The Caledonian-Record

Donna Sylvia Martin (Rivers), 64, passed away at her sister Francene's home on Tuesday, August 9, 2022, in Sharon, VT. Donna was born on April 28, 1958, the daughter of Francis and Mildred (Morrill) Rivers, in Concord, VT. As a young woman, she began a lifelong passion for all things Harley-Davidson; every chance she had she would be on the back of a bike enjoying the wind in her face and feeling the road beneath the wheels. She wholeheartedly embraced her Native American ancestry, certain that all of us share a deep spiritual connection with the earth, nature, and one another. She was an avid NASCAR and Red Sox fan and loved her many dogs and cats, who she considered family. Throughout...

Genevieve Mae (Harlow) Wetherbee, 97, Lisbon, passed away at Grafton County Nursing Home in North Haverhill on Sunday, August 7th. She was born on May 30, 1925, in Mechanic Falls, Maine the daughter of Gerald Leon Harlow and Rena Curtis Harlow. Genevieve liked to remind people that her birthday was the real Memorial Day. She was the wife of Warren L. Wetherbee. They were married on May 12, 1946, in Norway, Maine. Genevieve attended schools in Maine and New Hampshire. She worked at the Sunset Hill House where she met Warren. After they married, she worked in a local shoe shop. Then, she worked as the bookkeeper for Wetherbee Oil Company until retirement in the early 1980s. Genevieve...

Kyle T. Gray, 64, of Lyndon died Thursday, August 4, 2022 at The Pines Rehabilitation and Health Center in Lyndon. He was born on November 5, 1957 in St. Johnsbury, Vermont, the son of Russell C. and Gloria A. Gray. Kyle was predeceased by his parents, infant sister, Shirley Degreenia, infant brother, Martin Degreenia, and sister, Patience Gray Rosebery. He is survived by his son, Kyle Hawksworth, his brothers, Arthur Gray (Lisa), Leslie Degreenia (Norma), and Keith Gray; his sisters, Sylvia LaCourse (Gilman), Marjorie Carter (Michael), Rachel Demers (Guy), and Judy Allard (David). Kyle faced many hardships in his life and persevered without complaint. He was fiercely independent,...

Barbara L. Ticehurst, 97, died Tuesday, August 2nd, 2022 at Valley Terrace in White River Jct., VT. She was born May 17, 1925, in Newport, VT the daughter of George and Clara (Vance) Leithead. Barbara began her schooling in Montpelier before her family moved to St. Johnsbury where she graduated from St. Johnsbury Academy (SJA) in 1943. She was married to Amos Clark Ticehurst on February 5, 1944, in Florence, SC while he was serving in the Army Air Corps. While Amos served abroad in the military, Barbara began her career in banking. She started at the First National Bank of St. Johnsbury and later worked for Merchants National Bank, until Mr. Ticehurst's career with New England Telephone...

Robert Samuel Flint, 90, passed away at his home on Newark Street in Newark, Vermont on July 31, 2022. He was born May 14, 1932, the son of Burton Flint and Bertha (Green) Flint. He was married to Natalie Flint, and they spent many happy years together. Early in his life Robert attended trade school for carpentry which began his lifelong passion of building. This led Robert to open a machine shop called, Aero Kinetics, in Manchester, Connecticut. Robert's business subcontracted for Pratt and Whitney making gauges for jet engines. He was known for remodeling old houses and building new ones, his woodworking, and furniture making. His friends and acquaintances would wait years for Robert...

Robert Galen Wilson Sr., 83, died Friday, July 22, 2022, at Littleton Regional Hospital in Littleton, NH. He was born on October 12, 1938, in Hanover, NH, the son of Galen and Margaret. He was the husband of Alice (Dodge) Wilson. They were married on October 24, 1959, in Littleton, NH and shared 63 years together. Growing up, Robert attended the Bath and Woodsville, NH schools. Following school, he enlisted in the US Army, serving from 1961-1963. He worked for Clint Clough Construction prior to starting his own business, R. G. Wilson Construction and co-owned Wilson Bros. Bus Company 1968-1975 with his brother, Richard. Throughout his life, Robert enjoyed working with his hands. He could...

Richard Freeman "Dick" Hamilton, age 86, of Littleton, NH passed peacefully on July 20, 2022, at Riverglen House in Littleton after a period of failing health with family at his side. He was the husband of the recently departed Sandra E. Hamilton. They were married August 25, 1962, in Norwell, Massachusetts and were approaching their 60th wedding anniversary. "Dick" was born on February 13, 1936, in Conway, NH, the son of Carroll Eastman Hamilton and Esther Louise Hamilton (Brackett). He was raised with 4 brothers. He graduated from Kennett High School in 1954 and went on to serve as a navigator in the USAF. He returned to the Upper Valley in 1957 where he began his tourism career as a...

