Ellen Bartlett

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WINDSOR — At his request private services will be held at the convenience of his family at a later date for Edwin T. Frizzell, 86, a resident of Windsor and a former longtime resident of both Hartland and Woodstock, who passed away Nov. 23 at the Cedar Hill Healthcare Center in Windsor.
He was born Nov. 20, 1930 in Hanover, New Hampshire, son of Arthur W. and Eva (Blood) Frizzell.
He received his schooling in Hartland and Woodstock, and graduated from Woodstock High School in 1949. After two years of business college he joined the U.S. Air Force serving during the Korean Conflict. While stationed at Castle Air Force Base in Merced, California he met and married Ruth Hullet of Sinclairville, New York on June 19, 1953. Following his honorable discharge he returned to Vermont, and worked with his father and brother operating the family construction business, A.W. Frizzell and Sons, Inc. for many years until his retirement. He then was employed as a realtor with Gould Realty in Woodstock.
Edwin was a longtime and active member of the Woodstock Rotary Club, the Woodstock American Legion Post and The Gideons.
Survivors include his loving wife of 63 years, Ruth Frizzell of The Village at Cedar Hill in Windsor; one son, Stephen Frizzell and his wife, Margaret of Mossouri; one daughter, Teresa Heepe and her husband, Richard of New Hampshire; two sisters, Barbara Gates of Connecticut and Ruth Merriam of Vermont; one brother, Milton Frizzell of Florida; seven grandchildren; five great-grandchildren; and many nieces and nephews, as well as many extended Heart Family here and throughout the world.
He was predeceased by his parents; two brothers, Phillip Frizzell and Marshall Frizzell; one son, Paul Frizzell; and a great granddaughter, Alayna Godfrey.
Memorial contributions may be made to the Meals on Wheels program through the Thompson Center in Woodstock. (http://www.thompsonseniorcenter.org/)
The Knight Funeral Home in Windsor is entrusted with the arrangements. Condolences may be expressed to Mr. Frizzell’s family in an online guestbook at www.knightfuneralhomes.com

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NORTHFIELD — A service of remembrance was held Nov 26 at the Tossing Funeral Home in Rutland for Edward Jay Cook Jr., 99, of Northfield and formerly Cuttingsville, who died Nov. 21, at Mayo Healthcare in Northfield. Interment in Laurel Glen Cemetery in Cuttingsville followed the service.
He was born at home on the family farm in Mount Holly, on Jan. 26, 1917. He was the eldest son born to Edward Jay Cook Sr. and Helen Foster Cook. Ed and his three siblings, George, Frederick and Edith, grew up on the farm in Mount Holly.
Edward attended Mount Holly elementary school, graduated Rutland High School in 1935 and the University of Maine in 1940 with a degree in Agriculture/Animal Husbandry. Ed played high school football and went on to play four years of football at the University of Maine where he was an all-Maine and all-New England left guard. Following graduation, he had a short stint in a semi-professional football league.
Moving to Woodstock in 1941, Edward found his first job at the Windsor County Extension Service and where he met his future wife, Irene Fiske. Shortly after their dating began, their lives changed with the bombing of Pearl Harbor on Dec. 7, 1941. Edward received his draft notice in February 1942 and he promptly proposed to Irene. They married on April 20, 1942, and were married for 74 years. Edward reported for basic training for the Army-Air Force in November of 1942 and began his four years of stateside service at Camp Devens, Massachusetts. Edward was discharged on Jan. 25, 1945, one day before his 28th birthday.
Two daughters were born, Nancy in 1946; and Carole in 1949.
Edward had a diverse career path, including teaching Agriculture at People’s Academy in Morrisville, Vermont, while at the same time starting a small farm on the side. He also worked as county agent for the Extension Service in both Vermont and Connecticut.
Edward and his family moved to Cuttingsville in 1956, which became their home for over 50 years. He decided to go into business for himself and became sole proprietor of a landscape business, which he operated well into his 80s. Edward was very involved with the politics and issues in the Town of Shrewsbury and served as tax collector for over two decades.
One of his greatest achievements and gifts to the family was the organization of a Bicentennial Reunion in 1991, recognizing the descendants of Samuel and Sally Cook, the first Cook settlers in the Town of Mount Holly. The weekend-long reunion was attended by 120 descendants from the eight children of Samuel and Sally and came from as far away as California.
Another gift to our family came from a wonderful accounting of his life, a memoir, lovingly transcribed by his daughter, Carole.
Edward will be remembered as a man of basic needs. He loved his heritage and his family. He loved his land and the satisfaction that comes from a hard day’s work. He grew up with the simplicity of life on the farm and had an enviable contentment with life’s simple pleasures. He will be missed but always fondly remembered for his tenacious nature.
He is survived by his wife of 74 years, Irene; daughters Nancy Cook Eddy of Rutland and Carole Cook Hass and husband Gary of Montpelier; five grandchildren, Gregory Durgin, Nathaniel Eddy, Tyler, Marcus and Jillian Hass; one brother Frederick of Montpelier and sister-in-law Laicita Cook; as well as many nieces and nephews.
He was predeceased by his brother, George; sister Edith Penney and brother-in-law John Penney; sister-in-law Esther Fiske Maynes and brother-in-law Peter Maynes; and infant granddaughter Kathleen Durgin.
The family would like to acknowledge the wonderful caregivers, Linda Holzworth, Denise Davine, Dee Filmore, Beth Barra and Wendy Clark, whose loving care enabled Ed and Irene to stay for several years in their apartment at The Maples Senior Living Community in Rutland; and most recently, the respect, compassion and loving care extended by the entire staff at Mayo Healthcare in Northfield.
In lieu of flowers, contributions may be made to the Shrewsbury Historical Society, 499 Shunpike Road, Cuttingsville, 05738.
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PLYMOUTH — Services are being planned for this coming spring for Daniel Lee Moyer, 69, who died Nov. 26 at the Stoughton House in Windsor.
Daniel was born on Aug. 25, 1947 in Sellersville, Pennsylvania, son of Lloyd and Alice (Meyers) Moyer.
After his family moved to West Bridgewater, Dan graduated from Woodstock Union High School and moved to Plymouth in 2003. He spent 35 years working at WUHS as a custodian.
He was an avid follower of all sports, in particular college basketball and football. He loved fishing and watching wildlife. He was a passionate follower of the Woodstock WASP sports teams. Dan loved to make people laugh and succeeded in doing so often.
Dan is survived by his four siblings; Judith Moyer of Bourbonais, Illinois, Brad Moyer and wife Ann of San Diego California, Steve Moyer and wife Naomi of Plymouth and Jennifer Moyer of Souderton, Pennsylvania; as well as two nieces; and three nephews.
He was predeceased by his parents; and a niece Ada Louise Moyer.
Memorial contributions may be made to Bethany Birches Camp, 2610 Lynds Hill Road, Plymouth, 05056.
Arrangements are under the direction of the Cabot Funeral Home in Woodstock, Vermont an online guest book can be found at cabotfh.com

