Edwin Leland Bowman
Edwin Leland Bowman, 69, of Derby, died at his home on February 7, 2011, surrounded by his loving family.
He was born June 23, 1941, in Newport Center, a son of Baxter and Evelyn (Wilcox) Bowman.
On April 19, 1962, he married Alice Mae Labounty who survives him.
Mr. Bowman graduated from Derby Academy in 1960 and later from St. Johnsbury Trade School in the automotive field.
He was a farmer for 26 years, and he was never afraid of a good day’s work. He also worked for Bond Auto as a delivery man and more recently drove bus for Rural Community Transportation. He enjoyed gardening and taking care of his lawn. He was also a school bus driver for many years for Derby students who brought him much joy. He cherished spending time with his children and grandchildren as well as vacations to Florida. He loved the Lord, and his life was a true testament to his devotion to God and his family.
He is survived by his wife, Alice Bowman, of Derby; by his four children: Joann Lawson and her husband, Mark, of Coventry, Karen Thomas and her husband, John, of Wauchula, Florida, Steven Bowman and his wife, Kerry, of West Charleston and Scott Bowman and his friend, Anita Tester, of Derby; by his grandchildren: Danielle Ingalls and her husband, Kyle, Shawn and Kevin Lawson, Sarah, Hannah, and Hayley Thomas, Ryan and Mariah Bowman, Ashley, Kylie, and Christopher Bowman, and Dylan and Sierra Tester; by eight brothers and sisters: Marshall Bowman and his wife, Esther, of Coventry, Dennis Bowman and his wife, Velma, of Meredith, New Hampshire, Durward Bowman of Hinsdale, New Hampshire, Bernice Blair and her husband, George, of Bellevue, Washington, Joyce Rines and her husband, David, of Shirley, Massachusetts, Linda Yandle and her husband, Tony, of Emmaus, Pennsylvania, Louise Laravie and her husband, Ross, of Coventry, and Joan Swenson and her husband, Clifford, of Barton; by his sister-in-law Marion Bowman of Orleans; and by several nieces and nephews. He was predeceased by two grandchildren, Jason Lawson and Nathan Bowman; by two brothers, Winston Bowman and his wife, Velma; and Gerald Bowman.
Funeral services were on February 11 at the Curtis-Britch-Converse-Rushford Funeral Home in Newport with the Reverend Glenn Saaman officiating.
Online condolences may be sent to the family through the funeral home website at www.curtis-britch-converse-rushford.com.
David Reed Cowles
David Reed Cowles, 84, died on February 6, 2011 in Minneapolis, Minesota.
He was born December 4, 1927, a son of Sarah B. Cowles and Percival Cowles of Scarsdale, New York and Barton. Summers were spent at the family estate on the east side of Crystal Lake. In 1937, due to his father’s prolonged illness, the family moved to Barton permanently where David attended Barton Academy. He graduated from New York Military Academy and the University of Vermont.
During the Korean War he joined the Army and was stationed in South Korea. After his military service, to complete his education, he entered Yale University where he studied law. Upon his graduation, he worked for the New York State Law Library until his retirement. He and his family lived in Old Greenwich, Connecticut. He was predeceased by his wife of 30 years, Lucy. Several years ago he entered a retirement home in Minneapolis to be near his son, Matthew Cowles, who survives him. He is also survived by three step-children. Burial will be in Old Greenwich at the convenience of the family.
Respectfully submitted by his cousin, Ann, at the request of his son, Matthew Cowles.
Lela Mae Fields
Lela Mae Fields, 89, of Derby died on February 10, 2011, in Newport.
She was born May 3, 1921, in Derby, a daughter of Ora and Nina (Leach) Blake.
She married James Fields who predeceased her.
Mrs. Fields was employed by Tillotson Rubber Company in Dixville Notch, New Hampshire.
She was famous for cooking apple pies and doughnuts. She also enjoyed going to yard sales, playing bingo, and cooking for her neighbors at the trailer park. She also loved working in her garden.
She is survived by her sister Daphne Morse of Newport; by her niece Jane Kelley and her husband, David, of Derby Line; by her nephews, who were like her children: Blake Hall of Newport, Arland Hall, and Roland “Peanut” Hall both of Glen Bernie, Maryland; and by her cousin Beatrice Gage of Barre. She was predeceased by her sisters Edith Willey and Betty Collins, and by her nephew Terry Hall.
Services will be held at the convenience of the family.
Online condolences may be sent to the family through the funeral home website at www.curtis-britch-converse-rushford.com.
Nelson Ransome Lay Jr.
Nelson Ransome Lay Jr. of Sutton died peacefully on Sunday, February 6, 2011, at the age of 85 in St. Johnsbury.
