8/30/08 through 9/5/08
Obituaries
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Saturday, Aug. 30
Charlotte F. Emmett
West Lebanon -- Charlotte F. Emmett, 65, died Thursday, Aug. 28, 2008, at Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center. She was born Sept. 22, 1942, in Boston, a daughter of Ralph J. and Iza (Michaels) Moritz.
Winford H. Fair
Wilder -- Winford H. “Joe” Fair, 84, died Thursday, Aug. 28, 2008, at Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center in Lebanon following a long illness.
Robert E. Labbance
East Montpelier -- Robert Edwin Labbance, 56, died Sunday, Aug. 24, 2008, at his home in East Montpelier. He had been ill for a year with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, Lou Gehrig's disease.
Sunday, Aug. 31
Raymond J. Bresell
Claremont -- Raymond J. Bresell, 84, passed away quietly at home in Claremont yesterday, Aug. 30, 2008.
Estelle M. Corrette
Bloomfield, Conn. -- Estelle M. (Day) Corrette, 93, of Bloomfield, Conn., died on August 28, 2008, surrounded by her family.
Bertram C. Fenoff
North Haverhill -- Bertram Clyde “Bert” Fenoff, 80, formerly of Newbury, Vt., died on Wednesday, Aug. 27, 2008, at the Grafton County Nursing Home following a period of failing health.
Marjorie M. Gardner
Georges Mills -- Marjorie M. (Stafford) Gardner, 84, of Springfield Road, died yesterday, Aug. 30, 2008, at The Clough Center in New London.
John L. Grady
Bradford, Vt. -- John Lambie Grady, 74, of Bradford, died on Friday, Aug. 29, 2008, at Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center.
Tuesday, Sept. 2
Earl W. Carr
Claremont -- Earl W. Carr, 83, of Claremont, died Sunday, Aug. 31, 2008, at Sullivan County Healthcare in Unity, following a period of failing health.
Carol Kitchel
Hanover -- Carol Kitchel, 74, died Saturday, Aug. 30, 2008, at her daughter's home. She had been diagnosed with cancer earlier this year.
Eula S. Mathon
Wilder --Eula S. Mathon, 86, died Monday, Sept. 1, 2008, at her son's home in Norwich.
Marjorie A. Salomaa
St. Johnsbury, Vt. -- Marjorie Ann Salomaa, 72, died Thursday, Aug. 28, 2008, at Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center, following a period of failing health.
James H. Smith
Woodsville -- James Harry Smith, 78, formerly of Elm Street, died Saturday, Aug. 30, 2008, at Grafton County Nursing Home in North Haverhill.
George M. Sullivan Jr.
White River Junction -- George Michael Sullivan Jr., 24, died unexpectedly at Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center on Thursday, Aug. 28, 2008.
Wednesday, Sept. 3
Jason R. Bedell
Randolph -- Jason R. Bedell, 37, died unexpectedly on Saturday, Aug. 30, 2008, at Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center.
Victor J. LaFont Jr.
Claremont -- Victor J. LaFont Jr., 60, died Monday, Sept. 1, 2008, at Sullivan County Health Care.
Archie R. Noyes
Randolph -- Archie R. Noyes, 57, died Tuesday, Sept. 2, 2008, at his home, following a long battle with cancer.
Lyman Stookey
Boston -- Lyman Stookey, 77, died unexpectedly on Aug. 29, 2008, at his home.
Thursday, Sept. 4
Earl T. Buchanan Sr.
White River Junction --Earl T. Buchanan Sr., 88, died Monday, Sept. 1, 2008, at Springfield Health and Rehabilitation Center in Springfield, Vt.
Wendell D. Cilley
West Topsham, Vt. -- Wendell D. Cilley, 56, of West Topsham, died unexpectedly on Monday, Sept. 1, 2008, as the result of an accident while working on a car.
Caroline C. Farewell
Grafton -- Caroline Church Farewell, 68, a lifelong area resident, died at her home on Tuesday, Sept. 2, 2008.
Maryann Gendron
Newport, N.H. -- Maryann Gendron, 65, of Maple Street, died Wednesday, Sept. 3, 2008, at Valley Regional Hospital in Claremont.
Thurland E. Quimby
White River Junction -- Thurland E. “Bob” Quimby, 86, of Claremont and formerly of Windsor, died Monday, Sept. 1, 2008, at the Veterans Affairs Medical Center in White River Junction.
Michael A. St. Peter
Wilder -- Michael A. St. Peter, 57, died Tuesday, Sept. 2 2008, at Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center after a battle with cancer.
Howard H. Wriggins
Hanover -- William Howard Wriggins, former U.S. ambassador to Sri Lanka and specialist on South Asia, died in Hanover on Saturday, Aug. 30, 2008.
Friday, Sept. 5
Kyndra D. Childs
Lebanon -- Kyndra Diane Childs died unexpectedly soon after her birth at Alice Peck Day Hospital on Wednesday, Sept. 3, 2008.
Paul A. Lawrence
Claremont -- Paul Albert Lawrence, 43, of Main Street in Claremont, died Saturday, Aug. 30, 2008, in Cornish as the result of an automobile accident on Burr Road off Route 120.
Charlotte L. Morey
Rutland -- Charlotte L. Morey, 78, formerly of White River Junction, died Tuesday, Sept. 2, 2008, in Rutland.
Coralyn W. Osha
Randolph -- Coralyn Wood Osha, 97, died Wednesday Sept. 3, 2008, at Gifford Medical Center in Randolph.
Mary T. Weeks
Danbury, N.H. -- Mary T. Weeks, 70, of Danbury, died Saturday, Aug. 30, 2008, at the Veterans Affairs Medical Center in White River Junction.
Obituary Index Archive
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