All Obituaries

Topsham, VT     Eleanor S. Butler, 80 of Willey Hill Road in Topsham, VT passed away at home on Monday November 5, 2018.  Born on July 23, 1938, she was the daughter of Harley Eugene and Angie May (Gilman) Smith. Eleanor graduated Bradford Academy in 1956.   On June 24, 1961 Eleanor married Wayland (PeeWee) Butler. They lived most of their lives in Topsham, where Eleanor had grown up, and where they raised four children and grandchildren. Eleanor worked for National...

Norma A (Kohler) Bliem passed away Friday, October 26th, at Grafton County Nursing Home in North Haverhill, NH surrounded by family.  She was 96. Born on September 10th, 1922 in Bethlehem, PA, she was the daughter of Alfred J. Kohler and Ada Rausch Kohler. She married Howard S Bliem of Pottstown PA on August 14th, 1944.  Over the years they resided together in Gilbertsville, Pottstown, and Penryn PA, Lakeland FL, E. Swanzey, NH before settling for many years in Stratham,...

  Robert Paul Fowler, 95, formerly of Manchester, VT and Bradford, VT passed away on September 17, 2018 with his wife, Ruth, of 74 years at his side and surrounded by family and friends.  Bob was the youngest son of Earle and Helen (Read) Fowler of Manchester, VT, born in Rutland, VT on August 30, 1923.  Bob was a 1943 graduate of Burr & Burton Seminary in Manchester, VT and worked with his father on Fowler’s Poultry Farm and Blue Seal Feed business.  During...

Irene R. Starace, formerly of Bradford and Fairlee, VT, died peacefully on October 9, 2018.  Funeral services will be held at Our Lady of Perpetual Help Catholic Church at 11 a.m. on Friday October, 12, followed by burial at Sawyer Cemetery in Bradford, VT.  The service will be preceded by a rosary at 10:30 a.m.  Everybody who loved and adored Irene is welcome to attend.  Arrangements are by Hale Funeral Home of Bradford.  To arrange flowers, please contact JM...

Robert "Bob" William Valliant, Sr., 90, of Bradford, passed away October 9, 2018 at Cottage Hospital in Woodsville, NH after a brief bout with pneumonia.  He was surrounded by his loved ones.  His funeral service was held on Sunday, October 14.  We apologize for the timing and realize this made it difficult for some people to attend, however, it allowed his immediate family to be present.  Bob was born May 16, 1928, the son of John William Valliant and Pearl May...

    Charles J. Kent, Sr., 91, of Taplin Hill Road passed away Sunday, September 30, 2018 at his home following a period of declining health.   He was born on January 25, 1927 to Charles H. and Mary M. (Gorman) Kent of Brockton, MA.   Charles was a graduate of Coyle High School in Taunton, MA and a 1950 graduate of Boston College.  He worked for Swift and Anderson in New York City prior to serving in the Korean War as an Ordinance Specialist in the US Army from...

Wells River, VT- Royal Highness Emerson, 85, of Wells River, Vermont died Thursday September 27th, 2018 at home with family and friends surrounding her.   Born September 25, 1933 in Thetford, Vermont; she was the daughter of Marcellas and Nettie (Waterman) Wheelock. She attended schools in Thetford, Vermont.   On October 25, 1952 in Newbury, Vermont she married Richard Emerson of Wells River, Vermont. After their marriage, she and her husband lived in Corinth,...

Bradford, VT Scott H. Fisk, 47, of Waits River Road passed away unexpectedly Friday, Sept 14, 2018 at home.  Born on January 14, 1971, he was the son of Harold E. and Joyce A. (Londry) Fisk. Scott grew up in Bradford and was a graduate of Oxbow High School. He was a man of strong work ethic.  He was the founder, owner, and operator of Fisk Trucking in Bradford. Family and Family gatherings were very important to Scott.  He will be especially remembered for his...

  Lebanon, NH – Maddalen Grace Taber, 89, formerly of Newbury, VT succumbed to cancer, surrounded by her large and loving family at the Jack Byrne Center for Palliative & Hospice Care on September 12, 2018. She was born in Waltham, Massachusetts on March 30, 1929 to Carlo & Rosaria Profita. She laid down roots in Groton, VT where she and her husband Donald raised eight children, and ran a general store for years.  She lived within the area for the latter half of her...

Bradford, VT   Maxine Roberta (Thurston) Burgess 83, passed away on Saturday, August 25th, 2018 at Grafton County Nursing Home on the Maple unit, in North Haverhill, NH. She was surrounded by family, present and in spirit. She was born January 16th, 1935 as the youngest daughter of Charles Eugene and Eva Etta (Page) Thurston at the family home on South Road in Bradford, VT. She attended the one room schoolhouse beside the family home until grade 8, and then went to Bradford...