William "Bill" T. Butler
Nov 1, 2020
William T. “Bill” Butler, 95, died November 1, 2020 at Mt. View Genesis Center.
He was born in Greenfield, MA, October 11, 1925, son of William and Edith (Bixby) Butler.
Bill was a 1943 graduate of Black River High School and a US Army Veteran.
Bill owned and operated Butler’s Grocery.
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Shirley M. Crandall
Oct 9, 2020
Shirley M. Crandall, 74, died Oct. 9, 2020 at her daughters home in Bennington.
She was born in St. Albans, Aug. 21, 1946, daughter of Leondose J. and Lucille (Lemoine) Tatro.
Shirley was a graduate of Rutland High School.
Surviving are a son, Bryan Washburn of Whitehall, NY; 3 daughters, Angela Secoy of...
Leo "Lee" A. Farley
Oct 7, 2020
Leo A. “Lee” Farley, 83, died Oct. 7, 2020 at Rutland Regional Medical Center.
He was born in Calais, ME, Sept. 21, 1937, son of Elden and Nancy G. (Ireland) Farley.
Lee was a 1955 graduate of Dennysville High School in ME.
He was a US Air Force Veteran.
Lee was...
Rosemarie "Tippy" Clifford
Oct 7, 2020
RoseMarie “Tippy” Clifford, 86, died peacefully surrounded by her family on Oct. 7, 2020 at Rutland Regional Medical Center.
She was born in Rutland, Jan. 8, 1934, daughter of Stanley and Marie (Edwards) Plizga.
She was a graduate of Rutland High School and was employed by The Rutland Herald, Rutland Business Journal and Creative Advertising...
Jon "J.R." R. Manning
Oct 7, 2020
Jon R. “J.R. Manning, 51, died Oct. 7, 2020 in Rutland.
He was born in Rutland, May 22, 1969, son of Harold and Nancy (Weaver) Manning.
Jon was a 1987 graduate of Otter Valley Union High School.
He was employed by ADA Traffic Control Co.
Jon was an avid reader.
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Pauline A. Coloutti
Oct 7, 2020
Pauline A. Coloutti, 95, formerly a Rutland resident died Wednesday, October 7 th , 2020, at the Pines in Rutland. Pauline had been living the last two years in Northern Vermont. Most recently she resided in assisted living at the Canterbury Inn, St Johnsbury Vt.
She was born April 24 th , 1925, in Rutland, the daughter...
Loraine A. Franklin
Sep 16, 2020
Loraine Alecia (Schoolmaster) Franklin, 86, of Canton, GA died peacefully at her home of natural causes on Wednesday, September 16th. She was born in Ypsilanti, Michigan on June 5, 1934 to Wesley and Olive (Randall) Schoolmaster. She was an extraordinary mother and grandmother to 13 children and 24 grandchildren. She will be remembered for dancing the night away with...
Gwendolyn R. Allen
Sep 14, 2020
Gwendolyn R. Allen, 103, died September 14, 2020 at Rutland Regional Medical Center.
She was born in Tisbury, MA, July 24, 1917, the daughter of Anthony and Bertha (Rose) Dolphin.
Gwendolyn was a member of St. Peter’s Church.
She was a Nurse’s Aide at Rutland Regional Medical for several years.
Surviving...
Henry P. Battles
Sep 14, 2020
Henry (Hank) Patrick Battles died on September 14, 2020 at the Rutland Regional Medical Center due to complications from his long battle with colon cancer. He was 61 years old. Hank was the son of Betty (Carrier) Battles and the late Honorable Henry Joseph Battles. He was a loving brother of Christopher Battles and Judy Shaw of Queensbury New York,...
Harold "Bud" E. Leonard Jr.
Sep 12, 2020
Harold E. “Bud” Leonard Jr. 87, passed peacefully at home Saturday, September 12 , 2020 surrounded by his loving family, as he desired.
Born April 18, 1933 in Lebanon, New Hampshire to Harold E. and Regina (Boivin) Leonard, Bud grew up in the Upper Valley surrounded by a very large, yet close family of Leonards, Boivins, Soules,...
