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11/25/2025

Roger Williams, 83, of Springfield, VT passed away at home on November 21, 2025. He was born in Claremont, NH on March 1, 1942, son of John and Regis (Keith) Williams.

He graduated from Springfield High School, class of 1961. After graduating, he joined the Vermont National Guard where he served from 1961-1964. In 1964 he married Katherine “Kathi” Lovell. They have been married for 62 years.

Roger worked for Lovejoy Tool Co. for 41 years. He was a member of the Bellows Falls Country Club for 50 years. He was also a member of both the Elks and Moose Clubs. His free time was spent hunting, fishing and playing golf.

He is survived by his wife Kathi, son Rodney (Penny), granddaughter Heidi (Ben True) and grandson Carson.

Davis Memorial Chapel is assisting with the arrangements.
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11/25/2025

Lucy Hadwen Davis passed away peacefully, 87 years to the day she entered the world, following a prolonged period of declining health.

Born November 16, 1938, in Springfield, Vermont, to Vaughn and Eleanor Hadwen, Lucy grew up surrounded by family and community. She graduated from Springfield High School in 1956.

Returning to Springfield, Lucy worked for many local businesses and, in 1960, married Thomas Koledo. Together they lived in Chester and Springfield. In 1986, Lucy married Arthur Davis, and the couple made their home in Springfield.

Lucy remained an active Springfield alumna, especially devoted to parade float planning and construction. She proudly served as the construction site host for the Class of 1956’s twenty-fifth reunion celebration. Beyond her alumni work, Lucy was a dedicated leader in Cub Scouts and Boy Scouts, serving in numerous roles both locally and at the state level.

Faith and music were lifelong passions. Lucy sang in church choirs for many years, and even in her final days, when she could no longer perform, she found joy in listening to her fellow residents celebrate their faith through song.

In 2000, Lucy relocated permanently to Ellenton, Florida, where she lived until her passing.

Lucy is survived by her son, Jeffrey Koledo of Florida, and her devoted cousin, Karen Santa of Maryland, whose dedication to Lucy’s well-being was a true gift. She is also survived by many nieces and nephews, each with cherished stories of how Lucy touched their lives. She was predeceased by her brother, Vaughn Hadwen, Jr., in 2024.

A memorial service will be held in Springfield during the summer of 2026, where family and friends will gather to celebrate Lucy’s remarkable life.

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11/25/2025

Paul left this world far sooner than anyone was ready for, but the imprint he made remains unmistakable. Even as a boy, he carried a spark that couldn’t be contained—equal parts spirited, stubborn, and unexpectedly tender. That spark only grew brighter with time.

As an adult, Paul poured that same big energy into every moment. He had a remarkable gift for turning ordinary days into something louder, funnier, and more memorable. He was unapologetically himself, and anyone fortunate enough to cross his path walked away with a story — usually one punctuated by laughter, a shake of the head, or a smile that lingered. To meet Paul even once was to remember him always.

He is survived by his mother, Cathy; his father, Henry (Bud); his brother, Aaron; and his daughter, Molly, along with a wide circle of relatives and friends who loved him deeply. Their memories — the ones that bring smiles, warm the heart, or spark laughter — will continue to carry his spirit forward.

Paul was never one for traditional services, and his family intends to honor that. Plans for a celebration of his life are being considered, and details will be shared as they become available.

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11/24/2025

North Springfield, VT.

Frances Beck, 97, of North Springfield, VT, passed away on Thursday, November 20 at Crescent Manor Nursing Home in Bennington.

Born on March 11, 1928 in Richmond Virginia, she was a daughter of Charles and Mary Wood.

Frances was predeceased in death by her husband, Russell Beck in 1992. She also outlived her three siblings: Mary, Jeanne and Norman.

Frances is survived by her daughter, Sharon Robinson and son, Russ Beck (Cindy); as well as grandchildren: David Beck (Melinda), Carla (Bruce), Paul, Andrew (Tina) and Bryan Robinson and great-grandchildren: Cameron and Addy Beck, Elizabeth, Andy, Jasmyne and Liam Robinson and Emma and Grace Tucker.

