“A limb has fallen from the family tree”

BARNARD – There will be a private burial at a later date and a celebration of life will be held in August for Sheryl Jean Schenker (Prior), 61, who passed away on May 26 at her home in Barnard surrounded by her family after a brief illness.
Sheryl was born in Randolph on Aug. 20, daughter of Arnold Kenneth Prior and the late Virginia Ruby Whitham (Benson).
She graduated from Whitcomb High School in Bethel in 1972 and for many years worked at Ethan Allen in Randolph.
She married Sepp Schenker in 1984 and together they ran the Barnard Inn Restaurant in Barnard and later on Sheryl and her beloved friend Diane Rainey ran the Garden of Stiches, a fabric and quilt shop in Bethel which she was very passionate about. Before her illness she was working for the Vermont Law School food service and catering.
Sheryl loved quilting, sewing, crafts and flower gardening. She participated in many craft fairs, made quilts for her family, nieces and nephews. Homemade Christmas ornaments were given to family to start off their new lives. She was very active in her children’s school activities and was a Girl Scout and Boy Scout leader over those years.
Sheryl was the loving wife of Sepp Schenker of Barnard; mother to Jennifer Schenker of Phoenix, Arizona and Stefan Schenker of Bethel; Nana to Kaden Rue of Phoenix, Arizona; her father, Arnold Kenneth Prior of South Royalton; and one sister, Kelly Brown of Bethel; several nieces, nephews and much loved friends.
She was predeceased by her mother, Virginia Whitham; stepfather, Hugh Whitham; brother, Steven Prior; and one sister, Kathy Tortolano.
In lieu of flowers donations can be made to VNH Hospice P.O. Box 976
White River Junction, 05001-0976 or Last Mile Ride, Gifford Medical Center, 44 South Main Street, Randolph, 05060.

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Maggie Hutt

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HARTFORD — A graveside service was held June 1 at the Branchview Cemetery in South Royalton for Harry “Opie” H. Mason, 88, who died suddenly May 29 at his home in White River Junction.
Opie was born Sept. 27, 1927, in Berlin, Germany, a son of Franz and Herwig (Lemke) Mukowsky.
He grew up in Berlin and graduated from the local high school.
Opie moved to New York City around the age of 18 and later settled in Pomfret.
He served in the U.S. Army during the Korean Conflict, after his discharge he was later married to Maxine Boyce July 7, 1956 in South Royalton. Shortly there after they made their home in the Harford area.
Opie worked for many years at Cone Blanchard in Windsor and later for a time at IRAD Gage, Hyperthrem, and Gerrish Honda in Lebanon, New Hampshire.
He enjoyed golfing, bowling, fishing and walking his dog and companion Toto.
He is survived by a son Marc Mason and wife Kathy of White River Junction; two daughters Sherrie Peabody of White River Junction and Carrie Holroyd and husband Fred of North Hartland; and six grandchildren, Kolie, Mason, Mariah, Kelsey, Kyle, and Keri.
Opie was predeceased by his wife Maxine Mason; a brother Hulmut Mukowsky; and three sisters; Heddy Knowles, Herta Kuehnel, and Helga Schmidtal.
The Knight Funeral Home in White River Junction handled arrangements.
Condolences may be expressed to Harry’s family in an online guestbook at www.knightfuneralhomes.com.

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HARTLAND — A graveside service will be held in the Vermont Veterans Memorial Cemetery in Randolph Center, at the convenience of the family for Mary M. Kelley, 92, who died May 30 at Mt. Ascutney Hospital in Windsor.
The Knight Funeral Home in White River Junction has assisted with the arrangements.

