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CAVENDISH — A memorial service was held Sept. 19 at the Advent Christian Church, North Springfield, for Bruce Edward Perry, 58, who passed away Sept. 13 after a long and courageous battle with heart disease at Tuft’s Medical Center Hospital in Boston, Massachusetts. Graveside committal services and interment followed in the North St. Cemetery, Chester.
He was born in Springfield on Dec. 5, 1956, son of Leland H. and Alma (Wood) Perry.
Bruce was raised in Chester and graduated from Green Mountain Union High School Class of 1974.
Bruce had worked at various jobs in the area including driving school buses and more recently as a driver for FedEx. He volunteered his time to Public Access Television in Ludlow where he did videotaping and announcing.
He was an avid sports fan and volunteered as a Referee. He also enjoyed NASCAR and traveling, but more than anything he loved spending time with his family and friends.
Bruce was a member of the Advent Christian Church, North Springfield. For the last 15 years Bruce had suffered from chronic heart disease and had recently underwent heart transplant surgery in Boston.
Bruce will be missed and will be forever in the hearts of his loving family and friends.
Bruce is survived by his son, Christopher Perry of Las Vegas, Nevada; his daughter, Megan and her husband, Philip Oman of Quechee; his fiancé, Alberta Bailey, and her children, Jimmy and Erin Ellsworth and their three children of Chelsea; Julie and Dan Martell and their nine children of Berkshire, Jennifer and Nat Jenne and their four children of Reading; his brother, Neal Perry and his wife, Linda of Cavendish; his two sisters, Joyce Perry-Norton and her husband, Jed of Orange Park, Florida, Phyllis Parmenter and her husband, David of Hickory, North Carolina; and nine nieces and nephews.
He was predeceased by his parents Leland and Alma; and one sister, Judith.
Arrangements are in care of the Adams Funeral Home, Chester.

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SOUTH RYEGATE — There will be no public calling hours. A celebration of life service will be held on Saturday, Oct. 3 at 2 p.m. at Moses Hill on 163 Kimbling Road in Tunbridge for Anthony “Tony” Shute, 78, who died Sept. 25 at the Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center in Lebanon, New Hampshire after a long illness.
He was born May 17, 1937, in Unity, New Hampshire, son of Raymond and Virginia (Feathers) Shute.
He attended school in Unity and later went to school in Claremont, New Hampshire. He served in the U.S. Army during the Korean War.
On Aug. 5, 1961, he married Ruby Moses of Tunbridge and lived in Vermont and New Hampshire. Tony worked in landscaping and property maintenance. He worked for Bartlett Tree Experts in White River Jct., and Huntington Farm in Strafford. He retired in 2002.
He was a member of the American Legion Post #22 of Lebanon, New Hampshire. He enjoyed baseball, hunting and word search puzzles. Tony enjoyed watching the Boston Red Sox, Dallas Cowboys, Nascar Auto racing (Jeff Gordon being his all time favorite) and WWE wrestling.
He is survived by his wife, Ruby Shute of South Ryegate; three sons, Raymond Shute and wife, Amy of New Haven, Stewart Shute of South Royalton, and Kevin Shute of South Ryegate; three daughters, Toni Harris and husband, John of Great Falls, Montana, Terri Evans and husband, Scott of East Thetford and Kathleen Paiva and husband, John of South Royalton; 13 grandchildren; five great-grandchildren; three brothers, David Shute of Claremont, New Hampshire, Philip Shute of Holyoke, Massachusetts and Daniel Shute of Hadley, Massachusetts; and several nieces, nephews and cousins.
He was predeceased in death by his parents; and two sisters, Kathleen Kendall and Marilyn Dezan.
Memorial contributions may be made to the Children’s Hospital (CHAD), c/o Dartmouth Hitchcock Medical Center, 1 Medical Center Drive, Lebanon, NH 03756.
Arrangements are under the direction of the Boardway and Cilley Funeral Home in Chelsea, Vt.
A private message of sympathy for the family can be shared at www.boardwayandcilley.com.

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HARTLAND — A celebration of life will be held at a later date for Wyatt M. Morrill, who died unexpectedly Sept. 20 at Gifford Medical Center in Randolph.
He was born May 23, 2015, in Lebanon, New Hampshire, son of Kristi Bonnell and Timothy Morrill.
Wyatt loved being sung to by his mother. He brought light and happiness to all who knew him.
He is survived by his parents of Hartland; a brother, Timothy Morrill of Hartland; maternal grandparents, Christine Bonnell and Lloyd Freeman of South Royalton, paternal grandparents, Brenda Morrill of South Royalton and Randall Manning of Bethel; and several aunts, uncles and cousins.

