Obituaries

Jesse Nesbitt

WILMINGTON - Jesse Dallam Nesbitt (Dal) died tragically at the age of 25 in a car crash on Friday, January 28.
He was born on April 18, 1996, at St. Francis Hospital in Hartford, CT, to Emily Holladay Beeman and M.B. Nesbitt. Older brother Travis may have thought he was the alpha dog but...

Margo Lafferty

ENFIELD, CT - Margo Arlene (Neuhaus) Lafferty, 76, died unexpectedly and peacefully on Saturday, January 15. Margo was a loving wife, a caring mother, an amazing grandma, a beautiful dancer, an avid skier, and a lifelong educator.
She always put all others before herself. She took care of...

Charles Faulkner

LYNDONVILLE - Charles Albert Faulkner, 82, died on Thursday, December 16, at Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center in Lebanon, NH, with his family by his side.
Charlie was born on June 6, 1939, in Brattleboro to Neal S. and Mary (Chase) Faulkner. He grew up in Jacksonville and graduated from...

Kate O’Brien

MESA, AZ - Kathleen (Kate) O’Brien, 73, formerly of Wilmington, VT, died on Friday, January 7, with family members at her side.
Kate was born on May 19, 1948, and was the first of 11 children to George and Helen (Bennett) O’Brien. She grew up in Shelburne, VT, and was proud to be the...

Shirley LaBonte

READSBORO - Shirley Ann LaBonte, 80, died on Tuesday, January 11, at Vernon Green Nursing Home.
Shirley was born in Thompsonville, CT, on December 24, 1941, the daughter of the late Clifford and Norma (Norris) Richardson, and attended local schools. In her earlier years, Shirley worked as...

James Bogard

WINDSOR, CT - James Richard Bogard, 87, loving husband of 50 years to Carol (Anderberg) Bogard, died peacefully on Monday, January 10, at his home, surrounded by his family.
Jim was born in Mason City, Iowa, son to the late Cecil R. and Evelyn (Patterson) Bogard. Jim grew up in Iowa,...

Trevor M. Gottardi

READSBORO- Trevor Michael Gottardi, 30, a native of Readsboro and more recently of Wilmington died Tuesday January 4, at the Albany Medical Center from injuries he sustained in an automobile accident in Readsboro.
Trevor was born in North Adams, MA on March 22, 1991. He was one of two sons...

Rita Marchegiani

BENNINGTON- Rita Helen (Bolognani) Marchegiani, 95, died on Tuesday, January 4, at Southwestern Vermont Medical Center. She was born in Readsboro on August 18, 1926, a daughter of Gerardo Bolognani and Teresa (Maroni) Bolognani. She attended schools in Readsboro and graduated from Drury High...

Cherine D. Chagnon

NEWPORT - Cherine D. Chagnon, 84, died peacefully on Monday, December 27, at Newport Rehabilitation Center.
Cherine was born on December 17, 1937, in Oswego, NY, the daughter of Clarence (Kano) and Esther (Holtz) Ketcham. She graduated from Oswego High School in 1956, where she met her...

John “Pat” Hunt

DOVER - John “Pat” Hunt, 76, died on Friday, December 17, with his family by his side.
Pat was born on October 1, 1945, to his parents, J. Patricia and John Hunt, in Fall River, MA, and attended school in Somerset, MA. He served in the Air Force at Malstrom AFB Montana, where he met and...