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Helen E. Danielson
Jan 21, 2013
Helen E. Danielson 95, passed away on January 21, 2013 at the Pines of Rutland for Nursing and Rehabilitation. She was born Helen E. Classon on March 12, 1917 and raised in Cedar Knolls, N.J., She married Olav Danielson on March 8, 1937 and had a son Daniel. Helen was a mother, homemaker, and secretary/bookkeeper for her husbands floor contracting...
Lila M. West
Jan 20, 2013
Lila West, 100, died Sunday morning, January 20, 2013 at Rutland Regional Medical Center. She was born January 19, 1913 in Winhall, VT the daughter of the late Ernest and Cressie (Carruth) Capen. She lived, worked and raised her family in the local area. She is survived by her daughters; Jean Carroll of Lodi, CA, Elizabeth Bernhardt of Ashby, MA,...
John W. Ashback Jr.
Jan 19, 2013
John W. Ashback Jr. 73, died Saturday afternoon January 19, 2013 at the Pines in Rutland after a long illness. He was born February 15, 1939 in Newark, NJ the son of the late John Sr., and Loretta (Hahn) Ashback. He was employed by New Jersey Bell Telephone Company for many years, after retirement John and Barbara moved to Vermont....
Mary Ann Breznick
Jan 8, 2013
Mary Ann Breznick 84, died Tuesday evening January 8, 2013 at Indian River Nursing Home in Granville, NY. She was born July 7, 1928 in Manhattan, NY the daughter of the late Anthony and Rose (Melfi) Barbaro. Mary was a graduate of Fort Ann Central School class of 1946 as the salutatorian. She married Edward John Breznick Sr. in Middle...
Betty Jane Sullivan
Oct 1, 2012
Betty Jane Sullivan AKA The Boops died October 1, 2012 with her family present and her husband holding her hand at home on her beloved Watkins Hill in Poultney, VT. Betty was born in Los Angeles on June 23, 1936, the daughter of Frank and Mabel Louise Walker. She graduated from Los Angles High School in 1954 where she excelled...
Charles Lynn Fenton
Sep 3, 2012
LYNN FENTON RUTLAND- Charles Lynn Fenton, 69, died Monday, September 3, 2012 at Rutland Regional Medical Center following a long illness. Born in Tinmouth, VT June 17, 1943, he was the son of the late Chauncey and Helena (Hurn) Fenton. He worked on the family farm in Tinmouth for many years. He then owned and operated several stores, the last...
Linda J. Duda
Aug 29, 2012
Linda J. Duda 67, a long time Poultney resident died Wednesday evening August 29, 2012 at Dartmouth Hitchcock Medical Center. Born December 10, 1944 in Granville, NY, the daughter of the late Warner G. and Margery (Phillips) McFarren. She was a 1962 Graduate of Poultney High School. She married the love of her life Walter A. Duda on February 20,...
Carolyn E. Grant
Aug 26, 2012
POULTNEY- Carolyn E. Grant, 74, a longtime resident of Poultney, died Sunday, August 26, 2012 at The Pines of Rutland. Born July 7, 1938 in Dover, NJ, she was the daughter of the late William W. and Ellen (Willadsen) Childs. Her family lived and worked on the Osborndale Farms in Derby, CT, which is now known as Osborndale State Park....
Donald E. Smith Sr.
Jul 22, 2012
Donald E. Smith, Sr. , 81, died Sunday, July 22, 2012. Don was born on July 26, 1930, in Elizabeth, NJ, the son of Charles Warren Smith and Gladys (Carley) Smith. He spent his childhood in Roselle, New Jersey.Shortly after he graduated from Abraham Clark High School, he moved to Manchester Center, VT where he worked on a dairy farm....
Gertrudes Marcaida 'Gigi' Alwardt
Jul 2, 2012
EAST POULTNEY-Gertrudes M. Gigi (Geronimo) Alwardt, 82, died July 2, 2012 at Rutland Regional Medical Center. Born in Manila, Republic of the Philippines November 15, 1929, she was the daughter of the late Francisco S. and Antonia (Marcaida) Geronimo. Gigi was a Secretary for the Philippine Government before moving to the United States. Gigi and Ted purchased their home in...
