SUNAPEE, New Hampshire — There will be no public services at the request of his family for Henry A. Martinelli who passed away from a brief illness on Sept. 21 in the arms of his loving wife, with his three children by his side.
Henry was born in Lynn, Massachusetts, on Sept. 2, 1947.
Henry was an electrician by trade, working around Swampscott, Massachusetts, where he grew up. He moved to Sunapee, nearly 20 years ago to be with the love of his life, Hope A (Baker) Martinelli. Hope and Henry were married in Sunapee Harbor on July 4, 2002. Henry spent practically 19 years employed by Ruger in Newport, New Hampshire before retiring on June 26, 2015.
Hope and Henry made their home in Sunapee for the last 20 years. Henry enjoyed boating, metal detecting, cruising in his Mustang GT, and most of all spending time with his wife, children, and three grandchildren.
He is survived by his wife Hope; two daughters, Chantelle Blake of Sharon and Katie Blake of Lebanon, New Hampshire; one son, Dustin Martinelli of Croydon, New Hampshire; four grandchildren, Dallas, Lyla, Walker, and Lilliana (on the way); one sister, Diana Nash and her husband, Paul; nieces, nephews, and cousins.
He was predeceased by his parents, Mary (Savino) and Anthony Martnelli; and also by his sister, “Bunny” Freeman.
Donations can be sent to Chantelle Blake PO Box 183, Sharon, 05065.
Arrangements are with the Stringer Funeral Home and Crematorium, 146 Broad Street, Claremont, N.H.
To view an online memorial or send a private message of condolence, visit www.stringerfh.com.

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NEWPORT, New Hampshire — A memorial service and celebration of life will be held Sunday, Oct. 18 from 1:30-3:30 p.m. at the Sugar River Bank Community Room, 20 Main Street, Newport, N.H. for Ellen M. (Fleury) LaCroix, 68, who lost her 16 year battle with cancer on Oct. 7, where she was surrounded by her loving family, including her beloved dogs Niki and Harley, at her home in Newport, New Hampshire. Casual attire is encouraged. Food and refreshments will follow the memorial service. Interment will take place at the West Lebanon, New Hampshire Cemetery at a later date.
Ellen was born on July 29, 1947, in Claremont, New Hampshire, the third of four children born to Isidore and Cecelia (Landry) Fleury.
She is survived by her loyal and loving husband of 24 years, Roger (Buddy) LaCroix of Newport, New Hampshire; daughter Lisa and husband Mark Pitkin and their children Brittany and Bryan of Newport, New Hampshire; daughter Jamie and her husband Rod McConnell and their children, Alexis and Trevor of Newbury, New Hampshire; step-daughter Amy LaCroix and her children Payton Hayes and Connor and Tanner Brown of Lebanon, New Hampshire; stepson Scott LaCroix of South Royalton; stepson David LaCroix and his children Jake, Jessica and Julia of Virginia; and stepson Kevin LaCroix of Arizona; brother and sister-in-law James and Shirley Fleury of Claremont, New Hampshire and her brother John Fleury of Claremont, New Hampshire; her neice Dawn Weidlich and her children Alyssa and Scott of Charlestown, New Hampshire; niece Rebecca and her husband Dave Tebo and their children Isabella, Lucas and Joshua of Claremont, New Hampshire; nephews, Joseph and Michael Villers and their families; niece Dawn Farnham of Hartford; stepmother-in-law Colleen LaCroix of Marlton, NJew Jersey; step-sisters-in-law Donna Long of Mustang, Oklahoma; Cheryl Teteeault of Massachusetts; stepsister-in-law Lisa and her husband William Salter of Marlton, New Jersey; and stepbrother-in-law Raymond Cheney and his wife Theresa of Grantham, New Hampshire; a sister-in-law Pauline and her husband Douglas Guthrie and their family. Ellen’s greatest joy and her proudest achievement in life were her family and friends.
She was predeceased by her parents of Claremont, New Hampshire; her sister and brother-in-law Jane and Andre Villers of Claremont, New Hampshire; paternal grandparents John and Exelia (Ritchotte) Fleury of Claremont, New Hampshire; maternal grandparents Joseph and Odelie Landry also of Claremont, New Hampshire; her mother and step father-in-law Marjorie and Dante Valentini of Framingham, Massachusetts, both of whom she loved dearly; her father-in-law Robert LaCroix of New Jersey;, and many aunts, uncles and cousins.
Ellen suggested that in lieu of flowers memorial contributions be made to the Upper Valley Humane Society, 300 Old Route 10, Enfield, NH 03748. This is an organization she loved and believed in.
Their motto of compassionately connecting people and pets was a passion of hers.
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Norman Koop

