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ELIZABETH BRAULT GATES
SWANTON / ST. ALBANS, Vt. / NASHUA, N.H. - Elizabeth Brault Gates, age 81 years, passed away on Sept. 17, 2006. She resided in Nashua, N.H. at the time of her death. Prior to residing in New Hampshire she and her husband resided in St. Albans, Vt. Elizabeth was born in Swanton, Vt. on Nov. 4, 1924, the daughter of the late Andorra Brault and Nellie Mulheron Brault.
Her husband Floyd C. Gates, whom she married on Nov. 2, 1946, deceased in September of 2004. She leaves two children, John C. Gates and his wife, Laura of Conway, Mass. and Nancy Jane Read and her husband, John of Merrimack, N.H. She is survived by five grandchildren: Erin Read Sorce and her husband, Damian Sorce, Mathew Read, Christopher Read, Clinton Gates and Michael Gates; a great-grandchild, Colton Sorce; a sister, Nancy Darnell of Agawam, Mass.; and several nieces and nephews. Her sister, Judith Burgess of Agawam, Mass., predeceased her in 2001.
Elizabeth graduated from the High School of Commerce in Springfield, Mass. and attended Vermont Junior College in Montpelier, Vt.
Elizabeth was a member of St. Paul's United Methodist Church in St. Albans, Vt. for over 20 years where she was active in the United Methodist Women, Circle One, and the Phi Alpha Group. She was also an active member of the Homemaker's Group, Domestic Engineers, for 25 years. She belonged to the ì251 Club of Vermontî and worked for many years at City Hall as a voting clerk.
Before moving to Vermont she was employed as a Bank Secretary. She also worked in the Admissions Office of Mt. Holyoke College in South Hadley, Mass. When her children were young she was a ìstay-at-homeî Mom. She was active in all her children's activities and involved in local civic and church affairs.
She enjoyed quilting, poetry and was an avid reader.
Her greatest joys were her grandchildren.
Her summers were enjoyed at camp on Lake Champlain in West Swanton, Vt.
At her request there will be no public calling hours. A Funeral Service for family and friends will be held Friday, Sept. 22, 2006, at 11:30 a.m. from St. Paul's United Methodist Church, Church Street, St. Albans City. The Reverend Marcheta Townsend will officiate. Committal Services and Interment will immediately follow at the Gates family lot in Riverside Cemetery, Swanton, Vt.
Those wishing to make an expression of sympathy are asked to consider the music program at St. Paul's United Methodist Church, Church Street, St. Albans, Vt. 05478 or the Home Health and Hospice Care of Merrimack, N.H., 80 Continental Blvd., Merrimack, N.H. 03054.
Arrangements are under the direction of The Kidder Memorial Home, 89 Grand Ave., Swanton, Vt. 05488.
GLADYS HAZEL CONGER MINCKLER
ST. ALBANS - Gladys Hazel Conger Minckler, 88, passed away on Sunday, Sept. 17, 2006, at the home of her daughter, Linda Stell, with her loving family at her side. She was born in St. Albans on Feb. 2, 1918, the daughter of the late Harold Lee and Helen Vaughn (Martell) Conger. She was married to Carl Guy Minckler, who predeceased her in 1975.
Survivors include her two daughters, Beverly Nichols and her husband, Fred of Berkshire, and Linda Stell of St. Albans; a son, Charles Conger Jr. and Earlene Conger of St. Albans; two sisters, Myrtle Duprey of Swanton and Gloria Sweeny and her husband, Marvin of Florida; her brother, Carl Martell of Swanton; four sisters-in-law, Hilda St. Francis of Swanton, Muriel LeClair of Richford, Evelyn Hope of Massachusetts and Mary Martell of Florida; eight grandchildren: Kenny Stell, Kim Dufresne, Jay and Scott Nichols, Karen Green, Floyd Tatro, Sheila Longe and Christian Conger; nine great-grandchildren: Jessica Dufresne and her friend, Garrett Chapman, Johnny Dufresne, Nicole Greene, Skyler Greene, Sean Tatro, Holly Tatro, Alexsis Lemay, Cora Brehaut and Kendell Nichols; a great-great-granddaughter, Cassidy Dufresne; and many nieces and nephews. She will be missed by her special friends, Ernie and Sherrie Farrar, Evelyn Martin, Martha Graham, Sandy Robtoy, Sandy Greenwood; as well as her pets, Benji and Samantha. In addition to her parents and her husband, Carl, Gladys was predeceased by a son, Donald Minckler; a son-in-law, Kenneth Stell; three sisters, Leona Aldrich, Cecile Geraw and Elva Wells; and five brothers: Charles, William and Lee Conger, Floyd Martell and Herbert Martell.
