Today's Rutland Herald Obituaries
Deaths in 2015 having some connection to Springfield, Vermont
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| Viona G. Carr, 91, of Springfield, died September 13, 2015. |
| Carroll V. Bostwick, 81, of Springfield, died , 2015. |
Sandra J. Thurber, 78, of Springfield, died September 8, 2015.
Sylvia W. Kogut, 79, of Springfield, died September 1, 2015.
James M. Glidden Sr., 58, of Baltimore, died August 28, 2015.
Mary S. Ely, 92, of Springfield, died August 26, 2015.
Sonya R. Blaisdell, 37, of Springfield, died August 21, 2015.
Mary D. Godfrey, 80, of Campton, N.H., died August 22, 2015.
Ruth E. Kennett, 54, of Charlestown, N.H., , died August 18, 2015.
Claire L. Blais, 81, of Springfield, died August 16, 2015.
Clifford R. Doughty, 65, of Springfield, died August 12, 2015.
Percival B. Woods, 99, of Bridgewater Corners, died August 12, 2015.
Benjamin J. Watkins, 26, of Springfield, died August 9, 2015.
Rosemary L. Watkins, 94, of Springfield, died August 5, 2015.
Marilyn Brochu, 85, of Springfield, died August 7, 2015.
Lynda R. Frost, , of Springfield, died July 30, 2015.
Edward E. Battles, 75, of Springfield, died July 25, 2015.
Forrest C. Shattuck, 77, of Springfield, died July 20, 2015.
Mark A. Schoff, 51, of Springfield, died July 19, 2015.
Robert Lawrence, 85, of Proctorsville, died July 18, 2015.
Elizabeth B. Ward, 91, of Springfield, died July 13, 2015.
Arthur F. Fournier Sr., 86, of Springfield, died July 13, 2015.
Charlene R. Albee, 56, of Springfield, died July 9, 2015.
Marilyn L. Peltier, 84, of Springfield, died July 5, 2015.
Barbara A. Stankevich, 66, of Springfield, died July 5, 2015.
Elmer F. Bates, 83, of Springfield, died June 27, 2015. Elmer was born July 23, 1931, in Dunham, Canada. He attended school in Canada. Following school, Elmer worked for himself as a logger in Vermont and New Hampshire. Elmer enjoyed refurbishing antique wood stoves and selling them.
Teena M. O’Hara, 62, of Rutland, died June 24, 2015. She was born in Springfield, the daughter of William and Elaine O’Hara. Ms. O’Hara lived for several years at the Brandon Training School relocating to a private home in 1992 with the help of CAP services.
Gertrude G. Brown, 94, of Weathersfield, died June 24, 2015. She was born in Springfield, the daughter of Roy and Hazel (Butterfield) Crary. She grew up near the Riverside School and graduated from Springfield High School in 1938. In 1940, she married Ralph Brown and together they had four children.
George R. Fraser, 83, of Chester, died June 22, 2015. He was born in Amherst, N.H. He lived as a child in Lyndeboro, NH, then Milford, NH. He graduated from Milford High School in 1951 where he was a star athlete. He entered the Navy achieving the rank of Machinist Mate 2nd class, serving aboard a destroyer during the Korean War. In 1954, he married Mary Drew. Honorably discharged from the Navy in 1955, he spent the next four years at Keene State Teacher’s College. He began his teaching career in Hollis, NH, and after five years relocated to the Industrial Arts Department at Riverside Junior High School in Springfield, VT. In the 1960s Bob and Mary began an antiques business. They managed several successful antiques shows in Vermont. Bob was interested in the restoration of early houses and barns. In the 1970s, he saved a 1735 Cape from Concord, N.H., by dismantling and moving it to Springfield. In 1986, Fraser’s Antiques became a full-time business.
Nellie K. Austin, 96, of Springfield, died June 11, 2015. She was born in Mount Holly. Nellie graduated from Wallingford, VT, High School in 1938. She married Carl E. Austin in 1940, and moved with her husband to Springfield in the early 1940s. In 1955, she and her husband established Austin Memorials in Springfield, retiring from that business in 1980 at which time one of her daughters and sons-in-law bought the business.
