11/29/08 through 12/5/08
Obituaries
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Saturday, November 29
Samuel J. Briggs
Carbondale, Colo. -- Samuel John “Sam” Briggs died suddenly of natural causes Wednesday, Nov. 19, 2008, at his home in Carbondale.
John M. Hayes
Hanover -- John Michael Hayes, a noted Hollywood screenwriter, died of natural causes Wednesday, Nov. 19, 2008, at Kendal at Hanover.
William C. Goodrich
Hanover -- William C. Goodrich, 66, of Hanover Terrace died Wednesday, Nov. 26, 2008, following a long illness.
Margaret R. Aldrich
Lebanon -- Margaret R. Aldrich, 83, died Thursday Nov. 27, 2008, at her home in Lebanon.
Robert F. Bassett
Lebanon -- Robert F. Bassett, 79, of Lebanon died suddenly Thursday, Nov. 27, 2008, at Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center.
Sunday, November 30
Raymond A. Evans
Cornish -- Raymond Arthur Evans Jr., 67, of Lang Road in Cornish, died Friday, Nov. 28, 2008, at his home.
Mary E. Smith
New London -- Mary E. (Stevens) Smith, 91, of Monticello Drive in Andover, died Friday, Nov. 28, 2008, at The Clough Center in New London.
Monday, December 1
Frederick B. Brand
Georges Mills, N.H. -- Frederick Bade Brand, 88, died Friday, Nov. 28, 2008, in Georges Mills.
Laurance B. Cummings
Fairlee -- Laurance B. Cummings, 82, died Saturday, Nov. 29, 2008, at Hanover Terrace in Hanover after a long illness.
Robert B. Pybus
Reading -- Robert Brian Pybus, 67, died Friday, Nov. 28, 2008, at Mt. Ascutney Hospital, after a long battle with lung cancer.
Tuesday, December 2
Vicki Backus
White River Junction -- Vicki Backus, 53, died Monday, Nov. 24, 2008, at Hanover Terrace Healthcare, following a long illness.
Gloria K. Fortunati
Lebanon -- Gloria Kennedy Fortunati, 75, died Sunday, Nov. 30, 2008, at Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center, after a brief illness.
Clifford L. Robinson
Pittsfield, Vt. -- Clifford Lee Robinson, 68, died Sunday, Nov. 30, 2008, at his home.
Milton A. Whitaker
Newbury, Vt. -- Milton Arthur Whitaker, 78, died on Friday, Nov. 28, 2008, at his daughter's home of cancer.
Wednesday, December 3
Roy F. Kingsley
Charlestown -- Roy F. Kingsley, 90, died on Sunday, Nov. 30, 2008, at his home.
Wayne A. Ricker
West Fairlee -- Wayne A. Ricker, 75, died Thursday, Nov. 20, 2008, at his home.
Cynthia M. Wescott
Concord -- Cynthia M. Wescott, 56, died Monday, Dec. 1, 2008, at Hospice House, after a battle with cancer.
Thursday, December 4
S. Leonard Kent
Hanover -- S. Leonard Kent, 86, formerly of Andover, Mass., and a resident of Kendal at Hanover since June 2004, died Monday, Dec. 1, 2008, at Kendal after a long illness.
Louise L. Pope
Charlestown -- Louise Lyon Pope, 90, of Charlestown died Tuesday, Dec. 2, 2008, at Valley Regional Hospital in Claremont.
Marie C. Robb
Indianapolis -- Marie C. Robb, 90, of Indianapolis died Tuesday, Nov. 25, 2008.
Friday, December 5
Barbara Powers Davis
Williamstown, Vt. -- Barbara Powers Davis, 76, of Soucy Lane in Williamstown, died Wednesday, Dec. 3, 2008, at Fletcher-Allen Health Care in Burlington.
Sandra M. Driscoll
East Randolph -- Sandra M. Driscoll, 63, died Wednesday, Dec. 3, 2008, at her home in East Randolph.
James J. Misuraca
Lyme -- James Joseph “Jim” Misuraca, 51, died Tuesday, Dec. 2, 2008, at his home.
Obituary Index Archive
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