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BRIDGEWATER — The graveside service will be held at Baker Hill Cemetery in Bridgewater on Friday, Oct. 2 at 2 p.m. for Sandra “Sandy” Lee Sloan, 60, who passed away unexpectedly on Sept. 20.
She was born on Dec. 17, 1954 in Rutland, daughter of Harold and Mildred (Bowles) Sloan.
She was a 1973 graduate of Woodstock Union High School.
Sandy worked for many years at the Cumberland Farms in Woodstock where she enjoyed all of her co-workers as well as the customers and had remarked on Monday how she missed them all. She was known for the love of her family and friends, as well as the love she bestowed upon her pets over the years.
She is survived by one son Brett Sloan; her siblings; David Dionne of Waterbury, Eugene Dionne of Newport, James Dionne of New Jersey; Dean Dixon of Pownal, Henry Sloan of Port Henry, New York and Gary Sloan of Proctor; one aunt; and several nieces, nephews, and cousins.
She was predeceased by her parents; an infant son; as well as a brother Edward Dionne II.
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Nancy van Voorhees

Nancy van Voorhees, 91, widow of Clifford Irving van Voorhees Jr., former resident of South Woodstock, the van Voorhees estate, “Skyland Farm” passed away at Good Samaritan Hospital in West Palm Beach, Florida on Sept. 13, surrounded by members of her family. A resident of McKeen Towers, West Palm Beach, Florida since 2010, she was born in Manhattan, the eldest daughter of Dr. Arthur L. Washburn and his wife, the former Sona de Got.
As Nancy Wickes Washburn, she graduated from New York’s convent of the Sacred Heart, and made her debut in 1942.
After the war, Clifford finished his law degree and the couple moved to Farmington, Connecticut, Old Black Point, Connecticut, and later lived in Gstaad, Switzerland, Darien, Connecticut, Woodstock, Manhattan, New York, Southampton, Long Island and Palm Beach, Florida.
Besides devoting her life to raise five children, Nancy was passionate and widely read in matters of faith, religion, philosophy, and sociology. She was known and adored for her masterful entertaining, often hosting impromptu dinners and musicales for the family and the couple’s many friends. Surrounded by a family of tennis players, she became a “circuit mom,” and loved everything tennis.
Through her father, she was a descendant of William Washbourne, a patentee of Hempstead, Long Island in 1647. Her mother belonged to the de Got family of France, which included Bertrand de Got, a collateral descendant, who was Clement V (1305-1314), the first pope of France under King Philip IV. Her mother’s mother was a member of the Philbin family of New York, which included Judge Stephen A. Philbin of the Appellate Division First Department, as well as his son, New York Supreme Court Justice Eugene A. Philbin, who was instrumental in creating Central Park, in New York City.
Mrs. Van Voorhees was predeceased by her husband in 2002 and by her youngest child, Peter Cortlandt van Voorhees (1995). She is survived by her children, Clifford I. van Voorhees III of Darien, Connecticut, Roger Washburn van Voorhees of Fairfield, Connecticut, Victoria Grey and Sona Reese, both of Palm Beach, Florida, as well as eight grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren. She was predeceased by her sisters, Elisabeth Deihle and Joan Coyle, and her brother, A. Lawrence Washubrn Jr. She is also survived by two sisters, Cornelia Granger and Camilla Donnelly.
Committal (burial) took place at the Southampton Cemetery, Southampton, Long Island on Sept. 26.
In lieu of flowers, contributions in memory of Nancy van Voorhees may be made to: Lourdes-Noreen McKeen, 315 South Flagler Drive, West Palm Beach, Fl. 33401. http://www.lourdesmckeen.org/donate/

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Myra Goodman

WEST LEBANON, New Hampshire — Funeral services were held on Sept. 28 in the Unitarian Universalist Chapel in Woodstock for Myra Zable Goodman, who died peacefully at home with her family surrounding her on Sept. 26, following a brief rapid decline. She then was transported to her final resting place next to her beloved husband and sister at Pinelawn Cemetery on Long Island,
The Family Matriarch, she died as she lived, a Lady of values and integrity, grace and dignity, imparting her wisdom and love to all who came to visit her in her final days; her final gift to us all.
Myra was born in New York City on March 14, 1923, daughter of Irving and Lillian Zable, living her formative years as Ramona’s big sister in Brooklyn, New York.
She graduated from Brooklyn College and continued her studies in psychology at the University of Wisconsin, Madison, where she completed “mother comfort” research with Harry Harlow. After completing her Master’s degree in clinical psychology, she returned to New York City to work as a psychologist in public education at the Bureau of Child Guidance.
Meeting the love of her life, Victor I Goodman while on a family vacation, they were married at the Plaza Hotel in New York City on Oct. 11, 1950. Together they created a loving home on Long Island and raised their daughters Bonnie and Wendy. Myra, always a lady on the cutting edge, continued to work full time while raising her family, juggling her family and professional values, was an amazing role model for her daughters who were raised in an era when most mothers stayed at home.
Following the death of her husband in 1992, Myra moved to the Upper Valley in 2002 at the request and urging of her young grandson Brian who wanted her to be a “neighbor”. Here she continued to share her wisdom and love with all, gracefully making connections in her new community.
Another aspect of Myra which we all enjoyed and marveled at was her sense of style and fashion which accompanied her grace. As a child whose parents owned a business in the New York City garment district, Myra learned at an early age the qualities of fabric and design, often re-designing high end designer clothes to meet her esthetic tastes which her Mother then fabricated for her. Friends and family sought out Myra to share her gifts for color, style and décor.
Myra leaves behind her loving daughters Bonnie and Wendy; special nephew Len Levitt; son-in-law Bruce Renfro whom she regarded as a son; grandson extraordinaire Brian Renfro; and adopted granddaughter MarieJoe Lauture.
She was predeceased by her parents; loving sister Ramona and her husband Victor.
In lieu of flowers memorial donations may be made to Grafton County Senior Center Meals on Wheels program, P.O. Box 433, Lebanon, NH 03766 or the Kilton Library, 80 Main Str., West Lebanon, N.H. 03784
Arrangements are under the direction of the Cabot Funeral Home in Woodstock. An online guest book can be found at cabotfh.com

