Dominick Haile
Dec 31, 2025
Newark, VT: Dominick Chad Haile, age 46, died at Dartmouth Hitchcock Medical Center in Lebanon, NH, December 31, 2025, following a recent decline.
Dominick was born in St. Johnsbury, VT, on August 21, 1979, son to Helen F. LeClair and the late Nathan C. Haile, Sr. He grew up in Newark attending school there and graduating from Lyndon Institute in the...
Maria Lessard
Dec 30, 2025
Maria Alice Lessard, 71, of Barnet, VT died peacefully on Tuesday, December 30, 2025, at Canterbury Inn where she had been staying for the last few months.
Maria was born in St. Johnsbury, VT on February 20, 1954, daughter to Edmond and Clara (Bedor) Lessard. She was raised and educated in St. Johnsbury graduating from St. Johnsbury Academy, Class of 1972....
Charles Thurston
Dec 28, 2025
Charles Daniel “Dan” Thurston, age 93, passed away peacefully at his home in St. Johnsbury, VT, on Sunday, December 28, 2025, surrounded by family and loved ones.
Dan was born in Whitefield, NH, on July 31, 1932, first born to his parents, Charles Owen Thurston and Isabella Jesse (Hall). The young family moved to St Johnsbury in 1933 where it continued...
Nancy C. Hale
Dec 25, 2025
Lyndonville, VT: Nancy C. Hale, age 86, of Lyndon Terrace, passed away at Northeastern Vermont Regional Hospital in St. Johnsbury, VT, the evening of December 25, 2025.
Nancy was born in Walden, VT, on May 4, 1939, daughter to the late George Dexter, Sr. and Madine B, (Porter) Cahoon. She grew up in Walden and graduated from Danville High School in...
Donald Beer, Sr.
Dec 23, 2025
Lyndonville, VT: Donald Dean Beer, Sr., age 74, of Gilman Road, passed peacefully in his sleep at his home in Lyndon Center, Tuesday morning, December 23, 2025.
Donald was born on November 27, 1951, son to the late Wilbur Downing, Sr. and Doris Irene (Flood) Beer. He was raised and educated in Lyndonville graduating from Lyndon Institute with the Class of...
Rodney L. Lamotte
Dec 21, 2025
Rodney Lee Lamotte, 89, of East St. Johnsbury, VT, was called to heaven on December 21, 2025 at Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center. He passed peacefully with family surrounding him following complications from a heart attack.
Rod was born on July 16, 1936, in Lancaster, NH to Louis & Mildred (McGoff) Lamotte. He graduated from Lancaster High School before entering the United States...
Beryle Houghton
Dec 18, 2025
Lyndonville, VT: Beryle Helen Rivers Houghton, age 95, of Red Village Road, passed peacefully with her beloved family beside her at home, early Thursday morning, December 18, 2025.
Beryle was born in East St. Johnsbury, VT on August 21, 1930, daughter to the late Clyde W. and Gladys (Garfield) Rivers. She grew up in Concord where she attended school and graduated...
Karen M. West
Dec 18, 2025
Karen M. West, 56, of St. Johnsbury, passed away peacefully at her home on December 18, 2025.
Karen was born on April 30, 1969, in Northeast Philadelphia, Pennsylvania to Edward and Madeline (Kelly) Davis. She graduated from Little Flower Catholic High School in Philadelphia with the Class of 1986. While in high school she received her associates degree from Temple University...
Shianna Shirley Kuhn
Dec 17, 2025
Born March 27, 1939 to Albert and Barbara (Weaver) Whittlesey in Abington, PA, Shianna died December 17, 2025 in Frederick, MD at The Record Street Home where she has resided in an independent room with a special group of ladies for the past four years.
Shianna graduated in 1957 from Abington Friends School where she had the opportunity to study abroad...
Ruth Iva (Gorham) Houghton
Dec 15, 2025
Kirby, VT: Ruth Iva Gorham Houghton passed away on December 15, 2025, at her home in Kirby, Vermont. She was 93 years old.
Ruth was born on July 17, 1932, the daughter of Densmore and Iva (Phillips) Gorham. She grew up on a dairy farm and attended Brookside School in Kirby. She graduated from Lyndon Institute in 1951.
On February 28, 1953,...
