All Obituaries

GOSHEN: Kelly Jean Berthiaume, age 53, passed peacefully, Sunday, May 28, 2023, at her home in Goshen. Kelly was born in Burlington on June 9, 1969. She was the daughter of Arthur and Barbara (Oney) Berthiaume. She spent her younger years in Middlebury and for the last 28 years she made a home with her care provider, Jennifer Keeler.  Among many things, Kelly enjoyed going to Silver Towers Camp in Ripton, listening to music, especially The Beatles, and giving whoever she could a...

BRANDON: Cory Michael Munnett, age 45, died Sunday, May 28, 2023, in Brandon, from injuries sustained in a motorcycle accident. Cory was born in Rutland on October 5, 1977. He was the son of Martha (Dumas) Munnett. He grew up in Whiting where he received his early education and graduated from Otter Valley Union High School, class of 1995. Following graduation, he attended Diesel Mechanic School in Connecticut. He returned to Vermont and began working at Specialty Filament in East...

BRANDON: Raymond Arnold Bushman, age 62, passed away peacefully at his home, in Brandon on Saturday, May 20, 2023. Raymond was born at Proctor Hospital on October 18, 1960.  He was the son of George Edward Bushman and Grace Elizabeth (Holcomb) Bushman. Ray spent his life in the Brandon area, attended the Brandon Training School where he met, Mark Scamman, who became his lifelong friend and caregiver.  After the closure of the school in 1995 Raymond moved in with Mark. For nearly...

Fair Haven, VT – Miss Ethel N. Ranney, 101, passed peacefully at RRMC on May 12, 2023 with country music playing in the background while surrounded by loved ones. The Good Lord was Finally Ready For Her. Ethel was born in Florence, VT on October 2nd, 1921 to George and Blanche (Kilburn) Ranney. With the exception of the first 2 years of her life, she lived for 95 years in Fair Haven, VT and the last 5 at Mountain View Center in Rutland, VT. She attended school in Fair Haven,...

BRANDON:   Rollande Lucille Bryant, age 89, passed peacefully May 15, 2023, at the home of her care provider in Bristol.   Rollande was born in Irasburg on September 24, 1933. She was the daughter of Roland and Marie (Messier) Demers. She was a graduate of Fair Haven High School, class of 1952. September 20, 1952, she married Robert Bryant, Sr, in St. John’s Catholic Church in Castleton. They made their home in Wallkill, NY for several years before coming to Brandon. She...

BENSON: John G. Kubin, age 98, died shortly before midnight on Wednesday, April 19, 2023.  John was born in Benson, VT, on November 18, 1924, to Walter J. and Mildred (Root) Kubin.   John graduated from Fair Haven High School in 1942 and entered the University of Vermont the fall of that same year.  He enlisted in the U.S. Army Reserves in December 1942 and then into active duty in February 1943.  After service in England, Ireland and France, he was honorably...

Brandon, VT Our dear mother, Adele Eileen Allman/Siers, "Auntie Del", made her journey to the Spirit World on April 18, 2023, from her home in Brandon Vermont. She was child number 10 of 13 born in Pine Ridge, South Dakota, March 22nd, 1948. She was 75 years old. Loved by all and will be missed terribly.   She is survived by her children; Sandee Siers Lorentz (Bruce Ehlers), Alan (Jill) Siers, Lyndell (Matt) Drinkwine, Dawn Galindo, grandchildren; Nicholas Lorentz, Malorie...

BRANDON: Brian Douglas Rivers, age 74, passed away Monday, April 17, 2023, at his home in Brandon. He was born in Middlebury on August 19, 1948. He was the son of Richard Norman Rivers and Dorothy Mae (Harris) Rivers.  He grew up in Brandon where he received his early education and graduated from Otter Valley Union High School, Class of 1966. He continued his education at UVM, where he studied Animal Dairy Science and was a member of the Alpha Gamma Rho fraternal...

ORWELL: John Richard Walker, age 65, passed peacefully on Saturday, April 15, 2023, at Rutland Regional Medical Center. John was born in Middlebury on March 31, 1958. He was the son of James and Katherine (Bigelow) Walker. He grew up in Benson where he received his early education and graduated from Fair Haven Union High School, class of 1976. He did farm work in his earlier years. John was a skilled carpenter and had worked for 31 years at Conner Homes in Middlebury. He afterwards...

Janice C. Bird BENSON — Janice C. (Broniewski) Bird, 61, passed away on April 11, 2023 in her home in Benson, VT concluding a courageous 2.5 year battle with breast cancer. She was born November 29, 1961 in Waterbury, CT, the daughter of Fred and Beatrice Broniewski. She graduated from Pomperaug Regional High School in Southbury, CT in 1979 before entering a career as a travel agent through the Wilma Boyd Travel School in Pittsburgh, PA. She married John Hughes in Naugatuck, CT on...