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LUDLOW — Graveside funeral services will be held on Friday, Oct. 23, at 11 a.m. in Pleasant View Cemetery, Ludlow for Vera W. Davis, age 75, who passed away at her home in Ludlow on Oct. 19. Officiating will be Margo Marrone, pastor of Tyson Congregational Church. Calling hours will be held Thursday, Oct. 22 from 4-7 p.m. at Adams Funeral Home, 12 Meadow St., Ludlow.
She was born in Cornish, New Hampshire on Sept. 16. 1940, daughter of Francis and Alice Williams.
She attended the one-room schoolhouse in Smithville, then the Proctorsville Schools and South Hill School and in 1958 graduated from Windsor High School. She received her BA from Castleton State College and her Master’s Degree from St. Joseph’s in 1992. For most of her career Vera taught at the Cavendish Town Elementary School in Proctorsville.
She was known for honoring our nation’s Veterans every Memorial Day and Veterans Day, with their students sending letters of thanks to the Veterans facilities, as well as a tribute in the school newsletter. After retirement, Vera volunteered at the Ludlow Elementary School, and later was a longterm substitute in their Title 1 Dept. She was a member of the American Legion Auxiliary Post #36 in Ludlow and loved reading, jigsaw puzzles, shopping and lunches with her many friends. Vera also enjoyed getting together with her friends from the Class of 1958 Windsor High School.
She is survived by her son, William Davis of Ludlow; her brother, James Williams of Quechee; and her sister, Lucia McKenzie, and her husband, James, of Florida; as well as several nieces and a nephew.
Vera was predeceased by her husband, John T. Davis, whom she married in July 1968. He passed away in 1989.
Memorial contributions may be made to the Ludlow Elementary School, 45 Main St., Ludlow, VT 05149, in care of the school nurse to be used to help those families in need.

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Patrick Coughlin

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Norma Brownell

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HARTLAND — A graveside memorial service will be held Saturday, Oct. 24 at 11 a.m. in the Hartland Village Cemetery in Hartland for Kenneth “Jake” P. Withington, 53, who passed away Oct. 14 at his sister’s home in Hartland, surrounded by his family after a courageous battle with Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD).
Jake was born Dec. 20, 1961 in Lebanon, New Hampshire, son of Merle “Sam” Withington and Eula R. (Shatney) Bowley.
He graduated from Hartford High School Class of 1979. His true passion in life was working on his grandfather’s farm Green Acres, where he worked until it was sold, he then went to work for Blanchard and Blanchard and later as a driver for Burlington Foreign Car Parts until his health forced him to retire.
He loved to play horseshoes, fishing and hunting, and was an avid Patriots Fan and a dedicated Jeff Gordon Fan.
He is survived by his mother Eula Bowley, step-father John Bowley; father Sam Withington; four sisters and their spouses, Jean and Mike Walker, Barb and Bruce Jaycox, Sandy and Mike Cassidy, Patti and Donny Amiden and brother Nick Bowley; seven nieces and nephews, five great-nieces and nephews, and several more family members.
He was predeceased by a brother Tim; and a nephew Brian.
In lieu of flowers memorial contributions may be made to: Make a Wish Foundation, 431 Pine Street #214, Burlington, VT 05401.
Arrangements have been entrusted to the Knight Funeral Home in White River Junction, VT.
Condolences may be expressed to Jake’s family in an online guestbook at www.knightfuneralhomes.com