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CAVINDISH – As per her request, there will be no services for Gladys Degener who passed away peacefully at the Springfield Hospital after a short illness on May 29.
She was born April 8, 1920, in New York City, daughter of Nan and Gustave Schaefer.
She married Frederick Charles Degener Sr. in New York City on June 2, 1940. They lived in New York City, where she worked in advertising on Madison Avenue. In the early 1950s, they moved to Allendale, New Jersey, where she pursued her love for art.
She studied at the Ridgewood School of Art, ArtStudents League and American Association of Conservators.
She was a member of the Conservators and restorers team surveying Ringwood Manor House for the State of New Jersey.
After retirement, she and her husband moved to Cavendish in 1973. She was an active community member, working with RSVP at the Cavendish Town Elementary School and the Gill Home.
She was a member of the St. Mary’s Parish in Cavendish. She was also a member of the American Artists Professional League and National League of American Penwomen and had participated in numerous art shows countrywide.
Her greatest joy was living to 96 and being able to welcome two great-granddaughters Celia Degener of Woodstock and Juniper Degener of Thoreau, New Mexico. She is also survived by her son, Rick (Sue) Degener of Chester; and two grandsons Charlie (Tara) Degener of Woodstock, and James (Marce) of Thoreau, New Mexico.
She was predeceased by her husband in November of 2001.
In lieu of flowers, she requested that donations be made to the Gill Odd Fellows Home, 7 Gill Terrace, Ludlow, 05149.

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Ellis “Jess” Willard

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ZEPHYRHILLS, Florida —Burial services will be in Oakland Cemetery in Springfield on June 25 at 11 a.m. for Elizabeth E. Mayhew, 76, who passed away Sept. 26, 2015, in her home surrounded by friends and family.
She was born Jan. 16, 1939, in South Royalton, daughter of Waylon and Virginia (Annis) Record.
She lived and worked in Springfield for much of her life as a seamstress and caregiver. In 1989 Betty moved to Florida where she lived the rest of her life.
Betty enjoyed cooking, knitting, and sewing, among other crafts. Most of her life was spent caring for others.
She is survived by her husband, Robert “Bob” Mayhew of Zephyrhills; and five children: Lori Parker of Windsor, Pauline (Dale) Rheaume of Cornish, New Hampshire, Jean (Bill) Holt of Clearwater, Florida, Shirley Beebe of Clearwater, Florida and Robert L. Beebe, Jr. of Springfield; 12 grandchildren; and 11 great-grandchildren.

This obituary will also appear in the June 16, 2016 edition of the Vermont Standard.

