Nelson B. Severance, Jr.
Mar 18, 2021
Nelson "Nelly" B. Severance, Jr., 65, died March 18, 2021 at the McClure Miller House. Nelson was born October 7, 1955, in Middlebury, the son of Nelson B. Sr. and Jacqueline (Bodette) Severance. He was also raised and went to school in Middlebury. In 1974 he enlisted in the United States Navy, until a brain injury left him unable to...
Miriam Ann Hardy
Mar 18, 2021
Miriam Hardy lived a life that touched so many others. As a mother, grandmother, friend, teacher, caseworker, and tireless volunteer in church and community, her influence has been incalculable. She has added in countless ways to the goodness of the world. Mimi Hardy died on March 18, 2021 at Shard Villa in Salisbury, Vermont. Mimi was born Miriam Ann Smith...
Steven E. Bliss
Mar 13, 2021
Steven E. Bliss, 84, died Saturday March 13, 2021 at Porter Medical Center after a long illness. He was born August 9, 1936 in Morrisville,VT the son of Hobart and Helen (Woodard) Bliss. Steven was a graduate of Peoples Academy High School in Morrisville. After high school he worked on the family farm. He then entered the Army after which...
Vernon Norbert Riley, Jr.
Mar 12, 2021
Vernon N. Riley Jr. of East Middlebury, Vermont, born on December 9, 1946 in Lebanon, Pennsylvania to the late Mary and Vernon Riley Sr. passed away on March 12 after a long cancer illness. Vern was the oldest of 3; sister Carolyn (Danyow) Riley 16 months younger, and 5 years younger brother David. Vern was married to his wife Yvonne...
Patricia A. Horan
Mar 12, 2021
MiddleburyPatricia A. Horan, 91, formerly of Montpelier, died peacefully on March 12 with family at her side. She was born in Detroit, Michigan in 1929 to Isabel (Schepke) and John Phelan and was the oldest of their six children. Patricia graduated from Marygrove College and the University of Michigan and worked as a childrens librarian for the Detroit Public Library....
Lucas H. Vorsteveld
Feb 26, 2021
Our loving son and brother, Lucas, has died by suicide after courageously battling schizoaffective disorder for over a decade. Born in Middlebury, Vermont to Andr and Lydia Vorsteveld (Rizzo), Lucas graduated from the Sun Valley Community School in Idaho and attended George Washington University, majoring in Economics. Lucas was an intellectual, compassionate, and thoughtful son, brother, and friend who brought...
Emily Ann Wideawake
Feb 6, 2021
EMILY ANN WIDEAWAKE Passed away at Porter Medical Center Saturday, Feb. 6, 2021. Born November 6, 1948 to parents Cecil Wideawake and Mary Richards. She was a hard worker who loved her family and friends. After retiring from Middlebury College, she continued to work most recently at Hannaford Career Center as an Administrative assistant to the Director. Emily was a...
Christine N. Schafer
Feb 1, 2021
Christine N. Schafer, 95, died peacefully on Monday, Feb 1, 2021 surrounded by love. She was predeceased by her husband of 63 years, Robert L. Schafer in 2015. She lived in Brewster, MA. Due to Covid, she resided with her daughter and son-in-law, Patricia and Daniel Kennelly, New Haven VT. Christine was born on Dec 22,1925 in Albany, NY to...
Rodney H. Stagg
Jan 30, 2021
Shoreham - Rodney H. Stagg, 83, of Shoreham died on Saturday, January 30. He was born in Ticonderoga, NY on January 26, 1938, the son of Roy and Dorothy (Myrick) Stagg. Rodney moved from Ticonderoga just before starting school. For his first eight years he went to school in Shoreham. In 1957, he was part of the last class to...
Rudy A. Drexler
Jan 30, 2021
Rudy A. Drexler, 81, of New Haven went home to be with his Lord on Saturday, January 30th. His loving and devoted wife, Mary, was by his side as he passed. Born in Paterson, NJ in 1939 he was the third child of Albert and Elsa and the brother of Hildegarde and Ursula. Rudy's career in design engineering started at...