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HARTLAND — Former Hartland resident Kenneth H. Hamblin, Jr. died on Oct. 17. At his request no service will be held at this time.
Mr. Kenneth Harold Hamblin, Jr. was born Dec. 28, 1924, in Providence, Rhode Island, son of Kenneth and Louise Hamblin.
His intelligence, hard work, sense of compassion, value of family, and ability to make everyone feel special has influenced many.
Kenneth cared a lot for his country and had no hesitation about serving in the war at the early age of 18. With his mother’s consent, he enlisted in the United States Army during WWII as a Private in the 2nd Ranger Battalion. He was on the third ship that stormed the beaches of Point Du Hoc on D-Day, making it all the way to the top. After seeing so much action, towards the end of the war he served as General Patton’s personal driver and also as an MP. He was truly a hero who never once asked for any sort of recognition.
After the war ended he found and married his lovely wife, Janice, also known as “Happy,” in Rhode Island where they raised three sons: Michael, Kenneth, and Peter. After raising the boys, they headed north to Hartland where they settled into their dream cabin enjoying many wonderful years together watching their family grow.
Kenneth leaves behind his two brothers, John and David Hamblin; three sons and their spouses: Mike and Karen Hamblin, Kenneth and Robin Hamblin, and Peter Hamblin; six grandchildren: Michael, Jessica, Georgia, Kenneth, Jennifer and Elizabeth; and four great-grandchildren: Wyatt, Fletcher, Weston and another one on the way.

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Kenneth Duval

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SHARON — A gathering to commemorate the life of Eleanor (Nina) Hathaway Swaim, 77, who died Oct. 15 at her residence in Sharon will be held Sunday, Nov. 1 at 1 p.m. at the Seven Stars Center in Sharon. All are welcome.
Nina was born into a conservative family in Sherborn, Massachusetts.
She graduated from Saint Mary’s in Littleton, New Hampshire and earned a B.A. at Boston University, an M.Ed. at Columbia University, and a Certificate in Conflict Resolution at Woodbury College.
As an administrator in the Foreign Students Office at Columbia in 1968, Nina was originally negative about the disruption of campus life during protests against secret war research at the university. After learning more about the links between the university and the war in Vietnam she came to understand the corruption of the military/industrial/educational complex and the racism inherent in Columbia’s expansion plans into Harlem. She joined the protesters and her life was transformed to a fighter for peace and social justice.
Nina worked in a GI bookstore near a military base to assist soldiers protesting the war in Vietnam; she crewed for her brother’s bike racing in Canada; she learned the printing trade and co-founded the feminist New Victoria Press in Lebanon; she became active in the anti-nuclear movement and was a founding member of the Upper Valley Energy Coalition with close ties to Clamshell Alliance; she was arrested on numerous occasions at Seabrook, New Hampshire, Vernon, Wall Street, New York, and First National Bank, Boston, to expose the dangers of the nuclear industry. She was frequently joined by her mother at anti-nuclear protests. In 1980, she wrote A Handbook for Women on the Nuclear Mentality with Susan Koen. She was a passionate foe of war and blocked the gates at the General Electric plant in Burlington, Vt., when it was manufacturing gatling guns for use against indigenous people in Central America, and she was a tireless organizer of vigils in the Upper Valley as war after war scarred our national fabric. Critics who decried her efforts as ineffectual have come to appreciate the long-term impact of her tireless, steadfast commitment to building a better world. Nina always saw her work as international and went to Nicaragua with a Vermont cotton brigade to learn about the revolution first hand. She worked as a cooperator in Mozambique with the revolutionary women’s organization to study and report on the problems of water from the perspective of Mozambican women. She toured Gandhian ashrams in India to learn the power of Gandhian nonviolence – a philosophy to which she was totally committed.
As recently as Sept. 21 Nina was arrested in Williston as part of the Williston Six who chained themselves to the gate of the Vermont Gas Systems pipe yard to protest the import of fracked gas into Vermont and the continued expansion of fossil fuel infrastructure. She looked forward to a jury trial to defend the necessity of acting to prevent further climate disruption.
Nina studied mediation at Woodbury College when it was a completely new profession and was instrumental in bringing mediation into the Vermont court and education systems. She was mediation coordinator for the Vermont Supreme Court. For years she worked as a mediator with a commitment to mediation as a nonviolent means to resolve conflict and build sounder personal relationships and communities. She was a strong believer in cooperatives as an alternative economic model and was active in the formation of the Upper Valley Food Coop and the South Royalton Market. She was a devoted and passionate beekeeper and a fighter for the health of honeybees. She spearheaded the organization of a day-long conference on honeybees, pollinators, and pesticides at the Vermont Law School just this past April. Nina was a practicing Buddhist and worked for 18 months as volunteer staff at Insight Meditation Society.
Nina spent hours tending her flower gardens. She loved hiking in many parts of the U.S. and climbed all 4000 footers in Vermont and New Hampshire as well as trekking in Nepal, France, Peru, and the Ruwenzori Mountains of Uganda. Horses were often a part of her life and she worked at dude ranches as a wrangler/cowgirl and with High Horses therapeutic riding program in Wilder.
She is survived by her husband Douglas V. Smith and her brother, Stanley Swaim of East Burke, and by her step-daughter, Kirsten Elin; and grandsons, Ezekiel Elin and Jett Elin of Hanover.
Gifts in memory of Nina may be sent to Rising Tide Vermont, 21 Decatur Street, Burlington, VT 05401, or to Resist, 259 Elm Street, Somerville, MA 02144-9816.

