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Obituaries July 22, 2015

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obit CorriveauDenise C. Corriveau

Denise C. Corriveau, 62, of Summerdale, Alabama, died on Friday, July 10, 2015, after a courageous battle with cancer.

She was a native of the Newport area. Ms. Corriveau was a loving wife, a devoted mother and a loyal friend. Even after being diagnosed with cancer, she remained dedicated to her family, friends and to her will to fight her illness. She remained a brave, strong-willed woman to the very end.

She is survived by Bruno Corriveau, her husband of 32 years, and by her two wonderful sons, Alex and Brian.

Her family, including in-laws, is quite extensive: Germain and Loretta Deslandes, Richard and Lorraine Brasseur, Roger and Carmen Kerr, Eugene and Irene Delabruere, Maureen McGuire, Norbert and Yvette Deslandes, Richard Deslandes, Roland and Beatrice Deslandes, Richard and Bernice Messier, Lionel and Janice Deslandes, Michael and Sandra Deslandes, Herve Corriveau, Lise Doyon, Yves and Ginette Corriveau, Pierre and Marian Corriveau, Gaetan Corriveau, Louise Corriveau, Claude Corriveau, Clement and Kathy Corriveau, Daniel Corriveau, Darryl Petelinski, and many uncles, aunts, cousins, nieces, nephews, grandnieces, grandnephews, and numerous great friends.

A Catholic service will be held in September, and her ashes will be interred in the St. Edwards Cemetery in Derby Line. An exact date will be determined as arrangements are made.

 

obit LeachMary L. Leach

Mary L. Leach, 82, of Newport died peacefully on July 10, 2015, surrounded by her loving family.

She was born on March 25, 1933, in Montgomery, to Arthur and Helen (Domina) Lefevre.

She was head teller at the Chittenden Bank where she retired after 50 years. She loved her job at the bank and working with people. She also enjoyed spending time with her grandchildren, playing cards, and bingo.

She is survived by her children: Jody Casey of Newport, and Jim Smith and his wife, Christine; her grandchildren: Kristina Nowakowski and her husband, Rich, of Tampa, Florida, Kelli Rhodes and her husband, Dustin, of Brownington, Molly Smith of Newport, and Dylan Casey of Newport; and by her great-grandchild Weston Joseph Nowakowski. She is also survived by her sister Lucille Wing of Derby; her sister-in-law Gertrude Lefevre of Derby; and by nieces and nephews.

She was predeceased by her brother Albert Lefevre; and by two grandchildren, Ryan Casey and Elizabeth Smith.

Friends may call from 6 to 8 p.m. on Thursday, July 30, 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 Friday, July 31, at St. Mary’s Catholic Church in Newport, where a Mass of Christian burial will be celebrated. Interment will follow in St. Edward’s Cemetery.

Should friends desire, contributions in her memory may be made to the Alzheimer’s Association of Vermont, 300 Corner Stone Drive, Suite 128, Williston, Vermont 05495.

Online condolences at curtis-britch.com.

 

obit MartinAdelard P. Martin

Adelard P. Martin, 86, died in Newport on July 14, 2015.

He was born to William Martin and Matilda Roy on May 24, 1929, in East Angus, Quebec.

He worked as a lumberjack, worked on farms milking cows, and enjoyed restoring furniture. He loved to fish, watch the Montreal Canadiens, and enjoyed playing the violin, harmonica, and the guitar.

He is survived by his children: Leonard Martin and his wife, Linda, of West Charleston, Lisa Melton of Milton, Florida, Luc Martin and his wife, Lisa, of Island Pond, Donald Martin and his wife, Lori, of Derby, and Dan Martin and his fiancée, Marsha, of Derby Line. He is also survived by several grandchildren; his sisters, Jeannette Stebenne and Mary Blanche, both of Sherbrooke, Quebec; and by his brother Leonard.

He was predeceased by his son George; and two brothers.

Services will be held at the convenience of the family.

Online condolences at curtis-britch.com.

 

Edward A. McAllister

Edward A. McAllister, 57, of Manchester, New Hampshire, died peacefully at the Community Hospice House of Merrimack, New Hampshire, after a year-long battle with cancer, on July 15, 2015.

He was born on August 10, 1957, to William and Barbara McAllister of Lowell.

He leaves behind his son William McAllister and granddaughter Autumn of Manchester; his mother, Barbara, of Deltona, Florida; four brothers: Mark of Barton, David of Lowell, Greg of Troy, and Keith of Charlestown, New Hampshire; many aunts, uncles, cousins, nieces and nephews; and a very special friend, Lillian, for whom he provided care.

He was predeceased by his father, William, and older sister Carolyn.