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BROWNSVILLE — A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated Friday, Dec. 2 at 11 a.m. at St. Francis of Assisi Church in Windsor for Betty M. Lemire, 73, a longtime resident of Brownsville, who passed away Nov. 27 at the Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center in Lebanon. Rev. Charles R. Danielson will be the Celebrant. Committal services will follow in the Brownsville Cemetery in West Windsor. A reception for family and friends will follow at the church hall.
She was born Aug. 30, 1943, in Windsor, daughter of Warren and Jessie (Shambo) Becker.
She received her schooling in Windsor and attended Windsor High School.
She married Dennis W. Lemire in Windsor in 1962.
Betty was employed with Dick Springer operating his food service in Windsor and later worked in the cafeteria at Windsor High School for several years. She most recently was employed as a dietician at the former Claremont General Hospital. Betty was a loving wife and mother and truly enjoyed raising her family.
She was a member of St. Francis of Assisi Church in Windsor and the Brownsville Snowmobile Club. She was an avid reader and was fond of reading western novels. She enjoyed taking Sunday rides with her husband, and especially enjoyed spending time with her family and friends.
Survivors include her husband, Dennis Lemire; two sons, Jeffrey Lemire and his wife, Genevieve, and Steven Lemire and his wife, Lydia; all of Brownsville; one grandson, Oakley Lemire; one sister, Nancy Sargent of Springfield; and several nieces and nephews.
She was predeceased by her parents; three sisters, Margaret Ellis, Beatrice Bashaw and Patricia Tessier; and an infant sister, Donna Becker; and an infant brother, Danny Becker.
Memorial contributions may be made to St. Francis of Assisi Church at PO Box 46, Windsor, 05089.
The Knight Funeral Home in Windsor is entrusted with the arrangements. Condolences may be expressed to Betty’s family in an online guestbook at www.knightfuneralhomes.com.

