, 87 of Derby, VT, passed away peacefully in the arms of her daughters, Priscilla, Lorraine, and Mary Jane, as a ray of sunshine gently engulfed her and took her soul home to heaven on Sunday, June 26, 2011 in Newport. A celebration Mass of her life will be held at St. Edwards Church in Derby Line on Saturday, August 20, 2011 at 11 a.m. Interment will follow in the Guillette family plot in St. Edwards Cemetery. Following interment, there will be a gathering for family and friends at the St. Edwards Hall.

, 18, of Morgan, VT, saw her sun set on June 24, 2011. The service will be held at Morgan United Church on Saturday, July 2, at 10 a.m. For her full obituary see Wednesday's Express.

, 55, of Orleans, VT, passed away suddenly June 26, 2011, at her home in Orleans. Services will be private. Should friends desire, contributions in her memory may be made to the charity of one's choice.

, 81, of Island Pond, VT, died peacefully at North Country Hospital on June 21, 2011 after a long illness. Funeral services and a celebration of life will be held at Saint James the Greater Catholic Church of Island Pond on July 2, 2011 at 1 p.m. officiated by Father Connors. A reception will follow at the American Legion Hall in Island Pond. There will be no calling hours. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to the charity or organization of one's choice.

, 87, of Newport, VT, passed away June 26, 2011 in Newport. A graveside service will be held at 2 p.m. on Friday, July 1, 2011 at the Pine Grove Cemetery in Newport with Christine Mosley officiating. Should friends desire, contributions in her memory may be made to the American Heart Association, Vermont Affiliate, Inc., 434 Hurricane Lane, Williston, VT 05495.

, 76, of Derby Line, VT, passed away June 22, 2011 in Derby. Friends may call from 5-7 p.m. on Sunday, June 26, 2011 at the Curtis-Britch-Converse-Rushford Funeral Home, 4670 Darling Hill Road, Newport. Funeral services will be held at 11 a.m. on Monday, June 27, 2011 at St. Edward's Catholic Church in Derby Line where a Mass of Christian burial will be celebrated. Interment will follow in St. Edward's Cemetery, Derby Line. Should friends desire, contributions in her memory may be made to the Catholic Parishes of Northeast Vermont, 191 Clermont Terrace, Newport, VT 05855.

of Riverhead, NY died on June 17, 2011 at Peconic Bay Medical Center. The family received visitors on Monday, June 20, 2011 at McLaughlin-Heppner Funeral Home, 336 Marcy Avenue, Riverhead, NY from 2-4 p.m. and 7-9 p.m. A memorial service was held at the funeral home that evening. Interment was to take place at the Cedar Lawn Cemetery in East Hampton on Tuesday at 11 a.m. The family requests that in lieu of flowers, memorial donations can be made to The Community Center for the Blind and Sighted, in care of Denise Teler, 126 Sunrise Avenue, Riverhead, NY 11901.

, 96, of Barton passed away June 22, 2011 in Barton. Funeral services will be held at 11 a.m. on Saturday, June 25, 2011 at St. Theresa's Church in Orleans where a Mass of Christian burial will be celebrated. Interment will follow in Brownington Center Cemetery. Should friends desire, contributions in her memory may be made to the Alzheimers Association, 300 Corner Stone Drive, Suite 128, Williston, VT 05495.

, 56, of Brattleboro, VT, passed away suddenly on June 19, 2011 in Newport, VT, at the home of his daughter, Jennifer Hodges. Services will be held at a later date. Should friends desire, contributions in his memory may be made to the North Country Hospital Diabetes Clinic, 189 Prouty Drive, Newport, VT 05855.