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Donald Gurney Sr.

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WINDSOR — A celebration of life was held Oct. 19 at the First Universalist Church in Hartland Four Corners for Cynthia H. Ladue, 57, a longtime resident of Windsor, who passed away Oct. 14 at the Mt. Ascutney Hospital and Health Center in Windsor surrounded by her loving family. Rev. Paul Sawyer, Pastor, officiated. Committal services followed in the Ascutney Cemetery in Windsor.
She was born Oct. 13, 1958, in Windsor, daughter of Eric and Helen (Ferguson) Hathorn.
She received her schooling in Hartland and Windsor, and graduated from Windsor High School in 1976.
She married Harry Ladue in Hartland on Sept. 9, 1978.
Cindy was employed as an Administrative Assistant at the Veterans Administration Medical Center in White River Jct. for over 35 years until her retirement in 2013.
She was fond of gardening and enjoyed cooking for her family and many friends. She loved the yearly camping trip she made to Maine with her closest family and friends. She received her greatest pleasure in spending time with her family, especially her grandchildren.
She was a past member of the Windsor Booster Club and a founding member of the Friends of Windsor Recreation Center.
Survivors include her husband, Harry Ladue of Windsor; two daughters, Katie Ladue-Gilbert and her significant other, Steve Landon of White River Jct., and Brodie Ladue-Aiken and her husband, Todd Aiken of Windsor; two brothers, Larry Hathorn and his wife, Sue of Hartland, and Phil Hathorn and his wife, June of West Windsor; three grandchildren, Benjamin and Gabriella Gilbert of White River Jct., and Allie Aiken of Windsor; several nieces and nephews.
She was predeceased by her parents.
Memorial contributions may be made to the Friends of Windsor Rec., at 29 Union Street, Windsor, 05089.
Condolences may be expressed to her family in an online guestbook at www.knightfuneralhomes.com