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CHARLOTTE — A graveside family service will be held at Riverside Cemetery in Woodstock at 2 p.m. on Sunday, Oct. 4 for Margaret “Peggy” Ann (Durfee) West, 92, who died on Sept. 13 in her Charlotte home.
She was born Nov. 11, 1922 in Burlington, daughter of Margaret “Peg” (Spaulding) Durfee and Dr. Herbert A. Durfee, professor and head of the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology at the University of Vermont.
Peggy graduated from Burlington High School and University of Vermont (‘44), where she was a Pi Beta Phi member. After graduation she studied and worked in photography in New York City.
Peggy and Russ West married in 1946, had six children and moved from Burlington to Bridgewater to North Carolina to Mississauga, Ontario to Ste. Agathe, Quebec and in 1979 settled back home in Vermont.
While Peggy’s focus was always her family, she enjoyed curling and bowling, eventually joining her mother’s bowling team.
She is survived by her children Margaret Adamson (Barry), Claude West (Christina), Patricia West, Mary West and Gary West (Deborah); grandchildren Alex, Dan (Carolyn), Christy (Cory), Stephanie (Jo) and Cristina, Sarah (Mike), Russell, Amy, and Jessica; great-grandchildren Toby, Tyler, Oscar and Lucas; and many nieces and nephews.
Peggy was predeceased by her husband of 64 years, Russell C. West; her son Russell West Jr.; two sisters Nancy Durfee and Mary Jane (Durfee) Jenkins; and one brother, Dr. Herbert Durfee Jr. who died on Sept. 21.
In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to Champlain Valley Agency on Aging (CVAA), 76 Pearl St., Suite 201, Essex Junction, VT 05452, or to a charity of one’s choice.
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John Zuba

HARTLAND — A memorial service will be held at the convenience of his family at the Vermont Veterans Memorial Cemetery in Randolph Center, for John J. Zuba, Sr., 92, a longtime resident of Hartland, who passed away Sept. 22, in Claremont, New Hampshire.
He was born July 25, 1923 in Chilicarthe, Ohio, son of John and Petronilla (Czajka) Zuba.
He received his schooling in New York and graduated from Sewanhaka High School on Long Island.
He married Helen Filaski on Sept. 6, 1942 in Floral Park, Long Island, New York.
He was a veteran of the U.S. Army serving from January of 1943 until November of 1945 stationed in Normandy, serving under General Bradley of 1st Armored Division, and later under General Patton of 3rd Armored Division, during World II where he received the American Service Medal, the Bronze Star Medal and the European African Middle Eastern Service Medal.
Upon his honorable discharge he returned to Long Island. They moved to Hartland in 1953 where Mr. Zuba owned and operated Linwood Electrical Company for several years.
He enlisted with the U.S. Army Reserves in 1966 and served until 1986. He most recently was employed in facility maintenance at the Veterans Administration Medical Center in White River Jct. until his retirement. Upon retiring he was employed by First Student Bus Company from 2003 until 2012 and drove school bus for the Norwich, Hartland and Windsor School Districts until the age of 87.
John was a member of St. Anthony’s Church, the VFW where he served as Past Post Commander and Past State Commander and the American Legion Post and the DAV, all in White River Jct. He was fond of fishing, boating and traveling to Maine. He especially enjoyed spending time with his family.
Survivors include, his loving wife of 73 years, Helen Zuba of Hartland; two sons, John J. Zuba, Jr. and his wife, Jeannie of Hartland and Thomas G. Zuba and his wife, Nancy of Bridgewater; four grandchildren, Nicole Zuba, Jennifer Carroll, Justine Zuba and Angie Morand; four great-grandchildren, Thomas P. Carroll, Matthew Carlson, Ashley Carroll and Iris Morand; several nieces and nephews, including Kenneth Zuba and his wife Pepper, of Plymouth, Charles Zuba and his wife Sally, of Floral Park, New York, and Peggy Fairfield and her husband Ross, of France.
He was predeceased by his parents; and two brothers, Edward Zuba and Henry Zuba.
The Knight Funeral Home in Windsor assisted with the arrangements. Condolences may be expressed to the family in an online guestbook at www.knightfuneralhomes.com