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Patricia Dugdale

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BARNARD – This past winter, long-time Barnard residents Susanne Hoeber Rudolph and Lloyd Irving Rudolph passed away. A memorial service will be held for them on June 25 at their home in Barnard at 2:15 p.m.
They first came to Vermont in the 1950s and stayed with Carol F. Miles on Smith Hill. Their ashes will be interred next to Miles in the Barnard cemetery. They bought their house on Silver Lake in 1960 and spent time there every year since. They were active in the Barnard Silver Lake Association for many years. They were also active in protection of Silver Lake, measuring it for water quality for many years.
Lloyd was born in Chicago, Illinois on Nov. 1, 1927. After graduating from high school, he was appointed a cadet at West Point in 1945, but resigned his appointment after a semester to attend Harvard University, from which he graduated magna cum laude in 1948. From Harvard he also earned a master of public administration degree in 1950 and a Ph.D. in political science in 1956.
Susanne was born in Mannheim, Germany on April 3, 1930. She was the daughter of educated Social Democratic activists who fled Hitler’s Germany just before World War II; Susanne was nine when she came to the United States. She graduated from Sarah Lawrence College and earned her Harvard Ph.D. in 1955.
Susanne and Lloyd’s marriage in 1952 launched an exceptional personal and professional partnership that endured for more than six decades. Because they wrote and published together and often taught and lectured together, they were mostly referred to in a single collective noun: “The Rudolphs.” Aside from their academic work, the Rudolphs were revered for their hospitality, which epitomized their thoughtful, caring approach to their students, colleagues, research subjects and friends. They regularly hosted interesting guests over generous meals that ranged from a quiet, elegant French dinner for four at their large, old Chicago house to parties for more than a hundred featuring fine Indian food or a traditional New England country supper on the lawn of their Vermont summer home. Even more, the Rudolphs were open to conversations with students and colleagues about everything they were doing. They showed endless interest in the research, writing and analysis that others were carrying out. At any visit to their home one was likely to encounter not just academics but also journalists, politicians, and other public figures from India and other countries as well as Americans. A remarkable characteristic of the many tributes published after the Rudolphs died was the number of individuals who felt they had a “special” relationship with the Rudolphs that no one else shared. Prominent individuals in academia and politics from around the world remarked on how the Rudolphs had opened new worlds of study and ideas to them. They were admired for how they lived as well as for how they thought, wrote and taught. They were seen as brilliant and scintillating but also as engaged, warm and compassionate. Between them, they supervised some 300 doctoral dissertations.
The Rudolphs joined the Harvard faculty upon their return from their first trip to India in 1957. They remained there until 1964, when they were appointed to the University of Chicago political science faculty. It was even more unusual then than it would be today for a husband and wife both to be appointed to tenure track positions at the same university, in the same department, at the same time. At the University of Chicago, Lloyd served as chair of the Committee on International Relations and the Master of Arts Program in the Social Sciences and as chair of concentrations in political science, public policy, international studies and South Asian studies in the College. In 1999, Lloyd Rudolph received the University’s Faculty Award for Excellence in Graduate Teaching.
Susanne became the William Benton Distinguished Service Professor of Political Science at the University. She was elected president of the 13,000-member American Political Science Association and the Association for Asian Studies, and was a member of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences. In recognition of her dedication to her students, she was winner of the Llewellyn John and Harriet Manchester Quantrell Award for Excellence in Undergraduate Teaching.
The Rudolphs first travelled to India in 1956 in an adventurous journey, driving overland from Germany to Delhi in a Land Rover. That adventure was recounted in one of their last books, Destination India (New Delhi, Oxford University Press, 2014). On this first visit to India they spent several months in Jaipur and the surrounding area, developing an interest in and love for Rajasthan that would bring them back frequently. After this 1956-1957 sojourn they returned to India every third or fourth year, bringing their three children with them so they all grew up learning Hindi. After their retirement from active teaching in 2002, the Rudolphs returned to Jaipur each winter for several months of continued research and writing and to renew connections with Indian officials, scholars and friends. In 2014, on their last trip to India, the Rudolphs were both presented the Padma Bhushan award, one of India’s highest civilian honors, by President Pranab Mukherjee. The award recognizes distinguished service of a high order to the nation of India in any field.
The Rudolphs between them published more than twenty books and dozens of articles. They co-authored or co-edited eight books together, starting with The Modernity of Tradition (Chicago, University of Chicago Press, 1967), a seminal formulation of the problem of tradition and modernity that shaped the study of India past and present over the next 50 years. It turned out to be one of the most enduring interpretations of modernization not just of Indian society but of non-Western nations around the world. At a time when reigning theories of the 1950s blamed the “backwardness” of India on the tenacity of her “traditional” institutions like caste, the Rudolphs showed how traditional-seeming institutions had actually changed through the colonial period to take on functions similar to political parties that one could only see as “modern.”

Celebrate the lives of Susanne and Lloyd Rudolph on June 25, 2:15 – 6:30 p.m.
Open to all.
Kindly RSVP to Matthew Rudolph, bandarpunch@gmail.com
Bring an umbrella against both possible rain or bright sun.
Wear comfortable shoes for walking.
In lieu of flowers, consider a donation to the American Institute for Indian Studies (click “make a gift” and write “Susanne Hoeber Rudolph Fellowship Fund.”)
Rudolph home: 6298 Stage Rd., Barnard, VT 05031
Please park at Barnard Town Hall.
To walk to the house: proceed toward the Barnard General Store, take a left at the lake and walk 500 yards up the road to the house.
If you need to park near the house, kindly inform us so we can arrange parking (Matthew at Bandarpunch@gmail.com).
Barnard Town Hall is rain venue for segments 1 and 3.
Segment 1: 2:15 – 3:15 p.m.
Quaker-style remembrances by Silver Lake at Rudolph home.
Celebrations and remembrances of Lloyd and Susanne. If you have a brief (1 or 2 minute) remembrance or appreciation, please email us to be put on the queue so that our mistress of ceremonies, Amelia Rudolph, can plan our time. (E-Mail Matthew: bandarpunch@gmail.com).
Music: Spencer Lewis.
Segment 2: 3:45 – 4:15. Graveside program of 30 minutes with music by Spencer Lewis.
Silver Lake Cemetery, Route 12 Barnard, near Barnard Academy.
Walk or drive to cemetery and back.
Segment 3: 4:30 – 6:30 p.m. Reception at Rudolph home terrace, lawn, and lakeside.
Two hour reception with light hors d’oeuvres and drinks
Walk back from cemetery.
We will have more time for remembrances at this time if needed.