Kurt John Lucas of Manchester, NH, formerly of Franconia, passed peacefully on June 28, 2022, at Community Hospice House in Amherst, NH, following a long struggle with diabetes and renal disease. He was the loving husband of Karen Woodford Lucas for nearly forty-seven years, and the proud father of Adam Woodford Lucas of Goffstown. He and his son shared many wonderful father-son adventures, especially a memorable trip to Las Vegas for Adam's twenty first birthday. Kurt also leaves daughter-in-law Sara Tejada Lucas, and grandson Noah Clark Lucas, the light of his life. He is survived by his sister Linda Lucas Ford of Franconia, brother Richard Lucas (Susan Strayer) of Hamden, CT,...

George McAvoy of Littleton, NH joined the love of his life, Rita Cloutier McAvoy, on June 10, 2022. Born on July 19, 1920, George grew with his mother's extended family in the Bronx, New York City, his father, and grandfather having died before he was a year old. His family later moved to Lewiston, Maine where his uncle had started the Acheson Hotel Company. George enlisted in the Army in 1941 following Pearl Harbor. He received a Presidential Unit Citation for "Extraordinary Heroism from Dec. 16-22, 1944" in the Battle of the Bulge. After the war he returned to Lewiston to manage the DeWitt Hotel. He married Rita in 1948, beginning a lifelong business partnership. They moved to...

Sharon, VT A great tree has fallen. Allen E. Hood, who loved people, laughter, and nature, died peacefully at home with his family by his side on June 10, 2022, after years of entanglement with cancers. Born January 5, 1943, to Roy and Lolabel (Allen) Hood, he grew up in Bradford, VT, graduated from Bradford Academy in 1961. He received his BA in 1965 from Drew University, and his MSW from the University of Michigan. He worked in community mental health in Vermont for a number of years and spent the last 20 years of his career as a clinical social worker at Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center. He retired in 2005. According to Allen "a stranger is a friend you haven't met yet" and he enjoyed...

Audrey Velma Chase Brackstone, 90, previously of Devonshire Bermuda, died peacefully in Alpharetta GA on May 19, 2022. Audrey was born January 4, 1932, in Bartlett, NH, the daughter of Ernest and Frances (Bradley) Chase. She attended school in Littleton, NH and worked in New York before settling in Bermuda for most of her life. Audrey made her career at Bermuda's Chamber of Commerce which enabled her to travel much of the world and engage in local organizations. After leaving the Chamber of Commerce, Audrey was instrumental in establishing, growing, and managing Bermuda's Craft Market in Dockyard. It was at The Craft Market where she spent most of her time, dedicated to helping local...

Hiram Everett Allen Age 86 passed away on May 7, 2022 at his home in West Lebanon, NH. Fittingly, it was on the anniversary of the day he and his wife met for the first time in 1959. As he would say: "I forgot to put another quarter in the meter, and the time ran out". He was born December 8, 1935, in Windsor, VT to George H. and Dorothy (Smith) Allen. He was schooled at the Hartland Village School and graduated from Windsor High School in 1954. He worked on local farms before serving in the Army from 1956 to 1958. After a year farming for Logan Dickie at Marshland Farm in Quechee, he started his career of carpentry. He worked in the Woodstock area for the next 23 years. He then served as...

Robert A. Mitten, 71, of Lincoln, died Friday, April 29, 2022, following a period of declining health. Bob was the son of the late Robert E. and Esther M. (Avery) Mitten. Born April 27, 1951, at Plymouth Hospital in Plymouth, NH. Bob had one sibling, a sister, Elizabeth J. (Mitten) Watkins who predeceased him on December 5, 2006. Bob is survived by his sister's sons, Jay and Jack Watkins and their families. Bob is also survived by his special friend, Linda, whom we all affectionately call his Girlfriend. Bob is also survived by his cousins Pamela and Clayton Mack, Stephanie Davis and her son Jack Randall, and Angela Willey, all of whom brought Bob great comfort, assistance, laughs,...

Sandra Hesseltine, 80, of Littleton, NH, passed on April 20, 2022 with both of her daughters by her side, after a long struggle with Alzheimer's Disease. Born in Littleton, NH on June 29, 1941, the youngest of 6 children born to Herbert Hesseltine, Sr. and Francis (Mills) Hesseltine. Sandra was the most dedicated mom never missing a game or event, being our biggest fan, loving the Boston Red Sox, walking within Littleton the town she loved, being a social butterfly with her friends and always living life unselfishly. If you asked her, she would tell you her greatest accomplishment was her three children and eventually her grandchildren. Her world revolved around her children with...