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LEICESTER – The funeral service will be held on Saturday, Dec. 10 at 10 a.m., at the Miller and Ketcham Funeral Home in Brandon for Louise Stearns Adams, 97, who died Dec. 1, at Genesis Nursing Home in Lebanon, New Hampshire. A private burial will follow the ceremony in the West Hartford Cemetery.
Mrs. Adams was born in Putney on May 6, 1919, daughter of Ira and Annie (Aiken) Miller.
She grew up in Royalton where she received her education in Royalton Hill School. She had worked with her father on the family farm and later at G.W. Plastics Company in Bethel.
On October 15, 1960, she married Carleton Willard Adams in South Royalton, they moved to Leicester in 1972, where she and her husband had farmed. She had also worked with her husband delivering the Rutland Herald for many years. They retired from farming in 1987.
Louise had been a Farm Bureau member for many years. Mrs. Adams also belonged to the Vermont Guernsey Breeders Association, where she had served as Secretary-Treasurer and a term as president. She belonged to the Leicester Women’s Club and had served the town as a Lister.
She is survived by her niece, Annie Benson of South Royalton, with whom she made her home; and three additional nieces; Vivian Pratt, Lois Darling and Velma Plouffe.
She was predeceased by her husband Carleton Willard Adams who died June 9, 2005; a brother, John Alfred Miller; and a sister Margaret Lyman Washburn.
Memorial gifts in lieu of flowers may be made in her memory to The Brandon Area Rescue Squad, P.O. Box 232, Brandon, 05733.
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QUECHEE — A Mass of Christian Burial was celebrated Dec. 5 at St. Anthony’s Church in White River Jct. for Richard Philbin, 84, who died peacefully Nov. 29 at home in Quechee, surrounded by his family. Burial will be held in the All Saints Cemetery in Des Plaines, Illionis at a later date.
He was born Aug. 3, 1932, at home in Chicago, Illinois, a son of Andrew and Honora (O’Donnell) Philbin.
Dick attended seminary in high school before graduating from DePaul Academy in Chicago and later earned his Bachelor’s degree from DePaul University. He then served in Germany with the Army during the Korean War.
While in Germany he met Virginia Hayes who was traveling with his sister, Catherine. After his honorable discharge from the military, Dick and Ginny were married in Chicago on Oct. 19, 1957. Dick later attended Loyola University and Southern Methodist University.
The Philbin’s made their home in Chicago and Dick began his career with American Hospital Supply. The company moved them to Dallas, where they began their family, and later to Long Island where they lived in Glen Head and then to New Jersey where they lived in Short Hills for several years prior to moving to Quechee full time in 1974 and have lived here since. After retiring from American Hospital Supply, Dick worked locally at Dartmouth Outdoor Sports and then The Computer Connection before retiring permanently.
Dick had a great sense of humor and loved people, especially helping others. He expressed his desire to help through volunteering. He was a hospice volunteer with Bayada Hospice and was very active at St. Anthony’s Church as a lector, served on parish council, as a Eucharistic Minister, serving communion at the VA and DHMC, and met with many couples in the pre-marriage program, Engaged Encounter, Marriage Encounter and was a member of the Knights of Columbus while in Dallas. Dick was a talented photographer and enjoyed gardening.
He leaves his wife of nearly 60 years, Ginny, of Quechee; his children, Chrysa Mahoney and her husband, Dan of Chapel Hill, North Carolina, Dan Philbin and his wife, Patrice of Arlington Heights, Illinois and Peter Philbin and his wife, Rachael of Chicago, Illinois; seven grandchildren, Tiffany Creamer and her husband, Patrick, Kaitlyn and Patrick Lepine, Mary and Daniel Mahoney, Clare, Connor, Fiona and Joseph Richard Philbin; three great-grandchildren; a sister, Catherine Grzesik and her husband Henry of Flint, Michigan; as well as many nieces and nephews.
He was predeceased by a daughter, Julie Preston; and a brother, William Philbin.
The Philbin family is grateful for the wonderful care they received from Bayada Hospice, especially Jeanette, Jessie and Amy.
Condolences to Dick’s family may be made in an online guestbook at www.knightfuneralhomes.com.

