World 12_27_17

ALEXANDER WILLIAM BANKS, 56, died Monday,
Dec. 18, 2017, at Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center in
Lebanon, New Hampshire. Arrangements are pending at
Boardway & Cilley Funeral Home, Chelsea.
BARBARA NORMAN CAMPBELL, 76,
died peacefully at the McClure Miller VNA
Respite House in Colchester, surrounded by the
love of her family. Barbara was born on Feb.
23, 1941, in Salt Lake City, UT, the daughter of
Paul and Margaret (Nesmith) Norman. She
graduated from Milton High School in 1959.
On Feb. 19, 1959, she married John “Jack” Campbell Jr. at
the Ira Allen Chapel in Burlington. Together, they raised
three daughters. She worked for many years in the medical
field and her passion was Miniatures. She is survived by her
daughter, Cheri Campbell, of Burlington, and her children
Olivia Johnston, Knight Appleton and Lissome Hall; her
daughter, Colleen Catalano and her husband, Edward, of
Greensboro, NC, and their daughter, Nicole Catalano; her
daughter Joy’s children; her son-in-law, Timothy Connor, of
Ballston Spa, NY; her great-grandchildren; her brother,
Gregory Nesmith Norman and his wife, Lisa, of Alexandria,
VA, her sister, Pamela March Norman, of The Villages, FL,
her sister-in-law, Lucy Campbell, of Grand Isle, and their
families.
BRADLEY JON CHARRON, 62,
of Marshfield, VT, passed away at
his home on Dec. 13, 2017. He was a loving
husband and father. He proudly protected citizens
of Vermont’s Northeast Kingdom as an
assistant state fire marshal, from which he
retired in May of this year. He had an excellent
sense of humor and quick wit that always filled the room
with laughter. Brad was born on May 28, 1955, in Barre, VT,
to Bertrand and Catherine (Buley) Charron. He graduated
from U-32 in 1973 and enlisted in the Army that same year.
Following his military service, he wed Susan Jerome on Dec.
1, 1979, and began his career with the State of Vermont to
which he devoted nearly 40 years of service. Brad is survived
by his wife of 38 years, Susan, and four children: Krista
Wallace and her husband, Joe Wallace, and two grandsons
Liam and Malcolm, of Townsend, MA; Marielle Charron
and her soon-to-be husband, Paul Grenier, of Marshfield;
Desiree Benjamin and her husband, Harold Benjamin III, of
Columbia, MD; and Rafe Charron, of Marshfield. He is also
survived by his sisters Ann Smedy, of Chelsea, Lyn Millhiser,
of Raleigh, NC, and Joy French, of Rutland; and brother,
William Charron, of Northfield, NH; along with several
nieces and nephews.
LORAINE L. CLARK, 99, formerly of The
Gardens, passed away on Dec. 17, 2017, at the
Woodridge Nursing Home in Berlin where she
had been a resident for the past two years. Born
in Lincoln, Rhode Island, on Aug. 9, 1918, she
was the daughter of the late Eugene and Anna
(Therrien) Letter. Lorraine attended schools in
RI, NY, Barre and Williamstown and was a graduate of
Spaulding High School, Class of 1937. Lorraine was
employed as a manager and bookkeeper at Dawson-
MacDonald Co. On Aug. 1, 1942, she married Robert H.
Clark in St. Monica Catholic Church in Barre. In 1951,
Lorraine began as bookkeeper for the family’s trucking business,
Clark’s Transferring Service. Her main interest was
playing golf, bowling, bingo, playing cards, crossword puzzles
and great weekends spent with family and friends at
Lake Elmore! Survivors include her son, David Clark, of
Englewood, FL; her daughter, Margaret “Peggy” Rouleau
and her husband, Paul, of Bonita Springs, FL, and their children.
She is also survived by two great-grandsons; as well as
many nieces and nephews.
JOHN LARKIN COSTELLO, 85, of South
Duxbury, VT, passed away on Dec. 17, 2017.
Born in Yonkers, NY, on May 20, 1932, he was
the son of the late Joseph and Mary (McGovern)
Costello. John graduated from Irvington High
School in 1950 and continued his education at
Norwich University, where he graduated in
1954 with a bachelor’s in chemistry. On Sept. 7, 1957, he
married the former Ulilla Jean Allen in Towanda, PA. They
recently celebrated their 60th anniversary. Following graduation,
John began his career at Phillips Labs in Tarrytown,
NY. Later John was employed by Sylvania Electric Products
in Towanda, PA, and Geneva, IL, and then Mallory/Duracell
Battery Co. in Tarrytown, NY, for over 30 years as an application
engineer. He was instrumental in developing the initial
battery design for early home smoke detectors. John is
survived by his wife, Ulilla “Eulie,” of South Duxbury; one
daughter, Tracy Costello, of South Duxbury; four sons, John
Patrick Costello and wife Audrey, of Mena, AR, Michael
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Costello and wife Diana, of Moretown, and Thomas Costello
and wife Corinna, of Danville. John loved spending time
with his seven grandchildren. He is also survived by his
sister, Elizabeth “Betty” Byrnes, and his nephew, Richard
Condon and family, of CT; a cousin; as well as countless
friends.