Paul Gordon Burdette of Whitefield, New Hampshire, aged 67, died on April 8th at the Jack Byrne Center in Lebanon, NH. He was born on October 12th, 1954, in Barre, Vermont, the son of Gordon and Eunice (Hubbard) Burdette. Paul lived in Littleton, NH before moving to Concord, NH. He was the husband of Jeanne (Daoust) Burdette. They were married on November 9th, 1991, in Spencer, Massachusetts. Paul attended Vermont Technical College where he earned his Associates Degree in Surveying in 1974. He was a long-time employee of Norton Saint-Gobain Company of Worcester, MA where he served as a precision machinist. Paul was a master carpenter and handy-man building his dream lake-house overlooking...

On Friday, March 25, 2022, James Francis Sullivan passed away after a valiant battle with heart failure. He was 74 years old. James, known to his friends and family as "Jim" or "Jimmy," was born on November 16, 1947 in Jersey City, NJ to parents John "Jack" and Virginia (Chapland) Sullivan. James grew up in Manhattan with his parents and younger brother Donald "Donny." When James was eight, his dad passed away, and James, his mom, and his brother moved to Poughkeepsie, NY. James loved to tell stories about his childhood in Poughkeepsie and vacationing in Keansburg, NJ with extended family. As a young adult, James started a successful painting business and had three children: Kathy, Sean,...

Caitin Ward Schuele, born February 28, 1952, in Rockville Centre, New York, passed away on Tuesday, March 15th at her home in Sugar Hill, New Hampshire. She battled Lymphoma, an unwelcome guest, that developed unexpectedly. Caitlin Schuele was reared in Princeton, New Jersey, a daughter of Elaine W. Schuele and Norman A. Schuele Jr. In her formative years she was educated there. Upon graduating from Princeton High School she matriculated with the Class of 1974 at Rollins College, Winter Park, Florida. Her studies were her pursuit and it had been said she was never seen without a book in hand. Lawrence Thompson, the traveling companion and confidant of Robert Frost, and who was his...

Centerville, Georgia - Harlow "Pete" Richard Austin, went home to be with his personal Lord and Savior on March 14, 2022 at Houston Medical Center surrounded by his beloved family. A visitation with family and friends will be held on Friday, March 18, 2022 from 1:00PM to 2:00PM. A Funeral Service honoring the life of Pete will be held on Friday, at 2:00PM at Heritage Memorial Funeral Home. Immediately following the services Pete will be laid to rest at Magnolia Park Cemetery with Military Honors rendered. Pete was born on October 9, 1936 in Berkshire, Vermont to the late Josephine Thrilby Erno and Raymond Wright Austin. Pete loved to serve and he did so proudly by serving his nation in...

A mass of Christian burial for Peter who died on March 9, 2022, at the Jack Byrne Center due to complications from an accidental fall on March 3, 2022, will be held on May 28, 2022, at 11AM at St. Rose of Lima Church, 77 Clay St., Littleton, NH with interment following at St. Rose Cemetery. Then a gathering of friends and family for refreshments and memories will follow.

John Peter Cyr died March 9, 2022, at the Jack Byrne Center in Lebanon, NH due to complications of an accidental fall on March 3, 2022. Born on September 1, 1944, he was the eldest son of the late John E. and Grace D. Cyr in Littleton, NH. He graduated the 8th grade at the St. Rose of Lima Church in Littleton, NH in 1958. In 1962, he graduated Littleton High School. Following high school, Peter graduated from Providence College in 1966 and from Suffolk University Law School in 1970. In September of 1970, he was admitted to the NH Bar Association and began his law practice in Littleton. On August 4, 1973, he married Susan Armstrong. In August of 1985, he was appointed by the governor of...

Vivian M. (Downer) Fitzpatrick Roy, 83, of Whitefield, New Hampshire passed away Sunday March 6, 2022, of prolonged failing health, including cancer. Born January 14, 1939, she was the daughter of Clarence Downer and Edna (Calhoun) Downer. She was born in Canton, Ohio and graduated from Roswell High School in New Mexico. Before her retirement, she was employed by Data Marine and Foxboro Inc. in Massachusetts. She also worked as a CNA doing home health hospice care in New Hampshire. Vivian will be sadly missed by her many friends, family, and Community Baptist Church family. She was so loved and will be missed by all those whose lives she touched. She was always making people laugh with her...