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WINDSOR —A celebration of his life will be held at a later date for Philip E. “Coach” Harrington, Jr., 68, a longtime resident of Windsor, who passed away Nov. 28, at his home in Windsor.
He was born on Nov. 19, 1948 in Windsor, son of Philip E. and Marjorie (Jackson) Harrington.
He received his schooling in Windsor and graduated from Windsor High School in 1966.
He was a veteran of the US Air Force serving during the Vietnam War Era where he was stationed in Japan, Hawaii and Montana. Following his honorable discharge he returned to Vermont and attended Graham Junior College in Boston. Then later was employed at the former Cone Blanchard Machine Tool Company in Windsor for several years until starting his career with the US Postal Service in White River Jct. where he was employed for over thirty years and had served as treasurer until his retirement.
“Coach” thoroughly enjoyed athletics and the outdoors. He donated much of his free time to the Windsor Recreation and Windsor Athletic Programs where he actively participated in various roles with the basketball, baseball and softball teams for many years. He was an avid fisherman who was fond of gardening and camping. He greatly enjoyed spending time with his family, especially his grandchildren.
Also known as “Skip” or “Skipper”, a nickname originating from being passed around as an infant during card games, skipping from knee to knee. He was a kind man who loved socializing and meeting new people and whose stories and sense of humor will be greatly missed.
Survivors include two sons, Matthew Harrington of Windsor, and Mitchell Harrington of Brownsville; two grandchildren, Abigail and Aidan Harrington of Orford, New Hampshire; his former wife, Caroline Harrington of Brownsville; four brothers, James Harrington of Boston, Michael Harrington of Windsor, Patrick Harrington of Windsor and Mark Harrington of Boston; three sisters, Suzanne Harrington of Tucson, Arizona, Barbara Harrington of Malden, Massachusetts and Beth Harrington of Boston; and several nieces and nephews.
He was predeceased by his parents.
Memorial contributions may be made to the Windsor Recreation Program c/o Harry Ladue at 29 Union Street, Windsor, 05089.
The Knight Funeral Home in Windsor is entrusted with the arrangements.
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Robert Ammel

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CLAREMONT, New Hampshire — Memorial services were held Dec. 3 at the Ricker Funeral Home in Lebanon, New Hampshire for Correne May Frenier, 73, who passed away Nov. 28 at the Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center surrounded by her loving family.
She was born Sept. 23, 1943, daughter of the late Raymond J. and May B. (Robinson) Ryan.
Correne grew up and attended grade schools in Enfield, New Hampshire.
In 1972 she married her husband Francis Frenier III. Together they raised their two children. Together they traveled while Francis was in the Army. Following Francis’s discharge in 1980 they moved back to the Upper Valley. After moving back to the area Correne began working at Kmart for 15 years followed by JC Penney’s where she would eventually retire from.
In her free time Correne was also an avid reader and knitter, and loved all animals. Correne was also a member of the American Legion Post 22 Women’s Auxiliary.
She is survived by her husband, Francis W. Frenier III of Claremont; her daughter, Danielle S. Ocker and husband, B.J. of Hartland; stepdaughter, Julie Bean of Lebanon, New Hampshire; two sisters, Shirley and Nancy; sister-in-law, Helen; her grandchildren, Megan Pardoe and husband, Jeremy, Mathew Jason, Nathan Ocker, Matthew Ocker, Kylie Isenburg, Taryn Isenburg, Joel Isenburg; and many nieces and nephews.
Correne was predeceased by her daughter, Jacqueline Stratton Isenburg.
Memorial donations may be made to the Jacqueline Stratton Isenburg Endowed Memorial Scholarship 1215 Wilbraham Rd, Springfield, MA 01119.
Messages of condolence may be expressed with the family through an online guestbook by visiting www.rickerfuneralhome.com.

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SHIPPENSBURG, North Carolina, formerly of Shelby, North Carolina and Barnard — A Celebration of Life will be held at 3 p.m. on Friday, Dec. 16 at Dugan Funeral Home and Crematory, 51 Asper Drive, Shippensburg for Roy Albert Propst, Jr., 86, who was reunited with his wife Dovie, the love of his life, on Dec. 10 at his home, with his loving family by his side. Rev. Derek Wadlington will officiate. Military honors are provided by the Veterans’ Council of Shippensburg and will be conducted at the funeral home.
He was born Nov. 7, 1930 in Shelby, son of the late Roy A. and Melba (Metcalf) Propst.
Albert graduated from Shelby High School in 1948, he earned his Bachelor’s Degree in Theology and Philosophy from Wake Forest University, and he received his Master of Divinity from Yale.
He served in the US Navy for 20 years retiring as a commander and chaplain. He served two years as the Chaplain of the US Naval Academy in Annapolis. He served aboard the USS Kitty Hawk during the Vietnam War. He was also stationed in Okinawa for one year.
Albert had a passion for flying, he was an accomplished pianist, and he loved listening to the Metropolitan Opera. He was known for being fluent in seven languages, lamenting recently that he could only remember four of them now. He also enjoyed his daily cigar.
He is survived by two daughters, Deborah 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 many great-grandchildren.
His wife, Dovie M. (Morrison) Propst passed away Oct. 4, 2015.
Memorial contributions may be made to Grove Cancer Center, 755 Norland Ave., Suite 100 Chambersburg, PA. 17201.
Professional services are entrusted to Dugan Funeral Home and Crematory, Inc. Friends may express online condolences at DuganFH.com.

