Irene E. Burke
Oct 22, 2025
Irene Burke, of Bennington, Vermont, passed away on Wednesday, October 22, 2025, at Brookdale. She was born on May 19, 1928, to Rose and Cyril Hoyt. Irene dedicated her life to her family and home. She took great joy in cooking and caring for her children. In her free time, she enjoyed knitting and once had the unique experience of...
Victor Renato Rolando
Oct 21, 2025
Victor R. Rolando, age 93 years and 8 months, a resident of The Village at Norton Potters, Bennington, VT, died on October 21, 2025 . He was born February 10, 1932, in Albany, NY, the son of the late Madeline E. Rolando (née Milano) born in Plattsburgh, NY, and the late Professor Renato Victor Rolando born in Castellamonte, Italy. Following...
Patricia Marie Martin
Oct 17, 2025
Patricia Marie Martin, 78, resident of Eagle Bridge, NY passed away on October 17, 2025 at Albany Medical Center surrounded by her loving family. Patricia was born in Lowell, MA on September 26, 1947 to the late Thomas and Margaret Hyland. She was one of three children. Patricia received her early education at North Bennington High School, and following graduation...
Linda Madden
Oct 13, 2025
Linda Ruth Madden, (nee Head), age 77, a former childhood resident of Haworth, New Jersey, and adult resident of Shaftsbury and Arlington, Vermont, and St. Augustine, Florida. Linda died on October 13, 2025 at Sunrise Senior Living, New City, New York. Linda was born in Teaneck, Jersey, on July 18, 1948. She is the daughter of the late John and...
Richard C. Gardner Jr.
Oct 5, 2025
Richard “Tink” Gardner Jr., 75, passed away on Sunday, October 5th surrounded by his family. Richard was born on January 10, 1950, the son of the late Shirley (Bump) Gardner and Richard Gardner Sr. He married the former Joyce Lemieux on October 16, 1971 at Sacred Heart Church in Bennington. Together they raised two children, Scott Gardner (Tracy), of Stuart,...
Rene Cassano
Sep 27, 2025
Rene Christian Cassano of Bennington passed away on Saturday, September 27, 2025 at Southwestern Vermont Medical Center. He was born in Bennington on April 15, 1949 to Sylvio and Edeltraut (Haverkamp) Cassano. As a child Rene danced with Ducharme Studio, appearing once on Teenage Barn. He graduated from Bennington Catholic High School in 1967. He enlisted in the Air Force...
Linda Saletto
Sep 25, 2025
Linda Saletto, 55, resident of Pownal, Vermont passed away on September 25, 2025. Linda was born on February 20, 1970 to Jerome and Maryann Scooler. She was the seventh of seven children altogether. Family and friends would remember her as a caring and compassionate woman. At times she would ask herself, “I wonder how so-and-so is doing?” and give them...
Valerie Suzanne Heisler
Sep 14, 2025
Valerie Heisler, aged 78, peacefully passed on September 14, 2025 at Brookdale Filmore Pond in Bennington, Vermont. Born on September 20, 1946, in Brooklyn, Valerie was the daughter of the late Ross and Muriel (Scarbeck) Brooks. She was raised on Long Island, received her high school education from Long Island Lutheran High School and graduated from Hofstra University in 1967...
Margaret D. Sumner
Aug 30, 2025
Margaret Galvin Sumner, 81, a resident of Harrison Avenue, died Saturday, August 30, following a long illness. Margaret was born in Brattleboro to Emma and Thomas Galvin. She attended school in Wilmington where she graduated as valedictorian. She received a BA degree in sociology from the University of Vermont and an MA in Counseling from Antioch New England. She worked...
Laura E. Baldwin
Aug 27, 2025
Miss Laura E. Baldwin, 95, longtime resident of Autumn Acres in Bennington, passed away on August 27, 2025. Laura was born in Lockport, Louisiana on November 2, 1929. She was the daughter of the late Antonio and Theresa (Lourose) Kostak. For 27 years, Laura was employed at Eveready, and in earlier years had worked at Warren Wire in Pownal, and...
