Cora C. Dragon
May 20, 2014
Cora Dragon MIDDLEBURY- Cora C. Dragon, 95, a longtime resident of Middlebury, died Tuesday, May 20, 2014 at Helen Porter Healthcare and Rehabilitation Center where she had resided for the past year. Born in Castleton June 4, 1918, she was the daughter of the late Michael and Claudia (Smith) Smith. Cora was a homemaker and had been employed in food...
Illean C. Fortin
May 16, 2014
Illean C. Fortin, 92, died Friday, May 16, 2014 at Helen Porter Healthcare and Rehabilitation Center in Middlebury. Born December 23, 1921 in New Haven the daughter of the late Phillip and Annette (Sharrow) Cyr. She was a graduate of Beeman Academy class of 1939. Illean worked for 30 years at Fellows Gear Shaper in Springfield, VT. She was a...
Marjorie Ann Little
May 13, 2014
Passed away on Tuesday May 13th 2014 in Portland, Oregon. Daughter of Conrad Hillier & Reta Hicks Hillier, was born March 10, 1929 in Lancaster, N.H. married to Kenneth Little on June 29, 1947. She lived in Middlebury for 43 years. In that time she made a lot of friends, was active in Home Den, and ran a day care...
Shirley Doppelt Dry
May 13, 2014
Shirley Doppelt Dry, 95, died peacefully on May 13 at her home on Murdock Court in Middlebury, where almost every available square inch of wall space was decorated with her own lively, colorful artwork and photographs of her beloved family and friends. Shirley Doppelt was born in Chicago on Sept. 26, 1918, the oldest daughter of Regina and Frank Doppelt....
Nancy D. Foote
May 10, 2014
Nancy D. Foote, of Weybridge, Vermont, passed peacefully on May 10, 2014. She was 84. Nancy was the daughter of Vinton and Thelma Dickey, of Manchester, New Hampshire. As a young girl, she moved to Middlebury, where her father managed the Middlebury Inn. It was there Nancy was home-schooled and learned piano, often playing and singing for guests. Later Nancy...
Raymond Sollace Barnes
May 7, 2014
RAYMOND BARNES BRIDPORT- Raymond Sollace Barnes, 67, a lifelong resident of Bridport, died Wednesday, May 7, 2014 at home surrounded by his loving family. Born August 24, 1946 at Mary Fletcher Hospital, Burlington, he was the son of the late George and Helen (Sollace) Barnes. Raymond graduated with honors from Middlebury Union High School, class of 1964. Dairy farming was...
Joyce S. Duclos
May 6, 2014
Joyce S. Duclos 63, died unexpectedly at her home Tuesday May 6, 2014. Born March 23, 1951 in St. Johnsbury, VT, the daughter of the late Floyd and Margaret (Martin) Sumner. She was a graduate of Rutland High School class of 1969. She married John Duclos June 11, 2004 in La Paz, Mexico. Joyce wore many hats in her lifetime....
Madeline A. Cone
May 4, 2014
MADELINE CONE EAST MIDDLEBURY- Madeline A. Cone, 91, a 68 year resident of East Middlebury, died Sunday, May 4, 2014 at Helen Porter Healthcare and Rehabilitation Center after a long struggle with Alzheimers disease. Born in Randolph May 7, 1922, she was the daughter of the late Frank and Edna (Manning) Buttles. Madeline enjoyed being a homemaker and was an...
Carl L. Ciemniewski
May 3, 2014
Carl Ciemniewski died unexpectedly on Saturday May 3 after attending a Middlebury Union High School Lacrosse game. Carl, also called Z by friends and Mr. C by students, loved teaching, sports and cooking. He taught Math and Science at MUHS for 28 years and was dedicated to fostering a love of Science in his students. His involvements with the school...
John 'Jack' L. Duffy, Md
Apr 29, 2014
John Lester Duffy ( Jack) passed on April 29, 2014 in Middlebury VT. He was born January 26, 1927 to Lester M. and Mildred Aitken Duffy. He grew up in Northport, Long Island and graduated from Northport High School in 1945, Columbia University in 1948, and New York Medical College in 1952. Dr. Duffy received his Pathology training at Meadowbrook...
