William B. "Wild Bill" Mcmann
May 3, 2009
JEFFERSON- William "Wild Bill" McMann, 68, of Meadow Road, died at his home on May 3, 2009. Mr. McMann was born in Stratford on January 13, 1941, the son of Cleveland and Lucille (Bronson) McMann. Bill was raised in Lost Nation, where he worked on the family farm. He has been a resident of Jefferson for over 30 years. He...
Debbie "Dirty Bear" Hanks
Apr 23, 2009
WHITEFIELD- Debbie Hanks, 50, of Pine Street, died unexpectedly on, Thursday, April 23, 2009, at Littleton Regional Hospital. Mrs. Hanks was born in Berlin on August 1, 1958 the daughter of Robert and Elsie (Gardner) Laflamme Sr. Debbie was raised in Berlin and was a graduate of Berlin High School. She lived in Colebrook for several years and for a...
Fredrick "Mike" Landon
Apr 22, 2009
LANCASTER- Fredrick "Mike" Landon, 58, of North Road, died Wednesday morning, April 22, 2009, at Weeks Medical Center, Lancaster. Mr. Landon was born in Plymouth, New Hampshire on June 13, 1950 the son of Fred Landon and Gloria (Parres) Cummings. Mike had varies jobs over the years. Even though he was disabled for the last few years of his life,...
Irene Smith
Apr 14, 2009
LANCASTER- Irene Smith, 90, died Tuesday evening, April 14, 2009, at Country Village Center Genesis Eldercare, Lancaster. There are no calling hours. A graveside service will be held at the convenience of the family in the Northumberland Cemetery.
Glenna L. Pelletier
Mar 21, 2009
GILMAN- Glenna L. Pelletier, 86, most recently of the Coos County Nursing Hospital, West Stewartstown and formerly of Gilman, VT, died Saturday evening March 21, 2009, at the nursing hospital. Mrs. Pelletier was born in Westfield, Vermont, on November 10, 1922, the fourth child and only daughter of William Henry and Leafie Eliza (Olin) Merritt. Orphaned at a young age...
Victoria M. "Babs" Dupont
Mar 6, 2009
DALTON - Victoria "Babs" Dupont, 67, of Whitefield Road, died Friday evening March 6, 2009, at Weeks Medical Center, Lancaster, after a long illness. Mrs. Dupont was born in Nashua, NH, on January 1, 1942, the daughter of Fernando and Pauline (Stratton) Paquette. Babs was a lifelong resident of Hudson until she and her late husband George C. Dupont Sr....
Kris Thomas Palazzolo
Mar 4, 2009
BERLIN- Kris Thomas Palazzolo, infant son of Michael Palazzolo and Kristina Foy passed away prematurely on March 4, 2009, at the Androscoggin Valley Hospital. Family members include his parents of Berlin, a brother Eric Palazzolo of Berlin, maternal grandparents, Valerie Foy of Guildhall, VT and David Foy and his wife Paula of Tennessee, paternal grandmother Patricia Palazzolo of Torrington, CT,...
Woodbury Edward Knowles
Feb 16, 2009
LANCASTER, NH- Woodbury Edward Knowles, 93, passed away on the evening of February 16, 2009, at Weeks Medical Center, Lancaster. "Woody" as he was known, was born in North Hampton, NH on April 23, 1915, the son of Leon and Marion (Drake) Knowles. He lived in North Hampton N.H. most of his life, moving to Lancaster six years ago. Woody...
Jeanette A. Lewis
Feb 9, 2009
LUNENBURG - Jeanette A. Lewis, 82, of South Lunenburg Road, died Monday morning February 9, 2009, at the Northeastern Vermont Regional Hospital, St. Johnsbury. Mrs. Lewis was born in Lunenburg on May 13, 1926, the daughter of Joseph and Rose (Boucher) Fournier. For many years she was employed as a telephone operator for New England Telephone. During the mid 40's...
Dorothy E. Birt
Feb 2, 2009
Dorothy E. (Kehrer) Birt, 88, of River Road, Lunenburg, Vermont, passed away peacefully with family by her side on Monday morning, February 2, 2009 at Weeks Medical Center in Lancaster. She was born in Akron, Ohio, on February 21, 1920, the daughter of Percy Herman and Maud (Hostettler) Kehrer. Dorothy attended Akron University in Ohio before going to work as...