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Devoted Husband and Father; last of the “Greatest Generation That Ever Lived”
Benjamin Ivan “Buster” Lewis passed peacefully on Oct. 14 at the Arbors Nursing Home in Shelburne after a very long and interesting life.
Buster was born on May 17, 1917 on the Lewis Family farm on the North Road in Barnard. As a boy, his days started early, milking and feeding the cattle at 6 a.m., and then either walking, riding a farm horse, or bicycling many miles across the North Road to attend school in Bethel. After school it was back to the farm to accomplish the never-ending chores and tending the cows. After finishing 8th grade, he began his adult life in earnest, working on the farm and cutting timber for Russeau’s Lumber Mill.
His restless soul soon realized farm life was not for him, so he took a job at F. A. Gillingham and Sons General Store in Woodstock, living in a tent for a summer on the Bumps property on Hartland Hill. When an opportunity to work for the electric company as a lineman appeared, it reminded him of the childhood altercation he had with the Bethel constable concerning his walking over the top of the town’s suspension bridge. He resumed his daring high wire act, this time stringing many of the first power lines throughout the Upper Valley.
When America was drawn into World War II, he enlisted in the Vermont Army National Guard. The young man from Vermont soon found himself in Florida for combat training in preparation for deployment to the South Pacific. After a brief stop at Fort Ord in California, he left San Francisco for the Philippines. His regiment was thrust into action in the Solomon Islands at Guadalcanal, Rendova, New Georgia, and other campaigns. At the front in Munda, he led a team of volunteers who laid a communications line through dense jungle behind enemy lines at dusk while under intense enemy machine gun, sniper, and mortar fire. His valor in the face of the enemy was recognized with award of the Bronze Star and a field promotion to Staff Sergeant.
After months of fighting in the island jungles and contracting malaria, his unit was given rest and recuperation in New Zealand where he met and fell in love with a young member of the New Zealand Air Force named Aileen Elizabeth “Betty” Robinson. After the war, he and Betty were married and took up residence in Woodstock, and he returned to work as a lineman for the power company.
Even in those days Buster always had a project going on, a constant theme throughout his life. While living in a second floor apartment in downtown Woodstock, he built a fishing boat in the living room and floated it out the window on cables to the street below. There was no end to his creativity and restless desire to write his own destiny, and soon he and Betty bought property with a workshop behind what is now the Sunoco station in Woodstock. There they set up a business selling and servicing large appliances, bulk tank milk coolers, and commercial refrigeration and air conditioning systems. There was little he couldn’t fix or fabricate, using his skills with a welder and metal lathe to build or repair a wide variety of items for customers.
In 1955 they built the family home on the property, using lumber and metal beams he salvaged from an ice cooled freezer locker he had torn down. In the years that followed, Buster built much of the home’s furniture and landscaped the property, while Betty created and tended beautiful English flower gardens while nurturing their children and doing the shop’s book keeping. Between them they raised three sons, John, James, and Stephan, who were introduced to his skillsets through inclusion in many projects and tasks, including cutting wood in the summer to heat the home and making maple syrup in the spring on their woodlot in Prosper. In the frigid winter months Buster did wood working or gunsmithing projects in the basement, and even designed and built one of the first snowmobiles in the country out of wood, fiberglass, and salvaged mechanical hardware.
After 20+ years as a struggling small business owner, Buster landed the refrigeration systems installation contract for the new Woodstock Inn. When the Inn opened in 1969, he stayed on in the maintenance department where he sustained the refrigeration equipment for all local area Rock Resorts facilities. Whenever there was time and opportunity, he took on a wide variety of fabrication projects at the Inn. After 20 years with the maintenance department, he retired at the age of 72 and spent the summer helping his son John build a house in Colchester.
During his 98 years, Buster lived a fascinating life most people could only dream of. As a youth, when he wasn’t laboring on the farm, he skied on Gilbert’s Hill, traveled around the area on his Harley Davidson motorcycle, tinkered on cars, chased the girls of summer at Barnard Lake, and learned his way around a pool table. He hunted and fished extensively throughout Vermont. After the war, he took flying lessons and learned how to play golf.
As an adult, all the physical labor he had endured in his early years helped develop him into a natural athlete with a powerful physique and incredible hand-eye coordination, making him competitive in everything he did. On skis he raced down the face of Suicide Six in under a minute to win a Silver Six. He won bowling trophies. For decades all types of shooting events fell to his prowess with rifles, pistols, and shot guns. With a golf club in his hand he scored 5 Hole in Ones and won many events, including the Woodstock Country Club’s President’s Cup in 1966.
Buster shot his last 25 straight with his shot gun at the Perkinsville trap range at the age of 92, put away his golf clubs at 96, and laid down his pool cue for the last time at 97. A year after losing his beloved Betty following 67 years of marriage, he left his home of 59 years to live in managed care at the Arbors in Shelburne where he could be closer to his son John and his family.
Buster will be remembered as a role model for the greatest generation that ever lived. Born in a farmhouse without electricity, he experienced the Depression, the horrors of world war, saw man walk on the moon, and witnessed the dawn of the information age. He experienced great adversity, and like those of his generation, rose to the challenge of making a better life for himself and his family.
Those who had the opportunity to know Buster will remember him for his amazing sense of humor, generosity in all things, and his boundless energy. He was an old-world gentleman who worked hard and played even harder. Betty summed him up best when she once described him as “a man’s man.” Most who knew him would certainly agree.
Arrangements are in the care of the Cremation Society of Chittenden County, a division of the Ready Family, Burlington. To send online condolences to the family please visit www.cremationsocietycc.com.

