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Robert Frederick August
MANCHESTER — Robert F. August, age 91, a resident of Manchester and Dorset, Vt., since 1963, formerly of South Orange and Morristown, N.J., died peacefully of natural causes December 18, 2002, at Rutland Regional Medical Center. He was born June 24, 1911, in Jersey City, N.J., the son of Frederick George and Dorothea (Rasmussen) August. He graduated from Pratt Institute, Brooklyn, N.Y., in 1931 as a Chemical Engineer. He served in the New York National Guard during World War II. He married
Edith Champion (Brown) in South Orange, N.J., in January 1940.
He joined Triangle Ink and Color Company in 1931. The firm was founded by his father in 1922. During a thirty-year career with that firm, he pioneered development of specialty inks for the U.S. Mint, U.S. Post Office, and early magnetic inks for use by the New York Stock Exchange. He served as President of the National Printing Ink Makers Association.
After selling his business in 1962, Mr. and Mrs. August moved to Manchester, Vt., and then to Dorset in 1973. During that time he managed the Ben-Mont Ink plant in Bennington, Vt., turning that then captive facility for the gift wrap mill into a profit center for the company, supplying custom inks to General Foods in Saratoga Springs, among others.
In the late 1960’s he joined his wife at Snare Associates-Dorset Village Properties, a real estate agency in Dorset. He and Edith August were responsible for introducing George M. Wallace, who now owns the firm, to the Save Dorset Hollow effort. With the Augusts and others, Wallace formed the Dorset Hollow Corporation in 1968, preventing that rural area of Dorset from becoming the largest ski area in southern Vermont. Aspects of that early ecological survey and land-use plan were referenced in Vermont’s Act 250 and lands protection in the State of Hawaii.
Robert was an active member of the Episcopal Church of the Holy Communion in South Orange, N.J., and the United Congregational Church of Dorset and East Rupert where he served in the Church Cabinet for its Bicentennial and met the second Mrs. August at choir rehearsal.
Mr. August was an accomplished musician, sportsman and cook. He played violin and conducted a movie palace pit orchestra in the late 1920s. He hunted pheasant with Babe Ruth and was featured in the New York Times Sunday Magazine by Craig Claiborne for his barbecue prowess. Accomplishments few would know from this modest man.
He was predeceased by Edith in 1975 and a sister, Dorothy (August Avery) in 1997. In 1984 he was remarried
to Anne (Morgan) August, now of Shelburne, Vt.
His first wife had two daughters and a son who survive him: Melinda August Zancan of Venice, Italy, Suzanne Brown August of New York, N.Y.; and R. Diedrich August of Dorset, Vt. He is also survived by his son-in-law, Renzo Zancan; two grandchildren, Sabrina Brewster Zancan of New York, N.Y., and Shepard Brewster Zancan of Venice, Italy. His first great-grandchild, Zaccaria Zancan was born in Venice a month ago. He gloried in that knowledge.
Since 2000, Robert was a residence of Equinox Terrace, Manchester, Vt., where he flourished with independence and thoughtful care.
His family is celebrating his life privately. A Memorial Service will be announced at a later date for June 2003. In memory of Robert, memorial gifts may be made to Dorset Nursing Association, P.O. Box 549, Dorset, Vt., 05251.
Funeral arrangements are under the care of Brewster Funeral Service, a Selected Independent Funeral Home, in Manchester.
Heather M. Allamby
BELLOWS FALLS — Heather M. Allamby, 16, died Dec. 18, 2002, at Springfield Hospital.
She was born Dec. 17, 1986, the daughter of Edward Allamby and Jo-Ann Eckman.
She worked at Oona’s, LeFevre Ambulance Service and McGirr Nursing Home, all in Bellows Falls.
She enjoyed writing poetry and helping others.
