2000-2009, VT, Compiled by James W. Blankenship jkblank1(at)sbcglobal.net

Caledonia

Peacham, Caledonia Co., VT, Death Record

Vermont Death Records, 1909-2008
Joan McPherson Blankinship, F, b.25Apr1927, Hartford, CT, d. 02Feb2002, Peacham, Caledonia,

D/o John Finlay McPherson & Christine Raymond

From: Diane Renfrow dhrenfrow(at)yahoo.com

Caledonia Co., SSDI, http://ssdi.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/ssdi.cgi ,

Blankinship, Joan M. 74, 25Apr1927 - 02Feb2002, Peacham, Caledonia, VT, NY-116-28-4683

Essex

2000, Island Pond, Essex Co., VT, Obituary

http://archive.seacoastonline.com/2000news/3_7obit.htm ,

Claire Hebard Dill, 75, of 92 Derby St., Island Pond, Vt., beloved wife of Attorney Richard E. Dill, attorney at law, died suddenly Saturday, March 4, 2000, in Newport. Born March 23, 1924, in Ashfield, Mass., she was the daughter of Emory Blodgett and Maude (Gilderdale) Hebard. On June 6, 1953, she married Richard Eden Dill, who survives her.

She received an associate's degree in teaching at Castleton Teachers College and later received a nursing degree at the Springfield Teaching Hospital in Springfield, Mass., where she was a registered nurse and retired from there in 1952. She was also a part-time nurse for various hospitals from 1952 to 1970, and she also assisted her husband, Richard, at his law firm as a part-time secretary from 1970 to 1999. She held memberships with Graffort Club of Professional Woman's Organization in Portsmouth, United Church of Christ in North Hampton, 4-H Club in Rockingham County, and volunteered for the American Red Cross. She enjoyed working on the family genealogy, sewing, knitting, gardening, and spending time with her grandchildren.

In addition to her husband, Richard E. Dill, she is survived by her children, Charlton R. Dill and his wife, Lisa, of Lee; Lauren C. Dill of Littleton, N.H., Melinda J. Birch and her husband, Scott, of Derby, Vt.; and by her grandchildren, Alden, Carl, Mark Dill, Andrew and Jared Birch; a brother, Roswell Hebard of South Royalton, Vt.; two sisters, Alice Lively of Greenfield, Mass.; and Janet Blankenship of Denver; and many nieces and nephews.

She was predeceased by her infant son, Norman McConnell Dill.

From: Diane Renfrow dhrenfrow(at)yahoo.com

Rutland

Rutland, Rutland Co., VT, Death Record

Vermont Death Records, 1909-2008
Florence T. Muro, F, b.27Jun1930, Norwalk, CT, d.22Feb2006, Rutland, Rutland

D/o Daniel Blankenship & Louida Blake, W/o Vincent J. Muro Sr

From: Diane Renfrow dhrenfrow(at)yahoo.com