There will be no calling hours or funeral. Burial will be at a later date in Fair Haven, VT.

Davis Memorial Chapel in Springfield, VT is assisting with the arrangements.

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11/22/2025

Paul C Rumrill 81 of Proctorsville VT passed away suddenly on November 6, 2025 at Portsmouth Regional Hospital in Portsmouth, NH after a long battle with chronic illness. Paul was born in Springfield Vermont on December 20, 1943, son of Walter Rumrill and Ada (Horton)(Rumrill) Toner. On May 7 1966 Paul married the love of his life Judith (Gosselin) Rumrill. Paul and Judy would have been celebrating their 60th wedding anniversary in May.

Paul was a man who could drive anything, he spent his entire adult life driving trucks of one kind or another. In the early years of his driving career Paul drove tractor trailer over the road taking him away from home for days and even weeks at a time. As his family grew he traded in the long hauls for local runs working for Whitcomb's Paving, Clopay, C&S wholesale grocery to name a few. After "retiring" in his 60's Paul drove dump truck for Springfield Paving in the summer months and drove the employee shuttle for Okemo in the winter months, both of which he loved doing. In 2022 when his eyesight began to fail him and he could no longer drive, Paul hung up his steering wheel for his favorite recliner, for the first time in over 60 years he could relax and enjoy being home with his family. Paul was a great man, a great husband, a great father and a great friend, he was a true family man, his greatest joy was when he was with his family, especially his grandchildren, they were his pride and joy. Paul had a great sense of humor, he loved to laugh, you could often find him watching one of his favorite sitcoms laughing until he had tears streaming down his face. The last 3 years were difficult for Paul, plagued with one illness after another, chronic pneumonia as well as becoming legally blind. The "golden years" were anything but golden for him. Paul had an incredible will to live and would laugh that "the grim reaper tried to get him again". In the early morning hours on November 6th he suffered a massive heart attack, one his tired body couldn't fight back against. Paul will always be remembered for his laughter and his love for his family.

Paul is survived by his 4 children, Michael of Sunapee NH, Tammy of N.Adams MA, Michelle of Reading VT and Julie of Reading VT. Paul was the proud grandfather of 6 grand grandchildren, Zaylee, Sarah, Alyza, Quentin, Oliver and Bailey. He also had 2 great grand children Kylee, Aiden and a great grandson due in December. He is also survived by his Sisters, Diana Jenks (Howard), Patricia Butterfield, Linda Jeffrey (George), Nancy Short (George). Paul is pre deceased by his sister Norma Rumrill and his Brother Walter E Rumrill JR.

In honor of Pauls wishes there will be no funeral services held. A celebration of life for family and friends will be announced at a later date by his family.

Davis Memorial Chapel is assisting with the arrangments.
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11/22/2025

Springfield.
Scott A. Dana, age 56, passed away peacefully on November 17, 2025 at his home in Springfield, Vermont.

Scott was born on November 21, 1968 in Springfield to Donald Dana and Paula Dana, who survive him. He grew up alongside his siblings Rick Dana, Wendy Robinson and Kelly Young, with whom they shared many cherished memories as children growing up on their family's land in Weathersfield, Vermont.

Scott was the proud father of three children: Anthony Dana, Desmond Mu**er and Kendra Masure- and lovingly welcomed their spouses, Meredith Ward, Micheal Mu**er and Benjamin Masure, into the family. He was blessed with 5 grandchildren who brought immense joy and pride into his life. Scott’s grandchildren were a beacon of light in his life and he deeply cherished the moments they spent together.

He was previously married to Barbara Parizo, with whom he shared many meaningful years and the gift of their beautiful family.
Throughout his life Scott enjoyed working for Springfield Housing Authority. He took pride in maintaining safe and welcoming housing for the members of his community and enjoyed building caring friendships with the tenants he served, as well as many other people in the community.

A celebration of life will be held on January 10th at Crown Point Country Club from 1pm-4pm. All who knew Scott are welcome to attend and pay their respects.

