All Obituaries

Aleda Dorothy (Traynor) Desrochers of St. Johnsbury, passed away peacefully on February 19, 2019, at St. Johnsbury Health and Rehabilitation Center. She was 92. Dot was born July 21, 1926 in St. Johnsbury, the daughter of William Craig and Madge Stevens Traynor. She joined South Congregational Church in 1940 and was actively involved as a Deaconess, President of Search Light, countless committees and outreach programs, and enjoyed playing in the Hand Bell Choir. She graduated from St....

Jacqueline A. Williams, 93, passed away on Sunday, February 17, 2019 at the Pines Health and Rehabilitation Center in Lyndonville, VT. Jacqueline was the only child of the late Harold and Alice (Chiquette) Laferty.  She was born March 31, 1925 in Montpelier, Vt. and attended local schools graduating from Montpelier High School with the Class of 1943.  Before she was married, Jacqueline worked at the National Life Insurance Company in Montpelier.  On November 16, 1947, she...

Evelyn Mary (Lamothe) Hevey passed away on February 16, 2019 at the Pines Health and Rehabilitation in Lyndonville, Vt. Born Feb. 9, 1920 to Napoleon and Mary (Libertie) Lamothe in Passumpsic, Vt. The third child of the family of eight. Evelyn grew up on the family farm across from Rt. 5 where the brick house and round barn were later demolished when the town of Barnet purchased the property. Evelyn was a student at the one room schoolhouse in Passumpsic with her brothers and sisters. She...

Waterford, VT: Michael Bean of Waterford passed away peacefully at home Friday afternoon, Feb. 15, 2019, surrounded by his loving family.  He was born in St. Johnsbury on Christmas Day, 1938, the son of Maitland and Theodora (MacLean) Bean.  He graduated in 1956 from The St. Johnsbury Trade School and later served in the National Guard. Mike was known as a jack of all trades.  He loved to fix anything you put in front of him.  He was a master electrician first working...

Jeffrey Charles Stearns, 56, of Depot Square Apartments passed away at the Darmouth Hitchcock Medical Center in Lebanon, NH, on Feb. 15, 2019. Jeffrey was born in St. Johnsbury, on July 28, 1962, son to the late John Miller and Dorothy Florence (Freeman) Stearns. He was raised and educated in St. Johnsbury and was proud to have earned his GED. He loved playing cribbage, board games, and going to BINGO, as well as riding his bicycle years ago. He loved getting together with his friends,...

Carol Anne was born September 24, 1939 to Jeanne Cote and John Bona in Bristol, CT.  She died peacefully on February 14, 2019, at her home. She spent her first seven years in Connecticut, moving to North Concord where she would remain until adulthood. Carol graduated from Concord High School in 1957.  Upon graduation she was employed by Ralston Purina.  In July 1958, she married Wendel Patridge.  In a short time they welcomed four daughters.  During this time they...

Ralph V. Carney, Jr.  61, of Portland St., died unexpectedly at Northeastern Vermont Regional Hospital in St. Johnsbury on February 14, 2019. Ralph was born in Bridgeport, CT, on Feb. 19, 1957, son of Lillian (Botsford) and the late Ralph V. Carney.  He was raised and educated in Bridgeport and entered the U.S. Navy and served stateside during the Vietnam era, and honorably discharged in 1974. Ralph was employed in the commercial oystering industry, later as a foreman with Boston...

Muriel “Jeannie” Heywood 1954-2019 St. Johnsbury, VT             Muriel Jean (Taylor) Heywood, 64, of High Street in St. Johnsbury, Vt. passed away on Wednesday evening, February 13, 2019, at Dartmouth Hitchcock Medical Center with her family by her side.             Muriel, known affectionately as Jeannie, was born on July 23, 1954, in St. Johnsbury daughter to Floyd...

Donald G. Briggs 1945-2019   Donald George Briggs, formerly of Rutland and Concord, VT, passed away on February 14, 2019 at Birchwood Terrace on Starr Farm Road in Burlington, VT. Donnie was born in Concord, VT, on December 23, 1945, son to Charlena Elizabeth (Powell) and the late Wendell George Briggs.  He was raised and educated in Concord, worked on farms in Barnet and Sheffield and later lived and worked in North Carolina and Rutland.  He loved hunting and fishing and...

Thomas Michael Claffey, age 79, of Concord Avenue, died suddenly at his home on Monday morning February 11, 2019. Tom was born on January 21, 1940, in Hartford, CT, son to the late Michael Kevin and Anne (McBride) Claffey who were Irish immigrants.  He was raised and educated in Hartford graduating from Hartford High with the Class of 1958.  He joined the U.S. Air Force and served in Taiwan, Texas and at the Radar Base in North Concord, VT.  It was his first post in VT where...