Obituaries

Marie-Jeanne Gertrude Benoit

Marie-Jeanne Gertrude Benoit

Jun 22, 2017

Marie-Jeanne Gertrude Benoit, age 90 years, died peacefully Thursday afternoon, June 22, 2017, at her home on Crowe Hill in Sheldon. Born at home in Highgate by Morses Line on April 11, 1927, she was the daughter of the late Henri and Mae (Demers) Rainville. She attended schools in Highgate and Holy Angels Commercial School in St. Albans, followed by...

Anna May (Goodrich) Olmstead

Anna May (Goodrich) Olmstead

Jun 19, 2017

Anna May (Goodrich) Olmstead, age 89 years, died Monday afternoon in the Franklin County Rehab Center. Born in Shelburne, Vermont on, February 28, 1928, she was the daughter of the late Gaylord Augusta and Marie Louise Bissonette Goodrich. On February 14, 1950, she was married to Eugene Graydon Olmstead who predeceased her in 1998. A Registered Nurse, Anna May worked...

Jedediah Perkins Ladd, Jr.

Jedediah Perkins Ladd, Jr.

Jun 19, 2017

Jedediah Perkins Ladd Jr., Age 88, passed away peacefully June 19, 2017 in the Villa Rehab Center in St Albans, Vt. Born in St. Albans on July 15, 1928, he was the son of the late Jedediah P. Ladd, Sr. and Ethel (Miller) Ladd of Alburgh Springs, Vt. He attended schools in Alburgh and Hartford, CT. Left to cherish his...

Evelyn B. Many

Evelyn B. Many

Jun 15, 2017

Evelyn B. Many, age 99, died peacefully on June 15, 2017, at the Franklin County Rehab Center with her family by her side. Born on August 24, 1917 in Montgomery, VT., She was the daughter of the late Chester and Dala (Hart) Laplant, was raised and attended school in Sheldon Springs, VT. She married Roger Many on May 30, 1935....

Grace "Ellie" Fournier

Grace "Ellie" Fournier

Jun 14, 2017

FRANKLIN - Grace Ellie Fournier, age 69, passed away Wednesday, June 14, 2017 surrounded by her loving family at her home in Franklin.She was born June 10, 1948 in St. Albans to the late Robert & Phyllis (King) Waterhouse.Ellie graduated from Richford High School in 1966 and married Roger Fournier on June 18th of that same year.They lived in Berkshire...

Eric Jacques Choiniere

Eric Jacques Choiniere

Jun 12, 2017

Eric Jacques Choiniere, age 46 of Franklin, died early Monday morning June 12, 2017 at his Main St. residence with his mother Claire and loving family at his side. Born in St. Albans on August 10, 1970, he is the son of Claire (Rainville) Choiniere and the late Andrew Choiniere of Franklin, VT. Eric attended Highgate School and graduated from...

Ernest Musslewhite

Ernest Musslewhite

Jun 12, 2017

SINGER ISLAND, FL / STOWE, VT - Ernest Musslewhite, age 95, Part time Stowe resident died at his home in Singer Island Florida on June 12, 2017. Ernest was born in Waco, Texas on January 22, 1922 to Ernest Musslewhite Sr. and Anna Mae Musslewhite (Hunter).He spent a good part of his childhood both in Texas, and on the island...

Gail Fassett London

Gail Fassett London

Jun 11, 2017

Gail Fassett London age 72, passed away Sunday, June 11, 2017 in Saint Albans Health and Rehab in Saint Albans Town. Gail was the 3rd of 4 daughters born at home in Enosburg Falls, VT on July 3, 1944 to the late George Edmund Fassett and Alice Marion (Thompson) Fassett. She started her schooling in Enosburg Falls but when she...

Dixie Ray Paradee

Dixie Ray Paradee

Jun 7, 2017

Dixie Ray, age 52 years, died unexpectedly Wednesday, June 7, 2017, at her Tanner Memorial Drive Home. Born in Portsmouth, Virginia on, July 22, 1964, she was the daughter of Lee and Leshia (Bessette) Paradee. She was a loving, caring, daughter, sister and most beloved aunt to her niece and nephews. She loved to be outside enjoying the sunshine or...

Dorothy Lorraine Johnson

Dorothy Lorraine Johnson

Jun 4, 2017

Dorothy Lorraine Johnson, age 85 years, passed away peacefully on Sunday morning, June 4, 2017. She was born the daughter of the late Timothy and Evelyn (Domingue) Johnson. Dorothy was a devoted parishioner of Nativity of the Blessed Virgin Mary-St. Louis Parish, a member of the Franklin County Senior Center; enjoyed assisting with Meals on Wheels and Lifeline, and she...