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BELLE ISLE, Florida — Burial will be in the spring at Highland Cemetery in Woodstock for Margaret Lewis Abbott, 96, who died Dec.1 at her home in Belle Isle, Florida, surrounded by her family.
She was born in Bridgewater on Oct. 9, 1920, daughter of Robert and Laura (Perkins) Lewis.
She attended high school in Woodstock and graduated in 1938.
Margaret married Roy C. Abbott of Woodstock in 1938, and together they raised five children, and happily shared 63 years of marriage.
While in Woodstock, side-by-side they operated the family farm, Mountain Valley Farm on Carlton Hill for over 30 years, raising milking cows, gardening and making maple syrup. Margaret also worked part time at the White Cupboard Inn and she and Roy were very active members of the First Congregational Church in Woodstock. With their two youngest sons, Mr. and Mrs. Abbott moved to Florida in 1967.
Continuing their faithful worship, Margaret and Roy quickly became active members of the Pine Castle United Methodist Church in Orlando.
At the age of 48, Margaret returned to school to pursue her lifelong dream of being a nurse. In 1970, she devotedly began her 10-year nursing career before retiring from Orlando Regional Medical Center. During retirement, Margaret and her husband enjoyed playing golf, and cherished the opportunity to take several trips including a memorable vacation to Canada and a cruise to Alaska.
Margaret adoringly cared for her husband until his death in 2001.
Margaret had a gift for giving of herself not only to her family, but also to most everyone who ever crossed her path. Her warm and loving smile was a gift to all who met her and she never let a moment slip by to introduce herself and become an instant friend. Many a day would find Margaret delivering her homemade bread to friends and neighbors, making house-calls to check on someone who was ill or celebrating milestone, caring for children in the neighborhood and keeping her thoughtful eye on just about anyone she met. Above all, and throughout her entire life, Margaret made time everyday for every one of her family members; she was never too busy to prepare a birthday cake or fabulous feast, or lend an ear to embrace their burdens, joys and accomplishments and to offer wise advice, sincerity, love and strong hugs of encouragement. She routinely became interested in her family members’ hobbies and interest, and in her later years she even became an avid fan of the Orlando Magic! Beloved by all, she will be greatly missed.
Margaret is survived by four children, Janet Hemingway of Helena, Montana; Suzanne Abbott of Barrington, New Hampshire; Roy Abbott and Frank Abbott, both of Belle Isle, Florida; one sister Harriet Maynes of Windsor; nine grandchildren; nine great-grandchildren; and two great-great-grandchildren.
She was predeceased by not only her husband Roy; but also her eldest son, Donald Abbott; two brothers, Rodney and John Lewis; one sister, Elsie Johnston; and one granddaughter, Eve Schwartz.

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Lawrence West

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BURLINGTON — There will be a graveside service in the spring for Judith Mary Haynes, 73, of Burlington who died Dec. 5 after living with multiple myeloma and complications from diabetes for the past 10 years.
She was born Dec. 9, 1942 in Rutland, daughter of David M. and Martha A. (Morgan) Haynes, she grew up in upstate New York and Woodstock.
Judy graduated from Woodstock Union High School where she made lifelong friends. As an adult, she fondly remembered and wrote about growing up on the farm. For many years, she lived in the Rutland area and worked as a Tupperware consultant. She had a love of traveling—taking her niece and nephew on a whirlwind trip of Washington DC and introducing her daughter to her love of travel both domestically and abroad.
She was dedicated to her daughter Laura Haynes of Colchester. Wherever Judy went, she made friends, drawing people to her with her kindness and personality, even as her health declined. She had the eye of an artist and always made her home and spaces beautiful. Politically active, she was an ardent supporter of Bernie Sanders’s campaign for president. She loved the holidays and was an excellent cook who was known for her breads and stollen.
She is survived by her daughter, Laura Haynes of Colchester; her mother, Martha Haynes, of Wilder; two sisters, Susan Moore of Hyde Park and Diana Haynes of Randolph; one brother, Joe Haynes; and his children Morgan and Emily of Woodstock; her niece, Anne Moore Odell, her husband Cole, and their children, Theodore and Abraham of Brattleboro; and her nephew, Eli Moore, his partner, Heather Hobart, and their children Ada and Quinn Moore of Jeffersonville.
She was predeceased by her father; and sister-in-law, Julia Haynes.
In lieu of flowers, please send donations to the Rutland County Women’s Network and Shelter.
To sign an online guestbook with memories and messages of condolence visit www.cabotfh.com.

