Edna B. Tatko of Middle Granville passed away on Thursday, May 7, 2009. Edna was born June 30, 1916, in Granville, the daughter of Herbert and Adelaide (O’Brien) Beecher.Edna graduated from Granville High School as valedictorian of her class. Edna had been a member of the Catholic Daughters for many years. She was a very [...]
Carl E. Combs
Carl E. Combs, age 51, passed away unexpectedly at his home in Wells, Vt., on Feb. 21, 2009. Carl was born on Feb. 28, 1957 in Granville, N.Y., the son of Robert and Charlotte (Scribner) Combs. Carl was employed in the Maintenance Dept of Querry Co. in Proctor. Vt. Carl loved the outdoors. [...]
Esther DeVitto
Esther DeVitto, age 94, passed away on Tuesday, Jan. 20, 2009 at Rutland Health and Rehabilitation Center. Esther was born on Sept. 25, 1914 in Wells, Vt., the daughter of Sanford and Grace (VanGuilder) Holcomb. Esther retired from General Electric in Connecticut. Having worked for GE she had an interest in electronics and early innovations. [...]
Edna M. Kelly, 73
Edna M. Kelly, 73 of State Route 31, Hebron, passed away on Saturday, Jan. 3, 2009 at her residence surrounded by her loving family following a courageous battle with cancer. She was born on Dec. 6, 1935 in Wells, Vt. She was the daughter of Roy and Jessie (Baker) Martindale. Mrs. Kelly’s family was [...]
Joan C. Delaney
Joan C. Delaney died Saturday, Nov. 1, 2008 at her home in Wells, Vt.Joan was born on Jan. 7, 1930 in New York, N.Y., the daughter of John and Winnifred (Guest) Delaney. Joan came to Vermont with her mother and sister in 1946 and began working for Telescope Casual Furniture immediately after graduating from Granville [...]
Josephine A. Beebe, 79
Josephine A. “Gy Gy” Beebe, 79, of Granville, passed away peacefully Wednesday morning, Oct., 29, 2008 at her residence with her family by her side. Born December 28, 1928 in Shushan, N.Y., the daughter of the late George C. and Edith M. (Mears) Williams. Mrs. Beebe was educated at Hartford Central School and Granville Central [...]
Jane A. Havens
Jane A. Havens, 85, of Conway, NH died October 10, 2008 at the home of her niece on Jack Frost Lane in Conway. Born in Granville, NY, the daughter of Thomas and Loretta (Mullen) McGuire, she had been a lifelong resident of Granville prior to moving to Conway in 2007. The family includes three nieces, [...]
Therese de Carmel Reilly Holguin
Therese de Carmel Reilly Holguin, 82, formerly of Wells, Vt., passed away on Friday, October 10, 2008 at the home of her daughters in Nashville, Tennessee. Therese was born on July 5, 1925 in Brooklyn, NY the daughter of James and Mary (Burns) Reilly. Therese was not only a loving wife, mother and homemaker but [...]
Mary H. LaFountain
Mary H. LaFountain, 95, formerly of West Pawlet, Vt. passed away on Monday, October 13, 2008 at Indian River Rehabilitation and Health Care Center in Granville following a long illness. She was born on June 27, 1913 in Wells, Vt., the daughter of George and Ella (Cuprak) Hondro. Mrs. LaFountain was united in marriage to [...]
Renato Holguin, 91
Wells, VT – Renato Holguin, age 91, passed away on September 26, 2008 at his daughter’s home in Nashville, Tennessee. Renato was born July 17, 1917 in Lima, Peru the son of Victor and Ines (Riveria) Holguin. He served during World War II in the US Army Air Corps as a Staff Sergeant. Renato was [...]






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 [...]