Bradley “Brad” Wayne Devine

Bradley Wayne Devine

May 31^st, 1970- November 7^th, 2019

Bradley “Brad” Wayne Devine, 49, of Woodstock, Vermont passed away unexpectedly on November 7^th, 2019. Brad was born in Lebanon, KY on May 31^st, 1970. He was married to Gail Devine on March 10^th, 1996; they were happily committed to one another for 32 years. He was the youngest of two children.

Brad owned his own electrical company, Devine Electric LLC. The greatest loves of his life were his wife and his daughters. He enjoyed spending his free time with his family and friends, rooting for the Kentucky Wildcats & the Washington Redskins, playing golf, hunting, fishing and riding his Harley. He was known for his quick wit, his sense of humor, an ability to fix anything, always being there for his friends and his fierce protectiveness of his wife and four daughters.

Brad is survived by his beloved wife, Gail Devine and his four daughters Brandi (spouse Ethan Morton), Melanie, Brittany, and Monica Devine, his grandson, Brady Morton, his sister Donna Milburn (spouse Jim Milburn), his grandmother Faye Yankee, his stepfather John Allen and stepbrother Josh Allen, his mother in law Phyllis Potter, along with several aunts, uncles, nieces, nephews and cousins in both Vermont and Kentucky. Brad was a loving father, husband, grandfather and friend to everyone.

Brad is preceded in death by his mother Connie Allen and his father Darryl Devine.

The funeral services will be held on Saturday November 16^th at 1:00 PM at North Universalist Chapel Society at 7 Church St, Woodstock, VT. A celebration of life will follow at The Little Theater located at 54 River St, Woodstock, VT.

In lieu of flowers, contributions to the family can be dropped off or mailed to the Woodstock Recreation Center (54 River Street, Woodstock, VT 05091).

The family of Bradley Wayne Devine wishes to thank Andrew Schain and The Public House, Aaren Macksoud and 506 on the River, The Woodstock Rotary Club, the Woodstock Recreation Center and the Woodstock Farmers Market.

The Cabot Funeral Home in Woodstock is assisting the family with arrangements. An On line guest book can be found at cabotfh.com

Frank J. Romano

Frank was born on May 14, 1936, and passed away on Friday, November 8, 2019 at his home in Woodstock, Vermont. Born in Newark, New Jersey, he moved to be near his family in Vermont when he was 18.

Frank is survived by his beloved wife Elizabeth, four children and four step-children: Victoria Polzello, Frank Romano Jr, Kimberly A. Wilkes, Celeste Chin, Kim Read, Linda Bove, Kenneth Puglisi, Frances Noval and their spouses, brother Tony Romano, 17 grandchildren and 7 great grandchildren. He was predeceased by his wife Joyce (Merrill), father Francisco, mother Lena (Garofano) and brother Robert.

Building a strong career at Howe Scale Company over 26 years, Frank ultimately became the vice president of operations for North America. He then founded his own successful consulting firm, FJR Enterprises, with clients across the country. For the past several years, Frank held a position as Professor of Business and Manufacturing Engineering at Vermont Technical College, merging his expertise in the industry with his passion for helping others and sharing knowledge.

An active member of the community, Frank was strongly dedicated to his church. He contributed his time and acumen to Our Lady of The Snows Shelter the Homeless Committee, served as treasurer and was head usher for many years. He also served for several years on the Board of the Woodstock Library.

As a man for all seasons, Frank’s generous nature, gentle demeanor and sincere smile made all of those around him feel special. When given the jerseys of his grand children’s schools, and his family’s companies, he made sure they were as proud of their accomplishments as he was, by wearing them with great eagerness. He and Elizabeth never declined an invitation to a family or friend celebration, no matter the distance, and often opened their home to make everyone feel loved, appreciated and welcomed.

Funeral Mass will be held at 10 am, Saturday, November 16, at Our Lady of The Snows Church, 7 South Street, Woodstock, VT.

In lieu of flowers, donations can be made in Frank’s honor to: Our Lady of The Snows, c\o Shelter the Homeless Committee, P.O. Box 397, Woodstock, Vermont 05091. Or, you can make a donation to benefit students, by donating to the Vermont Technical College, PO Box 500, Randolph Center, Vermont 05061.

The Cabot Funeral Home in Woodstock is assisting in arrangements. An on line guest book can be found at cabotfh.com

Jean Nelson Conklin

Jean Nelson Conklin, 97, longtime resident of Woodstock, Vermont died at Mt. Ascutney Hospital on November 5, 2019 following a brief illness.  She was predeceased by her husband, Albert Conklin, her sisters, Mary Tanner and Marjorie Hunt and her brother George Miles Nelson Jr.   She is survived by three sons: Neil and wife Hilary Sheevers of Prescott, AZ, Danny and wife Andree of Milford, NY,  and Miles of Haverhill, NH.   She is also survived by five grandchildren and 2 great grandchildren.

Jean was born on March 27, 1922 in St Johnsbury, Vt daughter of George Miles and Lessie Nelson.  The Nelsons moved to Meadow View Farm on the Pomfret Road in Woodstock in 1929.  Jean graduated from Woodstock High School in 1940 and graduated from Syracuse University in 1944.  She then worked for the New York State Extension Service in Columbia County.  There she met Albert Conklin and they married on October 12, 1946.   They moved to South Strafford, Vt where they began building a dairy farm.  In 1952, Jean and  Albert moved to Meadow View Farm in Woodstock where they lived for 60 years until they moved to the Woodstock Terrace.