Doris 'Perry' Thompson
Jan 23, 2021
Panton - Doris "Perry" Thompson died at home from a stroke on January 23, 2021 at age 94. She was born and raised in Hawthorne, New York until she went to Middlebury College, where she graduated with a bachelors degree in Spanish. After graduating, she worked for Readers Digest for a short time, then married the love of her life...
Jane Ann Corrigan
Jan 12, 2021
Middlebury - Jane Ann Corrigan passed away peacefully on January 12, 2021 at the age of 88 at home in Middlebury Vermont. She is survived by her husband Dean; her sister Ellen Agan; her children Kevin Corrigan, Andrew Corrigan and Sarah Suggs; her grandchildren Elizabeth Moore, Dustin Corrigan, Krystal Bigelow, Dorothy Corrigan, Clara Corrigan, Henry Corrigan, Bailey Suggs, Taylor Suggs...
Floyd K. Moodie
Jan 12, 2021
Floyd K. Moodie, Jr., 71, died January 12, 2021, peacefully at his residence in Hummelstown, Pennsylvania. He was born March 9, 1949 in Harwick, Vermont to Floyd K. Moodie, Sr. and Gladys Bates Moodie. Floyd married the one and only true love of his life, Barbara J. Foster Moodie, on June 12, 1971. They spent 45 years together, building a...
Robert Huntley Pidgeon
Dec 30, 2020
Commander (Ret.) Robert Huntley Pidgeon, 84, left us peacefully on December 30, 2020 at Helen Porter Rehabilitation and Nursing, Middlebury, Vermont after months of declining health. His wife of 40 years, Sandra, was with him. Robert was born May 15, 1936, son of Helen (Huntley) and Theodore Pidgeon in New Haven, Vermont. He grew up on the family farm with...
Sabrina Marie Larrow
Dec 20, 2020
Middlebury Sabrina Marie Larrow Sabrina Marie Larrow 34, died unexpectedly Sunday December 20, 2020 at her residence in Middlebury. She was born March 21, 1986 in Rutland the daughter of David Richard Blongy and Joan Carol Mohan. Sabrina was a graduate of Otter Valley Union High School class of 2004. She married Eric Larrow on August 28, 2010. She was...
Norman T. Blake
Dec 20, 2020
Bristol -- Norman T. Blake 57, died Sunday morning December 20, 2020 at Porter Medical Center. He was born April 14, 1963 in Nashua, NH the son of Francis and Ruth (Clark) Blake. Norman was a graduate of Middlebury Union High School class of 1982. He married Michelle Goodchild. Norman was a dairy farmer retiring due to ill health, he...
Sharon Kay Blair
Dec 18, 2020
Shoreham Sharon Kay Blair, 82, passed away on December 18, 2020, surrounded by her family in her daughters home. Sharon was born March 23, 1938, the daughter of late Lawrence and Evelyn (Ahl) Martin. She married her husband of 50 years, the late Paul K. Blair, Jr., in 1957. She enjoyed caring for her flower garden while tending to her...
Ruth Hoyt Praskevopoulos
Dec 17, 2020
Ruth Hoyt (Landon) Paraskevopoulos died at 8:03 pm, December 17, 2020, at her residence in hospice care with her daughter, Claudia, at her side. Ruth was born in her parents bedroom at her maternal grandparents home, Elmwood Farms, in New Haven VT, on Friday the 13th of August 1926. She grew up working on the family dairy farm, learning to...
Anna Elizabeth Reynolds
Dec 13, 2020
Anna Elizabeth (Cooke) Reynolds, age 96, passed away peacefully on Dec. 13, 2020 at EastView in Middlebury, Vt. surrounded by her loving family. Anna was born Dec. 29, 1923 in Cornwall, Vt., the daughter of the late Patrick Joseph and Isabelle (Tulley) Cooke. She was raised in Bridport, Vt. and received her education at Middlebury High School, graduating valedictorian, and...
Barbara A. Sabourin
Dec 4, 2020
Barbara Sabourin, Farm, Family and Community Service Middlebury Barbara Sabourin, age 92, passed away peacefully in her home on Friday, December 4th, 2020, with family. Barbara was born December 14th, 1927 the first of three children, on her grandparents farm, Joseph and Katherine Ash on the New Haven River Road. She was born premature and weighed less than two pounds....
