All Obituaries

WHITING: On a frosty, bright autumn morning, surrounded by her four close friends,Verna passed on to her next great adventure peacefully and without pain. Verna Rose Thomsen was born March 31, 1959 to Vernon and Edna ( Sholly) Bindner on her father’s birthday. Verna spent her early years growing up on a midwest farm. She loved spring with the birth of chicks and bunnies and was always eager to start planting her garden no matter what else was going on in her life. Verna was employed...

RUTLAND CITY:   Glendean Esther Gould, age 96, passed away Friday September 23, 2022, at Mountain View Center in Rutland.   Glendean was born in Brandon on March 25, 1926. She was the daughter of Neil and Cloe (Moore) Blackmer.  She grew up in Brandon where she received her early education and graduated from Brandon High School, class of 1944. In her earlier years she had worked at the family business, the Mickey Mouse Restaurant. February 16, 1946, she married Grover...

BRANDON, VT: Leslie Michelle John, of Brandon, VT age 49, passed away peacefully Sunday, September 18, 2022, surrounded by her family, at Rutland Regional Medical Center.   Leslie was born in Poughkeepsie, NY on December 31, 1972. She was the daughter of James and Patricia (Hart) Dean. She grew up in Beekman, NY where she received her early education in St. Mary’s Catholic School. She graduated from Arlington High School, class of 1993. August 28, 1999, she married David John...

BRANDON:   Donna Beatrice Doty, age 84, passed away Saturday, September 17, 2022, at her sons’ home in Brandon.   Donna was born in Middlebury on June 6, 1938. She was the daughter of Howard A. and Beatrice (Kirby) Foster. She grew up on the family farm in Salisbury. She received her early education in Salisbury schools and graduated from Middlebury High School, class of 1956. She earned her degree from Becker Junior College in Worcester, A. Following college graduation,...

RUTLAND:   Timothy G. Lenfest, age 70, sadly passed away on September 16, 2022, following a brief illness.   Timothy was a loving, dedicated and fiercely proud father and grandfather who will be deeply missed.   Timothy is survived by his daughters; Jessica Lenfest and Chenoa Dall; granddaughters; Ariel Eaton, Alexandra Dall and Hannah Hodge, his siblings; Frank, Brigid, Brian, Kevin and Billy.   He was preceded in death by his parents; Roger McDermott Lenfest and...

BRANDON: Mary Lou Potvin, age 86, passed away September 13, 2022, at Rutland Regional Medical Center. Mary Lou was born in East Barre on January 31,1936, the daughter of Lloyd and Mildred (Hall) Roberts. She attended grade school in East Bare, and graduated from Spaulding High School in Barre, class of 1954. In June of 1955 she married Paul C. Potvin, in Graniteville, VT. They made their home in Worcester, MA and later resided in Thompson, CT from 1965 until moving to Brandon in 1990....

FAIR HAVEN:   Lillian Bell Gilman, age 91, passed away Sunday, September 11, 2022, at the Pine of Rutland.   Lillian was born in Poultney on October 12, 1930. She was the daughter of Freeland and Gladys (Beebe) Mattison. She grew up in Poultney where she received her early education and graduated from Poultney High School. In her earlier years she had worked at Poalino’s Green House in Fair Haven and later worked as a machine operator at Tambrands for more than 23 years....

BRANDON: David James Malinowski, age 58, passed away Monday September 5, 2022, at his home in Brandon. David was born in Proctor on January 27, 1964. He was the son of Richard and Sandra (Mitchell) Malinowski, Sr. He had worked for OMYA for several years and later worked as a woodsman, logging various area's of the state. He was forced to retire due to an accident. He is survived by a brother; Richard Malinowski, Jr of Leicester and one sister; Dawn Malinowski of South...

WHITING:   Arthur Merle Stevens, Jr. age 67, passed away unexpectedly on Saturday, September 3, 2022, at his home in Whiting.   “Skip” was born in Rutland on July 22, 1955. He was the son of Arthur and Catherine (Austin) Stevens, Sr. He moved with his family to Hartford, CT, for several years returning to Vermont in 1969. He graduated from Otter Valley Union High School, class of 1973. He began his working career with Vermont Marble and later as a carpenter with...

BRANDON: Richard William Rowe, age 81, passed away Monday, August 29, 2022, at his home in Brandon. “Rick” was born in Proctor on January 5, 1941. He was the son of William and Evelyn (LaDuke) Rowe. He grew up in Brandon where he received his early education and graduated from Brandon High School, class of 1959. He afterward served in the Vermont Army Guard. He later received his training as a Professional Barber. He and his late father owned and operated Rowe’s Barber...