Category: Obituaries

Charles Henry Smith, 83, went to be with the Lord on April 8, 2013. He was born Jan. 22, 1930 to Henry John and Mercedes (Allen) Smith in Newport. He grew up in Hyde Park and graduated from Lamoille Central Academy in 1948. He attended UVM and graduated from Albany Business College in 1951, then… Read More

Allen Lee Walker died March 29, 2013, in Chatham, Mass., at the age of 92. Mr. Walker was a longtime employee of S.H. Kress and Company, beginning as a stock boy and retiring more than thirty years later as the company’s president. After retirement, he enjoyed drawing, painting, and spending time with his grandchildren. Mr.… Read More

Dr. Dharam Pal Yadav passed away peacefully in Boston, Mass., on April 4, 2013, after a courageous battle with cancer. He was surrounded by those that he loved most, his beloved and devoted wife of 41 years, Meena, his three children, Pramila Rajni Yadav, M.D., Anuradha Yadav, Esq., Sanjeev Pal Yadav, all of Boston, Mass.,… Read More

Marion C. Morhouse, 98, died on March 18 at Wake Robin, in Shelburne, Vt. Marion was born in Bradford, Vt., on April 2, 1914, to Dr. Walter S. Cole and Zella Pauline (Blakely) Cole. She graduated from Bradford Academy in 1932 and attended Middlebury College.  Marion married L. Judson Morhouse in 1934 and lived in… Read More

Dr. Ralph S. Provost, of Shelburne, died on March 24, 2013, after a brief illness. He was born on Jan. 30, 1926, in Burlington, the son of Stanley and Winifred (Smith) Provost. Dr. Provost attended Burlington schools, graduating from BHS in 1943. Upon graduation, he enlisted in the Navy, serving in the Submarine Service in… Read More

Mary P. Grace, 69, of Maple Manor, Vergennes, and formerly of Waterbury, passed away in the comfort of her home on Sunday evening, March 24, 2013. Born in Colchester on Nov. 10, 1943, she was the daughter of the late Gilbert and Ursula (Thomas) Piche. On Oct. 3, 1964, she married John Grace in Johnson.… Read More

George A. Jimmo, 88, most recently a resident of Starr Farm Nursing Center, died March 28, 2013. Born Sept. 18, 1924, he was the son of George J. Jimmo and Celia D. Hill. George married Joyce Huard on July 5, 1954, in St. Stephen’s Catholic Church in Winooski. In 2010, they celebrated their 56th wedding… Read More

Melvin G. Merrill, 87, formerly of Shelburne, died March 17, 2013. He was a retired materials manager at Simmonds Precision in Vergennes and a yacht broker for Bruce Hill Yacht Sales at Shelburne Shipyard. Born Aug. 3, 1925, in Waltham, N.Y., he was the son of Eric and Blanche (Evarts) Merrill. He attended high school… Read More

Ellen (Abraham) Chave, 61, passed away on Easter Sunday, following a courageous battle with cancer. Born in Winchester, Mass., to Eleanore L. of Shelburne, and the late William H. Abraham, Ellen was raised in Mexico City, Amherst, N.Y., and East Charlotte. A graduate of CVU High School, class of 1970, and Johnson State College, Ellen… Read More

A memorial service for Dorothy A. Cole, a longtime Shelburne Community School teacher, who died on Feb. 20, 2013, is scheduled for April 6, 2013, at 11 am, at the UCC Church, Main Street, Bradford. A reception will follow at the church.   Read More