All Obituaries

Gerard J. Close Williston, VT Gerard J. Close passed away December 30, 2020 due to complications from a stroke at the McClure-Miller Respite House. Jerry was a long-time resident of Hamden, CT and parishioner of St. Rita’s Church before moving to Williston, VT. Jerry was born July 14, 1936, son of George and Elizabeth Close. He graduated from Notre Dame High School in 1954. He served in the US Army as a Master Tank Gunner. Jerry supported his family as a salesman selling kitchens...

Pearly Roy Allen, II passed away today, December 29, 2020 at the McClure Miller Respite House in Colchester, Vermont at 92 years of age. Pearly was born March 8, 1928 and was a true Vermonter made of independence, ingenuity, and self-reliance.  He married Lucille Desautels of Shoreham, Vermont in 1954.  He had wide range of talents as a proficient logger and farmhand in his early years, then becoming a hotel bellhop at the prestigious Middlebury Inn and Hotel Vermont where he met...

Eleanor LaFrance Isham was born March 11, 1927, in Williston, Vermont to Alfred Joseph and Dorothy (Grover) Lafrance. She attended elementary school at the Oak Hill School House and graduated from the Essex Junction High School when it was located on Prospect Street. After graduation, Eleanor attended the Johnson Normal School in Johnson Vermont for two years to be licensed as an elementary school teacher.   Eleanor first taught at the Lake Iroquois School in Williston from 1947-1950...

Lorene Craig Shepard June 29, 1934 – December 14, 2020   On Monday, December 14, 2020 Lorene Shepard of Winooski, Vermont, loving wife and proud mother of three children, grandmother of four grandchildren, passed away at the age of 86 due to the COVID-19 Virus. Lorene was born in Quincy, Illinois on June 29, 1934 to Loren and Coletta (Meyer) Craig, and raised in Galesburg, Illinois by her loving paternal grandparents, Charles and Blenda (Offrell) Craig.   Lorene’s...

Clinton John Casavant Essex JCT., VT   It is with great sadness that we announce the passing of Clinton John Casavant on December 6, 2020 in Woodbury, VT.  He was born August 8, 1931 in Colchester, VT to Gerald John and Helen (Weston) Casavant.    After graduation from Cambridge High School he worked for Tobin’s Radio & TV and VT Electric Co-Op installing electric heat. After his tenure at VT Electric Co-Op, Clinton went to work for IBM in Essex Junction in...

Bancroft “Ben” Dwinell Burlington, VT Bancroft “Ben” Dwinell Jr. passed away after a long brave battle with esophageal cancer on November 24, 2020. He was 80. He passed away on his own terms and was able to do so on the shores of Lake Champlain at his home just as he wanted. Ben was born in Montpelier, VT on June 16, 1940 to Bancroft and Margaret Dwinell. He graduated from Montpelier High School in 1958 then attended Babson Midwest College in Kansas and proudly...

Theresa Shirley Collopy Winooski, VT Theresa Shirley Collopy, 91, passed away peacefully on November 23, 2020 surrounded by her children at The Converse Home in Burlington, VT. Theresa was born February 5, 1929, in Winooski, VT, the daughter of Edward and Flora (Le Boeuf) Myers. She was a lifelong resident of Winooski and graduated from Winooski High School in 1948. Theresa continued her education at Fanny Allen School of Nursing, graduating in 1951 as a Registered Nurse. On August 1,...

Alice Friel McNally Leland Shelburne, VT   January 19, 1927 ~ November 16, 2020  She was a second generation Irish lass born in the melting pot industrial town of Holyoke, Massachusetts where both parents were employed in the paper mills. Her youth was joyful, even while spanning the Great Depression. College years at the University of Massachusetts and Chi Omega Sorority were defined by WWII, and her life transformed by a returning veteran and two words. With door held open for...

Dorothy Louise Carr Burlington, VT It is with heavy hearts that we share the passing of our mother Dorothy Louise Carr of Forest Street in  Burlington.  Mom left us peacefully in the early hours on November 11, 2020, with her children by her side.  Our mom was born September 2, 1934,  in Babylon NY, one of eleven children born to John and Dolly Evans. Mom was predeceased by her parents and ten siblings, her husband, Edward J. Carr, in 1990 as well as her daughter and...

Myrna Gray Whaples St. Albans, VT Myrna Abbie Gray Whaples died peacefully on November 5, 2020 at the Franklin Country Rehab Center. She was born at home on September 5, 1934 in Plainfield, CT. She was the second youngest of 9 children. Myrna attended Plainfield Grammar School ('49) and Plainfield High School ('53). She attended the Plainfield (CT) First Congregational Church.  Myrna met Donald Whaples when he was home on leave from the Navy during the Korean Conflict. They...