Obituaries

Michael Zaffino

INDIANA- Michael Brandon Page Zaffino, 32, died suddenly at his home on October 5. Mr. Zaffino was born in Pittsfield, MA, February 4, 1987. He leaves behind his mother Judith Page and her husband Doug Nicklien of Buskirk, NY, and father David Zaffino and his wife Ute, of Clinton, NY. He also...

Jean M. Ellis

JACKSONVILLE- Jean Marie Ellis, 66, a resident of Route 112, died unexpectedly on Wednesday, October 9.
Mrs. Ellis was born in Peckville, PA, on August 23, 1953, the daughter of the late George and Mary Pasick Sanko. She attended schools in Paramus, NJ, graduating from Paramus High School...

Jacqueline J. Myers

DOVER- Jacqueline J. Myers, 78, died peacefully with her family by her side on Wednesday, October 9, at Albany Medical Center.
Mrs. Myers was born in New Haven, CT, to parents Rose and Aldo Battista. She grew up in New Haven, and graduated from Saint Mary’s High School.
After...

Lucinda D. Reynolds

WHITINGHAM- Lucinda Dale Reynolds, 76, a longtime resident of Whitingham, died peacefully on Sunday, October 13, at Pine Heights in Brattleboro where she had recently become a resident. The daughter of George and Nancy (Bly) Hoyt Sr., she was born at home in Wilmington on November 26, 1942. She...

Arthur W. “Art” Wright

DOVER- Arthur W. “Art” Wright, 80, died on September 24 at Grace Cottage Hospice surrounded by family and friends.
Mr. Wright was born on July 15, 1939, on South Hill in Jamaica, the son of Ernest Lane and Ruth Wright, and was brought up by his aunts and the Lowe family.
Among his...

Philip E. Bartlett

DOVER- Philip E. Bartlett, 71, a well-known resident of East Dover died on Monday, September 23, at Grace Cottage Hospital surrounded by his family. The son of Edwin and Marion I. (Johnson) Bartlett, he was born in Brattleboro on January 3, 1948. Mr. Bartlett grew up in East Dover where he...

Maureen Van Hook

WILMINGTON- Maureen Van Hook, of Wilmington, died on Sunday, August 25. Ms. Van Hook was a long time resident of Wilmington, having moved to the area from New York City in 1989. Her original plan was to take a break from city life and spend some time in the country in the area that her parents...

Dorothea M. DePalo

WHITINGHAM- Dorothea M. DePalo, 83, a resident of Maple Hill Lane, died Tuesday, September 17, at Southwestern Vermont Medical Center surrounded by her family. Mrs. DePalo was born in Queens, NY on April 29, 1936, the daughter of Walter and Else Lehr Haug. She attended Long Island College of...

Walter M. Harris

ALBANY, NY- On Saturday, September 14, Walter (Mac) M. Harris died peacefully at Albany Medical Center surrounded by his devoted and loving family after a brief illness.
Mr. Harris is survived by his loving wife of 65 years, Barbara Harris, daughter, Jane M. Jones and her husband Donald D...

Roy Shopman

DOVER- Roy Shopman, 84, died Monday, August 26, in Rhode Island after a period of declining health. He was born on May 17, 1935, in Hackensack, NJ. He lived much of his adult life at the Brook House in West Dover, and was well known throughout the community. He was often seen holding court on...