Davis Memorial Chapel in Springfield is assisting with arrangements.

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11/19/2025

Springfield…

Karla Dana Underwood 80, died Sunday November 16, 2025 at Mt. Ascutney Hospital in Windsor, Vt surrounded by family. She was born March 12, 1945 in Springfield, Vt. the daughter
of Karl and Berta (Wilhelm) Woodbury. She graduated from Springfield High School in 1964 and later from Cosmetology School in Boston, MA.

Karla married Harvey Dana in 1965. She was employed as an Administrative Assistant with The United Methodist Church and later at Suburban Propane. She and her second husband, Leroy Underwood later founded and operated Precision Contract Manufacturing.

She was a Girl Scout leader for several years and a member of the Springfield Community

Players in Springfield, Vt. and a member of the Red Hat Society and Village Voices in Florida.

Karla enjoyed music, singing, gardening and bird watching.
She lived in Weathersfield for many years, moving to the Villages in Florida after retirement in 2004, and most recently resided in Windsor, Vt.

She is survived by her daughter, Karen and her husband Richard, her son Brian Dana, six grandchildren; Michelle Campbell, Megan Collins Williamson, Nicholas Campbell, Zachary Campbell, Paul Phelps and Emma Dana; siblings Daniel Woodbury and Nola Woodbury, two great grandchildren, and several nieces, nephews and cousins.

She was predeceased by her first husband Harvey Dana in 1983, her second husband Leroy

Underwood in 2012, her parents Karl and Berta Woodbury and brothers Alan Woodbury and Col. Paul Woodbury.

A memorial service will be held at 11:00 AM on Saturday December 13, 2025 at the Davis Memorial Chapel in Springfield, Vt. Burial will be in the Weathersfield Bow Cemetery at a later date.

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11/18/2025

John Adler, 64, of Chester, VT, passed away unexpectedly at Tufts Medical Center in Boston, MA on November 15, 2025.

Born in Perth Amboy, NJ on January 12, 1961, John was raised in Berwick, Maine and graduated from Noble High School. He went on to receive an Associates Degree in Forestry from Paul Smith’s College. John cut his first trees at age 12 and spent a good share of his life logging and teaching others to log safely as a Game of Logging instructor. His other passions included first and foremost spending time with his wife, daughters, sons-in-law, and grandchildren. He played guitar and had a beautiful voice and used it to serve the Lord and his church and to bring joy to many. Fishing and long-distance bike rides round out the list.

John was well known in his field and will be remembered for his passion for and commitment to instructing others to operate a chainsaw safely and efficiently while he owned and operated his own logging business for 42 years. He and his wife built their cabin on the side of a mountain in Vermont and all those who love him will remember him as their Papa Bear.

John is survived by his wife Mary Beth, his daughters Bethany Reinhold (Eric) and Emily Thompson (Stephen), his six grandchildren - Josiah, Olivia, Noah, Ezra, Oliver and Lydia, his brother Richard and his sister Susan.

In lieu of flowers, the family requests donations to Abundance Acres in Andover, VT (https://abundanceacres.org/) where John loved to spend time playing his guitar and enjoying his community.

A celebration of life service will take place at Andover Community Church, 928 Weston-Andover Road, Andover, VT on Saturday, November 22nd at 10 am. An online video of the service will be available here. Click on the link that says "live".
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11/17/2025

Springfield, Vt.

Gordon A. Murray Jr, 78 of Springfield, VT passed away comfortably at the Veterans Hospital in White River Junction on November 10, 2025.

Gordon was born on November 19, 1946 to Gordon and Barbara (Tapper) Murray of Ludlow, VT. When Gordon was young, his family moved to Springfield where he resided until his death.
Gordon was nicknamed “Sluggo,” as he liked a good fight, this name stuck throughout his adult life.

