All Obituaries

Doris Irene (Crepeault) Stetson, age 86, died on April 15, 2019 at the St. Johnsbury Health and Rehabilitation Center. Doris was born to the late Hazel (Champany) and Philip Crepeault in the family home on what is now known as Crepeault Hill Road on April 24, 1932.  After graduating from St. Johnsbury Academy, she attended Mt. Holyoke School of Nursing in Holyoke, Massachusetts receiving her nursing degree in 1953.   She began her nursing career at Brightlook Hospital and...

Patricia Marie Douglas, age 89, formerly of Main Street, passed away at the Canterbury Inn early Wednesday, April 10, 2019, surrounded by her family. Pat was born in St. Johnsbury on June 27, 1929, daughter to the late Roy and Frances Dorothy (Cassidy) Collins.  She was raised and educated in St. Johnsbury graduating from the Academy in the Class of 1947.  In a winter wedding in 1949, she married Frederick Ernest Douglas. They shared 56 years together until Fred’s death in...

Cheryl Ann Pare, age 68, of Shirley Lane, passed away at her home peacefully April 8, 2019. Cheryl was born in Providence, RI, on September 2, 1950, to the late Thomas Henry and PeggyAnn Patricia (Sharkey) Page.  She was raised and educated in Groton, VT and Scituate, RI graduating from Scituate High School in the Class of 1968. She has lived in Kirby for over 20 years and in Vermont most of her adult life including St. Johnsbury, Lyndonville, Shelburne, Montpelier, Plattsburg and...

            Barbara Bright Hubbard, 88, of Brown Farm Road in Lyndonville, VT, died on April 6, 2019, at the St. Johnsbury Health and Rehab in St. Johnsbury, VT.            She was born in Newark, NJ on December 14, 1930, the daughter of Arthur and Anna (Clark) Bright.  She graduated from Allegheny High School in Cumberland, MD and then attended Duke University before graduating from Pennsylvania State University, with a BA in...

Marion Ruth (Tuzo) Somers, age 83, died April 6, 2019 following a long decline in her health. Born in East Orange, NJ, July 10, 1935, she was daughter of the late George and Ruth (Hardy) Tuzo. She attended Barrington Bible College in Providence RI. She married Hezzie Bailey Somers on October 11, 1958 and together they shared 60 wonderful years. She served on the board of Vermont Farm Bureau, was an active 4-H leader, as well as with W.I.F.E. (Woman Involved in Farm Economics). Marion was an...

Ruth Mae Richards, age 75, of N. Concord Road, passed away at the Northeastern Vermont Regional Hospital in St. Johnsbury on Saturday, April 6, 2019, after a sudden decline in health. Ruth was born in St. Johnsbury on April 4, 1944, daughter to the late Edson Eugene and Florence (Wilkins) Garfield. Ruth grew up in St. Johnsbury and met her Sam when he was stationed at the Radar Base in East Haven.  They lived on Base in Utah for seven years before moving in August of ’76 to Fairhaven,...

Katherine Ruth Hooker, 80, of Walden, passed away early Friday morning, April 5, 2019 at the Northeastern Vermont Regional Hospital.  Katherine was born in Lancaster, NH on December 10, 1938, to the late Kenneth and Margaret (Hutchinson) Nunn.   She was raised in Peacham and attended local schools, graduating from the Peacham Academy with the Class of 1956. On May 29, 1959, she married Maurice A. Hooker and shared nearly 60 years together.  Katherine and Maurice moved to...

David I. “Dave” Kanell, on Wednesday April 3, 2019, at the age of 67, peacefully, in the company of his wife Beth. Dave was born in New Haven, Conn., on Jan. 1, 1952, to Martha Myers Kanell and Jacob “Jack” Kanell. He delighted in his family: his younger sister Robin Kanell, the sisterly presence and humor of his close-in-age aunt Diane Myers, his grandparents and many relatives. A committed Jew, he carried a strong sense of tradition always. Dave attended the...

West Danville, VT: Marie Berthe Champagne Perreault passed away at her home on Tuesday night April 2, 2019, on the eve of her 92nd birthday. Beth was born on April 3, 1927, in Ste. Marie Beauce, Quebec, to the late Joseph and Aglaé (Poulin) Champagne. She was raised and educated there and married Delphis D. Perreault on June 12, 1948 in Coaticook and shared 35 years until his passing on January 7, 1983.  They made their home in Walden in 1952 and later purchased Injun Joe...

St. Johnsbury Center, VT: Barbara Elizabeth (Stone) Ailes, age 80, of Hill Street, formerly of Cabot and West Danville, died at Dartmouth Hitchcock Medical Center, Wednesday, March 27, 2019, following a short period of declining health. Barbara was born in St. Johnsbury on June 30, 1938, daughter to Howard and Freda (Maynard) Stone.  She was raised and educated in Cabot graduating from Cabot High School, Class of 1956.  On September 6, 1959, Barbara married Glenn C. Ailes, Jr. The...