Obituary Index Archive




2/17/07 through 2/23/07

Obituary Index

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Saturday, February 17

Joseph Lewis Grant

Hanover -- Joseph Lewis Grant, 85, of Hanover and Mt. Desert Island, Maine, died yesterday, February 16, 2007, at Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center.

Charles McCullough Sr.

Chelsea -- Charles “Shod” McCullough Sr., 75, died Thursday, Feb. 14, 2007, at Gifford Medical Center in Randolph.

James H. LaPlante

Randolph Center -- James H. LaPlante, 39, died Thursday, Feb. 15, 2007, at Gifford Medical Center in Randolph.

Joyce B. Ruggles

St. Johnsbury, Vt. -- Joyce Brown Ruggles, 70, died Thursday, Feb. 15, 2007, surrounded by her family after a long fight with breast cancer.

Gardner P. Flint

Randolph -- Gardner Perkins Flint, 56, of Randolph, died Thursday, Feb. 15, 2007, at Rowan Court Health Center in Barre, Vt.

Selma West

Wilder -- Selma West, 95, died Thursday, Feb. 15, 2007, at Brookside Nursing Home in Wilder after a long illness.

Franklin W. Colburn

Tavares, Fla. --Franklin W. Colburn, 81, died Monday, Feb. 12, 2007. He was born in Montpelier, and moved in 1974 to Tavares from West Lebanon.

Fred R. Spear

Newbury, vt. -- Fred Roy Spear, 55, of Perini Road in Newbury, died Thursday, Feb. 15, 2007, at his home.

Robert Marshall Packard

Enfield -- Robert Marshall Packard, 76, died Wednesday, Feb. 14, 2007, at Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center on Wednesday, Feb. 14, 2007.


Sunday, February 18

Jeannine G. McPherson

Wilder -- Jeannine G. McPherson, 69, died at her home on Tuesday, Feb. 13, 2007.

Granville Hammond Williams

Hanover -- Granville Hammond Williams, 55, of Hanover, died Wednesday, Feb. 14, 2007, at a continuing care residence in Lyme after long illness with Huntington's disease.

Ferd Dalke

South Charlestown -- Ferd Dalke, 90, of the Bellows Falls Road, died at his home on Friday, Feb. 16, 2007.

Ada Smalley Gendell

Concord -- Ada Smalley Gendell, 96, of Concord and formerly of Bond Street in Claremont, died Wednesday, Feb. 14, 2007, in Concord, following a period of failing health.

Robert L.H. Fisk

Sharon -- Robert L.H. Fisk, 61, died unexpectedly yesterday morning at his home on Fay Brook Road. Arrangements are pending with Boardway & Cilley Funeral Home in Chelsea.


Monday, February 19

Katharine Eaton

North Thetford -- Katharine “Kati” Lynn Eaton, 20, died Friday, Feb. 16, 2007, in a snowmobile accident.

Robert Fisk

Sharon -- Robert Lewis Harold Fisk, 61, died Saturday, Feb. 17, 2007, at his home in Sharon.

Florence Aldea Choquette

Unity -- Florence Aldea Choquette, 82, formerly of Claremont, died Saturday, Feb. 17, 2007, at Sullivan County Health Care.

Franklin W. Colburn

A sister of Franklin W. Colburn, who died Feb. 12, 2007, is Faye Rogers of West Lebanon.


Tuesday, February 20

Deryl C. Baker

North Charlestown -- Deryl C. “Theed” Baker, 86, of Salt Shed Road in North Charlestown, died Saturday, Feb. 17, 2007, at Springfield Hospital in Springfield, Vt.

Howard E. Furnas Jr.

Hoover, Ala. -- Howard Earl Furnas Jr., 88, formerly of West Windsor, died Sunday, Feb. 18, 2007. He was a retired Foreign Service officer and served as a major in the Army Air Force during World War II.

Georgena C. Holden

South Pomfret -- Georgena C. Holden, 81, died at Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center Friday, Feb. 16, 2007.

Beulah E. LaBay

Piermont--Beulah E. LaBay, 85, formerly of Ryegate, Vt., died Feb. 18, 2007, at the home of her nephew, Lyman Robie.

Francis S. Gusha Minard

Bradford, vt. --Francis S. Gusha Minard, 64, of Bradford, died Sunday, Feb. 18, 2007, at Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center.

Anne Murchie

New London--Anne (Wilkins) Murchie, 82, of New London, died Monday, Feb. 19, 2007, at New London Hospital.

Lorraine B. Simon

Lebanon--Lorraine Bernyce Simon, 93, died Thursday, Feb. 15, 2007, at Alice Peck Day's Extended Care Unit in Lebanon, where she was a resident.


Wednesday, February 21

Jeffrey D. Cherrington

Plymouth, Vt. -- Jeffrey David Cherrington, 48, died at home in Plymouth on Saturday, Feb. 17, 2007, after a long illness.

Rosella N. Brown

Windsor -- Rosella N. “Rose” Brown, 82, died Monday, Feb. 19. 2007, at Mt. Ascutney Hospital & Health Center's Skilled Nursing Facility in Windsor.

John W. Warren

Hartland -- John Wendell Warren, 83, of Jenneville Road in Hartland, died yesterday, Feb. 20, 2007, at Mt. Ascutney Hospital & Health Center's Extended Care Unit.

Catherine Leland

Claremont -- Catherine Leland, 89, of Hillside Terrace in Claremont, died Monday, Feb. 19, 2007, at the home of her daughter in Vineyard Haven, Mass., following a period of failing health.

Grace A. Walker

Bridgewater Corners -- Grace Amidon Walker, 59, died at home in Bridgewater Corners on Monday, Feb. 19, 2007.

Francis S. Gusha Minard Jr.

Bradford,Vt. -- Francis Sidney Gusha Minard Jr., 64, of Bradford, died Sunday, Feb. 18, 2007, at Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center.


Thursday, February 22

Elizabeth Flanagan Koop

Hanover -- Elizabeth Flanagan Koop, 88, died Sunday, Feb. 18, 2007, at home in Hanover.

Mary Townsend

Charlestown -- Mary Townsend, 56, died on Sunday, Feb. 18, 2007, at home on Main Street in Charlestown, at the end of a courageous battle with Alzheimer's disease.

Barbara R. Metherall

Langhorne, Pa. -- Barbara R. Metherall of Doylestown, Pa., formerly of White River Junction, died Tuesday, Feb. 20, 2007, at St. Mary Medical Center in Langhorne. She was 78.


Friday, February 23

Deborah Lynn Nelson

Piermont -- Deborah Lynn Nelson, 36, died at home on Monday, Feb. 19, 2007.

Charles O. Baker

Norwich -- Charles O. “Chas” Baker, 77, of Norwich, died on Tuesday, Feb. 20, 2007.

Lucy Ann Kaplan

Bethel -- Lucy Ann Kaplan, 95, of Bethel, died on yesterday, Feb. 22, 2007, at Gifford Medical Center in Randolph.


Obituary Index Archive


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