Sheila M. Austin
Feb 4, 2019
Sheila Mae Austin 63, died Monday, February 4, 2019 at home in Middlebury. She was born April 29, 1955 in Boston, Massachusetts. Sheila was a spiritual person, and had been a practicing Buddhist for over a decade. Calming her mind and body, she was also a practitioner of tai chi and yoga. She loved hiking, and outdoor activities. Sheila was...
Doris E. Strong
Feb 2, 2019
Doris E. Strong 89, died Saturday, February 2, 2019 in Rutland. She was born August 12, 1929 in New Haven, Vt., the daughter of Arthur and Nina (Garvey) Kimball. Doris married Russell E. Strong, Sr. on April 8, 1946. She worked for the Brandon Training School for over 35 years. She was an avid Red Sox fan, enjoyed playing Bingo...
Gerald C. Blair
Jan 22, 2019
Gerry Blairs family are sad to announce that he passed away on January 22 2019. He was the son of Harvey and Iris Prouty Blair of Grand Isle and spent many happy years growing up on the shores of Lake Champlain. Gerry graduated from South Burlington High School where he made lifelong friends. He worked for Gardeners Supply where he...
Edward David Blair
Jan 21, 2019
Bristol - Edward David Blair (Eddie), 74, died Monday, January 21, 2019 at the University of Vermont Medical Center in Burlington. He was born October, 25, 1944 in Middlebury the son of Paul K. and Theresa (Sullivan) Blair. Eddie enlisted in the United States Navy after graduating Shoreham High School, and also joined Vermont National Guards after the Navy. He...
Holly A. Goodale
Jan 18, 2019
Holly A. Goodale, 62, of Middlebury, died on January 18, 2019 after a brief illness. She was born on December 28, 1956 in Meriden, CT, the daughter of Harold and Eleanor (Watrous) Stillwaggon. Holly received her high school diploma from The Morgan School. Later, she earned an associate's degree in Secretarial Studies from The Community College of Vermont . An...
Nancy A. Edson
Jan 15, 2019
Nancy A. Edson 72, died Tuesday, January 15, 2019 at the University of Vermont Medical Center in Burlington. She was born April 27, 1946 in Middlebury the daughter of Reginald and Doris (Wimett) LaFountain. Nancy, together with her husband, was owner and operator of Sunset Hill Farm Garden and Nursery in Cornwall; which she continued to operate after her husbands...
Diane D. Torrey
Jan 14, 2019
Diane (Duchesne) Torrey, 75 died peacefully on Monday, January 14, 2019 after a long battle with Pancreatic Cancer. She was born November 8, 1943 to Henry and Aurore (Quesnel) Duchesne in Mineville, NY. Diane worked for Middlebury College in food service & catering for many years. She then worked for Hunter North Security as a traffic and security officer. She...
Robert J. Carpenter
Jan 6, 2019
Robert J. Carpenter died in Middlebury, VT on January 6, 2019 at the age of 88. He was born on March 22, 1930 to Roland and Izetta Carpenter in Blaine ME. After graduating from high school in Bangor ME he attended Bates College in Lewiston ME, earning his BA in economics. It was at Bates that he met Elsa Buschner,...
Eunice Van Vleck
Dec 29, 2018
Eunice (Mrs. David) Van Vleck passed away on Saturday, December 29, 2018 at her residence in Cornwall. She was born Eunice Amelia Holt on February 21, 1930 in West Hartford, CT. Eunice or "Eunie" as she was called by family members and close friends, grew up as the oldest child of Guy and Helen Holt, followed by two brothers and...
August S. Jerger
Dec 25, 2018
Ferrisburgh - August S. Jerger August S. Jerger, 88, died Tuesday, December 25, 2018 at his home in Ferrisburgh, with his family by his side. He was born March 25, 1930 in Ferrisburgh the son of August and Berta (Schauble) Jerger. August enlisted with the United States Air Force and was honorable discharged. He was a lifelong farmer, who loved...