A funeral service will be held on Wednesday, Sept. 20, 2006, at 11 a.m. in the Heald Funeral Chapel, 87 South Main St., with the Reverend Kerry Cameron officiating. Interment will follow in the family lot in Highgate Center Cemetery. Gladys' family will receive friends on Wednesday from 10 a.m. until the time of the service.
Those planning an expression of sympathy are asked to consider The Hospice Program of Franklin County Home Health Agency, 3 Home Health Circle, St. Albans, Vt. 05478. Messages of condolence are welcome at: www.healdfuneralhome.com.
BERNARD C. 'BERNIE' SEVERANCE
JEFFERSONVILLE / SPRING HILL, Fla. - Bernard Clarence ìBernieî Severance, age 78, passed away Friday, Sept. 15, 2006, in Oak Hill Hospital in Spring Hill, Fla. surrounded by his loving family.
Bernard was born in Jeffersonville, Vt. on Nov. 3, 1927, the ìNight of the '27 Flood, î son of the late Clarence A. and Mary (Playful) Severance. After his mother's remarriage, Bernie was raised by his late stepfather, Harold ìHadî Booth, whom he grew to love and respect.
Bernard proudly served our country as a member of the U. S. Army. He married the former Mary Metcalf on Dec. 21, 1950, in Danbury, Conn. Bernard had been a member of the Cambridge Fire Department serving as fire police for several years. He worked as a farmer, truck driver and several years for IBM. Upon their retirement he and Mary moved to Florida. Bernie loved their new home in Florida. He will be remembered as the King of the ìremoteî for his TV, enjoyed riding his moped with his friends and snowmobiling in Vermont's winter wonderland. He loved playing Dominos and cards, Hearts being his favorite. He had a ìterrific sense of dry humor.î
Bernard was a dear friend, devoted husband, father, grandfather and great-grandfather. Bernie will be dearly missed by all those whom had the privilege to know and love him.
He is survived by his loving wife of 55 years, Mary Severance; two sons, David Severance and wife, Deborah of Jeffersonville, Dana Severance and wife, Penny of Jeffersonville; two daughters, Donna Hoomanawanui of Hawaii, Penny Warren and husband, Robert of Essex; three brothers, Raymond Severance and wife, Yvette of Sheldon, John Severance and wife, Betty of Sheldon, George Severance and wife, Nancy of Sheldon; six grandchildren: Denise, Noelle, Darren, Grant, Monica, Nathan; four great-grandchildren: Wahieloa, Sara, Moikeha, Michael; and several nieces and nephews.
He was also predeceased by his son-in-law, William ìWillieî Hoomanawanui.
Visiting hours will be on Wednesday, Sept. 20, 2006, from 7 to 9 p.m. at the A. W. Rich Funeral Home ñ Fairfax Chapel. A Funeral service will be held on Thursday, Sept. 21, 2006, at the Second Congregational Church of Jeffersonville at 9:30 a.m. with the Reverend Peggy Tooker officiating. Burial will follow in the family lot in Jeffersonville Village Cemetery.
Memorial contributions in Bernie's memory may be made to American Diabetes Association VT Affiliate Inc., 77 Hegeman Ave., Colchester, Vt. 05446; or to Cambridge Rescue Squad, P.O. Box 431, Jeffersonville, Vt. 05464 Those who wish may forward online condolences by visiting www.awrichfuneralhome.com.
Arrangements are by John D. Workman, A. W. Rich Funeral Home- Fairfax, 1176 Main St., Fairfax, Vt. 05454.
GLADYS HAZEL CONGER MINCKLER
ST. ALBANS - Gladys Hazel Conger Minckler, 88, passed away on Sunday, Sept. 17, 2006, at the home of her daughter, Linda Stell, with her loving family at her side. She was born in St. Albans on Feb. 2, 1918, the daughter of the late Harold Lee and Helen Vaughn (Martell) Conger. She was married to Carl Guy Minckler, who predeceased her in 1975.