, 74, passed away at home on Wednesday, June 15, 2011, in the presence of his loving daughters after battling lung cancer. He passed peacefully into the arms of his Heavenly Father. In his memory, there will be a memorial service held at St. Mary's Church, 191 Clermont Terrance, Newport, VT, on July 11, 2011 at 11 a.m. Please join us in celebrating his new life following the service at Le Belvedere Restaurant, 100 Main Street, Newport, VT.

of Summerfield, Florida and Newport, Vermont died on June 13 after battling lung cancer for 10 weeks. Dick passed two days prior to his 80th birthday, peacefully under Hospice Care in his home surrounded by family in Summerfield. Born Richard Elbridge Banker in Thetford Center, Vermont to Charles and Hilda Banker, Dick graduated from Thetford Academy in 1949 and immediately joined the United States Marine Corps during the Korean War Conflict. During his active and Reserve Service, Dick was a decorated Marine earning several honors. Richard and Priscilla Bond were married on May 17, 1952, and recently celebrated their 59th Anniversary. Dick started his own Plumbing and Heating business and remained in the Hanover and Thetford area until his retirement in 1989. He specialized in both residential and commercial projects and completed work on several Dartmouth College, large mall, office building and hospital projects. He also owned and operated a plumbing, heating and paint store in East Thetford along with an apartment complex. Dick was a true Vermont Sportsman, enjoying coaching youth teams, baseball, golf, hunting and fishing while also becoming involved in environmental initiatives. Dick was predeceased by one brother, James and two sons, Brian and Gregory. Survivors include his wife Priscilla, sons Blair and Brett, sisters, Jeannie Buzzell and Nancy Piper, four grandchildren and several nieces and nephews who adored Uncle Snooky. A Memorial Service will be held on Saturday, July 30 at the Thetford Center Church at 2 pm. A Memorial Reception will be held immediately following at Thetford Academy's Anderson Hall. Donations may be made in Dick's memory to Thetford Academy, PO Box 190, Thetford, Vermont 05074 c/o Alumni Office.

, 81, of North Troy, VT, passed away at her home on Friday, June 17, 2011 after a long illness. Funeral services will be held at 1 p.m. on Thursday, June 23, 2011 at the Curtis-Britch-Converse-Rushford Funeral Home, 4670 Darling Hill Road, Newport with Rick Shover officiating. Friends may call at the funeral home on Thursday, June 23, 2011 from noon until the hour of the funeral. Interment will take place at a later date in North Troy Village Cemetery. Should friends desire, contributions in her memory may be made to the Oncology Department at North Country Hospital, 189 Prouty Drive, Newport,VT 05855, to the Ladies Auxillary Post 28, in care of Clara Mayhew, North Troy American Legion, 254 Dominion Ave., North Troy, VT 05859 or to Missisquoi Valley Ambulance, PO Box 131, Troy, VT 05868.

, 89, long time resident of Newport, VT, died peacefully on June 18, 2011 surrounded by his loving family after a long and courageous battle with Parkinson's Disease. There will be a celebration of his life at the United Church of Newport, Third Street on June 22 at 11 a.m. officiated by the Reverend Steven Jungkeit. A reception will follow in the Fellowship Hall. There will be no calling hours. Interment will be in Randolph, VT at the Veteran's Cemetery. In lieu of flowers, donations can be made to the Haskell Opera House, PO Box 337, Derby Line, VT 05830 or the Michael J. Fox Foundation for Parkinson's Research, Church Street Station, PO Box 780, New York, NY 10008-0780.

, age 81, went to his eternal resting place on Friday, June 17, 2011, following a long and difficult, yet courageous battle with Parkinson's Disease. Funeral services for Paul Bouffard will be held at 11 a.m. Friday, June 24, 2011 at St. Mary's Catholic Church in Newport, Vt. Calling hours for relatives and friends will be held from 6-8 p.m. on Thursday, June 23, 2011 at the Curtis-Britch-Converse-Rushford Funeral Home, 4670 Darling Hill Road, Newport. Members of the Knights of Columbus 3rd and 4th Degree Gibbons Council are also requested to meet for prayers and Honor Guard for Brother Paul Bouffard at the Curtis-Britch-Converse-Rushford Funeral Home, 4670 Darling Hill Road, Newport from 6-8 p.m. on Thursday, June 23, 2011. In lieu of flowers, donations can be made to St Mary's Star of the Sea Catholic Church, 191 Clermont Terrace, Newport, VT 05855 or to The Michael J. Fox Foundation for Parkinson's Research, Church Street Station, P.O. Box 780, New York, NY 10008-0780

, June 09, 2011, In loving memory and with gratefulness we bid farewell to Heinz. For the full obituary see Friday's Express.