He was born on September 14, 1925, in Ft. Covington, New York, one of three children born to Nelson and Isabelle (Mayberry) Lay.
The family relocated to Island Pond where Mr. Lay’s father was employed as an engineer for the Canadian National Railroad. The move to Island Pond introduced Mr. Lay to the joys of hunting and fishing, pastimes he enjoyed immensely for the entirety of his life, culminating in the bagging of a 13-point trophy buck at the tender age of 65. The buck garnered top prize for “most atypical rack” at the Vermont Sportsman Show and today hangs prominently in the family camp at Seymour Lake alongside another trophy buck and several antlers of other deer bagged by Mr. Lay over the many joyful seasons he spent hunting the woods of northern Vermont.
Following the outbreak of World War II, Mr. Lay left high school and joined the Navy at age 17. He served in the Pacific theater as a radioman and gunner on a PBY Hedron Airframe. After the war ended, he returned to Vermont and finished his high school studies, graduating from St. Johnsbury Academy. He later attended the University of Vermont and received his associates degree from Champlain College.
Mr. Lay became one of the earliest Vermont State Police troopers, beginning his career in Bradford in 1949. During the height of his active duty as a detective, he was recognized as the top homicide detective in Vermont. He was a top marksman with a pistol and competed in national competitions. Mr. Lay retired as a captain and troop commander of the St. Johnsbury barracks, Troop C, following more than 30 years of distinguished service. Perhaps the best legacy of his tenure with the State Police was his belief that people, especially youngsters, were deserving of a second chance and were better served by a well-timed “talking to” than a ticket or permanent arrest record.
Mr. Lay married Shirley Carey in Montpelier on October 4, 1952, and together, they raised five children, living in multiple Vermont communities including Bradford, Rutland, Waterbury Center, and Sutton, moves necessitated by Mr. Lay’s career in the State Police.
After building their dream home in Sutton, Mr. Lay declined career moves that would necessitate relocation and on retirement from the State Police maintained his “gentleman’s farm” there. In retirement, he served as a rural mail carrier, on the Sutton select board, and drove a school bus. He enjoyed many outdoor activities throughout his life, and with the help of good friends, built a summer camp for his family on Lake Seymour. He spent many hours listening to the Boston Red Sox on the radio, especially the games against the Yankees.
He is survived by his wife of 58 years, Shirley, of Sutton; five children: Douglas Lay and his wife, Kathy, of Newport Center, Maureen Russell Quechee, Theresa Lay-Sleeper and her husband, Ron, of Cabot, Daniel Lay and his wife, Staci, of Brunswick, Maine, and David Lay of Sutton; by eight grandchildren: Devin and Derick Lay, Morgan Russell, Ethan, Orion, and Theron Lay-Sleeper, and Declan and Hannah Lay; by his sister Sherwood Riddell and her husband, Doug, of Denver, Colorado; by sisters-in-law Margaret Larned of Florida and Betty Blouin of Montpelier; and by many nieces and nephews throughout the country. He was predeceased by his sister Norma Smith of Tacoma, Washington.
Friends may honor Mr. Lay by calling on the family at the Guibord Funeral Home in Lyndonville on Monday, February 21, from 6 to 8 p.m. On Tuesday, February 22, at 11 a.m., a Mass will be celebrated at St. Elizabeth’s Catholic Church in Lyndonville. Interment will be in the Sutton Village Cemetery on May 28 at 1 p.m.
Should friends desire, contributions in his memory may be made to St. Elizabeth’s Catholic Church, 49 Winter Street, St. Johnsbury, Vermont 05819, or to St. Johnsbury Health and Rehab Center (marked for the Employee Activity Fund), 1248 Hospital Drive, St. Johnsbury, Vermont 05819.
Memories and condolences may be expressed privately with the family at www.guibordfh.com.
Florence “Sally” (Kipp) Leibold
Florence Kipp Leibold, 84, a former resident of Orleans, died on Saturday, February 12, 2011, at the Greensboro Nursing Home in Greensboro.
She was born in Needham, Massachusetts, on February 26, 1926, a daughter of Frederic and Caroline (MacIntyre) Hawkins.
She grew up in Massachusetts with half-sisters. She graduated from Newton High School and worked briefly in a children’s store.
She met her future hustand, Richard Kipp, who was serving in the Coast Guard, at a USO party for officers who had returned from their tour of duty in Australia and New Zealand. They married in April 1946 and moved to Burlington while Mr. Kipp finished school then to Newark, New Jersey, where he taught biology. They then decided to return to Orleans where he joined his father’s insurance agency. They made their home in Orleans where they raised their family. Mr. Kipp died on March 2, 1988.