Francis E. Bilodeau
Jan 30, 2009
JEFFERSON - Francis E. Bilodeau, 76, of Turnpike Road, died at his home Friday January 30, 2009. Mr. Bilodeau was born in Berlin, NH, on May 10, 1932, the son of Edmond and Marieanne (Boucher) Bilodeau. Francis moved to Jefferson in his teens and later served with the US Army in the Korean Conflict. He worked several jobs throughout the...
Leah Virginia Austin
Jan 27, 2009
CONCORD, VT- Leah Virginia Shores Austin, 93, of Main Street, died Tuesday January 27, 2009, at Northeastern Vermont Regional Hospital, St. Johnsbury. Mrs. Austin was born in Granby, Vermont, on August 11, 1915 a daughter of Ceylon and Sallie (Hodgdon) Shores. In 1954 Leah opened the first community maternity home in Concord, VT. She then went on to become a...
Alexander John Kopp
Jan 24, 2009
WHITEFIELD - Alexander John Kopp, 88, died suddenly at his home Saturday evening January 24, 2009. Mr. Kopp was born in Mays Landing, New Jersey, on April 24, 1920, the son of John and Mary (Kaufmann) Kopp. Al was raised in Brooklyn & Queens, NY. He attended St. Francis Prep School and St. Francis College, Brooklyn. During WWII he served...
Dean A. Sweeney
Jan 20, 2009
DALTON- Dean A. Sweeney, 74, of French Road, died at his home on Tuesday, January 20, 2009, with his family by his side. Mr. Sweeney was born in West Stewartstown on August 15, 1934, a son of Edwin and Cora (Colby) Sweeney. Dean grew up in Whitefield and moved to Dalton in 1968. He owned and operated his Auto Body...
Henry A. Hanson
Jan 10, 2009
WHITEFIELD - Henry A. Hanson, 88, of Highland Street, died Saturday morning January 10, 2008, at the Catholic Medical Center in Manchester. Mr. Hanson was born in Concord, NH, on May 9, 1920, the son of Lawrence C. and Mary (Cawley) Hanson. Raised in Concord he was a 1938 graduate of Concord High School. He lived there most of his...
Edith Ramsdell
Jan 8, 2009
GUILDHALL, VT- Edith Ramsdell, 77, died Thursday January 8, 2009, at Country Village Genesis Elder Care. Ms. Ramsdell was born in Guildhall, VT on February 14, 1930, a daughter of Clarence E. and Noila (Thibodeau) Ramsdell. Edith was a lifelong resident of Guildhall; due to failing health she has been a resident of Country Village for the past five years....
Leslie C. Briggs
Jan 5, 2009
EAST CONCORD - Leslie C. Briggs passed away at the age of 91 due to complications of Alzheimer's disease on January 5, 2009 at the St. Johnsbury Health and Rehabilitation Center. He was born August 4, 1917 in St. Johnsbury, Vermont. On September 26, 1937 Leslie and Phyllis E. Woodbury were married. Except for a brief time after first being...
Jon Hall Emerson
Dec 26, 2008
NORTH STRATFORD - Jon Hall Emerson 66, of North Stratford, NH passed away on Friday, December 26, 2008, at Missions Hospital in Asheville, NC with his family at his side. Jon was born in Lancaster, NH on July 10, 1942, the son of Everett A. Emerson, Sr. and Francess Emma Hall. Jon was Chief of Police in the mid sixties...
Ethel H. Ew
Dec 24, 2008
GROVETON- Ethel H. Drew, 86, of Lancaster Road, died December 24, 2008, at Weeks Medical Center, after a brief illness. Mrs. Drew was born in Morgan, VT on July 3, 1922, a daughter of Herbert and Cora (Cole) Bryant. Ethel was the librarian of the Groveton Public Library for many years retiring at age 75. She enjoyed bingo and loved...
Lois J. Wood
Dec 24, 2008
GILMAN - Lois J. Wood, 76, of Commercial Ave., died at her home Wednesday morning December 24, 2008. Mrs. Wood was born in Barnet, VT, on November 8, 1932, the daughter of Elwin and Lottie (Agon) Dresser. Lois was raised in Barnet and East St. Johnsbury moving to Gilman in 1950. In 1955 she married her late husband Harold "Pee...
