4/5/08 through 4/11/08
Obituaries
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Saturday, April 5
Nancy A. Coombs
Hartland -- Nancy A. Coombs, 77, died Friday, April 4, 2008, at Mt. Ascutney Hospital and Health Center in Windsor following a long illness.
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.
Patricia H. Tessier
Hanover -- Patricia Helen (Becker) Tessier, 72, died Wednesday, April 2, 2008, at Hanover Terrace.
Sunday, April 6
Robert L. Callender
Southampton, N.Y -- Robert Lewis Callender, 77, of Southampton and Manhattan, died Thursday, April 3, 2008, following a battle with cancer.
Doris R. Coates
Lebanon -- Doris R. Coates, 85, died Saturday, April 5, 2008, at Alice Peck Day Memorial Hospital.
James Hayward
Chelsea -- James F. “Jimbo” Hayward, 65, died Wednesday, April 2, 2008, at Fletcher Allen Medical Center in Burlington.
Donald P. Lumbra
Vershire -- Donald P. Lumbra, 81, died on Friday, April 4, 2008, at Alice Peck Day Extended Care Facility in Lebanon.
Monday, April 7
Frederick S. Holroyd Sr.
Wilder -- Frederick S. Holroyd Sr., 70, died Sunday, April 6, 2008, at the Veterans Affairs Medical Center in White River Junction.
Tuesday, April 8
Philip Chapman
Newport, N.H. -- Philip Chapman, 57, died Sunday, April 6, 2008, at Woodlawn Nursing Home of cancer.
Elliott R. Davis
Claremont -- Elliott R. Davis, 85, of Fiske Place, died Sunday, April 6, 2008, at Haven Health Care.
Lindsey Illingworth
Bellows Falls, Vt. -- Lindsey Kristin Jana Illingworth, 26, died Friday, April 4, 2008, at Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center, the result of an automobile accident.
Abe Osheroff
Seattle, Wash. -- Abe Osheroff, 92, formerly of West Lebanon, died on Sunday, April 7, 2008, of a heart attack.
Wednesday, April 9
Eugene C. Driscoll Sr.
Hartland Four Corners -- Eugene C. Driscoll Sr., 87, died Sunday, April 6, 2008, at his home.
Ezra M. Eastman
Bradford, Vt. -- Ezra M. “Bud” Eastman, 85, died Saturday, April 5, 2008, at JFK Medical Center in Atlantis, Fla.
Edgar T. Mead III
Marblehead, Mass. -- Edgar Thorn Mead III, 53, formerly of New Hampshire, died on April 8, 2008, in his home after a brief illness.
Donald C. Murray
Enfield -- Donald C. Murray, 65, died Sunday, April 6, 2008, at his home.
Richard W. Still
Hanover -- Richard William Still, 85, died Saturday, April 5, 2008, at Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center.
Alice M. Sumner
Middlebury -- Alice May (Aldrich) Sumner, 81, died Sunday, April 6, 2008, at Linda Billing's home in Cornwall, Vt.
Thursday, April 10
Judy L. Bean
Enfield Center -- Judy L. Bean, 47, of Enfield Center, died Tuesday April 8, 2008, at Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center following a long illness.
Donna A. Bellavance-Hill
Bellows Falls, Vt. --Donna Amy Bellavance-Hill, 54, of Bellows Falls died Wednesday, April 9, 2008, at Hanover Terrace Healthcare.
Eric F. Davis
Benton, N.H. -- Eric F. Davis, 88, died Monday, April 7, 2008, at Glencliff Home in Benton.
Eleanor M. LeGuillou
North Haverhill -- Eleanor M. (Ward) LeGuillou, 95, died Monday, April 7, 2008, at Grafton County Nursing Home in North Haverhill. She was a resident of Newbury, Vt.
Evelyn A. Leonard
Woodsville -- Evelyn Ann Leonard, 81, formerly of Squirrel Lane, died Monday, April 7, 2008, at the Grafton County Nursing Home in North Haverhill.
Sabra L. Michel
Rutland -- Sabra Leach Michel, 78, died Tuesday, April 8, 2008, at Rutland Regional Medical Center.
Katherine A. Slattery
West Hartford, Conn. -- Katherine Ahearn Slattery, 93, of West Hartford, Conn., and Hartford, Conn., died Wednesday, April 2, 2008, at Hebrew Home and Hospital in West Hartford. She was the mother of Robert J. Slattery of Cambridge Mass., and South Royalton
Mark S. Sullivan
Chelmsford, Mass. -- Mark Stephen Sullivan, 47, formerly of Lowell, Mass., and Los Angeles, died Wednesday, April 9, 2008, at his home in Chelmsford after a brief battle with cancer. He was the brother of Debbie McDougall of Quechee and Kathy “Kate” Lyons of Lebanon.
James A. Tate
New London -- James Arthur Tate, 79, died Saturday, April 5, 2008, at the New Hampshire Veteran's Home in Tilton.
Shirley A. Tewksbury
Claremont -- Shirley A. Tewksbury, 69, died at her home in Claremont on Wednesday, April 9, 2008.
Bruce R. Walker
Tucson, Ariz. --Bruce R. Walker, 63, died Wednesday April 9, 2008, in Tucson.
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Friday, April 11
Lois A. Holmes
Woodsville -- Lois A. Holmes, 54, of Woodsville, died Tuesday, April 8, 2008, at Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center.
Madeline G. Hooper
Newport, N.H. -- Madeline Goldina Hooper, 89, of Maple Street in Newport, died Wednesday April 9, 2008, at Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center.
E. Thorn Mead III
Marblehead, Mass. -- E. Thorn Mead III, 53, died Monday, April 7, 2008, of a rampant melanoma diagnosed in January.
Roseltha S. O'Neal
Woodstock -- Roseltha S. O'Neal, 97, a lifelong Woodstock resident, died Tuesday, April 8, 2008, at Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center.
Bruce R. Walker
Tucson, Ariz. -- Bruce R. Walker, 63, formerly of Lebanon, died Wednesday, April 9, 2008, at St. Mary's Hospice Center in Tucson.
Obituary Index Archive
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