7/29/06 through 8/4/06
Obituaries
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Saturday, July 29
John J. Watson Jr.
Windsor -- John J. Watson Jr., 82, died yesterday, July 28, 2006, at Mt. Ascutney Hospital & Health Center Skilled Nursing Facility in Windsor.
Laura L. Sadler
Hanover -- Laura Louise Williams Sadler, 96, died yesterday, July 28, 2006, at Hanover Terrace Healthcare, following a lengthy illness.
Madeleine L. Johnson
Rockford, Ill. -- Madeleine Long Johnson, born in 1918, died in Enfield on Feb. 19, 2006.
Monday, July 31
Cecelia B. Kissh
Torrington, Conn. -- Cecelia B. Kissh, 89, formerly of Albert Street, died Sunday, July 30, 2006, at Charlotte Hungerford Hospital.
Coral F. Pellerin
North Charlestown -- Coral F. Pellerin, 39, of Windy Acres in North Charlestown, died at her home on Wednesday, July 26, 2006.
Corinne M. Holloway
West Fairlee -- Corinne Markessa Holloway, 78, died Friday, July 28, 2006, at home.
August B. Neily Jr.
Canaan -- August Belmont Neily Jr., a lifelong area resident, died at home Saturday, July 29, 2006, at the age of 74.
Tuesday, Aug. 1
Brenda L. Runnells
Fair Haven, Vt. --Brenda Lee Runnells, 44, of Fair Haven, died Sunday, July 30, 2006, at her mother's home in Claremont, following a long illness.
Wednesday, Aug. 2
Stephen E. Spicer
Seattle -- Stephen E. Spicer, 54, a former resident of the Claremont area, died June 12, 2006, at his home in Seattle.
Edith M. LaBounty
Allenstown, N.H. -- Edith M. “Peanut” LaBounty, 60, of Allenstown, died Sunday, July 30, 2006, at Concord Hospital.
Jeffrey H. Rogers
Lebanon -- Jeffrey H. Rogers, 49, a lifelong area resident, died at home Monday, July 31, 2006.
Ronald H. Richburg
Randolph -- Ronald H. “Hank” Richburg, 76, of Randolph, died Monday, July 31, 2006, at Gifford Medical Center.
Margaret Rose-Lee Merriam
Wilder -- Margaret Rose-Lee (Hooker) Merriam, 79, died Monday, July 31, 2006, at her home in Wilder.
Minnie F. Knight
White River Junction -- Minnie F. Knight, 59, died yesterday, Aug. 1, 2006, at Brookside Nursing Home in White River Junction.
Edward F. Loura
Land O'Lakes, Fla. -- Edward F. “Eddy” Loura, 79, a former resident of East Barnard, died Saturday, July 29, 2006, at Life Path Hospice in Temple Terrace, Land O'Lakes.
Thursday, Aug. 3
Lorraine M. LaPlaca
White River Junction -- Lorraine M. LaPlaca, 78, died yesterday, Aug. 2, 2006, at Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center.
Robert W.L. Blish
Claremont -- Robert W.L. “Slugger” Blish, 55, of Bellic Street in Claremont, died yesterday, Aug. 2, 2006, at Springfield Hospital in Springfield, Vt.
Louise J. Todd
New London -- Louise Jensen “Wee” Todd, 82, of Old Main Street in New London, died Sunday, July 30, 2006, at Woodlawn Nursing Home in Newport.
Friday, Aug. 4
William B. Shippen Sr.
Sykesville, Md. -- William Brush Shippen Sr., 88, of the Fairhaven retirement community in Sykesville, died Wednesday, Aug. 2, 2006, at Sinai Hospital in Baltimore.
Edward W. Maynes
Windsor -- Edward W. Maynes, 85, died Wednesday, Aug. 2, 2006, at Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center, following a long and admirable battle to recover from surgery.
Donald A.R. Morrison
Grantham -- Donald A.R. Morrison, 84, of Grantham, died at home Wednesday, Aug. 2, 2006, after a lengthy illness.
Kenneth R. Bishop
Springfield, Vt. -- Kenneth Richard Bishop, 67, died Wednesday, July 26, 2006, at Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center.
Obituary Index Archive
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