12/1/07 through 12/7/07
Obituaries
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Saturday, December 1
Ralph W. Arbuckle
Chester, Vt. -- Ralph W. Arbuckle, 58, died Wednesday, Nov. 28, 2007, at his home.
Virginia J. MacDougall
Randolph -- Virginia Julia MacDougall, 82, died Thursday, Nov. 29, 2007, at Gifford Medical Center in Randolph.
George W. Marion
Windsor -- George W. Marion, 52, died Thursday, Nov. 29, 2007, at Mount Ascutney Hospital and Health Center in Windsor.
Frances E. Merrill
Dorchester -- Frances E. Merrill, 97, of River Road died Tuesday, Nov. 27, 2007, at the family farm she moved to with her mother 87 years ago.
Sunday, December 2
Fred M. Putnam
Claremont -- Fred M. Putnam, 78, of Windsor Road, died Wednesday, Nov. 28, 2007, at UMass Medical Center in Worcester, Mass., of a sudden illness.
Frances M. Carsten
Windsor -- Frances Marie Carsten, 84, died on Thursday, Nov. 15, 2007 at Mt. Ascutney Hospital.
Monday, December 3
Kenneth W. Clark
Claremont -- Kenneth W. Clark, 81, of Morways Park in Charlestown, died Friday, Nov. 30, 2007, at Haven Health Care.
Gordon R. Quelch
Springfield, Vt. -- Gordon R. Quelch, 68, died on Friday, Nov. 30, 2007, at home with his family.
Tuesday, December 4
Ronald Lee Gobin Sr.
Claremont -- Ronald Lee Gobin Sr., 70, died on Friday, Nov. 30, 2007, at his home on Parsons Avenue.
M. Bernard Montant
Woodstock -- M. Bernard Montant, 81, a longtime resident of Woodstock, died Sunday, Dec. 2, 2007, at Woodstock Terrace. He was 81.
Theresa E. Morse
Lebanon -- Theresa E. Morse, 78, died yesterday, Dec. 3, 2007, at Alice Peck Day Memorial Hospital. Arrangements are pending at Ricker Funeral Home in Lebanon. A full obituary will be published at a later date.
David A. Wheeler
Bath, N.H. -- David Arthur Wheeler, 66, of Goose Lane, died on Sunday, Dec. 2, 2007, at Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center in Lebanon.
Wednesday, December 5
Evelyn T. Barbour
Quechee -- Evelyn T. Barbour, 89, died at Alice Peck Day Extended Care in Lebanon yesterday, Dec. 4, 2007, after a long illness.
Nardi Reeder Campion
Hanover -- A funeral service for Nardi Reeder Campion will be held on Dec. 15 at 1 p.m. at St. Thomas Episcopal Church in Hanover. Mrs. Campion, author and longtime freelance writer in the Upper Valley, died at Harvest Hill Retirement Community in Lebanon on Nov. 30, 2007, at the age of 90.
James M. Costa
West Unity -- James M. Costa, 78, a veteran of the Korean War and longtime resident of the Claremont area, died on Monday, Dec. 3, 2007, at Valley Regional Hospital.
Roberta A. Marcroft
South Royalton -- Roberta A. Marcroft, 56, of South Royalton, died at Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center on Monday, Dec. 3, 2007.
John J. McLaughry
Providence, r.i. -- John J. McLaughry, 90, a former Norwich resident who mixed a love of art and a long career coaching college football, died at Tockwotton Home in Providence on Nov. 28, 2007, after a long illness.
Theresa E. Morse
Lebanon -- Theresa E. Morse, 78, of Lebanon, longtime owner of Terry's Antiques and Collectibles in West Lebanon, died on, Monday Dec. 3, 2007, at Alice Peck Day Memorial Hospital.
Joseph R. Sanders
Rockaway, N.J. -- Joseph R. Sanders, 73, a native of Enfield, died yesterday, Dec. 4, 2007, at St. Clare's Hospital in Denville, N.J.
Thursday, December 6
Myrle M. Farnsworth
Ascutney -- Myrle M. Farnsworth, 84, who lived in the Windsor area for more than 40 years, died on Tuesday, Nov. 27, 2007, at Florida Hospital in Zypherhills, Fla.
Violet Fox
White River Junction -- Violet Fox, 74, died on Sunday, Dec. 2, 2007, at her home.
Raymond J. Hasse
Colorado Springs, Colo. -- Raymond J. Hasse, 86, died on Saturday, Dec. 1, 2007, after a brief bout with congestive heart failure. He was the father of Rick Hasse of Norwich.
George W. Marion Sr.
Windsor -- George W. Marion Sr., 52, died on Thursday, Nov. 29, 2007, at Mount Ascutney Hospital and Health Center.
Luna A. Svarfvar
Chelsea -- Luna A. Svarfvar, 94, died at Central Vermont Medical Center in Berlin yesterday, Dec. 5, 2007, after a period of failing health.
Friday, December 7
Robert Bolton
Corinth -- Robert Bolton, 59, of Cookeville Road, died Dec. 2, 2007, at his home.
John Memhard Dutton
Newton, Mass. -- John Memhard Dutton, 87, formerly of Hartford, died Tuesday, Dec. 4, 2007.
Virginia Marion Dewar Major
Wilder -- Virginia Marion Dewar Major, 82, of Wilder, died Wednesday, Dec. 5, 2007, at Mt. Ascutney Hospital.
Maria Oldenburg
Cornish Flat -- Maria Oldenburg, 68, died yesterday, Dec. 6, 2007, at Mt. Ascutney Hospital in Windsor.
Luna A. Svarfvar
Chelsea, Vt. -- Luna A. Svarfvar, 94, died Wednesday, Dec. 5, 2007, at Central Vermont Medical Center in Berlin, Vt.
Obituary Index Archive
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