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Vernon W. Bigelow, 60
FERRISBURGH - Vernon W. Bigelow, 60, of Ferrisburgh died Wednesday, Oct. 16, 2002, at his home with his family by his side. He was interment in Milton Village Cemetery.

Reatha A. Stokes, 89
South Starksboro - Reatha A. Stokes, 89, died Thursday, Oct. 17, 2002, at Porter Medical Center in Middlebury. She was interment in Green Mountain Cemetery in Starksboro. Memorial contributions may be made to WomenSafe, P.O. Box 67, Middlebury, Vt. 05753

Edmond E. Atkins, 69
Burlington - Edmond Eldon Atkins, 69, died on Oct. 27, 2002, at Fletcher Allen Health Care in Burlington, surrounded by his family. He was interment in Gage Cemetery, Ferrisburgh.

Patrick Joseph Coyle, 84
Ferrisburgh - Patrick Joseph Coyle, 84, died on Monday, Oct. 28, 2002, at his home in Ferrisburgh. He was Interment will be in St. Peter's Cemetery in Vergennes. Memorial contributions may be made to St Peter's Catholic Church, Vergennes, Vt. 05491, or to the Vergennes Area Rescue Squad, Vergennes, Vt. 05491.

Leonard Robert Cunningham, 69
Vergennes - Leonard Robert Cunningham, 69, a longtime resident of Vergennes, died unexpectedly Saturday, Oct. 26, 2002. He was married in St. Peter's Church in Vergennes on Aug. 23, 1958, to Clara (Chamberlain) Cunningham. He served with the U. S. Army 17th Infantry Regiment in the Korean conflict. He was a member of the Vermont National Guard and Army Reserves for 21 years, retiring as Sergeant First Class. After 37 years at Simmonds Precision-Hercules-Goodrich Corp., he retired in 1993. He was an active member of the United Methodist Church of Vergennes, where he served as an usher for over 40 years. His greatest enjoyment in life was his family. He is survived by his wife of 44 years, Clara; three daughters, Michelle and her husband, David Savageau, of Rutland, Catherine Cunningham of Proctor, and Lisa and her husband, David Supanich, of Lusby, Md.; a son, Leonard Robert "Rob" Cunningham II and his wife, Wendy, of North Hero; five grandchildren; his twin sister, Lucille Nelson of Connecticut; two sisters, Beverly Peck, and her husband, Floyd, of Middlebury, and Kimberley Laughner and her husband, Dan, of New Hampshire; two brothers, Richard Cunningham and his wife, Harriet Patrick, of Charlotte, and David Cunningham of Massachusetts; a sister-in-law, Arlene Cunningham of Burlington, and a brother-in-law, Lawrence Casey of Connecticut; and several nieces and nephews. He was predeceased by his brother, Eldred Cunningham, his sister, Rosaline Casey, and his stepfather, Lawrence Delorme. Funeral services were held Wednesday at the United Methodist Church in Vergennes, with interment in St. Peter's Cemetery in Vergennes. Memorial contributions may be made to the Vergennes Area Rescue Squad or the Vergennes United Methodist Church, Vergennes, Vt. 05491.

Norman Bailey
BRANDON - Norman Chauncey Bailey, 79, died early Sunday, October 27, 2002, at his home in Brandon. He was married in Leicester June 22, 1948; two sons, Norman C. Bailey Jr and his wife, Eunenee of Brandon, and Robert Bailey and his wife, Debra, of Forestdale; three daughters, Linda Stone and her husband, David, of Forestdale, Carol Racine and her husband, Robert, of Leicester, and Pamela Sue Bailey of Brandon; one sister, Margaret Bailey of Brandon; 12 grandchildren; 17 great-grandchildren; and many nieces, nephews and cousins. He was predeceased by two sisters, Aretta Shackett and Josephine Morcombe, and two brothers, Adrian Bailey and Nelson Bailey. The funeral service was held Wednesday at Brandon Congregational Church, followed by a graveside committal service and burial with military honors at the family lot at Pine Hill Cemetery. Memorial gifts may be made to the Brandon Area Rescue Squad, P.O. Box 232, Brandon, Vt. 05733, or to the Brandon Volunteer Fire Department, c/o Chief Robert Kilpeck, 2 West Seminary St., Brandon, Vt. 05733.