Survivors include her mother and stepfather, Jo-Ann and Joseph Martin of Bellows Falls; her father and stepmother, Edward and Diana Allamby of Gloucester, Mass.; two sisters, Rebecca Allamby and Katie Martin, both of Bellows Falls; a brother, Joseph Martin III of Warwick, R.I.; and many aunts, uncles and cousins.
Calling hours will be held Saturday from 6 to 8 p.m. with the funeral service to follow at 8 p.m. at the Fenton & Hennessey Funeral Home in Bellows Falls.
Arrangements are under the direction of the Fenton & Hennessey Funeral Home.
Robert F. Jones noted journalist
WEST RUPERT — Robert Francis Jones, 68, died Dec. 18, 2002, at Southwestern Vermont Medical Center.
He was born May 26, 1934, in Milwaukee, Wis., the son of Charles and Rosemary (Pueringer) Jones.
He graduated from the University of Michigan with honors in journalism and received a commission as a U.S. Navy ensign in 1956. He served on sea duty in the western Pacific.
Mr. Jones was a general assignment reporter for the Milwaukee Sentinel for a year, winning a Newspaper Guild “Page One” Award for on-the-scene coverage. He then worked for Time Magazine as a staff correspondent in Washington, D.C., and Los Angeles for three years, and later was an associate editor in New York City for five years. He initiated the Time Essay section as its first writer. He also worked for Sports Illustrated as a senior writer from 1968 to 1980, and then as a special contributor for the next nine years. He was most recently a contributor to Sports Afield and Men’s Journal magazines and editor-at-large for Shooting Sportsman magazine.
He won the Winchester Good News on Hunting award in 1991 for a Sports Illustrated article “Tale of a Pup,” which became the award-winning children’s book “Jake: A Labrador Puppy at Work and Play.” His journalism appeared in Audubon, Harper’s, The New York Times Magazine and Life.
Survivors include his wife of 46 years, Louise Tyor of West Rupert; a daughter, Leslie Jones of Santa Monica, Calif.; and a son, Benno Jones of Seattle.
There will be no funeral service.
Memorial contributions may be made to the Dorset Nursing Association, P.O. Box 549, Dorset, 05251, or the Salem Rescue Squad, East Broadway, Salem, N.Y., 12865.
Joanne B. Ballard
GUILFORD, Conn. — Joanne B. Ballard, 52, died Dec. 19, 2002, at her family’s home in South Strafford, Vt.
She was born Sept. 23, 1948, in New Haven, the daughter of William and Louise (Whitaker) Bailey.
She graduated from high school in North Branford in 1966, and attended Brigham Young University in Provo, Utah.
She married
Richard Ballard on Dec. 20, 1972, in Madison, and they resided in Thetford, Vt., until moving to Connecticut.
Mrs. Ballard was a member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints, where she was active as a teacher and a member of the Relief Society.
She was an avid genealogist and a member of the Munchies, a genealogy club. She also enjoyed quilting, and taught several quilting and sewing classes.
Survivors include her husband of Guilford; her parents, of Thetford Center, Vt.; four sons, Michael Ballard of American Fork, Utah, Seth Ballard of Branford, Scott Ballard and William Ballard, both of Guilford; two daughters, Julie Ballard and Sarah Ballard, both of Branford; three brothers, Alan Bailey of North Branford, Andrew Bailey of Thetford, and Steven Bailey of Corinth, Vt.; and two sisters, June Chandler of Charleston, Vt., and Linda Bailey of Thetford.
The funeral service will be held Monday at 1 p.m. at the Latter Day Saints Chapel at the Joseph Smith Memorial in South Royalton, Vt. Burial will follow in Hillside cemetery in Thetford Center.
Friends may call Sunday from 7 to 9 p.m. at the Knight Funeral Home in White River Junction, Vt., and Monday from noon to 1 p.m. at the Latter Day Saints Chapel in South Royalton, prior to the service.
