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Gregory Paul Torrey

Gregory Paul Torrey

Oct 19, 2014

Newbury, VT- Gregory Paul Torrey, 74, of Newbury died Sunday, October 19, 2014 at Cottage Hospital in Woodsville, NH after a long battle with Cancer with his family by his side. He was born on October 2, 1940 the son of Carlton and Alice (McNeil) Torrey. He attended schools in Haverhill, MA. On July 22, 1961 he was married to...

Homer C. " Rocky" Stimpson

Homer C. " Rocky" Stimpson

Sep 27, 2014

He was born in Richford, VT on September 27, 1940 and grew up in Enosburg, VT with his brother Roger Stimpson. Rocky then became a Corpsman in the US Navy and later went on to work as a lineman for Central Vermont Public Service until his retirement. Rocky was a lifelong outdoors-man who was a well known hunter and fisherman,...

Ellen L. Blowey

Ellen L. Blowey

Sep 24, 2014

West Newbury, VT- Ellen L. Blowey, 85, of West Newbury died peacefully at her home on September 24, 2014 with her family by her side. She was born September 18, 1929 in Westford, MA the daughter of Stanley and Mary (Morton) Stone. Ellen worked at Fort Deven in Ayer, MA., and then moved to West Newbury, VT in 1986 where...

Paige S. Priestley

Paige S. Priestley

Sep 6, 2014

Bradford, VT- Paige S. Priestley infant daughter of Brian Priestley and Michaela Plante died suddenly Saturday, September 6, 2014 at her home. She was born on June 23, 2014 and was 2 A½ months when she passed. She was a beautiful baby and so full of life and promise. She had already developed her own special personality and was loved...

Gloria Jeanne Flanders Williams

Gloria Jeanne Flanders Williams

Sep 2, 2014

Fairlee, VT-Gloria Jeanne Flanders-Williams of Fairlee, VT passed away peacefully on September 2, 2014 following a long illness. She was born to Paul C. Flanders and Gladys Dickinson Flanders on Feb. 2, 1949. Known to her friends and family as Jeannie, she enjoyed visiting with friends, making crafts and spending time with her three grandchildren. Jeannie was a loving and...

Clyde A. Sleeper

Clyde A. Sleeper

Aug 29, 2014

Fairlee, VT- Clyde A. Sleeper, 91 of Fairlee, VT and a long time resident of Corinth, VT passed away at the home of his daughter in Fairlee, VT. Clyde was born in Norwich, VT to Alice and Clarence Sleeper. He grew up in Vershire, VT where he met and married Pauline M. Carter. They were married in Vershire, VT on...

Laura Washburn Verry

Laura Washburn Verry

Aug 28, 2014

Orfordville, NH-Laura Washburn Verry, 94, passed away peacefully, in her Orfordville, NH farmhouse on Thursday, August 28, 2014, surrounded by loved ones. Laura was the first child of five born to Bernice (Horton) and Harvey Lovejoy Washburn on August 17, 1920 In Hanover, NH. She was raised on the family farm on Dame Hill, Orfordville, NH, where Laura acquired her...

Arlene D. Palmer

Arlene D. Palmer

Aug 26, 2014

Arlene was born March 19, 1936 in Lyme Center, NH to the late William and Della Thompson (Bryant). She attended Chesley School and Thetford Academy. Throughout her life she was a tireless caregiver to many. Arlene took great joy in living on the Palmer Jersey Farm with her late husband, Arthur and their children. She was dedicated to her family...

William M. Sanborn Sr

William M. Sanborn Sr

Aug 22, 2014

William M. Sanborn, Sr., passed away in his home in East Thetford on Friday, August 22, 2014 after a period of failing health. He was 84. He was born on May 28, 1930 to George and Olive Sanborn in Brooksville, ME. On July 8, 1952, he married Fay Stewart. They lived most of their married life in Thetford, VT. She...

Victor John Piersa

Victor John Piersa

Aug 14, 2014

Victor was drafted to the Army in 1942 where he served in England, Omaha Beach, France, Belgium, and Germany until he returned to New Britain in 1947. He was a technical sergeant for the Army Corp of Engineers in Aviation where he helped to build runways and landing sites for allied aircraft. He was a master carpenter by profession and...