Pina Pilaro, 76, of Ashburn, Va., died June 10, 2015. Pina was born Thursday, April 20, 1939, in Castellammare Del Gulfo, Italy. She arrived in the United States in 1948, returned to Italy as a student in Florence in 1953 until 1962, when she enrolled in New York University. She received a Master’s Degree and worked as a college instructor in foreign languages at NYU and Rutgers University. In 1965, Pina and Joseph P. Pilaro, M.D., were married in St. Aloysius Church in Queens, N.Y. They spent 50 happy years together and made their home in Springfield, Vermont, for more than 30 years.
Jack E. Taylor, 93, of Grafton, died February 25, 2015. Born in Cody, Nebraska to homesteader parents, he grew up ranching in the Black Hills of S.D., moving east to New England in 1939. He attended Northeastern University prior to enlisting in the U.S. Army Air Corps. He completed officer’s training as a 2nd Lieutenant, assigned as aerial Navigator on a B-29 combat crew. Jack retired from Waterbury Farrel, J & L Machine Co., Springfield, VT, in 1983. He leaves his wife of 39 years, Marie (Gilman) Taylor.
Isabella Erickson, 96, of Springfield, died June 10, 2015. She was born in Bennington. She married Virgil Erickson in 1962. Their married life was spent in Springfield, where she taught vocal music in Springfield Public Schools for 37 years at the elementary and high school levels. Before her marriage, she began her career in Essex Junction and New York City Schools, where she taught vocal music for six years. Mrs. Erickson attended St. Francis de Sales School in Bennington and graduated in 1940 from Bennington College. Later, she received her master’s degree in music from Columbia University.
Doris S. Zaleski, 91, of Springfield, died June 10, 2015. She was born in Windsor, the daughter of Alva P. and Marion A. (Pratt) Estey. She attended elementary school in Plainfield, N.H., and middle school and high school in Springfield. In 1941, she married Steven Zaleski. She was a devoted wife, mother and grandmother. She loved caring for and spending time with her family.
Paul Putnam, 62, of Springfield, died , 2015. He was born in 1961. Son of Roberta and Arthur Putnam, Paul graduated from Green Mountain Union High School, class of 1979. Paul was a self-employed carpenter for over 25 years.
Theresa Speight, 82, of Springfield, died June 16, 2015. She was born in West Newton, Mass. She graduated from Newton High School in Newton, Mass., Lasell Junior College and Lawrence General Hospital School of Medical Technology. She was a registered medical technologist and worked at the Veterans Administration Hospital in Jamaica Plain, Mass. In 1965, she married John L. Speight. With her husband she owned and operated Mount Kilburn Office Supplies in Springfield for many years.
Doris L. McNamara, 89, of Springfield, died June 16, 2015. She was born in Rutland. She attended elementary school in Bridgewater and graduated from Woodstock High School in 1944. She later graduated from the Rutland Hospital School of Nursing in 1947. She married Robert A. McNamara in 1947. She was employed as a nurse with the Rutland Hospital, taught at the Thompson School of Nursing, was employed as a nurse at Jones & Lamson Machine Tool Co. in Springfield and Springfield Hospital in Pediatrics, Valley Regional Hospital in Claremont, N.H., and with the Visiting Nurse Association. She retired at age 78.
Russell K. Warren, 81, of Springfield, died June 1, 2015. He was born in Springfield to Verna (Kendall) and James Warren. He received his early education in Baltimore and was a 1951 graduate of Springfield High School. He married Cora Bannister in 1951. He was employed by Fellows Gear Shaper until 1966, when he went full time into his furniture moving and Warren’s Tree Service businesses.