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WASHINGTON, New Hampshire — A Celebration of Life will be held on Friday, Oct. 2 at 12 p.m. at St. Andrew’s Episcopal Church, Gould Road, New London, New Hampshire for Janis E. (Laidman) Vogt, 68. A private burial service will be in Mt. Calvary Cemetery, Cheektowaga, New York at a later date.
Beloved wife, devoted mother and loving Nana to four grandsons, she was born in Mt. Vernon, New York on April 28, 1947, daughter of James and Gloria (Fitzpatrick) Laidman.
Janis graduated from Westlake High School in Thornwood, New York in 1965 and from Millard Fillmore Hospital School of Nursing in 1969.
She and her family lived in Richfield Springs, New York and Lockport, New York before spending 10 years in Brewster, New York. Then they resided in Fairport, New York for 11 years before moving to Washington, New Hampshire in 2009.
She was a RN working for Prince George’s County Hospital in Maryland, Crouse-Irving Hospital in Syracuse, New York and then spent 10 years with Dr. Lynne Miller in Brewster, New York. In 2001 she retired from Pal-Mac Medical Center in Palmyra, New York.
Janis was a member of St. Andrew’s Episcopal Church in New London. Working with her hands brought her joy and she was an avid gardener, an enthusiastic scrapbooker, and was adept at sewing and quilting.
Members of her family surviving include her husband of 46 years, Gregory J. Vogt of Washington, New Hampshire; a daughter and her husband, Jennifer and Scott Luca and their sons Camden and Colby, of Quechee; a son and his wife, Justin and Melissa Vogt, and their sons Greyson and Asher, of Medfield, Massachusetts; two brothers and their wives, Geoffrey and Hettie Laidman of Stuarts Draft, Virginia, and Patrick and Terri Laidman of Thornwood ,New York; and several nieces and nephews.
Memorial contributions may be made to St. Andrew’s Episcopal Church, P.O. Box 294, New London, N.H. 03257 or to the Concord Regional Visiting Nurse Association, 30 Pillsbury Street, Concord, N.H. 03301.

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CLAREMONT, New Hampshire — A Mass of Christian burial will be celebrated at 11 a.m. on Saturday, Oct. 3 at St. Joseph Church for Captain Rocco A. Zullo, 98, who passed away peacefully on Sept. 25, at the Elm Wood Nursing Center surrounded by loving admirers. Rev Father George Majka will officiate. Interment will follow in St. Mary Cemetery with Military Honors. Friends and Family may call from 6-8 p.m. on Friday, Oct. 2 at the Stringer Funeral Home, 146 Broad Street, in Claremont, New Hampshire.
He was born on Dec. 17, 1917 in Claremont, New Hampshire, oldest son of the late Antonio and Congetta Zullo.
For nearly 60 years, he was the beloved husband of Constance “Connie” H. Zullo who he married in 1952. He had resided in New Hampshire for nearly 50 years in addition to brief military stays with his family in California, North Carolina, Iowa and the Island of Taiwan.
He was a graduate (HSE) of Stevens High School in Claremont, New Hampshire; New England College (Magna Cum Laude) in Henniker, New Hampshire and Plymouth State College in Plymouth, New Hampshire graduating with BA in History and Western Civilization and a MS degree in Education. His advanced education continued with courses in Mathematics, Accounting, Business Law and Sociology at Keene State College in Keene, New Hampshire, and the University of Massachusetts.
He served in the United States Marine Corp from July, 1937 until his Honorable Discharge July, 1962 attaining the rank of Captain. During his enlistment with the USMC, he had the rare privilege to serve as an enlisted man with 6th Marines in China (Yangtze River Tour) during the late 1930’s, as an infantry soldier with C-1-5 during WW II in the South Pacific (Guadalcanal and Peleliu Campaigns) and as a Master Sergeant with G-1-3 in the Korean Conflict (Chosin Reservoir Campaign.) He was decorated with 13 ribbons, a Sliver Star, a Bronze Star and Purple Hearts. With the assistance of his late beloved sister, Louisa Zullo, he joined the USMC in Denver, Colorado after a cross-country adventure as a Freight Hopper.
Rocco then dedicated his next fifteen (15) years as a teacher in Gorham, New Hampshire (1 year) and the remainder of his educational career as Principal of the Windsor Middle School and as Assistant Principal at the Windsor High School in Windsor.
He finally retired in 1980 but continued to manage his hunting estate adhering to his motto “Always Keeping Busy”..When a spare moment occurred, “The Rock” could be found playing his favorite game of Cribbage after the weekly Tuesday Steak Cookout at his Unity Hunting Camp.
In his youth, he was a former Golden Glove Boxer with a stellar record, an enlistee with the Civilian Conversation Corp working in the White Mountains of New Hampshire under the Roosevelt Work Initiative and at a very young age as a lumberjack’s apprentice with his father, Antonio. As an adult, he was an avid sportsman favoring small game hunting and fresh-water fishing. Later in life, Mr. Zullo in concert with his son, Fred M. Zullo (deceased), pursued the specialty of tax filings and preparation as a community service to local individuals. For a brief time, Rocco also donated his time to the Claremont American Legion to assist with budgetary matters.
He is survived by his younger siblings: (Lawrence Zullo and Patrick Zullo of Newport, New Hampshire, Rose Bly of Claremont, New Hampshire, Pete Zullo of North Carolina and Dolly Curtis of Florida); his children and the spouses: Tony and Linda Zullo of North Kingstown, Rhode Island; Janet and Chuck Zullo-Coon of Hartland; Jennifer Zullo of Ridgeville, South Carolina; Patrick and Jenn Zullo of Deering, New Hampshire and Alexandra and Bob Zullo-Lurvey of Claremont, New Hampshire; his cherished grandchildren: (Michael Zullo, Alec Zullo, Kestrel Coon, Aurora Coon and Andrew Zullo) and his son’s stepdaughter Lisa Carlton of Cumberland, Rhode Island and great-granddaughter Ella Carlton.
Rocco was predeceased by his son Fred Zullo; and his granddaughter Katie Zullo.
Rocco’s family would like to thank the staff at Elmwood Center Nursing Home for the care and compassion extended to him during his stay.
To view an online memorial or send a private message of condolence, please visit www.stringerfh.com
In lieu of flowers, donations can be made to the local chapter of the DAV (Disabled American Veterans) or the VFW (Veterans of Foreign Wars) organizations.