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A funeral Mass will be held on Saturday, July 2 at 11 a.m. at Our Lady of the Snows Catholic Church in Woodstock for Mildred “Millie” McGee, 96, who died June 26 at the Mertens House in Woodstock, followed by burial in the Riverside Cemetery in Woodstock.
Millie was born on Sept. 18, 1919 in Rutland, daughter of Earl and Sybil Elizabeth (St. John) Allard.
She graduated from Rutland Elementary School then Rutland High School in 1937. She started working for the New England Telephone Co. in Rutland until she moved to Washington and worked for Chesapeake and Potomac Telephone Co.
In 1942 she joined the US Navy serving in WWII. She returned from serving in the Navy and worked for Eastern Airlines in Miami, Florida. She was then recalled to duty and served in the U.S. Navy during the Korean Conflict. After her 2nd time serving with the navy she returned to work for the Southern Bell Telephone Co. until moving to Vermont in 1954. She met Ed McGee and they were married at Our Lady of the Snows Catholic Church on May 21, 1955.
Mildred was a member of Our Lady of the Snows Catholic Church, the St. Anne’s Club, Telephone Pioneers of America, the American Legion Post # 24 in Woodstock, the Green Mountain Girls Wave # 113, and Wave’s National.
She is survived by three sons: Edward James McGee, Jr. and wife Karen of Woodstock, Robert Earl McGee and wife Nancy of Deep River, Connecticut, and Jeffrey Allen McGee and wife Cindy of Kalaheo, Kauai; seven grandchildren: Kasey McGee Schoettler, Tyler McGee, Jonathan McGee, Jordan McGee, Jarred McGee, Thomas McGee, and Mary McGee; as well as two great-grandchildren: Lily and Shane Schoettler.
She was predeceased by her parents; husband Ed; and a brother Clayton Allard who died as a Navy Pilot in 1942.
Those wishing may make memorial donations to the Thompson Senior Center, 99 Senior Lane, Woodstock, 05091 or the St. Anne’s Club C/O Our Lady of the Snows Catholic Church, P.O. Box 397, Woodstock, 05091.
Arrangements are under the direction of the Cabot Funeral Home in Woodstock. An online guest book can be found at cabotfh.com

BROWNSVILLE — A memorial service for Donald Mott Ross, 83, a resident of Brownsville, who passed away on April 7, will be held Saturday, July 2 at 11 a.m. at the Brownsville Community Methodist Church in Brownsville. Rev. William Sheldon will officiate. Committal services will follow in the Brownsville Cemetery.
A reception for family and friends will follow at the Brownsville Grange Hall.
The Knight Funeral Home in Windsor assisted with the arrangements

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HARTLAND — There will be no formal services for Juanita U. Barrett (Jay), 87, a longtime resident of Hartland, who passed away June 16 at her daughter’s home in Newport, Rhode Island, per her request.
Juanita was born July 24, 1928 in Rutland, daughter of Kermit R. and Anna (Horvath) Upton.
She graduated from Rutland High School. She attended the Ray Vogue School of Advertising and Design in Chicago and graduated in 1950.
She married Edward F. Barrett in 1951. They moved to White River Jct. in 1955 and later to Hartland in 1962. Following Mr. Barrett’s retirement, she and her husband worked as volunteers in Texas, aiding in the care of abused and abandoned children and for 10 years they enjoyed a volunteer position each year at Christian Appalachian Project in Kentucky, working with their Christmas Giving Program.
Mrs. Barrett also volunteered with the Vermont Association of Court Diversion Programs, the Woodstock Red Cross and at David’s House in Lebanon, New Hampshire.
She was a past member of the Woodstock Country Club and most recently an active member of the Ladies Bone Builders in Hartland. She attended the First Congregational Church in Hartland.
Her husband, Edward Barrett, passed away March 16, 2006. She was also predeceased by her parents; and one brother, Kermit R. Upton, Jr.
Survivors include, Keri B. LeBlanc of San Diego, California, Kevin J. Barrett of West Windsor, Jodi B. Keyes and her husband Tim Keyes of Newport, Rhode Island, Joel M. Barrett of Bridgewater, Connecticut; four grandchildren, Josh Keyes of Newport, Rhode Island, Travis LeBlanc of Ecuador, Jason LeBlanc of Denver, Colorado and Katelyn LeBlanc of San Diego, California, one great grandson, Kalani S. Leenheer-LeBlanc of Carlsbad, California; and many nieces and nephews.
The family will be forever grateful for the extraordinary love and care she received from all the staff at Dartmouth Hitchcock and Mt Ascutney Hospitals.
In lieu of flowers please make donations to: https://www.youcaring.com/missie-dick-dodds-575499
The Knight Funeral Home in Windsor assisted with the arrangements.
Please express condolences via the online guestbook at www.knightfuneralhomes.com