She later married Charles Leibold in January of 1992. He died on October 26, 2002. Her home with both husbands was in Orleans and she enjoyed winters in Haines City, Florida, with both as well.
Mrs. Leibold was diagnosed with Parkinson’s Disease but pursued her many interests in spite of this. She and Mr. Leibold were accomplished painters and enjoyed the art club in Florida.
She was a longtime member of the Orleans Country Club and loved golfing and socializing there. She was an avid reader and member of the Book and Thimble Club; and enjoyed her bridge club. She was also a member of the Orleans Federated Church. She had a wonderful sense of humor and a great love of her family.
Upon failing health, she resided for a time at the Craftsbury Community Care Center in East Craftsbury and transfered to Greensboro Nursing Home in Greensboro in November of 2007. She was very much loved and enjoyed by the staff at the nursing home.
Mrs. Leibold leaves a son, Steven Kipp, of Daytona Beach, Florida, and his friend, Charlene Cook, of Glover; a daughter, Martha Lanham and her husband, Paul, of Enola, Pennsylvania; a step-son, the Reverend Dr. Robert Leibold and his wife, Ilse, of Bayville, New York; a half-sister, Lois Rich of Malden, Massachusetts; grandchildren Greta Kipp of Irasburg, John Kipp of Orleans, Justin Kipp of Portland, Maine, Sergeant Trevor Lanham and his wife, Jessica, of Marina, California, Kipp Lanham of Washington, D.C.; newborn great-granddaughter Cora Lanham of Marina; sister-in-law Betty Thurber of Middlebury; and other extended family. She was predeceased by both husbands, Richard Kipp and Charles Leibold; a son, Lawrence F. Kipp, who died September 10, 2010; a granddaughter, Brooke Kipp, who died March 2, 1998; and a sister, Lydia.
A funeral service was held on February 15 at the Orleans Federated Church in Orleans. Interment in Pleasant View Cemetery will be in the spring.
Contributions in her memory may be made to the American Parkinson’s Disease Association, Vermont Chapter, care of Department of Neurology, 1 South Prospect Street, Burlington, Vermont 05401.
Online condolences may be e-mailed to [email protected] .
Donald M. McRae
Donald M. McRae, 90, of Derby died on February 12, 2011, in Newport.
He was born May 20, 1920, in Groton, a son of Martin and Ada (French) McRae.
On December 29, 1945, he married Waneta Wagner who survives him.
Mr. McRae owned his own dairy farm in Island Pond with his wife for 50 years. He loved his family very much and followed all the activities of his children and grandchildren with great interest.
He is survived by his wife, Waneta McRae, of Newport; by his three children: Martin McRae and his wife, Barbara, of Morgan, Bruce McRae and his wife, Gisele, of Milton, and Vivian Spates and her husband, Douglas, of Derby; by his grandchildren: Lia Greenwood and her husband, Chad, Jeff McRae and his wife, Erin McKenny, Andrea Carbine and her husband, Andrew, Elia Marquis and her husband, Corey, Alicia Messier and her husband, Rodney, Kate McRae, and Kyle McRae: by his great-grandchildren: Evan, Delia, and Erik Greenwood, McKenna, Cecelia, and Griffin Marquis, and Finnegan and Charles McRae; by his sister Raelene Wright and her husband, Dale, of Ryegate; by his brother Keith McRae and his wife, Pat, of Matteson, Illinois; and by special niece Bonnie Fontaine and her husband, Paul, of St. Johnsbury; as well as other nieces and nephews. He was predeceased by a son, Michael McRae; brother Neil McRae; by a sister, Hazel Hutchinson; and by his step-siblings Sam Darling, Wilson Darling, Newton Darling, and Shirley Randall.
Friends may call from 6 to 8 p.m. on Thursday, February 17, at the Curtis-Britch-Converse-Rushford Funeral Home at 4670 Darling Hill Road in Newport where funeral services will be held at 10:30 a.m. on Friday February 18 with the Reverend Martha Peck officiating. Spring interment will be in the Lyndonville cemetery.
Should friends desire, contributions in his memory may be made to the Derby Line Ambulance Service, care of Brian Fletcher, P.O. Box 205, Derby Line, Vermont 05830, or to Orleans Essex Visiting Nurses Association and Hospice, Inc., 46 Lakemont Road, Newport, Vermont 05855, or to the Frontier Animal Society, 502 Strawberry Acres Road, Newport, Vermont 05855.
Online condolences may be sent to the family through the funeral home website at www.curtis-britch-converse-rushford.com.
Shirley (Ladd) Rochefort
Shirley Ladd Rochefort, 91, of Newport died on February 9, 2011, in Glover.
She was born January 15, 1920, in Newport Center, a daughter of William and Charlotte (Collins) Turner.