, 79, a resident of Derby Line, Vermont, passed away peacefully at home after a long illness, surrounded by her loving family, on June 13, 2011. A memorial service in her honor will be held on Friday, June 17 at 10 a.m. at the Kingdom Hall of Jehovah's Witnesses, 389 Citizens Rd., Newport, Vermont. A gathering of refreshments and fellowship will immediately follow the service at 391 Whittier Rd., Derby Line, Vermont. For directions, please call 802-895-2781 or 802-895-4911, or 802-323-6448. In lieu of flowers, donations in her memory can be made to the Newport Congregation of Jehovah's Witnesses, c/o Ken Newfield, PO Box 395, Derby Line, VT 05830.

, 90, died on May 12, 2011 at the Central Vermont Medical Center. His daughter Gail was with him. Born on July 28, 1920, in Akron, Ohio, Dave grew up in Cuyahoga Falls. His father, Michael, was Jewish. His mother, Mary, was Irish Catholic. Dave attended college at Case Western Reserve and at Kent State. A law student at Ohio State in December, 1941, "Stringbean" Sophrin joined the Army Air Force, gaining just enough weight to pass the enlistment physical on his second try. In a Stearman open cockpit biplane, he learned to fly. On November 15, 1943, Dave married Virginia Margaret Looker at the Alliance Army Airfield in Nebraska. On June 6, 1944, Dave's troop carrier squadron crossed the English Channel in the first minutes of D-Day, dropping paratroops into Normandy. Later Dave carried paratroops and towed gliders into the south of France; into Holland; to Bastogne; and on March 24, 1945, into Germany. After the war Dave practiced law in Cuyahoga Falls. On the Republican ticket, he was elected City Solicitor. Dave held three elective offices. He preferred political philosophy to politics, though, and writing to practicing law. He favored the constitutional separation of church and state. He opposed Joseph McCarthy. Ultimately he took up the defense of Dr. Hyman Lumer, a labor activist accused of violating the Taft-Hartley Act. Dave lost the high-profile case. In 1960 Dave left the law and moved his family to Vermont. In Burlington he worked as a vocational rehabilitation counselor. He wrote two books for young people: Quiet Rebel (John Day, 1967), and The Newcomer (John Day, 1968). He wrote on smaller scales, too. When a reviewer in Burlington complained that the Champlain Shakespeare Festival's Richard III was so long it had "made me seat-weary," ticket sales dwindled. Dave wrote a letter to the editor. He praised the fine production. He regretted that it had "made the reviewer's seat weary." Ticket sales resumed. In 1968 Dave and Virginia moved to Brandon. They worked for many years at the Training School. Dave continued to write, and to do things his way. When an administrator forbid school residents to visit Texas Falls without a lifeguard, Dave renewed his Red Cross lifeguard certification. He was 53. At the Community College of Vermont's Middlebury campus, Dave moonlighted as Instructor in Effective Speaking. His texts - audio recordings where possible , included Lincoln's address at Gettysburg and Martin Luther King's "I Have a Dream." His students adored him. Virginia died in 1985. During the last months of her life Dave cared for her at home. In 1986 he bought ten acres of wilderness in Ames Park on Seymour Lake in Morgan. Living at first in a tent with his dog Helga, Dave built an unprepossessing cottage commanding one of the finest views on the lake. Knowing only the rudiments of house-building, he read books on the subject as he worked. He became a part of the community of neighbors on Ames Road and in Winape Hills on Echo Lake in Charleston. He met Constance Colligan, a local artist. On November 25, 1989, Dave and Connie married. Dave resumed writing his newspaper column, "From This Angle." With titles like "Takeover" (Dave's plan to buy General Motors on credit); "Newt Speaks Frankly" (" . . . a political leader who has the courage to come right out and say he speaks frankly") and "Terrorism Readiness Advice" ("Blue Alert: Drink one double martini . . ."), the column's pointed satire won both fans and detractors. When the column was discontinued, a reader recounted to Dave her conversation with the editor of the Bennington Banner: "I told her that as far as I was concerned your range was from brilliant to very brilliant, and I did not think I would renew my subscription." Dave composed his columns in pencil on a yellow legal pad. In defense of the pencil and in defense of thinking, Dave contributed an essay to Minutes of the Lead Pencil Club (Pushcart Press, 1996). Fellow essayists included Russell Baker and Henry Thoreau. Dave served as a director of the Seymour Lake Association. He worked on the newsletter. He chaired the Personal Watercraft Committee, fighting to limit the use of jet skis. Well into his eighties, he loved to swim. To maintain his once flawless front crawl, he swam at Stanstead College in the winter. For his 85th birthday, he wanted a kayak. Selectively quoting Lord Byron, Dave wrote in his high school yearbook, "Let us have mirth and laughter." The excellent staff at Rowan Court in Barre, where he moved in October, 2008, will attest that Dave never relinquished his sense of humor. Nor his habit of reading. Nor his sense of fairness: By agreement with his friend Richard, a medic in the Pacific in WWII and a fellow resident at Rowan Court, Dave took credit only for winning the war in Europe. In the Pacific, Richard won. In Charleston Dave leaves his wife, Constance, and her son, Steve. In New York he leaves Constance's daughters Christine and Margaret, and her son Robert. Dave leaves his daughters Gail, of Barre, and Helene, of Ithaca NY, and Helene's stepdaughter Susanna Porte, of Cambridge MA. A gathering to celebrate Dave's life will be held at Seymour Lake in July. Contributions in his memory may be made to the Southern Poverty Law Center, online or at 400 Washington Ave., Montgomery, AL 36104.