Memorial contributions in lieu of flowers may be made to Hospice of the Upper Valley, 46 S. Main St., White River Junction, Vt., 05001, or Breast Cancer Research, in care of American Cancer Society, 13 Loomis St., Montpelier, Vt., 05602.
Arrangements are under the direction of the Knight Funeral Home in White River Junction.
Malcolm V. Brisbin
Malcolm V. Brisbin, 89, of Rutland, died Dec. 23, 2002, at Mountain View Center Genesis ElderCare.
The funeral service will be held Friday at 11 a.m. at Christ the King Church. Burial will take place at a later date in Resurrection Park cemetery in Burlington.
There will be no calling hours.
Arrangements are under the direction of the Clifford Funeral Home in Rutland.
Margaret Kent Onion
CASTLETON — Margaret K. Onion, 84, of Castleton, died Saturday, Dec. 21, 2002, in Ashland, Ky. Born in Rutland on Dec. 25, 1917, she was the daughter of Prentiss Howard Kent and Gertrude (Horning) Kent. She was educated in Rutland schools and graduated from Rutland High School as valedictorian in 1936. She went on to receive her BA magna cum laude in English literature from Smith College in 1940, as well as an MA in English from the University of Vermont in 1969.
She married
William A. Onion on June 26, 1941, and moved to Castleton in 1947. She served in various public service roles there including: Castleton School Board, Castleton Library trustee, Trustee of Public Funds, Castleton Planning Commission, and Castleton Federated Church Restoration Committee. After her spouse’s death in 1981, Mrs. Onion remained in Castleton until 2001 when her health necessitated a move to Ashland.
Professionally, she worked for publisher Stephen Daye Press in Brattleboro, and later accepted a position as English teacher at Fair Haven (Union) High School in 1957. She became an Associate Professor of English at Castleton State College in 1969, retiring from CSC in 1978. In retirement, she worked as a free-lance journalist and poet, with numerous articles published in the magazine, Early American Life, and “Vermont Yarns” published in the Rutland Herald Sunday editions from October 1982 through October 1984.
As a member of the New England Association of Teachers of English, she received its Charles Swain Thomas Award in 1988, and Poet of the Year designation in 1992. She was a longtime member of the Castleton Historical Society and a Trustee of the Vermont Historical Society from 1980-1986. She served as Trustee of the Hayes Foundation for Gifted Children of Rutland County, 1981-1992, and of the Fletcher Farm Foundation, 1979-1995. She was also active in the Alumnae Associations of Smith College and Vermont YWCA Camp Hochelaga.
Survivors include her sister Mary Kent (Mrs. Hugh D.) Onion of Rutland; three children: Daniel K. Onion of Vienna, Maine; Carlie E. Banks (Mrs. Stephen C. Banks) of Plano, Texas; and Matthew W. Onion of Ashland, Ky.; five grandchildren: Frederick A. Onion, Amanda K. Onion, Alene M. Onion, William E. Banks, and Thomas I. Banks; and four great-grandchildren.
Memorial and committal services are planned for May in Castleton. Memorial contributions may be made to: Castleton Federated Church Restoration Fund, Castleton, Vt., 05735; or, Rebuild Camp Hochelaga, Vermont YWCA, 64 North St., Burlington, Vt., 05401.
Alida B. Todd
OCALA, Fla. — Alida Beryl Todd, 95, formerly of Rutland, Vt., died Dec. 23, 2002.
She was born 1907 in St. James, Long Island, N.Y.
She was a retired consultant to Todd Transportation in Rutland, Vt.
Mrs. Todd was a former member of the First Congregational Church in Rutland, Vt.
She was a member of the Daughters of the American Revolution in Vermont.
Survivors include a son, A. Richmond Todd of Ocala; seven grandchildren and 13 great-grandchildren; and several nieces and nephews.
She was predeceased by her husband, Archibald Todd; a son, Peter Todd; and three sisters, Loie Cleveland, Verna Molin and Marge Kester.
Arrangements are under the direction of Roberts Funeral Homes in Ocala.