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Barbara Kaufman

Woodstock, Vermont resident Barbara Kaufman, born Feb. 8 1918, passed away peacefully at her home on Sunday, Sept. 13.
Barbara was born in Newburgh, New York to Bertram and Hilda Stroock. She had a worldview gathered from her childhood experience of traveling with her parents while they worked internationally seeking fine and exotic fibers for the family textile business. As a teenager, Barbara began her life long interest as an artist. Harry Wickey, a sculptor in plaster, clay, bronze and an artist in graphic materials, mentored Barbara. His influence on Barbara was profound; she sculpted a plaster bust of Wickey that was cast in bronze with a remarkable likeness.
Barbara and her husband Ralph lived in Walden, New York for 23 years. They had their three children, Christine, Jenifer and Jonathan and they operated their own apple orchard, Leading Fields. Barbara and Ralph moved to Woodstock from Walden, New York in the early 1960’s.
In Vermont, Barbara enjoyed much of her time in her art studio, with a dog at her side, drawing and sculpting. Barbara was devoted not only to her own animals but also to the Lucy Mackenzie Humane Society where her work and dedication is legendary. Barbara, who attended Skidmore College, was known for her sculpture and had an inspiring impact on both young and old. Her creativity was diverse and included many mediums; concrete, clay, plaster, pencil, paint, needlework and endless materials combined with unexpected results. She repurposed things and made them into other things before repurposing was trendy: she took apart items of clothing and made them into something more interesting. Her pieces of sculpture grace public spaces around the Upper Valley, including the Dartmouth Hitchcock Medical Center, Mount Ascutney Hospital and David’s House.
Barbara was beautiful, elegant, funny and honest. She was, with her wrists full of silver bracelets, silver polish on her toenails, a flower and hair sticks tucked into the back of her pinned-up long grey hair, a walking work of art. In her later years she used a vintage ski pole to steady herself, and donned a fashionable pair of sunglasses with her beaming smile beneath.
Her husband Ralph, her daughter Christine, and her son Jonathan predeceased Barbara. She is survived by her daughter Jenifer Mathieu and spouse Jacques Mathieu, her grandchildren, Stacey Gerrish and spouse Tom O’Brien, Montana Mathieu and Cody Mathieu.
To know Barbara was to have been inspired. She lived fully and authentically, to the very end.
Friends of Barbara are invited to pay their respects between the hours of 1-4 p.m. on Sunday, October 18 at Barbara’s home.

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Charles Gaede

KILLINGTON — A memorial service will be held at the Our Lady of the Mountain/Sherburne United Church of Christ in Killington on Friday Oct. 9, at 2 p.m. for Charles “Chuck” William Gaede II, 70, who passed away peacefully in his sleep on Oct. 3. A celebration of life will be held directly after, at the Lookout Bar and Grill in Killington.
Beloved husband of Nancy; cherished father of Chuck III (Jenn), Brett, and Matt (Jeanette); loving stepfather of Kately and Wyatt. Adoring grandfather of Madden and Bowden.
Chuck was born in Paterson, New Jersey on Jan. 19, 1945 and grew up in Glen Rock, New Jersey with sister Gail and brother Jay.
He attended Don Bosco Preparatory High School in New Jersey then graduated with a degree in English from LaSalle University in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania in 1967.
Chuck served as a medic during the Vietnam War.
He moved to Killington, Vermont in 1968, where he was one of the pioneers who were a part of establishing the Killington Ski Resort. Chuck was a long time member of the New England Winter Sports Representative Association, in the mid 1990’s. Chuck changed careers to work for Dean Witter, Smith Barney, and UBS.
Chuck was a dedicated father and husband. As an avid skier and cyclist, Chuck enjoyed the outdoors and everything that nature has to offer. Chuck made a lasting impression on every individual he encountered, and was loved by all. Chuck will be greatly missed by his friends and family.
In lieu of flowers please make a donation to Norris Cotton Cancer Research Center at Dartmouth Hitchcock Medical Center or Massachusetts General Hospital Cancer Center.
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SHIPPENSBURG, Penn. — A Celebration of Life will be held Saturday, Oct. 10 at 1 p.m. at Dugan Funeral Home and Crematory for Dovie M. Propst, 83, who passed away Oct. 4, at her home with her loving family by her side. Rev. Derek Wadlington will officiate.
She was born Jan. 13, 1932 in Shelby, North Carolina, daughter of the late Dr. David M. and Pauline (Borders) Morrison.
Dovie graduated high school in Shelby, North Carolina. She earned her Bachelor of Arts from Wake Forest University.
She will be remembered for her feisty personality. She was an avid collector of antiques and enjoyed painting watercolors.
She is survived by her loving husband of 64 years, Roy A. Propst; two daughters, Debbie L. Dorsey of Shippensburg and Dawn P. and husband Larry Niles of Woodstock; one son, David R. Propst of Shelby; six grandchildren: Nathan, Daniel, Steven and Brian Dorsey of Pennsylvania and Sarah and Geoffrey Cota of Vermont; and 10 great-grandchildren.
Professional services are entrusted to Dugan Funeral Home and Crematory, Inc.
Memorial contributions may be made to Grove Cancer Center, 755 Norland Avenue, Suite 100, Chambersburg, PA 17201. Friends may express online condolences at DuganFH.com.
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Mary Elizabeth Bond

