, 81, of Palmer, Massachusetts, died peacefully on April 9, 2011, at Life Care Center of Wilbraham, Massachusetts, surrounded by her loving family. She was born in Newport on July 25, 1929, a daughter of David and Idea (Landry) Prue and lived in Palmer since 1954. She worked as a telephone operator for many years, at the Palmer Nursing Home, and then for Jarvis and Jarvis before retiring. She had a strong religious faith and was a communicant of St. Thomas Church, and formerly the organist there. She was also a member of the Daughters of Isabella. Among the many things Mrs. Riel enjoyed in her leisure were singalong songs with the piano, crocheting, and trying her luck with bingo and scratch tickets. Her main love was her family. She will be deeply missed by her five children: Denise Coburn of Newport, Andrew and Robert II of Palmer, Michael and his wife, Darlene, of Chicopee, Massachusetts, and Jay and his wife, Cindy, of Thorndike, Massachussetts; by her ten grandchildren to whom she was lovingly referred to as "Memere": Melissa, Michael, Carrin, Bennett, Rachel, Kayla, Nicole, Jaymelee, Jake, and Jayce; two great-grandchildren, Jeffrey and Jayda; her in-laws, Roland Richer of Palmer and Sylvia Prue of Newport; and many nieces and nephews. Besides her parents, her husband, Robert, preceded her in death in 2003, along with six sisters: Sister Mary David, Irene, Blanche, Fedo, Yvonne, and Agnes; and her two brothers, David and Wilbrod. Calling hours will be Wednesday, April 13, from 4 to 7 p.m. A funeral service will be held on Thursday, April 14, at 9 a.m. at the Beers & Story Palmer Funeral Home, followed by a Liturgy of Christian Burial at 10 a.m. at St. Thomas Church. Burial will follow in St. Anne Cemetery in Palmer. The family requests that donations be made in her memory to Baystate Visiting Nurses Association and Hospice, Box 9058, Springfield Massachusetts, 01102, or Blinded American Veterans Foundation, P.O. Box 65900, Washington D.C. 20035, or Family Council at Life Care Center of Wilbraham, 2399 Boston Road, Wilbraham, Massachusetts 01095.

, 78, of Derby died on April 8, 2011. He was born in Ste. Hyacinthe, Quebec, on June 8, 1932, a son of the late Auguste and Florina (Tetreault) Sicotte. He moved to Westfield in 1940 where, along with family members, he operated a dairy farm. The farm was sold in 1958, and he moved to Newport and worked for Barton Cleaners for many years. He attended Sacred Heart High School while farming and later graduated with his G.E.D. Mr. Sicotte with family members and friends started a band called "The Blue Stars" in the early 1950s and played at many functions. In 1960 he started a new group called the "Downbeat Trio Plus One." He and his band members entertained audiences for many years. Big Band music became his greatest love. Mr. Sicard became a great entertainer and played at places in Vermont as well as the Canadian border. In 1985 he bought the Pierre Motel in Barre. He operated the motel with his brother Lionel Sicotte of South Burlington. The motel was sold in 2000 and he moved to Derby and worked at the Newport Country Club for eight years. He was a devoted brother and uncle to his family, nieces and nephews, and an honorary member of the Third Degree Knights of Columbus Council #2285 of Newport. He enjoyed boating, fishing and camping at the lake. Mr. Sicard is survived by his sister Jeannine Sicotte of Newport; his brother Lionel Sicotte of Derby; his nephews Richard Sicotte and his wife, Linda, of Rocky Hill, Connecticut, Raymond Sicotte of Colchester, Reynold Sicotte and his wife, Francine, of Newport, Marc Sicotte and his wife, Gail, of Lowell, and Sylvain Sicotte and his wife, Sandi, of Colchester; by 17 great-nieces and great-nephews; and by special friend Rose Marie Macie. He was predeceased by his parents; his sister Suzanne Sicotte, his brothers and sisters-in law Albert and Helene Sicotte and Guy and Marie Jeanne Sicotte. Friends may call from 2 to 4 and 6 to 8 p.m. on Wednesday, April 13, at the Curtis-Britch-Converse-Rushford Funeral Home at 4670 Darling Hill Road in Newport. Funeral services will be held at 11 a.m. on Thursday April 14, at St. Mary's Catholic Church in Newport. Members of the Third Degree Knights of Columbus #2285 Gibbons Council of Newport are requested to meet for prayers for brother Johnny at the funeral home at 7 p.m. on Wednesday evening. Spring interment will be held at the St. Ignatius Cemetery in Lowell. Should friends desire, contributions in his memory can be made to St. Mary Star of the Sea Catholic Church, 191 Clermont Terrace, Newport, Vermont 05855, or to the Oncology Department at North Country Hospital, 189 Prouty Drive, Newport, Vermont 05855.

