NICHOLSON, GA - On Friday, October 7, Walter “Ski” Smolenski Jr. died at age 82.
Born in 1940, Walter began life in Terryville, CT, the son of Bernice and Walter “Smokey” Smolenski. He attended Terryville High and participated in many school activities and clubs. After graduating he joined...
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CHARLOTTE, NC - Joseph Lounsbury, 94, formerly of Marcellus, NY, and most recently of Jensen Beach, FL, died Sunday, October 9.
Joe’s life journey began January 22, 1928, in an orphanage in Syracuse, NY. A self-made man, he was on his own from age 14, working for the Syracuse Herald...
Joe’s life journey began January 22, 1928, in an orphanage in Syracuse, NY. A self-made man, he was on his own from age 14, working for the Syracuse Herald...
WILMINGTON - Robert Michael Kovalsky, 79, died at his home on Thursday, October 13.
Born in Bridgeport, CT, on September 19, 1943, to the late Michael and Anna (Sutyak) Kovalsky, Robert had been a lifelong area resident prior to moving to Vermont six years ago. He grew up in Bridgeport, CT...
Born in Bridgeport, CT, on September 19, 1943, to the late Michael and Anna (Sutyak) Kovalsky, Robert had been a lifelong area resident prior to moving to Vermont six years ago. He grew up in Bridgeport, CT...
JACKSONVILLE - Gordon P. “Gordy” Moore, a longtime resident of Jacksonville, died in his sleep at home on Wednesday October 5, at the age of 59.
Born in Boston on May 23, 1963, Gordy was the youngest of eight children born to Fred and Esther (Allard) Moore. At a young age, the family...
Born in Boston on May 23, 1963, Gordy was the youngest of eight children born to Fred and Esther (Allard) Moore. At a young age, the family...
BENNINGTON - Richard H. Ryan, 61, of Readsboro, died peacefully on Wednesday, October 5, at Southwestern Vermont Medical Center surrounded by his family. He was born on October 7, 1960 in Greenfield, MA.
Richard was preceded in death by his parents Howard L. Ryan Jr. and Joyce A. Fairbanks...
Richard was preceded in death by his parents Howard L. Ryan Jr. and Joyce A. Fairbanks...
WEST DOVER - Dawn Franceschetti, 55, died peacefully on Friday, October 7, at home surrounded by her family, following a courageous battle with ovarian cancer.
Born May 22, 1967, in Tarrytown, NY, she was the daughter of Stephen and Florence (Scheffold) Mastellone. She grew up in Poughquag...
Born May 22, 1967, in Tarrytown, NY, she was the daughter of Stephen and Florence (Scheffold) Mastellone. She grew up in Poughquag...
WEST DOVER - “Faaantastic.” This was Ira Kaufman’s calling card throughout his long life. He died peacefully, early in the morning of October 5, at 96 years old at the Vermont Veterans’ Home, where he rediscovered his military family.
Born with bright blue eyes, December 12, 1925, in...
Born with bright blue eyes, December 12, 1925, in...
EAST DOVER - Cordelia Boswell “DeeDee” Garofalo, 79, of East Dover and Grand Bahama Island, died at home with her family in East Dover on Sunday, October 2, after an almost three-year battle with cancer. DeeDee was preceded in death by her parents William Ward Boswell and Lucy Newton Boswell, and...
WILMINGTON - Elizabeth Helen Clingenpeel Winter died on September 26, at the age of 30. She is survived by her two children, Ezekiel Roland Winter (12) and Olliara Eden Winter (5.5), of West Brattleboro; her children’s father, Brian A. Winter, and stepson, Javian Winter, of West Brattleboro;...
WILMINGTON - G. William (Bill) Hamilton, 88, a resident of Wilmington for 55 years, died January 21 of a broken heart, just 90 days after his loving wife Harriette. He donated his body to science. Graveside funeral services for Bill will be held Saturday, October 8, at 11 am in Riverview Cemetery...
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