Stephen Anthony Thomas

Stephen Anthony Thomas

Jun 2, 2017

Stephen Anthony Thomas, age 64 years, died unexpectedly Friday June 2, 2017 in Alburgh, VT.Born in Manhattan, New York on February 22, 1953, he was the son of the late Charles and Virginia (Kelly) Thomas. He graduated from Monroe Woodbury High School class of 1971 and attended Orange County Community College. On October 18, 1980 he married Pamela (Jachens) Thomas...

Phyllis Humphrey Cassidy

Phyllis Humphrey Cassidy

Jun 1, 2017

Phyllis Humphrey Cassidy, age 88 years, died early Thursday morning, June 1, 2017, in the Northwestern Medical Center with loving family by her side. Born in Highgate Springs on, July 8, 1928, she was the daughter of the late Reginald and Hazel (Hungerford) Humphrey. She graduated from the former Highgate High School and was Valedictorian for the Class of 1947....

Ruth D. Larose

Ruth D. Larose

May 31, 2017

SHELDON - Ruth D. Larose, age 87, passed away Wednesday, May 31, 2017 surrounded by her loving family at Our Lady of the Meadows in Richford.She was born September 22, 1929 in St. Albans to the late Ernest & Mable (Desrosiers) Danyow.Ruth worked several jobs before finding her true passion as a beautician. She owned and operated Ruths Beauty Salon...

Larry T. Clark

Larry T. Clark

May 31, 2017

SEBRING, FL - Larry Thomas Clark, age 60, passed away Wednesday, May 31, 2017 at Highland Regional Medical Center in Sebring, Florida. Larry was born in Saint Albans, Vermont on February 27, 1957 to Betty (Lamonda) Clark and the late Bernard Clark. Larry grew up in Sheldon and graduated from Bellows Free Academy in 1975. He started working at the...

June Ann Beaulieu

June Ann Beaulieu

May 26, 2017

June Ann Beaulieu, age 76 years, died Friday afternoon, May 26, 2017, at the St. Albans Healthcare and Rehabilitation Center. Born in Lancaster, PA on, May 8, 1941, she was the daughter of the late Gerald and Anna (Bauer) Resh. June has been a resident of Swanton, VT since 2010 and formerly lived may years in the Santa Maria, CA...

Estelle Girard

Estelle Girard

May 22, 2017

RICHFORD - Estelle A. Girard, age 80, passed away Monday, May 22, 2017 at the Northwestern Medical Center in St. Albans. She was born in Richford on October 1, 1936 to the late Patrick & Lila (Lagro) Gendron.Estelle served in the U.S Army and then worked at Blue Seal Feeds in Richford for 30 years. She married her late husband...

Leo Raymond Gonyea

Leo Raymond Gonyea

May 20, 2017

Leo Raymond Gonyea, age 78 years, died late Saturday evening, May 20, 2017, in the Northwestern Medical Center with loving family at his side. Born in Merrimack County Farm on, August 16, 1938, he was the son of the late Leo Samuel and Yvonne (Belair) Gonyea. He graduated form BFA-St. Albans and attended New Hampshire Technical Schools. On May 6...

Patricia Reilly

Patricia Reilly

May 19, 2017

RICHFORD, VT / BRICK, NJ - Patricia Reilly, age 81, passed away Friday, May 19, 2017 at Maple Lane Nursing Home in Barton, VT. She was born on January 22, 1936 in Newark, NJ to the late George & Edythe (Krejci) Murray.Patricia attended Point Pleasant Beach High School and Fiken Hospital Nursing School. She was a registered nurse for many...

Scott Hazen Machia

Scott Hazen Machia

May 18, 2017

Scott Hazen Machia, age 53 years, died Thursday evening, May 18, 2017, at the University of Vermont Medical Center with loving family at his side. Born in St. Albans on, March 1, 1964, he was the son of the late Ephraim and Rosalie (Pelkey) Machia. He attended Highgate schools and later received his Associates Degree in Liberal Arts from the...

Bernard Wayne Bushey

Bernard Wayne Bushey

May 18, 2017

Bernard Wayne Bushey, age 80 years, passed away early Thursday morning, May 18, 2017, in the University of Vermont Medical Center with loving family at his side. Born in Sheldon on, March 16, 1937, he was the son of the late, Kenneth B. and Lucille B. (Bachand) Bushey. He graduated from the former Highgate High School and on, July 7,...