Clarence L. “Pete” Brace Jr., age 88, died Sunday, Jan. 10, 2010, at Rutland (Vt.) Regional Medical Center surrounded by family. Clarence was born on Sept. 28, 1921, in Comstock, the son of Clarence and Flora (Warner) Brace. He grew up in Wells, Vt., where his parents owned and operated Brace’s Garage, and [...]
Sylvia B. Chapin, 73
Sylvia B. Chapin, 73, of Clarendon, Vt., passed away peacefully on Sept. 21, 2009, at her home surrounded by her family, following a short battle with cancer. She was born on May 2, 1936, in Granville, the daughter of Raymond and Mildred (Pratt) Ballard. Sylvia was a graduate of Granville High School and Albany Business [...]
Violet M. Munger, 68
Violet M. Munger, age 68, of Wells, Vt., passed away on Sept. 8, 2009, at the Rutland (Vt.) Regional Medical Center. Violet was born in Claremont, N.H., on July 26, 1941, daughter of the late George and Helen (Mason) Greene. She lived in Poultney, Vt., and the Wells area all her life. Violet enjoyed [...]
Alice Howe Smith, 66
Alice Howe Smith died on Aug. 22, 2009, after a hard battle with diabetes and heart issues. She was 66 years old. She was at home with her family around her. Alice was the daughter of Edith Call Howe and Charles Howe, both deceased, of Wells, Vt. Alice attended Wells Elementary School and graduated from [...]
Ronald E. Saunders, 70,
Ronald E. Saunders, 70, of Hebron, passed away Saturday afternoon, July 25, 2009, at Fletcher Allen Health Care in Burlington, Vt., with his family by his side. Born Aug. 18, 1938, in Arlington, Vt., he was the son of the late Herman N. and Clara Inez (Bentley) Saunders. Ron was educated in [...]
Janice Mae Cooper
Janice Mae Cooper passed away on Sunday, July 12, 2009, at her home. Janice was born on July 14, 1926, in Fowler, N.Y., the daughter of Bryan and Susan (Raven) Kinney. Janice had worked in production at Sherwood Medical in Argyle for many years. She was predeceased by a daughter, Helen Cooper, [...]
Edward Stanley Pratt
Edward Stanley Pratt passed away unexpectedly on Monday, July 6, 2009.Ed was born on Sept. 6, 1939, in Wells, Vt., the son of Floyd and Alice (Corey) Pratt.Ed was a veteran of the Army Reserve, serving during the time of the Vietnam War.Ed retired from a supervisory position at General Electric Co. in Rutland, Vt., in [...]
Anthony L. “Tony” Cioffi
Anthony L. Cioffi passed away on Tuesday, June 16, 2009, at the Rutland (Vt.) Regional Medical Center. Tony was born on April 5, 1937, in Rutland, the son of the late Dominic and Rose (Belfore) Cioffi. Tony was a 1956 graduate of Mount Saint Joseph Academy in Rutland. Tony worked at Vermont Marble in Proctor, [...]
‘Visine woman’ arrested
Misdemeanor for prankster A Wells, Vt., woman has been arrested in connection with a 2008 incident in which she was accused of putting Visine into the drink of a co-worker who later died.
Edgar W. Haskins
Edgar W. Haskins passed away on May 6, 2009, at St. Joseph’s Hospital in Bellingham, Wash., following a short illness. Edgar was born on Oct. 6, 1941, in Pawlet, Vt., the son of Edgar F. and the late Alice Haskin. Edgar attended elementary school in Pawlet, and attended high school in Granville, N.Y., [...]






VPR commentator entertains at Slate Valley Museum
By Jaime Thomas About 75 people gathered at the Slate Valley Museum Thursday evening to listen to Vermont Public Radio [...]