Sheila Sylvia Secoy Blair
Feb 13, 2022
Sheila Sylvia Secoy Blair, 90, a resident of The Fields, passed away February 13, 2022 at Crescent Manor Nursing Home in Bennington. Sheila was born in Sunderland, VT on May 5, 1931 daughter of the late Cyrus Able and Sylvia Marie (Niles) Secoy. She attended Sunderland schools and graduated from Arlington Memorial High School. Sheila worked as a legal...
Lawrence E Roberts
Feb 12, 2022
Lawrence E. Roberts, 73, a resident of Bowen Road, passed away February 12, 2022 at Albany Medical Center following a long illness. Lawrence was born in Rutland, VT on December 10, 1948 the son of the late Morris and Dorothy Roberts. He attended Poultney schools, graduating from Poultney High School and then earning his Bachelor Degree. Lawrence worked in...
Joan “J.B.” Benson Henry
Feb 10, 2022
Joan “J.B.” Benson Henry passed away on February 10, 2022 after a courageous three-year battle with cancer. She met this challenge with the determination and quiet strength she was known for. Born in Waterbury, CT in 1954 to Ralph and Anita Benson, she was a loving sister to Rolfe, Joe, Carol and Claire. Joan had a generous heart, a...
Tricia L Gardner
Feb 8, 2022
Tricia L. Gardner, 51, a resident of Benmont Ave, passed away unexpectedly at her home February 8, 2022. Tricia was born in Bennington on August 19, 1970 the daughter of James Gardner and the late Louise Phillips Gardner. Tricia attended Bennington schools and was a 1989 graduate of Mt. Antony Union High School. Tricia worked at Plasan, NSK, Energizer,...
Harvey V Brophy
Feb 8, 2022
Harvey V. Brophy, devoted husband, father, grandfather, and great-grandfather, 83, a resident of East View Lane, East Dorset, VT, passed away peacefully at his home February 8th surrounded by the love of family after a long illness. Harvey was born in Bennington, Vermont on November 15, 1938, the son of the late Howard and Gladys (Fisher) Brophy. He attended...
Bridget Lee Stratton
Feb 6, 2022
Bridget Lee Stratton, a native of Bennington, VT and a resident of Hubert, NC, passed away at Vidant Medical Center on Sunday, February 6, 2022 at the age of 46. She was a high school graduate of Mt. Anthony in Bennington. She was a homemaker and loved cooking and decorating cakes for friends and family. She is survived by...
Raymond J Guttroff
Feb 4, 2022
Raymond J. Guttroff of Winhall, Vermont known as Ray to his friends and Opa to his grandsons passed away Friday February 4 in Dartmouth, NH surrounded by loving family. Born on April 6, 1936 and raised in Douglaston Manor, NY, the son of Harold and Mathilda Guttroff. Ray graduated from Iona College and lived in NYC for a time,...
Candace E Dix
Feb 2, 2022
Candace E. Dix, 62 of Wilmington Vermont, fondly known as Candi, passed away on February 2, 2022. Candace worked the front desk at Andirons Lodge in West Dover for many years where she made many lifelong friends. After Andirons closed, she worked for a wholesale tour company until the pandemic. One of her favorite places was the beach at...
Antonia “Toni” Francine Stracher (Weber)
Feb 1, 2022
Antonia “Toni” Francine Stracher (Weber), Age 80, of Peru, formerly of Park City, Utah passed away following a lengthy courageous battle on February 1, 2022. She is survived by her sweetheart and love of her life of 57 years William “Bill” Stracher, two sons, William, and Glen Stracher of Park City, UT and three beautiful grandchildren, Keegan, Casey and...
F. Anthony Maio
Jan 31, 2022
F. Anthony Maio, of Naples, Florida and Arlington, Vermont, passed away on Monday, January 31, 2022. He was 84. He was born on March 30, 1937 and raised in Lodi, NJ and predeceased by his parents, Anthony and Sadie. He is survived by his wife, Maureen (McKeown) Maio, his three sons, Christopher (Cindy Rauf), Duncan (Kristen Westmoreland) and Todd...