Evelyn H. Monroe
Jun 28, 2012
Poultney, VT Mrs. Evelyn H. Monroe Evelyn Haynes Monroe 91, died Thursday evening June 28, 2012 at her home in East Poultney. She was born August 13, 1920 in East Poultney the daughter of the late Harold and Lydia (Wiesner) Haynes. Evelyn attended the Little Red Schoolhouse, and was a graduate of Poultney High School class of 1937, furthering her...
Sheryl D. Doran
Jun 19, 2012
Sheryl D. Doran 64, died Tuesday afternoon June 19, 2012 at Rutland Regional Medical Center after a brief illness. Born March 28, 1948 in Granville, NY the daughter of John A. and Edith (Jones) Ward Sr. She was a graduate of Poultney High School. Sheryl worked for many years at General Electric in Rutland and more recently as a School...
Elizabeth W. Webster
May 21, 2012
Poultney, VT Elizabeth W. Webster Elizabeth W. Webster 93, died Monday May 21, 2012 at Helen Porter Healthcare and Rehabilitation Center in Middlebury. She was born May 10, 1919 in St. Johnsbury, Vt, one of two sets of fraternal twins to the late Dwight and Clara (Fontaine) Wells. Betty was a graduate of St. Johnsbury Academy and furthered her education...
Roger H. Leach
May 4, 2012
Poultney, VT Roger H. Leach Roger Herbert Leach, 84, a resident of Our House Too, of Rutland, VT went to be with his Savior on Friday May 4, 2012. Born May 19, 1927 in Irvington, NJ, he was the son of Annie (Root) Leach and Herbert Carl Leach. He was a 1945 graduate of Scotch Plains High School, Scotch Plains,...
Joan W. Tomczyk
Mar 5, 2012
Joan W. Tomczyk 75, formerly of Poultney, died suddenly Saturday, March 3, 2012 in Mt. Holly, N.J. She was born November 19, 1936, the daughter of Catherine (Williams) and John S. Williams. She graduated from Poultney High School and worked for many years as a bookkeeper at the Poultney Dress Shop. She was predeceased by her husband Stanley Tomczyk who...
Joyce E. Thomas
Mar 1, 2012
Joyce E. Thomas Brandon, VT On March 1, 2012 in the presence of her family, Joyce E Thomas, our loving Mom, Grandma, and Great Grandma left her earthly family to be with God and other family members that had gone on before her. Formerly from Poultney, Mom spent the last three years of her life with her extended family at...
Carroll John Gilmore
Feb 16, 2012
Carroll John Gilmore 96, formerly of Ira died Thursday morning February 16, 2012 at the Pines in Rutland. He was born November 16, 1915 in Ira, the son of the late Charles and Grace (Parker) Gilmore. Carroll was a graduate of West Rutland High School class of 1932. After graduation Carroll entered the United States Army serving as a Staff...
Lonny M. Lamb
Dec 30, 2011
POULTNEY- Lonny M. Lamb, 67, a resident of Poultney and formerly of Fairbanks, AK, left for a better life on Friday, December 30, 2011 after a long battle with liver disease and cancer. He died peacefully at his home in the company of his partner, Rod Fielder. Lonny moved to Vermont from Alaska after retiring from 33 years of service...
Robert 'Goat' Brill
Dec 26, 2011
Poultney, VT Robert H. Goat Brill Robert H.Brill, 72 years young, best known to his family and friends as the Goat, passed into eternal rest on Monday evening December 26, 2011 at Dartmouth Hitchcock Medical Center. Goat was born Robert Bunnel Weeks, Jr. on February 17, 1939 in Boston, MA the son of Robert Bunnel Weeks and Madeleine (Lavigne) Weeks....
Richard W. Mcfarren
Dec 21, 2011
Rutland, VT Richard W. McFarren Richard W. McFarren 73, formerly of Poultney died Wednesday afternoon December 21, 2011 at Rutland regional Medical Center. He was born March 9, 1939 in Cambridge, NY the son of the late Warner G. McFarren & Margery (Phillips) Brown. He was a veteran serving with the United State Air Force . Richard was the manager...
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