An active member of the Woodstock community, Jean taught Home Economics at Woodstock Union High School and is fondly remembered by her many students.  For many years she served as an elected Lister for the Town of Woodstock.  She was also a Justice of the Peace, on the Board of Civil Authority, worked at the information booth on the Woodstock Green and served on the Boards of the Norman Williams Public Library, the Homestead, the Mertens House and the Woodstock Historical Society.   She was also a member of the North Pomfret Congregational Church and the North Pomfret Ladies Circle.

A Memorial service will be held at the North Pomfret Congregational Church on December 14 at. 1:30pm. The service will be followed by a reception at the Thompson Senior Center in Woodstock. In lieu of flowers donations may be made to the G.M. Nelson Jr Scholarship Fund c/o Woodstock Union High School or the North Pomfret Congregational Church.

Arrangements are under the direction of the Cabot Funeral Home in Woodstock, VT. An on line guest book can be found at cabotfh.com

Gordon “Gordy” L. Johnson

Gordon “Gordy” L. Johnson, 68, died Thursday, October 31, 2019 at his home.

Gordy was born August 22, 1951 in Windsor, VT to Ralph and Edith (Pinson) Johnson. He graduated from Windsor High School class of 1970. While in high School he worked at Mt Ascutney on the Ski tow. After high School he worked at Wiggins Lumber for a time. During this time he served on the Vermont National Guard. He started a carpentry business just before marrying Krista Hammond in 1974. Gordy loved to work and only retired after becoming ill.

Gordy enjoyed farming and has Sugared his whole life.

He is predeceased by his father Ralph Johnson.

Gordy is survived by his beloved wife of 45 years Krista Johnson; his children Jonathan Johnson of Windsor, Lisa Mattoon and husband Scott of Newbury, VT, Shirley Johnson of Windsor, Chris Maheu of Ascutney, VT, five grandchildren, Amber, Alex, Krystal, Jordan and Kaitlyn, mother Edith Johnson of West Windsor, siblings Frank and his wife Rose Taggart of Pahrump, NV , Cathy Archibald, Gloria Farnsworth and her husband Robert all of West Windsor.

A visiting hour was held Monday, November 4 at the Knight Funeral Home in Windsor from 1-2pm immediately followed by a memorial service at 2pm. Burial was in the Sheddsville Cemetery in West Windsor. Condolences may be expressed in an online guestbook at www.knightfuneralhomes.com.

Memorial contributions may be made to the Vermont Center for Independent Living, 11 East Street, Montpelier, VT 05062 in memo line include to be used in installing ramps.

Walter Gene Rockwood

Windsor, VT.

In the early morning of October 24, 2019, Walter Gene Rockwood, 91, of Hartland and Chelsea, Vermont, joined the predeceased loves of his life, Beverly Alyce (Kenyon) Rockwood (1930-1999) to whom he was married for 50 years and Jean Peterson (1933-2013) with whom he spent 13 years.  His passing was quiet and comfortable at the Jack Bryne Center in Lebanon, NH, having been surrounded by his family.  Walter (aka Rocky, Walt) was born on September 28, 1928 on the Bowers homestead in Hartland.  He grew up in Hartland on the family dairy farm and graduated from Windsor High School in 1945, where he courted Beverly.   At the end of WW2, he served briefly in the U.S. Navy.  Walter and Beverly were married on September 11, 1948 and he attended and graduated from the University of Vermont in 1950 with a degree in agriculture.

He began his long and interesting life in Swanton, followed by residence in St. Albans and Georgia Plains as the Franklin County (dairy) Agent. During this time, he also served in the National Guard and rose to command an armored company in Swanton.  In 1963 he, along with Beverly and their four children aged between 3 and 11, began his “journey” in the foreign service with the U.S. Agency for International Development in Togo, then in Guinea and Morocco until 1968.  After earning his Master’s Degree in Agricultural Communications at the University of Illinois in 1970 he worked at the International Institute for Tropical Agriculture (IITA) in Nigeria for several years, a year in Iran working for the United Nations, followed by many years at the International Rice Research Institute (IRRI) in the Philippines.  His final years in Africa were in the Cote D’Ivoire as part of the Food for Peace program, but he worked part time with IRRI remotely until around 1998.

He retired in 1988 and settled on Redrock Farm in Chelsea where he established a choose and cut Christmas tree farm. He was active in the Vermont-New Hampshire Christmas Tree Association, the Vermont Senior Guard, alumni associations from IITA and IRRI and the Chelsea community.

Late in life he lived briefly in Hartland and has been residing at the Historic Homes of Runnemede in Windsor for five years.

Walter was predeceased by father Floyd Rockwood and his mother Julia (Bowers) Rockwood, his sister Greta (Rockwood) Somerville and brother Gordon Rockwood.

He is survived by his son Richard and wife Stephanie Rockwood of Chelsea, son Timothy and wife Codie Rockwood of Hartland, daughter Pamela and husband Andrew Russell of Old Lyme, Connecticut, and son William and wife Cynthia Rockwood of Grand Junction, Colorado, eight grandchildren and seven great grandchildren.

We request that donations in his memory be made to one of the following organizations: The Chelsea Area Senior Center, 13 Church ST, Chelsea, VT;  The Asia Rice Foundation, Inc., 82 Ashlar Village DR, Wallingford, CT 06492;  or the Jack Byrne Center for Palliative & Hospice Care, 154 Hitchcock Loop RD, Lebanon, NH 03756.

A gathering to Celebrate Walter’s life will be held at Knight Funeral Home in Windsor, VT on November 23 from 1:00 to 2:00 with a short prayer service at 2:00PM.

A further celebration of Walter’s life will be scheduled at a later time at Redrock Farm in Chelsea, VT.

Condolences may be expressed to his family in an online guestbook at www.knightfuneralhomes.com

The Knight Funeral Home in Windsor, VT has been entrusted with arrangements.