Gordon was very athletic and a standout in varsity football at Springfield HS, even though he was only a sophomore at the time. At the start of his junior year, he left school to enlist in the Navy where he was a “rear door gunner” from 1964 to 1967, during the Vietnam war. Upon his return home he tried his hand at machinery, working at J&L company here in town for several years. Realizing that machine shop was not his cup to tea, Gordon opened “Murray’s Antiques,” which quickly became a passion and a lifelong career until his retirement in 2023.

Gordon’s hobbies were hunting and fishing which he learned to love with his grandfather and then with his son, John. Gordon also played golf with his good friend, Tony Gillette. He and Tony had many “muscle” cars between then and loved to ride around Vermont at top speed. Tony and Gordy shared many happy memories which included a good game of pool from time to time.

Gordon was a very devout member of the Church of Christ on Chester Road, barely missing a Sunday. Ernest Lamphere “Puggy” was a dear friend who married he and his second wife, Sandra in 2019.

Gordon looked forward to his Alumni luncheons monthly at various restaurants and especially sharing a smile with Darlyn Walker, Janice Bardis and Jean (Donny) Bishop.

Animals were another passion of his, owning several cats and dogs throughout his lifetime.

Gordon is survived by his loving wife, Sandra Kay, his stepson, Zachary Barnes of CT; his many siblings: Lee Murray, Michael Murray (Joy), Patrick Murray, Connie Conant, Dennis Murray (Sandy) and Chris Murray, and several nieces and nephews.

He is predeceased by his parents, his first wife Marcia and his son John; his sister Rosalie Viola and sister-in-law: Simone Murray (Lee) and brothers-in-law: Scott Eliison and Roger Conant; and several aunts and uncles.

A service will be held at the Davis Memorial Chapel on December 1, 2025 at 11AM with a military graveside service to follow in Pine Grove Cemetery, North Springfield. There will be a celebration of life in the spring, with date and time to be announced at a later date.

In lieu of flowers, donations can be made to the Springfield Humane Society.

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11/14/2025

Services for James Wimberg, who passed away November 11, 2025 will be held at the Davis Memorial Chapel in Springfield, VT. Friends may call on November 19th from 5:00 to 7:00pm. A funeral service will be held on November 20th at 1:00pm.

Weathersfield, VT. Jim passed away peacefully in the home he loved and had shared with his beloved wife, surrounded by family. His final days were filled with love and laughter, as many came by to share stories and reminisce, but above all they wanted him to know how thankful they

11/13/2025

Joanne M. Ranney, 88, of Cavendish, VT passed away on November 12, 2025. She was born in Cavendish on February 21, 1937, daughter of William and Dorothy (Blanchard) Pelkey. Joanne attended Duttonsville School and Chester High School where she graduated. She went to Boston to work and live with her sisters. It was in Boston where she met her future husband, Harold “Lee” Maxwell. Joanne and Lee were married in Arkansas where Lee was from. They lived there a short while then moved back to Vermont and lived in Springfield. Joanne worked at Parks and Woolson in Springfield for 40+ years.

Joanne later married Wayne Ranney and they lived in Cavendish.

Joanne was a very independent woman. She loved her Husqvarna and enjoyed mowing and gardening. Flowers were planted in the spring, and she loved to swim in the pool. She even went down the Mountain Coaster at Jackson Gore while in her 70’s and what fun! She loved being with family – the many get-togethers, visiting her brother and Judy in Florida and her trips to Florida in the winter with Scott and Terry. She enjoyed going to country music concerts with Toni and Bruce. She especially loved the bible studies every week. Church was very important to her. She served on various committees. She knew her Lord and Savior and now is with Him forever.

She is survived by her sister-in-law Judy Pelkey, nephews Stewart B. Pelkey, Scott (Terry) Ranney and Keith (Lori) Ranney; nieces Jacki (Ron) Gosselin and Wendy Gallagher and many great nieces, nephews and cousins.

She is predeceased by her parents, first husband Harold “Lee” Maxwell and her second husband Wayne C. Ranney; brothers Stuart and Stanton Pelkey; sisters Joy Pelkey and June (Pelkey) Ranney and nephew Daryl Pelkey.