Rosecile Mary Johnson
Aug 26, 2025
Rosecile Mary Johnson, 93 of Bennington, Vt., passed away in her home on August 26, 2025. She was born in Dorset, VT on May 1, 1932, the daughter of Dana G. and Elizabeth M. (West) Hart. She attended Dorset Schools. She married Frank E. Johnson on September 27, 1970. Mr. Johnson passed away on April 18, 2018. Rosecile was a...
Gerald Michael Keneally
Aug 24, 2025
Gerald Michael Keneally, 80, resident of Shaftsbury, and Melbourne, FL passed away on August 24, 2025 in the Viera Hospital in Florida. Jerry was born in New York City on December 16,1944 to Joseph and Rita Keneally. He received his education in Westport, CT, graduating from Staples High School. He received his college degree from Wesleyan University, working as a...
Gerald Michael Keneally
Aug 24, 2025
Gerald Michael Keneally, 80 of Shaftsbury, VT passed away on August 24, 2025 at the Viera Hospital in West Viera, Florida. A full obituary with service information will appear at a later date.
Douglas Richard Gerity
Aug 16, 2025
Douglas "Tricky" R. Gerity, resident of Bennington, passed away on August 16, 2025 in Albany, NY. He was born in Bennington on July 31, 1931, and was the son of the late Earl and Eva (Waters) Gerity. Douglas was a graduate of Bennington High School, and later went on to serve in the army during the Korean War from 1950-1952....
Monica Ann Murray
Aug 11, 2025
Miss Monica Ann Murray, 86, a resident of Silver Street in Bennington, passed away on August 11, 2025. Born in Bennington, VT on February 1, 1939, she was the daughter of the late Ernest Clifford and Eleanor Eva (Noyes) Murray. She received her education in North Bennington and later attended St. Joseph’s Business School. She was a graduate of the...
Patricia Ann Triant
Aug 10, 2025
Patricia Ann Triant, 83, of Bennington, Vermont, passed away peacefully on August 10, 2025. She was born on July 30, 1942, in Brooklyn, New York, to John and Margaret Stankaitis (née Reilly). Pat was a devoted wife to the late Dr. Tasos Triant, as well as a loving mother and grandmother whose life centered on her family and community. For...
Christopher Nicholas Perrotta
Aug 10, 2025
Christopher Nicholas Perrotta, 71, resident of Bennington passed away peacefully at his home on August 10, 2025. Chris was born in Bennington, VT on June 6, 1954. He was the son of the late Virginio and Patricia (Nash) Perrotta. He received his education in Bennington where he attended Saint Francis de Sales Academy, and was a 1973 graduate of Mount...
Eileen Beach
Aug 9, 2025
Eileen Beach, 86, of Sunderland, VT, passed away peacefully on August 9, 2025, at Brookdale at Fillmore Pond in Bennington, VT. Eileen was born on February 4, 1939, in Montreal, Quebec, the daughter of Irish immigrants, Frank and Elizabeth (Cummins) Black of County Tyrone, Northern Ireland. Eileen and her mother moved to Port Chester, NY when she was six months...
Derryck Spencer Boardman
Aug 7, 2025
Derryck S, “Bone” Boardman of Bennington VT passed away at the southwestern Vermont Medical Center in Bennington, Vermont on August 7, 2025. Bone was born in Bennington on May 18, 1967. The son of the late Edward and Marjorie (Hulett) Morse Sr While a resident of Main Street in Bennington, Bone loved to sit outside his house and yell to...
Michael Edmund Brady
Aug 5, 2025
If you knew Mike Brady, you most likely heard his laugh before you saw him. Michael Edmund Brady, 78, of Bennington, Vermont, passed away unexpectedly on August 5, 2025. Born on December 13, 1946, in Brooklyn, New York, he was the son of Joseph Brady and Eileen Sullivan Brady (both predeceased). He grew up in Saugerties, NY, where he met...
