All Obituaries

Ann Hughes, 93, passed away at her home on February 9, 2020.   She was born Mary Ann Egan on September 12, 1926, in Trenton, NJ, and later married her high school sweetheart, John David Hughes, on August 27, 1949.  They spent the early years of their marriage in the New York City metro area, before settling in Princeton, NJ.   She was for many years a travel agent, though she was quite upfront that she preferred to only book trips to two locations:  London and...

West Topsham, VT-Norman Dean Perry, 52, passed away unexpectedly on March 15, 2020. He was born August 9, 1967 at Central Vermont Hospital in Berlin, VT, to Marie Huntington Bruleigh (step-son of Micky Bruleigh) and biological son of Rodney Perry. He was raised by his step-father and mentor, Micky Bruleigh, who taught him to love the outdoors by hunting, fishing, fixing fence, and cutting and splitting wood by hand. He was an avid hunter and fisherman. He loved horseshoes and played in the...

Michael Jay Goforth, 66, passed away unexpectedly at home on March 7, 2020. He was born in Hartford, CT to Donald and Agnes Goforth. Mike moved to Vermont when he was 16 and made it his home. Mike was a gifted mechanic, craftsman and engineer. Applying a special mix of imagination and Yankee ingenuity, he could fix literally anything. He was passionate in every pursuit and belief. When he set his mind to something, he didn’t stop until it was finished and to exacting standards that...

White River Jct., VT-Nicholas Cole, 40, of White River Jct., VT died March 7, 2020. He was born May 27, 1979 in Lebanon, NH the son of Larry Cole and Rose Lyon. His step-father, Jim Hill predeceased him. He attended schools in West Fairlee, Bradford and Thetford Academy. Nick worked in tree service, and at FedEx delivery, and Walmart. Nick was well-liked by many and was first to offer a helping hand to those in need. He enjoyed spending time with his step-son, Harry, being outdoors,...

Bradford, VT- Marcia E. Pierce, 91, of Lower Plain in Bradford, VT died Tuesday, March 3, 2020 at Dartmouth Hitchcock Medical Center in Lebanon, NH. She was born August 20, 1928 in Hanover, NH the daughter of George T. McClellan and Ethel F. (Sawyer) McClellan. She was married to Frank Pierce who predeceased her. Mrs. Pierce was a nurse at Mary Hitchcock Memorial Hospital for more than 30 years, retiring in 1990. She enjoyed mowing her lawn on her John Deere tractor, and looked forward to...

Shirley Mae Montandon of Topsham, VT passed away peacefully at UVM Medical Center on February 20, 2020 surrounded by her family. She was born October 21, 1937 in Topsham, VT the daughter of Albert F. Downing and Emma (Stevens) Downing.  She attended Bradford Academy and was one of the first woman licensed mechanics in the state of Vermont, which she used at Hassie and Ed's Texaco in East Corinth Vermont where she was part owner. She married Harold Edgar White on August 25, 1956....

Wells, ME-Karen F. Barry, 65 of Wells, ME and formerly of Fairlee, VT died Sunday, February 9, 2020 at St. Andre Healthcare in Biddeford, ME. She was born January 9, 1955 in Hanover, NH the daughter of Everett A. Fifield Sr. and Evelyn (Estes) Fifield. She attended Thetford schools and was a graduate of Thetford Academy. Mrs. Barry worked at a variety of jobs in the Upper Valley including at Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center and Martha Diebold Real Estate. She married Reginald H. Cramer...

Piermont, NH-Suzanne Lee (Rykken) Medlicott died peacefully on February 1, 2020 at the Grafton County Nursing Home after a long illness. She was born in Bellingham, WA in 1927 to Dr. Felix C. Rykken and Agnes Lee Rykken. She graduated from the Northhampton School for Girls and from Smith College in 1949 as a music major. She married Alexander “Joe” Medlicott in 1950 and the couple moved to East Longmeadow, MA where their three children were born. She embraced child rearing and...

Newbury, VT-Alan Morrison, 80, of Bowen Road went to be with the Lord Jesus Christ Monday, January 13, 2020. He was born February 10, 1939 in Woonsocket, RI the son of Herman G. Morrison and Lois Margaret (Moody) Morrison. He attended schools in Woonsocket and attended Northeastern University in Boston, MA. Mr. Morrison worked on the construction of Hopkins Center at Dartmouth College and on several large construction projects in Vermont. He returned to Providence, RI where he earned a...

Billy Aldrich, of Orford, NH, passed away peacefully on December 14th, at the Jack Byrne Center in Lebanon, surrounded by family and friends.  Billy was born December 8, 1948, the oldest child of the late Robert E. Aldrich and Alice (Dube) Aldrich. Billy is survived by his five siblings and their spouses: Henry Aldrich and Karen McGonis of Plainfield, Louise and Maurice Langley of Lebanon, Yvonne Aldrich of Pennsylvania, Patricia and Brian Stout of Hartford, and Sally and Michael Conrad...