Ethel Irene Fletcher, 102
LEICESTER - Ethel Irene Fletcher, 102, died early Tuesday morning, Oct. 29, 2002, at Rutland Regional Medical Center. She was born in Bridport on May 2, 1925, the son of Victor and Marguerite (Nadeau) Giard, and was a lifelong resident of Bridport. He served as a member of the National Guard, and in World War II. On Aug. 3, 1963, he born in Boston in 1912. He was a 1934 graduate of Boston University and a 1937 graduate of the Boston University School of Theology. Mrs. Davis was married in 1937 in La Crosse, Wisc. Prior to his arrival in Vergennes, Rev. Davis served as minister at the Methodist churches in both Fair Haven and West Addison from 1937 to 1940. He left Vergennes in 1946 to become senior minister of the Crawford Memorial Methodist Church in New York, N.Y. He also served churches in New Canaan, Conn., and New Rochelle, Newburgh and Peekskill, N.Y. From 1960 to 1965, Rev. Davis was District Superintendent of the Brooklyn North and then the Long Island East Districts of the New York area of The United Methodist Church, where he supervised some 70 churches. The couple died after long illnesses. They were born April 10, 1921, in Highland Park, Mich., and graduated from the University of Rhode Island in 1953. A former electrical engineer at Bell Labs and Xerox Corp., where he received several patents, he also taught physics for 25 years. It was after photographing rifle bullets passing through playing cards, light bulbs and bars of soap with his students that he decided to try photographing birds in flight at close range, an interest that became an exciting avocation. Hansen photographed more than 140 species of birds within three feet of the camera for more than 27 years. He designed and built the electronic flashes and circuitry necessary to stop the wing action of a bird as it breaks a light beam which triggered a motor-driven Hasselblad camera. He photographed birds in Canada, Jamaica, Trinidad, Tobago, Guatemala, Belize, Mexico and the Big Bend, using his unique techniques of high-speed strobes and light-beam triggering. His stop-action flight photographs have appeared in numerous periodicals and books including American Birds, National Wildlife, Yankee, Texas Parks and Wildlife, Fotografisk Tidsdrift, The Audubon Society Encyclopedia of North American Birds, Far Out Facts (National Geographic Society), National Geographic Research, The Audubon Society Field Guide of North American Birds, and the National Audubon Society North American Bird Feeder Handbook, and more recently Peterson Field Guides, Hummingbirds of North America and Hummingbirds of the American West. He lectured widely for Audubon chapters, the Vermont Institute of Natural Science Annual Bird Conference, the Birds of Vermont Museum, The Connecticut Museum of Natural History, Cornell's Laboratory of Ornithology, The Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia, The Southwest Research Station of The American Museum of Natural History and the North American Nature Photography Association. His traveling exhibit, "Birds in Flight," has been featured at more than 50 museums throughout the United States since 1992. Hansen is survived by his wife and partner Martha "Marty," who traveled extensively with him from their summer home in Vermont and their winter home in Fort Davis; daughter Susan J. McArdle of Shoreham, Vt., son David L. Hansen Sr. of Leominster, Mass.; four grandchildren; a sister, Marjorie Hansen of Wyandotte, Mich.; his brothers and sisters-in-law, Earl and Joan Hansen of Westland, Mich., and Ken and Joy Hansen of Plymouth, Mich.; and a niece. A memorial service will be held on Dec. 2 at 11 a.m., at the United Church of Lincoln in Lincoln, Vt. The family asks that memorial contributions be made to the Lincoln Library, 222 West River Rd., Lincoln, VT 05443; the Birds of Vermont Museum, 900 Sherman Hollow Rd., Huntington, VT 05462; or to Magicians Without Borders, 100 George Rd., Lincoln, VT 05443.