ROGER N. COUTURE, age 77, passed away
on Dec. 12, 2017, surrounded by his family at
his home in North Hero, VT. He is survived by
his wife, Cecile, and his son, Brian. Funeral
services will be performed at the St. Amedeus
Church in Alburgh.
ELSIE JEAN FOLEY (NEE WEIR), 90, of
South Burlington, VT, formerly of Londonderry,
chose to join her late husband, Dick Foley, in
Heaven on Dec. 8, 2017, at UVM Medical
Center. Jean was born on Christmas Day in
1926 to Charles and Lexie (nee Carr) Weir in
Foxboro, MA, the oldest of six children. To
those who knew her, she was indeed a gift! She grew up in
Foxboro, attended nursing school in Providence, RI, and
married her sweetheart, Richard “Dick” Foley, on Aug. 27,
1949. She is survived by brothers Walter, Albert and Paul
Weir. Jean enjoyed a long career as an RN, taking care of her
patients on the overnight shift. Jean was a free spirit and had
a profound, positive effect on everyone she came in contact
with. Jean was married to Dick Foley for 66 years. They had
five children: Michael, of Cumming, GA, Jake, of Bradford,
Tim, of Burlington, Rick, of Brookfield, and Jennifer, of
Williston. She and Dick enjoyed their 15 “grandies” and 11
great-grandies!
RANDALL ALLEN GILMAN,
58, of Prospect Street, passed away
Dec. 15, 2017, at his home. Born on Aug. 11,
1959, in Barre City, he was the son of Dale
Gilman and Brenda (Orr) Wright. He attended
elementary and high schools in the central
Vermont area. Randall enlisted in the Vermont
Army National Guard in 1979, and served active-duty for the
U.S. Army where he earned an overseas service ribbon while
stationed in Germany. He was honorably discharged in 1984.
In 1980, he married Karen Estes, and after living overseas
while Randy was in the service, the two made their home in
Graniteville, raising their two daughters, Tasha and Danielle.
Randall held many different positions throughout his working
life but being a truck driver - whether it be a dump truck
or oil delivery - was his most long-standing career. His
friends and family will always remember him for his great
sense of humor and the hilarious pranks and jokes he pulled
on them. Survivors include his two daughters Tasha Gallup
and her husband, Scott, of NH, and Danielle Gilman and her
significant other, Joel Gouin, of Brownsville; four grandchildren;
as well as his spouse for 23 years and the mother of his
two daughters, Karen (Estes) Gilman. He also leaves his
brother, Michael Gilman and his wife, Mari-Jo, of
Williamstown; three sisters Tricia Maloney, of Washington,
Jodie Wright and Jerry Hood, of East Barre, and Tracy
Wright and her husband, Steve May, of Websterville; as well
as numerous nieces and nephews. Randy also leaves behind
a daughter from a relationship prior to his marriage, Jenevie
Spooner, and her daughters Jessica and Maeghan, of
Charlotte, NC.
EDWIN O. LABBE, 92, of
Richardson Road, passed away on
Dec. 14, 2017, at Pines Rehabilitation and
Health Center in Lyndonville. Born in Berlin,
NH, on Aug. 17, 1925, he was the son of the
late Alphonse and Mamie (Dubay) Labbe.
Edwin attended schools in Berlin, NH, and was
a graduate of Berlin High School, Class of 1943. After his
schooling, he enlisted in the U.S. Army during the European
Theater from 1943 to 1946. After his honorable discharge,
he returned to Berlin. On May 12, 1947, he married Doris
Levesque in NH before moving to Barre, in 1966, where
they made their home and raised their family. Edwin was
employed as a meat cutter for various grocery stores in the
Barre area, and was a meat manager at the Finest Grocery
Store; his last employment was at Quality Market on
Washington Street in Barre. Survivors include four daughters
Ann Labbe Merrill, of Graniteville, Gloria Bilbrey, of
Barre Town, Jacklyn Spence, of Derby Line, and Michelle
Gingras and her husband, Brian, also of Barre; as well as
eight grandchildren and eight great-grandchildren. Also surviving
are four sisters and many nieces and nephews.
BLANCHE ORRILLA LAMORE, age 105,
formerly of Cabot, passed away at the Derby
Green Nursing home in Derby, VT, on Dec. 17,
2017. She was born in Cabo, on May 26, 1912,
to Elmer LaBree and Belle (Foster) LaBree.
