All Entries in the "Obituaries" Category
Arlene Fielder Lavallee, 92, of Chester
Arlene (Leenie) Ethel Fielder Lavallee passed away on July 6, 2022 at the Gill Odd Fellows Home in Ludlow. She was 92 and lived in Chester. Born March 5, 1930, the seventh child of Robert Fielder and Ruby Russett. She grew up in many towns around the Huntington area of Vermont. Arlene worked at the […]
Douglas Friborg, 75, of Chester
Douglas Robert Friborg, 75, of Chester, entered into rest on June 29, 2022. The son of the late Robert and Helen (Engstrom) Friborg, Douglas was born on Oct. 11, 1946, in Bridgeport, Conn. Besides his parents he was predeceased by his sister Barbara (Friborg) Creighton and nephews Richard Budnick and Christopher Budnick. He is survived […]
James Basso, 64, formerly of Chester
James E. Basso, 64, of Clayton, Del., passed June 21, 2022 after a period of failing health. He was born in Springfield on Oct. 1, 1957 to William and Eveleth Basso of Chester. Jim grew up in Chester and always stayed in touch with old friends as he moved to Florida, Maryland and Delaware. He […]
Memorial service for James Twitchell July 17
The Champion Fire Company of South Londonderry Fire regrets to announce the passing of lifetime member James Twitchell, who passed away in November of last year. James joined South Londonderry fire company in 1967. In his 54 years of service, James held many positions in the department and town, from firefighter to lieutenant, vice president […]
Gilbert Faull Bastian IV, 38, of Chester
Gilbert F. Bastian IV of Chester and Ludlow, 38, passed away on May 10, 2022. He was born in 1983 in Bethlehem, Penn., to Maryann Covello Bastian and Gilbert F. Bastian III. The family moved to Chester when he was 6 months old. Gib loved Vermont and never wanted to live anywhere else. Gib attended […]
Celebration of Life for Thomas Henning Jr.
A Celebration of Life in honor of Thomas Henning Jr., who passed away on Dec. 27, 2021, will be held at 1 p.m. on Sunday, July 24 at 422 Winhall Hollow Road in Winhall. Please join us in celebrating Thomas’s life and sharing memories and stories. Food will be provided, please BYOB. If you have […]
Milton Willis Jr., 74, of Chester
Milton A. Willis Jr., 74, of Chester, passed away peacefully on June 1, 2022, at home with his loving wife and family by his side. Milton was born March 17, 1948 in Newport to Milton and Margaret (Cota) Willis. He graduated from North Troy High School in 1966 and immediately started to work for his […]
Bernard Mowrey, 104, of Chester
Bernard C. Mowrey 104, of Chester, passed away Monday morning June 13, 2022 at the Springfield Hospital in Springfield. He was born May 9, 1918 in Philadelphia, Penn., the son of George Jr. and Delia (Beebe) Mowrey. He lived and grew up in Wardsboro, where he also attended school. In celebration of his 104th birthday, […]
Celebration of Life for Bob Ploof set for June 11
A Celebration of Life for Bob Ploof, who died on Nov. 11, 2021, will be held on Saturday, June 11 starting with a private burial to be held in Pleasant View Cemetery at 9 a.m,. Please join the family at the Chester Little League fields at 9:45 a.m. for a memorial plaque dedication. The American […]
In memory – Patricia Fromberger
My dearest Pat, It has been almost a year since you have gone and we lost the love of our lives and I, the better part of myself. Since then, I have struggled to make sense of life without you and it has been a lonely life. But the good and sweet memories we made […]
Celebration of Life for Roger Shanafelt
Please join us for a Celebration of Life gathering in honor of Roger Shanafelt. Brunch will be served at 11 a.m. followed by music and memory sharing. The event will be held at the Coger residence, 9 Lovers Lane Road in Chester, on Sunday, June 12. For more info call 802-875-1686. We hope to see […]
Graveside service set for Debbie Lurvey of Chester
A graveside service for Debbie Lurvey of Chester, who passed away Feb. 15, 2022, will be held at 3:30 p.m. on Saturday, May 28, 2022 at the Pinecrest Cemetery, 15 Twin Maple Park, in Charlestown, N.H.
Bruce Parks, 78, of Chester
Bruce Edward Parks, 78, of Chester, passed away peacefully on April 9 at home surrounded by his wife and three children. Bruce was born to Edna Klemm Parks and Ira George Parks in Orange, N.J., on April 23, 1943. The family lived in Maplewood, N.J., until Bruce was 7, when they moved to Denville, N.J. […]
Andrew Lavallee, 35, of Londonderry
Andrew L. Lavallee passed away on Wednesday, April 27, 2022, at his home in Londonderry. Andy was born in Springfield on Sept. 1, 1987, to Deborah L. Carleton (Mathews) and Andrew P. Lavallee. Andy graduated from Green Mountain Union High School in Chester in 2006. He attended SUNY/Cobleskill in Cobleskill, N.Y., for Landscape Construction Management. […]
Ruthie Douglas, 81, longtime chronicler of Chester, friend to many
Ruth “Ruthie” F. Douglas, 81, of Chester, passed away on Sunday May 1, 2022 at the Jack Byrne Center in Lebanon, N.H. She was born Dec. 31, 1940 in Springfield, the daughter of Dwight E. and Vivian (Tatro) Foster. She attended Springfield schools. On Aug. 22, 1956, she married Donald W. Douglas. He predeceased her […]
Lucille Hart, 89, of Weston
Lucille (Wood) Hart, 89, of Weston, passed away peacefully at her home on Tuesday, April 12, 2022. She was born in Rutland on April 10, 1933 to William and Beatrice (Devino) Wood. Her fondest memories were of living on the farm and attending high school in Vergennes. Lucille met her husband of 48 years, Harry […]
Celebration of Life for Richard Baker set for May 7
A Celebration of Life will be held for former Andover resident Richard N. Baker at 1 p.m. on Saturday, May 7 at the Chester American Legion Post 67, 51 Legion Road off Route 103 South in Chester. Pastor Tom Charlton officiating. The family asks that you bring memories and laughter to share about Richard and […]
DeCell service set for April 8
A graveside service for Albert DeCell, who passed away on March 19, 2022, will be held at 1:30 p.m. on April 8, 2022 at the Maple Grove Cemetery, 8 Chester Mountain Road in Weston. A reception will follow at the Weston Rod and Gun Club, 982 Rt. 100 in Weston.
Albert George DeCell, 91, of Weston
Albert George DeCell passed away quietly at Cedar Hill Health Care in Windsor on the morning of Saturday, March 19, 2022 at the age of 91. A genuine Vermonter, Albert was born at home in Weston on Nov. 19, 1930. His parents were George and Julia (Gabert) DeCell. Albert was proud to be a lifelong […]
Roger Shanafelt, 81, of Chester
Roger Thomas Shanafelt, 81, of Chester, formerly of Northfield and Westfield, Mass., passed away on Jan. 23, 2022 at Dartmouth Hitchcock Medical Center. He was born near Butler, Penn., on Nov. 12, 1940. Roger served six years in the U.S. Air Force and was proud to have achieved top security clearance in the field of […]