, 89, of Derby Line died on April 5, 2011, in Newport. She was born December 15, 1921, in Rock Island, Quebec, a daughter of Moise and Albertine (Boulanger) Joyal. She married Ralph Veto who predeceased her on December 4, 1974. Mrs. Veto was a cake decorator in Fort Richie, Florida. Upon retiring she moved back to Vermont to be closer to family. She enjoyed tending to her nephews, great nephews and nieces. She had a great love for Schnauzer dogs, and she enjoyed watching professional hockey, and loved a game of cards. She is survived by her sister Florence Joyal of Rock Island, and by her sister-in-law Florence Joyal of Derby Line. She was predeceased by the following siblings: Bernadette Young, Marie Holmes, Albert, George, Andrew, Robert, Louis, and Leon Joyal. Funeral services were held on April 9 at St. Edward's Catholic Church in Derby Line. Spring interment will be in the St. Edward's Catholic Cemetery in Derby Line. Should friends desire, contributions in her memory may be made to the Area Agency on Aging, 59 Waterfront Plaza #14, Newport, Vermont 05855.

, of South Albany, who died January 15, 2011, will be held at 2 p.m., Saturday, April 23, at his chapel in the woods in South Albany. Friends are requested to omit flowers. Donations in his memory may be made to the Craftsbury Community Care Center, 1784 East Craftsbury Road, Craftsbury, Vermont 05826.

