Obituaries

Richard H. Hamilton

MARLBORO – Richard Henry Hamilton, 102, died peacefully at home on Wednesday, February 19, after a brief period of declining health as the result of a fall.
Richard was born in Brattleboro on September 28, 1922, the third of five children of Ray Elliot Hamilton and Madge (Taylor...

Charles “Charlie” Staib

WILMINGTON- Charles “Charlie” Raymond Staib, 89, died peacefully on Friday, February 21.
Charlie was preceded in death by wives Rita May, Iris, and Kay Smith. He is survived by his sister-in-law Lois O’Connor, of Maine; son Ralph (Helen) Staib and daughter Heidi (Allen) Taylor,...

Patricia “Pat” Mahon

MANCHESTER, CT- It is with sadness the family shares that Patricia “Pat” Elizabeth Killian Mahon, 87, died on Sunday, February 2, surrounded by the love of her family.
Born on November 29, 1937, Pat was the youngest child of Harold Joseph Killian and Julia Belle Taylor Skoglund...

Peter F. Hopwood

WHITINGHAM- Peter Fitzgerald Hopwood was born April 15, 1943 in Connecticut. He served in the Navy and was a Southern New England Telephone lineman. He enjoyed driving his “Yankee Blue” Corvette and gardening.
A gentleman and good neighbor, Peter died January 28. With his beloved...

Wendy W. Heavner

BRATTLEBORO- Wendy W. Heavner, 75, homemaker, artist, loving wife, designer, teacher, homeschool mother, grandmother, sister, cherished aunt, and friend to many, with absolute confidence and blessed assurance died Monday, February 10.
Born in Passaic, NJ, on December 31, 1949, she was the...

Mary Ann McLeod

BRATTLEBORO - Mary Ann (Olteanu) McLeod was born on February 3, 1943, in Detroit, MI. She died on December 12, 2024. She is survived by her husband, John A. McLeod, of Wilmington. She was preceded in death by her father, Harry Olteanu, and mother, Aneta Olteanu, and her brother, Robert Harry...

Ronald M. Kmec

AUGUSTA, ME - Ronald M. Kmec died January 26 at his home in Augusta. Although Ron has spent the last few years battling heart issues, his death was unexpected. Ron is survived by his wife of 22 years, Connie Robinson-Kmec, his son and daughter-in-law Matthew and Karen Kmec, his son and daughter-...

Brown memorial gathering

BRATTLEBORO - A joint memorial gathering in celebration of Kate and Wally’s reunion in heaven will be held Saturday, February 8, from 1 to 4 pm, at the American Legion on Linden Street.
Catherine Brooks “Kate” Brown, 89, of Taft Brook Road in East Dover, died peacefully Monday morning,...

Patrick Ward Dooley

MARLBOROUGH, MA - Patrick Ward Dooley, 80, of Southborough, and formerly Wilmington, VT, a decorated Vietnam War veteran and longtime worker at the US Army Natick Soldiers Systems Center, died Tuesday, January 28, at The Branches of Marlborough assisted living community after a long illness....

Mark Andrew Williams

LEBANON, NH - Mark Andrew Williams, 72, of Wilmington, VT, died on Thursday, November 21, at Dartmouth Hitchcock Medical Center in Lebanon. Mark and his twin sister Anne were born in the Bronx, NY, on March 17, 1952, to Harold and Alyce Williams. He grew up in Yonkers, NY, graduating from...