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Alfred R. Monfette
Alfred R. Monfette, 88, of Newport died May 18, 2008, in Newport.
Mr. Monfette was born May 6, 1920, in Newport, a son of Carl and Winifred Monfette.
On December 23, 1940, he married
Blanche Farrar, who survives him.
He entered the U.S. Navy and served his country during World War II.
He was a mechanic for W.S. Mitchell’s in Newport for many years.
He was a very basic person who enjoyed spending time with his family, hunting, fishing, and camping. He enjoyed his trips to Germany, Alaska, Italy, Florida, Virginia, Nebraska, Arizona, and Georgia.
He is survived by his wife, Blanche Monfette, of Newport; by children: Alfred Monfette and his wife, Maria, of Florida, Craig Monfette and his wife, Susan, of Newport, Dian MacIntosh and her husband of Virginia, Linda Wheeler of Newport, and Darleen Grenier and her husband, Albert, of Newport; by 13 grandchildren; by 28 great-grandchildren; by three great-great-grandchildren; by his brother Paul Monfette and his wife, Dorothy, of Newport; and by several nieces and nephews. He was predeceased by his son Gary Monfette; by two grandchildren; by four brothers; and by six sisters.
Friends may call from 6 to 8 p.m. on Wednesday, May 21, at the Curtis-Britch Converse-Rushford Funeral Home on Darling Hill Road in Newport, where funeral services will be held at 11 a.m. on Thursday, May 22, with the Reverend Yvon Royer officiating. Interment will follow in Pine Grove cemetery in Newport.
Arrangements are by Curtis-Britch Converse-Rushford Funeral Homes.
Dorothy Ruth Knowles
Dorothy Ruth Knowles, 86, formerly of Newport, died March 20, 2008, at the Green Mountain Nursing Home in Colchester.
Ms. Knowles is survived by her son Melvin Kelley; by her brothers Robert Knowles and his wife, Charlotte, and Dale Knowles and his wife, Connie; by his sister Florence Boucher; by two grandchildren; and by several nieces and nephews. She was predeceased by her son Michael Kelley; by her brother Leonard Knowles; and by her sister Pearl Collins.
A graveside memorial service will be held on Saturday, May 31, at 2:30 p.m. at the Derby Center cemetery.
Arrangements are by Curtis-Britch Converse-Rushford Funeral Homes.
Mark H. Holmes
Mark H. Holmes, 46, of Derby died in Derby on Monday, May 12, 2008.
Mr. Holmes was born August 14, 1961, a son of Lee and Marie (Joyal) Holmes. He enjoyed his family and his cat.
He is survived by his father, Lee Holmes, of Derby Line; by his mother, Marie, of Newport; and by his sister Diane of Westfield.
Funeral services were held May 17 at St. Edward’s Catholic Church in Derby Line with Deacon Peter Klimanowski officiating. Interment followed at the Derby Center cemetery.
Arrangements are by Curtis-Britch Converse-Rushford Funeral Homes.
Ray “Frenchy” Gagnon
Ray “Frenchy” Gagnon, 82, of Gulfport, Mississippi, died April 22, 2008, in Gulfport.
Mr. Gagnon was a native of Salem, Massachusetts, and was a former resident of East Haven, Connecticut, for 53 years.
He was a veteran of the United States Marine Corps and served in World War II. He is a Purple Heart recipient.
He retired after 32 years of service from the United States Postal Service.
He was a member of Our Lady of Pompeii Catholic Church.
He was known as “Frenchy” by all the guys at the Cue & Brew in Branford, Connecticut.
He and his daughter attended the Perron family reunion in Glover each year.
He was predeceased by his wife of 30 years, Rita (Perron) Gagnon, formerly of Glover; and by his brother Pete Gagnon. Survivors include his daughter Jacqueline Oppel of Gulfport; his sister Rita Potty of Florida; his brother Lionel Gagnon of Florida; and his granddaughter Lieutenant Tanya Casey and her husband, Lieutenant Dan Casey, of Germany.
Private services will be held at a later date.
The Riemann Family Funeral Home of Gulfport is in charge of arrangements.
