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Paul A. Barrett
SHARON — Paul A. Barrett, 76, died Friday, July 4, 2003 at the Dartmouth Hitchcock Medical Center in Lebanon, N.H.
He was born Jan. 16, 1927 in Burlington, son of Mary Elizabeth (Barrett) Wilson. He grew up in Sharon and graduated from South Royalton High School. He attended Vermont Junior College in Montpelier, and then Norwich University in Northfield before enlisting in the U.S. Navy in 1945.
He was married
to Mary Carpenter Dec. 29, 1949 in Bethel.
After returning from his Naval service in World War II, he worked and later operated Gibson’s Saw Mill until the mid 1960s. He later worked at Trumbull-Nelson in Hanover and then for PETCO Oil in South Royalton, until retiring in 1985.
He was an avid reader and also enjoyed gardening, sports and most of all, his family.
He is survived by his wife, of Sharon; three daughters: Rae Barrett of Sharon, Pauline Barrett of Rosemount, Minn.; and Bonnie Barrett of Waterboro, Maine; a sister, Mary Jean Eaton of Sunnyvale, Calif.; two brothers, Theodore Wilson of South Royalton, and John Wilson of Alpharetta, Ga.; as well as many nieces and nephews.
A private committal service was held in the Pine Hill cemetery in Sharon. Knight Funeral Home in White River Jct. was in charge of arrangements.
In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to the South Royalton Rescue Squad South Royalton Rescue Squad, c/o Corrine Ingraham RFD 1, Box 352 South Royalton, Vt. 05068.
David L. Porter
VERSHIRE — David L. Porter, 63, died Tuesday evening Jan. 29, 2002 at his home in Vershire.
He was born Oct. 20, 1938 in Randolph, son of Nelson R. (Jon) and Lois E. (Jones) Porter.
He attended school in White River Jct., and graduated from Hartford High School. He served in the U.S. Marine Corps where he was a martial arts instructor.
He was employed at Dartmouth College in Hanover, N.H. for 20 years before retiring in 2001.
He married
Karen E. Campbell in Vershire Dec. 10, 1996. He and his wife operated the "Treasure Chest Store" in Vershire for three years.
He enjoyed collecting coins, treasure hunting, fishing and hunting. He was very proud of the fact that he built his own water power turbine to power his home with electricity.
He was predeceased by one sister, Jean Porter Dore, in 1979 and by his father, Nelson R. (Jon) Porter, in 1993.
Survivors include his wife of Vershire; his mother of Hartland Four Corners; two sons, David L. Porter II and Randy Scott Porter of Springfield; two daughters, Debra Freeman of Springfield and Lorijean McCarthy of Texas; two brothers, Gary Porter and Peter Porter, both of White River Jct.; eight grandchildren, one great-grandchild, several nieces and nephews.
He is also survived by five stepsons: James Roussel of Pembroke, Mass., Kenneth Roussel of Washington state, Michael Roussel of Vershire, Joseph Roussel of Winooski, and Adam Roussel of Wilder; and one stepdaughter, Bobbijo Roussel of Wilder.
Funeral services were held Sunday, Feb. 3 at the Knight Funeral Home in Windsor, with Rev. Patience G. Stoddard officiating. Burial will be at a later date in the Hartland Village cemetery in Hartland.
In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to the Visiting Alliance of Vermont and New Hampshire, 46 South Main Street, White River Jct., Vt. 05001.
Marjorie E. Benson
BARNARD — Marjorie E. Benson, 82, died Tuesday, Dec. 25, at Gifford Medical Center in Randolph.
She was born April 23, 1919 in Randolph, the daughter of Irving and Grace (Pinion) Roberts. Her family moved to Barnard when she was one year old. She grew up there and graduated from Whitcomb High School in Bethel in 1936.
