Berkeley Valerius Bennett, 81
NEW HAVEN MILLS ­- Berkeley Valerius Bennett, 81, son of Margareta Valerius and Delancey Hicks Bennett, married Ruth Weston of Pittsburgh in 1948 and had three children. In 1961 they moved to Stowe, where they restored an 1805 brick farmhouse. He founded the Vermont Nursing Home Association and became executive director of the Vermont Pharmaceutical Association, the Vermont Retail Association and the Vermont Restaurant Association. He also served as president of the Stowe Chamber of Commerce and chairman of the Lamoille County March of Dimes. In 1968, Mr. Bennett and Ruth divorced. He then moved to Washington, D.C., where he chartered the American Society of Consultant Pharmacists (ASCP) in 1969 and advocated for nursing home reform and changes in standards for the care of the aged. He was instrumental in expanding the availability of nursing services at home. The ASCP honored him in 2002 with a cover story in their professional journal about his founding of the organization. In 1977, Mr. Bennett died Tuesday, Nov. 25, 2003, surrounded by her family and friends, at her home in Ferrisburgh. She was interment in Maple Cemetery in Lincoln. Memorial contributions may be made to Addison County Home Health and Hospice, P.O. Box 754, Middlebury, VT 05753.

Jessie (Ciufi) Sturchio, 99,
MIDDLEBURY - Jessie (Ciufi) Sturchio, 99, born April 10, 1904, in Newark, N.J., to Nicholas and Livia (Gerardo) Ciufi. On Sept. 21, 1924, she died on Monday afternoon, Nov. 24, 2003. She was married, or, as she used to say, "I got a better offer." She died Jan. 29, 2004, at Rutland Regional Medical Center. She was married Alburton Euber on Aug. 15, 1941, in Crown Point. He died Friday, Jan. 30, 2004, at Porter Hospital in Middlebury. She was married to Albert Edward Nichols, who Interment will take place at a later date in Florida. Memorial contributions may be made to Helen Porter Healthcare and Rehabilitation, 30 Porter Drive, Middlebury, VT 05753.

Maria Rupp
New Haven - Maria Gloeckle Rupp, 95, born April 30, 1908 in Goettingen, Germany. She immigrated to the United States in 1928. On May 1, 1938, she died Thursday, Jan. 29, 2004, at Helen Porter Healthcare and Rehabilitation Center in Middlebury, following a battle with cancer. He was Interment will be private. Also, a private service will take place at a later date at deer camp. Memorial contributions may be made to the American Cancer Society, 150 Kennedy Dr. South Burlington, VT 05403, or Helen Porter Health and Rehabilitation Center, Middlebury, VT 05753.

Margaret Bailey
JASPER COUNTY, Ind. - Margaret Tudor Bailey born in Jasper County, Ind., the eldest of six, to Sarah and Leonard Tudor. She grew up in East Chicago and Hammond, Ind. She died peacefully at her home on Munger Street, Middlebury, on Monday, Feb. 2, 2004, after a courageous battle with cancer. She was married Edgar Butterfield and moved to their farm on Munger Street. She was a loving and devoted mother to her family. She loved her flowers, to write letters, keeping in touch, to square dance, to garden, can and cook, and she spent many hours doing embroidery work. Irene is survived by her husband of 57 years of Munger Street, and their children, Elizabeth (Betty) Stowe and her husband, Roger, of New Haven; Judith Pelletier and her husband, John, of Rockingham; Patricia Ryan and her husband, Matthew (Pat), of Whitehall, N.Y.; and Edgar Jr. and his wife, Sharon, of Middlebury. Eight grandchildren also survive: Jennifer and Sara Pelletier; Ronae (and Nile) Granger; Ross Ryan and his fiancée, Heather; Matthew Ryan and Eric Butterfield; Jamie Butterfield; Jeremie Butterfield and his fiancé, Sabrina. Great-grandchildren include Morgan and Wyatt Granger, and Levi Ryan. Mrs. Butterfield was predeceased by her siblings, Harold, Ethelyn, Carlyle, Addie and Helen, who passed away peacefully at her son's home with her family by her side Jan. 31, 2004, after a nine-month battle with cancer. She was Interment will take place at a later date. In lieu of flowers, donations in her memory may be made to St. Mary's Church, 326 College St., Middlebury, VT 05753, Addison County Home Health & Hospice, P.O. Box 754, Middlebury, VT 05753, or Weybridge Cemetery Association, c/o Glenna Piper, 590 Quaker Village Road, Weybridge, VT 05753.

