All Entries in the "Obituaries" Category
Sylvia ‘Sibbie’ Fletcher, 81, lifelong Chester resident
Sylvia Ellen “Sibbie” Fletcher, 81, passed away on Tuesday Sept. 18, 2018 at the Gill Odd Fellows Home in Ludlow. She was born Oct. 27, 1936 in Chester, the daughter of Gordon and Elvi (Fossi) Record. She attended Chester schools, graduating from Chester High School with the class of 1954. She married Sheridan Fletcher on […]
Bea DeGrasse, 86, longtime Chester resident, lived full life
Beatrice (Coolidge) DeGrasse passed away at home on Sept 11, 2018. She was 86. Beatrice Coolidge was born in Andover, Vt., to Ralph and Madelene Coolidge. She was a longtime resident of Chester, and attended Chester schools. During the Korean Conflict, she served in the Navy. Mrs. DeGrasse was blessed to have a life full […]
Robert Webb, 84, grew up at Wilderness Camps
Robert Howard Webb of Lincoln, Mass., and Brooklyn, N.Y., died August 23, 2018 of Lewy Body Dementia and Parkinson’s Disease. Mr. Webb was born on Oct. 17, 1934 to Kenneth and Susan Webb, founders of the Farm and Wilderness Camps in Plymouth, Vt. He spent his childhood exploring the woods and trails of the Green Mountains, […]
Harry Gordon Sr., 87, a tireless worker till the end
Harry L. Gordon Sr. went home to glory Sunday morning, Aug. 12, 2018, very peacefully, surrounded by family. He was 87. Mr. Gordon was born on Jan. 7, 1931 at home in Simonsville to Merrill James Gordon and Anna Simpson Gordon. His father worked with traveling logging crews and so, as a young boy, Mr. […]
Linda Davison, 75, loved husband, stepchildren
Linda Elaine Croteau Davison, 75, died at her home in Chester on July 30, 2018 after a long illness. Mrs. Davison was born in Keene, N.H., on Aug. 20, 1942 to Leon and Shirley (Lang) Croteau of Marlboro, N.H. She graduated from Marlboro High School and moved to Washington, D.C., where she worked for the […]
Celebration of Life for Bill and Joanne Hale
At 11 a.m. on Saturday, Aug. 11, the family of Wilbur “Bill” and Joanne Hale will celebrate their lives at the Andover Community Church, 928 Andover Road in Andover. The ceremony will begin at 11 a.m. with a graveside service at 2 p.m. at Heald Cemetery, on Heald Road off of East Hill Road in Andover. […]
Lauren Pullman, 62, cherished her grandchildren
Lauren S. Pullman, 62, died, Wednesday, June 13, 2018 unexpectedly at her home. She was born July 31, 1955 in Bronx, N.Y., the daughter of Robert and Eleanor (Kurtzweil) Pullman. At the age of 6, her family moved to Cape Cod. Ms. Pullman graduated from Fall River High School and went on to earn her […]
Lila Marie Costello Mansur, 85, was always cheerful
Lila Marie (Costello) Mansur, 85, of Weston, died on June 16, 2018 at the Springfield Rehab Center in Springfield. Mrs. Mansur was born on May 22, 1933 to James and Vivien (Tatro) Costello of Springfield. She graduated from Springfield High School in 1951, and on July 14, 1951 she married the love her life, Calvin […]
Celebration of Richard Svec’s life set for June 16
When Richard Svec retired from his job as Town Manager of Cavendish after 29 years, he assumed he would have many years ahead of him to enjoy the fruits of his labor. When he passed away unexpectedly just before 2018 Town Meeting Day, he left behind a legacy of dedication to the town he loved […]
Celebration of Life for Wain Maass set for June 2
A service and Celebration of Life for Mrs. Wain K. Maass, a longtime resident of Chester who died peacefully on Jan. 22, 2018, will be held at 11:30 a.m. on Saturday, June 2 at St. Luke’s Episcopal Church, 313 Main St. in Chester. In lieu of flowers the family suggests donations be made in Mrs. […]
Judith Naylor, 75, grew up in Chester, was accomplished nurse, generous in love