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SHARON — The family will have a private gathering to celebrate the life of Jacquelyn Sherwood Abraham who died June 23 at Dartmouth–Hitchcock Medical Center in Lebanon, New Hampshire.
Jackie was born in Washington D.C., on Dec. 26, 1946, she was the first child of Warren and Helen Sherwood of Michigan City, Indiana.
She was raised in Michigan City and in 1968 married Roger Abraham and moved to the Island of Saint Thomas, in the Caribbean Sea where she worked for Pan American World Airways. In 1969, the couple traveled around the United Sates and Canada, eventually settling in Vermont in 1973.
Jackie is survived by her husband, Roger Raymond Abraham of Sharon; and her daughter, Jenny Abraham Liesfeld and her husband, Joseph Earl Liesfeld, III of Manakin-Sabot, Virginia and their children, Joseph Earl Liesfeld, IV “Sawyer” and Ruby Vivian Liesfeld; and Jackie’s sister, Joyce Hullinger and her family of Michigan City.
Jackie was known by many as “Momma Jax” and she always had a welcoming spirit about her. Her passions in life were gardening, cooking, photography, reading and collecting books, and spending time with her grandchildren.
In lieu of flowers, please consider donating to the American Diabetes Association, and the next time you read a good book think of her.
A private message of sympathy for the family can be shared at www.boardwayandcilley.com.

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WINDSOR — Services were held July 7 at the Knight Funeral Home in White River Jct., for Kay E. Rice, 72, who died July 2 at the Dartmouth Hitchcock Medical Center in Lebanon, New Hampshire
She was born Aug. 19, 1943 in St. Albans, daughter of Arthur and Evelyn (Ward) Weld.
Kay grew up in Berkshire and graduated from Richford High School class of 1961.
She married Gary J. Rice on Sept. 18, 1962. They lived in California for a short time and then made their home in Berkshire on the family farm. They moved to Walpole, New Hampshire for a short time before moving to Hartford Village where they lived for many years. Kay and Gary moved to Windsor in 1986 and have resided there ever since.
Kay was a stay at home mom, taking care of raising their three children and tending to the household duties while her husband was on the road driving truck.
Kay loved her family and was big on Sunday dinner. She enjoyed taking care of her grandchildren and visiting with friends, relatives and neighbors. Taking care of her flowers and attending the Saturday night dances at the Hartford Elks were two of her favorite pastimes.
Kay is survived by her husband of Windsor; a son, Jeffrey Rice of Sharon; a daughter, Rhonda Rice of Windsor; five grandchildren; Jacob, Eric, Grace, Anabelle and Isabelle; also a great-grandson; Griffin; a sister; Colleen Doyon and her husband Roger of East Hampstead, New Hampshire; as well as nieces and nephews.
She was predeceased by a son, James; and a grandson, Joshua.
Condolences may be expressed to her family in an online guestbook at www.knightfuneralhomes.com.

