Mar 21, 2016

Priscilla Marie Racine, age 86, of River Road, passed at her home peacefully with family by her side Monday, March 21, 2016. Priscilla was born in Nashua, NH, on January 24, 1930, daughter to the late George and Beatrice (Berube) Revere. She was raised and educated in St. Johnsbury and married Edward Joseph "Pete" Racine on June 1, 1947. She...

Mar 21, 2016

Frank Horgan of Lyndonville, VT passed away at home early Monday morning, March 21, 2016 at the age of 74. A retired Cambridge police officer, Frank was born in Cambridge, Massachusetts on Feb. 6, 1942, the son of Francis Sr. and Agnes (Naughton) Horgan. On May 28, 1966 he married Judith Anderson. Three of their four children survive him: their...

Mar 19, 2016

Beulah Hutchinson of the Walden Hill Rd. in Danville died Saturday, March 19, 2016 at the age of 89. She was born in St. Johnsbury, Vermont on Feb. 20, 1927, the daughter of Morris and Elsie (Peck) Bigelow. Her husband Theodore passed away back in 1984. She was also predeceased by sisters Dot Coggins, June Withers, and Marge Fields, and...

Mar 14, 2016

Kevin John Wheeler, Sr. age 48, formerly of Lyndonville, died from a heart attack at the North Country Hospital in Newport, Vermont, Monday night March 14, 2016. Kevin was born in Brooklyn, NY, on December 19, 1967, son to Joan Ann (Baccellieri) Wheeler and the late James Preston Wheeler. He was raised and educated in Carpentry graduating from Lake Region...

Mar 11, 2016

Robert O. Williams, age 82, of Burke Hollow, passed away peacefully at his home Friday morning, March 11, 2016. Robert was born in Freeport, ME on June 7, 1933, to the late Howard Everett and Elizabeth Rose (Bean) Williams. He was raised and educated in Marlborough, MA schools and later attended the Worcester School of Business Science. He proudly served...

Mar 10, 2016

Kathy Kerber, 49, of Crow Hill in Danville, passed away at home early Thursday morning, March 10, 2016 surrounded by her family. Kathy was born in Huntington, New York on Dec. 8, 1966 to Peter and Beverly (DeJesu) Kerber. Kathy attended public schools in Guilford and Brattleboro, Vermont, Dean Jr. College in Franklin, Mass., and the Fashion Institute of New...

Mar 10, 2016

Jeannette A. (Chouinard) Bedor, 75, of St. Johnsbury, VT passed from this life peacefully at the St. Johnsbury Health and Rehab on March 10, 2016, with her family by her side. She was born in Greensboro, VT on July 16, 1940 to Joseph E. and Marjorie F. (Sheltra) Chouinard. She was the seventh of ten children born to the Chouinards....

Mar 9, 2016

Marcia Behr of Main Street, St. Johnsbury, passed away at home with her family late Wednesday evening, March 9, 2016, at the age of 99. Born in Syracuse, New York on August 22, 1916, she was the daughter of Sylvanus Delamere and May (Sedgwick) Ward. She was preceded in death by her husband of 62 years, Edward A. Behr on...

Mar 8, 2016

Robert Burke McGill of North Danville passed away on Tuesday evening, March 8, 2016. Robert was born in Burke, VT on September 4, 1929 to Robert James McGill and Tennie Gaskill McGill. Robert attended elementary school in Barnet and North Danville Village School and graduated from St. Johnsbury Trade School. After graduation, Robert was drafted into the Army during the...

Mar 8, 2016

Douglas Crawford Lyons, age 82, of Marshall Newland Road, passed away at his home, Tuesday evening, March 8th, 2016, with his family by his side after a brief battle with pancreatic cancer. Doug was born in Cambridge, MA, on August 4, 1933, son to the late Kevin T. and Edith (Hutchins) Lyons. He was raised and educated in Auburndale,...