She attended school in Lower Cabot through
sixth grade and then graduated from Cabot
School in 1930. On Nov. 3, 1931, Blanche married Wilfred
Willard Lamore. Upon graduation, she performed housework
at Woodbury Lake and Joe’s Pond. During the
Depression, employment opportunities in Cabot were scarce,
so she became a trapper, an occupation she would continue
for two decades. Blanche valued her independence and
always preferred to keep busy; she never wanted to just sit
around. In 1991, she was presented the Cabot School/
Community Service award and was a WCAX Super Senior
in 2012. She was quoted as saying, “You make yourself
happy by helping out where you can.” When younger, she
enjoyed hunting, trapping, ice fishing, snowmobiling, cribbage,
including as a central Vermont cribbage champion,
quilting and knitting. Blanche is survived by her son, Morris
W. Lamore and his wife, Rosemarie Lamore, of Derby; two
granddaughters, Renee Berthiaume and her husband, Robert
Berthiaume, of Newport, Liza Lamore and her fiancé, Chad
Cushman, of Irasburg,; and two great-grandchildren. She is
also survived by her close friends and neighbors, Francis and
Ellen Voigt, of Cabot, William Voigt, of Boise, ID, and
Dudley Voigt, of St. Paul, MN; along with nieces and nephews.
FLORENCE L. LECLAIR, 75, of South Barre, formerly
of Merrill, NY, died Dec. 11, 2017, at the UVM Medical
Center, Burlington. Born in Chateaugay, NY, on Aug. 8,
1942, she was the daughter of Leo and Lumina (Patenaude)
LeClair. Florence was employed for many years at Tru-
Stitch in Malone, and later as a housekeeper at the Vilas
Home in Plattsburgh, retiring after many years of service.
She enjoyed crafting, puzzle books and watching TV in the
evening with her companion, Bill. She was a kindhearted,
loving, generous person who enjoyed her grandchildren and
great-grandchildren. She is survived by her daughter and
son-in-law Wendy and Aphichart Nantasaeng; two grandchildren;
three great-grandchildren; her companion, William
“Bill” Sharpe, and his three children; a sister, Cynthia
LeClair; two brothers and a sister-in-law Raymond and
Mabel LeClair, Lawrence LeClair; as well as many nieces
and nephews.
JAMES C. “JIM” MOULTON,
69, died Dec. 13, 2017, in his home,
surrounded by family, of cancer associated
with exposure to Agent Orange in Vietnam. He
was born Feb. 21, 1948, in Elkins, NH, the son
of Gerald C. and Alice Hayes Moulton. He
grew up in Elkins, attended New London High
School and worked with his father building the family home
and logging with his grandfather by horse-drawn team. Mr.
Moulton was drafted at age 18 to serve in the U.S. Army
182nd Aviation Company as an airframe repairman in
Vietnam. He was employed at a machinest in Newport and
then at Town & Country Realty in Claremont after obtaining
his real estate/brokerage license, as well as being a stay-athome
dad. He was a musician, economist, numismatist, and
artist who enjoyed the mountains and camping. Survivors
include his wife, Donna (Tilton) Moulton, of Newport,
whom he married Sept. 24, 1983; his children, Kyle
Moulton, of Barre, and Kelsey Moulton, of Boston, MA; two
siblings, Faith Moulton, of Franklin, and Michael Moulton,
of New London; and three nephews.
WINIFRED “WINNIE” SAMSON, 103, formerly
of Valliere Avenue and more recently of
Barre Gardens, passed away on Dec. 14, 2017,
at the Central Vermont Medical Center in
Berlin with her family at her bedside. Born in
Northfield, on Oct. 22, 1914, she was the
daughter of the late Noah and Annie (Duquette)
Eurbin. Winnie married John L. Samson on July 25, 1932,
and made their home in Northfield. They then moved to
Barre. She was a custom drape maker for 27 years and
retired in her early 80s. She enjoyed being at Barre Gardens
because they could keep her busy playing bingo, and always
enjoyed the bands, and DJ Shane Roya, doing karoke with
her daughters Irene and Joanne singing. Survivors include
her four daughters Eveline Atkins and her husband, James
W., of Boynton Beach, FL; Irene Brown and her husband,
Douglas, of Barre; Joanne Tremblay and her husband, Ulric,
of Barre and Boynton Beach, FL; Cindi LaFayette and her
husband, Joseph, of Williston. Her nephew was very dear to
her, Cyrille Samson and his wife, Claudette, of Homosassa,
FL. Proud grandmother of eight grandchildren, 15 greatgrandchildren,
12 great-great-grandchildren, and many nieces
and nephews.
ANTHONY PAT “FADADDA” TAMBURRI,
Spaulding High School class of 1946, passed
away Aug. 29, 2017, at his home in Sun City,
CA, at the age of 89. He is survived by three
children and six grandchildren. The funeral
was on Sept. 12, 2017, at the St. Vincent Ferrer
Catholic Church in Sun City. Officiating was
Father Joseph Mel Collier. Interment was in the Miramar
National Cemetery in San Diego, CA. Arrangments were by
the Miller-Jones Mortuary in Sun City.