9/22/07 through 9/28/07
Obituaries
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Saturday, September 22
Thomas E. Neily Sr.
Orange, N.H. -- Thomas E. Neily Sr., 78, died Thursday Sept. 20, 2007, at Genesis Eldercare.
Elizabeth B. Gaylord
Randolph, Vt. -- Elizabeth B. Gaylord, 70, died Thursday, Sept. 20, 2007, at Berlin Health & Rehabilitation Center in Berlin.
Nancy K. Gardiner
Enfield -- Nancy K. Gardiner, 60, died Wednesday, Sept. 19, 2007, at her home.
Sunday, September 23
Marie C. Marks
East Randolph -- Marie C. “Midge” Marks, 74, died on Friday, Sept. 21, 2007, at Gifford Medical Center.
Monday, September 24
Evelyn Gravatt
White River Junction -- Evelyn Gravatt, 94, died Friday, Sept. 21, 2007, at Brookside Nursing Home after a brief illness.
James Batchelder Hardy
Lebanon -- James Batchelder Hardy, 83, died on Thursday, Sept. 20, 2007, at Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center as a result of injuries sustained in a fall.
J. Raymond Blanchard Miner
Franklin, Vt. -- J. Raymond Blanchard Miner, 95, died Friday, Sept. 21, 2007 at his residence at Carriage House.
Marvin C. Oines
Sioux Falls, s.d. -- Marvin C. Oines, 74, died on Friday, Sept. 21, 2007, at the VA Medical Center in Sioux Falls, S.D., following a battle with cancer. He was the father Debra Cofell and Nancy Oines, both of West Lebanon
Tuesday, September 25
Robert M. Encherman
Hanover -- A memorial service for Robert M. Encherman will be held on Sunday at Kendal at Hanover. Mr. Encherman died at Kendal on Aug. 8, 2007, at the age of 88. Fred Berthold will officiate at the service, which will start at 1:30 p.m. A reception will follow at Kendal.
Merton A. Jenks
Fairlee -- Merton A. Jenks, 95, honored in 2005 as Fairlee's oldest citizen, died at his home on Saturday, Sept. 22, 2007, after a long illness.
Louis J. Lemieux Jr.
Claremont -- Louis J. Lemieux Jr., 68, a lifelong resident of Claremont, died on Sunday, Sept. 23, 2007, at Valley Regional Hospital, following a sudden illness.
Marie C. Marks
East Randolph -- Marie C. “Midge” Marks, 74, died on Friday, Sept. 21, 2007, at Gifford Medical Center.
Frances “Jody” Snide
Lebanon -- Frances “Jody” Snide, 60, of Bomhower Street Extension, died at Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center on Tuesday, Sept. 18, 2007.
Emerson D. Strickland
South Randolph -- Emerson D. Strickland, 91, a longtime dairy farmer who went on to work as head gardener for Quechee Lakes Corp., died on Sunday, Sept. 23, 2007, in the Garden Room at Gifford Medical Center.
Wednesday, September 26
Arthur S. Hamel
West Lebanon -- Arthur S. Hamel, 73, died on Sunday, Sept. 23, 2007, at the Veterans Affairs Medical Center in White River Junction.
Maureen A. Heikkinen
Claremont -- Maureen A. Heikkinen, 62, a native of Claremont, died on Monday, Sept. 24, 2007, at Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center in Lebanon.
Christopher B. Junker
West Brookfield, Vt. -- Christopher Brand Junker, 38, who served as director of chaplaincy for two Upper Valley hospitals, died at his home in West Brookfield on Monday, Sept. 24, 2007, after a long battle with cancer.
Patricia M. Smith
Mont Vernon, N.H. -- Patricia Marie “Patty” Smith, 47, died at Brigham & Women's Hospital in Boston on Sept. 20, 2007, after a long battle with leukemia,.
Robert T. Steinsieck
Nazareth, Pa. -- Robert Townsend Steinsieck, 89, a surgeon at Lebanon's Alice Peck Day Memorial Hospital for more than 15 years, died on Sept. 15, 2007, at VNA Hospice of St. Luke's Hospital in Bethlehem, Pa.
Lawrence E. Yonaitis
Durham, n.c. -- Lawrence Edward “Larry” Yonaitis, 56, a former resident of Orford, died yesterday, Sept. 25, 2007, at Duke University Hospital.
Thursday, September 27
Virginia A. Brow
South Ryegate, Vt. -- Virginia A. Brow, 59, died Tuesday, Sept. 25, 2007, at her home on Quint Road, following a long illness
Almira J. Chamberlain
Lebanon -- Almira June Chamberlain, 74, died Saturday, Sept. 22, 2007, at Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center.
Virginia N. Simonds
White River Junction -- Virginia N. Simonds, 85, died yesterday, Sept. 26, 2007, at Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center, following a sudden illness.
Friday, September 28
Anne L. Allen
Newbury, Vt. -- Anne Louise Allen, 83, of Main Street, died Wednesday, Sept. 26, 2007, at her home. Funeral arrangements are pending at Hale Funeral Home in Bradford.
Alton Blaney
Tazewell, Va. -- Alton Blaney, 91, formerly of Windsor, died Tuesday, Sept. 25, 2007, at Tazewell Community Hospital in Tazewell, Va.
Dorothea Shick
Croydon -- Dorothea (Isenberg) Shick, 79, of Sugar River Lane, died Thursday, Sept. 20, 2007, at her son's home, where she had been living for three years.
Obituary Index Archive
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