Howard W. Lancour
Apr 29, 2014
Howard W. Lancour, 70, died Tuesday, April 29, 2014 at his home in Cornwall. Born in Rutland December 1, 1943, he was the son of the late Leo J. and Dorothy (Wilder) Lancour. Howard had worked for GE of Rutland and more recently for Maple Landmark of Middlebury when he retired due to health issues. He honorably served his country...
Marion M. Brock
Apr 20, 2014
EAST MIDDLEBURY- Marion M. Brock, 91, a longtime resident died Sunday, April 20, 2014 at her home following a period of failing health. Born in Middlebury January 25, 1923, she was the daughter of the late Arthur and Dorothy (Cartmell) Murray. Marion was a homemaker, enjoyed bowling, sewing, gardening and was a member of the Middlebury FCE Club. Surviving family...
Frances 'Frankie' Hutner
Apr 18, 2014
Frances "Frankie" Hutner, 95, of Ripton, died April 18 at home after a brief illness. Frankie was born in Middlebury to the late Ellsworth B. and Louise Mix Cornwall. She was the youngest of three children and grew up on a farm on Halladay Road. She attended the one-room schoolhouse on Route 7, Middlebury High School, and Middlebury College where...
Louise L. Murray
Apr 18, 2014
Louise Lila Murray, 73, died early Saturday morning April 19, 2014 at her sons home in East Middlebury after a courageous battle with Breast Cancer. Born September 24, 1940 in Burlington, VT, she was the daughter of the late Alfred James and Lila Mae (Aldrich) Davis. Louise enjoyed her flower gardening, cooking big meals for her family, reading, shopping, scrap...
Jon L. Needham
Apr 12, 2014
Jon Leigh Needham 66, passed away peacefully at home in the arms of his wife April 12, 2014, after a seven year battle with cancer. Born December 29, 1947 in Bristol, CT the son of the late Warren and Gertrude (Newton) Needham, he was a graduate of Middlebury High School Class of 1965. After graduation, Jon worked at the Chittenden...
Helen N. Giard
Apr 11, 2014
Mary Helen ("Helen") Nisun Giard, 93, of Shelburne, Vermont, formerly of Bridport, Vermont died peacefully on April 11, 2014 at Fletcher Allen Health Care in Burlington surrounded by family. Born February 21, 1921 to Katherine (ORourke) and Lucius Nisun, Helen graduated from Middlebury High School and the University of Vermont. In 1949, she married Walter L. Giard and in 1955,...
June B. Sauer
Apr 8, 2014
June Behrens Sauer June passed away April 8, 2014 after a short illness. She had been living at The Lodge at Otter Creek in Middlebury, Vermont for the past five years. She is survived by her daughter and son-in-law, Patricia (Tricia) Sauer Kules and Bill Kules, of Stowe, Vermont, her son, Scott Sauer of Hamilton, Montana, her two grandchildren, H....
Jeannette L. Mayer
Apr 2, 2014
JEANNETTE MAYER MIDDLEBURY Jeanette Mayer, 81, passed away on Wednesday, April 2, 2014, in Helen Porter Healthcare and Rehabilitation Center in Middlebury. She and her twin sister Jeanne were born on October 28, 1932 in Shoreham, Vermont. They were the seventh and eighth of ten children borne to Edmond and Elie-Anna Mayer. Except for a few short trips out of...
Avalyn Jean Hunt
Apr 2, 2014
Avalyn Jean Hunt Vergennes Our little angel Avalyn Jean Hunt passed away unexpectedly April 2, 2014 at Porter Medical Center in her mothers arms surrounded by her loved ones. Born July 21, 2013 in Middlebury weighing 7 Lbs. 6 Ounces at 7:21 A.M. to Jacqueline Hunt. Avalyn was a very happy healthy giggly baby, although she was very small she...
John B. Higgins
Apr 1, 2014
John (Jack) B. Higgins, 77 of Middlebury, VT, died on April 1, 2014 at his home in the care if his wife Mary and his family. Jack and Mary have lived in Middlebury for the past four years and were former longtime residents of Pittsfield, MA. Born in Narberth, PA on January 28, 1937, he was the son of the...