Anna Mae Hatch
West Ferrisburgh - Anna Mae Hatch, 80, died Nov. 27, 2002, at Fletcher Allen Health Care after a brief illness. She was married Gerald W. Hatch in September 1944. She began her nursing career at Porter Hospital in Middlebury in 1943, where she was the supervisor of obstetrics. She remained there until 1962. She was then employed by the state of Vermont from 1962 through 1987. Her positions included a charge nurse at the Weeks School in Vergennes for 17 years, and, after the closure of the facility, she accepted a position surveying nursing homes throughout the state. Her personal interests and organizational involvement included extensive travel after her retirement, volunteering for the Vergennes Area Rescue Squad, RSVP Advisory Council member, Vermont Department of Aging and Disability board and involvement at the state level with UVM Extension Homemakers, St. Anne's Society, and the Catholic Daughters of the Americas. She will be remembered for her tireless dedication to family, friends and neighbors. Survivors include four sons and their wives, Albert and Linda White of Panton, Gerald (Bill) and Christine of Brandon, Patrick and Susan of West Ferrisburgh, and James (Michael) and Susan of West Ferrisburgh; a daughter-in-law, Daryl Hatch of Panton; nine grandchildren; and eight great-grand children. She was predeceased by her husband of 35 years, Gerald W. Hatch Sr., and by her son, Giles (Peter) Hatch. A Mass of Christian burial will be celebrated Monday, Dec. 2, at 1 p.m. at St. Peter's Catholic Church in Vergennes. Interment will be in Prospect Cemetery in Vergennes. Memorial contributions may be made to the Vergennes Area Rescue Squad, Vergennes, VT 05491, or American Heart Association, Vermont Affiliate, 434 Hurricane Lane, Williston, VT 05495.

Michael Wrisley Tucker
North Ferrisburgh - Michael Wrisley Tucker, 52, died Thursday, Nov. 28, 2002, at Vermont Respite House in Williston. He was Interment will be in North Ferrisburgh Cemetery in the spring. Friends may call at the Brown-McClay Funeral Home in Vergennes from 9 a.m. until the hour of the funeral. Memorial contributions may be made to Vermont Respite House, 99 Allen Brook Lane, Williston, VT 05495.

Lawrence Alexander Aunchman
BURLINGTON - Lawrence A. Aunchman, 82, of Burlington, died on June 12, 2003, at Fletcher Allen Health Care. He was married Theresa Dumas. In 1947 he graduated from Champlain College with a degree in business administration. He managed Valade's Restaurant in Burlington for 23 years. He then managed Dowlings Inc. in St. Albans, retiring as vice president. He continued working at Ben Franklin in South Burlington. Active in community affairs, he was a member of the Kiwanis Club and served as president in 1956. He was also a member of the Burlington Chamber of Commerce and Burlington Restaurant Association. He was also active in other areas, from conservation to teaching skiing to underprivileged children. He had a passion for the outdoors and spent much of his free time hunting, fishing, gardening, and working on his camp. He passed on his love of the outdoors and animals to his three daughters. He is survived by his wife, Theresa Dumas of Burlington; his daughters, Linda Clapper and her husband, David, of Burlington, Laurie Aunchman and her husband, Scott Danzig, of Richmond, and Lisa Aunchman-Johnston and her husband, Bill, of Underhill; five grandchildren; a sister, Mary Shaw of Winooski; a brother, Walter Aunchman of Punta Gorda, Fla., and many nieces and nephews. He was predeceased by a sister, Agnes Dumas, and three brothers, Clarence, Arthur, and Kenneth Aunchman. A Mass of Christian Burial was held on Tuesday in St. Anthony's Roman Catholic Church, with interment in New Mount Calvary Cemetery. Memorial contributions may be made to the Vermont Fish and Wildlife Department, 103 South Main St. Building 10 South, Waterbury, VT 05671; the Make A Wish Foundation of Vermont, 100 Dorset St., South Burlington, VT 05403; or to the charity of your choice.

Thomas Leo Corcoran
Waltham - Thomas Leo Corcoran died unexpectedly on Sunday, June 15, 2003, at the age of 59. He was born July 8, 1940, in Utica, N.Y., the son of Clarence and Anna (Weller) Corts. He was a Vietnam veteran who served in the U.S. Air Force from 1961 to 1966, and a member of American Legion Post 19 in Bristol. He was employed by the American Morgan Horse Association for more than 20 years. He is survived by his wife, Caroline Corts of Lincoln; three children, Dawn Corts and Ben Jellison of New Hampshire, Charles Corts and his wife, Karen, of Bennington, N.H., and Stephanie and Shawn Lathrop of Starksboro; one grandson; Robert and Jane Coleman of Westmoreland, N.Y., whom he considered brother and sister; and several cousins. He was predeceased by his parents. Funeral services were held Tuesday at United Church of Lincoln, with interment planned for a later date. Memorial contributions may be made to the family, Attn. Caroline Corts, 1768 West River Rd., Lincoln, VT 05443.