Thomas E. Hays, Jr., 86, of South Burlington, died May 17, 2015. He was born in Wilkes-Barre Pa., He moved to Burlington as a young child. He played baseball and basketball at Burlington High School. He had several jobs throughout his life, but his favorite job was Sportswriter for both the Burlington Free Press and later for the Springfield Reporter. He loved coaching! He coached basketball in Burlington, and American Legion Baseball in Springfield for many years. The boys he coached became extended family members to the family. He was a member of the Springfield Elks Lodge for 53 years.
Rodney A. Tulonen, 67, of Springfield, died May 30, 2015. A former principal of Riverside Middle School in Springfield, Rod was fair to every child, but he was particularly protective of the children who needed extra attention. He was the kind of man who trained kids for the Special Olympics, stood up to abusive parents and bullies, fought fiercely for his students and teachers and made every school he worked in a safe, positive place where everyone could thrive. He was the kind of man who went the extra mile for anyone who needed his guidance and his strength. Rod’s family, friends and colleagues called him The Principal of the World because he exuded strength, courage and honesty. In his earlier years, He was an athlete winning a state championship in cross-country and track at Fitchburg, Mass. High School and a record-setting runner in the two mile at Bowdoin College in Brunswick, Maine, where he was captain of the Bowdoin cross-country team. He was a scholar. Rod was valedictorian of his graduating class at Fitchburg High in 1965, earned a Bachelor’s Degree in English with honors from Bowdoin College; a Master’s Degree in Secondary School Administration at Antioch College and a Master’s Degree in Internet Strategy Management from Marlboro College..
Frank Haven, 99, of North Springfield, died June 3, 2015. e was born in West Haven, Vt. Frank ran an electric motor repair service for many years helping out friends and strangers. On retirement from J&L, he started a tire business which he ran until he was 85. Frank was a loving father and man’s man. Frank was often seen on WCAX TV as one of the super seniors.
Marilyn K. Call, 84, of Noblesville, Ind., died June 1, 2015. She was born in Springfield, to E. Hugh and Bertha (Peterson) Kendall. Marilyn had been the secretary at various schools in Connecticut. She was a member of First Presbyterian Church in Noblesville, as well as the Homemakers Club in Noblesville.
Judith M. Skinner, 77, of Chester, died June 2, 2015. She was born in Brockton, Mass. She attended schools in Whitman, Mass., and graduated from Whitman High School. In 1959, she married Kenneth B. Skinner. She lived most of her life in Whitman, Mass., moving to Vermont in 2000. She was a musician and performed as Judy the Musical Clown for many years, singing and playing guitar, piano and violin in Massachusetts, Springfield and Ludlow. She was a member of the Springfield Assembly of God Church.
Sandra J . Knight, 73, of Springfield, died May 29, 2015. She was born in Hanover, N.H., the daughter of Ivan and Grace (Leclair) Larabee. She attended Springfield schools and graduated from Springfield High School. She worked for the Vermont Department of Motor Vehicles in Montpelier for several years, and was owner-operator of Sandi’s Taxi in Springfield for several years.
Gerald W. Nickerson, 79, of Skaneateles, N.Y., died May 21, 2015. Born in Springfield, he was the son of Marguerite Gavin. Survivors include his wife of 60 years, Mary Butterfly Nickerson.
Patricia A. Morrill, 70, of Randolph, died May 21, 2015. She was born in Springfield, the daughter of Edward G. Morrill and Judith M. (Rash) Morrill-Billings. While living in Ludlow, she attended schools for the developmentally disabled in Vermont and Massachusetts and participated in Special Olympics of Vermont for several years. She resided in Waterford, Vt., for several years before relocating to Springfield in 1985 when she joined the Lincoln Street Inc. (LSI) group. She was employed by ThermaDyne in West Lebanon, N.H., for more than 15 years and retired in 2009. She volunteered at the Good Neighbor Free Health Clinic and the Bugbee Senior Center, both in White River Junction,
David O. Morse Sr., 85, of Springfield, died April 23, 2015. He was born in Waterbury. David married Jane E. White in 1949. He is survived by five sons.