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CLAREMONT, New Hampshire — A funeral service will be held at the Brownsville Methodist Church on Saturday Oct. 31 at 11 a.m. for Bette A. Perry, 67, who passed away on Oct. 24, at the Sullivan County Nursing Home in Unity, New Hampshire, following a brave battle with breast cancer. She was surrounded by her family and loved ones. Visiting hours will be held at the Knight Funeral Home in Windsor on Friday, Oct. 30 from 6-8 p.m. Private burial will follow later in the St. Francis Cemetery in Windsor.
She was born Dec. 27, 1947 in Windsor, daughter of Evans J. and Ella (Moquin) Perry.
Bette graduated from Windsor High School class of 1965. She lived in the Windsor/Claremont area for many years where she was the lead dietician for the Claremont Head Start and also served as member of the Claremont Planning Board. Bette moved to Milwaukee, Wisconsin in 1991, where she worked as customer service clerk at Kohl’s Supermarket.
Bette possessed a passion for learning, especially related to the topics of World War II and Native Americans. She loved to read, often juggling two or three books simultaneously. Bette enjoyed meeting new people often striking up conversations with fellow shoppers when she was in stores. In her youth, she was an avid competitive swimmer and percussionist for the Windsor High School Band.
Bette is survived by her parents, Evans and Ella (Moquin) Perry of Windsor; her sister, Beverly Perry of Goffstown, New Hampshire; her daughter and son-in-law, Denise and Roger Matthews, Brownsville; and her granddaughter; Elizabeth-Ann Matthews.
She was predeceased by her longtime companion, Dale Greuschow of Milwaukee.
Condolences may be expressed to Bette’s family in an online guestbook at www.knightfuneralhomes.com
Bette’s family suggests donations be made to The American Cancer Society: Relay For Life of Claremont 55 Day Lane, Williston, Vt. 05495 or to The Lucy Mackenzie Humane Society, PO Box 702 Brownsville, 05037 in lieu of flowers.

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SOUTH ROYALTON — Memorial services will be held on Veterans Day, Wednesday, Nov. 11 at 11 a.m. at the United Church of Bethel for Alfred Leroy Jones, who died in his 90th year, on Oct. 21 at Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center, after several months’ illness. Burial with full military honors will be at a later date.
Alfred was born Dec. 7, 1925, in Thomaston, Maine, son of Sidney and Abbie Stephenson Jones. Abbie later married Herbert Hannan and the family moved to Liberty, Maine where Alfred graduated from Walker High School in 1943. The next year he joined the Army and was trained as a telephone lineman in the signal corps. As part of the 24th Heavy Construction Signal Battalion he served in the Battle of the Bulge and was discharged in April 1945.
Alfred returned to attend the University of Maine, studying history and education. He began his teaching in Auburn, Massachusetts and spent 37 years as a teacher and principal in several schools in that system. A lifelong learner, Al received a MEd degree from Worcester State College in 1961 and continued to take courses at colleges in Worcester and Boston, Massachusetts.
Sports were always on Alfred’s agenda. He coached baseball, basketball, and football while teaching, and was always an ardent fan of his beloved Red Sox, Patriots, Celtics, and Bruins. He also worked at the Worcester YMCA for 15 years as a supervisor, running the Teen-Age dances every Saturday night throughout that time. After retirement he was active in the South Royalton community, readily volunteering his time and talents. Alfred was a Mason and an active member of the Lions as long as he was able.
Alfred leaves his beloved wife of 48 years, Carol; son, Lawrence Jones and his wife, Claire; daughter, Tammy and husband, Tom MacDonald; and step-children, Meredith and her husband, Jere Russo, Clayton Commons and partner, Kerrie Doyle, and Geoffrey and wife, Denise Commons; six grand-daughters; six grandsons; and five great-grandchildren; as well as Alfred’s brother Ben Hannan and partner Sharon Harrison.
Alfred was predeceased by his son Charles Glenn Jones; brother Sidney Jones; and sister Mary E. Cram.
Contributions in Alfred’s memory may be made to the Masonic Scholarship Fund at 234 Chelsea St., So. Royalton, VT 05068 or to the Lions Club Scholarship Fund c/o Walter Hastings at 864 Windsor St., So. Royalton, 05068.
Arrangements are by Boardway & Cilley Funeral Home of Chelsea. A private message of sympathy for the family can be shared at www.boardwayandcilley.com.