Mar 7, 2016

Elsie H. Finney of St. Johnsbury passed away Monday, March 7, 2016. She was born June 4, 1931 in St. Johnsbury, VT, the daughter of E. Lloyd McKee and Margaret (Beattie) McKee. She attended public schools in St. J. and graduated from St. Johnsbury Academy in 1949. She attended Bay Path Junior College in Longmeadow, Mass. Mom was all about...

Mar 6, 2016

Joshua Couture of Main St. in St. Johnsbury died Sunday, March 6, 2016 at the age of 29. He had previously been a resident of Johnson. He was born in Burlington on Oct. 21, 1986, the son of Diane Deschamps and Kenneth Couture. He had resided in St. Johnsbury for the past year. He grew up in Westford. He is...

Mar 5, 2016

Peter Lavoie II, 22, of Concord, affectionately known as 'RePete', died of injuries sustained in an automobile accident on Saturday, March 5, 2016. Born in Bristol, Connecticut on July 1, 1993, Peter was an auto mechanic through and through and was employed at L&T Auto on the East St. Johnsbury Rd. He was a fun-loving and caring young man. He...

Feb 29, 2016

Linda Niles of St. Johnsbury, longtime St. Johnsbury Farmer's Market vendor, passed away of cancer on Monday, Feb. 29, 2016. She was 62. She was born in St. Johnsbury on March 10, 1953, the daughter of Edward and Dorine (Gilbert) Roy. Linda was a local artisan specializing in molten glass blowing and specialty wood carvings and had been a faithful...

Feb 29, 2016

Mary Jane DeBusk, age 87, passed away at the Pines Health and Rehabilitation Center in Lyndonville, VT, Monday February 29, 2016. Mary Jane was born in El Paso, TX, on September 8, 1928, daughter to the late Willard Ordee Bourland and Blanche Marie (Naumann) Bourland. She was raised and educated in El Paso graduating from Austin High School in the...

Feb 27, 2016

Meriday Helene Danforth, age 94, formerly of St Johnsbury, VT, passed away at the Pheasant Wood Center in Peterborough, NH, on Saturday, February 27, 2016. Meriday was born in Derby Line, VT, on August 2, 1921, daughter to the late Obie Dyer Webb and Helen (Boucher) Webb. She was raised in Lyndonville, VT and educated at Lyndon Institute, graduating in...

Feb 23, 2016

Dennis Laferriere, a well-known local contractor and businessman, died peacefully at his home in North Danville on February 23, 2016. He was born on October 21, 1954, in St. Johnsbury, the son of Bernard Alphonse and Irene (Rancour) Laferriere. He graduated from St. Johnsbury Academy in 1972. On August 14, 1976, he married Pamela Byron. In 1978, he formed Laferriere...

Feb 19, 2016

Shirley Langmaid, age 92, formerly of Hawkins Road, passed away at the St. Johnsbury Health and Rehab Center on Friday, February 19, 2016, following a brief decline in health. Shirley was born in St. Johnsbury, Vermont, on August 9, 1923, daughter to the late Walter and Ruth (Davis) Blodgett. She was raised and educated in Danville graduating from Danville High...

Feb 17, 2016

John E. Ellsworth, age 76, of Royalston Corner Road, passed away with family by his side at the Northeastern Vermont Regional Hospital in St. Johnsbury, VT, on Wednesday, February 17, 2016, following a period of declining health. John was born in Woodstock, NH on May 7, 1939. He was raised and educated in Carmel, ME. On January 4, 1958 he...

Feb 16, 2016

Brenda Blake Smith, 69, of Inverness, Florida, passed away on Feb. 16, 2016, at Hospice of Citrus and the Nature Coast in Inverness from complications of Parkinson’s Disease.

Brenda was born to Betty Simpson Blake and the late Maurice Charles Blake, Jr. in Lyndonville, Vt., on Dec. 16, 1946. At the age of 5, she moved to...