Christopher Barr

Chris passed away July 31st, the day after his 38th birthday at DHMC after an unimaginable short and hard-fought battle with cancer, surrounded by family and close friends.  Chris was born on July 30th, 1987 at DHMC to Curtis and Wendy Barr. He was a graduate of the class of 2005 from WUHS. Chris met Susie Chamberlin the summer of …

David R. “Mooner” Cogswell

David R. “Mooner” Cogswell, 59, died Monday, July 28, 2025, at home in Quechee. He was born January 26, 1966, in Norwalk, Conn., a son of Dennis Cogswell and Judith (Butler) Cogswell. David spent his early years in New Canaan, Conn., where he graduated from high school before receiving his plumber’s training at Wright Tech in Stamford, Conn. David began …

Roberto Mario Rodriguez

Roberto Mario Rodriguez, age 79, passed away peacefully on July 14, 2025, at Mt. Ascutney Hospital in Windsor, Vt. Roberto was born on November 17, 1945, in Santiago, Chile, to Mario Rodriguez and Marjorie Talman Rodriguez. He is survived by his wife, Krysia Rodriguez (Maziec), son Tony, daughter Elizabeth, sister Elizabeth Filleul, brother-in-law Francis Filleul, and nieces and nephews. He …

Mallory Messner Semple

Mallory Messner Semple passed away peacefully at her home in North Pomfret on July 16, 2025, shortly after her 100th birthday. She is predeceased by her husband of 58 years, John P. Semple (who passed away in 2015); by her sister, Rosemary Messner Kern; and by her brother, Arthur J. Messner, Jr. Born on June 22, 1925, in Rochester, N.Y., …

Doris Ethel (Potter) Roberts

Doris Ethel (Potter) Roberts, 91, died on Wednesday July 16, 2025 at the Jack Byrnes Center in Lebanon, N.H. She was born on January 17, 1934 at home in South Pomfret, the daughter of Allan and Ethel (Luce) Potter. Doris lived in South Pomfret and Woodstock, and for several years wintered in Wachula, Florida. Her parents owned the Teago Garage …

Service for Charles Humpstone will be on Sat., August 9

A memorial service for Charles C. Humpstone, 94, who died on July 14, 2025, will be held on Saturday, Aug. 9, at the South Woodstock Community Church beginning at 11 a.m. A reception will follow at the South Woodstock Fire Department. The Cabot Funeral Home is assisting the family.

Allan Russell Wylie

Allan Russell Wylie, of South Strafford, Vt., passed away on July 19, 2025 at the age 84. He was born in Brooklyn, N.Y. on Dec. 13, 1940 to Margaret Ember and Robert Russell Wylie. At the age of three, he moved with his family to Danvers, Mass. He was very active in the Boy Scouts and earned the rank of …