Obituary Index Archive




1/13/07 through 1/19/07

Obituary Index

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Saturday, January 13

Michelle L. Couitt-West

Claremont -- After a seven-year battle with cancer, Michelle Lynn Couitt-West, 32, of Chestnut Street in Claremont, died Wednesday, Jan. 10, 2007, at Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center, surrounded by her family and friends.

Lillian E. Johnstone

Randolph -- Lillian E. Johnstone, 77, died Thursday, Jan. 11, 2007, at Fletcher Allen Health Care hospital in Burlington.

Janice S. Aitken

South Royalton -- Janice Eugenia Langdon Lonegren Shea Fournier Aitken, 79, of Mill Road, South Royalton, died at home on Thursday, Jan. 11, 2007, following a short illness.

Katherine Davignon

Windsor -- Katherine Davignon, 79, died Wednesday, Jan. 10, 2007, at Mt. Ascutney Hospital & Health Center's Skilled Nursing Facility in Windsor.

Lucille O. Dimichele

White River Junction -- Lucille O'Connor Dimichele, 87, of White River Junction, died Wednesday, Jan. 10, 2007, in Cape Coral, Fla., following a long illness.

Norman D. Chapman

Lebanon -- Norman D. Chapman, 48, of Hanover Street, died at his residence on Wednesday, Jan. 10, 2007.


Sunday, January 14

Joan Mayer

South Royalton -- Joan Mayer, 77, died Tuesday, Jan. 9, 2007, at Gifford Memorial Hospital.

Mille Kaplan

Hollywood, Fla. -- Mille (Sandler) Kaplan, 104, died Friday, Jan. 5, 2007, at her home.

Dorothy E. Montgomery

East Randolph -- Dorothy E. Montgomery, 79, died yesterday, Jan. 13, 2007, at her home.

Arrangements are pending with Day Funeral Home in Randolph.


Monday, January 15

Bryce Thomas

Newbury, Vt. -- Bryce Thomas, a long-time resident of Newbury died on Monday, Jan. 8, 2007, at his winter residence in Jeckyll Island, Ga.

Dorothy E. Montgomery

East Randolph -- Dorothy E. Montgomery, 79, died peacefully Saturday, Jan. 13, 2007, at her home in East Randolph.

Doris Ethel Pushee

Piermont -- Doris Ethel Pushee, formerly of Orford and Piermont, died Saturday, Jan. 13, 2007, at the Atkinson Retirement Home in Newbury, Vt., surrounded by her family. She was 90 years old.


Tuesday, January 16

Melvin C. Carpenter

Vershire -- Melvin C. “Carpy” Carpenter, 83, died Saturday evening, Jan. 13, 2007, at Hanover Terrace in Hanover.

Grace G. Barnes

Keene, N.H. -- Grace Gordon “Gay” Barnes, 92, of Keene, died Friday, Jan. 12, 2007, at Genesis Healthcare Keene Center, after a period of failing health.

Francis S. Dornik

Wilder -- Retired Marine Sgt. Francis “Frank” S. Dornik, 55, of Wilder, died Saturday, Jan. 6, 2007, at Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center.

Ralph C. Bolio

West Topsham, Vt. -- Ralph C. “Uncle Ralph” Bolio, 59, of West Topsham, died Sunday morning, Jan. 14, 2007, in Corinth Corners.

Renate Hastings

Edgewater, Fla. -- Renate (Filbert) Hastings, 79, formerly of Brownsville, died Wednesday, Jan. 10, 2007.

Dorothy B. Morack

Randolph -- Dorothy B. Morack, 94, of Randolph, died yesterday morning, Jan. 15, 2007, at Menig Extended Care Facility in Randolph. Arrangements are pending at Day Funeral Home.


Wednesday, January 17

John A. Miller

Mesa, Ariz. -- John Austin Miller, 88, a seasonal resident of Orford, died Jan. 2, 2007, following a difficult battle with Alzheimer's disease.


Thursday, January 18

Elliot Samuel Maxwell

White River Junction -- Elliot Samuel Maxwell, 88, died Monday, Jan. 15, 2007, at Brookside Nursing Home in White River Junction, after a long illness.

Alexander M. Batchelder

Randolph -- Alexander Matthew Batchelder, infant son of Steven Batchelder and Julia Brown, was born and died on Tuesday, Jan. 9, 2007, at Gifford Medical Center in Randolph. Private family services were held at Day Funeral Home in Randolph.


Friday, January 19

Robert A. Burnham

Hanover -- Robert A. “Bob” Burnham, 78, of Hanover, died on Friday, Dec. 15, 2006, after a long battle with heart disease.

Abner B. Batalden

Hanover -- Abner Bennet Batalden, 98, died Thursday, Jan. 18, 2007, in Hanover.

David B. Sargent

Guilford, Vt. -- David Bryant Sargent, 69, of Creamery Road in Guilford, died Saturday Jan. 13, 2007, the result of injuries he sustained in an accidental fall at his home. A complete obituary will appear soon.


Obituary Index Archive


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