, my dear friend and colleague, was in the last few of her 29 years of teaching as I was just starting my teaching career in the seventies. She taught art at Barton Graded School, and I was a teacher's aide there while I went back to college to complete my teaching degree. We actually met each other through Scouting in 1974. We both joined the Barton Cub Scout Pack #66, as leaders. I remember when the Cub Scouts had to march in our local parades, she'd made sure that every Cub Scout looked spiffy or else! We were in scouting together for over 34 years. Mrs. Smith earned the District Award of Merit, Den Leader Coach Award, and the Silver Beaver award, which is the highest award any adult can earn in a council, which in our case is the whole state of Vermont. Mrs. Smith was a Sunday School superintendent for over ten years and she was also a church council member for many years, so in 1995 she was awarded the God and Country Award through Scouting and the Barton United Church. One year for our Cub Pack #66, we made a large papier mâché eagle with a Cub Scout hat on its head for a float; this was for a parade in Orleans. We were driving the float down Route 5 to the parade in Orleans when all of a sudden the eagle took flight off of the float. We finally used Cub Scouts to anchor down the eagle as we crept ever so slowly through the parade. I believe we even won a Parade Creativity Award. She volunteered for over 15 years with the Orleans County Fair Association. Since 1974, Mrs. Smith worked diligently as the vice-president of the Barton Ladies Improvement Committee helping to beautify Barton; she belonged to the Crystal Lake Grange #411; and was an officer and a board member of the Barton Chamber Apartments, Inc. She and Phil LaFontaine ran the Barton Youth Program at the Memorial Building Theater from 1974-1986, where twice on both Friday and Saturday nights, they'd show our kids wholesome G-rated movies. She always made the popcorn, and was in charge of the concession stand. Then between each movie show she'd supervise the cleaning of the theater. Mrs. Smith was a stickler as she'd have us all get every piece of popcorn off the theater floor. From 1980 she belonged to the Four Seasons Garden Club where she loved displaying centerpieces. She had a passion for butterflies and would collect and reproduce them as pins, magnets, bookmarks, in floral arrangements, and also for Delta Kappa Gamma decorations. In the 1970s while teaching art, Mrs. Smith ran a two-week exhibit of conservation through art at the State House, where over 1,000 students displayed their own art presentations on conservation. Mrs. Smith was commissioned to paint Governor Emerson's portrait for the Vermont State House, which she felt was one of her greatest achievements. This portrait is now housed at the Crystal Lake Falls Historical Society Museum in Barton. On May 1, 1969, Mrs. Smith was presented for membership to the Delta Kappa Gamma Society International by Epsilon Charter member Irene Dudley; this was just the second group initiated into the Epsilon Chapter. She was on the chapter legislative committee, the budget and finance committee from 1978-1991, chairman of the nominating committee, and the world fellowship committee, our chapter recording secretary from 1974-1976; and she served on the Alpha Lambda State Nominating Committee from 1986-1988. We all enjoyed her artistic talents as she created beautiful favors for numerous Epsilon meetings; many of us still cherish her butterfly magnets which are displayed on our refrigerators at home. Through her retirement years, Mrs. Smith loved reading her many daily newspapers, including completing the crossword puzzles; she was always knitting sweaters, mittens, and hats for her grandchildren and great-grandchildren along with items for military servicemen and needy children in the local schools. Her family meant so much to her. Her husband was a Barton postal worker until his sudden death in 1970. She is survived by their daughter Melanie; two grandchildren, Andrew and Kerri, and their four children. She would have been 97 years old on April 17. She wouldn't want any of us to shed any tears for her, because she was always thankful for being able to enjoy life to its fullest. Mrs. Smith will be buried this summer at the family plot in Barton. It has most assuredly been an honor and privilege to have been a close friend, Epsilon sister and a devoted member of Scouting with Carolyn Smith. Thanks for the memories, Carolyn. Mrs. Smith was born on April 17, 1914. She died on February 25, 2011. She married E. Elwood Smith on December 25, 1941. She started teaching in a one-room schoolhouse in Sherburn in 1936, then moved to Barton where she taught grade five from 1939 to 1946. She taught art from 1960 to 1979 in the Orleans Central district. Whatever she attempted she carried through responsibly. She searched constantly to enrich the lives of those she taught and with whom she worked. Intellectual and professional growth was her constant goal.

, 81, a Newark resident, died on Friday, April 1, 2011, at her home with loving family members by her side. She was born January 28, 1930, in Sutton, a daughter of the late William O. and Augusta M. (Falcon) Allard. She attended Sutton schools. She enjoyed spending lots of time in her garden, loved listening to country western music, going to the races when she was younger, and going to yard sales. Most of all she enjoyed spending time with her family. Ms. Allard is survived by her loving daughter, Terri Allard; her companion, David Gooden, of Littleton, New Hampshire; two granddaughters, Melissa Tinker and her husband, Scott, of Orleans, and Lacey Allard of St. Johnsbury; her sister Linda Allard of Newark; three sisters-in-law: Joan Allard of Newark, Ruth Allard of East Haven, and Shirley Allard of Lakeland, Florida. She was predeceased by her parents; a son, Richard Allard; two grandsons, Jeremy Allard and Jamie Lyford; her fiancé, Arthur Brown Sr.; five brothers: Wayne, Kenneth, Dean, Ray, and Bernard; and her sister Marion Ferrin. A graveside service will be held later in the spring in the Pleasant Hill Cemetery in Newark.

