Ruth Ramsay Yanne (Ramsay)
Oct 7, 2020
Manchester, VT Ruth R. Yanne was born in Stewartstown, Pennsylvania, to Charles F. and Elizabeth B. Ramsay, in a year that she preferred not to publicize. An only child, her parents owned and ran the Ramsay movie theatre in town. She lived for most of her life in Longmeadow, Mass., and died in Manchester, VT on October 3, 2020. She...
Mark A. Dillard (Dillard)
Oct 5, 2020
Mark Anthony Dillard, Jr., 35, a resident of Gage Street in Bennington, died on Monday, October 5, 2020 unexpectedly. Mark was born in Pittsfield, MA on August 12, 1985, and was the son of Mark Dillard, Sr. and Sherri Daniels, who survive. Mark enjoyed fishing, outdoors, music and was a free spirit. He was an avid NY Yankees and NY...
Robert Allen Horton
Oct 5, 2020
Ret. Colonel Robert Allen Horton 80, beloved husband, father, grandfather, passed away quietly in Vero Beach Florida, on Tuesday October 5, 2020, due to complications of Parkinson's Disease. He was the son of Irene and Howard Horton and was born on December 5, 1939 in Providence Rhode Island. Robert is survived by his loving wife of 54 years, Carole-Lee Horton...
Rev. Vincent J. Coppola
Oct 2, 2020
NOTRE DAME, Ind. - Rev. Vincent J. Coppola, C.S.C., 57, died at the University of Pennsylvania Hospital in Philadelphia, Pa., on Friday, October 2, 2020. Fr. Coppola was born April 15, 1963, in Elmhurst, N.Y. He received his bachelor's degree in accounting from Queens College, Queens, N.Y., and his M.Div. from the University of Notre Dame, Notre Dame, Ind., in...
Faye Elizabeth Hardy (Lebarron)
Oct 1, 2020
Faye Elizabeth Hardy, 78, a resident of Harvest Hills Drive, Shaftsbury, passed away peacefully Thursday, October 1, 2020. Born in Bennington, VT on September 28, 1942, Faye was the daughter of the late Daniel and Elizabeth (Gaefka) LeBarron. Faye started school in Cambridge, NY but soon the family moved to the North Bennington/Shaftsbury area, where Faye attended the North Bennington...
Walter L. Van Der Kar Sr.
Sep 29, 2020
Walter Lee Van Der Kar Sr., 88, of Manchester Center, VT died peacefully Tuesday September 29, 2020 at the Southwestern Vermont Medical Center in Bennington after a long illness. He was born in Pittsfield, MA December 30, 1931. He was the son of the late Harold A. and Dorothy (Rice) Van Der Kar. He received his early education in Hoosick...
Yasuko M. Leahy
Sep 29, 2020
Yasuko Miyajima Leahy, formerly of Plainfield, Vermont and Chicago, Illinois, died on September 29, 2020. She was 91. She resided at the memory care residence Brookdale at Fillmore Pond since it opened in 2010 and was its last remaining original resident. Yasuko Miyajima, also known as Miya, was born in Tokyo in 1928. Yasuko studied fashion design in Japan and...
Peter E. Souza
Sep 27, 2020
Bennington, VT Peter Souza, who left the Provincetown he loved in 2006 with his wife Sheila Benzer, to a seek a new life where he could pursue his dreams with a modest income, died early Sunday on September 27 as he returned from feeding the horses and dogs on his farm. He was 81. He "died in my arms," said...
Mildred E. Harrington
Sep 25, 2020
Mildred E. "Millie" Harrington, 88, a former long-time resident of Cross Street, died on Friday, September 25, 2020 at Southwestern Vermont Medical Center. Born in Bennington on March 22, 1932, she was the daughter of the late Charles E. and Gladys (Tripp) Knapp. She received her education in the Bennington schools. Millie married Lynn E. Harrington Jr. on January 10,...
G. Donald Calder
Sep 23, 2020
George Donald Calder SR, 81, a resident of Brookdale at Fillmore Pond in Bennington died peacefully on Wednesday, September 23, 2020. Born in Islip, NY on November 29, 1938, he was the son of the late George S. and Isabelle (Cook) Calder. Donald received his early education in the Hewlett, NY schools. He received his Bachelor's Degree in Electrical Engineering...
