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Robert F. Rogalski
Oct 9, 2020
Robert F. Rogalski 65, former Chief of the Bennington Fire Department and a resident of East Road passed away peacefully on Friday October 9, 2020 at the Southwestern Vermont Medical Center following a courageous battle with cancer. A lifelong resident of Bennington, h e was born at the Putnam Memorial Hospital on September 5, 1955 to Casimir and Helen...
David W Holland
Oct 5, 2020
David W. Holland, 79, of Bennington, Vermont died peacefully on October 5, 2020, at the Centers for Living and Rehabilitation after a lengthy battle with heart disease. David was born on February 4, 1941, in New Britain, Connecticut to Wallace Alfred and Phyllis Jane (Perry) Holland. He was predeceased by his parents and his sister, Denise Holland Glemser. After...
Sarah (Scotty) Aquilino
Oct 4, 2020
Sarah (Scotty) Aquilino, 79, a resident of Bondville, VT, passed away Sunday October 4, 2020 at her home. Sarah was born in Middletown, NY on January 19, 1941 the daughter of the late Joseph and Grace Marceano Menite and attended local schools. Sarah worked in advertising and lived in New York City for many years. Along with her husband...
Philip B. Herbert
Sep 29, 2020
Philip B. Herbert 74 a resident of East Arlington Road passed away on Monday September 29, 2020 at the Southwestern Vermont Medical Center. The youngest of nine children of John Adam and Ruth Brooks Herbert, Philip was born in Baltimore, Maryland on August 20, 1946. He met the love-of-his-life, Bob Fogelgren, on July 4, 1976 in Washington, DC whom...
Frederic Whitney “Eric” Wu
Sep 23, 2020
Frederic Whitney “Eric” Wu was killed in a tragic automobile accident on September 23. He swerved to avoid hitting a deer and was killed by ongoing traffic in the aftermath. Eric was born on October 8, 1999 in Manhattan and resided in New York City and Manchester, Vermont. He was a graduate of Saint David’s School in Manhattan, Phillips...
James Elbert Day
Sep 22, 2020
James Elbert Day, 76, a resident of The Meadows, passed away September 22, 2020 at Albany Medical Center. James was born in Brattleboro, VT on July 21, 1944 the son of the late George and Margaret Coulter Day. He attended Jamaica schools and graduated from Leland & Gray High School. James served his country as a member of the...
April T. Mayer
Sep 21, 2020
April T. Mayer, 58, a resident of South Stream Road, passed away September 21, 2020 at Southwestern Vermont Medical Center. April was born in Bennington, VT on April 20, 1962 the daughter of the late Leonard and Megan Crawford Wilkinson. She attended Arlington, VT schools, graduated from Arlington High School and earned her Bachelor Degree from North Adams State...
Dana Baylor Consolino
Sep 20, 2020
Dana Baylor Consolino, 76, a resident of Ware Road passed away Sunday September 20, 2020 at Brattleboro Memorial Hospital. Dana was born in Scotia, NY on February 23, 1944 the daughter of the late Leonard and Doris Mack. Dana attended Scotia schools and graduated from the University of Connecticut in 1968. Dana worked as a Sales Manager in the...
Kenneth Edward Weiss
Sep 17, 2020
Kenneth Edward Weiss, 64, of East Rupert passed away September 17, 2020. Kenny was born in Port Chester, New York on February 25, 1956. He was the son of the late Michael G. and Ann Mead Weiss. The majority of his career was spent in the marine industry, first as a sailmaker and then in retail sales. Although a...
Patricia Ann Dupree
Sep 17, 2020
On September 17th, 2020, Patricia J. Dupree left this life to continue her mantra, “Always keep learning,” in The Next Life. Pat was born on October 4th, 1926 in Portland, Oregon, to Lena Jane (Hornibrook) and Richard Bishop Joyce. She was raised on their farm, and graduated from Sherwood Union High School in 1944. After graduation, she got a...