Memorial services will be held on Monday, Oct. 12 at 4 p.m. at the North Universalist Chapel Society in Woodstock for Mary Elizabeth Bond, who passed away peacefully on Oct. 3 at the Woodstock Terrace.
She leaves behind two daughters, Alison (of Wellington, New Zealand) and Kristy Eldredge (of Brooklyn, New York), as well as two granddaughters, Katy and Lee Moonan. She is also survived by siblings Brenda Ambrulevich, Robert Bond Jr. and Bill Bond.
Ms. Bond (known as Elizabeth or Betty) was born in Boston in 1933. Her father, Robert J. Bond, and mother, Ruth Fitzgerald Bond, had six children of whom Betty was second.
She graduated from Sacred Heart High School in Needham, Massachusetts and later attended Regis College.
Betty’s life was defined by adventure; as a young woman she went to Japan where she famously worked for the CIA and met her husband, Laurence Eldredge. The family lived in New York City, Yellow Springs, Ohio and Ottawa, Ontario.
Betty was a talented musician. She wrote four musicals, one of which was produced in Boston. She played piano and at gatherings could always be counted on to entertain. She also loved literature and wrote poetry, publishing a book called “A Poem A Week” based on her volunteer work with a church supper program. She earned a B.A. in English from Central State University as well as a Master’s in Education from the University of Massachusetts.
Betty moved to Woodstock in 2002 and joined the Universalist Church, where she found a home among many kindred spirits. A lifelong liberal, she passionately supported progressive and pacifist causes.
She will be much missed by all who remember her independence, irreverence, her wit and kindness. In the words of former minister Daniel Jantos, “she was often the one who prevented us from taking ourselves too seriously.” Her brave struggle with dementia is over and we remember her beautiful life.

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SOUTH ROYALTON — A funeral service will be held Saturday, Oct. 10 at 11 a.m. at the South Royalton High School gymnasium for Richard W. “Dick” Ellis, 91, who died Sept. 28 at the Gifford Medical Center in Randolph following a brief illness. Rev. Josh Moore will officiate. A private burial will be at a later date at the Riverview Cemetery in South Royalton. Calling hours will be held Friday, Oct. 9 from 6-8 p.m. at the Boardway and Cilley Funeral Home in Chelsea.
He was born Oct. 20, 1923, in South Royalton, son of Clifford and Marjorie (Whitcomb) Ellis.
He attended school in South Royalton, graduating from South Royalton High School in 1941. Dick attended the University of Vermont and the New England Conservatory of Music, studying engineering and music.
On Jan. 4, 1942 he married Pauline “Polly” Pillsbury of South Royalton. They lived the entirety of their married life in South Royalton, where they raised their family. Polly died March 17, 2007.
Dick’s life has always revolved around music. While in high school, he organized a six-piece dance band that played throughout central Vermont. During the Big Band era, he toured with Mal Hallett’s Big Band, playing baritone saxophone all over the eastern United States. He turned down an offer to tour with bandleader Gene Krupa, choosing instead to remain in Vermont. Dick taught music for several years in South Royalton, Randolph, Rochester and Bethel, organizing and conducting those schools’ first bands. From these schools he organized a big band called “The Young Vermonters,” which was the only big band in Vermont featuring students. That group played for Governor Dean Davis’ Inaugural Ball in 1969. At one time or another over the years, Dick played alto, tenor or baritone sax as a regular or substitute in nearly every big band in Vermont. For over 50 years he led “The Keynotes”, a six-piece combo specializing in big band music whose members played a combined total of 22 different instruments. Dick gave private music lessons on all wind instruments in the South Royalton and Lebanon, New Hampshire areas.
He is probably best known for Ellis Music Company, the business he founded in 1946, to supply instruments in schools where he taught. Ellis Music now services nearly 500 schools throughout Vermont and New Hampshire and rents instruments to thousands of individual each year.
Dick was always very involved in the town of South Royalton. He started and coached Little League and Babe Ruth baseball teams, was a member of the school board for 12 years, was on the selectboard for six years, and conducted the South Royalton Town Band for 71 years. One of his many retirement projects was founding and chairing FISH (Families and Individuals Seeking Hope), an organization whose goal was to reduce poverty in Royalton and to help individuals achieve long-term economic security, stability, and self-sufficiency.
He was a member of the Heartland Lions Club, Vermont Historical Society, United Church of South Royalton, and an honorary member of the Vermont Music Educators Association.
He is survived by his son, David Ellis and wife, Ann Greenawalt of South Royalton; two daughters, Marti Lewis and husband, David of South Royalton, and Joan Ellis Tabor and husband, Bob of Bethel; five grandchildren, Carol, Stephanie, Jeffrey, Emily and Miles; two step-granddaughters, Mandy, and Kristy; seven great-grandchildren, Michael, Brie, Janelle, Brittany, Amelia, Samuel and Colin; and six step-great-grandchildren, Kyla, Kyra, Tanner, Jordyn, Marissa, and Camden. He is also survived by his sister, Donna Rigby and her husband, George of Fairfax, Virginia; a sister in-law, Phyllis Ellis of West Newbury; and several nieces, nephews and cousins.
His wife, Pauline “Polly” Ellis, his daughter, Carolyn Keith and his brother, Winston Ellis, predeceased him.
Memorial Contributions may be made to the Vermont All State Music Festival Scholarship Fund, c/o Denis Lambert, 377 US Rte. 5 N, Fairlee, 05045 or to the South Royalton Fire and Rescue Squad, P.O. Box 204, South Royalton, 05077.
A private message of sympathy for the family can be shared at www.boardwayandcilley.com.