Elaine B. Keinonen
BRANDON - Elaine Blanche Keinonen, 79, died Thursday, June 12, 2003, at the home of her daughter in Brandon. She was married Waldo Keinonen in Forest Dale. They made their home in Bristol, Conn., where they raised their family. She was employed at Sessions Clock Manufacturing Company in Forestville, Conn., for over 22 years. She and her husband retired to Florence in 1972. Mr. Keinonen died in 1990. She enjoyed fishing and loved cooking, gardening, cross-stitch and RV travel. She is survived by three daughters, Marie F. Belanger of Springfield, Mass., Barbara A. Scoskie of Barnard and Linda K. Cummings of Brandon, with whom she made her home; one son, Waldo H. Keinonen of Rutland; five grandchildren, six great-grandchildren, and many nieces, nephews and cousins. She was predeceased by a brother, Leo Hayes Jr., and four sisters, Blossom Hayes, Genevieve Parker, Marion Hayes and Myrtle Hornbeck. The funeral service was held Tuesday at The Brandon Congregational Church, with graveside committal service and burial in the family lot at Evergreen Cemetery, Pittsford. Memorial gifts may be made to The Brandon Area Rescue Squad, P.O. Box 232, Brandon, VT 05733.

Pomainville memorial set
SHOREHAM - The Memorial Mass of Christian Burial for Juliette Mary Pomainville, 95, who died Feb. 18, 2003, at Helen Porter Health & Rehabilitation Center in Middlebury, will be celebrated on Saturday, June 21, 2003, at 11 a.m., at St. Genevieve Catholic Church in Shoreham. The Rev. Justin Baker, pastor, will be the celebrant. The graveside committal service and burial will follow the Mass, in the family lot at St. Genevieve Cemetery Following the committal service, the family will receive friends at Shoreham Congregational Church hall, for a time of fellowship and reflection.

Donald Sargent Sr. service set
LINCOLN - Graveside services for Donald E. Sargent Sr. will take place at Maple Cemetery in Lincoln on Sunday, June 22, at 2 p.m.

George H. Churchill, 83
BRANDON - George H. Churchill, 83, died Aug. 6, 2003, at his home. He was married Elise Van Wess on Nov. 27, 1952. They had recently celebrated their 50th wedding anniversary. He was made a Master Mason at St. Paul's Lodge in 1947, and recently received his 60-year pin from the Masons. Survivors include his wife, Elise, of Brandon; a sister, Mary Jane Wing of Brandon; a brother, John Winston Churchill of Mackinaw, Mich.; five nieces and a nephew; ten grandnephews and five grandnieces. He was predeceased by a son, Peter Craig, in 1974. A celebration of his life will be held at a later date, with burial and Forest Dale Cemetery. Friends may donate to the charity of their choice in his memory, or plant a tree.

DALE LOVE
East Middlebury - Dale Love, 65, died on Sept. 28, 2003, at Helen Porter Nursing Home. He was married to Suzanne Ventris in 1959; she died in 1962. In 1965, he born on Aug. 4, 1917, the son of Marble and Annetta (Russell) Pierce in the house on Shaker Hill where he lived until 1998. In early 1998, after a hospital stay, he entered the Burlington Health and Rehabilitation Center and lived there until his death. He is survived by his wife, Sarah (Culver) Pierce of Middlebury, and by many family and friends. Funeral services were held Tuesday in Bristol. Interment will be in Maplewood Cemetery in Huntington. Memorial contributions may be sent to Burlington Health and Rehabilitation Center, 300 Pearl St., Burlington, VT 05401.

