Obituaries
Recent Obituaries in Bennington, VT
Browse recent obituaries and death notices for the Bennington, VT area. Each tribute honors a life lived and reflects the diverse traditions, cultures, and stories that shape our community.
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Robert Mitchell Borden
Apr 6, 2018
Robert M. Borden, 91, of Banff Alberta, died on Friday, April 6, at his second home in Old Bennington, Vermont. Bob was born in New York City on February 27, 1927, graduating from Cornell University as a rocket engineer and then joining the jet propulsion team at United Aircraft. Soon he yearned to go West, adapting his skills and ideas...
Margaret A. Lacroix (Gleason)
Apr 6, 2018
BENNINGTON Margaret A. "Maggie" LaCroix, 83, a resident of Bradford Street, Bennington, died peacefully on Friday, April 6, 2018 at her home surrounded by her family. Born in Bennington on May 1, 1934, she was the daughter of the late John and Rose (Generous) Gleason. Maggie received her early education at St Francis de Sales Academy and was a 1953...
James Leonard Cross
Apr 5, 2018
James Leonard Cross, 50, a resident of Depot St. in Danby, VT died unexpectedly on Thursday April 5, 2018 at his residence. He was born in Burlington, VT December 20, 1967. He was the son of Leonard Cross and Marilyn (Harbour) Watson who survive. He received his education in Bennington and attended Mount Anthony Union High School Jim was self...
Debra Jean Chandler (Goodhue)
Apr 5, 2018
SHUSHAN, NY Debra Jean Chandler, 64, a resident of Binninger Road, Shushan, died peacefully on Thursday, April 5, 2018 at the Hoosick Falls Center for Nursing and Rehabilitation. Born in Hanover, NH on April 10, 1953, she was the daughter of Stanley A. Goodhue and the late Karlene M. (Dow) Goodhue. Debbie received her education at Sacred Heart School and...
Ethel "Pat" Croff
Apr 4, 2018
ETHEL "PAT" CROFF OBITUARY BENNINGTON, VERMONT Ethel H. "Pat" Croff, age 88, a former resident of North Branch St., in Bennington, and currently a resident of Crescent Manor Care Centers, died on Wednesday, April 4, 2018 at the Southwestern Vermont Medical Center in Bennington following a long illness. She was born on September 18, 1929 in Hebron, New York and...
Robert Andrew "Bam" Hutchins (Hutchins) Jr.
Mar 31, 2018
We were given the rare gift of having been blessed with the life of our beloved Robert (Bam) Hutchins, Jr.,48, and on March 31, 2018, he returned to be with our Lord and passed peacefully at his home, after courageously battling cancer, surrounded by his loving family. He was born in Newport, Vermont and raised in Bennington. He received his...
Owen Leo Donald Sanders (Sanders)
Mar 31, 2018
Owen Leo Donald Sanders, toddler son of Chelsea Sanders and Steven Rajter, died unexpectedly on Saturday, March 31, 2018. Friends may call at the Mahar and Son Funeral Home, 628 Main Street, Bennington on Wednesday from 1pm until 2pm. A service will be offered at 2pm. Memorials may be made in support of the family through the Mahar and Son...
Antoinette E. Houran (Lalumiere)
Mar 28, 2018
BENNINGTON Antoinette E. Houran, 96, a resident of County Street, Bennington, died peacefully on Wednesday, March 28, 2018 at the Centers for Living and Rehabilitation. Born in Holyoke, MA on September 29, 1921, she was the daughter of the late Arthur and Clara (Branchaud) Lalumiere. Antoinette received her education in the Bennington schools and was a graduate of the former...
Michael Howard Sherman (Sherman)
Mar 26, 2018
STAMFORD, VERMONT Michael Howard Sherman, age 67, a resident of Stamford, VT died on Monday, March 26, 2018 at his home following a brief illness. He was born in Burlington, VT on January 30, 1951, and was the son of Howard and Evelyn Sherman. He had lived in Arlington, VT in younger years, and then Bennington and retired to Stamford,...
Francis J. Latif
Mar 23, 2018
Francis J. Latif Bennington - Francis J. Latif, 92, of Caroline Drive passed away peacefully March 23, 2018 surrounded by his loving family. Born in Springfield, MA on January 14, 1926 to Nassif and Frieda Latif, he later moved to Bennington and graduated from Bennington High School in 1944. After graduation he served in the Army-Air Force during World War...
