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Maria Contro, 95, of Chester

Maria Contro, 95, of Chester

Maria Contro passed away Thursday, March 16, 2023 at Springfield Hospital. She was 95. Maria was born Oct. 2, 1927 in Regio de Calabria, Italy, to the late Nazzareno and Caterina Ceravolo. Maria and her mother sailed to the United States to re-unite with her father at Ellis Island, N.Y., in September 1929. Maria grew […]

John F. Martens, 93, of Chester

John F. Martens, 93, of Chester

J ohn F. Martens of Chester went to be with Jesus on March 1, 2023. He was born May 21, 1929 to Henry and Lizzie Martens of Inman, Kansas.  in 1950, he married Dorothy Swartley of Gardenville, Penn., and in 1954 God called them to Vermont, to serve a small Mennonite church in Andover. John […]

Kate Lorenz, 42, formerly of Chester

Kate Lorenz, 42, formerly of Chester

Katherine Doris Lorenz, formerly of Chester, passed away unexpectedly at her home in Belchertown, Mass., on July 21, 2022 due to heart failure caused by an allergic reaction to a wasp sting. She was 42. Kate was born in Rutland on April 10, 1980, the daughter of Nancie K. Lorenz and Steven J. Lorenz of […]

Bob Ulbrich, 93, of Chester

Bob Ulbrich, 93, of Chester

Bob Ulbrich of Chester passed away peacefully on Feb. 23, 2023, at the Jack Byrnes Palliative Care and Hospice Care Center. He was 93 years old and was born in Rahway, N.J., to Adolph and Mabel (Miller) Ulbrich on Nov. 29, 1929. He attended schools in New Jersey and graduated from Rutgers University, receiving his […]

Laurene Metcalf, 78, formerly of Springfield

Laurene Metcalf, 78, formerly of Springfield

Laurene Emma Metcalf, 78, of Bushnell, Fla., passed away in Inverness, Fla., on Feb. 9, 2023. She was born in Springfield, Vt., on June 5, 1944 to Leon and Gladys Metcalf. Laurene’s hobbies were completing puzzles, reading romance novels and visiting with family. She also loved Elvis and the color purple. She loved her family […]

Ernest Crosier, 73, of Chester

Ernest Crosier, 73, of Chester

Ernest “Ernie” Crosier 73, of Chester, passed unexpectedly on Wednesday, Feb. 8, 2023 at the Springfield Hospital in Springfield. He was born May 3, 1949 in Randolph, the son of Bernard H. and Agnes (Bryant) Crosier.  He attended Springfield schools, graduating from Springfield High School with the Class of 1967. He served in the Chester […]

Allen Ramsland, 85, of Stow, Mass., owned a retreat in Chester

Allen Ramsland, 85, of Stow, Mass., owned a retreat in Chester

Allen Ramsland, age 85, departed peacefully on Dec. 24, 2022, surrounded by his family. Allen was raised in Wellesley, Mass., and graduated Wellesley High in 1955. Allen moved to Stow in 1960. Allen was predeceased by his parents Robert and Eunice (Fraser) Ramsland, and his brothers Robert and Gerald. Allen’s greatest joy was his family. […]

Aldis E. Thayer, 90, of Chester

Aldis E. Thayer, 90, of Chester

Aldis (Aldy) E. Thayer, age 90, left this life to be with his Lord on Dec. 11, 2022 in Shelburne after a hard-fought battle with Alzheimer’s Disease. Aldy was born on Jan. 5, 1932 in Irasburg to Harry I. and Lottie (Elliott) Thayer. He was a longtime Chester resident. The family farmed in Irasburg and […]

Robert Anthony Csanadi, 81, of Weston

Robert Anthony Csanadi, 81, of Weston

Robert Anthony Csanadi, 81, of Weston, passed away on Nov. 25, 2022 at the Haynes House of Hope in Granville, N.Y., following a brief illness. Robert was born on April 12, 1941 in Bridgeport, Conn., the son of Anthony, F. Csanadi and Margaret E. Baksay Csanadi. He attended and graduated from Boston University.  He was […]

Sandra Parker, 73, of Weston

Sandra Parker, 73, of Weston

Sandra (Sandy) M. Parker of Weston passed away peacefully on Nov. 14  at Rutland Hospital surrounded by her loving husband and children. She was 73. Sandy was born in Rutland on July 9, 1949, the third child to Clarence (Ted) and Rose (Barone) Dayton. Sandy was one of seven children growing up with four sisters and […]

