Dana Alan Bacon, 67, died unexpectedly at home in Windsor on Monday, Oct. 20. He was born Oct.18, 1958, in Windsor, a son of William and Alberta (Perry) Bacon. Dana grew up in Windsor and graduated from Windsor High School in 1977 before attending New Hampshire Community Technical College in Claremont, N.H. He worked in the machining industry all his …
Sam Shallow, born on June 28, 1950, in Princeton, N.J., passed away on Oct. 11, with his sons by his side. Sam’s family moved to Fairfield, Conn., where he spent his free time sailing on his family’s boat. They relocated to Vermont, seeking a quieter life and the opportunity to enjoy skiing. Sam was an exceptional skier, confident in tackling …
Gordon Cowdrey (78) passed away on Oct. 15 after a nearly five-year-long battle with prostate cancer. He was born in Hanover, N.H., to Jennie Hull Cowdrey and Eldred Myron Cowdrey. Through a dear friend, Gordon Barbour, he met the love of his life, Sally Brown, whom he married on Jan. 30, 1977. In the fall of 1977, their son Daniel …
James Anthony Pepe, 83, died Oct. 11, 2025, in Hempstead, Town, Long Island, NY. Born in Flushing, NY, on May 20, 1942, the first child of Frances (Cirigleano) and John Pepe. In his late teens, he joined the religious order, Brothers of the Holy Cross. For ten years as a brother, he studied at St. Edward’s U. in Austin, Texas, …
On Oct. 9, Paul “Big Wogs” Eldredge, 74, lost his fight with a long illness and is now at peace. Born Feb. 7, 1951, Paul was the first child of Glenn and Shirley (Blackmer) Eldredge. He worked on his grandfather’s farm where he would raise Morgan horses and win many awards showing “Chief of Stockbridge” and “Coco.” These were fond …
David Lester Adams, 70, died on Sept. 10, 2025 at the Dartmouth Hitchcock Medical Center in Lebanon, NH peacefully, attended by his long time partner Wanda Reifenberger of Bridgewater, VT. David was born Jan. 5, 1955 to Velma (Bell) Adams and Lester E Adams of Woodstock, VT. David was a graduate of Woodstock Union High School, class of 1973. David …
Robert “Bobby” L. McCredie, Jr. passed away on Sept. 16, 2025, in Costambar, Dominican Republic, after a long illness. He was 65 years old. Born in Red Bank, New Jersey, Bobby was the son of Elizabeth J. McCredie and Robert L. McCredie, Sr. He spent his early childhood in Rumson, N.J., before the family moved to Barnard, Vt., in 1969 …
William A. Smith, 78, died at his home on Thursday, September 25, 2025. He was born on January 2, 1947, in Springfield, Vt., to Robert A. and Marion D. “Molly” (Chesley) Smith. His early education took place in the Amsden one-room schoolhouse; his later elementary years were at the new school in Perkinsville. He graduated from Springfield High School in …
Andrea Brehmer de Trzaskos, 54, passed away at her home in Stockbridge, VT, on Tuesday evening, Sept. 30, 2025. Andrea was independent, fiercely intelligent, a sharp analyst and adept problem solver, curious, witty, creative, and kind with a radiant smile. Andrea was born in Waimea, Kauai, Hawaii, on Feb. 2, 1971, to Margaret Enking and the late Gale Brehmer, who …
Standish Hanks, of Leeds, Massachusetts, died on Sept. 28, 2025, a month shy of his 96th birthday. Known to family and friends as Stan, he was born in Wellesley, Mass., on Oct. 23, 1929, the son of Harold S. and L. Pearl (Frost) Hanks. He graduated from Wellesley High School in 1947, attended the University of Massachusetts in Amherst, graduating …