Charles Ringer, Sr.
Vergennes - Frederick Charles Ringer, Sr., 82, died on Saturday, Sept. 27, 2003, at Porter Hospital in Middlebury, after a short illness. He was married Lucille Patrie on Nov. 27, 1947; she died in 1976. He remarried in 1981, to Ruth Tucker, who died in 1999. He was a member and communicant of St. Peter's Catholic Church in Vergennes, a charter member of the Vergennes Rescue Squad, and a member of the Eagles Club. Family members remember him as "the great fisherman," and as a hard-working, kind person who loved his family, fishing, gardening, and sharing his many stories of life's experiences. He never complained about the hard times or sickness in his life. He is survived by four sons, Frederick and Mike of Essex Junction, Patrick and his wife, Patricia, of Kendall Park, N.J., and Tony and his wife, Wendy, of Vergennes; two daughters, Mary Essex and her husband, David, of Ferrisburgh, and LuAnne Mailloux and her husband, Paul, of Ferrisburgh; three stepchildren, Connie Hobbs, Tommy Tucker Sr. and Charles Tucker; 15 grandchildren, four great-grandchildren and many stepgrandchildren and great-grandchildren; several nieces and nephews; two brothers, Raymond Ringer and his wife, Alice, of Vergennes, and Vincent Ringer and his wife, Lois, of Lebanon, Pa.; and three sisters-in-law, Elaine Rice and her husband, Martin, Claire Irish, and Alma Ringer. He was predeceased by two sisters, Blanche and Eleanor, and two brothers, Bernard and Theodore. A Mass of Christian burial was held at St. Peter's Catholic Church in Vergennes, with interment in St. Peter's Cemetery. Donations may be to the Vergennes Rescue Squad, PO Box 11, Vergennes, VT 05491, or to St. Peter's Restoration Fund, 85 South Maple St., Vergennes, VT 05491.

Kenneth Hayes
East Middlebury - Kenneth Hayes, 63, of East Middlebury, died Sept. 27, 2003, at Fletcher Allen Health Care in Burlington. He was married Sandra Newton on Feb. 7, 1959. They settled in East Middlebury where they made their home for the last 43 years. He was employed for 25 years at Palmer's Dairy and 12 years at Middlebury Vending. He was a volunteer fireman in East Middlebury for 18 years and also coached Little League and Babe Ruth baseball. He is survived by his mother; his wife, Sandra; four children, Jeff and his wife, Denise, of Salisbury, Mike and his wife, Sandy, of East Middlebury, Kim Bilodeau and her husband Allen, of Shoreham, and Machelle St. Pierre and her husband, Ken, of Crown Point, N.Y.; three brothers, Ronald of Brandon, Richard of Forestdale and David of Gardner, Mass.; 13 grandchildren, two great-grandchildren and many nieces and nephews Funeral services were held Wednesday at the East Middlebury United Methodist Church, with burial in Prospect Cemetery, East Middlebury. Memorial contributions may be made to the East Middlebury United Methodist Church Building Fund, c/o Rev. Jill Robinson, 47 N. Pleasant St., Middlebury, VT 05753.

Noah Whitney
MIDDLEBURY - Noah John Whitney, infant son of Barry and Sarah (Herrick) Whitney of Brandon, died on Sept. 26, 2003, at Porter Hospital. He is survived by his parents; two brothers, Gregory and Daniel; his maternal grandparents, Charles and Bonnie Herrick of Queensbury, N.Y.; paternal grandparents, Barry Sr. and Pamela Whitney of Salisbury; maternal great-grandmother, June Pipeling of Brandon; paternal great-grandmother, Laurette Whitney of East Middlebury; and paternal great-grandfather, Herbert Whitney of Salisbury. He is also survived by his aunts and uncles, Becky Herrick of Plattsburgh, N.Y., Ben Herrick and his wife Cathy of Rutland, Marci and Tim Whitney of Shoreham, and Brandi Clark of Brandon; one cousin; and many other family members. Services will be private at the convenience of the family.

Arthur L. Adams Sr., 83
VERGENNES - Arthur L. Adams Sr., 83, died Tuesday, Nov. 25, 2003 at Clark's Nursing Home in Vergennes. He was interment in Prospect Cemetery in Vergennes. Memorial contributions may be made to the Vergennes Area Rescue Squad, Vergennes, VT 05491.