Eleanor Marion Riddle
May 17, 2023
Eleanor Marion Riddle, 98, a resident of Gage Street, died at Southwestern Vermont Medical Center on Wednesday, May 17, following a brief illness. She was born February 18, 1925 in Clarksville, TN, to the late Nathaniel and Emma (Sugg) Sims. She received her education in Clarksville schools, graduating from Clarksville High School in 1943. On June 5, 1948, she married...
Dorothy Pauline Strong
May 17, 2023
Dorothy P. Strong, 85, of North Bennington, VT, passed away peacefully at her home on May 17, 2023. Dot was born in Troy, NY on April 26, 1938, the daughter of Irving and Wanda (Raczskowski) Hunt. She married Dennis E. Strong in 1980. Dot worked as a housekeeper at the Catamount Motel in Bennington for several years prior to her...
John (Jack) A. Stratton
May 16, 2023
John A. (Jack) Stratton, 91, formerly a resident of Bennington, VT, died May 16, 2023 in Rock Hill, South Carolina. He was born in Bennington, VT on May 4, 1932, and was the son of the late Smith Guy Stratton, Sr.. and Anna (Montgomery) Stratton. Jack received his education in local Bennington schools. Jack and his wife the former, Elizabeth...
Gary H. Monroe
May 14, 2023
Gary H. Monroe, 72, a resident of Murphy Road in North Bennington, VT passed away on Sunday May 14, 2023. He was born in Bennington, VT July 1, 1950. He was the son of the late Franklin and Helen (Potter) Monroe. He received his education in North Bennington. He married the former Pamela Smith on October 5, 1969. In earlier...
Frances C. O'Neill
May 13, 2023
On May 13, 2023, Frances C. (Deguire) O’Neill, a loving mother, wife, grand and great-grandmother, a resident of Bennington, VT, died at home surrounded by family at the age of 84. Fran was born on January 30, 1939 in Lansingburgh, NY, as one of four children to the late Alfred and Julia (McGrath) Deguire, Sr. Fran lived to enjoy life...
Judith A. Graves
May 12, 2023
Judith A. Graves of Bennington, VT, passed away on May 12, 2023 at the Albany Medical Center in Albany, NY. Judith was born in Springfield, MA on August 17, 1943, the daughter of Alfred E. and Anna (Martin) Field. She received her education in Williamstown, MA. In her earlier years Judith worked at Stanley Tools in Shaftsbury, VT and then...
Peter Stokes Buckley
May 11, 2023
Peter Stokes Buckley January 25, 1955 - May 11, 2023 Peter Stokes Buckley of Bennington, VT passed away peacefully and surrounded by love on May 11. He was 68 years old. Peter was born and raised in Old Bennington, Vermont. He graduated Mt. Anthony High School in 1975 and opened his first Automaster Foreign Car Repair in Bennington in 1977....
Winnifred Ingeborg Francke
May 9, 2023
Winnifred Ingeborg Francke, 97, a resident of readsboro, Vermont passed away peacefully on May 9th, 2023 at The Center for Living and Rehabilitation in Bennington, Vermont following a long illness. Born on March 8th, 1926 in Berlin, Germany she was the daughter of the late Ludwig and Ida (Kuka) Stiedenrod. Winnie was raised and received her education in Germany, and...
Raymond Albert Grover Sr.
May 9, 2023
Raymond Albert Grover Sr., age 85, of Cherokee, Kansas formally of Sunderland Vermont passed away Tuesday, May 9, 2023, at his home. Raymond was born April 9, 1938 to Albert Henry and Bertha Slason Grover, in East Arlington, Vermont. He married Lina Belle Stevens July 23, 1983 in Wells, Vermont, and worked as a carpenter during his life. In addition...
Timothy Kenneth Blodgett
May 8, 2023
Timothy Kenneth “Bucky” Blodgett, 64, a resident of Bennington, Vermont passed away peacefully on May 8th, 2023. Born on February 9th, 1959 in Bennington, Vermont. He was the son of the late Stanley and Lois (Whidden) Blodgett. Timothy was a farm hand at Strohmaier’s farm in Pownal, Vermont for many years and at one time lived in Bradenton, Florida for...
