11/10/07 through 11/16/07
Obituaries
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Saturday, November 10
Caroll L. Allen
West Lebanon -- Caroll Leigh Allen, 52, died Tuesday, Nov. 6, 2007, at Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center following a brief illness.
Steven S. Cornell
Johnson, Vt. -- Steven S. Cornell, 50, formerly of Bethel, died unexpectedly Wednesday, Nov. 7, 2007, at his home.
Marybelle B. Hanna
Hanover -- Marybelle B. Hanna, 92, died Tuesday, Nov. 6, 2007, at Kendal at Hanover.
Sunday, November 11
David W. Allen
Rochester, Vt. -- David W. Allen, 63, died Thursday, Nov. 8, 2007, at Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center in Lebanon.
Edward A. Gempka
West Lebanon -- Edward A. Gempka, 88, died Saturday, Nov. 10, 2007, at the Veterans Affairs hospital in White River Junction.
Richard Holmes Lowe
Claremont -- Richard Holmes Lowe, 62, of Front Street, died Friday, Nov. 9, 2007, at Alice Peck Day Memorial Hospital in Lebanon.
Miriam H. Milligan
Windsor -- Miriam H. Milligan, 77, a longtime resident, died Saturday, Nov. 10, 2007, at Mt. Ascutney Hospital and Health Center in Windsor.
Virginia B. Nicholson
Reading, Vt. -- Virginia B. Nicholson, 84, died Tuesday, Nov. 6, 2007, at Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center in Lebanon.
Monday, November 12
Edward A. Gempka
White River Junction -- Edward A. Gempka, 88, of West Lebanon died Saturday, Nov. 10, 2007, at Veterans Affairs Medical Center.
Ronald L. Jarvis
Weathersfield -- Ronald Linford “Buster” Jarvis, 73, died yesterday, Nov. 11, 2007, at his home on Center Road.
Robert James MacLeay
Jacksonville, Fla. -- Robert James MacLeay, 77, formerly of Windsor, died on Tuesday, Oct. 30, 2007, in Jacksonville.
Carolyn W. MacLeod
Georges Mills -- Carolyn (Wyman) MacLeod, 80, died Saturday, Nov. 10, 2007, at her home on Springfield Road.
Miriam H. Milligan
Windsor -- Miriam H. Milligan, 77, a longtime resident of Windsor, died Saturday, Nov. 10, 2007, at Mt. Ascutney Hospital and Health Center.
Tuesday, November 13
Kenneth Agan
Tilton, N.H. -- Kenneth Agan, a former resident of Claremont, died yesterday, Monday, Nov. 12, 2007, at the New Hampshire Veterans Home in Tilton.
Louise K. Coolidge
Hartland -- Louise Kay Coolidge, 53, of Hartland, a longtime professional nurse, died on Saturday, Nov. 10, 2007 at Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center in Lebanon, from complications related to the neurological disease, Stiff-Person syndrome, from which she suffered for many years.
John M. Couperus
Claremont -- John M. Couperus, 61, an entrepreneur with printing businesses in Claremont and West Lebanon, died at his home on Bible Hill on Saturday, Nov. 10, 2007.
John B. MacDonald
Zephyr Hills, Fla. -- John Bartlett “Bart” MacDonald, 76, a former resident of Woodsville, died at his home in Zephyr Hills on Saturday, Nov. 10, 2007, after an extended illness.
Wednesday, November 14
Kenneth P. Agan
Tilton, N.H. -- Kenneth Peter “Kenny” Agan, 82, a native of Lebanon who lived in and worked as a barber in Claremont for many years, died on Monday, Nov. 12, 2007, at New Hampshire Veterans Home.
Laurette A. Aiken
Unity -- Laurette A. (Collins) Aiken, 81, a native of Claremont, died on Monday, Nov. 12, 2007, at Sullivan County Healthcare.
David R. Boardman
Claremont -- David Roland Boardman, 65, a native of Claremont, died at his Mulberry Street home on Monday, Nov. 12, 2007, after a long illness.
Dorothea T. Bru
White River Junction -- Dorothea Thelma Georgina Bru, 83, died on Sunday, Nov. 11 2007, of complications from the stroke she suffered in July.
Marybelle B. Hanna
Hanover -- A funeral Mass will be celebrated for Marybelle B. Hanna on Saturday at St. Denis Church in Hanover. Mrs. Hanna died at Kendal at Hanover on Nov. 6, 2007, at the age of 92.
Edgar D. Higgins
Wilder -- Edgar Deighton Higgins, 84, of Wilder, a former teacher in Lebanon schools, died on Saturday, Nov. 10, 2007, at Veterans Affairs Medical Center in White River Junction.
Siegried A. Hoermann
Alexandria, Va. -- Siegfried Armin Hoermann, 86, a former division chief for the U.S. Census Bureau, died of congestive heart failure on Sunday, Nov. 10, 2007, at Sunrise at Mount Vernon. He was the father of Hillary Sundell of Plainfield.
Eric L. LaWhite
South Royalton -- Eric Lennart LaWhite, 69, died after a long illness at his home on Sunday, Nov. 11, 2007.
Leighton Springer
Ascutney -- Leighton “Lee” Springer Jr., 80, of Ascutney, died on Monday, Nov. 12, 2007, at Mount Ascutney Hospital and Health Center in his native Windsor.
Thursday, November 15
Fred R. Brown
Woodstock -- Fred Reese Brown, 92, of Woodstock, a longtime journalist and financial consultant, died Tuesday, Nov. 13, 2007, at Mertens House.
Frederic S. Cluthe
Norwich -- Frederic S. Cluthe, 87, died Monday, Nov. 12, 2007, at his home.
Mary Ann Hambleton
White River Junction -- Mary Ann Hambleton, 64, died yesterday, Nov. 14, 2007, at Brookside Nursing Home. Arrangements are pending at Knight Funeral Home in White River Junction. A complete obituary will follow.
Steven C. King
Bainbridge, Ga. -- Steven C. King, 85, formerly of Plainfield, died Friday, Oct. 26, 2007.
Ronald F. Outridge
East Thetford -- Ronald F. Outridge, 84, of East Thetford, died Saturday, Nov. 10, 2007, at Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center.
Michael D. Povroznik
Unity -- Michael D. Povroznik, 54, died Oct. 16, 2007, at Sullivan County Healthcare following a period of failing health.
Erik T. Sohlberg
Topsham, Vt. -- Erik T. Sohlberg, 87, of Topsham died Friday, Nov. 9, 2007, at his home.
Friday, November 16
Roy E. Currier
Hooksett, N.H. -- Roy E. Currier, 65, died Wednesday, Nov. 14, 2007, at his home, following a long illness.
Karen G. Dow
Lake City, Fla. -- Karen G. Dow, 59, of Lake City, Fla., died Monday, Nov. 5, 2007, at her home, following a long illness.
John B. MacDonald
Zephyrhills, Fla. -- John Barlett “Bart” MacDonald, 76, a former resident of Woodsville, died Saturday, Nov. 10, 2007, at his home, following an extended illness.
Sidney P. Wheeler
West Lebanon -- Sidney P. Wheeler, 89, of West Lebanon died Wednesday, Nov. 14, 2007, following a brief illness.
Julian H. White
Randolph -- Julian H. White, 86, of Randolph, died Wednesday, Nov. 14, 2007, at Gifford Medical Center.
Obituary Index Archive
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