Wendy A. Witherell Hill, 87, died peacefully in her sleep on Feb. 3, 2021, following the effects of a stroke. Born Oct. 7, 1933, in Troy, New York, Wendy Witherell Hill graduated from Emma Willard School in 1951, and Cornell University in 1955. She and her husband Robert wed in 1955 and enjoyed 65 years…

Mary Theresa Ojala, 100, of Rutland, died peacefully Monday, Jan. 11, 2021, at her home, surrounded by family, following a recent decline in her health. Mary Ojala was born Nov. 22, 1920, in Bayonne, New Jersey, to the late James and Francis Coyle O’Donnell. She was a war bride, marrying the love of her life,…

David H. "Chip" Garland, Jr. of Killington, died suddenly on Sunday, Dec. 27, 2020. Son of the late David H. and Ruth M. (Curley) Garland, Chip Garland is survived by his siblings Tom and his wife Carol of Northwood, New Hampshire, Marianne McCourt and her husband David of Medford, Massachusetts and Paul and his wife…

Hannibal DeLorenzo was born in Orange, New Jersey on May 2, 1926 and lived in Sparta, New Jersey until he passed on Dec. 21, 2020.  He served in the US Coast Guard during WWII. Dee, as he was affectionately known, had four children, seven grandchildren, and two great-grandchildren, along with numerous nieces and nephews. He…

On Thursday Dec. 17, Debra Poplawski-Wilson, 57, a former resident of Rutland passed away peacefully at her father’s home in Mendon. She bravely fought Glioblastoma Brain Cancer for 43 months and was considered a long-term survivor. The daughter of Eugene J. and Barbara P. (Grum) Poplawski she was born in Belleville, New Jersey on Nov. 17, 1963. Early…

Michael Edward Kenney, 72, of Rutland, passed away peacefully on Sunday, Nov. 22, 2020 at home with his family after a four-year battle with Parkinson’s Disease and Dementia. Michael Kenney was born in Quincy, Massachusetts in 1948 and served in the U.S. Navy from 1967-1969 as a damage controlman on the U.S.S. Jonas Ingram. His…

David M. Gleed, 57, died Nov. 3, 2020 at Rutland Regional Medical Center. He was born in Amesbury, Massachusetts, March 15, 1963, son of Robert A. and Roberta J. (Blais) Gleed. David Gleed spent many years in the restaurant and hospitality industry in the Killington area prior to being an X-Ray technologist. Surviving are his…

Daniel Kindle O’Connell of Rutland died on Nov. 2, 2020 of metastatic prostate cancer at the age of  81. Dan O’Connell  was never one to follow the expected path, and he enjoyed reflecting on the many adventures that he had the good fortune to experience throughout his life. Born in New York City, his family…

Jane Dewey Langill of Rockford, Illinois, died Oct. 15, 2020. She was born Dec. 13, 1935, in Concord, New Hampshire, the daughter of Claude and Helen (Matthews) Dewey. She graduated from Concord High School in 1953, married Stephen H. Langill in 1958, and one month later graduated from the Concord Hospital School of Nursing. Jane…

Robert Arnold Buttner, age 68, formerly of Killington, died Feb. 26, 2020, surrounded by family during his last hours in a hospital in his current residence of Venice, Florida. Bob Buttner was born in Flushing, New York on Oct. 22, 1951, and was the son of Arnold and Emilia Buttner. He grew up in Flushing…

Terry John Youngman of Orangeburg, New York, passed away on Thursday, Oct. 8, 2020 surrounded by his brothers and sisters and his two sons. He was the loving and proud father of Daniel, Patrick and the late Jacklyn Mary. Cherished son of Joyce and the late Frank Youngman. Beloved brother of Frank and wife Jocelyn,…

James J. (Jim) Judge of Killington, born Dec. 3, 1935 in Staten Island, New York, died peacefully on Aug. 31 after a short illness in Dallas, Texas. Jim Judge is survived by his wife, Kathy (née Garahan) following a loving marriage of over 51 years. He is also survived by his sister, Maureen (Sister Elizabeth…

Odell A. D. Johnston, Sr., 76, of Pittsford, passed away unexpectedly on Aug. 11, 2020, at Dartmouth Hitchcock Medical Center. He was born September 17, 1943 in Rhinebeck, New York, the son of Odell A. D. and Doris (Risch) Johnston. He spent his childhood in Saratoga Springs, New York., where he graduated from Saratoga Springs…

John Warren Austin died on Aug. 15, 2020.  He was born in Hackensack, New Jersey, the son of Merton and Elizabeth Austin on July 17, 1927.  John joined the U.S. Navy just before World War II ended and he always credited his enlistment for bringing that war to its end.  He later served in the…

Mary Ellen “Penny” Maznio, of Killington, died July 13, 2020 in Key Colony Beach, Florida. She was born in Cambridge, Massachusetts, the daughter of Paul T. and Ellen Marie (Kittredge) Sullivan. She graduated from Hudson Catholic High School in Hudson, Massachusetts. Penny first came up to Killington with her oldest brother Paul, in the early…