Obituaries

Megan L. Bratton

WILMINGTON - Megan L. Bratton, 29, a resident of Old Town Road, died Sunday, December 5, at her home with her mother by her side. Megan was born in Bennington on February 14, 1992, the daughter of Larry and Karen Savory Bratton. She attended Wilmington schools and graduated from Twin Valley High...

Charles Watson

WILMINGTON - Charles F. Watson, 80, a former Wilmington resident and past co-owner of The Vermont House and Cane’s Tavern, died peacefully on Sunday, November 28, near his brother in Hilton Head, SC.
Charlie was born on June 13, 1941, in Rochester, NY. He enjoyed spending his time on the...

Mario Bolognani

READSBORO - Mario Augustino Bolognani, 82, died on Wednesday, November 24, at Southwestern Vermont Medical Center in Bennington, following a brief illness.
Mario was born in Bennington on September 5, 1939, a son of Alfonso and Carmella (Cristofolini) Bolognani. He attended Readsboro...

Lorraine Parsons

BRATTLEBORO - Lorraine Emma Barnett Parsons, 90, formerly of Wilmington and a resident of Valley Cares in Townshend, died Saturday, November 27, at Pine Heights Nursing Home.
Lorraine was born in Cabot on October 18, 1931, the daughter of the late Ashley Charles and Sara Elizabeth Clarke...

Hildur Murdock

JACKSONVILLE - Hildur Elaine Holland Murdock, 84, died on Sunday, November 28, at the Jack Bryne Center for Palliative & Hospice Care in Lebanon, NH.
Hildur (Heedie) was born on August 25, 1937, in Monroe Bridge, MA, to Harry Elliot Holland and Rena Hazel Dumas Holland who preceded her...

Todd McElroy

DOVER - Todd Cyril McElroy, 51, died unexpectedly of natural causes at his home earlier this November.
The son of Edmund G. “Ned” and Marcy (Ham) McElroy, Todd was born in Ridgewood, NJ, on February 7, 1970. He grew up in Ho-Ho-Kus, NJ, where he attended local public schools. In 1992, he...

Helen L. Young

BRATTLEBORO - Helen L. Young, 87, formerly of Manchester, died Tuesday, November 16, at Pine Heights. Helen was born in Three Rivers, MA, on April 15, 1934, the daughter of the late Joseph and Bella (Cichon) Sienkiewicz and attended local schools. Helen worked as a secretary and then as a CNA for...

George R. Davis

WILMINGTON - George R. Davis, 86, a resident of Haynes Road, died Saturday, November 20, at Albany Medical Center.
A lifelong resident, George was born in Wilmington on September 18, 1935, the son of the late Lawrence F. and Annette (Howard) Davis, and attended Wilmington schools. He...

Virginia Stone

HALIFAX - Virginia A. Stone, 89, a resident of Larrabee Road, died Tuesday, November 9, at her son Craig’s home, surrounded by her family.
Virginia was born in Readsboro on April 7, 1932, the daughter of the late Carrol and Josephine (Burns) Cutting Sr. She attended Whitingham schools,...

Debra Freedman

SPRINGFIELD, MA - It is with great sadness and heavy hearts that the family mourns the loss of Debra Freedman. She died peacefully at her home in Lantana, FL, on Wednesday, November 10.
She was born on July 5, 1936, in Brooklyn, NY, to Tabby M. and Rose S. Koff. The family, with Debra and...