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Dorothy McEnaney

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LEBANON, New Hampshire — Theo Orr Howe, 92, passed away on Dec. 3 in Lebanon.
Theo was born in Vershire on Nov. 22, 1924, daughter of Florence and Don Orr.
She attended the University of Vermont where she met her husband, Harry E. Howe of Tunbridge. They were married on Aug. 18, 1945, and had three children, Gregory, Douglas, and Fay.
In 1958 Theo and Harry moved to Canton, New York where Theo was an active member of the community. She was involved with the local hospital guild, Canton Garden Club, and taught sewing, knitting, cooking, and furniture refinishing to 4-H members. She served on the SUNY Canton Foundation Board, and managed a family real estate business. Theo was an accomplished cook and great hostess for many social functions the couple hosted.
In 1988 they moved to a large farm in Louisville, New York and raised beef cattle. Theo enjoyed her many hobbies but most of all spending time with and entertaining family and friends. After eight years they moved to Quechee. Theo was active with local volunteer groups and enjoyed spending time outdoors, canoeing, kayaking, hiking, skiing, and traveling the world with Harry.
Theo is survived by her husband of 71 years, Harry; son, Gregory Howe of Canton, New York; daughter, Fay Weber of Hartland; four grandchildren, Graham Howe and his wife, Elizabeth, of Charlottesville, Virginia, Carrie Capella and her husband, Tyler, of Canton, New York, Avery Weber of Holliston, Massachusetts, and Ian Weber of South Burlington; a sister, Theda Hurtubise of Essex Junction; and a brother, Conrad Orr of Orwell; along with three great-grandchildren; and many nieces, nephews, and cousins.
She was predeceased by her son Douglas Howe; sister, Ruth Burgess; and brother, Charles Orr.
Theo was a very generous and caring individual, always putting others’ needs first. Theo donated her childhood home to VerShare, a non-profit that works to build community spirit, involvement, and foster economic development in the town of Vershire.
In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to VerShare, P.O. Box 112, Vershire, VT 05079
A private message of sympathy for the family can be shared at www.boardwayandcilley.com. The Boardway & Cilley Funeral Home, Chelsea, Vt. assisted the family with arrangements.

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SHEFFIELD — Mark E. Tetreault, 46, died Dec. 19 at Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center in Lebanon, New Hampshire, following a life long battle with kidney disease.
He was born March 2, 1970 in Manchester, New Hampshire, son of Herman and Judith (Daley) Tetreault.
Mark graduated from Hartford High School Class of 1989 and lived in the Upper Valley until moving to Sheffield in 1998.
He enjoyed the outdoors, especially hunting and fishing when his health allowed. Most of all Mark loved his animals including his cats Schmiegel, Taeva and Spaz and his dogs Raven and Diesel and the late Aries and Maggie. He also enjoyed the Wolverine series and had a large collection of Wolverine memorabilia.
He is survived by his mother, Judith Tetreault of Wilder; two sisters, Christie Tetreault of Enfield, New Hampshire and Tammy Keener of Wilder; a brother, Todd Tetreault of North Hartland; as well as nieces and nephews, Justyn, Brandon, Shelby, Cameron and Avery.
Mark was predeceased by his father in March.
Condolences may be expressed to Mark’s family in an online guestbook at www.knightfuneralhomes.com.
Contributions in his memory may be made to a local animal shelter or to the National Kidney Foundation, 30 East 33rd St., New York, NY 10016 or at www.kidney.org.
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CHELSEA — A funeral service will be held, Friday, April 28, 2017, at 10 a.m. at the Boardway and Cilley Funeral Home for Marilyn C. Childs, 93, who passed away in the presence of her family, on Dec. 16 at Woodstock Terrace. Calling hours will be held, Thursday, April 27, 2017, from 6-8 p.m. at the funeral home. Private burial will be in the Hunt Cemetery in Tunbridge.
She was born Aug. 26, 1923, in Springfield, Massachusetts, daughter of Carl Oscar Carlson and Dorothy Marguerite Davis.
She was educated at Classical High School in Springfield and graduated from West Springfield High School in 1940. She received an AA degree from Vermont Jr. College and her B.A. degree from American International College in 1945, after which she did graduate work at Springfield College and the University of Vermont.
Best known locally as a longtime teacher at Chelsea High School, she was a journalist by profession. From a reporter for the Springfield, Massachusetts Union starting in1940 she moved on to Lexington, Kentucky to become associate editor of the American Horseman. In 1947 she became managing editor of Popular Horsemen in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania until her marriage in February, 1952, to Harold Lofton Childs. They moved to Ringtown, Pennsylvania where he was manager-trainer of Valley Farm show horses. They moved to their Harolyn Hill Farm in Chelsea in 1961. Meanwhile she continued to write for various publications including the Lexington, Kentucky, Herald-Leader, the Christian Science Monitor and Vermont Life.
She was the author of five books: Riding Show Horses, Mandate for a Morgan Horse, Training Your Colt to Ride and Drive, The Men Behind the Morgan Horse and The Training Book which is used as a text at several equine schools and colleges. She has been listed in Who’s Who of American Women and most recently Who’s Who in the World.
Her career in teaching started in 1964 at Chelsea High School where at various times she taught English, French, Journalism, Composition and Speech as well as serving as assistant principal and guidance counselor. Under her coaching the school received the state championship in forensics 10 times, won many debate honors and she herself was named Vermont Debate Coach of the Year twice.
She was well-known in the horse world, having been a licensed judge and steward of the American Horse Shows Assoc.; first secretary and one time president of the New England Horsemen’s Council; director and later director emeritus of the American Morgan Horse Assoc.; member of the Heritage Committee of the American Saddlebred Assoc.; honorary member of several Morgan Horse Associations. She judged horse shows from coast to coast and in Canada and England.
She began showing horses at age nine and continued every year until retiring in 1992 at the Dixie Jubilee in Baton Rouge, La., after 60 years in the saddle. She showed Standardbred, Hackney, Thoroughbreds, Morgan and American Saddlebreds. Her last five-gated horse was shown by Rick Wallen from his stable in Wisconsin.
She was a member of the First Church of Christ Scientist in Boston, Massachusetts as well as the Christian Science Society of Randolph. She was a member of Delta Kappa Gamma International and the Chelsea Woman’s Club. Since 1999 she was a volunteer on the Chelsea Reparative Board, and prior to that had been a justice of the peace. She had been chairman of the Chelsea Town Republican Committee and had served on both county and state organizations.
Among her many awards were: 1975 Morgan Horse Woman of the Year presented by Deane C. Davis, 1989 Outstanding Speech Educator from the National Federation of State High School Assoc., in 2000 the National Citizen Education Teacher Award from the Veterans of Foreign Wars for Vermont and profiled as a WCAX-TV super senior in 2014.
She leaves three sons, David of Orange, Robert of Chelsea and Carl of Williston; six grandsons, Wayland, Eli, Albert, Andrew, Peter and Ethan; and two granddaughters, Mary and Grace; and a great-grandson.
Besides her parents she was predeceased by her younger brother, Charles Carlson; a younger sister, Joyce Carlson Williams; and her husband of 53 years, Harold in 2005.
In lieu of flowers memorial contributions may be made to Principia College, 1 Maybeck Place, Elsah, IL 62028 or the Hunt Cemetery, P.O. Box 378, Chelsea, VT 05038 or the First Branch Ambulance, P.O. Box, Chelsea, VT 05038.
A private message of sympathy for the family can be shared at www.boardwayandcilley.com.