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HANOVER, New Hampshire — As per Norma’s wishes, a private family burial was held on Oct. 10 and a memorial celebration for family and friends will be held on Saturday, Nov 7 beginning at 11 a.m. at the Lebanon Senior Center for Norma G. Bouchard, who passed away Oct. 8 in the comfort of her home of over 60 years.
She was born Feb 4, 1919, in Taree, Australia, daughter of Cecil and Edith Maud Chapman and educated in Taree and Sydney, AUS at Hornsby Girls School and Newton Business College.
She met and married Adrian Bouchard in 1945 while he was a U.S. Army Lieutenant on assignment there. In 1946 she arrived in the states to join her husband, who was the Dartmouth College photographer.
Norma worked as secretary for a director of Unilever in Sydney, Australia before coming to the United States. After their two children, James and Lisa, were in school, she worked for Corey Ford Writer and Hopkins Center and then for Thermal Dynamics until retiring to care for her husband through his final illness.
Norma was active in several organizations, including Girl Scouts, Alice Peck Day Memorial Hospital, VA Hospital and Lebanon Senior Center. She played piano as a soloist and with various groups performing for Upper Valley retirement homes and senior centers and despite failing health, was still playing once a month for Bugbee and Lebanon Senior Centers til July of this year. She also enjoyed gardening, golf, reading and traveling. She and her husband had traveled in the United States and abroad.
Her husband predeceased her in 1983.
She is survived by her two children, James Bouchard (m: Anne) of Lebanon and Lisa Lacasse (m: Ken) of Quechee, four grandchildren and six great-grandchildren.
In lieu of flowers, please consider donation to a charitable organization such as New Hampshire Sight Services, VNA/Hospice in her memory.
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RUTLAND — Funeral services will be held Saturday, Oct. 31 at 11 a.m. at Christ the King Church in Rutland for Mary Louise Dorman, 89, who died Oct. 21, at Misty Heather Morn in Hydeville. Rev. Justin Baker, pastor will officiate. There are no visiting hours.
Burial will follow in Calvary Cemetery.
She was born in Rutland on Feb. 15, 1926, daughter of Augustine and Mary (Avery) Mangan.
Mary attended Christ the King School, and was a 1944 graduate of Mount St. Joseph Academy. She received Nursing Training in Montpelier.
On Jan. 3, 1947, she married Robert G. Dorman.
She was witty and funny and had a great love for family and friends. She loved family gatherings, reading and playing bridge.
She was a longtime member of the American Legion Auxiliary.
Surviving are five sons, Robert A. Dorman of League City, Texas, Richard P. Dorman of Plymouth, Massachusetts, Ronald J. Dorman of Corvallis, Oregon, David B. Dorman of League City, Texas, and Thomas Dorman of Sharon; one daughter, Katherine A. Beebe of Castleton; many wonderful grandchildren and great-grandchildren; and a very special niece, Mary A. Castor of Proctor.
She was predeceased by a son, James J. Dorman; and her sisters, Jane Lane and Claire Mangan; and by her brothers, James, Richard, Joseph and Bernard Mangan.
A special thank you to Fran Tice and staff for her exceptional care at Misty Heather Morn over the years.
Arrangements are under the direction of Clifford Funeral Home in Rutland.
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Sally Lather

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Agnes Barr

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SOUTH ROYALTON — A celebration of life is planned for Sunday, Nov. 8 at 1 p.m. at the VFW, 97 South Main Street, White River Junction, for Ronnie C. Leach, 73, who died Oct. 25.
He was born March 30, 1942 in Valparaiso, Indiana son of the late Jack and Wilma (Antrim) Leach.
He enlisted in the U.S. Navy; following his honorable discharge he returned home and began his trade as a carpenter.
In 1995, he moved to Vermont where he soon met the love of his life, Ann Yetnick. He had a passion for camping, fishing and spending time with his family.
Ronnie is survived by three sisters, Cecelia (Gary) Wallace, Jackie (Bob) Stuhlmacher, Mary (Sonny) Cummins; his children, Evie (Steve) Boyd, Ronnie (Wendy) Leach, Bunny Wright, Edmund Hogge, Danny Hogge, Wendy (Bob) Pavy, Gary Hogge, Christy (Gabe) Garcia, Melissa (Dave) Frary, Arianne Rogers, Dustin Leach, Shannon (Andy) Leach; 31 grandchildren; and 15 great-grandchildren.
Should one choose you could leave a message of condolence for the family by visiting www.rickerfuneralhome.com.

This obituary will also appear in the November 5, 2015 print edition of the Vermont Standard.

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