Robert F. Luther, 94, of Norfolk, Va., died May 18, 2015. He was born in Hubbarton. Mr. Luther was married to the former Barbara Ruth Gilmore of Tinmouth, Vermont, for nearly 69 years. He had been employed by Fellows Gear Shaper in Springfield, Vermont, as a machinist and foreman for many years prior to his retirement.
Jeanne L. Smith, 84, of Rutland, died May 17, 2015. She was born in Rutland, daughter of Harmon and Dorothy (Todriff) Langdon. She was a graduate of Springfield High School and Albany Medical College, where she earned her registered pediatric nursing degree. She practiced in Albany, N.Y.
Gerald L. Russell, 72, of Ascutney, died May 12, 2015. He was born in Montpelier. He attended grade school in Flagstaff, Ariz., and Weathersfield. He graduated from Springfield High School in 1960. He married Prudence Stillson in Ascutney in 1962. Mr. Russell went on to become a journeyman electrician and was employed by Hamblet Electric in Keene, N.H., for more than 20 years until his retirement.
Nellie C. Tarbell, 101, of Springfield, died May 13, 2015. She was born in Bellows Falls. She attended schools in Saxtons River and Bellows Falls. On Feb. 8, 1930, she married Sidney F. Tarbell in Bellows Falls. He predeceased her May 29, 1974. She lived in Saxtons River for 20 years, moving to Springfield in 1950. She was employed with the Keil Lock Co. in Charlestown, N.H., for 18 years, retiring in 1972 .
Frank W. Cook, 77, of Springfield, died May 10, 2015. He was born in Hanover, N.H. He was employed for 32 years at Fellows Gear Shaper in Springfield. In 2003, he married Ann E. Gauthier in Perkinsville.
Roy L. Aldrich , 74, of Chester, died May 5, 2015. Roy was born on in Springfield, the son of John and Irene Aldrich. Roy lived in Gassetts, VT, since he was two years old. He served in the U.S. Army during the Vietnam era as a tank driver in Germany. An accomplished carpenter, he worked for All Seasons Construction. He then worked for Lovejoy Tool for many years until retirement.
Franklin Rounds, 94, of Rockingham, died April 28, 2015. Mr. Rounds was born in Grafton. In his younger years, he worked as a logger, farmer and for Chester Wood Products. Before and after the war, he worked as a machinist for Bryant Grinder in Springfield, setting up internal grinders in cities such as Chicago. He enlisted in the U.S. Navy during World War II and was very proud of his ship, the USS General H.W. Butner, on which he was a machinist. He was owner/operator of Rounds Trucking Company, driving coast-to-coast for well over 25 years. Always needing to have a set of wheels under him, he also worked as a U.S. Mail carrier for many years and enjoyed traveling with his longtime companion, Elizabeth Eckler, in his motorhome out West, to Vermont and down to Florida.
Mary Senna Singleton, 91, of Springfield, died April 21, 2015. She was born in St. Albans to Charles and Ellen Kelly Senna. She graduated from Springfield High School, class of 1942. She later met and married Harold “Bud” Singleton, her husband of 71 years. The couple owned and operated Singleton’s Store in Reading for 27 years. Together, they had six children. Mr. and Mrs. Singleton went on to build another store in Proctorsville and were honored in 1993 as Vermont Retail Grocers of the year. They retired in 1999 to their home on “Oak Ridge“ in Reading.