Survivors include her two daughters, Beverly Nichols and her husband, Fred of Berkshire, and Linda Stell of St. Albans; a son, Charles Conger Jr. and Earlene Conger of St. Albans; two sisters, Myrtle Duprey of Swanton and Gloria Sweeny and her husband, Marvin of Florida; her brother, Carl Martell of Swanton; four sisters-in-law, Hilda St. Francis of Swanton, Muriel LeClair of Richford, Evelyn Hope of Massachusetts and Mary Martell of Florida; eight grandchildren: Kenny Stell, Kim Dufresne, Jay and Scott Nichols, Karen Green, Floyd Tatro, Sheila Longe and Christian Conger; nine great-grandchildren, a great-great-granddaughter, Cassidy Dufresne; and many nieces and nephews. She will be missed by her special friends, Ernie and Sherrie Farrar, Evelyn Martin, Martha Graham, Sandy Robtoy, Sandy Greenwood; as well as her pets, Benji and Samantha. In addition to her parents and her husband, Carl, Gladys was predeceased by a son, Donald Minckler; a son-in-law, Kenneth Stell; three sisters, Leona Aldrich, Cecile Geraw and Elva Wells; and five brothers: Charles, William and Lee Conger, Floyd Martell and Herbert Martell.
A funeral service will be held on Wednesday, Sept. 20, 2006, at 11 a.m. in the Heald Funeral Chapel, 87 South Main St., with the Reverend Kerry Cameron officiating. Interment will follow in the family lot in Highgate Center Cemetery. Gladys' family will receive friends on Wednesday from 10 a.m. until the time of the service.
Those planning an expression of sympathy are asked to consider The Hospice Program of Franklin County Home Health Agency, 3 Home Health Circle, St. Albans, Vt. 05478. Messages of condolence are welcome at: www.healdfuneralhome.com.
LLOYD 'PA' RICHARD
FRANKLIN ñ Lloyd ìPaî Richard, age 75, passed away Monday morning, Sept. 18, 2006, at his home with his family at his side.
He was born Nov. 29, 1930, in Franklin, the son of the late Charles and Helen (Horskin) Richard.
He was a life long resident of Franklin and graduated from Franklin Central School and Franklin High School. He was employed at the Missisquoi Pulp Mill in Sheldon for 38 years, retiring in 1992 and had also operated a portable sawmill and raised Herefords. He enjoyed playing the organ, going to card parties, hunting.
He is survived by his wife, Madeline (Benjamin) Richard of Franklin, they were married on Sept. 30, 1951.
JOHN M. LEDDEN
WILLSBORO - John M. Ledden, 81, died at his home on Willsboro Point, after a short illness on Monday, Oct. 23, 2006.
He was born in St. Albans, Vt., Jan. 3, 1925, the son of Harold and Anna (Miles) Ledden. He was educated in St. Albans, Vt., and at Seton Hall in New Jersey.
After serving three and a half years in the Marines in the South Pacific, he married Elizabeth (DesJardins) in Plattsburgh, N.Y., and they raised their family in New Rochelle, N.Y.
For over 25 years John was the sales manager for Sentinel Oil Company in New Rochelle. In 1983, he and his wife retired to Willsboro Point and spent many happy years lakeside. At that time they joined St. Philip's Church in Willsboro.
John is survived by his wife, Betty; six children and spouses, Janet and Phil Schwetz, James Ledden, Richard and Patrice Ledden, Robert and Nancy Ledden, Daniel and Suzanne Ledden and Maureen Ledden Arnold; 12 grandchildren; six great-grandchildren; and Sister Mary Ledden CND.
He was predeceased by his parents; a brother, Howard Ledden; and a sister, Margaret Marceau.
A Funeral Mass was held at St. Philip's Church in Willsboro at 11 a.m. Thursday, Oct. 26, 2006, with the Rev. Scott Seymour officiating.
The family has requested in lieu of flowers donations in his memory be made to the Willsboro Rescue Squad or St. Philip's Church.
Huestis Funeral Home has been entrusted with arrangements.
MARGARET C. KIMBALL
SHELDON CREEK - I have decided to write my own obituary. I am now 81 years old and still in rational mind so I think the time has come to take care of this detail.
I was born Sept. 12, 1925, the daughter of Robert and Alice (Stephenson) Crowe. I was fortunate to have these two good people as parents. They shaped my values and started me out on the path of human life.
I had two brothers and two sisters, Gwendolyn, Robert, John, and Cora. At this writing, only John, Cora and I are still living.
As children of the Depression, I suppose that we were poor but we were not aware of it at the time. We never felt deprived, but frugality was always held up to us as a virtue and wastefulness was considered a cardinal sin. These beliefs were firmly impressed upon our minds early in life and have served us well throughout the years.