A memorial service will be held at 11:00am on November 22, 2025, at the Cavendish Baptist Church. Reverend Abraham Gross will officiate.

Davis Memorial Chapel is assisting with the arrangements.

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11/12/2025

Weathersfield, VT.

Jim passed away peacefully in the home he loved and had shared with his beloved wife, surrounded by family. His final days were filled with love and laughter, as many came by to share stories and reminisce, but above all they wanted him to know how thankful they were to call him a friend.

James Charles Wimberg was born on March 11, 1946, to Chester and Elaine Wimberg in Ocean City, NJ. He was predeceased by his parents, his wife Ginger, his brother Tom, who was his “partner in crime,” and his siter Susan. Jim Wimberg made lifelong friends wherever he went from his attendance at St. Augustine’s Catholic School to Ocean City High School to Bordentown Military Academy to Kingsport Military Academy. He served in the Navy in 1968 and his extraordinary life truly began when he met and married the love of his life, Virginia Jane Lovette, on December 28, 1967. At that point, Jim and Ginger moved into a house on Euclid Avenue in Beesley’s Point in the same neighborhood as Jim’s brother, Tom and his wife Murial (Ginger’s sister). Jim and Ginger made many lifelong friends in this neighborhood, considering many of these neighbors as family. Jim and Ginger started a family beginning in 1968 with the birth of their eldest son Chet, their second son Christian arrived in 1970 and their daughter Elizabeth was born in 1977.

After returning home from a wedding he and Ginger attended in Vermont, Jim, who was never one to shy away from doing what he thought best, returned to Vermont in 1980, bought a house and land and went home and told the family they were moving. Jim and Ginger made a wonderful life in Vermont. Jim worked at Stacey Lumbar Yard in Windsor, VT, until he started his career at USPS in White River Jct., VT. He started working on the docks throwing mail bags and worked his way up to manager of transportation upon his retirement. Throughout the years, Jim worked many parttime jobs, as well, to support his family.

Although Jim worked many hours, he also managed to find time to attend his children’s games and school functions, help his neighbors, make and connect with lifelong friends, volunteer in the Weathersfield community and stay in close touch with his family in New Jersey. When the family first moved into their house in Ascutney, Vermont, they raised farm animals and planted and cared for a huge garden. After winning a house in a 1994 radio station contest, the family moved to a beautiful new home in Weathersfield, where the work began again creating new gardens and making this new house a home. Creating this home atmosphere involved welcoming many friends, as if they were family, to stay for dinners as well as to stay when they needed a temporary place to live.

Making memories by going on adventures and traveling with family and friends became part of Jim and Ginger’s rich life. Jim loved traveling to Switzerland as well as going on cruises. In addition, camping, canoeing and kayaking became a regular friend event for many years. He was part of the group of friends who called themselves the “Rubber Ducky Club.” On the occasion of a club gathering, he would post a big ducky sign at the end of his driveway. Gatherings at Jim and Ginger’s house to celebrate birthdays and holidays was always special and involved many story retellings and lots of laughter.

As an overgrown kid himself, he played a huge role in his friends’ children’s lives as well as in his grandchildren’s lives. He was known for providing “forbidden snacks” to children under his watchful eye as well as being known and loved for being “Crazy Pop” to his grandchildren. At the end of the day, he was known to have said “all that matters is family” but, throughout his life, his use of the word family encompassed many more individuals than those directly related to him.

Besides his many friends, Jim leaves behind his children: Chester Wimberg and his wife Lynn Coppell (Texas), Christian Wimberg (Ascutney, VT), Elizabeth Dimick and husband Kenneth (Ascutney, VT); his grandchildren: Emma Wimberg, Erika Anderson and husband Guy Crescenzo James Wimberg and fiancé Taina Perez, Teah Vazquez and Beau Dimick; and his great-grandchildren: Drew Flick and Lilah Wimberg

Services will be held at the Davis Memorial Chapel in Springfield, VT. Friends may call on November 19, 2025 from 5:00 to 7:00pm. A funeral service will be held on November 20, 2025 at 1:00pm.

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