Howard Gale Peck, 103, of Springfield, died April 17, 2015. Born in Springfield, Mass, to Gale P. Peck and Marion (Shepard) Peck. In 1915, the family moved to Chester, VT, where he graduated from Chester High School in 1929. Howard attended Bay Path College in Springfield, MA, graduating with a degree in Accounting-Finance. In April 1933, he joined the Civilian Conservation Corps and served until July 1934, stationed at Fort Ethan Allen, VT. From August 1934 to April 1936, he was with the Quartermaster Corps, splitting the time between Fort Ethan Allen and Boston Army Base, MA. After leaving the Quartermaster Corps, Howard joined the Vermont Savings Bank in Brattleboro/Springfield, VT, and then worked for the First National Bank of Springfield April 1, 1942 - April 1, 1977, retiring in the position of Senior Vice-president. During his early retirement he worked for 12 years for the P & C/Price Chopper food chain in Springfield. His greatest joy was spending time at the controls of an airplane. He received his single-engine private pilot’s license in 1959 and through 2003 logged over 1,500 hours. Howard was an active member of the Springfield Flying Club
Leola Elizabeth Barwood Bates, 91, of Springfield, died April 14, 2015. Born in Hanover, N.H. She grew up in Norwich, attended Norwich Elementary School and graduated from Hanover High School in 1941. She married Keith B. Bates of Hanover, N.H. in 1942, before his enlistment in the U.S. Army. They moved to Chester and then, in 1945, to Springfield, where they spent the rest of their lives.
Marshall Allen Dutton, 88, of Springfield, died April 10, 2015. He was born Aug. 30, 1926, to Derrick Allen and Ruth (Williams) Dutton. Marshall graduated from Springfield High School in 1945. In August of 1950, he married his wife of 64 1/2 years, Betty (Little Red Hen) Putnam. He worked on the family farm with his father, brother and brother-in-law, Dave Putnam. He began his 61-year career driving a school bus at age 15, retiring in 2003. He was actively involved in Ottauqueechee Soil Conservation, Farm Bureau, FHA and Tri-County DHIA.
Robert C. "Bobby" Childs Jr., 61, of Springfield, died March 21, 2015. He was born in Springfield, the son of Priscilla "Perk" (Chandler) and Robert C. Childs Sr. He graduated from Springfield High School in 1971. Mr. Childs was employed for many years as maintenance manager at Whitney Blake Co. in Bellows Falls. He was a member of the Springfield Elks Club.
Richard S. Nelson, 85, of Springfield, died March 20, 2015. He was born in Guilford. He attended schools in the Guilford area and attended Brattleboro High School, leaving school early to work on the family farm. He served in the U.S. Army during the Korean War. In 1950, he married Jeanne A. Sechrist. He made his home in Springfield for many years, working at Fellows Gear Shaper, and later owning and operating Dick’s Travel Center and Dick’s Shell Station, retiring from the service station in 1996. He wintered in Florida for many years, moving full time after his retirement, residing in Florida until 2009 when he returned to Springfield.
Shepard T. Thomas, 74, of Baltimore, died March 14, 2015. Shep was the oldest son of the late Elbridge C. and Anna Shepard Thomas. Shep grew up on the family farm in Baltimore and attended Springfield schools graduating in the Class of 59. Many class floats were built at his home. He served his community in many capacities including serving as Selectman, Lister and Road Commissioner for the Town of Baltimore; St. Lawrence County Farm Bureau, NY Board President and lobbyist; Connecticut River Development Corporation Chairman of the Board; Southern Windsor County Transportation Advisory Commission; Windsor County and VT Sugarmakers Associations; and 4-H member, National Club Congress Delegate and leader. He was an avid outdoorsman. He worked at Bryant Grinder for several years before beginning a career as a dairy farmer in Vermont and Northern New York. He owned and operated Fire Control/Advanced Fire and Safety where he made many friends around the state. In 1983 he bought his first sawmill. He continued to saw custom orders, and make more friends, until just before his death. He is survived by his high school sweetheart and wife of 54 years, Judith Abbott Thomas.
Clara E. Woodard, 92, of Springfield, died March 12, 2015. She was born in Springfield, the daughter of George and Charlotte (Martin) Snide. She attended school in Springfield and married Delmer Carl Woodard in 1952. In addition to raising her own family, Clara was a home health care provider for 50 years. She was also a member of the VFW Auxiliary.