Susan K. Plante
Apr 28, 2023
Susan Kathleen Kenyon Plante, 69, a resident of Cyr Court in Bennington, VT died peacefully Friday April 28, 2023 at her residence surrounded by her family. She was born in Bennington, VT October 27, 1953. She was the daughter of the late Gordon and Marjorie (Barnard) Kenyon. She received her early education in North Bennington and was a graduate of...
Scott D. Jacobs
Apr 27, 2023
Scott D. Jacobs, 64, a resident of Pleasant Valley Road in Bennington, VT died peacefully Thursday, April 27, 2023 at his residence following a brief illness. He was born in Bennington, VT February 21, 1959. He was the son of the late Leon and Muriel (Bass) Jacobs. He received his education in Bennington and was a graduate of Mount Anthony...
John A Thomson
Apr 26, 2023
The family of John Alexander Thomson is sad to announce his death on April 26, 2023. After his fall in 2022, he was unable to be part of the community that he once loved. Born on January 24, 1939, he was the first son of Alexander John and Berta Ruth (Gardner) Thomson. Later two brothers joined him, Robert and William....
David Jerome Guerard
Apr 26, 2023
David Jerome Guerard Sr. 56, a resident of Troy, New York, passed away peacefully on April 26th, 2023 at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center in New York, New York. Born January 22nd, 1967 in San Diego, California. He was the son of Arthur and Joyce (Harwood) Guerard. He spent his younger years being raised in San Diego, and later moved...
Barbara M. Molloy
Apr 26, 2023
Barbara M. Molloy, 80, a longtime resident of Arlington, Vermont passed away peacefully on Wednesday, April 26, 2023 at Brookdale Filmore Pond. in Bennington. Barbara was born in Bennington, VT on May 13, 1942. She was the daughter of the late Thomas and Lillian (Kelson) Murphy. She was the thirteenth of thirteen children. She received her education from Bennington schools...
Robert Kuzawski
Apr 24, 2023
Robert Kuzawski, 58, a resident of Pownal, VT died unexpectedly on Monday, April 24, 2023 at his residence. He was born in Watertown, NY September 11, 1964. He was the son of the late Donald and Virginia (Hitchcock) Kuzawski. Bob received his education in Lowville, NY and later transferred to Rutland High School. Roberta (Bourn) Kuzawski became his wife 39...
Nan Mears
Apr 23, 2023
Nan Mary Mears, 91, a longtime resident of School St. in Bennington, VT died Sunday, April 23, 2023 at the Centers for Living and Rehabilitation in Bennington. She was born in Bennington, VT December 14, 1931. She was the daughter of Kenneth and Catherine (Coyne) Chapman. Nan received her education in Bennington, graduated from St. Francis de Sales Academy and...
Michael Christopher Von Ouhl
Apr 21, 2023
Michael Christopher von Ouhl (June 19, 1941 – April 21, 2023) Michael Christopher von Ouhl, 81, a resident of Bennington Vermont died peacefully Friday, April 21st at his home. Michael was born in Bennington on June 19th, 1941. He was the son of Howard and Ruth Ouhl. He was a graduate of Bennington Catholic High Class of 1959. He later...
Michelle Marie Shephard
Apr 19, 2023
Michelle (Shelly) Marie Shephard, 60 a resident of Bennington, VT, passed away this past week on April 19, 2023 at the Bennington Health and Rehabilitation Center. Michelle was born in Bennington on July 23, 1962 to the late Suzanne F. Brodeur and John G. Carpenter. She attended local schools and made many lifelong friends in Bennington. She married her only...
Geraldine Mary Van Houten
Apr 15, 2023
Geraldine Mary Van Houten passed away peacefully at the Southwestern Vermont Medical Center, Bennington, Vermont, on April 15, 2023, after several years of failing health. Mrs. Van Houten was born Geraldine Scanlan in Nutley, New Jersey, to Charles Vincent and Minna (Fientel) Scanlan, on December 9, 1930. She attended Nutley High School (Class of 1949) and, after that, the Katharine...