, 56, of Newport died suddenly on April 3, 2011, at her home. She was born on June 9, 1954, in Hartford, Connecticut, a daughter of June (Hart) Wells and Rene Sr. On September 22, 1973, she married Wilbur Baraw Sr. who survives her. Mrs. Baraw had been an inspector for Ethan Allen Manufacturing. Her hobbies included watching television, and she enjoyed being outside. She is survived by her husband, Wilbur Baraw Sr., of Newport; her son Wilbur Baraw Jr. and his wife, Candy, of Craftsbury; her granddaughter Chelsy of Craftsbury; and by the following sister and brothers: Roy Wells of Derby Line, Richard Wells and his wife, Vicky, of Derby, Robert Wells of Newport, Diane Lawson and her husband, John, of Derby, David Wells of Newport, Wade Wells and his wife, Susan, of Lyndonville, and Mark Wells of Newport; and by numerous nieces, nephews, and great-nieces and nephews. She was predeceased by her father, Rene Wells Sr.; her mother, June Wells, on January 11, 2011; and by the following siblings: Rene Wells Jr., Gloria Paradis, and Wayne Wells. Private services will be held at the convenience of the family.

, 88, of Allison Park, Pennsylvania, died peacefully on March 30, 2011, at the Rebecca Residence. He was predeceased by his sister Wilma Sawyer of Iowa. He is survived by his wife of 67 years, Phyllis E. Bond; his daughter Carol Rodgers and her husband, Thomas, of West Point, Utah; and his son Dennis L. Bond and his wife, Darlene, of York, Pennsylvania. Mr. Bond was a veteran of World War II and served in the U.S. Navy as chief quartermaster on the destroyer escort ship USS Richard M. Rowell. He was a life member of Elks Lodge #932 in Etna, Pennsylvania. He was also a member of Masonic Lodge #100 in Burlington. Mr. Bond worked for PPG Industries as manager of the field credit office until his retirement in 1982 after 36 years of service. He earned the distinguished service award from PPG. Mr. Bond spent his summers of retirement with his wife at their summer camp on the shores of Lake Salem in Derby and enjoyed his time there immensely. In lieu of flowers, please make donations to the Good Samaritan Hospice of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, at (800) 720-2557, or to a favorite charity. Funeral arrangements are being made with The King Funeral Home in Allison Park.

, 87, of Craftsbury died on Saturday, April 2, 2011, in Morrisville. He was born April 15, 1923, to Francis S. Fuller and Louise B. Fuller. He is survived by his wife, Joan D. Fuller; his children: Timothy Fuller of East Hardwick, Sarah Fuller of Marlboro, Massachusetts, Jon Fuller and his partner, Jennifer Kane, of Chatham, Massachusetts, Hester L. Fuller of Craftsbury, Bradbury Fuller and his wife, Eileen D. Fuller, of Weybridge, Rebecca Fuller and her husband, Barry Forman, of San Francisco, California, and Jane (Calnan) Haynes and her husband Michael Haynes of Muncie, Indiana; and by many nieces, nephews, and grandchildren. Services will be held Saturday, April 9, at 2 p.m. at St. John the Baptist Episcopal Church in Hardwick. In lieu of flowers, donations may be sent to The Vermont Farm Fund, care of the Center for an Agricultural Economy, P.O. Box 451, Hardwick, Vermont 05843.

, 79, of Newport died on March 28, 2011, in Newport. She was born May 10, 1931, in Rock Island, Quebec, a daughter of Moses and Albertine (Belanger) Joyal. In June 1960 she married Lee H. Holmes who predeceased her on February 12, 2010. Mrs. Holmes was a health care aid employed by the state of Maine. She is survived by a daughter, Dianne Holmes, of Newport; by two sisters: Florence Joyal of Canada and Valeda Veto of Newport; and by a dear friend, Gesil Houl, of Orleans. She was predeceased by a son, Mark Holmes, in 2008 and by six brothers and one sister. Mrs. Holmes enjoyed painting pictures, cooking, sewing, and betting on the horses. Funeral services were held on April 1 at the Curtis-Britch-Converse-Rushford Funeral Home in Newport. Spring interment will be in Derby Center Cemetery.