©2018 Telegraph Publishing LLC Judith Naylor, of Newfane, N.Y., entered into rest on April 25, 2018 at the age of 75. She passed away peacefully at home surrounded by her family after a brief illness. Mrs. Naylor was born on Sept. 26, 1942 in Bellows Falls, Vt., to James Angus Allan and Adorée Maria (nee […]
Raymond White Sr., 51, cultivated friends, culture of caring
©2018 Telegraph Publishing LLC Born with a permanent smile on April 22, 1966 in Randolph, Vt., to Matthew and Irene (Huard) White, Raymond White Sr. changed the lives of thousands, if not more. On April 18, 2018 while tending to his beloved cattle/“kids,” Mr. White suffered of a heart attack, dying doing what he loved […]
Carol Jennings, Weston winter resident, dies at 88
© 2018 Telegraph Publishing LLC Carol Raymond Jennings, of Jamestown, R.I., and Weston, Vt., died peacefully on April 19, four days short of her 89th birthday. Dorothy Caroline Raymond was born in 1929 to Morris Thomas Raymond and Dorothy Cushing Whitridge Raymond, on her mother’s birthday. Mrs. Jennings was the fourth of five children – […]
Celebration of life set in May for Janet Greenlees
A celebration of the life of Janet Greenlees will be held at the First Universalist Parish on North Street in Chester at 11 a.m. Saturday, May 12. Janet Greenlees died on Nov. 12, 2017 at age 90 in the Meadows Home in Rutland. She moved to Chester in 1978 and spent many years as a […]
William R. Guy, 79, owner of Idlenot Restaurants
William R. Guy of North Springfield died March 23, 2018 peacefully at his home after a courageous battle with cancer. Mr. Guy was born Nov. 26, 1939 in Lebanon, Maine, to Eugene N. and Zelma (Nichols) Guy. Following the death of his father in 1945, Mr. Guy, his mother and brother moved to Alton, N.H. […]
Daniel Newton, 81, Chester resident and Army veteran enjoyed NASCAR, time with family
Daniel A. Newton, 81, of Chester and formerly of Barre, passed away on Saturday, March 10, 2018 at Berlin Health and Rehabilitation Center in Berlin. Born on Oct. 31, 1936 in Lyndonville, he was the son of Daniel E. and Eleanor Mae (Labor) Newton. He grew up in Barre and graduated from Spaulding High School […]
William Smith Jr., 78, enjoyed restoring a 1941 Ford convertible
William J. Smith Jr. 78, of Chester, passed away on Feb. 26, 2018 at the Dartmouth Hitchcock Medical Center in Lebanon, N.H. He was born June 20, 1939 in Brooklyn, N.Y., the son of William J. Sr. and Elizabeth (Castles) Smith. He lived and attended school in the Baldwin area. On Oct. 5, 1957 he […]
‘Jack’ Atwood, 85, former owner of Chester Dairies, remembered for his sense of humor
Eugene R. “Jack” Atwood, 85, of Craftsbury, died on Jan. 16, 2018, at North Country Hospital in Newport. He was born on Burton Hill in Irasburg, on Dec. 26, 1932, the son of Roger “Red” and Nellie (Scott) Atwood. He began working on his family farm on Burton Hill. He and his father had a team of […]
Lydia Ratcliff, 84, whose Quality Meats were renowned in New York, Boston restaurants
Not even a rat biting into her nose one night at her Vermont boarding school in the early 1950s frazzled the bonds that were to tie Lydia Ratcliff, who died on Feb. 14 at the Genesis Care Center in Springfield, to her adopted state. She was 84. It was part and parcel of the country […]
Mrs. Wain K. Maass, 83, long-time teacher at Chester-Andover Elementary
Mrs. Wain K. Maass, 83, a long-time resident of Chester, died peacefully Jan. 22, 2018 at the McClure Miller VNA Respite House in Colchester. Mrs. Maass was born in Arlington, N.J., the daughter of Calvin and Kathryn Koch. She graduated from the Kimberley School in 1952, Montclair, N.J., and was a 1956 graduate of Wheaton […]
