Edgar Joseph Beauchain
Mar 3, 2020
EDGAR J. BEAUCHAIN OBITUARY BENNINGTON, VERMONT Edgar J. Beauchain, 79, a resident of Bennington, VT died on Tuesday, March 3, 2020. He was born in Putney, VT and was the son of the late Paul and Cecelia (Vaine) Beauchain. He received his education in Hackettstown, New Jersey schools. In earlier years he enjoyed playing baseball and basketball. Edgar served in...
Janet W. Steel (Wright)
Mar 3, 2020
JANET WRIGHT STEEL BENNINGTON, VERMONT Janet Wright Steel, 75, of Arlington, Vermont died on March 3, 2020 in Bennington following a brief illness. Janet was born on December 4, 1944 and was the daughter of the late Arnold and Georgianna (Lane) Wright. She received her education in Bennington schools, and is a graduate of Bennington High School. She married John...
Blanche Cross
Mar 2, 2020
BLANCHE CROSS OBITUARY BENNINGTON, VERMONT Blanche Cross, 86, a resident of Bennington, died on March 2, 2020 and was the daughter of Oscar and Blanche Thomas. Blanche is survived by her children: Wanda Woodard of Crossville, TN, Tommy Cross of Arlington, VT, Selina Toro of Bennington, and Leisha Cross of Bennington. Her grandchildren: Scott, Nicole, Misty, Jeremy, Kevin, and Kaylee....
Charles B. Palmer
Feb 28, 2020
Charles B. "Charlie" Palmer, 84, a resident of Palmer Drive, Pownal, and a long-time former member of the Vermont State Legislature, died unexpectedly on Friday, February 28, 2020 at Samaritan Hospital in Troy, NY surrounded by his family. Born in North Adams, MA on August 27, 1935 he was the son of the late Parley A. and Selma Ford (Mason)...
Jennie P. Labrake (Perry)
Feb 25, 2020
Jennie P. LaBrake, 61, a resident of Shaftsbury Hollow Road, Shaftsbury, died unexpectedly on Tuesday, February 25, 2020 at Albany Medical Center following a brief illness and surrounded by her family. Born in Potsdam, NY on August 11, 1958, she was the daughter of the late Kenneth and Barbara (Hale) Perry. Jennie was a 1976 graduate of Potsdam High School...
Jonathan Lawrence Mason Peters Peters)
Feb 20, 2020
Jonathan Mason Peters; age 18, a resident of North Pownal, died on Thursday, February 20, 2020 as a result of injuries he sustained in an automobile accident in Petersburgh, New York. Jonathan was born on March 5, 2001 and is survived by his parents John Mason, Candie LeBarron, and Jesse and Angela Peters. He received his education in Ludlow and...
David R. Peterson
Feb 20, 2020
David Richard Peterson, 19, a resident of East Road in Shaftsbury died suddenly Thursday February 20, 2020 from injuries sustained in a motor vehicle accident in Petersburgh, New York. He was born in Albany, New York March 16, 2000. Son of Richard D. Peterson and Lisa (Pratt) Peterson. David received his elementary education in Shaftsbury, attended the Mount Anthony Middle...
Charles E. Ulrich
Feb 20, 2020
Charles Ulrich peacefully fulfilled his life as the sun set behind Mount Anthony on February 20. Charlie, a resident of the Vermont Veterans Home since June, 2018, was surrounded by his family at his passing at the Veterans Home. He was born in Brooklyn, NY, on June 1, 1929. His parents, Albert and Anne (Janulewit) Ulrich, were German immigrants. Charlie...
Abraham Joseph Madkour
Feb 18, 2020
Dr. Abraham Joseph Madkour, 89, a long-standing member of the Manchester, Vermont, community died peacefully at his home with his family by his side on February 18. Abe was the loving husband of Brenda Ralph for more than 61 years, as well as the father of seven children and two grandchildren. He was civic-minded throughout his residency in Manchester for...
Richard H. Vachon
Feb 17, 2020
Richard Henry Vachon, Jr., 75, of the Vermont Veterans Home in Bennington, VT died Monday, February 17, 2020. A native of Bennington, Richard lived in the Syracuse, NY area for many years but returned to Bennington in 2003. Richard received his education in Bennington. After having graduated from Bennington Catholic High School in 1962 he enlisted in the United States...
