GREENSBORO – The Reverend John Willis Hamilton, age 76, died on May 4. Father Hamilton was born on July 27, 1944, in Rutland, the son of the late Willis Carlton and Mary Ellen (Connors) Hamilton. He attended Christ the King and Mount Saint Joseph in Rutland, St. John Vianney Seminary[Read More…]

HARDWICK – A Mass of Christian Burial in honor of Patricia and Dona Bessette who passed away on November 28 and 30, 2020, will be held privately at Saint Norbert’s Church in Hardwick on Saturday, May 15. Friends and community members wishing to pay respects are kindly asked to join[Read More…]

BARRE – Betty Jean Ainsworth, 81, of Barre, died peacefully on April 28, at the Barre Gardens in Barre. She was born September 18, 1939, in Wolcott, the daughter of the late Harry and Sylvia (Shedd) Billings. She graduated from Peoples Academy in Morrisville in the class of 1956. In[Read More…]

EAST HARDWICK – A public graveside service for Mary Ann Gusha, who died December 30, 2020, will be held 1 p.m., on Sunday, May 16, in the Post Mills Cemetery in Thetford. A local celebration of her life will be held from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. on Saturday, May[Read More…]

SOUTH HADLEY, Mass. – Ian H. McGee, 84, died on April 11, at Vero Health and Rehab, Hampden, after an illness. The son of the late Alan V. and Katharine H. McGee of South Hadley and Granby, Mass., Ian was born in New Haven, Conn., and educated in the South[Read More…]

HARDWICK – Gary G. Bellavance, 58, of Hardwick passed away on Friday, April 16. A full obituary may be viewed at dgfunerals.com. Due to COVID, visiting hours will be private only for family at the des Groseilliers Funeral Home on Friday, April 23. Friends and community members wishing to share[Read More…]

MARICOPA, Ariz. – Ken Atherton, 69, passed away on April 5. at home in Maricopa. He was born on October 11, 1951, to Myrtle Reil and Kenneth Atherton in Hardwick. Ken grew up on a dairy farm on Branch Road in Craftsbury. He moved to New Hampshire for a number[Read More…]

MONTPELIER – Phyllis Rachel Larrabee died April 7, at the Heaton Woods Residence in Montpelier. She was buried Thursday, April 8, in the Beth Jacob section of Green Mount cemetery in Montpelier. Donations in her memory may be sent to Emile Sawyer, 810 West Manhattan Ave., Santa Fe, New Mexico[Read More…]

MONTPELIER – Patricia Stevens Smith, 93, passed away unexpectedly on Saturday, April 3, at the Central Vermont Medical Center in Berlin. She was born on September 12, 1927, in Hardwick, the daughter of Glenn and Myra (Jenne) Stevens. She attended Hardwick schools and graduated from Hardwick Academy in 1945. On[Read More…]

SOUTH WOODBURY – Aaron Wade Benjamin, age 35, died unexpectedly, March 15, at UVM Medical Center in Burlington. He was born November 7, 1985, in Newport News, Va., the son of Kevin Benjamin and Debra (Blanchard) Benjamin. Two years later, Aaron and his father moved back to South Woodbury. Aaron[Read More…]

EAST HARDWICK – Julie Ann McCoy, 61, of East Hardwick died March 17, at the Barre Gardens Nursing Home in Barre. She was born March 27, 1959, in Newport, the daughter of Dale C. and Loretta (Perry) McCoy. Julie attended Orleans Graded School and graduated from Lake Region Union School[Read More…]

PLAINFIELD – Gail Lamberton Twine, the true meaning of love and kindness, 78, of Upper Road passed away on Sunday, March 14, at the Central Vermont Medical Center in Berlin. The love for her family and friends shone brightly in every choice she made right to the very end. Born[Read More…]