Janis Louise Bowen
Sep 16, 2020
Janis Louise (Guber) Bowen, 87, a resident of Outback Drive, passed away Wednesday September 16, 2020 at her home surrounded by her family. Janis was born in Jackson, NY on August 22, 1933 the daughter of the late Andrew and Nora Thomas Guber and attended local school. Janis worked as a finisher for Mack Molding in Arlington for over...
Elizabeth Casse
Sep 16, 2020
Elizabeth Casse, 91, formerly of Gage Street, passed away Wednesday September 16, 2020 at Brookdale at Fillmore Pond. She was the daughter of the late Henry and Muriel Johnson. She finished her career in mental health services, as a director, in a home for the mentally challenged. Elizabeth was an avid reader, enjoyed listening to Christian and Country Music...
Rachella (Ruthie) Bolton
Sep 15, 2020
Rachella (Ruthie) Bolton, 71 a resident of Jefferson Heights passed away unexpectedly at her home on Tuesday morning September 15, 2020. The daughter of Holocaust survivors David and Sonia (Bebelski) Mac, she was born in Innsbruck, Austria on January 26, 1949. They immigrated to the United States through Ellis Island when she was an infant. Ruthie was raised and...
Arthur Edward Knapp
Sep 14, 2020
Arthur Edward Knapp, 87, a life- long resident of Bennington and a resident of Sweets Mobile Home Park, passed away Monday September 14, 2020 at his home. Arthur was born in Bennington on August 6, 1933 the son of the late Charles E. and Gladys Tripp Knapp and attended Bennington schools. Arthur worked in the water department for the...
Kevin Charles O'Leary
Sep 12, 2020
Kevin Charles (“Charlie”) O’Leary passed away September 12, 2020 at Albany Medical Center from cardiac arrest while undergoing treatment for a bacterial infection. He is survived by his parents, Barry and Susan O’Leary of Jupiter, Florida and Dorset, Vermont; sisters Amy Carpi (Anthony) and Sarah O’Leary (Peter); aunt Sheila (Phil); uncle David (Dianne); great aunt Ruth; and many cousins,...
Janet May Mattison Hollister
Sep 9, 2020
Janet May Mattison Hollister, born October 2nd, 1927, at the George Mattison farmhouse, on Maple Hill, in Shaftsbury Vt (to Lloyd and Marion Mattison), peacefully passed away Wednesday, September 9th while a resident at the Vermont Veteran’s Home in Bennington, VT. Just short of her 93rd birthday, Janet was a long-time resident of Bennington where, for more than 50...
Raymond E. Cookson
Sep 7, 2020
Raymond E. Cookson, 68, a resident of Waldwinkle Road, peacefully passed away at his home on Monday September 7, 2020. The son of the late Raymond F. and Phyllis (Haire) Cookson, he was born in Bridgeport, Connecticut on March 11, 1952. He grew up in Orange, Connecticut where he received his education from Amity High School, Woodbridge and the...
Justin Thomas Pariseau
Sep 6, 2020
Justin (Tommy) came into the world with a beautiful heart that felt deeply. He had a smile and a sense of humor that lit up the room. From an early age, he experienced traumas that only grew and increased through his life. Schaghticoke NY’s tragic losses of young people beginning in 2009 included many of Tommy’s dear friends. Loss...
Patricia Mae Grant
Sep 4, 2020
Patricia Mae Grant, 78, of Manchester Ctr, VT passed away unexpectedly on Friday September 4, 2020. The Daughter of Samuel and Eva (Holton) LeBarron she was born in Peru on February 24, 1942. Pat was an active member in the Fraternal Order of Eagles for 46 years. Throughout her time as an FOE sister, she was past Madam President...
Charlotte M Gates
Sep 2, 2020
Charlotte M. Gates 86 a longtime resident of Pownal passed away peacefully at Bennington Health and Rehabilitation Center where she had resided for the past two years. Born in Chelsea, MA on March 3, 1934, Charlotte was one of 13 children born to George F. and Emily (Gillis) Jordan Sr. . She married Christopher W. Gates Sr. on January...
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