Virginis Faurote
Dec 24, 2018
Virginia Faurote died at Eastview Retirement Residence in Middlebury, Vermont on December 24, 2018 in her 95th year after a six year struggle with dementia. She was the daughter of Dean Richmond Russell (deceased) and Huella Douglas Russell (deceased.) She is predeceased by her first husband, Harry Nash Hill (1963), her second husband, Richard Bacon Faurote (2004.), and her sister,...
Marjorie Cornelia Patterson
Dec 22, 2018
Middlebury- Marjorie Cornelia Patterson Marjorie Cornelia Patterson 92, died Saturday afternoon December 22, 2018 at Helen Porter Healthcare and Rehabilitation Center in Middlebury. She was born December 30, 1925 in Salisbury the daughter of Willard and Lucy (Ladd) Morse. Marjorie married Franklin Patterson December 24, 1943 in Cornwall. She attended local schools in Salisbury and work for Middlebury College in...
Darlene Watts Simmons
Dec 20, 2018
Darlene Watts Simmons LINCOLN Darlene Watts Simmons died peacefully in her sleep on December 20, 2018. Darlene was born on October 10, 1931 in Rockland, Maine to Harold Simon Watts and Gretchen Thelma Gordon. Darlene married her high school sweetheart, William Emery Simmons, on January 12, 1952. Their two daughters, Janie Elizabeth Simmons (with her husband, Eric Metcalf) and Barbara...
Augusta 'Ginger' B. Stearns
Dec 16, 2018
Augusta "Ginger" B. Stearns 81, died Sunday morning December 16, 2018 at Elizabethtown Hospital in Elizabethtown, NY in the loving arms of her grandson with her daughter and granddaughter by her side after a short illness. She was born August 12, 1937 in Middlebury, VT the daughter of Kenneth H. Bannister and Augusta (Palmer) Bannister. Ginger was a graduate of...
William Bayard Miller
Dec 14, 2018
Bill was born in Latrobe, Pennsylvania to Ethel Bayard Miller and Charles Spurgeon Miller on March 17, 1924. A graduate of Allegheny College and a member of Phi Gamma Delta, he served as a naval officer in the Pacific area in World War II. Following graduation, he did post-graduate work in Colonial and English history at the University of Pennsylvania...
Herbert S. Messenger
Dec 9, 2018
After 97 amazing years, Herb Messenger of Weybridge, VT, tranquilly passed away in his sleep at Shard Villa. Herb was the consummate gentleman, comfortable in any setting: chairing a school board meeting, managing a dairy, raising heifers with his wife, or cheering his progeny at a football game. His gentle heart, kind soul, and sharp mind will be dearly missed...
Edwin J. Gero
Dec 7, 2018
Edwin J. Gero 73, died Friday afternoon December 7, 2018 at Porter Medical Center after a long illness. He was born January 7, 1945 in Middlebury the son of Charles and Mabel (Odell) Gero. Edwin was a milking equipment repair technician. He enjoyed fixing old lawn tractors and cars, he enjoyed cutting wood and was an avid hunter and fisherman,...
James Roland Greene
Dec 3, 2018
James Roland Greene, 75 of Middlebury Vermont, passed away peacefully on Monday, December 3rd 2018. Jimmy was born in Bristol on November 23rd 1943 and was the eldest of four sons to James H. Greene and Arlene (Newton) Greene. He attended the Austine School For The Deaf in Brattleboro Vermont and graduated in 1961. Shortly after, Jimmy began working for...
David Alden Nuceder
Nov 27, 2018
On November 27, 2018, David Alden Nuceder of Salisbury, VT peacefully left this earth following a brief illness. David was born in Salisbury, VT on August 7, 1937 to John and Marion (Noyes) Nuceder. On April 19, 1969, he married Judith Ann Keeler of Middlebury, VT. He served his country proudly for a total of 34 years in the US...
Clifford Wilson Wildey
Nov 22, 2018
Clifford Wilson Wildey, of Middlebury was called home on Thursday, November 22, 2018 with his wife of 65 years and two of his daughters by his side. He was 87 years old. A big man with an even bigger heart, Cliff was a Sergeant in the Armys 43rd infantry division, field artillery Battery B of the 192nd Battalion during the...