Nathalia, (Shalie) Bell
Jan 30, 2022
Nathalia, (Shalie) Bell, passed away at home on Sunday, January 30, 2022, surrounded by family. Born May 9, 1929, in Blacklick Township, Pennsylvania, she was the daughter of the late Thomas H. and Aletha Fae (McQuown) Mikesell. Shalie was predeceased in death by her husband Jack Bell, whom she married June 4, 1982. She is survived by her children,...
Ronald Tower
Jan 29, 2022
Ronald Tower, 55, a resident of Readsboro, VT, passed away January 29, 2022 at his home. Ronald was born in Bennington, VT on February 27, 1966 the son of the late Kenneth and Mary Carruth Tower. He attended elementary school in Monroe Bridge, Massachusetts and graduated from McCann Technical School in North Adams, Massachusetts. In his earlier years Ronald...
James (Jim) A. Demeter
Jan 29, 2022
James (Jim) A. Demeter, 66, a resident of Upton Road, West Dover Vermont, passed away January 29, 2022 at his home. Jim, the son of the late Jim Demeter and Dorothy Gulas Demeter, was born in Bridgeport, CT on July 13, 1955. He was raised in Connecticut and moved to Vermont in 1975. His love of skiing led him...
Dorothy F.(Desouza) Prentiss
Jan 29, 2022
Dorothy F.(DeSouza) Prentiss, 89, of Acton, MA and Chester, VT passed away on January 29, 2022 with her children by her side. She was predeceased by the love of her life Brian A Prentiss,Sr. after 73 years of marriage. Dorothy was born on February 15, 1932. She lived in Acton, MA for 74 years where she attended Acton High...
Jesse Dallam (Dal) Nesbitt
Jan 28, 2022
Jesse Dallam Nesbitt (Dal) died tragically at the age of 25 in a car crash on January 28th, 2022. Born on April 18, 1996 at St. Francis Hospital in Hartford, CT to Emily Holladay Beeman and M.B. Nesbitt. Older brother Travis may have thought he was the alpha dog but Dal was the eldest of triplets, and never let...
Gail Fisher Sherman
Jan 27, 2022
Gail Fisher Sherman age 94, of Manchester Center, VT passed away on Thursday, January 27 surrounded by her three beloved daughters. Born in Honesdale, PA on March 13, 1927, Gail was the only child of Mark and Jeannette Fisher. Coming of age just at the start of the Second World War, Gail joined the United States Cadet Nurse Corp...
Agnes Mary Mcdonald
Jan 23, 2022
Agnes Mary McDonald passed away on January 23, 2022 at the Chestnut Hill Rehab in East Longmeadow, Mass. She was born December 20, 1928, in Glastonbury, VT to Ruby (Buck) and Edward Elihu McDonald. Her mother ran a boarding house in Glastonbury for the loggers. Later the family moved to Arlington, VT where she was a long-term resident. Her...
Ralph “Budd” Welsh, Jr.
Jan 23, 2022
Ralph “Budd” Welsh, Jr., age 100, died peacefully on January 23, 2022 at Equinox Terrace in Manchester, VT. Born November 1, 1921 to Ralph Sr. and Leonora Welsh in West Haven, CT, Budd, as he preferred to be known, was raised in Summit, NJ. He graduated from Summit High School in 1939 and attended The New Hampton School prior...
G. William (Bill) Hamilton
Jan 22, 2022
G. William (Bill) Hamilton 88, a resident of Wilmington, VT for 55 years died January 21, 2022 of a broken heart, just 90 days after his loving wife Harriette. They were married for 60 years. He was also a loving father, grandfather and great grandfather. He was also preceded in death by his son Taft Hamilton. He is survived...
Catherine (Parent) (Bahan) Reed
Jan 20, 2022
Catherine (Parent) (Bahan)Reed, 90, a resident of East Street, passed away January 20, 2022, at Rivers Edge Community Care Home in Bennington. Catherine was born in Bennington on December 18, 1931 the daughter of the late John and Margery (Chandler) Parent. She attended Bennington schools, graduating from Bennington High School. Catherine worked as an operator for New England Telephone...
