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Phillip F. Horner
Phillip F. Horner, 74, of Albany died Monday, May 4, 2009, at Union House Nursing Home in Glover.
Mr. Horner was born in Albany on November 12, 1934, a son of Aaron Horner Sr. and Grace Poutre Horner Carter. He attended Albany Grade School and later enlisted in the U.S. Navy, serving with the Seabees from 1956 to 1960.
He was a carpenter for many years, having worked for and with Harry Hall, Richard Carter, George Nelson, Cortes Chaffee, and his brother Robert Horner. He had been employed at Ethan Allen Manufacturing in Orleans.
He was a past member of American Legion Orleans Post 23 and enjoyed fishing and visiting with friends.
Survivors include his brother Robert Horner and his wife, Penny, of Albany; his sister Josephine Bowen of Morrisville; several nieces, nephews, and extended family members; and his faithful dog, Billy Bob Barker. He was predeceased by two brothers, Aaron “Bay” Horner Jr. in December 2004 and Marcel Horner in December 2003; and by his nephew Daniel Horner in March.
A graveside memorial service will be held Saturday, May 23, at 10:30 a.m. at the Albany Village cemetery with Pastor Nathan Strong officiating.
Contributions in his memory may be made to the Lamoille Area Cancer Network, P.O. Box 38, Lake Elmore, Vermont 05657.
The Malcolm R. Davis Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.
Elsie Wentworth Manning
Elsie Wentworth Manning, 81, died May 17, 2009, at Bel-Aire Quality Care Center in Newport, which was her home for the past several years.
Born in Everett, Massachusetts, on March 21, 1928, Ms. Manning was a daughter of Sara (Neilsen) and Hollis Manning, formerly of Morgan.
She attended schools in the greater Boston area and graduated from the Pratt Institute in Brooklyn, New York, in 1950 with a bachelor of science degree in home economics and chemistry.
With her degree in hand and her proficiency in photography and her ability to interview and write, she found herself traveling the world and accumulating a most impressive work profile.
She began her career with General Foods Corporation in White Plains, New York, in 1952. She served as a television and photography specialist appearing on WOR-TV New York. Her responsibilities included food preparation and studio setup for 350 live and filmed television commercials yearly. It was here where she had her own television program teaching teenagers how to cook and where she developed very special friendships with Bob Hope and Johnny Carson.
In 1962 she joined the staff of the New York Herald Tribune as a news reporter. Among her many responsibilities, she worked with Clementine Paddleford, an internationally renowned food editor. In assisting Miss Paddleford, she searched out recipes from across the nation and wrote food stories, which were syndicated through This Week magazine.
She later became the food editor for Farley Manning Associates in New York City. Moving from New York City to Center City, Philadelphia, in 1968, she was recruited by Farm Journal magazine to become its food editor. During her tenure she traveled the continental U.S. staying with farm families and attending state fairs to learn about favorite family recipes and styles of cooking within the farming community. She planned the magazine’s food features and directed the journal’s test kitchens, where recipes were developed for the magazine’s three million subscriber families. Before her retirement in 1980, she had written seven cookbooks.
Through family and employment associations, Ms. Manning met and developed lifetime friendships with many interesting people to include President and Mrs. Nixon and their daughters Julie and Tricia.
During the time her father was vice president of marketing for Borden’s Company, he personified his products to encourage people to purchase them. He labeled Borden’s Carnation milk with “Elsie the Cow” after his daughter, which so miffed Elsie that she, from that day forth, wanted to be referred to as “Elise.”
Throughout her life, she was noted for her love of cats, antiquing, and international travel. She was most proud to be associated with the Morgan United Church. She considered her most valuable possession to be her many friendships, which included Fernande Seguin, Pat Lewis, Nancy Parker, and Ruth Whitcomb. She had a lifetime friendship with Mary, Analesa, and Eilish Muir and Bruce, whom she considered her brother.
Funeral services will be held at 11 a.m. on Thursday, May 21, at the Curtis-Britch Converse-Rushford Memorial Chapel on Lake Road in Newport with the Reverend Michael DeSena officiating. Interment will follow in the Derby Line cemetery.
Should friends desire, contributions in Ms. Manning’s memory may be sent to the Bel-Aire activity fund, in care of Rosemary Mayhew, 35 Bel-Aire Drive, Newport, Vermont 05855.
Arrangements are by Curtis-Britch Converse-Rushford Funeral Homes.
Edward Poirier
Edward Poirier, 69, of Springfield, Kentucky, died at his home on May 11, 2009, after a long illness.
Mr. Poirier was born in Orleans, a son of Henry Poirier and Ida Lavigne. He had been employed as a farmhand in the Northeast Kingdom and in New York, settling in Kentucky as a tobacco farmer.
