ryegate, Vt. -- Pamela Jean Peterson, 61, of Ryegate Road, died on Friday, March 28, 2008, at Cottage Hospital in Woodsville after a long illness.
Jane E. Quilliam
Fairlee -- Jane E. Quilliam, 73, of Middlebrook Road, died Thursday, March 27, 2008, at her home following a long illness.
Henry R. Ramsey Sr.
Woodstock -- Henry R. Ramsey Sr., 81, of Woodstock, died on Friday, March 28, 2008, at Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center.
John B. Smith
South Newbury, Vt. -- John B. Smith, 92, died at his home on Friday, March 28, 2008.
Douglas E. Whitney
Claremont -- Douglas E. Whitney, 88, of Broad Street, died Friday, March 28, 2008, at Haven Health Center in Claremont.
Monday, March 31
Kaino (Kainu) Brown
Newport, N.H. -- Kaino (Kainu) Brown, 80, died Saturday, March 29, 2008, at her home on Maple Street.
Antoinette “Toni” Lafreniere
Claremont -- Antoinette “Toni” Lafreniere, 93, of French Terrace in Claremont died Saturday, March 29, 2008, at Valley Regional Hospital.
John “Jack” H. McCosker
Windsor -- John “Jack” H. McCosker, 83, died Saturday, March 29, 2008, at Mt. Ascutney Hospital in Windsor.
Suzanne Richards
West Hartford -- Suzanne Richards, 48, died Saturday, March 29, 2008, at her home in West Hartford after a long battle with cancer.
Wendell A. Stone
Claremont -- Wendell Amos Stone, 88, of Beckwith Avenue died Sunday, March 30, 2008, at Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center in Lebanon.
Tuesday, April 1
Oren “Joe” Carleton
Claremont--Oren “Joe” Lee Roy Carleton, 65, of Morways Mobile Home Park, died Wednesday, March 26, 2008, at his home.
Deborah L. Fairhurst
Randolph-- Deborah L. Fairhurst, 49, died Sunday, March 30, 2008, at her home.
Helen L. Goodell
Lebanon-- Helen L. (Wheelock) Goodell, 77, a lifelong resident of Lebanon, died on Saturday, March 29, 2008, at Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center after a long time of failing health.
Harry W. Linden
Hanover--A memorial service will be held for Harry W. Linden, who died on Feb. 2, 2008.
Walter S. Moody Jr.
Lebanon-- Walter S. Moody Jr., 86, died Sunday, March 30, 2008, at the extended care facility at Alice Peck Day Hospital.
Geraldine L. Purdon
Lakeland, Fla. -- Geraldine L. Purdon, 87, died of congestive heart failure on March 30, 2008.
Suzanne Richards
West Hartford -- Suzanne Richards, 48, died Saturday, March 29, 2008, at her home in West Hartford after a long battle with cancer.
William H. Shea
Sunapee--William H. Shea, 87, of Lake Avenue, died Friday, March 28, 2008, at his home.
Bunny Taylor
Norwich--Bunny Taylor, 95, died Saturday, March 29, 2008, at Outreach House in Hanover.
Wednesday, April 2
Charles W. Boren
Hanover--Charles William Boren, 73, died Friday, March 28, 2008, in a motor vehicle accident.
Violet B. Coffin
Strafford-- Funeral services for Violet B. Coffin, who died on Monday, March 31, 2008, will be held at 1 p.m. on Saturday at United Church of Strafford, with the Rev. Mary Thompson officiating.
James C. Corliss
Bradford-- James Curt Corliss, 66, died on Monday, March 31, 2008, at Cottage Hospital in Woodsville.
Helen J. Crawford
Newbury--Helen J. Crawford, 76, of Snake Road, died Saturday, March 29, 2008, at Grafton County Nursing Home in Haverhill.
Ellen C. Davis
Claremont--Ellen Campbell Davis, 87, formerly of Mulberry Street, died Tuesday, April 1, 2008, at Sullivan County Healthcare in Unity after a long illness.
Janet C. Ditcheos
Woodstock-- Janet Catherine Ditcheos, 74, died Tuesday, April 1, 2008, at Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center.
John H. McCosker
Barnard-- John H. McCosker, 83, died Saturday, March 29, 2008, at Mt. Ascutney Hospital in Windsor.
Betty C. Pike
Lyme Center --Betty Constance Pike, 85, died Monday, March 31, 2008, at Alice Peck Hospital following a period of declining health.
Gary J. Pomeroy
Springfield, Vt. -- Gary J. Pomeroy, 74, died Wednesday, March 26, 2008, of cancer.
James H. Putnam
Weathersfield--James H. Putnam, 60, died Monday, March 31, 2008, at his home.
John Rush
Unity-- John Rush, 90, formerly of Hemet, Calif., died March 28, 2008, at Sullivan County Health Care.
Thursday, April 3
Rickey Bemis Sr.
Claremont -- Rickey Bemis Sr., 50, of Claremont died Monday, March 31, 2008, in Lempster, N.H., after a long battle with lung cancer.
Vivian L. Blanchard
Lebanon -- Vivian Lois Blanchard, 88, a former Enfield resident, died Wednesday, April 2, 2008, at Lebanon Center Genesis Eldercare.
James F. Hayward
Chelsea -- James F. Hayward, 65, of Chelsea, died Wednesday, April 2, 2008, at Fletcher Allen Health Care in Burlington.
Catherine I. Martin
White River Junction -- Catherine Irene “Tina” Martin, 83, died Tuesday, April 1, 2008, at Brookside Nursing Home in White River Junction.
Joyce Oberkotter
Unity -- Joyce Oberkotter, 71, of Gilman Pond Road in Unity, died Monday, March 31, 2008, at Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center following a battle with cancer.
Friday, April 4
Allen D. Avery
Thetford -- Allen D. Avery, 64, owner of the Lake Morey Inn in Fairlee and a former Vermont state senator, died Monday, March 31, 2008, of a heart attack while on vacation in St. John of the U.S. Virgin Islands.
George J. Barber
Bradford, Vt. -- George Judson Barber, 96, of Bradford, died Wednesday, April 2, 2008, at Grafton County Nursing Home in North Haverhill.
Helen Boisvert
Newport, N.H. -- Helen C. Boisvert, 90, formerly of Pine Hill Mobile Home Park in Claremont, died Wednesday, April 2, 2008, at Woodlawn Care Center in Newport.
Bertha J. Farr
Fairlee -- Bertha J. Farr, 82, formerly of Bradford, Vt., died Wednesday, April 2, 2008, at Valley View Home for the Retired in Fairlee.
Wendell C. Grant
Fairlee -- Wendell C. “Cap” Grant, 76, died Wednesday, April 2, 2008, at his home in Fairlee following a long illness.
Obituary Index Archive
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