Elinor K. Jones, 79, of Ludlow

Elinor K. Jones, 79, of Ludlow

Ludlow Elinor K. Jones, 79, passed away on Wednesday, Nov. 16, 2022 at the Gill Odd Fellows Home in Ludlow. She was born on June 4, 1943 in Walpole, N.H., to the late Guy and Edith (Metcalf) Jones. Elinor enjoyed many things such as dancing, walking, listening to music, reading and doing crossword puzzles.  She took […]

Will Wilcox, 75, of Chester

Will Wilcox, 75, of Chester

Willard (Will) Wilcox, 75, of Chester, died on Monday, Nov. 14, 2022 of brain cancer at Springfield Health and Rehab. Will was born in Brattleboro to Willard and Marion Wilcox. Will had a lifelong love affair with books. He was especially fond of Tolkien, Sam Johnson, Virginia Wolf, C. S. Lewis, Thoreau and many other […]

Wendy Gordon, 56, of Bellows Falls

Wendy Gordon, 56, of Bellows Falls

Wendy Lynn Gordon of Bellows Falls was called home by the Lord on Wednesday, Oct. 19 after a period of rapidly declining health at the age of 56. She was born on March 6, 1966. She graduated from Green Mountain Union High School in Chester, where she was strong in academics and art and then […]

Services for Edward Bemis, 75, formerly of Weston, set for Saturday, Oct. 8

Services for Edward Bemis, 75, formerly of Weston, set for Saturday, Oct. 8

Edward Walter Bemis, 75, passed away peacefully at his home in Sebree, Ky., on Nov. 24, 2021.   Edward was born in Londonderry on Oct. 14, 1946, the son of Archie Bemis and Doris Ethel (Wood) Bemis, who predeceased him. He grew up in Weston and attended schools in Chester and graduated from Springfield High […]

John M. Gabert, 65, of Springfield

John M. Gabert, 65, of Springfield

John M. Gabert, 65, passed away on Friday, Sept. 23 from unforeseen complications after a brave battle with aggressive lung cancer. Though he had cancer at the time of his death, John was receiving immunotherapy for an unrelated infection at Dartmouth Hitchcock Medical Center when he unexpectedly succumbed to heart failure. He had recently celebrated […]

Bill LeClair Jr., 82, formerly of Springfield

Bill LeClair Jr., 82, formerly of Springfield

GRAND ISLE On Sept. 11, 2022, at Burlington Nursing and Rehabilitation in Burlington, William (Bill) Henry LeClair Jr.  crossed over to God’s green pastures and still waters. He was 82. Born in Attleboro, Mass., on Oct. 24, 1939, to William H. LeClair and Eva Mary (St. Jean) LeClair, Bill attended public schools in and around […]

Malcolm Felion, 61, of Chester

Malcolm Felion, 61, of Chester

Malcolm Felion passed away July 16, 2022 at Dartmouth Hitchcock Memorial Hospital.  He was 61 years old.  Malcolm was a Chester resident and spent much of his time in Weston. Malcolm was most happy when hunting, fishing or in the woods with a chainsaw in his hands.  He was an accomplished gardener and knowledgeable forager. […]

Leslie 'Bill' Westine, 77, formerly of Chester

Leslie ‘Bill’ Westine, 77, formerly of Chester

Bill Westine (Leslie Westine Jr.) peacefully passed away after celebrating his birthday and his final Labor Day weekend at The Lake. He lived a full and loving 77 years with many friends and close family nearby. Bus (Leslie Sr.) and Eleanor (Howe) Westine raised Bill and his brother, Jim, in the quaint town of Chester, […]

Herbert Rosenblatt, 96, of Brookfield, Conn.

Herbert Rosenblatt, 96, of Brookfield, Conn.

Herbert Rosenblatt, 96, of Brookfield, Conn., passed away after a short illness at home on Sept. 9  surrounded by his loving family. He was the husband of the late Jane Rosenblatt (Solomon). He was born on Sept. 3, 1926, in Brooklyn, N.Y., the son of the late Israel and Alice Rosenblatt. He grew up in […]

Evelyn Cummings, 72, former Chester resident

Evelyn Cummings, 72, former Chester resident

CHARLESTOWN, N.H. Evelyn Ann Cummings, 72, died Aug. 31, 2022 at Springfield Hospital in Springfield, Vt. Evelyn was born Jan. 11, 1950 to Frances and Marvin Cummings of Chester.  She graduated from Chester High School in 1968 and attended Castleton State College majoring in Physical Education. Pursuing her love of dogs, she worked at Barohi […]