Roland D. “Bud” Cote
Roland D. “Bud” Cote, 85, formerly of Spofford, New Hampshire, died peacefully on Friday, April 18, 2008, at Maplewood Nursing Home in Westmoreland, New Hampshire, after a period of declining health.
Mr. Cote was born February 12, 1923, in Orleans, a son of Marshall N. and Eliza P. (Ducharme) Cote, the seventh of nine children. He attended area schools.
He married
Hazel I. Rounds on December 23, 1948.
He served as a sergeant in the U.S. Army during World War II in the 504th Military Police Battalion, seeing action in central Europe in the Rhineland Campaign from 1944 to 1946.
He had been employed with the Crosby Milling Company in Brattleboro, the American Optical Company in Brattleboro, and Cheshire Transportation in Keene, New Hampshire. He was proprietor of The House of Macramé in Spofford with his wife, Hazel.
He had been a member of the Moose Lodge in Keene, Mt. Pistatreen Grange in Spofford, Monadnock Squares Veterans of Foreign Wars in Keene, Keene Horse Shoe Club, Pine Springs Country Club in Spofford, and the Orleans Country Club.
He is survived by his sons Bruce W. Cote of Westmoreland and Dennis G. Cote of Brattleboro; by his sister Evelyn Jenne of Orleans; by seven grandchildren; by seven great-grandchildren; and by several nieces and nephews. His wife, Hazel Cote, died April 2, 1998.
Funeral services for Mr. Cote were held on April 23 at the Fletcher Funeral Home in Keene. Burial followed in the family lot in South Village cemetery in Westmoreland.
In lieu of flowers, donations may be made in memory of Mr. Cote to the American Cancer Society, Cheshire Unit, in care of Norma Jeanne Pinney, P.O. Box 87, West Swanzey, New Hampshire 03469.
Carolyn Lewis “Tally” Nealy
Carolyn Lewis “Tally” Nealy, 78, of Shelburne and Indian Rocks Beach, Florida, died Wednesday, May 7, 2008, at her winter residence in Florida after a lingering illness. She is reunited with her husband and soulmate, Chandler “Bud” Nealy, who had died nine days earlier.
Mrs. Nealy was born September 14, 1929, in Newport, a daughter of C. Earl and Winsome (Jones) Lewis. She graduated from Newport High School and Burdett Business College in Boston.
On June 5, 1950, she married
Chandler B. Nealy in Newport.
She was one of the original employees of the IBM plant in Essex Junction, before becoming a full-time homemaker. She worked as a real estate agent for a number of years.
She was a woman of great strength and fortitude. She enjoyed gardening, cooking, listening to big band music, spending time with friends, and visiting with her children and grandchildren. She was loved and admired by many and will be missed by all who knew and loved her.
In addition to her parents, she was predeceased by her husband of 58 years, Chandler Nealy, on April 28, 2008; and by her sister Jeanne L. Keith in 1998. She is survived by sister-in-law Ruth Vanderbrook and her husband, Richard, of Tonawanda, New York; by her five children and their spouses: Craig of New York, New York, Jon and Marianne of Shelburne, Eric and Diane of Waterbury, Matt and Kimberly of Chester Springs, Pennsylvania, and Robin and her husband, Todd Lawyer, of St. Albans; by 11 grandchildren; and several nieces and nephews.
Memorial services for she and her husband will be held Saturday, July 5, at 10:30 a.m. at Trinity Episcopal Church in Shelburne. There will be a luncheon reception in the McClure room following the service. Interment will follow in the family lot at Fairfax Plains cemetery.
Their children and grandchildren miss them and will always love them.
Memorial contributions may be made to the American Cancer Society, the American Heart Association, or the local charity of choice.
Jonathan Parry
Committal services for Jonathan Parry will be held at 1 p.m. on Friday, May 23, 2008 at the Irasburg cemetery.
Linda L. Gile Imler
Committal services for Linda L. Gile Imler, who died January 18, 2008, in Pennsylvania, will be held at 11 a.m. on Saturday, May 31, 2008 at the Albany Village cemetery with Pastor Ernest Machia officiating.
Arrangements by Malcolm R. Davis Funeral Home.
Jeannette Libby
Committal services for Jeannette Libby will be held at 2 p.m. on Friday, May 23, 2008 at the Brownington Center cemetery.
