Obituaries

Anne Spencer Yankura

NORTH HAVEN, CT - Anne Spencer Yankura, 93, of North Haven, CT, and a Branford resident for many years, died peacefully on December 26, at Yale-New Haven Hospital, St. Raphael campus, with her daughter Jo at her side. Born in New Haven on July 19, 1930, she was the daughter of Walter Bunce...

Pearl Joyce Green

WHITINGHAM - Pearl Joyce Green, 93, a resident of Whitingham, died peacefully in her sleep Monday, December 18. Pearl was born in Whitingham on May 3, 1930, the daughter of the late Truman and Alice (Harvey) Powers. She attended “The Schoolhouse” in Whitingham. Pearl was a seamstress and worked...

Shirley M. Veber

ROWE. MA - Shirley M. Veber, 88, a resident of Pine Hill Drive, died November 30 at Baystate Franklin Medical Center. Shirley was born in Brattleboro, VT on October 26, 1935, the daughter of the late Gerald and Mary Donovan Green and attended local schools. Shirley worked as a mail carrier for...

Gertrude “Betty” Sprague

READSBORO - Gertrude Elizabeth “Betty” (Yorke) Sprague, 91, of Readsboro, died Tuesday November 28, at Southwestern Vermont Medical Center. She was born in Millinocket, ME, on July 21, 1932, a daughter of Milton Stillman Yorke and Hattie Naomi (Ayers) Yorke. She graduated from Drury High School...

Grace A. Beti

VERNON - Grace Alice (Carruth) Betit, 87, loving mother, sister, grandmother, aunt, and friend died peacefully on Friday, November 17, at the Vernon Green Nursing Home surrounded by family and loved ones.
Grace was born in Wilmington in 1936 to Perley and Leone (Forrest) Carruth. On...

Virginia I. Brosius

AVONDALE, PA- Virginia Irene (Newsome) Brosius was born on November 13, 1944, to Harold and Betty Newsome. She died peacefully in her sleep on November 23, Thanksgiving Day.
Gini was a compassionate force of nature and an unwavering champion and advocate for family and friends. She will be...

Philip Sanford Cromack

WHITINGHAM- Philip Sanford Cromack, 34, died Wednesday, November 8.
Philip was born August 22, 1989, in the Brattleboro Memorial Hospital, the son of Ward (Pete) and June (Dix) Cromack. He attended schools in southern Vermont. In the past he had worked at Heartwellville Towing in...

Virginia Fisher

WILMINGTON- Her story is entitled “Endless Wonder” which was filled with adventure, great love, and purpose. Virginia Evans Reed Fisher, 87, was born September 8, 1936, to Rev. John Adams and Ellen Oldknow Reed in Newark, NJ.
She attended The Northfield School for Girls in...

Joyce Roy

Whitingham- Joyce Lorraine (Colyard) Roy, 66, a resident of Fuller Hill Road, died Tuesday, October 17, at Albany Medical Center.
Joyce was born on September 6, 1957, in Elizabeth, NJ, the daughter of the late Virginia Mary (Morris) Colyard and William Monroe Colyard.
Joyce...

Eugene E. Bills

WARDSBORO- Eugene Elmer Bills, Jr. 64, a resident of Wardsboro, died Saturday October 21, at his home surrounded by his family. Eugene was born in Townshend on May 29, 1959, the son of the late Eugene Elmer Bills, Sr. and Evelyn Karen (Vose). He attended Wardsboro schools and graduated from ...