All Obituaries

West Topsham, VT-Lawrence H. Butler, 93, died Tuesday, April 13, 2021. He was born August 11, 1927 in Underhill, VT the son of Leo Butler and Ethel (Metcalf) Butler. He attended schools in Underhill and Eden, VT, and later Thetford Academy. Mr. Butler worked as a logger for Henry Fairbrother in Fairlee, VT, and at various farms and machine shops. In 1949, he met his future wife, Lois at a dance in Waits River, VT and they were married August 24, 1951. Lawrence was a member of the New Hope...

 Adrian Leslie Pike, September 26, 1989 ~ April 6, 2021 Vershire, Vermont: A memorial service for Adrian Pike, age 31, Cherokee Troop 2-1 CAV, 4-2 Stryker Brigade Combat Team, U.S. Army was held Saturday April 17 with immediate family and friends at the Hale Funeral Home in Bradford. Adrian or Age as he was often called was remembered by not only family and friends present but by his Platoon mates in letters and e-mails to the family. The words Compassionate, Caring, Honorable,...

Cody James Cuthbertson-Coburn, 28 passed away unexpectedly as the result of a tragic accidental Carbon Monoxide poisoning on April 3th, 2021 at his home in Vershire. He was born February 3, 1993 to Cindy Tilden and Gary Cuthbertson. Cody’s favorite thing to do was spending time with his daughter Zoey. He enjoyed mudding up Tucker Mountain with his family and friends. His passion was fixing cars and trucks. Cody was loved greatly by so many and will be missed immensely. His life will...

Topsham, VT-Lewis E. Smith, 68, of Sugarhouse Road died Saturday, March 13, 2021. He was born March 16, 1952 in Barre, VT the son of Fred and Marjorie (Gilman) Smith. He attended Topsham schools and Bradford Academy. After graduation he attended Johnson State College. Lewis served in the US Navy as a first-class radioman from 1972-1978, and was awarded the National Defense Service Medal and the Good Conduct Award Medal. Lewis worked for a bank in Hanover, and later as an accountant for the...

East Corinth, VT-Martha L. Goodell 78 of East Corinth joined her beloved parents and sister in heaven on March 10, 2021. She was the daughter of the late Albert Blish and Marion G. Nutting, and sister to Mary Sanborn. She was born November 26, 1942 in Springfield VT. Martha had a heart of gold, her door was always open to anyone in need no matter if she had a little or a lot to share. She was always the life of the party, with a smile on her face...

Fairlee, VT-Mark D. Sargent, 60 of Fairlee, VT passed away peacefully at his home on the evening Saturday, February 27th 2021. Mark was born on March 24, 1960 in Hanover, NH to parents Paul A. Sargent and Barbara Davis Sargent. Mark was a 1978 graduate of Oxbow High School, Bradford, VT, Vermont Technical College (Associates Degree in Civil Engineering), and University of Arizona’s Civil Engineering program where he earned a BS with a concentration in geotechnical engineering. Mark...

Verna Winona Simmons Rich passed away at the age of 98 on February 13, 2021 while residing at Wheelock Terrace in Hanover, NH.  She was born April 22, 1922 to Harold & Beulah (Rowell) Simmons in Union, Maine.  While growing up her family moved to Gardner, MA where she attended Gardner High School.  Her love for Maine was well known, she returned often and always considered herself a “Maniac”. Verna was married to Everett Bradbury Rich for 57 years, until his...

Juanita June (Spooner) Claflin, age 82, entered her final journey into eternal life to join her husband of 64 years, John, on February 1, 2021. She passed from “Broken Heart Syndrome” and Covid-19. Juanita was born at home in Fayston, VT on February 12, 1938 the third of 14 children to Alonzo and June (McCullough) Spooner. She lived in Fayston until moving to Topsham, VT. Juanita attended elementary school in Fayston and Topsham. In order to accommodate transportation needs to...

Steve Hewes passed away Wednesday, January 27th, 2021 doing what he loved, working in his woods. Steve was a man with many professions. His love of faith, family, farming and forestry is what he would be known for best. He was a man who could reinvent the wheel and make it run better than when he started. As well as an avid writer and reader, his passion was working with his hands and making things grow. Stephen was born 3/09/1954 in Hanover, NH. He grew up with his family on their farm in...

Cynthia M. Eastman, 69, of Thurston Hollow in Corinth, passed away January 25, 2021 with her family by her side, after losing her 4 year-long courageous battle with cancer. Cynthia enjoyed her childhood growing up in Topsham and Corinth. She was the first of three daughters to her father John Peterson and mother Ivis (Emerson) Peterson. Cynthia attended school at Cookeville Elementary and Bradford Academy.  It was in 1966, at the age of 15, when she met her high school sweetheart and...