She married
Everett E. Benson Sept. 29, 1937 in Barnard. They lived in Bethel, until they moved to South Royalton in 1951. They lived in South Royalton for several years before moving back to her family homestead in Barnard.
She was content being a housewife and filled her days on the farm caring for her four children and her husband. She enjoyed sewing and doing crafts, but most of all she adored being around children. She loved having them around so much that even after her own children had grown and moved away, she invited foster children and grandchildren to come and stay with her.
She is survived by her husband of Barnard; a daughter, Marilyn Hayward of South Royalton; two sons: Ronald Benson of South Royalton and Barry Benson of Randolph Center; seven grandchildren: Terry Dohrn of Barnard, Donna Hayward Bengston of Glastonbury, Conn.; Lori Benson-Rikert of Monrovia, Calif.; Shelley Benson of Randolph Center, Tracy Benson of Randolph, Michael DeCoff of Barnard, and Katrina Davis of North Hartland; six great-grandchildren: Christopher Dohrn, Sarah Dohrn, Elizabeth Dohrn and Emily Dohrn, all of Barnard; Marisa Davis and Derrick Davis, both of North Hartland; and one nephew.
She was predeceased by her daughter, Nancy Benson DeCoff, who died in 1978; a granddaughter Lisa Benson, who died in 1970; her sister, Mildred Campbell, who died in 1991; and a great-grandson, Zachary Rikert.
A funeral service was held Saturday, Dec. 29, 2001 at the Silver Lake Chapel in Barnard, with the Rev. Ronald Rilling officiating. The service was attended by many friends and relatives. A granddaughter, Lori Benson-Rikert, read a poem and then shared some of her memories. Rev. Rilling spoke of some of her many qualities and offered a special blessing for her family. The organist was Janice Zider and the spouses of Marjorie’s granddaughters acted as pall-bearers. Burial was held in the Branch View cemetery in South Royalton. Following the committal service, friends and family gathered back at the Benson homestead for fellowship.
Memorial contributions may be made to the Lucy Mackenzie Humane Society, Inc. Box 306 South Woodstock, Vt. 05071. Services were under the direction of the Boardway & Cilley Funeral Home in Chelsea.
Harriet H. Smith
LONG BEACH, CALIF. — Harriet Hull (Dr. Terry) Smith, M.D., 87, died peacefully February 21, 2007, at her home on Alamitos Bay, surrounded by her large and loving family.
She was born July 21, 1919, in Petersburg, N.Y., the daughter of Stanton Perry Hull, M.D. and Bessie (Cowee) Hull. She graduated from the Emma Willard School, took her BS in chemistry from Wellesley College in 1940, and her MD degree from Cornell University in New York City in 1943, where she met and married
her husband, Stephen Smith III, M.D., of Pasadena, Calif.
In 1952 they left the East Coast permanently for Pasadena, where she practiced with her husband at Las Encinas Hospital and raised five children.
Her haven, however, was the beach house at Alamitos Bay, where she retired after the sale of Las Encinas in 1982 and her husband’s death in 1983. She loved reading, music, the theater, travel, and watching the wildlife in the bay, especially her beloved shorebirds.
She managed to tear herself away from the beach to come visit her two daughters in Vermont, mostly in the summers, but once in a while in the winter, too. She joked that her New England blood had thinned out after so many years in southern California, but she cherished the new friends she made in Vermont. She also took time to visit the Hull family plot in Berlin, N.Y., and sit a minute at the graves of her mother and father and twin sister.
Survivors include her five children: her daughter Vance Rutherford Smith and fiancé Al Wilker of Brookfield, her son Stephen Smith IV, M.D., and wife Elizabeth of Visalia, Calif., her daughter Alexandra Smith Maclay and husband William of East Warren, her daughter Michelle Smith McLeod and husband Michael of Fallbrook, Calif., her daughter, Margaret Farwell Smith of Long Beach, Calif; and by six grandchildren.
In July her children will scatter her ashes inside the Long Beach breakwater to join those of her husband.