Alan C. Smith (Smith)
Mar 22, 2018
Alan C. Smith, 67, a resident of Stateline Road in Hoosick Falls, NY died Thursday March 22, 2018 at the Albany Medical Center in Albany, NY following a brief illness. He was born in Bennington, VT February 22, 1951. He was the son of the late Harold and Edna (Eastman) Smith. Al received his education in Bennington and was a...
Ellen Regina Toole (O'Shaughnessy)
Mar 22, 2018
Ellen Regina "Nina" O'Shaughnessy Toole died peacefully early in the morning of March 22, 2018, at her home in Dorset, Vermont, after listening with her daughter, Ellen, to a recitation of the rosary on television. She was 96. Nina was born on April 11, 1921, in Columbus, Ohio, to Jeremiah Aloyious O'Shaughnessy and Ellen Regina Fahy O'Shaughnessy. The eighth of...
Charles C. Nott (Nott) Iv
Mar 16, 2018
ALBANY Mr. Charles C. Nott IV of 7 Harvard Avenue, Albany NY passed away of natural causes Friday March 16, 2018. At the time of death he was with his dear friends Jeff and Pat Sterling at their camp in the Adirondacks. Charles was an avid fisherman and outdoorsman and this was a place that he loved. Charles, or "Judge"...
Shirley G. Dayton (Grange)
Mar 12, 2018
Shaftsbury, VT Shirley Dayton, a resident of Shaftsbury, died the 12th of March at her home on Crosier Road, surrounded by family. Born Shirley Grange in 1932 in Adams, MA, she was an honors graduate of Northfield Mt. Hermon School, Mt Holyoke College (BS in Plant Science and Chemistry, 1953), and Wellesley College (MS in Biology, 1955). She married David...
None Dayton (Grange)
Mar 6, 2018
LESLIE GRANT OBITUARY BENNINGTON, VERMONT Leslie J. Grant, age 39, a resident of North Branch Street, Bennington, died on Tuesday, March 6, 2018 in Albany, New York. He was born in Bennington on May 2, 1978 and was the son of the late Fredrick Grant, Sr. and Wanda Willoughby who survives. He received his education in local schools and was...
Frederick A. Hartmann
Mar 5, 2018
Frederick A. Hartmann a resident of Winhall, VT and beloved husband of Dorothy Esposito-Hartmann passed away March 5, 2018 at the Albany Medical Center in N.Y. He was born in Palisades Park, N.J., the son of Frederick and Kathleen Hartmann. Educated in New Jersey schools and graduated from Rider College in New Jersey; he went on to serve his country...
Shelby Jay Coon
Mar 4, 2018
Shelby Jay Coon, 22, a resident of North Branch St. in Bennington died unexpectedly Sunday March 4, 2018 as a result of injuries sustained in an automobile accident in Bennington. He was born in Bennington, VT November 20, 1995. He was the son of Henry Jay Coon and Charlene (Noe) Coon. He received his education in Bennington and was a...
Patricia May Warren (Warren)
Mar 4, 2018
Patricia Warren Bennington, Vermont Patricia May Warren, age 67, a resident of Bennington, died on Sunday, March 4, 2018, at the Bennington Health and Rehabilitation. She was born in Cambridge, New York on May 1, 1950, and was the daughter of the late Ernest Boyd and Lillian Emma (Cross) Warren. She received her education in Greenwich schools. She had been...
Jane A. Adams (Adams)
Mar 2, 2018
Jane A. Adams: July 24, 1943 - March 2, 2018 Jane A. Adams, a 30+ year resident of "The Funny Farm" in Pownal, VT passed away after a long illness on March 2nd. A Brooklyn native, Jane grew up in Forest Hills, NY, graduated from Pembroke College in Brown University in 1965 and got her law degree from Boston University...
Dorothy Ellen Kelly (Lafountain)
Mar 1, 2018
To the loss of a role model, hero, best friend and the greatest grandmother, mother anyone could ask for"¦"¦.. On March 1st at 6:45am, Ms. Dorothy E. Kelly went home to be with the Lord. Dorothy was a beloved grandmother and mother. She loved without regard for recognition or reward and loved the stranger as family, giving her last dime...
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