Joan Wilkie Hartwell

Joan Wilkie Hartwell

Feb 5, 2024

Joan Wilkie Hartwell, age 89, of Lily Pond Rd, Lyndonville, VT passed away peacefully on February 5th, 2024. Joan was born in Springfield, MA on March 18th, 1934, daughter of Hortense Wilkie Smith.

She grew up in St Johnsbury, attended St. Johnsbury Academy and was the salutatorian of her class in 1952. Soon after graduating she started work at Ralston Purina...

Lillian Marie Clouatre

Lillian Marie Clouatre

Feb 3, 2024

St. Johnsbury, VT: Lillian Marie Clouatre (LaPerle), age 90, passed away on Saturday morning, February 3, 2024, in the comfort of her home in St. Johnsbury, VT.

Lillian was born in St. Johnsbury on October 3, 1933, daughter to the late William and Aimee (Vaillancourt) LaPerle.  She grew up in St. Johnsbury and graduated from Mount Saint Joseph Academy in 1953...

Lewis R. Smith

Lewis R. Smith

Feb 1, 2024

Lewis Rodney Smith, 72, of East Burke, VT passed away peacefully on February 1, 2024. Lewis was born on October 19, 1951, and raised in Orleans County. He graduated from Lake Region Union High School in 1969. 

Lewis was raised as a Farmer, loving his horses, horse shows and outside work. He always was racing somewhere, which started a career of...

Lewis R. Smith

Lewis R. Smith

Feb 1, 2024

Lewis Rodney Smith, 72, of Maple Lane in East Burke, VT passed away on Thursday, February 1, 2024, at Northeastern Vermont Regional Hospital in St. Johnsbury, VT.  Lewis leaves behind his wife, Mary, and children, Amy and Charles and their families.  A graveside service will be held in the spring.   A full obit will follow.

Reginald Leonard

Reginald Leonard

Jan 31, 2024

Reginald L. Leonard, 91, passed away on January 31, 2024, at the Union House Nursing Home in Glover, Vermont.

Reg was born on November 14, 1932, to Ernest and Edith (Vancour) Leonard in the Leonard house, where he grew up.  He proudly served in the Army from 1953-1955. Reg married the love of his life, Frances Amadon on November 30, 1957....

Jonathan Margolis

Jonathan Margolis

Jan 29, 2024

Jon Margolis, the veteran national political reporter for the Chicago Tribune, died January 29, 2024 at the age of 83 at University of Vermont Medical Center in Burlington, Vermont.

Born in Trenton, New Jersey in 1940 to William and Mars Margolis, he attended Rutgers Preparatory School in New Brunswick and went on to study history at Oberlin College, graduating in 1962....

Patricia G. Nelson

Patricia G. Nelson

Jan 28, 2024

                Lyndonville & Formerly Sheffield, VT: Patricia G. Mae Nelson, age 83, died at the Woodridge Health & Rehab in Berlin, VT, Sunday morning, January 28, 2024, where she has resided since November of 2023.

                Patti was born in Lyndonville, VT, on July 6, 1940, daughter...

Suzanne Wood

Suzanne Wood

Jan 27, 2024



Kirby, VT: Suzanne “Sue” Wood, age 82, of Wood Lane, passed peacefully at her daughter Joanne’s home in St. Johnsbury, VT with her family around her on Saturday, January 27, 2024. 

Sue was born in Kirby, VT, on November 11, 1941, daughter to the late Densmore and Iva (Phillips) Gorham and grew up in Kirby.  She graduated from Lyndon Institute, Class of 1961 and married Robert “Bob” Wood on May 19,...

Florence B. Meigs

Florence B. Meigs

Jan 25, 2024

Florence B. Meigs, 95, of Town Forest Road in Passumpsic, VT passed away on Thursday, January 25, 2024, at her caregiver’s home in Lyndonville, VT.

 Florence was born in Plainfield, VT on April 10, 1928, to Raymond and Violet (Batchelder) Buxton.  She grew up in Lower Cabot, Upper Cabot, and Passumpsic, attending 5 different schools until the 5th grade! At the...

Romeo R. Martel

Romeo R. Martel

Jan 24, 2024

            Waterford, VT: Romeo R. Martel, age 90, of Daniels Farm Road, passed peacefully at Northeastern Vermont Regional Hospital, Wednesday evening, January 24, 2024, following a rapid decline in his health.

            Romeo was born in Waterford, VT, on October 13, 1933, son to Romeo and Yvonne (Gagne) Martel, they predecease...