, 60, of Newport died on March 29, 2011, in Barton with his loving family at his side. He was born November 17, 1950, in Laconia, New Hampshire, a son of Walter and Anita (Cadieux) Kempton. He entered the U. S. Army and served his country during the Vietnam War. As a hobby he enjoyed working with wood. He is survived by his children: Shawn Hildreth of Newport, Sherri Davis and her husband, Russell, of Belmont, New Hampshire, Brian Kempton of Willimantic, Connecticut, Walter Kempton of Westford, Massachusetts, Angela Birk and her husband, Chris, of Newport Center, and Sara Kempton, Krista Kempton, and Cynthia Dowland, all of Newport; by 14 grandchildren: Trevor, Silas, Alec, Damon, Mercedes, Promise, Faith, Tala, Kayla, Destiny, Julianna, Heidi, Isaiah, and Lyllian; and by a sister, Phyllis Tower, of Tilton, New Hampshire. He was predeceased by his sister Judy. Funeral services were held on April 2 at the Curtis-Britch-Converse-Rushford Memorial Chapel in Newport with Pastor Paul Essaff officiating. Military honors were held following the service. Should friends desire, contributions in his memory may be made to the American Cancer Society, Vermont Division, Inc., 55 Day Lane, Williston, Vermont 05495.

, 90, of Newport Center died on April 1, 2011, in Newport. She was born March 22, 1921, in Newport Center, a daughter of Harold and Jane (Hamblet) Dow. On March 11, 1949, she married Lloyd C. LaCross who predeceased her on April 11, 1981. Mrs. LaCross had been a loan supervisor for the former Chittenden Trust Company in Newport. She retired in 1985. She was a longtime member of the Eastern Star Lakeside Chapter #27. She is survived by several nieces and nephews. She was predeceased by a brother, Carlton Dow, in 1975, and sisters Carolyn Roland in 1986 and Hazel Brown on June 4, 2006. Funeral services will be held at 11 a.m. on Wednesday, April 6, at the Curtis-Britch-Converse-Rushford Memorial Chapel at 37 Lake Road in Newport with the Reverend Richard O'Hara officiating. Spring interment will be in the Newport Center Cemetery. Should friends desire, contributions in her memory may be made to the Frontier Animal Society, 502 Strawberry Acres, Newport, Vermont 05855.

, 75, of Ocala, Florida, died on March 29, 2011, in Ocala. He was born in Barton on January 27, 1936, a son of the late Archie and Dezilda (Rouleau) Turgeon. He served with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and was in Korea during 1957 through 1959. He worked as assistant service manager with Dobles Chevrolet of Manchester from 1968 until retiring in 2004. He was an avid NASCAR fan, and he enjoyed snow skiing and boating on Lake Winnipesaukee. Mr. Turgeon grew up in a farm and always had a love for animals, especially feeding his horses daily before reporting to work. Mr. Turgeon is survived by his loving wife of 16 years, Nancy Turgeon, of Ocala; by the following children: Tamara Brunnock and her husband, Sean, of Lakeland, Florida, Sharon Lefavor and her husband, Erik of Raymond, New Hampshire, and Todd Turgeon of Boston, Massachusetts; by step-children Laurie Williams of Farmington, New Hampshire, and Dale Raymond and his wife, Nikki, of Rochester, New Hampshire; by eight grandchildren; one great-granddaughter; eight siblings: Anita, Lorraine, Norman, Gilbert, Donald, Roland, Roger, and Gerald; and by many nieces and nephews. He was predeceased by his first wife of 33 years, Laura Turgeon, and by siblings Bert and Bertha.