A graveside memorial will be held on July 25 at 11 a.m. at St. Ignatius Cemetery in Lowell.

Donations may be made to the Community Hospice House of Merrimack, 210 Naticook Road, Merrimack, New Hampshire 03045 in appreciation of the great care provided to him in his final days.

 

obit mckayMartha Ann Wellman McKay

Martha Wellman McKay died peacefully in her sleep at Wake Robin Retirement Community in Shelburne on June 12, 2015.

She was born on September 14, 1921, in a two-room house in Hereford, Texas, to Robert Elliott and Corinne Hopkins Elliott. Dust-bowl conditions prompted her family to move to Dallas, Texas, where her father began working for Ford Motor Company.

When she was nine, they moved to Minneapolis, Minnesota. During World War II, the family lived in Ann Arbor, Michigan, while her father was a superintendent at the nearby Willow Run bomber plant.

She received a bachelor of arts in biology from the University of Michigan during that time.

She also met First Lieutenant Thomas Jerome Wellman, who she married in August 1945.

Mr. Wellman’s career as a chemical salesman for DuPont meant frequent moves to Delaware, Cleveland, Ohio, Connecticut, California, New York, and California again.

Mrs. McKay was an active member of her church and volunteered in nonprofit organizations wherever she went.

The couple had a strong interest in music, singing in church choirs and attending the opera, symphony and ballet. They were both accomplished cooks and loved to entertain.

In the early 1960s, the family built a small camp on Lake Willoughby that became the family’s anchor throughout their marriage and travels.

After Mr. Wellman died in 1995, Mrs. McKay moved to the wonderful Wake Robin Retirement Community in Shelburne.

There, in 2000, she met and married Dr. R. James McKay, who established the pediatrics department at Fletcher-Allen Medical Center in Burlington, and who predeceased her in 2012. Mrs. McKay was also predeceased by her older brother, Robert, and younger sister, Dell Elliott.

She is survived by her daughter Brynn Raupagh and her husband, Paul; her son Keith Wellman; three grandchildren: Lisa McVety and her husband, David, Elliott Raupagh and his wife, Ariel, and Daniel Raupagh and his wife, Ruth; and three great-grandchildren as well as her McKay stepsons: Robert and his wife, Barbara, David, Daniel and his wife, Nancy, Timothy and his wife, Betsy, and their families, to whom she was equally devoted.

A memorial service will be held at Westmore Community Church on Wednesday, August 12, at 2 p.m. Interment will be a private, family-only event.

Donations in her name may be made to the Westmore Association Scholarship Fund, P.O. Box 143, Orleans, Vermont 05860.

 

obit ParmeleeDorothy May (Jenness) Dunn Parmelee

Dorothy May (Jenness) Dunn Parmelee died on June 16, 2015, in Tupper Lake, New York, surrounded by family members.

She was born in Barton on November 12, 1914, to George Harold Jenness and Nellie Elaine Scott Jenness.

She had six brothers: Richard, Harold “Pete,” Ray, Elwin, Kenneth, and Walter; and one sister, Irene, all of whom predeceased her.

She graduated from Barton Academy as Valedictorian of the Class of 1933. She was editor of the school paper in her senior year, played four years of varsity basketball, and was in the school choir and drama club.

She married Lloyd E. Dunn in 1933 and had four sons, 17 grandchildren, 28 great-grandchildren, and three great-great-grandchildren.

Ms. Parmelee’s two oldest sons, Arnold and Alden, predeceased her but provided several grandchildren. On Arnold’s side are David and his wife, Noreen, Kim, Michael and his wife, Cheryl, Lynn Mahon and her husband, Eugene, and Evelyn Braddock and her spouse, Paige. On Alden’s side are Susan Weinberg and her husband, Joseph, Deborah Ayuso Mateos, and her husband, Jose, and James.

She is survived by two sons, Earl Dunn and his wife, Linda Fisher, of Vienna, Virginia, and Leo Dunn and his wife, Rosalie, of Haynesville, Louisiana. The grandchildren added by Earl are Michael and his wife, Nancy, Arthur and his wife, Misty, Charlton and his wife, Denise, and the late Patrick. On Leo’s side are Pamela, Todd, Dale, Christopher, and Mark and his wife, Ashleigh. She is also survived by two daughters-in-law, Betty Dunn and Patricia Dunn.

She worked for the U.S. Bobbin & Shuttle Company in Sutton, which moved the family in 1949 to Tupper Lake, where she continued hand-turning bobbins.

After the plant closed she worked for three years at the Oval Wood Dish in Tupper Lake until she was hired by the Draper Corporation to continue making bobbin blanks. At Draper, she worked ten years in the mill and ten years in the office as a secretary until she retired in 1976.