He leaves four daughters: Kathy Schmiers, Lisa Dailey, Teresa Zarate, and Sherri Poirier; one son, Michael; the mother of his children, Lucy Leithead Hinds; 13 grandchildren; nine great-grandchildren; his wife, Jane; two stepdaughters, Penny and Tonya; two brothers, Joe Poirier and his wife, Vi, of Coventry and David and his wife, Judy, of Newport; two sisters, Marguerite Fournier of West Palm Beach, Florida, and Rita and David Heath of Edcouch, Texas; two sisters-in-law, Doris Poirier of Barton and Jane Poirier of Washington; and many nieces and nephews.
He was precedeased by his daughter Diane in June 1974; by his parents; and by his brothers: Gerard, Wilbur, Pete, and Lucien.
Funeral services were held May 14 at St. Dominic’s Church in Springfield. Burial will be in Crab Orchard, Kentucky.
Carey Funeral Services is in charge of arrangements.
James Richard Van Sant
James Richard Van Sant, 81, of Lyndonville died May 14, 2009, at Northeastern Vermont Regional Hospital in St. Johnsbury.
Mr. Van Sant was born in Langhorne, Pennsylvania, on June 12, 1927, a son of Clifford and Blanche (Wessaw) Van Sant.
He was a graduate of Neshaminy High School in Langhorne. He served in the U.S. Marine Corps from 1945 to 1949 and was in the reserves for two more years, earning numerous commendations.
He married
Nancy Romberger in 1949; they had two daughters, Debra and Vicki. He later married
Kathleen White on September 11, 1983; they lived near Willoughby Lake in Westmore for 23 years and moved to Lyndonville in 2007.
He had a career working as a sales representative, selling farm equipment, wooden silos, and laminated rafters.
A skilled hunter, he looked forward to his annual trips to New York and Pennsylvania. A talented woodworker, he was always building something in his workshop. He enjoyed working outside around his home and on various properties on the shores on Willoughby Lake. He and his wife were always caring for their gardens, feeding and watching the birds, and traveling the back roads of Vermont and New York. They loved to travel to see their grandchildren.
He is survived by his wife, Kay, of Lyndonville; by two daughters, Debra Van Sant Harvey and her husband, Michael, of Guilford, New Hampshire, and Vicki Van Sant of Somerville, Massachusetts; by stepchildren: Lawrie Easterbrooks and her husband, Robert, of Lyndonville, Edward White and his wife, Maggie, of Dundee, New York, Vickie Poginy and her husband, Denis, of Glover, and Brent White and his wife, Beverly, of Duxbury; by his brother Bernard Van Sant of Wellsboro, Pennsylvania; by his sister Lola Van Sant Transue and her husband, Earl, of New Albany, Pennsylvania; by his grandson Sean Bucalo; by 13 stepgrandchildren; by seven stepgreat-grandchildren; and by nieces and nephews. He was predeceased his niece Dauhn Transue; by his nephew David Transue; and by his stepgrandson Andrew Easterbrooks.
Graveside services will be held Thursday, May 21, at 3 p.m. at Lakeview cemetery in Westmore with the Reverend Judy Horgan officiating.
Memorial contributions, earmarked for patient activities fund, may be directed to The Pines Rehab and Health Center, 601 Red Village Road, Lyndonville, Vermont 05851.
Arrangements are by Guibord Funeral Home.
Walter Spaulding
Committal services for Walter Spaulding will be held at 2 p.m. on Friday, May 22, 2009 at the Lake Road cemetery in Newport Center with full military honors.
Francis Beaumier
Committal services for Francis Beaumier will be held at 1 p.m. on Saturday, May 23, 2009 at St. Mary’s cemetery in Newport.
Theresa Ingersoll
Committal services for Theresa Ingersoll will be held at 2:30 p.m. on Saturday, May 23, 2009 at St. Paul’s cemetery in Barton.
Alan Jacobs
Committal services for Alan Jacobs will be held at 11 a.m. on Saturday, May 23, 2009 at Pine Grove cemetery in Newport.
Myron Leach
Committal services for Myron Leach will be held at 1 p.m. on Saturday, May 23, 2009 at Pleasantview cemetery in Orleans.
Fernande Racicot
Committal services for Fernande Racicot will be held at 10 a.m. on Saturday, May 23, 2009 at St. Ignatius cemetery in Lowell.
Michael Robert
Committal services for Michael Robert will be held at noon on Saturday, May 23, 2009 at the Derby Center cemetery.
Sylvia Sheltra
Committal services Sylvia Sheltra will be held at 9:30 a.m. on Saturday, May 23, 2009 at St. Ignatius cemetery in Lowell.