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NORTH SPRINGFIELD —Funeral services will be held at 11 a.m. Friday, July 8, at the Congregational Church in Springfield for John Megown Von Bargen, 70, who passed away from lung cancer on July 4, at his home surrounded by his family. A reception will follow at the Von Bargen’s home.
John was born on Sept. 25, 1945, in Ironwood, Michigan, son of John and Jessie Von Bargen. He is the brother of Mary Von Bargen Frederick. John’s childhood was spent in a number of states in the Midwest as his father was in the United States Forest Service. He attended and graduated from Lehigh University with a degree in Economics. After concluding his education, he traveled the United States as a comb salesman and in so doing, visited Vermont where he met and fell in love with his wife Leslie Bibens.
On Aug. 24, 1975, he and Leslie were married and started their life together. In the years to come, John and Leslie built a home together in North Springfield and had two children, John Eric Von Bargen and Julie Von Bargen Thom. They had an admirable marriage that ended after three years of John’s unwavering loving care of Leslie, who passed away of ovarian cancer July 9, 2012. In June 2016, John was married to Veronica Todorovic, and their time was cut too short by John’s illness.
He is survived by his wife, Veronica; two children, John and Emily Von Bargen; Jason and Julie Thom; and his three grandchildren, John Eric Von Bargen Jr, Henry Richard Von Bargen and Evie Leslie Thom.
With a desire to work with his hands, John made the improbable decision to train himself as a silversmith. First selling his jewelry at local craft fairs, he eventually opened his first store, The Silver Mine in Killington in 1975. These entrepreneurial learnings coupled with John’s passion for quality and his risk taking mindset led to the founding of his first Von Bargen’s jewelry store in Springfield. John gradually expanded to four store locations and developed an industry-wide respected business known for its quality and ethics.
John’s charisma, enthusiasm and engaging conversation often left those with whom he interacted with an unforgettable impression. He had incredible energy and a wild streak that revealed his love of and appreciation of life. As an addict to the New York Times, a long standing VPR supporter and a voracious reader, John could speak to any topic at length. His confidence and delivery made him a great story teller, and he never let the facts get in the way of a good story. He may have been often wrong but he was never in doubt.
John will be missed intensely by his family and by the many friends he developed throughout his life.
In lieu of flowers, the family asks that donations be made in John’s honor to The Norris Cotton Cancer Center Research Fund (ph. 603-653-0745).

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BROWNSVILLE — A graveside service will be held on Friday, July 8 at 1 p.m. in the Sheddsville Cemetery in Brownsville for Alice B. Riley Anderson, who passed away suddenly on Sunday, July 3, at her home. A reception will be held at the family home at 164 John Meyers Road, Brownsville.
She is survived by her two sons; Tom Anderson (Janie) of Florida, Michael Anderson (Renee) of Florida, her twin sister Mary Dearborn of Beverly, Massachusetts and sister Laura Knowlton of Grafton. Known as Memaw or Mems by her four grandchildren; Brooke, Courtney, Allie, and Faith; two step-grandchildren; Miles and Martha; and her niece Julia. She is also survived by her two dogs George and Hawkeye.
She was predeceased by her brother Steve Riley.
Alice is a graduate of Mary C. Wheeler School in Providence, Rhode Island. Alice spent the better part of 30 years raising her boys in Florida where she was an insurance auditor. She retired to Vermont to enjoy the cold winters, good friends and her dogs.
Alice volunteered for the following organizations; Vermont Adaptive, Vermont 100 Race, Vermont 50 Race, and the Brownsville Fire Department.
In lieu of flowers those wishing may make memorial donations to Vermont Adaptive or Lucy Mackenzie Humane Society, P.O. Box 702, Brownsville, 05037.
Arrangements are under the direction of the Cabot Funeral Home in Woodstock. An online obituary can be found at cabotfh.com.

