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...
Ted A. Smith
Dec 22, 2008
LUNENBURG - Theodore "Ted" Alexander Smith Jr., 40, died suddenly at his home on West Main Street on Monday December 22, 2008. Ted was born March 27, 1968 in Hartford, Connecticut. He was raised in East Hartford and attended East Hartford High where he excelled in track and football. He graduated in 1988. Upon graduation, he earned a certificate in...
Rae Jean Gross
Dec 21, 2008
LANCASTER, NH- Rae Jean Gross, 52, of Burnside Street, died at her home on Sunday, December 21, 2008 after a courageous battle with cancer. Mrs. Gross was born in Berlin on January 20, 1956 the daughter of Raymond Chandler and Dawn (Bailey) Willey. Rae Jean was raised in Gorham and was a 1974 graduate of Gorham High School. In 1975...
Merry E. Ball
Dec 20, 2008
GILMAN, VT- Merry E. Ball, 64, died Saturday December 20, 2008, at Country Village Genesis Elder Care. Mrs. Ball was born in Lancaster, on April 18, 1944, a daughter of Abner Howland and Ellen Holmes Greeley. Merry was a lifelong resident of Gilman. She was a homemaker and babysat many children at her home. She enjoyed crocheting. Family members include...
Yvonne "Tootsie" Roy
Dec 13, 2008
WHITEFIELD-Yvonne Roy, 96, of 9 Lancaster Road, died December 13, 2008, at Dartmouth Hitchcock Medical Center, Lebanon. A Whitefield native, she was born August 12, 1912, to George A. and Delia J. Landry Roy. Tootsie, her nickname from birth, was a 1931 graduate of Whitefield High School and a lifelong communicant at St Matthew Church. She worked for several local...
Victor V. Covey
Dec 12, 2008
EAST CONCORD - Victor V. Covey, 65, of Woodbury Drive, died Friday morning December 12, 2008, at the Pines Rehabilitation and Health Center, Lyndon. Mr. Covey was born in Swedesboro, NJ, on December 22, 1942, the son of Bertie and Etta (Sargent) Covey. Victor was raised in Lunenburg and has resided throughout northern Vermont and New Hampshire during his lifetime. ...
Lewis E. Gonyer
Dec 11, 2008
WHITEFIELD- Lewis E. Gonyer, 80, of Union Street, died Thursday morning December 11, 2008, at the Morrison Nursing Home. Mr. Gonyer was born on September 4, 1928, in Lincoln, NH, a son of Alfred Gonyer and Ruth (Wilson) Gonyer Dingman. Lewis was a hard worker; to help his family he started working at the age of twelve. For 39 years...
Raymond P. Hamel
Dec 9, 2008
COLUMBIA - Raymond P. Hamel, 74, died Tuesday evening December 9, 2008, at Country Village Genesis Health Care Center, Lancaster. Mr. Hamel was born in West Stewartstown on February 18, 1934, the son of Eugene N. and Lizzie M. (Sweatt) Hamel. Raymond was a graduate of Colebrook Academy. For several years he worked for the Brown Company in Stratford and...
Dorothy Kay Davis
Dec 8, 2008
LANCASTER - Dorothy Kay Davis, 89, of Riverside Drive, died peacefully at her home Monday morning December 8, 2008. Mrs. Davis was born in Groveton on April 14, 1919 the daughter of Nichol R. and Belle (Gammell) Kay. Dorothy was raised in Lancaster and a graduate of Lancaster Academy. She and her late husband Stanley L. Davis resided for many...
Helen C. Boulay
Dec 8, 2008
LUNENBURG, VT- Helen C. Boulay, 82, of West Main Street, died Monday December 8, 2008, at Dartmouth Hitchcock Medical Center, Lebanon. Mrs. Boulay was born in Lunenburg on October 4, 1926, the daughter of Walter and Lila (Ramsdell) Colby. Helen was a lifetime resident of Lunenburg and her first job was with Bell Telephone as an operator. She also worked...
Sharon Anne Riff
Nov 20, 2008
LANCASTER- Sharon Anne Riff, 60, passed away suddenly on Thursday, November 20, 2008, of a massive heart attack at the Peabody Home in Franklin where she has resided for the past four months. Ms. Riff was born in Lancaster on August 25, 1948, the daughter of Richard W. and Patricia (Jones) Riff. Sharon graduated from Lancaster Academy, she attended the...