Candlin Dobbs Manley
Dec 12, 2025
Candlin Dobbs Manley, of Saint Johnsbury, Vermont, died on December 12, 2025, surrounded by family and friends.
Candlin was born on February 20, 1960, in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, to John Dobbs and Dora Dobbs (Deady). Her family later moved to Saint Louis, Missouri, where her father was a physics professor at Washington University and her mother founded an alternative school, Child Grove,...
John Conly, Jr.
Dec 10, 2025
John R. Conly, Jr. passed away peacefully on December 10th at the Grafton County Nursing Home in North Haverhill, NH, at the age of 83. He was pre-deceased by his loving wife Mary-Ann, and brother Dennis. He leaves behind three daughters, a sister-in-law, two nephews, a niece, and eight grandchildren.
John was born and raised in St. Johnsbury, VT, and spent...
Fred Leslie Graves, III
Dec 8, 2025
Sutton, VT: Fred Leslie Graves III, age 69, of Wood Hill Road died unexpectedly while resting at his home on December 8, 2025.
Fred was born on May 22, 1956, in Revere, MA, son of Fred Jr and Rosie (Dow) Graves. Fred grew up in Bellows Falls, Waterbury Center and Lyndonville, VT. He graduated from Lyndon Institute in 1974. He worked...
Edward T. Hodsdon
Dec 6, 2025
Edward T. Hodsdon, 77, passed away on Saturday, December 6, 2025, at St. Johnsbury Center for Living and Rehabilitation. He was born January 14, 1948, in St Johnsbury, Vt where he lived all of his life.
He was pre-deceased by adopted parents Edward C. Hodsdon and Anna Charlotte Hodsdon, biological parents Ann Robinson and Harry Hayes, sister Charlotte Fisher and wife...
Robert 'Bob' Dussault
Dec 6, 2025
Robert Gerard Dussault, our beloved father, brother, and friend, passed away peacefully on Saturday, December 6, 2025, surrounded by loved ones. He goes to join his beloved wife of 54 years, Karlene, who passed in September 2023. Robert was a friend to all. His kindness, affability, and sense of humor made him a favorite in any setting that he found...
Jeffrey Woodward
Dec 6, 2025
St. Johnsbury, VT: Jeffery Allan Woodward age 60 died peacefully but unexpectedly in his sleep Saturday, December 6, 2025.
Jeff was born at Brightlook Hospital in St. Johnsbury, VT on September 27,1965 son of Leonard Woodward & Ruthie (Nelson) Woodward. He grew up in St. Johnsbury and graduated from St. Johnsbury Academy the class of 1984.
He began working for Abel Toll...
Pauline J. Gingue
Dec 3, 2025
Pauline J. (Lapierre) Gingue, 92, of St. Johnsbury, VT, formerly of Waterford, VT, passed away peacefully, surrounded by her family on Wednesday, December 3, 2025, at Northeastern Vermont Regional Hospital.
Born in Ste-Martine, Courcelle, Quebec, Canada on March 24, 1933, Pauline was one of twelve children of Antonio and Julianna (Bergeron) Lapierre. Growing up in the close-knit Lapierre family shaped the...
Craig Shannon
Nov 24, 2025
Craig Shannon, DVM, of Lyndon, VT, passed away peacefully on November 24, 2025.
Craig was born on October 17, 1954, to Jane Claire (Adams) and Raymond Shannon. He grew up in Cincinnati, Ohio, where he would eventually attend Ohio State University, become a veterinarian, pursue his career as a large-animal vet, and be forever known as Dr. Shannon, or just “Doc.”
Dr....
Charles J. Levy
Nov 23, 2025
Charles J. Levy died peacefully at home in Waterford, Vt., Sunday November 24, 2025. Charles was born August 21, 1935, in New Haven, Conn., to Edward and Hortense Levy. He attended Bard College. As a Bard student, he travelled south to report on the brutality of segregation. After attending Yale Law School for a year, he decided to pursue a...
Maryann Friend
Nov 22, 2025
Lyndonville, VT: Maryann E. Friend, age 72, of Robin Lane, passed away peacefully at the Jack Byrne Palliative Care Center in Lebanon, NH, Saturday night, November 22, 2025, following a quick decline.
Maryann was born in Lyndonville, VT, on August 19, 1953, daughter to Evelyn Wright and the late Dwayne Hartwell. She grew up in Hudson, NY, but the family moved...