On June 1, 1947, I married my soul mate, Norman Kimball, who put up with all my frailties and failures for nearly 57 years. Norman and I had five wonderful children, Carolyn, Tommy, Diane, Norma, and Melinda. They have given us five grandchildren, Arica and Caleb Bronz, Sarah Godin Biggie, and Ellen and Rachel Repstad. We now have five great-grandchildren, Arrien and Eva Gadue, Silas and Finnian Biggie, and Linden Rose Bronz Russo.
Tommy died in 1988 ñ an untimely death. We thought we could never recover from that tragedy, but as we worked together through our grief, we became a closer, more tightly woven family than ever before.
There was one other member of our family. Margaret Hanson came to live with us in 1975. Margaret had spent most of her childhood at the Brandon Training School and was transferred to the Vermont State Hospital when she was 18 years old. She had a strong spirit and her influence extended to our children and grandchildren as well as ourselves. We came to love Margaret as one of our own and our relationship gave us a new understanding and respect for those who are referred to as handicapped. Margaret lived with us for almost 24 years until she died in 1998.
Norman died in 2004 and since then I have been alone, although not really alone because I have strong family support. I have spent more time in solitude since then than at any time in my life. Solitude doesn't mean loneliness and I have never been lonely. My time in solitude has given me the opportunity to reflect on the incidents of my life, the mistakes and omissions which I sorely regret, the satisfaction I feel when I believe I followed the right course of action, the grief and the joy, the struggles and the periods of serenity, but above all, the love. There is a song on a recent CD entitled ìLove is the Last Thing to Goî. I don't know anything about the song, but I really identify with that title.
I'm thankful for my family; I'm thankful for all the people I have known in this journey through human life. I'm thankful for the teachers, poets, and authors, living and long dead, who have inspired me and influenced my beliefs. It has been a good trip!
Margaret Crowe Kimball died early Friday morning, Oct. 27, 2006, at her home with her family at her side. Besides her children and grandchildren, she leaves their partners: Phil Bronz, Tom Repstad, John Thoren, and Cory Woolsey; Sam Russo, Brad Biggie, Erina Luciano, Jeff Spencer, and Meg Barnett; her daughter-in-law Roxanne Pike; her sister Cora Clark and her brother John Crowe; her friends and her church community; honorary sister, Joann Morris; and dear friends, Dorothy and Clarence Bocash and Tammy Conger.
She opened her generous heart to all who crossed her path, caring for strangers and family alike. Her spirit of unconditional love and giving is an inspiration to all of us.
There will be no visiting hours. The service will be held on Wednesday, Nov. 1, 2006, at 1 p.m. in the Sheldon United Methodist Church.
In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to the Sheldon Food Shelf, c/o Thelma Stebbins, 3133 E. Sheldon Road, Sheldon, Vt. 05483.
The Heald Funeral Home is assisting Margaret's family with arrangements.
HOWARD KENNETH BOHANNON
ALBURGH - Mr. Howard Kenneth Bohannon, age 71 years, died Friday afternoon, Oct. 27, 2006, at the Franklin County Rehab Center in St. Albans Town.
Born at home in Alburgh on May 19, 1935, he was the son of the late Isaac and Ruth (James) Bohannon. He attended Alburgh Schools. In his earlier years he worked for a short time on the Central Vermont Railroad and later on the farm for his brother-in-law Earle Collins. He also did various jobs for people throughout the community including George Braely. He enjoyed country music and in his younger years played drums at the American Legion.
Howard leaves two sisters, Grace Collins and her husband Earle and Bernice Bohannon, all of Alburgh; three sisters-in-law, Geneva, Joanne and Diane Bohannon; as well as several nieces, nephews and cousins.
He was predeceased by two sisters, Lydia Gamache and Elva Maskell; and four brothers: Elwin, Philip, Delbert and Willard Bohannon.
A Funeral Service will be held Tuesday, Oct. 31, 2006, at 11 a.m. from The Kidder Memorial Home, 89 Grand Ave., Swanton. The Reverend Doctor John C. Kehoe will officiate. The Prayers of Committal and Interment will follow in the Bohannon family lot in Bush Cemetery, Alburgh Village. Relatives and friends may call at the funeral home on Monday from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m.
Gifts in Howard's memory may be made to the Alburgh Volunteer Fire Department and Rescue, 4 Firehouse Road, Alburgh 05440.