Elizabeth Stevens
Committal services for Elizabeth Stevens will be held at 2 p.m. on Saturday, May 24, 2008 at the Newport Center cemetery.
Germaine Bonneau
Committal services for Germaine Bonneau will be held at 10 a.m. on Saturday, May 24, 2008 at St. Ignatius cemetery in Lowell.
Beverly E. Britch
Committal services for Beverly E. Britch will be held at 11 a.m. on Saturday, May 24, 2008 at Pine Grove cemetery in Newport.
Earle Perkins
Committal services for Earle Perkins will be held at 2 p.m. on Saturday, May 24, 2008 at the Lakeview cemetery in Westmore.
Frances Favreau
Committal services for Frances Favreau will be held at 10 a.m. on Tuesday, May 27, 2008 at the Derby Center cemetery.
Aimee “Mae” Mason
Committal services for Aimee “Mae” Mason will be held at 11:30 a.m. on Saturday, May 24, 2008 at the Notre Dame cemetery in North Troy.
Helena Domina
Committal services for Helena Domina will be held at 11 a.m. on Friday, May 23, 2008 at St. Mary’s cemetery in Newport.
Adrienne Bernier
Committal services for Adrienne Bernier will be held at 1 p.m. on Friday, May 23, 2008 at St. Mary’s cemetery in Newport.
Fredric M. Kipp
A memorial service for Fredric M. Kipp will be held May 31, 2008 at 1 p.m. at Pleasant View cemetery in Orleans. There will be a cookout after the service until 6 p.m. at 261 Cross Road in Newport Center. All friends and family are welcome to come.
Edward G. Worth
Edward G. Worth, 63, of Island Pond died peacefully June 14, 2008, in Newport.
Mr. Worth was born July 16, 1944, in Newport, a son of Ina (Wolcott) Worth and Delmond Worth.
He was an English teacher at North Country Union High School in Newport for eight years.
He enjoyed talking to people and sharing stories.
He is survived by two children, Samuel and Lillian Worth, of Norwich; by his mother, Ina Worth, of Island Pond; by his brother Barry Worth of Knowlton, Quebec; and by his sister Barbara Daniels and her husband, Dennis, of St. Johnsbury.
A funeral service will be held at 10 a.m. on Thursday, June 19, at the Curtis-Britch Converse-Rushford Funeral Home in Island Pond with the Reverend Robert Castle officiating. Interment will follow in the Island Pond cemetery.
Should friends desire, contributions in Mr. Worth’s memory may be made to the Brighton Ambulance Service, in care of the Derby Line Ambulance Service, attention Brian Fletcher, P.O. Box 105, Derby Line, Vermont 05830.
Arrangements are by Curtis-Britch Converse-Rushford Funeral Homes.
Paul F. Ronk
Paul F. Ronk, 89, of Lake Worth, Florida, formerly of Newport, died suddenly on March 4, 2008, at Miami Valley Hospital in Dayton, Ohio.
Mr. Ronk was born August 9, 1918, in Dayton to Frank and Cora Whitlock.
He was predeceased by his parents; by his brother Clifford Ronk; by his sister Mary Hardin; and by son-in-law John Sukola III.
He is survived by his best friend and loving wife, Beverly; by his children: Sharon Sukola, Donna Stephans, Carol Ronk, and Paul Ronk; by his stepchildren: Charles Norton, Robert Norton, Susan Leavitt, Debra Kerr, Johanna Milhesier, and Judith Love; and by several loving grandchildren and great-grandchildren.
He was a man of God. He loved the Lord and always spoke of Him in terms of peace and salvation.
He met his wife in Florida, where they resided for some years. They moved to Vermont so his wife could be near her children.
He enjoyed going to the Derby Church of God and to Northern State Correctional Facility in Newport to talk to the inmates.
One of his greatest loves was that of his wife. He moved back to Florida so they could relive where they had once started.
He wrote in his final days a letter that said his wife had given him reason to live and the last 24 years were the happiest years of his life. There is no greater love than that of a soul mate.
Committal services will be held at 2 p.m. on Friday, June 20, at Mead Hill cemetery in Holland. All family and friends are asked to attend.
Arrangements are by Curtis-Britch Converse-Rushford Funeral Homes.