Sherida S. Kinney
Sep 12, 2020
Sherida S. Kinney, 70, died Sept. 12, 2020 at The Pines at Rutland.
She was born in Paterson, NJ, Nov. 7, 1949, daughter of Alan and Margaret (Schoonmaker) Statham.
She attended Wesleyan College in Macon, GA and graduated from Castleton University.
Sherida was a school teacher for over 40...
Carol A. Wood
Sep 11, 2020
Carol A. Wood, 70, died September 11, 2020 at her home.
She was born in Rutland, January 7, 1950, the daughter of Louis and Florence (LaCross) Accavallo.
Carol was a 1968 graduate of Rutland High School.
She worked at Park Place Florist and also as a receptionist at the Visiting Nurse Assn. of...
Helen J. Shappy
Sep 11, 2020
Helen J. Shappy was born April 2, 1925 in Rutland, Vermont, one of nine children born to Victor and Esterina (Cocchianello) Spine. Helen, at 95, lived a full life and died peacefully surrounded by her loving children on September 11, 2020 at her son’s home. Helen attended St. Peter School and was a 1943 MSJ graduate. In 1952 she married...
Joanne Grandchamp
Sep 10, 2020
Joanne Grandchamp, 60, died September 10, 2020 at RRMC.
She was born in Providence, RI on November 26, 1959, the daughter of Roland and Gloria (Mattera) Paquette.
Joanne was a 1977 graduate of Cranston High School in Cranston, RI. She also attended the Community College of VT.
She married David Grandchamp in 1987...
Salvatore R. Barucco
Sep 7, 2020
Salvatore Raffaele Barucco passed away on Monday, September 7, 2020, following a three year illness with Progressive Supranuclear Palsy (Steele-Richardson-Olszewski).
Sal was born on July 3, 1954 to Raffaele Barucco and Amelia (Formato) Barucco. Graduating from Rutland High School in 1973, Sal went on to work at GE for 36 years, retiring in 2009. There, in 1981,...
Leonard P. Digangi
Sep 6, 2020
Leonard (Leo) Patrick DiGangi was born on October 21, 1926 in West Rutland, Vermont, son of Maria (Sabatino) and Santo DiGangi of West Rutland, Vermont. Leo died peacefully at the home of his daughter on September 6, 2020. He was 93 years old.
Leo attended West Rutland Public Schools and during World War II, interrupted his high...
Katherine M. Fish
Sep 6, 2020
Katherine M. Fish, 95, died September 6, 2020 at The Pines.
She was born in Pittsfield MA, July 12, 1925 daughter of Guiseppe and Theresa (Vallone) Zofrea.
Katherine was a member of the Rutland American Legion Axillary, Women’s Bowling League and was a “Grey Lady” at Rutland Regional Medical Center where she was a volunteer....
Robert L. Harger Jr.
Sep 6, 2020
Robert L. Harger Jr., 76, died September 6, 2020 at Rutland Regional Medical Center.
He was born in Evanston IL, December 12, 1943 son of Robert L. and Frances (Roebuck) Harger Sr.
Robert was a graduate of Remington High School in Indiana and attended Purdue University.
He was a member of the VT...
Clivia M. Keenan
Sep 6, 2020
Clivia M. Ambrosini Keenan, 97, passed away on September 6, 2020.
She was born in Proctor on October 28, 1922, the daughter of Tamante and Matilda (Zapponi) Ambrosini.
Most of her life she lived in Rutland and in October 1985, when she married Thomas A. Keenan, M.D., they both became residents of Spring Hill Florida,...
Leo P. Lafrance
Aug 17, 2020
Leo P. LaFrance, 85, died Aug. 17, 2020 at Rutland Regional Medical Center.
He was born in Proctor, Aug. 26, 1934, son of Leo and Valeda (Desabrais) LaFrance.
Leo was a graduate of Proctor High School and during his days of playing basketball acquired the nickname “Torpedo” to symbolize his quick moves on the court....