Helen M. Faryniarz Rites
FAIR HAVEN — The funeral Mass for Helen M. Faryniarz, 85, who died Dec. 20, 2002, was celebrated Monday at Our Lady of Seven Dolors Catholic Church with the Rev. Richard Tinney, parish priest, officiating. Burial followed in St. Mary’s cemetery.
Organist was Nancy Wetherby and soloist was Richard Frazier.
Bearers were Paul Sweeney, Harold Ranney, Joe Faryniarz, Tim Faryniarz, Mark Goodrich and David Anderson.
Arrangements were under the direction of the Durfee Funeral Home in Fair Haven.
Donald C. Whipple
WESTMINSTER — Donald C. “Whip” Whipple, 51, died Dec. 21, 2002, at Springfield Hospital.
He was born June 24, 1951, in Keene, N.H., the son of George and Hattie Whipple.
He graduated from Fall Mountain Regional High School in Langdon, N.H., in 1970, and attended New Hampshire Vocational Technical College in Claremont, N.H.
Mr. Whipple worked at St. Johnsbury Trucking in Bellows Falls for many years, and most recently at Kissell Farms.
He was a former member of Alstead (N.H.) Fire Department and the Tri-Town Trailblazers Snowmobile Club.
Survivors include his parents; three sisters, Gladys Foote of Marlow, N.H., Rose Bingham of Keene, N.H., and Donna Whipple of Langdon, N.H.; nieces and nephews.
He was predeceased by a sister, Hattie Rice.
Calling hours will be held Friday from 6 to 7 p.m. at the Fenton & Hennessey Funeral Home in Bellows Falls, with a memorial service to follow at 7 p.m. at the funeral home. Burial will take place in Langdon (N.H.) cemetery at the convenience of the family.
Memorial contributions in lieu of flowers may be made to the Maplewood Activity Fund, Maplewood Nursing Home, 201 River Road, Westmoreland, N.H., 03467.
Arrangements are under the direction of the Fenton & Hennessey Funeral Home in Bellows Falls.
Elizabeth W. Andrew
BENNINGTON — Elizabeth “Biddie” Winslow Andrew, 93, died Dec. 22, 2002, at Crescent Manor Care Centers.
She was born May 23, 1909, in Bennington, the daughter of Charles and Helen (Holt) Winslow.
She attended schools in Bennington.
She married
Alfred Hunt in 1930. He died in 1943. She married
Harold Andrew in 1951; he died in 1972.
Mrs. Andrew worked at many local textile companies including EZ Mills, Bradford Mills, Ben Mont, Catamount and Thompson Manufacturing from which she retired. She had also cared for children in her home.
She was a charter member of the Missionary Alliance Church of Bennington, and had taught Sunday School for many years. She also assisted her daughter with her missionary work in Oaxaca, Mexico, for 13 years.
Survivors include a daughter, Eva Hunt of Bennington; a stepson, Harold Andrew of Bennington; two step-grandchildren, two step-great-grandchildren and two step-great-great-grandchildren; and nieces, nephews and cousins.
She was predeceased by five brothers, Charles, John, Horace, Robert and Harold Winslow; six sisters, Helen Plante, Clara Sweet, Dora Winslow, Esther Lane, Marion Shepard and Grace Keeney; and a step-great-grandson.
The funeral service will be held Friday at 11 a.m. at Missionary Alliance Church with the Rev. Kenneth Jolivete officiating. Burial will follow in Hinsdillville cemetery.
A memorial service will be held in the church social hall following the committal service.
Friends may call Thursday from 6 to 8 p.m. at the Hanson-Walbridge Funeral Home.
Memorial contributions may be made to Child Evangelism Fellowship of Mexico, in care of the Hanson-Walbridge Funeral Home, P.O. Box 957, Bennington, 05201.
Arrangements are under the direction of the Hanson-Walbridge Funeral Home in Bennington.