This obituary will also appear in the December 22, 2016 edition of the Vermont Standard.

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Bridgewater Corners — June “Bugs” was born in August, 1934 in a small town near Wallace, North Carolina. Her father Phillip and mother Pearcy brought her up on a small tobacco farm. She graduated from Chinquapin High School and attended Eastern Carolina State College for three semesters, before meeting and marrying Irving Lewis Winsor, a Narragansett Bay Yankee of Warwick, Rhode Island, and moved there. A son, Philip Lewis was born in August 1953 (in North Carolina), and they had a daughter, Sandi June in December 1958 (Rhode Island).
June was divorced from Irving in 1963, and began raising her children alone. She worked as a waitress at the Miss Cranston Diner, the Howard Johnson’s in Johnston, Rhode Island, for the Bulova company (she made fuses for mortar shells) and Star Supermarket in Providence, Rhode Island. In 1965, she met Herbert Claude Mitchell, Jr., of Block Island, Rhode Island They fell in love, and married in 1968. When “Mitch” retired from the Cranston Police Force in 1975, Phillip and Pearcy found a home next door to their own place in Wallace, North Carolina where the Mitchell’s could live. June retired from the Wallace Hannaford Supermarket in 1996. They lived there happily, with their many cats, until January 2015, when Mitch died.
Heartbroken by the loss, she decided to move with her two cats, Misty and Harry Potter, to Vermont to live with her son, arriving near Halloween, 2015. In August of 2016, June and her daughter-in-law, Wendy Winsor and a friend Barbara, towed a 36 foot long fifth wheel camper from Vermont to Pennsylvania to visit the Gettysburg Battleground, the Hershey Chocolate factory and Jefferson’s Monticello. From there, they went to White Lake in North Carolina, and camped for a month. During their stay, they spent three days at the Outer Banks, and saw a production of the “Lost Colony”, a lifelong dream for June.
June was instrumental in the public recognition given to the seven Cranston Police officers who were fired when they tried to form a union(Fraternal Order of Police)) in the 1960s. In a case that went to the Rhode Island Supreme Court, all seven officers were reinstated. Mitch was the last surviving member of that seven. This was the crowning achievement of June’s life.
She is survived by her sister, Joanne Lasseter of Wallace, North Carolina, son Philip, his wife Wendy and children Alana and Katherine, and her daughter Sandi and her children Amey, Sydney and Mitchell, and great-grandson Cale, stepdaughter Debbie Rowe and June’s loving cat, Misty.
There will be no service and the funeral arrangements are private. Donations can be made in her name to the Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals. Special thanks to the Bayada Hospice staff who have been a part of our lives these past few months.
Do not fear death
It is an inseparable part of life
The physical body is all that ends
The soul continues forever
Each person you meet
During your long life
Has been impacted by your soul
In turn, each of those people interacts with others
All feeling in some small way your soul
Tho you may be but a single thread in the tapestry of life
That one thread binds all the rest together
Remember that tapestry
That it stretches from the Dawn of Mankind into the far distant future
And embrace Death, for without the death of Fall and Winter
Spring, and the world’s rebirth
Would not be possible (copyright)
Philip L. Winsor
November 2016

