All Obituaries

Donald E. Salls, 73, of Lyndonville passed away peacefully on Sunday, May 19, 2019 at his home with his family at his side.  Donald was born in Sheldon, VT on April 13, 1946 to the late Raymond and Mary (Gamble) Salls.  He graduated from St. Johnsbury Trade School in 1966.  Donald played the guitar for over 50 years and was in the White Rose Band. Playing the guitar was a passion he carried right up until a few days before he died when he played his last time.  He taught...

Carol "Nutty" (Nutting) Robinson has gone home to Glory! Born June 24, 1924 in Lyndonville, Vt. to the late Chester R. and Dora (Jackman) Nutting. Carol was a proud member of the St. Johnsbury Academy Class of' 42, though she always thought of Barton as her hometown, having spent the most graded school years there. Carol was one of 14 out of 187 applicants chosen to attend Mary Fletcher School of Nursing. Toward the end-of her training she joined the Cadet Corps and did her...

Armand A. Hebert, age 95, of Skyline Drive, passed away at his home surrounded by his beloved family on Tuesday, May 14, 2019. Armand was born, raised, and remained a resident of Lyndonville, VT. He was the son of the late Aime and Alice (Biron) Hebert. He graduated from Lyndon Institute in the Class of 1941. He was a veteran of WWII in Europe and served with the U.S. Army in a battalion of engineers building the way for the infantry to advance through Europe. Armand’s...

Suzanne Berry Bruckner, age 88, of Highland Circle died at her beloved country home on Monday, May 13, 2019. Suzanne was born in Queens, NY, on August 26, 1930, daughter to the late Edward A. and Gladys (Skadden) Berry. She spent her childhood years in Queens, Baldwin, NY, Soleburg (Bucks), PA, & Ardmore, PA. She received her RN at the Nursing School of Pennsylvania Hospital, where she met Karl Theodore Bruckner, then a student at the University of Pennsylvania Law School.  They...

John Charles Corriveau, 64, of Barton, VT passed away on Friday, May 10, 2019, at North Country Hospital in Newport, VT. John was born on July 9, 1954, in St. Johnsbury, VT, son to Adelard and Blanche (McFarland) Corriveau.  He was raised and educated locally.  He worked at Burndys and then as a butcher for Landy Veal before his 17 years as a Park Ranger for the State of VT. John spent two years traveling across the country in a motor home. He loved the outdoors, BMW motorcycles,...

Rita Delores Bean, 89, of St. Johnsbury, VT passed away on Monday, May 6, 2019, at Canterbury Inn with her family by her side. Rita was born in St. Johnsbury on February 21, 1930, one of 10 children to Emile and Ida (Guilbault) Lacroix.  She was raised in St. Johnsbury and graduated from Mount Saint Anthony Catholic School for Girls with the Class of 1949. She worked at Bricket’s Diner waitressing but her primary occupation was raising her four children.  In December of...

John J. Wall, Jr, Esq.  passed away suddenly at home on Saturday, May 4th, with his family at his side. John was 69.  John was born in Meriden, CT on May 25th, 1949, the son of John and Emma (Noss) Wall.  He grew up in Wallingford, and graduated from Xavier High School Class of 1968.  John attended Georgetown University in Washington DC, graduating in 1972 and went on to law school at Stetson University in St. Petersburgh Fla.   He was very proud of his Alma...

Waterford, VT: Diane duMaire, loving wife, mother, grandmother, passed into the hands of our Eternal Father on May 4, 2019 after suffering a severe stroke on April 15 from which she never regained consciousness. Diane was born in Sharon, PA to Paul & Mary (Mastroianni) DeMaio who predeceased her, and graduated from Sharon Senior High School – Class of 1965. She married Robert F. duMaire and together they raised two sons, Todd and Robert J duMaire who reside in El Paso, TX. ...

Sydney “Ditty” Greenleaf, 72, of Church Street in St. Johnsbury, VT, passed away on Saturday, May 4, 2019, at Northeastern Vermont Regional Hospital. Ditty was born on October 15, 1946, in Portland, ME to Sydney and Edith (Youngling) Claman.  She was raised in Maine and graduated from Oak Grove Seminary for Girls in East Vassalbourough, ME with the Class of 1964.  In 1979, Ditty married Newcomb Greenleaf in Boulder, CO, where they were both studying Buddhism with the...

The family is saddened to announce the passing of Stephen Arthur Denio, 47, of Passumpsic, VT on May 4, 2019, of a heart attack. Stephen was born on January 27, 1972 in St. Johnsbury, VT, to Sylvanus (Sal) Denio and Elizabeth (Remick) Yoder. He grew up in Danville attending the Danville school system and graduating from Danville High School, Class of 1990.  He then attended Vermont Technical College graduating in 1992 with a degree in Electrical Engineering.  Stephen worked for...