Fernand Chaput
Committal services for Fernand Chaput will be held at 2 p.m. on Tuesday, May 26, 2009 at Pine Grove cemetery in Newport.
Willard May
Spring interment with full military honors for Willard May will be held Wednesday, May 27, 2009 at 2 p.m. in the Vermont Veterans cemetery in Randolph. Mr. May died January 10 at 82 years of age.
Arrangements are by des Groseilliers Funeral Homes.
Doris Barrup
Doris Barrup, 98, died May 21, 2009, in Derby.
Mrs. Barrup was born February 7, 1911, a daughter of George and Ruth (Cargill) Gray. She attended Morgan schools and graduated from Charleston High School in 1929.
She married
her high school friend, Ward Barrup, in 1931, and they had a son, Rodney.
She represented the town of Morgan in the Vermont Legislature from 1957 to 1959 and represented district 46 for Derby, Holland, and Charleston after reapportionment for 1967 and 1968.
She was formerly a telephone operator and later became the agent of New England Telephone and Telegraph Company. She worked as a Customs officer for three summer seasons. She worked for a few months during the war in a factory. After leaving the Legislature, she became a real estate broker and worked in that field for 23 years.
She was a member of the Morgan United Church and the Farm Bureau. She served as a school director from 1940 to 1956, ballot clerk from 1938 to 1953, secretary of the town Republican committee from 1953 to 1956, county council president from 1951 to 1953, and Farm Bureau executive committee member.
She was active in community affairs on projects and was co-chairman in the annual maple sugar-on-snow supper for more than 30 years.
She retired at age 83 and began enjoying homemaking, gardening, and being with family. Her family was always first in her life and interests. To her, Morgan was the nicest place to grow old and its residents are the best and kindest of people.
She was predeceased by her husband, Ward, in April 1977. She leaves to grieve her son Rodney and his wife, Marilyn; granddaughter Janet Slater and her husband, Bob; grandson Kevin; sister-in-law Elizabeth Gray Applebee; and five great-grandchildren.
Funeral services were held May 24 at the Morgan United Church with the Reverend Michael DeSena officiating. Interment followed in Clark cemetery in Morgan.
In lieu of flowers, donations in Mrs. Barrup’s memory may be made to the Morgan United Church.
Arrangements are by Curtis-Britch Converse-Rushford Funeral Homes.
Russell Bedor
Russell R. Bedor, 48, of Newark and Island Pond died Sunday evening, May 17, 2009, at Northeastern Vermont Regional Hospital in St. Johnsbury surrounded by his loving family and friends.
Mr. Bedor was born April 3, 1961, in St. Johnsbury, a son of Albert and Alberta (Drown) Bedor.
He loved being around his large family, and he touched the hearts of all who knew him. His smile and sense of humor will not be forgotten. He considered himself to be a “jack of all trades, master of none.”
He loved working and playing in the great outdoors of the Northeast Kingdom. He was a self-employed logger for many years. Swimming, boating, fishing, hunting, and cookouts with family and friends brought him much pleasure.
He also did carpentry, landscaping, farming, and mechanics over the years. He served the town of Newark for several years as road commissioner.
A devoted father, son, brother, uncle, and friend, he was greatly loved and will be dearly missed.
Survivors include his fiancée, Deborah Stough, of Island Pond; three children: Melissa Bedor and her fiancé, Kevin Irwin, of Newark, Barbara Bedor of Laconia, New Hampshire, and Mike Bedor and his fiancée, Julie Woods, of Clinton, Massachusetts; three grandchildren: Kobe, Caydence, and Ava; his father, Albert Bedor, of Wheelock; his brother David Bedor and his wife, Stefney, of Lyndonville; five sisters: Nancy Lacoss and her husband, Brian, of Lyndonville, Susie Choquette of Lyndonville, Catherine MacPherson of St. Johnsbury, Janet Simpson and her husband, Mark, of Lyndonville, and Patricia Hunter and her husband, Cary, of Lyndonville; sister-in-law Susan Bedor of Lyndon Center; brother-in-law Richard McFarland of Newark; and many nieces, nephews, and good friends.
He was predeceased by his mother, Alberta Bedor, in 2000; by two brothers, Stephen in 1999 and Paul as an infant; and by brother-in-law Richard Choquette in 1994.
A memorial service was held May 22 at Union Baptist Church with the Reverend Tim Pittman officiating. Burial was in Pleasant View cemetery in Newark.
Donations may be made in Mr. Bedor’s memory to the American Stroke Association, 20 Speen Street, Framingham, Massachusetts 01701-4688.
Arrangements are by Guibord Funeral Home.