Susan Rose Lewis (Canfield)
Feb 16, 2020
Susan Rose Lewis, 78, of Bennington, Vermont, passed away in hospice care on Sunday, February 16, 2020. Sue was born in Chicago, to parents, Jane and Ross Canfield, on Saturday, March 29, 1941 fifteen minutes before her sister, Midge. Mom and Midge attended Saint Edwards School in Lowell, Indiana. They were both voracious readers and Mom loved that they each...
Donna Jean Johnson (Contois)
Feb 16, 2020
Donna Jean Johnson, age 53, a resident of Gore Road in Bennington, died on Sunday, February 16, 2020 following a long illness. She was born in North Adams, MA on July 13, 1966, and was the daughter of the late Fernand and Florence (Martell) Contois. She received her education in Bennington, and is a graduate of Mt. Anthony High School....
Mary Ellen Lawson-Quinn (Lawson)
Feb 15, 2020
Mary Ellen Lawson Quinn, 77, a former resident of Finbar's Forrest Road in Manchester, VT died Saturday February 15, 2020 at the Bennington Health and Rehabilitation Center following a long illness. She was born in Rockville Center, New York February 16, 1942. She was the daughter of the late Eugene Vincent Lawson and Rose Cecilia (Kelly) Lawson. She received her...
Jeannette J. Rousseau (Lafountain)
Feb 12, 2020
Jeannette J. Rousseau, 68, a resident of Branch St. in Bennington died Wednesday February 12, 2020 at her residence following a long illness. She was born in Bennington, Vermont May 5, 1951. She was the daughter of the late John and Marjorie (Bacon) LaFountain. Jeannette received her education in Bennington. She married Joseph H. Rousseau on May 31, 1975 at...
Thierry Joseph Patrick Heuga
Feb 10, 2020
On Monday morning, February 10, 2020, Thierry Joseph Patrick Heuga, of Bennington, VT, died unexpectedly at the age of 57. Thierry suffered most of his life with schizophrenia. However, the autopsy confirmed cause of death was from emphysema and cardiomegaly. Thierry was born on February 11, 1962 in Montreal, Canada, to parents, Louis Jean Heuga and Huguette Heuga. Shortly after,...
Richard E. Rabideau
Feb 9, 2020
Richard E. "Dick" Rabideau, age 93, a resident of North Petersburgh, died suddenly February 9, 2020 at Southwestern Vermont Medical Center. He was born in Burlington, Vermont to the late Elphage and Marion (Sancomb) Rabideau. He married the former Evelyn "Evie" Dick on November 4, 1946 in Troy, New York. Dick received his education at Sacred Heart School and Bennington...
Crystal Lee Ketcham (Mentiply)
Feb 8, 2020
BENNINGTON Crystal Lee (Mentiply) Ketcham, 35, a resident of Applegate Drive, Bennington, died peacefully on Saturday, February 8, 2020 at her residence surrounded by her family following a long illness. Born in Bennington July 23,1984, she was the daughter of Alan Blake and Tina L. Mentiply. In addition to her mother, Crystal was also raised by her step-father, Roger Contois....
Lillian E. Scrivens (Rancourt)
Feb 7, 2020
Lillian Eugenie Rancourt Scrivens, 90, a resident of Sycamore Lane, Shaftsbury, VT, died peacefully on Friday February 7, 2020 at her home following a long illness. Born in Winooski, VT on August 16, 1929 she was the daughter of the late Henry E. and Lucille (Yandow) Rancourt. Lillian moved to Bennington at the age of 6. She attended Sacred Heart...
Milton A. Gardner
Feb 6, 2020
Milton A. Gardner, Sr. 88, a former resident of Middle Pownal Road, Bennington, and West Addison, VT as well as Williamstown, MA was released from his mortal life Thursday, February 6, 2020 at Brookdale Fillmore Pond following a long illness. Born in Pittsfield, MA on September 25, 1931, he was the son of the late Gilbert L. and Doris (Chapman)...
Alice Theresa Nicholson (Muller)
Feb 4, 2020
Alice (Alison, JD) Theresa Nicholson, 59, of Jessup, Maryland, passed away, suddenly, at home, after a long illness, on February 4, 2020. She was born in Astoria, NYC, NY; April 5, 1960, to Peter and Dorothy Mae (Mercier) Muller. She grew up in her grandparents' home, with Alice and Harry Mercier, Manchester, VT., attending Burr & Burton Academy before moving...