Elizabeth “Betty” Weeks, 96, formerly of Springfield, died February 26, 2015. She was born in Dixville, Quebec, to the Rev. Allison M. Watts and Ida (Duston) Watts and moved to Vermont with her parents after her father obtained a ministry there. She spent her school years in Vermont graduating from UVM with a degree in education. She taught first grade for many years in Springfield at both Union Street and Elm Hill Schools, and was a Girl Scout Leader. She and her husband spent many days on the road traveling in their motor home throughout the United States and Canada. She was an avid birder and a Long Trail End-to-Ender.
Cynthia Crockwell, 54, of Springfield, died February 12, 2015. She was born in Cambridge, Maine. he attended schools and graduated high school in Maine, and later attended Gordon College. She worked as a registered nurse at Springfield Health and Rehabilitation Center in Springfield for 15 years, and later as a private in-home Nurse. For the past 10 years, she was employed with Baba A Louis Bakery in Chester.
Ronald F. Kennett, 57, of Hartland, died February 10, 2015. Ron was born in Springfield, the only son of Francis and Helen Kennett. He grew up in North Springfield and graduated from Springfield High School in 1975.
Richard A. Gilcris, 78, of Proctorsville, died February 14, 2015. He was born in Benton, N.H. He went to Proctorsville grade school and Springfield High School, graduating in 1956. Also that year, he married Joanne Mack. He served in the National Guard. Richard worked at General Electric for 12 years, first in Ludlow and then in Rutland from 1956 to 1966. Richard than went in to the lumber and log home business for himself and with his brother Douglas for 50 years from 1962 to 2012. He served as the inspector of lumber, shingles and wood for the town of Cavendish.
Theda A. Carlisle, 75, of Charlestown, N.H., died February 7, 2015. She was born in Springfield, the daughter of Ernest V. and Lena J. (Coburn) Stevens. She attended schools in Perkinsville and Chester, Vt. She married Jack L. Carlisle in 1977.Before her marriage she was employed at Readex in Chester, Vt., and also at a nursing home in Chester. Survivors include a brother, Burt Stevens of Springfield.
Hildreth “Hilly” W. Finn, 100, of Springfield, died January 23, 2015. She was born in Springfield, to Fredrick W. Wheeler and Mary J. Richmond. She graduated from Springfield High School in 1932. She graduated from Colby College in Waterville, Maine, in 1936. She married Howard R. Finn also of Springfield in 1940. She and Howard raised three children. Mrs. Finn loved being a homemaker, knitting, sewing, volunteering in the Visiting Nurse and other organizations.
Elmer Arthur Lawrence, 87, of Springfield, died January 16, 2015. He was born in Springfield and attended Springfield schools. Mr. Lawrence served in the U.S. Army during the Korean War. He was employed with Fellows Gear Shaper, and Jones & Lamson Machine Tool Co. in Springfield for many years. He worked as a movie theatre manager and a taxi cab driver.
Katherine M. Peck, 95, of Springfield, died January 11, 2015. She was born and raised in Springfield and graduated from Springfield High School. She was employed as a secretary with Fellows Gear Shaper in Springfield for many years. She enjoyed golf, swimming, skiing at Okemo, cross-country skiing and reading.
John F. Penney Sr., 84, of Springfield, died January 7, 2015. He was born in Arlington, Mass. and graduated from Newton High School in Newton, Mass. He spent his working life as a salesman, first in the record industry, as branch manager of Mercury Records in New England, and later as a real estate broker. He and his wife lived in Massachusetts most of their lives before moving to North Springfield in 2010 to be closer to their sons.
Viola M. Quelch, 70, of Springfield, died January 5, 2015. Viola was a loving homemaker who raised eight daughters, most of whom still live in the Springfield area. She enjoyed gardening, bowling, crocheting.
Gordon K. Ringquist, 84, of Fair Haven, died January 4, 2015. Gordon was born and raised in Fitchburg, Mass. and attended Fitchburg State College. After serving 4 years in the Air Force, he began a career in the food service industry. He worked for Idlenot Dairy in North Springfield and later was the Food Service Director at Castleton State College. He and his wife owned and operated Ringquist’s Dining Room in Bomoseen for over 20 years.
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