Obituaries

Jeffrey LaPorte

Jeffrey LaPorte

WEST SPRINGFIELD, MA- Jeffrey LaPorte died unexpectedly on August 12. He leaves behind his beloved wife whom he has been with for 42 years, Cecelia LaPorte, and his two daughters and their families: Heather LaPorte and Dr. Joseph Strebel, of Longmeadow, and Megan and Anthony Verteramo, of Agawam...

Rosemary Chiocco

Rosemary Chiocco

WARDSBORO- Rosemary Payne Chiocco, 82, died peacefully on July 28, at Grace Cottage Hospital surrounded by her children.
Mrs. Chiocco was born in Ealing, a suburb of London, England. Her family moved to Seven Sisters, Wales, where she spent her childhood. A traveler from the start, she...

Matthew Goodnow

Matthew Goodnow

HALIFAX- Matthew A. Goodnow, 41, of Tucker Road, died unexpectedly Tuesday, July 30.
Mr. Goodnow was born in Brattleboro on March 25, 1978, the son of Randy and Donna Brown Goodnow. He attended schools in Whitingham, graduating from Whitingham High School.
Mr. Goodnow worked as a...

Obituary

READSBORO- Mae Elaine (Brewer) Passardi, 88, of Readsboro, died on Friday, July 26, at Southwestern Vermont Medical Center.
Mrs. Passardi was born in Houlton, ME, on December 19, 1930, the daughter of Walter and Isabel (Campbell) Brewer. She attended schools in Maine.
Mrs. Passardi...

Scott Meade’s celebration of life

WEST DOVER- A celebration of life for Scott Meade will be held on Saturday, August 10, from 1 to 5 pm at Boystown, which is Cliff Bouchard’s house, at the corner of Blue Brook Road and Joan’s Ridge. The family hopes that all will come to celebrate Mr. Meade’s life.
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Richard Fanizzi

FREDERICKSBURG, VA- Richard (Dick) Fanizzi, former resident of Wilmington, VT, died at his daughter’s home in Fredericksburg on June 2. Fanizzi was born in Queens, NY on March 3, 1931.
Mr. Fanizzi’s wife Catherine died on September 11, 2017. He is survived by his daughter, Laura Murphy....

Norman Wilber

Norman Wilber

LEEDS, MA- Norman “Norm” Wilber Jr., 79, of Leeds, died on Tuesday, July 16, at Massachusetts General Hospital after a battle with cancer.
Mr. Wilber was born in Keene, NY on October 26, 1939 to the late Norman and Gertrude (Murphy) Wilber Sr.
Wilber joined the Army National Guard...

May Jones

WILMINGTON- May A. “Betty” Jones, 89, of South Windsor, CT, died surrounded by love on July 13. She was born on February 15, 1930 in Bennington to the late Raymond and Alice Shays and married to the late Francis Jones. She resided in East Hartford, CT and Wilmington.
Mrs. Jones worked...

Richard Atwood

BENNINGTON- Richard James “Tweety” Atwood, 78, of Bennington, died in his home, on Thursday, July 18. Mr. Atwood was born in Bennington on January 12, 1941 to Forrest and Florence Mould Atwood. A childhood battle with meningitis left Atwood with permanent damage to his legs. While his doctor...

Raymond Van

READSBORO- Raymond Ronald Van, 83, died at Albany Medical Center on July 15 after a short illness.
Mr. Van, born on November 25, 1935, worked at the Readsboro Chair shop. He was a charmer, could fall asleep anywhere, had a stubborn streak, and loved scrapping, chocolate cake with peanut...