In 1934 she graduated from Sacred Heart High School.
She married Forrest S. Ladd on December 25, 1942. He predeceased her on November 30, 1966, and she later married Vincent Rochefort on October 10, 1981. He predeceased her on April 5, 1992.
At the age of 16 she became a bookkeeper at the former Montgomery Ward store in Newport. She and her husband raised their family in Connecticut and also in Sunbury, Pennsylvania, where she was an Avon representative. They returned to Vermont after Mr. Ladd retired. She moved back to Sunbury where she raised her two youngest children after her husband died. She worked as a bookkeeper for a food distributor.
In 1974 she moved back to Vermont where she was a bookkeeper for a fuel oil distributor. She retired after she married Mr. Rochefort.
She held memberships with St. Mary’s Star of the Sea Catholic Church in Newport and the North Country Swingers. Her hobbies included spending time with her family at camp A-Ladd-Inn on Lake Salem, traveling to see her children, and playing her piano and organ. In her childhood she sang in the Turner family “No Name Band.” She spent a few years at Michaud Manor in Derby Line which she enjoyed very much. She also appreciated the staff at Union House Nursing Home in Glover.
She is survived by her children: Michael Ladd and his wife, Bonnie, of Glover, David Ladd and his wife, Maria, of Churchville, Maryland, Jon Ladd and his wife, Brenda, of Watervliet, New York, and William Ladd and his wife, Lynda, of Homasassa, Florida; by 15 grandchildren; 19 great-grandchildren; her stepchildren: Lorraine Gaire of Stafford, New Hampshire, Jane Page and her husband, Sam, and Kathleen Murray and her husband, David, all of New Castle, New Hampshire, and by several nieces and nephews. She was predeceased by her daughters Jeanne Ladd Marsh and Cheryl Ann Ladd and by her sisters Arlene Rocheleau and Alice Hamlin.
Funeral services were held on February 14 at St. Mary’s Star of the Sea Catholic Church in Newport where a Mass was celebrated. Spring interment will be in the Derby Center Cemetery.
Should friends desire, contributions in her memory may be sent to the Union House Activities Fund, 3086 Glover Street, Glover, Vermont 05839-9701, or to the Parkinson’s Association, 400 Mercer Street, #504, Seattle, Washington 98109.
Online condolences may be sent to the family through the funeral home website at www.curtis-britch-converse-rushford.com.
Zelma L. Vigneau
Zelma L. Vigneau, 94, of Derby died in Newport with her family at her side on Wednesday, February 9, 2011.
She was born on a farm in Derby on May 15, 1916, the eldest of three daughters born to Eugene and Mathilda (Marois) Vigneau.
She attended Sacred Heart School where she graduated from a commercial course. She worked at many of the businesses on Main Street in Newport at that time, including the former Railway Express, Searles Jewelry, W.T. Grant, Montgomery Ward, Needleman’s, The Franklin Store, and Endicott Johnson Shoe Company. She was the manager of several of these stores.
Following retirement, she enjoyed traveling to Florida, Maine, and New Hampshire with her sister Tillie. Together, they started an antique business called Fox Farm Antiques in the barn on Tillie’s farm in the 1980s. It’s still in operation today. The two sisters went to many flea markets and antique shows throughout northern New England, as well as Florida, searching for items to place in their shop.
Ms. Vigneau was a very kind, gentle, and generous person, well known for her good nature and optimism. Over the years, her many customers and friends could rely on her honesty and sincerity. During her vacations, she enjoyed spending time with her friends and taking them on road trips. She and her sister also enjoyed many winters in Florida. Her family will fondly remember her delicious chocolate fudge made for the holiday gatherings, as well as her creamy mashed potatoes.
Ms. Vigneau was a longtime member of St. Mary Star of the Sea Catholic Church in Newport.
She is survived by her beloved sister, Tillie Fugere, of Derby; by her loving nieces and nephews who affectionately called her Mamon: Louise Mathews and her husband, Ed, Joanne Fedele and her husband, John, and their daughter Alissa, Joseph Fugere and his wife, Patricia, and their children Genevieve and Gavin. She was predeceased by younger sister Juliette, who died in infancy.
The family is having a private prayer service at the Curtis-Britch-Converse-Rushford Funeral Home. A Mass will be held at St. Mary’s in May followed by interment in St. Mary’s Cemetery.
Should friends desire, contributions in her memory may be made to the North Country Hospital’s Palliative Care Fund, 189 Prouty Drive, Newport, Vermont 05855, or to Orleans Essex Visiting Nurses Association and Hospice, Inc., 46 Lakemont Road, Newport, Vermont 05855.
Online condolences may be sent to the family through the funeral home website at www.curtis-britch-converse-rushford.com.
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