In 1962, she spent six months in Reno, Nevada, working at a casino “salt mine” counting money and taking an accounting course. While there, she received a divorce from Mr. Dunn then returned to Tupper Lake to continue to work and take business courses.

In March 16, 1987, she and Samuel Ross Parmelee were married at his home in Tupper Lake. Through this, Ms. Parmelee gained three stepchildren: William Parmelee and his wife, Lois, of New York, Robert Parmelee and his wife, Joan, of Brazil, and Debra Johnson and her husband, Ken, of Oswego, New York, as well as the late Linda.

Mr. and Ms. Parmelee then traveled to visit their children to share the good news. This was just the beginning of the many and vast travels of the Parmelees.

She was on the Tupper Lake Volunteer Emergency Squad for 17 years and was qualified to teach CPR and Advanced First Aid. She was also qualified as an Advanced Emergency Medical Technician 1 and 2, and could give IVs in the field and do endotracheal intubation. The highlight of her career on the squad was delivering a baby on the way to the Saranac Lake Hospital, a first for the Tupper Lake Squad. She was also secretary-treasurer and memorial chairman for a number of years, retiring in 1988.

She was always interested in sports, and bowled, golfed, fished, hunted and snowmobiled a great deal. She fished locally, mostly for native brook trout. She fished for Atlantic salmon in the Gaspé Peninsula, Quebec, and Nova Scotia, and fished for salmon in Alaska and Oregon. She bowled for a number of years and held offices at the opening of the present bowling alley in Tupper Lake. She bowled against one of the professionals, Marty Pirano, beating him with a score of 194. Ms. Parmelee was an avid sportswoman throughout her life.

A graveside service will be held at 1 p.m. on Sunday, July 26, at the Welcome O. Brown Cemetery in Barton, with the Reverend Richard Fisher officiating.

Contributions to the Tupper Lake Rescue Squad, 49 High Street, Tupper Lake, New York 12986 would be appropriate.

Online condolences at curtis-britch.com.

 

obit RaymondRoland E. Raymond

Roland E. Raymond, 90, Derby died on July 15, 2015, in Lebanon, New Hampshire.

He was born on July 15, 1925, in East Hampton, Massachusetts, to Henry and Rosanna (Fugere) Raymond.

On April 1, 1945, he married Estelle Schwartz, who predeceased him in 2002.

He entered the United States Navy, where he was a veteran in World War II. He was a former member of the Benevolent Order of the Elks #2155, the American Legion Post #21, and past president of the chamber of commerce.

He was an avid golfer, and enjoyed traveling with his wife, and he also enjoyed his cat Shadow, who was a great companion. He was the last of the group that enjoyed weekly trips for lunch all over northern Vermont. He absolutely loved his grandchildren and great-grandchildren and delighted in their visits.

obit vets flagHe was a member of the Memphremagog Yacht Club along with his wife, who was at one time the commodore. At one time, he was the manager for The Landing restaurant in Newport.

He is survived by his children: Teresa LaPorte and her husband, David, of Newport, Vanessa Raymond and her fiancé, David Palmer, of New York; ten grandchildren and nine great-grandchildren; and by his sister Eleanor Taylor of Southington, Connecticut.

He was predeceased by his son Michael; his daughter Melissa; and by his sister Theresa Raymond.

Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m. on Friday, July 24, at the Curtis-Britch-Converse-Rushford Funeral Home, at 4670 Darling Hill Road in Newport. Interment will follow in Derby Center Cemetery with full military honors.

Should friends desire, contributions in his memory may be made to The Honor Flight of New England, in care of Teresa LaPorte, 2103 Alderbrook Road, Newport, Vermont 05855.

Online condolences at curtis-britch.com.

 

obit RichardsonJohn R. Richardson

John R. Richardson died peacefully at his home in South Albany surrounded by his family on Tuesday, July 14, 2015.

He was born on September 28, 1954, to Francis and Pearl (St. Louis) Richardson in South Albany. He was the youngest of four children.

On August 18, 1977, he married Nancy Field of Craftsbury, and they started their married life next to his childhood home in South Albany. In 1983 they welcomed their son, Sterling, and five years later their daughter, Sara.

Growing up, Mr. Richardson worked on the neighboring farm for Marvin and Georgette Rowell, and after high school worked on the Houston Farm in Craftsbury.

Over the years, he raised calves of his own, milking his first cow in the garage at their home. He built a barn, and when his herd reached ten milking cows he farmed full-time for himself.

He made further additions onto the original barn until it reached the current capacity of 40 milking cows. Over the years a sugarbush was added as well. Much to his surprise and delight, both of his children are farming today — Sterling on the home farm where he took over for his father in 2011, and Sara with her husband in Hardwick.

