Donna L. Driscoll



Washington—Donna Lee Driscoll, 51, died surrounded by her family, Friday, Oct. 15, 2010 Dartmouth Hitchcock Medical Center in Lebanon, N.H. She was born July 28, 1959 in Barre, the daughter of Wendell B. and Janice Marie (Hutchinson) Brooks. She attended Orange Center Elementary School and Spaulding High School in Barre. She married Timothy C. Driscoll at the East Orange Church […]

Perley H. Alexander



Randolph, Vermont—Perley H. Alexander, 93, of Randolph, died Monday afternoon, October 11, 2010 at Gifford Medical Center. He was born on April 1, 1917 in Rutland, VT; the son of Charles and Eliza (Wallet) Alexander. At age seven, he was sent to an orphanage in Montpelier. Shortly thereafter, he went to the Clint and Ethel Rogers farm on Camp Brook […]

Vaughn M. Groleau



Braintree—Vaughn M. Groleau, 55, died unexpectedly, Wednesday, Oct. 13, 2010 at his home. He was born March 10, 1955 in Randolph; the son of Lawrence and Altha (Duclos) Groleau. He served in the U.S. Army during the Vietnam War, and came to Braintree from California in 1997. He enjoyed gold mining while in California, making stained glass, his dog “Johnny,” […]

JAMES L. BILLINGS



JAMES L. BILLINGS Woodstock—James L. Billings, 87, died at home Monday, October 11, 2010,surrounded by his family. Jim was born May 10, 1923, the son of Chester R. and Susan (Stockwell) Billings on a hardscrabble-hill farm in Rochester, VT. Jim graduated from Rochester High School in 1941. After the start of WWII he worked briefly for General Electric Co. in […]

Donald I. Danforth



Barre—Donald Ives Danforth, 64, died at Dartmouth Hitchcock Hospital Saturday, Oct. 16, 2010, following a battle with cancer. He was born October 16, 1946 in Barre, the son of Ives and Freda Shover Danforth. He owned and operated a lawn care business in Barre for the past 15 years. For many years, he was a welder at Blodgett Oven in […]

Darling Services



Funeral services for William Luke Warner-Darling, infant son of Krista Warner and Ronald Darling, Jr., of Randolph, who died October 12, 2010, were held Sunday afternoon, Oct. 17 at the Day Funeral Home, with Rev. Stephen Berry officiating. The congregation sang “Amazing Grace” and Renee Haevers read Psalm 23. Sarah Perrin read the poems, “Vase of Roses” and “Remember.” Remembrances […]

Mary C. Amsden



SHARON, VERMONT – Mary C. Amsden, 89, died peacefully Tuesday evening , October 12, 2010 at her home on Broad Brook Road in Sharon, VT. She was born May 11, 1921 in Woodstock, VT the only child of Edward Charles and Helen Blanche (Cobb) Cowdrey. Mary attended the Prosper Elementary School and graduated from Woodstock High School. On October 12, […]

Randolph Native Walter Luce Releases His First Novel



Randolph native Walter Luce this week announced the release of his first work of fiction. “Eva Marie Pennington” has been published through Oak Tree Press for Amazon’s Kindle electronic reader. “Eva” the unwanted female offspring of a powerful and controlling banker struggles to find her identity in her father’s demanding world. “The novel begins with Eva’s birth, and progresses through […]

Author Gives Vivid Account Of the Royalton Raid of 1780



“Cold, raw and snow threatening” was how author Neil Goodwin described the day of the Royalton Raid on October 16, 1780. Not unlike the day 230 years later, October 16, 2010, when it was cold and raw, with snow threatening. About 90 people gathered last Saturday to hear Neil Goodwin read passages from his new book “We Go as Captives: […]

101-Year-Old Music Teacher Dazzles Former Students with Wit & Wisdom



By M. D. Drysdale It has been more than 53 years since Esther Mesh taught her last music class in the Randolph, Brookfield and Braintree school. Yet Saturday afternoon, almost 70 of her former students and their friends turned out to say “Thanks” and dedicate a beautiful community room to her. The gathering was held on the second floor of […]