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Pricilla Britton

Barnard — A celebration of life will be held at the Barnard Universalist Chapel in Barnard, on Oct. 24 at 11 a.m. for Priscilla Robinson Britton who passed away on Sept. 29 at her home in Barnard, after a long and courageous fight with cancer.
Priscilla was born in Claremont, New Hampshire, on Nov. 8, 1932, daughter of Kenneth H. and Mary Lucille (Hoisington) Robinson.
She was a raised in Windsor, and graduated from Windsor High School and attended the University of New Hampshire.
After marrying Leonard W. Britton of Hartland, Priscilla moved to Woodstock.
Priscilla was an accomplished swimmer, pianist, equestrian and skier. She had a lifelong passion for horses. On her beloved Morgan horse Parawallis, Priscilla won many horse shows, including Vermont State Champion and the National Morgan Horse Show in 1950. In 1980s she participated in the Green Mountain Horse Association’s annual 100 Mile Trail Ride competition.
She was employed over the years at the Woodstock Inn and Resort and as Realtor and office manager.
Priscilla was active in many organizations including the Woodstock Ski Runners, the Green Mountain Horse Association, St. James Episcopal church, Woodstock Glad Rags, Lucy McKenzie Humane Society, and the Barnard Progressive Club. She also enjoyed volunteering each year to help prepare Barnard Elementary School students for their annual spelling bee competitions.
She is survived by two sons John T. Britton, and Leonard W. Britton, Jr.; three sisters Mable Calkins, Martha Aronstam, and Susan R. Carter; six grandchildren, Tenaya and Zachary Britton, and Tobias, Ana, Téa and Jonah Britton; and several nieces and nephews.
Priscilla was predeceased by a sister Polly R. Reilly.
Donations please to a charity of one’s choice in lieu of flowers.
An online guest book can be found at cabotfh.com

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Stuart Repp

SOUTH POMFRET — A remembrance and celebration of his wonderful life will take place in the Spring in South Pomfret for Stuart Inslee Repp, adored husband, admired father, magical grandfather, loyal brother, and selfless friend, who passed away peacefully Oct. 8. Pain and joy have come together for the loss and remembrance of a life filled with the incomparable gifts he gave to all those fortunate enough to have known him; to have known his dry and often silly humor, his kindness, his wit, his modesty, his love of family, especially Judy, his wife of 63 years.
Stuart loved making others laugh and smile with a familiar tune strummed and plucked on his banjo or a fantastical story told at bedtime to his wide-eyed grandchildren.
He loved the active life skiing, tennis, and sailing, touch football, or orchestrating often failed model rocket launches. His life was filled with people, happy people enjoying the moment made richer by his company and his enduring conviviality. Like the bright yellow tape he used to mark everything from his ski poles to his roof rack, his contributions to this world this life that we must live now without his physical presence have left an indelible mark.
A mark as bright and familiar as his yellow ski hat spotted often at Suicide Six.
To say his name now, Stu, Stubie-doo, Daddio, Grumps is to form a smile and maybe a soft chuckle or even a wistful tear. This will never fade. He was one of a kind and kind. He is in a place now where everything and everyone he loves surround him like a halo. He is smiling. We are smiling for a long life and a truly good life. He asked for very little and gave so very much.
Stuart Inslee Repp was born Oct. 5, 1927 in Brooklyn, New York. Stuart is an alumnus of Deerfield Academy and Princeton University.
He spent his childhood and early married years in Darien, Connecticut, where he began his business career in New York City with Smith Barney and Co. He later moved to West Hartford, Connecticut to raise his family and work for Hartford National Bank. Upon his retirement in 1991, he and his wife Judy moved to South Pomfret, where he resided at the time if his death.
Stuart is survived by his wife Judy; his children Lisa (Bob), Whit (Jane) and Claudia (Michael); eight adoring (and fortunate!) grandchildren Sam, Jessica (Anders), Kate, Lindsay (Bo), Hanna, Peter, Liv, and Nicholas,; one brother Cameron (Jane and family); and his sister-in-law Joan (and family).
In lieu of flowers memorial donations may be made to the National Parkinson Foundation at www.parkinson.org.
The Cabot Funeral Home in Woodstock is assisting in arrangements an online guest book can be found at cabotfh.com.