George G. Gyorky

George G. Gyorky

Aug 14, 2014

Wilder, Vt. a" George G. Gyorky, known as "GAC.za" to family, passed away August 14, 2014 peacefully surrounded by those who loved him at Brookside Nursing Home in Wilder, Vt. He was born in BAC.kAC.scsaba, Hungary on Feb. 11, 1916, to JA¡nos Gyorky and Zsofia Sztodola, and had six siblings who predeceased him. His father died after WWI followed by...

Darlene S Welch

Darlene S Welch

Aug 3, 2014

Darlene S. Welch of Downing Road passed away unexpectedly, Sunday, August 3, 2014 at her home. She was 55. Born on November 19, 1958 in Barre, VT, she was the daughter of Harold Edgar and Shirley Mae (Downing) White. Darlene was a lifelong resident of the Corinth-Topsham area. She attended East Topsham Elementary School and Oxbow High School in Bradford....

Verna A. Estes

Verna A. Estes

Aug 1, 2014

Following her graduation from Thetford Academy in 1948, Verna enrolled in the nursing program at Gifford Memorial Hospital in Randolph, VT. She continued her education at Fitchburg School of Nursing in Fitchburg, MA and returned to Gifford Memorial Hospital where she graduated with an R.N. degree. In 1954 she married her high school sweetheart, Henry W. Estes. They made their...

Marjorie Ellen Walker

Marjorie Ellen Walker

Aug 1, 2014

Marjorie Ellen Walker, 96, of Montebello Apartments died Friday, August 2, 2014 at Grafton County Nursing Home in Haverhill, NH. She was born March 22, 1918 in New London, CT, the daughter of Archibald Eli and Agnes Douglas Wheeler. She was educated in New London Schools and graduated from Williams Memorial High School in 1936. In 1942, she married Paul...

Adrian " Skip" Randall Craven

Adrian " Skip" Randall Craven

Jul 19, 2014

Born on March 13, 1935 in Middletown, Ct, he was the son of Harry and Florence (Langley) Craven. Skip attended primary school at St. Charles Academy in Winsocket, RI and then went on to further schooling in Andover, MA. By trade, Skip was a master sheetmetal mechanic specializing in heating and air conditioning. His career in commercial construction took him...

Samuel Arnold Shields

Samuel Arnold Shields

Jul 19, 2014

Piermont, NH-Samuel Arnold Shields 83 passed away July 19, 2014 in Grafton County Nursing Home North Haverhill New Hampshire. He was preceded in death by his wife of 59 years Marian Robbins Shields, in November 2011 and a granddaughter Deidre Shields in August 1988. He is survived by his two sons: Peter E. Shields (Mary) of Kansas City, Missouri and...

Sean C. Tillotson

Sean C. Tillotson

Jun 30, 2014

A senior at Oxbow High School, Sean was born October 3, 1996, in Lebanon, NH, the son of Gary and Bethanne (Wright) Tillotson. A school leader, honor student and member of the National Honor Society, in June Sean served as a delegate to Green Mountain Boys State, while there he lived in the Town of Stafford, Curtiss County, serving as...

Peter R Pierson

Peter R Pierson

Jun 26, 2014

Born on September 24, 1938 in Haverhill, NH, he was the son of John A. and Mable Luella (Sweet) Pierson. Peter was a lifelong resident of East Corinth. He attended Corinth grammar school and was a graduate of Bradford Academy. He served several years in the Vermont Army National Guard. Over the years, he was employed at various jobs including...

Jeanine Lucille Clark

Jeanine Lucille Clark

Jun 24, 2014

Jeanine Lucille Clark, 72 of Bradford, Vermont born March 11, 1942 in Kingston, New York to Edith Stokes and Harold Schoonmaker died on June 24, 2014 at Cottage Hospital in Woodville, New Hampshire. Jeanine grew up in New York, and then lived in Maine, Connecticut, before settling in Vermont. In central Vermont is where she raised her five children who...

Fritz William Osgood

Fritz William Osgood

Jun 11, 2014

BRADFORD-- Fritz William Osgood, 86, of 166 Cross Road, Bradford, passed away peacefully surrounded by family on Wednesday, June 11at Brookside Nursing Home, Inc., White River Junction, after more than a decade long battle against Alzheimer's disease. He was born in Westfield, Vermont on May 27, 1928, the son of George Henry and Maude (Lawton) Osgood. Fritz attended schools in...

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