, 52, of Orleans, VT, passed away suddenly on June 10, 2011 at her home in Orleans. Friends may call from 6-8 p.m. on Monday, June 13, 2011 at the Curtis-Britch-Converse-Rushford Funeral Home, 12 Elm St., Barton. Funeral services will be held at 11 a.m. on Tuesday, June 14, 2011 at St. Theresa's Catholic Church in Orleans with the Rev. Sixmund Nyabenda celebrating a Mass of Christian burial. Interment will follow in St. Theresa's Cemetery. Should friends desire, contributions in her memory may be made to the Arthritis Foundation, Northern N.E. Branch, 6 Chenell Drive, Suite 260, Concord, NH 03301.

, 84, formerly of Maple St., passed away on Friday, June 3, 2011 at Riverside Rest Home in Dover, NH. Friends and family may call from 10-11 a.m. on Monday, June 20, 2011 with a memorial service to follow at 11 a.m. at Wiggin-Purdy-McCooey-Dion Funeral Home, 655 Central Ave., Dover, NH with Chaplain Julien Olivier, from Wentworth-Douglass Hospital, officiating.

, R.N. passed away on Thursday, June 2, 2011 at the age of 82 following a lengthy illness. Cremation has taken place and a memorial service will be held at St. Matthews Episcopal Church, 323 Church Street, Enosburg Falls, VT 05450 on Wednesday, June 22 at 11 a.m. In lieu of flowers a donation to St. Matthews Church, P.O. Box 276, Enosburg Falls, VT 05450 would be appreciated.

, 93, of Derby, VT, passed away June 7, 2011 in Derby. Graveside services will be held at 11a.m. on Saturday, June 11, 2011 at the Welcome O. Brown Cemetery in Barton. Friends may call at the Curtis-Britch-Converse-Rushford Funeral Home, 12 Elm Street, Barton, VT, on Saturday, June 11, 2011 from 10 a.m. until the hour of the graveside service. Should friends desire, contributions in her memory may be made to the Derby Green Nursing Home, 2853 US Route 5, Derby, VT 05829.