Mr. Richardson enjoyed the farm, making good hay and “fancy” syrup, riding snow machines, hunting whitetail deer, watching his kids’ ball games home and away in high school and college, cookouts with his family and friends, riding his motorcycle, and later his trike. The joy of his life over the last couple of years was his first grandchild, Allie.

He is survived by his wife of 37 years, Nancy; his children: Sterling Richardson and his wife, Kelly, of South Albany, and Sara Ackermann and her husband, Jimmy, of Hardwick; and by his granddaughter Allie Rae Ackermann and her soon-to-be born sister, Andee Rose Ackermann, of Hardwick. He is also survived by his mother, Pearl Urie, of West Glover; his sister Harriet Sweeney and her husband, Dale, of Albany; his brothers: Jim Richardson and his wife, Sue, of Albany, and George Richardson and his wife, Nadine, of Monroe, Connecticut; as well as many nieces and nephews, and lifelong friends.

He was predeceased by his father, Francis; and his stepfather, John Urie, of West Glover.

A private burial will be held at a later date.

Online condolences at curtis-britch.com.

 

Jacqueline (Lemieux) St-Pierre

Jacqueline St-Pierre died peacefully on June 30, 2015, at St. Peter’s Hospital in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada.

She was born in Coaticook, Canada, on July 3, 1935. She was a longtime summer resident of Island Pond, where she enjoyed gardening.

For the last few years, she lived in Stoney Creek, Ontario, Canada.

She leaves behind her husband of 58 years, Renald St-Pierre; her daughters: Lynne and her husband, David Coffey Sr., of Barre, and Nathalie and her friend, Mark Oliver, of Stoney Creek; her granddaughters: Diane and Nicole Supernault of Barre; her step-granddaughter Katrina and her friend, Jeremy Sneed, of Waterbury; her step-grandson David Jr. of Morrisville; two step-great-grandchildren: Kara and Maddux; a brother, Raymond Lemieux and his spouse, Anita; a brother-in-law, Robert McAlpine; as well as many nieces, nephews, cousins, and friends.

She was predeceased by her parents, Theodoric Lemieux and Maria-Anna (Letourneau) Lemiuex; and by one sister, Huguette (Lemieux) McAlpine.

A celebration of her life took place in Coaticook on July 13. Interment was in St. Edmond Cemetery in Coaticook.

Donations in her name may be made to the Vermont chapter of the Alzheimer’s Association, 300 Cornerstone Drive, Suite 128, Williston, Vermont 05495; or to the Vermont chapter of the American Cancer Society, 55 Day Lane, Williston, Vermont 05495.

 

obit whitakerCharlotte Marie Whitaker

Charlotte Marie Whitaker died peacefully on the evening of July 12, 2015, with family at her side.

She was born on November 27, 1938, in South Strafford, to Julius and Estella (LaBelle) Roberts.

On March 15, 1957, she married Gerald Whitaker and they had six children.

For most of her life she was an extremely hard-working farmer but after her husband died she became a hard-working child advocate with CASA (Court Appointed Special Advocates), a paraprofessional at North Stratford school, and she was an active member of Sacred Heart Church in North Stratford, New Hampshire.

She enjoyed gardening, attending church activities, making arts and crafts, spending time with loved ones, and chocolate.

She is survived by her children: Sherry Chilafoe of Whitefield, New Hampshire, Gerald “Gerry” Whitaker Jr. and his wife, Kathryn, of Coventry, Timothy Whitaker and his wife, Jennifer, of Brunswick, Amy Whitaker of Concord, New Hampshire, and Deborah Hudman and her husband, Stephen, of Kirksville, Missouri; her grandchildren: John and Crystal Chilafoe, Jesse Whitaker, Amanda Dobler and her husband, Adam, Scott Whitaker and his wife, Rachel, Brian Whitaker and his wife, Monique, and Elisabeth Whitaker; by nine great-grandchildren; her brother Harold Roberts and his wife, Roberta, of Goshen, New Hampshire; her daughter-in-law Lisa Atherton-Whitaker of Colebrook, New Hampshire; and by numerous nephews, nieces, and cousins.

She was predeceased by her daughter Sandy; her husband, Gerald; her brothers: John, Jason, and Michael; and by her sister Maureen Lalonde.

A graveside service was held on July 16 in Hyde Park. A Mass will be held at a later date at the Sacred Heart Church in North Stratford.

Should friends desire, contributions in her memory may be made to the American Cancer Society, Vermont Division, Inc., 55 Day Lane, Williston, Vermont 05495; or to the Sacred Heart Church, 58 Main Street, North Stratford, New Hampshire 03590.

Online condolences at curtis-britch.com.

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