Kathleen (Kathy) Ann Judge (née Garahan) passed away peacefully on Sunday, Dec. 11 in Dallas, Texas.  She was predeceased by her husband of 52 years, James (Jim) J. Judge, in August 2020.  Kathy was born at Fort Jackson in Columbia, South Carolina on July 20, 1943, the first child of Tom and Kate Garahan.  During…

Kathleen (Kathy) Ann Judge (née Garahan) passed away peacefully on Sunday, Dec. 11 in Dallas, Texas.  She was predeceased by her husband of 52 years, James (Jim) J. Judge, in August 2020.  Kathy was born at Fort Jackson in Columbia, South Carolina on July 20, 1943, the first child of Tom and Kate Garahan.  During…

Author and longtime reporter Stephen Albert Seitz died suddenly, at home of congestive heart failure on Nov. 18, 2022. He was born on Dec. 1, 1956. Dying because his heart was too full, something those who loved him will understand was true on many levels. As a journalist, he cared about fairness and impartiality in…

Scott C. Morrow, 66, of Stockbridge, died on Nov. 28 after a brief illness. He was born in Burlington and raised in Barre by Robert and Lee along with his three brothers. Upon graduation from Spaulding High School, Scott went off to college in Boston. But college was not for him, so he ventured to…

Linda “Lucy” Budzyna, known locally as the past co-owner and operator of the Grist Mill and Summit Lodge in Killington from approximately 1969 to 1991, passed away on Tuesday, Nov. 15, 2022, after a long illness. Budzyna spent her last 31 years in Seabrook Island, South Carolina. She was for many years the owner and…

Esther May Renzoni entered eternal rest on Oct. 24 at the age of 93. She was born on May 30, 1929, in Bridgeport, Connecticut. She is predeceased by her parents, Alma (Bellucci) and Peter Sartarelli, a son, Johnny, her husband, John Renzoni, and her siblings, Joseph Sartarelli and Shirley Beatty. She is survived by her…

Patricia Ann Bick passed away on Oct. 6 with her family by her side. Patty Bick was born on July 29, 1948 in New Orleans, Louisiana. She was the daughter of George and Juanda (Bonck) Bick and attended school in South Bend, Indiana. She graduated from Tulane with a degree in anthropology, and later received…

Lucas Holbrook Ambler, 18, died unexpectedly in Saratoga Springs, New York on Sunday, Aug. 21. He was born in Calgary, Alberta, Canada on Sept. 29, 2003, to Holly Holbrook and Peter Ambler. After Peter’s death, Holly married Scott Wesley Semple who adopted Lucas as his own son as a young boy. From a young age,…

George Pressley was a fixture in the Killington area for many years. Born in Detroit, his lengthy tenure in Vermont began when he became a resident of the Farm and Wilderness Camp in Plymouth in the 1960s. Life experiences gleaned there were truly that, and remained with and affected him throughout his life. During the…

Phylis Mae Wilmoth Henry Savage, a quick-witted woman with a charm that lit up the room, died July 25 at her home in Chester at age 99 years, seven months and 17 days. She made all the difference in the lives of so many and her work here is done. Phylis lived through the Great…

William “Bill” Blum died June 29 at the age of 90. He was born in Gardner, Massachusetts to Madalean A. and James J. Blum on February 11, 1932. Bill Blum made three major moves in his long life. In 1966, he and Rae (deceased) his wife of 61 years and their sons Jeff and Steve…

Douglas Hugh McKenna Jr. passed away on April 2, 2022 in White River Junction, Vermont.  Douglas was born on May 10, 1955 in Wilmington, Delaware and was the son of Douglas and Virginia McKenna.  His father was an executive at DuPont de Nemours and he relocated his family to Geneva, Switzerland in 1963. Douglas Jr.…

Sarah Ann “Sally” Bridges, 79, of Lakewood, Colorado, and formerly of Killington passed away on April 8. Sally Bridges was born on Dec. 30, 1942, in Brooklyn, New York. Originally from New York,she was a longtime resident of Killington, Vermont, and held town positions as an assessor and justice of the peace. She operated Bridges…

Gary Brian Stumpf, 67, of Pittsfield passed away peacefully at home on April 15, 2022 after a long battle with liver disease. Gary was born in Wilmington, Delaware on July 28, 1954 to Theodore, Sr. and Elizabeth, (nee McGrory) Stumpf, lovingly known to their friends as “Ted and Betty,” of Pennsville, New Jersey. Growing up…

Audrey J. Putnam, 83, died Saturday morning April 2, at home surrounded  by her loving family from complications of Lou Gehrig’s disease (ALS). Audrey was born September 23, 1938, the daughter of Grove R. and Rena (Scott) Scribner. She grew up in Poultney. After graduating from Poultney High School, she graduated from Sheldon Academy of…