Obituaries

Jessie Classon

WILMINGTON - Jessie Classon, 99, a resident of New England Power Road, died Monday, November 8, at the Vermont Veterans Home in Bennington.
Jessie was born in Whitestone, NY, on July 28, 1922, the daughter of Robert and Grace (Quick) Kane, and graduated from Flushing High School in 1940....

Louis Panagini

WILMINGTON - Louis Michael Panagini Jr., 96, died on Friday, November 12. Louis was born to Louis M. Panagini Sr. and Isabel E. Scalzo on October 9, 1925 in Brooklyn, NY. He had two older sisters, Dorothea Bellafiore and Ruth Bartos, and one younger brother, Robert.
Louis excelled in art,...

Laurie Linley

DOVER- Laurie Hart Linley died of complications from a rare, untreatable kidney cancer, chromophobe renal cell carcinoma, after being diagnosed in the spring of 2020. Laurie was born in Bridgeport, CT, and lived most of her life in Vermont. She worked at Mount Snow ski area and in restaurants...

Frederick Smith

WEST WARDSBORO - Frederick B. Smith, 91, died peacefully on Monday, October 11. Fred was born in New York City in May 1930. Son of Bowen Hunt Bancroft Smith and Sally Shonk Smith, he grew up in Llewellyn Park, West Orange, NJ.
While most successful in his work as a sales executive, as vice...

Joyce Dlubac

WARDSBORO - Joyce Irene Dlubac, 89, died Wednesday, November 3, surrounded by her family.
Joyce grew up in Bridgeport, CT, with her mother Irene Reichardt; father Richard Reichardt; brothers Richie, Happy, and Chuck; and sister Gay.
Joyce loved to hunt, attend auctions, drive around...

Michael Serafino

SPRINGFIELD, MA - It is with heavy hearts that the family shares the death of Michael A. Serafino, 66, on Thursday, October 28, at Baystate Medical Center.
Beloved is not a strong enough word to describe what Michael was to those who knew him - his wife, his children, his adoring grandson...

Holli Schilling

DOVER - Holli Schilling, 68, died on Friday, October 22. While she left far too soon and too suddenly, she leaves behind a wonderful legacy.
She came from humble origins, having been born and raised in Cincinnati, OH. When she finished high school, she wanted a change of pace and left for...

Brian Donelson

ROWE, MA - Brian A. Donelson, 82, died on Tuesday, October 26. He was born and grew up in Shelburne Falls and graduated from Arms Academy in 1956. He studied mechanical engineering at Norwich University and, in 1960, moved to Los Angeles, where he was employed by Space Technology Laboratories as...

Harriette Hamilton

WILMINGTON - Harriette R. Hamilton, 88, a resident of Wilmington for 55 years, died Friday, October 22. She was a loving wife, mother, grandmother, and great-grandmother.
Harriette was an active member of the Wilmington community, founded the first Brownie troop, ran a day care center for...

Donald Landers

WHITINGHAM - Donald Ray Landers, 89, died peacefully on Monday, October 25, surrounded by his loving family. He was born in Davenport, IA, on November 14, 1931, to John and Ethel Landers. He was a businessman, avid sports fan, Korean War Navy veteran, and loving husband to Karen Riith, whom he...