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…

Paul Kenneth Kraby of Rutland, 79, passed away peacefully with family in Lakeland, Florida on Dec. 22, 2021. Born in Decorah, Iowa on June 27, 1942 to Kenneth and Katherine Kraby, nee Heaton. Paul is survived by his sons, Jason and Christopher Kraby, daughter, Jeanne Steinberg- Bolinger, grandsons, Marlon and Jaxson, and sister, Kathleen (Curt)…

Merle Schoenfeld, 95, died on January 28, 2022 at St. Joseph Kervick Center in Rutland. He was born to Rae and Alvin Schoenfeld in Hulmeville, Pa. He served his country proudly in Germany from 1944 to 1946 with his claim to fame serving as a driver for General Patton at times. Merle had always been…

LeRoy “Roy” Erwin Prior, 82, died on Jan. 26 at home in Mendon, Vermont. He was born to Lucy R. Hunt Prior and Erwin Wilson Prior in their home in West Bridgewater, Vermont. Roy graduated from Woodstock High School. He received a Bachelor’s of Science Degree in Criminal Justice from Castleton College in 1988 and…

By John Flowers/Addison County Independent Though former State Rep. Willem Jewett retired from the state Legislature in 2016, the Ripton Democrat continued in private life what he’d become synonymous for during his 14 years in the Vermont Statehouse: helping other people. The only thing that stopped him was his own premature demise, at age 58…

By Anita Lobel William Edward Giles, a country gentleman, an adventurous world traveler and entrepreneur, an easy New Yorker, was born in Windsor on July 31, 1946. He died at Mount Sinai Hospital in New York City on Sept. 25, 2021 after an eight year struggle with progressive anti-MAG peripheral neuropathy, a disease that chips…

Bernard L. Pierce, 81, born in Pittsfield and grew up in Woronoco, Massachusetts, and was a long time Killington resident died peacefully on Sunday, Dec. 19, 2021. Bernie loved to golf, travel, spend time with family and especially his grandchildren. He always stayed current with the news and stock market. He enjoyed a good joke…

MENDON—Debra Poplawski-Wilson, 57, a former resident of Rutland, passed away peacefully at her father’s home in Mendon on Dec. 17, 2020. Services were delayed. Funeral services for will now be held Monday, Dec. 27, 2021 at 11 a.m. at Christ The King Church, in Rutland. The family would like to invite you to join them…

Jack Walther Zuckerman, 83, of Saratoga Springs, New York, and Killington, died peacefully surrounded by his family on Nov. 12, 2021. Jack was born on May 12, 1938 to the late Josef and Henrietta Schattner Zuckerman in Vienna, Austria at a time when the world was making it very difficult to exist as a Jew.…

Harold “Chip” Albert Hutt died peacefully in the afternoon of Tuesday, Oct. 12, at the age of 53. Chip’s last days were quiet, song-filled and restful as he moved toward the next life, ending his battle with cancer after years of fighting with unimaginable strength. His dearest friends, Dorcy and Brian Isenor, provided a home…

Sunday, Oct. 10, 2021, Chu Suk Lee (O’Donnell), fondly called Suki, died. She was born Feb. 1, 1939. Suki’s life was about the journey, not the destination, as she cha-cha-cha’ed through countless unique life experiences. Born in Japanese-occupied Korea, she developed a deep sense of resilience, independence, and strength that served her throughout her life.…

A celebration of life for Bob Buttner will take place on Oct. 7. The Buttner family is hosting a celebration of life for Bob Buttner. Bob was a member of the Killington community for most of his adult life having moved here after graduating from New York Maritime Academy. He loved golf and made many…