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LEBANON, New Hampshire — Visiting hours will be held today, July 8 from 6 – 8 p.m. at the Knight Funeral Home in White River Jct. for Lancelot Hope Underhill, 87, who died July 1 at Genesis Eldercare Lebanon Center. A graveside service will be held Saturday, July 9 at 1 p.m. in the Wells Cemetery in Canaan, New Hampshisre.
He was born Nov. 24, 1928 in Enfield, New Hampshire, son of Lancelot Guilford Underhill and Zanie Mae (Lincoln) Underhill. Lance grew up and attended school in Canaan where he later spent summers working as mason and cut ice on Canaan Street Lake in the winters. He met Pearl Carter at a dance in Enfield where they were later married on Aug. 16, 1949. Lance was a jack of all trades and could work doing everything from hanging sheet rock to delivering milk. He worked for several years as a truck driver for Twin State Fruit in White River Jct., at Densmore Brick and later the tannery in Lebanon, True Wood Products in Wilder and as a driver for Advance Transit until retiring.
Mr. Underhill lived in Middlebury for several years after his wife died until returning to the Upper Valley where he lived with his companion, Beverly Harlow in White River Jct. until moving to East Thetford with his daughter due to poor health and has been a resident at Genesis in Lebanon for the past three years.
Lance will be remembered for his easy going personality and his wonderful sense of humor. He enjoyed fishing, listening to Blue Grass music and working on cars, especially with his son Jerry. Most of all he loved spending time with his family, which has continued even during his time at Genesis with family visiting every day.
He is survived by his children, Michele McKinstry and her husband Mike of East Thetford, Kenneth Underhill and his wife Monique of Hartland, Barbara Chase and her husband Gene of White River Jct.; a daughter-in-law Cynthia Underhill of White River Jct.; many grandchildren and great-grandchildren.
He was predeceased by his wife, Pearl; a son Gerald Underhill; a daughter Kathleen Ladue; a grandson Joseph McKinstry; a daughter-in-law Karen Underhill; and several brothers and sisters.
Condolences to Lance’s family may be made in an online guestbook atwww.knightfuneralhomes.com.

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Patricia Dugdale

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BARNARD – This past winter, long-time Barnard residents Susanne Hoeber Rudolph and Lloyd Irving Rudolph passed away. A memorial service will be held for them on June 25 at their home in Barnard at 2:15 p.m.
They first came to Vermont in the 1950s and stayed with Carol F. Miles on Smith Hill. Their ashes will be interred next to Miles in the Barnard cemetery. They bought their house on Silver Lake in 1960 and spent time there every year since. They were active in the Barnard Silver Lake Association for many years. They were also active in protection of Silver Lake, measuring it for water quality for many years.
Lloyd was born in Chicago, Illinois on Nov. 1, 1927. After graduating from high school, he was appointed a cadet at West Point in 1945, but resigned his appointment after a semester to attend Harvard University, from which he graduated magna cum laude in 1948. From Harvard he also earned a master of public administration degree in 1950 and a Ph.D. in political science in 1956.
Susanne was born in Mannheim, Germany on April 3, 1930. She was the daughter of educated Social Democratic activists who fled Hitler’s Germany just before World War II; Susanne was nine when she came to the United States. She graduated from Sarah Lawrence College and earned her Harvard Ph.D. in 1955.
Susanne and Lloyd’s marriage in 1952 launched an exceptional personal and professional partnership that endured for more than six decades. Because they wrote and published together and often taught and lectured together, they were mostly referred to in a single collective noun: “The Rudolphs.” Aside from their academic work, the Rudolphs were revered for their hospitality, which epitomized their thoughtful, caring approach to their students, colleagues, research subjects and friends. They regularly hosted interesting guests over generous meals that ranged from a quiet, elegant French dinner for four at their large, old Chicago house to parties for more than a hundred featuring fine Indian food or a traditional New England country supper on the lawn of their Vermont summer home. Even more, the Rudolphs were open to conversations with students and colleagues about everything they were doing. They showed endless interest in the research, writing and analysis that others were carrying out. At any visit to their home one was likely to encounter not just academics but also journalists, politicians, and other public figures from India and other countries as well as Americans. A remarkable characteristic of the many tributes published after the Rudolphs died was the number of individuals who felt they had a “special” relationship with the Rudolphs that no one else shared. Prominent individuals in academia and politics from around the world remarked on how the Rudolphs had opened new worlds of study and ideas to them. They were admired for how they lived as well as for how they thought, wrote and taught. They were seen as brilliant and scintillating but also as engaged, warm and compassionate. Between them, they supervised some 300 doctoral dissertations.
The Rudolphs joined the Harvard faculty upon their return from their first trip to India in 1957. They remained there until 1964, when they were appointed to the University of Chicago political science faculty. It was even more unusual then than it would be today for a husband and wife both to be appointed to tenure track positions at the same university, in the same department, at the same time. At the University of Chicago, Lloyd served as chair of the Committee on International Relations and the Master of Arts Program in the Social Sciences and as chair of concentrations in political science, public policy, international studies and South Asian studies in the College. In 1999, Lloyd Rudolph received the University’s Faculty Award for Excellence in Graduate Teaching.
Susanne became the William Benton Distinguished Service Professor of Political Science at the University. She was elected president of the 13,000-member American Political Science Association and the Association for Asian Studies, and was a member of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences. In recognition of her dedication to her students, she was winner of the Llewellyn John and Harriet Manchester Quantrell Award for Excellence in Undergraduate Teaching.
The Rudolphs first travelled to India in 1956 in an adventurous journey, driving overland from Germany to Delhi in a Land Rover. That adventure was recounted in one of their last books, Destination India (New Delhi, Oxford University Press, 2014). On this first visit to India they spent several months in Jaipur and the surrounding area, developing an interest in and love for Rajasthan that would bring them back frequently. After this 1956-1957 sojourn they returned to India every third or fourth year, bringing their three children with them so they all grew up learning Hindi. After their retirement from active teaching in 2002, the Rudolphs returned to Jaipur each winter for several months of continued research and writing and to renew connections with Indian officials, scholars and friends. In 2014, on their last trip to India, the Rudolphs were both presented the Padma Bhushan award, one of India’s highest civilian honors, by President Pranab Mukherjee. The award recognizes distinguished service of a high order to the nation of India in any field.
The Rudolphs between them published more than twenty books and dozens of articles. They co-authored or co-edited eight books together, starting with The Modernity of Tradition (Chicago, University of Chicago Press, 1967), a seminal formulation of the problem of tradition and modernity that shaped the study of India past and present over the next 50 years. It turned out to be one of the most enduring interpretations of modernization not just of Indian society but of non-Western nations around the world. At a time when reigning theories of the 1950s blamed the “backwardness” of India on the tenacity of her “traditional” institutions like caste, the Rudolphs showed how traditional-seeming institutions had actually changed through the colonial period to take on functions similar to political parties that one could only see as “modern.”