Lyn Dantzig
E. RANDOLPH — Lyn Dantzig, 90, of East Randolph, died Sunday morning, Oct. 7, at the Gifford Medical Center in Randolph.
She was born Aug. 29, 1911 in Jamaica, L.I., New York; the daughter of Charles and Alice (Chamberlain) Moussette. She grew up and was schooled in Jamaica, and had lived in Pennsylvania for many years, prior to moving to East Randolph in 1979.
She was married
to Dr. Henry Dantzig on Aug. 6, 1961 in Ossipee, N.H.
She was a perfectionist and excellent cook who enjoyed reading and writing poetry, music, flower gardening, dancing, fashion and decoration. She attended the East Randolph Baptist Church.
Survivors include her husband, Dr. Henry Dantzig of East Randolph; two sons; Michael Hurley of Portsmouth, Ohio and Brian Hurley of Woodbury; three daughters; Sharon Hurley-Tangeman of Randolph, Maureen Hurley of Portsmouth, Ohio; and Jeanne Remaily of Granville, Mass.; stepsons, Henry Dantzig, Jr. of Perkasie, Penn. and step-daughter, Carla Chandler of Washington, D.C., 13 grandchildren and five great-grandchildren. She was predeceased by a brother, Everett Mousette.
Funeral Services were held Wednesday, Oct. 10 at the Day Funeral Home in Randolph, with Pastor Russell Rohloff, officiating. Burial will follow at the Vermont Veterans Memorial cemetery in Randolph Center.
Nicholas McPhetres
RANDOLPH CENTER — Nicholas Marc McPhetres, 17, died Wednesday, Feb. 4, at his home.
He was born July 12, 1986, in Randolph, the son of Marc and Tammy (Stratton) McPhetres. A lifetime Randolph resident, he attended Randolph Center Elementary School and was a senior at Randolph Union High School.
He was a member of the RUHS Drama Club, and had appeared in numerous school productions, as well as the Chandler Center for the Arts plays, "South Pacific" and "Guys and Dolls." He enjoyed his dog "Max, " reading and writing. He had recently won a writing contest at the University of Vermont, and had a poem published in the American Poetry Society Anthology of Poetry.
Survivors include his parents, Marc McPhetres of Randolph Center and Tammy Stratton of Randolph; brother, Paul McPhetres; a sister, Samantha McPhetres; grandmother, Betsy Stratton of Tunbridge; a great-grandmother, Helen Stratton of Bethel; many aunts, uncles and cousins.
He was predeceased by his grandparents, Hadley and Marian McPhetres, and Paul "Mike" Stratton.
There was standing room only as friends and family gathered to remember his life Monday afternoon, Feb. 9, at Randolph Union High School’s Murray Auditorium, with Rev. Timothy Eberhardt, officiating. The stage was beautifully decorated by Brian Rainville and the RUHS Drama Tech crew, with vignettes from plays Nick had been involved with.
Rev. Eberhardt opened with prayer and the morning message. The RUHS students and some of Nick’s fellow classmates did a skit about Nick in "The Senior Lounge." Tina O’Donnell, Nick’s English teacher, shared one of Nick’s writings, "A Discourse on Public Transportation."
Friends and family shared memories and readings, including a poem written by Nick’s sister, Samantha. Claire Garner read from "Water Bugs and Dragon Flies." Charlie McMeekin shared scripture from First Corinthians. Rev. Eberhardt led everyone in the commendation and benediction. "Please Remember" by LeeAnn Rimes was played as friends and family were dismissed, leaving flowers and remembrances on the Tables of Remembrance.
Calling hours were held Sunday afternoon, at the Day Funeral Home in Randolph.
Contributions in his memory may be made to the RUHS Drama Club, 15 Forest Street, Randolph, VT 05060, or to a local adolescent program of your choice. Arrangements are by the Day Funeral Home.