, 76, of Coventry, VT, passed away suddenly at his home on June 4, 2011. Funeral services will be held at the Christ Episcopal Church in Island Pond on Thursday, June 9, 2011 at 1 p.m. with the Rev. Brendan Whittaker officiating. Interment will follow in Lakeside Cemetery in Island Pond with military honors. Should friends desire, contributions in his memory may be made to the Make-A-Wish Foundation, 100 Dorset St, Suite # 4, South Burlington, VT 05403.

, 85, of Troy, VT, passed away June 4, 2011 in Newport. Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m. on Monday, June 6, 2011 at the Curtis-Britch-Converse-Rushford Funeral Home, 4670 Darling Hill Road, Newport with the Rev. Henry Mlinganisa officiating. Friends may call at the funeral home on Monday, June 6, 2011 from 1 p.m. until the hour of the funeral. Interment will follow in St. Ignatius Cemetery in Lowell. Should friends desire, contributions in her memory may be made to the Bel-Aire Nursing Home Activities Fund, 35 Bel-Aire Drive, Newport, VT 05855.

of Denver, CO, passed away Friday, May 27, 2011 after a long and courageous battle with cancer. There will be no calling hours and, at Kim's request, her ashes will be spread near a lighthouse in Northern California at a later date.

passed away unexpectedly on May 24, 2011 at his brother and sister-in-law's home in Silver Spring, Maryland. A memorial service will be held on June 18th at 2:00 p.m. at the West Glover Church. Burial will be in the Andersonville Cemetery in Glover,VT prior to the service. In lieu of flowers, donations can be made in Rod's memory to Green Mountain Habitat for Humanity, P.O. Box 381, Burlington, VT, or a charity of one's choice.

, 99, of Windsor, VT died peacefully on May 30, 2011. A memorial service in celebration of her life will be held at 2 p.m. on Sunday, June 12, 2011 at the United Methodist Church on Valley St. in Springfield, Vt. Davis Memorial Chapel will be in charge of the arrangements. Fran will be buried in the Clark/Eaton lot of Pine Grove Cemetery in Newport, VT, alongside her parents. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to Springfield United Methodist Church (10 Valley Street) or Friends of the Springfield Town Library (43 Main Street).

, 89, of Derby passed away on May 30, 2011 in Newport. Funeral services will be held at the St. Mary's Catholic Church in Newport on Thursday, June 9, 2011 at 11 a.m. with Monsignor Peter Routhier celebrating a Mass of Christian burial. Interment will follow at the St. Mary's Cemetery. Should friends desire, contributions in his memory may be made to the Derby Line Ambulance Service, c/o Brian Fletcher, PO Box 105, Derby Line, VT 05830.

died on May 19, 2011 at his home in Sun City Center, Florida, after a lengthy illness, with his wife and daughter at his bedside. A Funeral Mass will be offered at 9 a.m. on Monday, June 6, at St. Camillus Catholic Church in Arlington, MA. Committal will follow at Oak Grove Cemetery in Medford, MA.

, 84, of Derby, VT, passed away May 28, 2011 in Newport, VT. Funeral services will be held at 11 a.m. on Friday, June 3, 2011 at St. Mary's Catholic Church in Newport where a Mass of Christian burial will be celebrated. Interment will follow in St. Mary's Cemetery. Should friends desire, contributions in his memory may be made to St. Mary's Catholic Church, 191 Clermont Circle, Newport, VT 05855.

died peacefully at home in Morgan, Vermont, following a lengthy illness. Memorial services will be held at a later date in Morgan, VT, and Hingham, MA. In lieu of flowers, gifts can be made to the Astra Zeneca Hope Lodge in Jamaica Plain, MA, and the Circle of Friends in Morgan, VT.