Obituaries

AARON W. BENJAMIN

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…]

JULIE A. McCOY

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…]

GAIL L. TWINE

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…]

LOUIS JOSEPH STARE JR.

CRAFTSBURY COMMON – Louis Joseph Stare Jr. passed away peacefully on Saturday, March 6, at 90. Known to all as Sandy, he was born May 27, 1930, in Worcester, Mass. He lived with his parents in the Boston area until they moved to Cape Cod when he was young. From[Read More…]

JOHN AINSWORTH

John Ainsworth, 65, passed away on Friday, March 5, in Springfield, Mass. A spring burial will be held at Fairview Cemetery in Hardwick.  A complete obituary and service details will be available at dgfunerals.com.

MARCIA ANN (RIXE) (MURPHY) GOFF

COTTONWOOD, Minn. – Marcia Ann (Rixe) (Murphy) Goff, age 75, died on Saturday, February 13, at Field Crest Assisted Living in Cottonwood. Marcia and her husband, Ron Goff, were teachers in Cabot. A service for family and friends will be held in Little Falls, when the lilacs bloom, with a[Read More…]

NORMAN R. MOQUIN

CLAREMONT, N.H./WALDEN – Norman R. Moquin, 93, passed away February 22, at the Sullivan County Healthcare Facility in Claremont. He was predeceased by his wife, Beverly, in 2005. A spring burial will be held in the Vermont Veterans Cemetery in Randolph. The des Groseilliers Funeral Home is in care of[Read More…]

RICHARD L. SMITH

WALDEN – Richard L. Smith, 81, passed away February 27, at St. Johnsbury Health and Rehabilitation Center in St. Johnsbury after a long fight with diabetes. Richard was born in Jeffersonville, on July 9, 1939, to Carroll R. and Mary C. Smith. In 1944, they moved to Greensboro Bend where[Read More…]

CHERIE WILLIAMS

CRAFTSBURY – Cherie Williams, 84 years old, passed away peacefully at her home in Craftsbury on Sunday, Feb. 21. Cherie was born and raised on the Young farmstead by her loving grandparents Josephine and Fred Young and her mother, Irene Smith. She attended Craftsbury Academy and became active in sports,[Read More…]

MIGNONNE (LECOURS) LEBLANC

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla.. – Mignonne (LeCours) LeBlanc died on February 18, in Cape Canaveral, surrounded by family. She was 91 years old. The oldest of thirteen children, Mignonne was born to Violette and Anselme LeCours on July 3, 1929, in Hardwick. She grew up on the family’s dairy farm. As[Read More…]

JUNE WOOD QUINN

HARDWICK – June Wood Quinn, 88, of Hardwick passed away on Wednesday, February 17, after a long struggle with Alzheimer’s at The Manor Nursing Home with her family by her side. June was born in Hardwick on November 17, 1932, to George and Shirley (Ainsworth) Wood. She attended Maple Corner[Read More…]