Friday, October 23, 2026
Obituaries
Hannes Tarnay
Hannes Tarnay of Falmouth, MA, formerly of Wardsboro, VT, died peacefully on July 21. He was 90.
Hannes was born in Salzburg, Austria in 1935. At the age of 14, he began a five-year apprenticeship to become a printer. He worked in Switzerland for a year before moving to New York when he was 21...
Eleanor N. Caplan
Eleanor N. Caplan died on August 3, at the age of 98. Born on May 31, 1928, in Hartford, Eleanor (Ellie) was the daughter of Rachel (Podnetsky) and Moses J. Neiditz. A 1946 graduate of Weaver High School, Ellie went on to graduate in 1950 from Mount Holyoke College with a degree in political...
Patricia Morris
Patricia Marie (Crawford) Morris, 92, died at her home on Thursday, July 30, surrounded by her loving family.
Born on July 8, 1934 to Andrew and Kathleen Crawford, Patricia grew up in the town she would forever call home. After graduating from Wilmington High School in 1952, she answered a...
Born on July 8, 1934 to Andrew and Kathleen Crawford, Patricia grew up in the town she would forever call home. After graduating from Wilmington High School in 1952, she answered a...
Conn Rose
Conn H. D. Rose, 70, of Wilmington, VT, died on July 3, as the result of a motorcycle accident. He was born on November 6, 1955, the son of Jane C. Johnson and Albert Rose in Syracuse, NY. He is survived by his two brothers, Charles Johnson of Denver, NC and Ralph Johnson of Wilmington; two...
Dr. John Kirkland
Dr. John W. Kirkland, 80, a beloved physician who spent decades caring for patients, died on July 16. He is the son of the late John and Elspeth Kirkland.
John was born in Northampton, MA. He lived in a variety of places, reflecting his father’s employment, ranging from Silver Spring, MD and...
Bob Robinson
WILMINGTON—Robert James Robinson, 82, died at his home in Wilmington on July 7, following a long battle with cancer.
Born on November 17, 1943, to Harry “Tip” and Francine Robinson, Robert grew up in West Wardsboro and graduated from Leland & Gray in 1961, where he was a standout multi...
Born on November 17, 1943, to Harry “Tip” and Francine Robinson, Robert grew up in West Wardsboro and graduated from Leland & Gray in 1961, where he was a standout multi...
BROWNSVILLE—Dušan “John” Plausteiner, 92, died unexpectedly on Monday, July 13.
John was born on October 31, 1933, in Maribor, Yugoslavia, a son of Ivan and Jana (Paternost) Plausteiner, formerly Plauštajner. He grew up there during the difficult years that followed and later attended...
John was born on October 31, 1933, in Maribor, Yugoslavia, a son of Ivan and Jana (Paternost) Plausteiner, formerly Plauštajner. He grew up there during the difficult years that followed and later attended...
Stella Stevens
Stella A. Stevens, 89, died on July 7, surrounded by her family, in the home in which she was born. Stella was born June 14, 1937 to Myron and Wilhelmina (Ahrens) Allen. She attended Whitingham High School, where she was active in the 4-H, and graduated in 1954. She met Norman Stevens and they...
Janet Wheeler Hubbard
Janet C. (Wheeler) Hubbard died on Tuesday, June 23, at Dartmouth Hitchcock Medical Center with her loving family at her side.
Janet was born on her grandmother’s birthday, February 4, 1963 in Bennington, VT, to Henry and Carrie (Bartlett) Wheeler.
Janet grew up on her family’s farm, where...
Jo-Ann Ward
Jo-Ann Loretta Sullivan Ward, 83, of Ballston Spa, died Thursday, June 11, at Baptist Health Nursing Rehabilitation Center surrounded by members of her family.
She was born in Wilmington, VT, on March 30, 1943, the daughter of Eugene and Hannah (Nolan) Sullivan. She was baptized on April 25,...
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