Roy L. Willey

Roy L. Willey

Jan 22, 2024

Roy L. Willey, 68, of St. Johnsbury, VT passed away on Monday, January 22, 2024, at his residence. Roy was born on July 25, 1955, to Clayton and Beverly Willey in Hardwick, VT and lived his entire life in the Northeast Kingdom.

Roy was known for his love of fishing, playing cards, taking walks, spending time with his friends and family,...

Marilyn Elaine Drew

Marilyn Elaine Drew

Jan 21, 2024

Lyndonville, VT: Marilyn Drew, 85, a lifelong resident of Burke, VT, passed peacefully on Sunday January 21, 2024, with her sons by her side.

Marilyn was born in Lyndon, VT,  June 30, 1938, daughter to the late Earl Leslie and Rose Delphene (Denonville) Baird. A lifelong resident of Burke, she graduated from Lyndon Institute in the Class of 1956, was a...

Keith W. Whitemore

Keith W. Whitemore

Jan 20, 2024

Keith W. Whitemore, 49, of St. Johnsbury, VT passed away on January 20, 2024, at Northeastern Vermont Regional Hospital after a long battle with cancer.

Keith was born on March 21, 1974, to Michael and Patricia (Garrigan) Whitemore in Clinton, Iowa. He spent his career as a network engineer. He loved his work because, in his words, “networking is how we...

Eric Belknap

Eric Belknap

Jan 19, 2024

Eric Paul Belknap, age 53, of Walsh Road, passed away at his home with daughter Morgan Belknap by his side due to a decline in health on Saturday, January 19, 2024. 

Eric was born in St. Johnsbury, VT, on January 18, 1971, son to the late Paul Wesley and Bernadine Mae (Harbough) Belknap.  He grew up in Waterford, graduated from St....

Philip J. Sorrell

Philip J. Sorrell

Jan 19, 2024

            Concord, VT: Philip J. Sorrell, age 85, lifelong resident of Concord, passed peacefully with his family beside him at Northeast Vermont Regional Hospital on Friday, January 19, 2024.  

            Philip was born in Fairfield, VT, on December 13, 1938, son to the late Willis and Cecilia (Teague) Sorrell.  Raised...

Brian L. Christman

Brian L. Christman

Jan 19, 2024

Brian L. Christman, 75, of St. Johnsbury, VT passed away on Friday, January 19, 2024, at his residence.   Brian was born September 17, 1948, to Leonard and Elizabeth Christman in Kingston, NY.  As a young child he moved to New Hampshire with his family, and in his late teens made his home in St. Johnsbury, VT.

Brian had a lifelong...

Nathalie 'Sunny' Wood

Nathalie 'Sunny' Wood

Jan 18, 2024

Nathalie “Sunny” Henley Wood, age 89, of St. Johnsbury, VT passed away peacefully on Thursday, January 18, 2024, after a brief decline in her health.

Born on May 8, 1934, in Beverly, MA, she was the daughter of the late Rev. Kenneth Rundlett Henley and Dorothy Gillette Henley. Sunny lived in Danvers, MA until she was 8 years old, when her...

Joan W. P. Hayes

Joan W. P. Hayes

Jan 17, 2024

Joan W.P. Hayes, age 86, died at the Pines Rehab on January 17, 2024, where she resided since a recent decline in her health.

Joan was born in Middlebury, VT, on September 1, 1937, daughter to the late Gilbert O. and Isobel Mary (Whitman) Poro. She was raised and educated in Middlebury, Lyndonville, and St. Johnsbury. Graduating from St. Johnsbury Academy...

Joy Duford

Joy Duford

Jan 17, 2024

St. Johnsbury, VT: Joy Ann Duford, 82, of Pearl Street in St. Johnsbury passed away on Wednesday, January 17, 2024. 

Joy was born in Claremont, NH on February 21, 1941, to the late John and Nelly (Carter) Ducharme. She was raised in the Northeast Kingdom of Vermont, eventually settling in St. Johnsbury in the mid-1960s. 

Over the years she worked at the...

Everett Hartwell

Everett Hartwell

Jan 16, 2024

Everett Clair Hartwell, age 90, of Lily Pond Rd, Lyndonville, VT passed away peacefully on January 16th, 2024. Everett was born in Burke, VT on July 25th, 1933, son of Norris and Adeline Hartwell.

From an early age, he learned to drive a team of horses with his dad, and his hard work ethic continued as he worked on farms in...