/tags/obituaries Obituaries en-US ¿ªÔÆÌåÓý Thu, 12 Dec 2024 21:21:24 GMT /show/vermont-edition/2024-12-12/remembering-those-we-lost-in-2024 Today, we honor community members who passed away in the past year with kind words and good memories. Thu, 12 Dec 2024 21:21:24 GMT /show/vermont-edition/2024-12-12/remembering-those-we-lost-in-2024 Mikaela Lefrak, Andrea Laurion /local-news/2024-08-19/bill-doyle-vermonts-longest-serving-senator-dies-at-98 Bill Doyle, who served as a state senator for 48 years, has died at 98. He was known for his many years as the chair of the Senate Committee on Government Operations, and his Town Meeting Day survey. Mon, 19 Aug 2024 21:35:18 GMT /local-news/2024-08-19/bill-doyle-vermonts-longest-serving-senator-dies-at-98 Bob Kinzel /show/vermont-edition/2023-12-20/remembering-those-we-loved-and-lost-in-2023 Vermonters share stories of loved ones who passed away in the past year, including broadcaster Ken Squier, chef Ahmed Ohmar, and poet Louise Glück. Wed, 20 Dec 2023 20:20:10 GMT /show/vermont-edition/2023-12-20/remembering-those-we-loved-and-lost-in-2023 Mikaela Lefrak, Andrea Laurion /local-news/2023-11-16/legendary-sportscaster-ken-squier-of-waterbury-has-died Ken Squier was an icon of broadcasting who helped make NASCAR a national phenomenon. In his home state of Vermont, he built Thunder Road and shepherded one of the last bastions of true community radio into the 21st century. Thu, 16 Nov 2023 14:16:01 GMT /local-news/2023-11-16/legendary-sportscaster-ken-squier-of-waterbury-has-died Anna Van Dine /local-news/2023-08-17/ahmed-omar-owner-and-chef-of-beloved-burlington-restaurant-kismayo-kitchen-dies-at-35 Ahmed Omar loved working out, cooking, his faith, and his family. He had two young daughters and a busy Somali restaurant. Thu, 17 Aug 2023 21:25:35 GMT /local-news/2023-08-17/ahmed-omar-owner-and-chef-of-beloved-burlington-restaurant-kismayo-kitchen-dies-at-35 Lexi Krupp /local-news/2023-06-14/remembering-roger-payne-whose-recordings-of-whale-songs-changed-the-world In 1970, biologist Roger Payne released an LP called "Songs of the Humpback Whale.â€� It played a key role in igniting the modern environmental movement, and helped bring whales back from the brink of extinction. Payne, who lived in South Woodstock, died over the weekend. Wed, 14 Jun 2023 09:00:00 GMT /local-news/2023-06-14/remembering-roger-payne-whose-recordings-of-whale-songs-changed-the-world Anna Van Dine /local-news/2023-05-12/remembering-beloved-rutland-historian-jim-davidson Longtime Rutland historian Jim Davidson died Sunday, May 7. He was 91. Fri, 12 May 2023 09:00:00 GMT /local-news/2023-05-12/remembering-beloved-rutland-historian-jim-davidson Nina Keck /local-news/2023-04-25/peter-miller-whose-photographs-documented-everyday-vermonters-dies-at-89 Peter Miller, a photographer and author who documented the lives of ordinary Vermonters, died last week. Tue, 25 Apr 2023 17:44:44 GMT /local-news/2023-04-25/peter-miller-whose-photographs-documented-everyday-vermonters-dies-at-89 Anna Van Dine /show/vermont-edition/2023-04-20/encore-a-2011-interview-with-famed-cartoonist-ed-koren A rebroadcast of a 2011 conversation between Jane Lindholm and cartoonist Ed Koren, who died last week. Thu, 20 Apr 2023 14:14:25 GMT /show/vermont-edition/2023-04-20/encore-a-2011-interview-with-famed-cartoonist-ed-koren Jane Lindholm, Mikaela Lefrak /local-news/2023-04-13/michael-pfaff-captain-of-the-bonnie-lift-jay-peak-vermont-farewell Michael Pfaff was an unmistakable presence in Orleans County. He was a longtime lift operator at Jay Peak ski resort, and worked at Parker Pie Co. in West Glover. The beloved community member died this week. Thu, 13 Apr 2023 19:49:57 GMT /local-news/2023-04-13/michael-pfaff-captain-of-the-bonnie-lift-jay-peak-vermont-farewell Anna Van Dine