All Obituaries

Linda Limlaw--Newbury  Linda Lou (Welch) Limlaw, a.k.a. Gangie, Lyn,  passed away peacefully at home surrounded by her loving family  on April 4, 2019 after a short but courageous battle with cancer. She was born on October 23, 1951 in Barre, VT to Victor Welch and Evelyn Aldrich Welch. Linda graduated from Bradford Academy in 1969. Linda married Murdo Limlaw after high school and they began their life together in Waits River, VT where they raised their two daughters,...

Bradford, VT   Real J. “Ray” Champagne, 84, of Fairgrounds Road passed away Friday, March 29, 2019 at Jack Byrne Center in Lebanon, NH.   Born on September 24, 1934 in Martinville, Quebec, Canada, he was the son of Joseph and Ernestine (Gagnon) Champagne.   Ray grew up and attended school in Canada.   On May 25, 1957, he married Shirley Borowski in Hartford, CT. She died in 1993.   For over 39 years, he was self -employed as a siding...

ORFORD, NH -- Gerald Edwin Pease, 87, died Saturday, March 9, 2019 at Hanover Terrace following a brief illness.  Gerald was born November 1, 1931, the second son of the late Glenn F. and Theda (Howard) Pease.  He graduated from Orford High School in 1950 and lived his whole life in East Orford.  Following graduation, he joined his father Glenn and worked side-by-side with him at the family dairy farm until 1971.   In November 1951 Gerald married Doris Quackenbush and...

Newbury, Vt.- Kay Hodge, 89, of Newbury passed away peacefully on March 8, 2019 at the Atkinson Residence for the Retired surrounded by her sons Greg & Peter.  She was born on June 30, 1929 at the family farm in Newbury.  She was the daughter of Dexter A. and Marion Bowen George. She attended Schools in Newbury and graduated from Town Central School with the class of 1947. After graduation, she held various jobs including a short stint at the former Mary Hitchcock Memorial...

Dorothy H. Dodge, 91, a resident of the Grafton County Nursing Home, died February 27, 2019 at the home.   Born on June 7, 1927 in South Peacham, VT, she was the daughter of Charles and Cecil (Livingston) Kimball.   Dorothy attended Corinth Grade School, was a 1945 graduate of Thetford Academy, and a 1946 graduate of Bennington State Beauty Culture School.   She worked in Barre, VT for four years at Rina Aylward’s Beauty Shop.  She then started her own beauty...

North Haverhill, NH-Dorothy Lorraine (Willson) Dodge, 80, a resident of the Grafton County Nursing Home, went to be with the Lord on February 24, 2019. She was born February 4, 1939 in Waterford, VT the daughter of Dean H. and Eula Mae (Hall) Willson. Dorothy grew up on her parent’s farm with her three siblings, Larry, Reginald and Linda. She graduated from St. Johnsbury Academy in 1957, and later took care of her grandparents Sam and Pearl Willson until 1970. In 1958 she married...

Fairlee, VT-Russell Benjamin Smith 86 died peacefully at Dartmouth Hitchcock Medical Center early Monday morning February 18, 2019 with his close friends Georgette Wolf-Ludwig and Mary Davenport by his side.   He was born in Fairlee, VT on April 8, 1932 the son of Hazen and Betty (King) Smith. He received his schooling in Orford and Lebanon, NH, graduating from Orford High School in June 1950. He served in the United States Air Force from 1952-1956, with 3 years in...

Bradford, VT-Priscilla H. Ledwith, 80, of Goshen Road died peacefully February 6, 2019 at the Margaret Pratt Community in Bradford after a long illness. She was born June 30, 1938 in Lowell, MA the daughter of Edward and Irene (Lynch) Hoyt. She attended Chelmsford, MA schools and graduated cum laude from Boston University in 1960. She met her husband at Boston University and they were married June 18, 1960. For 30 years she was organist at Our Lady of Perpetual Help Catholic Church in...

Orford, NH   Michelle L. Schwarz, 48 of Orford died Tuesday, January 22, 2019 after a long illness.             She was born October 08, 1970 in Claremont, NH the daughter of David Thibodeau and Cheryl Monroe Thibodeau.   She attended schools in Lebanon, NH, graduating in 1988. Michelle worked 16 years at the Hanover Inn.             On May 12, 2012 she married...

Bradford, VT   William Welton Thomas Johnson, 80, of South Pleasant St, passed away peacefully on Sunday, January 20, 2019 at the Jack Byrne Center at DHMC in Lebanon, NH.    He made light of his names, often telling folks that his mother did not know what to name him, so she gave him four.  He was also known as Weechie, Whitey, Bill and Uncle.  It even showed up with his signature.  One day he might sign as Welton Johnson, another day as William, or even as...