Obituary: Janet Smith DiBlasi
Janet Smith DiBlasi, 93, of Peterborough, New Hampshire, passed away peacefully at RiverMead retirement community on May 24, 2026.
Obituary: William Fritz (Bill) Abel
Following a long illness, William Fritz (Bill) Abel, 81, passed away peacefully at his home in Waterbury Center, Vermont, on June 19, 2026, with his second wife, Jane Gallagher, at his side.
Obituary: Thomas E. Boisvert
Thomas E. Boisvert, 83 of Waterbury, Vermont, passed away peacefully on April 13, 2026, at McClure Miller Respite House in Colchester. He was born in Montpelier on July 26, 1942, to Clovis J. and Viola M. Boisvert of Montpelier, Vermont.
Obituary: John Samuel Hall Jr. - “Sonny”
John Samuel Hall Jr., “Sonny,” 82, of Waterbury, Vermont, passed away in the comfort of his family at his home on Friday, June 5, 2026.
Obituary: Peter W. Aylward
Peter “Pete” W. Aylward, 79, of Barre, passed away peacefully on Friday, June 5, 2026, at the McClure Miller Respite House in Colchester.
Obituary: George Smith Combes
George Smith Combes, 80, of Waterbury, Vermont, passed away peacefully in his home surrounded by his children, after a long battle with spinocerebellar ataxia on May 18, 2026.
Obituary: Philip Greeley Baker
Philip Greeley Baker, longtime resident of Waterbury, Vermont, and most recently a resident of Venice, Florida, passed away at the age of 81 on Sunday, March 15, 2026.
Obituary: Ronald Wayne Cantwell
Ronald Wayne Cantwell, 56, of The Villages, Florida, and a former longtime resident of Waterbury, Vermont, passed away on Friday, April 3, 2026.
Obituary: Steven R. Konkol
Steven R. Konkol passed away unexpectedly in his home in Waterbury Center, Vermont, on March 20, 2026.
Obituary: Annie H. Coffey
Annie H. Coffey, 86 of Waterbury, passed away peacefully with family holding her hands, on Saturday, April 11, 2026, at Woodridge Rehabilitation and Nursing in Berlin, after a 10+ year battle with Alzheimer’s disease.
Obituary: Nancy Elaine Champney
Nancy E. Champney, 87, passed away on Thursday, April 2, 2026, at the Berlin Health & Rehabilitation Center in Berlin.
Obituary: Phyllis D. Guptil
Phyllis D. Guptil passed away on April 2, 2026, at the age of 98, peacefully at home, surrounded by her family.
Obituary: Bella T. Preedom
Bella T. Preedom, 88, of Waterbury Center, passed away peacefully at Mayo Nursing Home in Northfield, Vermont, embraced by family, on Tuesday, March 31, 2026.
Obituary: Robert G. Shortridge, Jr.
Robert G. Shortridge, Jr., chemist, prolific inventor, and indefatigable adventurer, died on February 27, 2026, after a long and valiant battle with heart disease.
Obituary: Gerald Maurice Fay
Gerald Maurice Fay, 68, of Waterbury, Vermont, passed away peacefully on March 16, 2026, surrounded by his loved ones. Born March 30, 1957, he was the beloved son of Teresa and Michael Fay.
Obituary: Margaret “Peggy” Charette
Margaret “Peggy” (Alexander) Charette, 81, of Waterbury, Vermont, peacefully took her last breath on March 12, 2026, in the arms of her daughter, Colleen, and surrounded by so much love from her angel caregivers at Woodridge Nursing Home and Central Vermont Home Health and Hospice, due to complications of Parkinson's Disease.
Obituary: Joyce R. Lawrence
Joyce Robinson Lawrence, age 94, passed away on February 6, 2026, at Woodridge Rehab & Nursing in Berlin, Vermont.
Obituary: Benjamin Curtis Cubit
Benjamin Curtis Cubit died on Sunday, February 22, 2026, the beloved son of Steven Cubit of Waterbury Center and Rosanna Endicott of Florida.
Obituary: Harriet F. Gaffney
Harriet Amy Fisk Gaffney died from metastatic breast cancer on Feb 23, 2026, at Central Vermont Medical Center in Berlin, Vermont. She was 96 years old.
Obituary: Janice Jean Nelson Martinet
Janice Jean Nelson Martinet passed away on February 16, 2026.