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Robert Renner

BROWNSVILLE — A funeral service will be held at the St. James Episcopal Church at 10 a.m. on Saturday, Oct. 17 for Robert Fenner who passed away Oct. 11 at his home in Brownsville after a long battle with Parkinson’s. Burial will follow in the Riverside Cemetery in Woodstock. Visiting hours will be held at the Cabot Funeral Home in Woodstock on Friday, Oct. 16 between the hours of 6 -8 p.m.
He was born on April 24, 1932 in Elizabeth, New Jersey, son of George and Bertha (Thomas) Fenner.
Bob graduated from Norwich University in 1954. He began his professional career working for Esso Standard Oil Company in Elizabeth, New Jersey but in the early 1960’s moved to Vermont and began working for the Sherburne Corporation later becoming SKI Ltd in Killington, Vermont.
Bob served as a selectman and a Justice of the Peace for the town of Killington. In later years Bob and his wife Shirley spent part of their time in Florida. Bob enjoyed golf, skiing, and sailing in his free time.
Bob is survived by his wife Shirley of 60 years, his two sons; Jeffery Fenner and his wife Jackie and Dana Fenner and wife Kristi; five grandchildren: Warren Fenner, Catherine Fenner, Emalee Whipple, Robert Fenner and Matthew Fenner; and one great-grandchild Oliver Thomas Whipple.
Those we love don’t go away, they walk beside us every day unseen, unheard but always near, still loved, still missed and very dear.
In lieu of flowers memorial donations may be made to the American Parkinson Disease Association or Bayada Hospice.
Arrangements are under the direction of the Cabot Funeral Home in Woodstock. An online guest book can be found at cabotfh.com

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Norman Merrill

A graveside service will be held on Friday, Oct. 16 at 1 p.m. in the Riverside Cemetery in Woodstock for Norman Williams Merrill, 68, who died Oct. 1 at the Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center in Lebanon, New Hampshire.
Norm was born Oct. 4, 1946 in New York City, son of Frederick Hamilton and Joan (Williams) Merrill.
Norm graduated from Brooks School in Andover, Massachusetts in 1965, the University of Vermont with a BA with honors in 1969, and the University of Cincinnati with a PhD in Latin in 1974.
He began a long and rewarding career teaching. From 1976 to 1986 he taught English and foreign language and coached soccer and hockey at Rumsey Hall School in Washington, Connecticut. From 1986 to 2013 Norm taught and was head of the departments of English and Foreign Language and coached hockey, soccer, and golf at Berkshire School in Sheffield, Massachusetts. Norm retired to Woodstock in 2013.
Norm was the Woodstock Country Club golf champion an astonishing eight times. He published a book on etymology, and an article in the Journal of Public Policy titled “Who was that Woman I didn’t see you with Last Night.” He was the recipient of the Seaver Buck Award for excellence in teaching and the Kellogg Grant for travel.
Mr. Merrill is survived by his wife of 46 years, Jeanne (Wile) Merrill; two sons Norman Williams Merrill II and his wife Jennifer Hancock, and Dr. Richard Mark Merrill and his wife Natalie Nagy; five grandchildren; Reilly, Ty, Lukas, Kyah, and Ainsley; one brother Fred Merrill and his wife Peggy; as well as a number of beloved nieces and nephews, including Killy and Gabe Merrill, Russell and Amy Morin.
In lieu of flowers memorial donations may be made in his honor to Camp Ta-Kum-Ta in South Hero.
 Arrangements are under the direction of the Cabot Funeral Home in Woodstock. An online guest book can be found at cabotfh.com

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WHITE RIVER JCT. – Funeral services were held Oct. 12 at the United Methodist Church in White River Jct. for Jane L. Bogle Snaith, 85, who died Oct. 7, at Valley Terrace Healthcare in White River Jct. Burial was held Oct. 13 in the Vermont Veterans Memorial Cemetery in Randolph Center.
She was born July 26, 1930 in Boston, Massachusetts, daughter of Ernest Paul and Edith (Ellms) Bogle.
Jane grew up in White River Jct., and graduated from Hartford High School. She graduated from Simmons College in Boston, Massachusetts with a Bachelor’s in Science and then completed her Master’s Degree at Boston University. She served as a RN at Massachusetts General Hospital where she met her future husband, Richard Snaith. They were married Oct. 27, 1956 at the Methodist Church in White River Jct.
Jane taught at the Mary Hitchcock Memorial Hospital School of Nursing for many years. She took time off from her successful career to raise their three children and then later returned to healthcare working as the Activities Director at Brookside Nursing Home until the early 1980’s when she retired. Mr. Snaith died Jan. 9, 2007.
Jane was an active member of the Upper Valley Grange #581, the Mercy Hathaway-White Chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution, Bradford, New Hampshire and the United Methodist Church of White River Jct., where she played the organ for many years, sang in the choir, entertained on the piano during spaghetti suppers and blessed the church congregation with special duets with her brother John. She loved music, enjoyed painting and spending many hours walking.
She is survived by her two sons, Richard Snaith II and his wife Katherine and their daughters, Madison and Sophia of New London, New Hampshire; Scott Snaith and his wife Brigitte of Hollis, Maine; one daughter Rebecca Snaith Waters and her husband Ned of Quechee; and by marriage two grandchildren; and three great-grandchildren.
Jane was predeceased by a brother, John Bogle; and a sister, Anne Bogle.
Memorial contributions may be made to the Upper Valley Grange #581, Grange Hall, 344 Main St., Norwich, 05055 or to the United Methodist Church, 106 Gates Street, White River Jct., 05001.
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