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Joanne Fontaine
Aug 16, 2019
New London, NH-Joanne Fontaine, 76, of Pleasant Street died Friday, August 16, 2019 at Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center in Lebanon, NH.She was born April 29, 1943 in Barre, VT the daughter of Maurice Fontaine and Phyllis Fontaine Dow. At an early age the family moved to Corinth, VT where she attended Cookeville Grade School. Mrs. Fontaine was a 1960 graduate of...
Virginia Hutchinson
Aug 10, 2019
Corinth, VT-Virginia "Ginny" Hutchinson, 58, of Pike Hill Road died Saturday, August 10, 2019 at Brigham & Women's Hospital in Boston, MA.She was born October 26, 1960 in Hanover, NH the daughter of Clifford Comstock and Edith (Hodge) Comstock. She attended grade school in Corinth and high school at Thetford Academy. She was employed at Billings Dairy in Norwich, VT...
Donna Lee Robinson
Aug 9, 2019
Lyme, NH-Donna Lee Robinson, 84, of Orford Road died Friday, August 9, 2019 at the Jack Byrne Center in Lebanon, NH.She was born June 3, 1935 in Massillon, Ohio the daughter of Samuel T. Morris and Helen (Kaylor) Morris. The family moved often as her Dad was an engineer working on highways and dams. She attended schools in Worcester, MA...
Freeman Robie
Aug 7, 2019
Piermont, NH-Freeman Ellis Robie, 94, of Rte. 10 died August 7, 2019 at the home farm in Piermont where he was born, had farmed with his wife, Winona and raised their family of four sons, Terry, Lyman (Lee), Timothy and Todd.He was born January 13, 1925 to Lyman Edward Robie and Gwendolene Diana (Shumway) Robie. He attended Piermont schools and...
Mary Jane Taylor
Aug 5, 2019
Orford, NH-Mary Jane Taylor, 71, of Quintown Road died Monday, August 5, 2019 at her home.She was born June 12, 1948 in Orford, NH the daughter of Ralph Marsh and Gladys Cutler. She attended Orford schools and was a graduate of Orford High School. After her schooling she moved to Manchester, NH. She returned to Orford and on October 2,...
Sally Sweet-Jenks
Jul 23, 2019
North Thetford, VT-Sally Sweet-Jenks, 74, of School House Hill Road died Tuesday, July 23, 2019 at her home.She was born December 24, 1944 in Lyme, NH the daughter of Kenneth Bragg and Alice Lamontagne. She was a 1963 graduate of Thetford Academy. After graduation, she married Rodney Sweet who died in 2007.Mrs. Sweet-Jenks loved children and took care of many...
Joan Bennett
Jul 12, 2019
Newbury, VT-Joan Bennett, 86, of Tucker Mountain Road died Friday, July 12, 2019 at her home.She was born September 17, 1932 in Burlington, VT the daughter of George E. Osborne and M. Bertha Alden. She attended Springfield, VT schools, and later married J. Howard Bennett on May 15, 1954. Mr. Bennett died on January 20, 2006. Mr. and Mrs. Bennett...
Laura Louise Kendall
Jun 19, 2019
Newbury, VT-Laura Louise Kendall, 77, of Swamp Road died Wednesday, June 19, 2019 at the Central Vermont Medical Center in Berlin, VT.She was born July 20, 1941 in Williamstown, VT the daughter of Walter Earl Paton and Louise Hood. On February 6, 1958 she married Justin Thurston Sr. who died in 1998. She worked as a newspaper delivery route driver...
Roland Ward Hanchett
May 25, 2019
Roland W. Hanchett, 78 of the Miller Pond District, Strafford, VT died on May 25, 2019 at his home after a long period of declining health.Roland was born January 28, 1941 in Lyme, NH to Ralph and Ethel Hanchett of the Miller Pond District, Strafford, VT. Married his wife Barbara, June 24, 1961 at the Methodist Church in Union Village,...
Linda Lou (Welch) Limlaw
Apr 4, 2019
Linda Limlaw--NewburyLinda 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...
Real J. "Ray" Champagne
Mar 29, 2019
Bradford, VTReal 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...
Gerald Edwin Pease
Mar 9, 2019
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...
Kay Hodge
Mar 8, 2019
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...
Dorothy Helen Dodge
Feb 27, 2019
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...
Dorothy L. Dodge
Feb 24, 2019
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...
Russell Benjamin Smith
Feb 18, 2019
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...
Priscilla H. Ledwith
Feb 6, 2019
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...
Michelle Schwarz
Jan 22, 2019
Orford, NHMichelle 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 Thomas Schwarz in Orford, NH.Michelle loved...
Michelle Schwarz
Jan 22, 2019
Orford, NHMichelle 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 Thomas Schwarz in Orford, NH.Michelle loved...
William Welton Thomas Johnson
Jan 20, 2019
Bradford, VTWilliam 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...
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