Celebrate the lives of Susanne and Lloyd Rudolph on June 25, 2:15 – 6:30 p.m.
Open to all.
Kindly RSVP to Matthew Rudolph, bandarpunch@gmail.com
Bring an umbrella against both possible rain or bright sun.
Wear comfortable shoes for walking.
In lieu of flowers, consider a donation to the American Institute for Indian Studies (click “make a gift” and write “Susanne Hoeber Rudolph Fellowship Fund.”)
Rudolph home: 6298 Stage Rd., Barnard, VT 05031
Please park at Barnard Town Hall.
To walk to the house: proceed toward the Barnard General Store, take a left at the lake and walk 500 yards up the road to the house.
If you need to park near the house, kindly inform us so we can arrange parking (Matthew at Bandarpunch@gmail.com).
Barnard Town Hall is rain venue for segments 1 and 3.
Segment 1: 2:15 – 3:15 p.m.
Quaker-style remembrances by Silver Lake at Rudolph home.
Celebrations and remembrances of Lloyd and Susanne. If you have a brief (1 or 2 minute) remembrance or appreciation, please email us to be put on the queue so that our mistress of ceremonies, Amelia Rudolph, can plan our time. (E-Mail Matthew: bandarpunch@gmail.com).
Music: Spencer Lewis.
Segment 2: 3:45 – 4:15. Graveside program of 30 minutes with music by Spencer Lewis.
Silver Lake Cemetery, Route 12 Barnard, near Barnard Academy.
Walk or drive to cemetery and back.
Segment 3: 4:30 – 6:30 p.m. Reception at Rudolph home terrace, lawn, and lakeside.
Two hour reception with light hors d’oeuvres and drinks
Walk back from cemetery.
We will have more time for remembrances at this time if needed.

This obituary will also appear in the June 23, 2016 edition of the Vermont Standard.

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