SOUTH ORLEANS, Massachusetts — A service was held Dec. 17 at the First Universalist Society of Hartland for Helen Cochran Dicke, who died Dec. 12.
Five years ago Helen Dicke underwent major surgery to remove a cancerous tumor. The next morning, during his rounds, her oncologist mentioned wryly, “Helen, earlier this morning the nurse on call came into the room to find you lying on the floor with your feet high up on the wall. You do know that you are freaking out the nursing staff, right?” To which Helen replied “Why? I was just doing the Legs up the Wall yoga pose!”
Anyone knowing Helen well would not have been surprised. She marched to her own drummer, quietly but with conviction and great humor. Helen Cochran was born on Aug. 10, 1942, in Boston, Massachusetts, to Moncrieff and Elizabeth Cochran. She grew up on Pleasant Bay in South Orleans, on Cape Cod, along with a sister and three brothers. After public schooling in Orleans she attended the McDuffie School followed by Colby Junior College in New London, New Hampshire.
On June 29, 1968, Helen married Eric Fairbank Dicke, of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, in a unique ceremony on Pleasant Bay Narrows, from which they departed aboard the Sea Scout Ketch SES Nauset. After a winter on Monument Road in Orleans and a year in Watertown, Massachusetts, they settled in Newtonville, Massachusetts, where Eric worked as a guidance counselor at a local high school and their two boys, Cris and Colin were born. When Eric’s interest shifted to architecture, the couple moved to St. Louis where Helen completed her bachelor’s degree in psychology at Webster University while Eric attended Washington University.
In 1982, when Eric was offered an architectural position at Cornell University the family moved to Ithaca, New York, where they lived for more than two decades. Helen’s growing interest in working with women and families led her to complete a Master’s in Social Work at Syracuse University. She then took a job as a counselor at Planned Parenthood in Ithaca, and then worked with the victims of child sexual abuse in Cortland, New York. The stresses experienced in that job led her to a yoga class in Ithaca, where the teacher remarked that “If you get your teaching certificate in yoga I will hire you.” Thus began a 25-year passion for the teaching and practice of yoga.
Helen and Eric moved to Hartland in 2002, purchasing a building in the village center with a long history as a general store. There Helen established the Hartland Yoga Center, teaching Svaroopa Yoga on the first floor while her husband built and repaired fine furniture at the other end of the building. The couple lived on the second floor, overlooking the village square. With her outgoing personality and sense of humor Helen soon became an integral part of the community, singing in the local choir, volunteering at the Upper Valley Food Co-op, and actively involved with Hartland’s Unitarian Church.
With the onset of Helen’s cancer in fall 2011, the couple began to consider a move back to the family land in South Orleans. Their house was built during 2015, and they moved in during May of 2016.
Throughout her life Helen was a go-to person for many of the people in her network when they were experiencing difficulties. She responded to the challenges they faced with candor, empathy and direct, down-to-earth advice. She didn’t beat around the bush, and called things as she saw them. Her enthusiasm, energy, and good humor were infectious.
She is survived by her husband, Eric; her sons, Cris and Colin; daughter-in-law, Anne; beloved granddaughter, Betsy; and siblings Mon Cochran (spouse Sheila Bonnell), Kye Cochran (spouse Ron Pogue), Tom (spouse Sheela), and Colin (spouse Paul Langland).
Helen was predeceased by her parents.
In lieu of flowers, donations in Helen’s name can be made to the First Universalist Society of Hartland, P.O. Box 75, Hartland Four Corners, 05049. – Attention The Hartland Christmas Project.

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