Jeffrey A. Mattson
Sep 19, 2020
Jeffrey Allen Mattson, age 38, a resident of Greenville, NY, died on Saturday, September 19, 2020 in Albany, following a long illness. He was born in Albany, NY on May 5, 1982 and was the son of Bonnie Lee Harrington of Bennington, VT and Carl (Karen) Mattson of Saratoga Springs, NY. Jeffrey is a graduate of SUNY Geneseo with a...
Bernard Eugene Loomis Sr.
Sep 19, 2020
BERNARD E. LOOMIS, SR. OBITUARY NORTH BENNINGTON, VERMONT Mr. Bernard Eugene Loomis, Sr., 82, a resident of Corey Acres in North Bennington died on Saturday, September 19, 2020 at his residence following a long illness. He was born in Rockville, CT on March 3, 1938 and was the son of the late LeRoy Loomis and the former Mae Evelyn Lee....
Michael P. Borden
Sep 19, 2020
Michael "Mikey" P. Borden, a resident of Route 346 in N. Pownal, Vermont died Saturday September 19, 2020 at his residence surrounded by his family after a long battle with Dementia. He was born in Bennington, Vermont February 12, 1962. He was the son of the late Richard G. Borden and Teresa (Kelley) Borden who survives. Mike received his early...
Helen Olive Whitman (Gauthier)
Sep 15, 2020
Helen Olive Whitman, 98, widow of Edward J. Whitman, a resident of Greenview Drive, passed away peacefully on Tuesday, September 15, 2020 at her daughters home on Greenview Drive following a long illness. Helen had resided on Morgan for over 60 years before moving in with her daughter. Born in Indian Orchard, Massachusetts on January 18, 1922, she was the...
Leonard L. Nichols
Sep 13, 2020
Leonard L. Nichols, 84, a resident of Finley Drive in Bennington died Sunday September 13, 2020 at the Albany Medical Center in Albany, NY following a long illness. He was born in Hancock, MA February 12, 1936. He was the son of the late Oliver and Hazel Arno Nichols. Len received his education in Hancock and was a 1955 graduate...
Ernest Dennis Harwood
Sep 12, 2020
Ernest Dennis Harwood, 90, and his wife Cathleen Mary Hier Harwood, 86, residents of Cleveland Avenue, Shaftsbury, died peacefully within hours of each other on Saturday September 12, 2020 at their home surrounded by their family. Ernest was born in Bennington on July 20, 1930, he was the son of the late Frank Pepper Harwood and Ellen (Lane) Harwood. Cathleen...
Cathleen Mary Hier Harwood (Hier)
Sep 12, 2020
Cathleen "Cathy" Mary Harwood (Hier) was born in Bennington on March 2, 1934. She was the daughter of the late Edwol and Mary Hier. Cathy received her education in Bennington and was a 1952 graduate of Bennington High School. She served as the Shaftsbury Town Clerk and Bennington Vermont District and Family Court Clerk. Cathleen and Ernie were married at...
Betty L. Davis (Britch)
Sep 12, 2020
Mrs. Betty L. Davis, 89, a resident of Crossover Road in Bennington died peacefully at home surrounded by the love of her family and friends on Saturday September 12, 2020. She was born in Franklin, VT June 4, 1931. She was the daughter of the late Harold Britch and Hilda (Messier) Britch LaFountain. Betty received her education in Bennington. She...
Marie Ann Becker (Becker)
Sep 11, 2020
Marie Ann Becker, 41, a resident of Orchard Road in Bennington, VT died Friday September 11, 2020 at the Southwestern Vermont Medical Center in Bennington following a long illness. She was born in Bennington, VT June 2, 1979. She was the daughter of Clifford Becker and Brenda (Ruggles) Davis. She received her education in Bennington and attended Mount Anthony Union...
Judy M. Briggs (Lafountain)
Sep 10, 2020
Judy M. Briggs, 74, a resident of Applegate Drive in Bennington died Thursday September 10, 2020 at the Albany Medical Center as a result of injuries sustained in a motor vehicle pedestrian accident in Bennington. She was born in Bennington, VT May 14, 1946. She was the daughter of the late John J. LaFountain and Marjorie Delia (Bacon) LaFountain. Judy...