Carol Smith
Addison/St. Albans - Carol P. Smith, 58, born in Middlebury Sept. 6, 1945, the daughter of Bruce and Mary (Taylor) Putnam. She was a dairy farmer and later worked in food service at the University of Vermont. Her last occupation was store manager for The Country Kitchen in South Burlington. Her greatest joys were her family, fishing, boating and gardening. She was a member of the Addison Baptist Church. She is survived by her three children, Kimberly and her husband, Ronald Ploof, of St. Albans, Bruce Smith and his fiancée, Sharon Hurlburt of Monkton, and Robert G. and his wife, Annette Smith, of St. Albans; 10 grandchildren; her former spouse, Robert H. Smith and his wife, Theresa, of Winooski; two brothers, Arthur and his wife, Sandra Putnam, and Robert Putnam, all of Addison; her companion, Glenn Ashley of Essex Junction, and his two children, Kate and Tim Ashley; an aunt and several nieces, nephews and cousins. Funeral services were held Thursday in St. Albans. Interment will be in the spring in Grand View Cemetery in Addison. Memorial donations may be made to the American Cancer Society, 13 Loomis St., Montpelier, VT 05602, or the Franklin County Humane Society, P.O. Box 1031, St. Albans. VT 05478.

Diana Amblo
MIDDLEBURY - Diana Amblo, 90, died on May 28, 2004. He was the loving husband of Helen (Lathrop) Brooks, devoted father of Alice Bourgion of Ferrisburgh, Vt., Katharine G. Brooks of Boone, N.C., Kingsley C. Brooks and his wife, Leslie P. Brooks of Fairfield, Iowa, Rosaland B. Stowe and her husband, Robert C. Stowe of Cambridge, grandfather of Gwendolyn Gordon Stowe and Owen Brooks Stowe, brother of the late Laura Brooks Weed, M.D., and Oliver Brooks. A memorial service will be held at a later date. Memorial donations may be made to Yale Class of 1937, Yale Development Office, P.O. Box 2038, New Haven, CT 06521; Harvard University, Science and Public Policy Program, Kennedy School of Government, 79 John F. Kennedy St., Cambridge, MA 02138, a program founded Prof. Brooks; or to the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, Development Office, 136 Irving St., Cambridge, MA 02138. Dr. Brooks served the Academy for many years, including as president.

LYNETTE MULLER DENNEY
BURLINGTON - Sculptor Lynette Muller Denney, 67, born in East Orange, N.J., on Sept. 24, 1936, the daughter of Margaret Hazen Muller of Craftsbury and Jack Muller of Holland. She is survived by two stepdaughters, Cheryl of Weybridge and Valerie of Maryville, Tenn., and cousins from Holland and Florida. Her 1968 marriage to the girls' father, Raymond Denney, ended in divorce in 1996. At age one, she and her mother moved to Danville to live with her grandmother, Molly Hazen, a painter who fostered Lynette's talent as an artist, writer, poet and musician. She attended primary and secondary school in Burlington, where she had moved with her mother. A graduate of the University of Vermont in 1959, she stuinterment took place at the Craftsbury Cemetery on Friday, June 4, so she could be near the Craftsbury women ancestors of whom she wrote so often. Memorial contributions may be made to the Diabetes Foundation for Research, Vermont Association for the Blind and Visually Impaired, 37 Elmwood Ave., Burlington, VT 05401; or to the Burlington Health and Rehabilitation Center, 300 Pearl Street, Burlington, VT 05401.

Arthur Frederick Loftus II
Hinesburg - Arthur Frederick Loftus II, 64, born on Sept. 26, 1939, in Hackensack, N.J., the son of Arthur F. and Martha L. (Zuber) Loftus. He interment in Maple Cemetery in Lincoln.

LOIS MARIE SARGENT
LINCOLN - Lois Marie Sargent, 90, born in Lincoln on June 22, 1913, the daughter of Ralph and Annette (Morgan) Sargent. She was a member of the Lincoln United Church and the Order of Eastern Star Libanus Chapter No. 47 in Bristol. She served in the U.S. Navy during World War II. She retired from the Vermont State Library after 30 years. She is survived by nieces and nephews, Ralph Sargent of Essex, Robert Sargent of Middlebury, Randy Sargent of Richmond, Constrance Sargent of Corning, N.Y., Carol Allen of Panton, Chirstine Supernaw of Ocean View, Del., Gilbert Wideawake of Rutland, Emily Wideawake of Brandon, and several grand-nieces and -nephews. Funeral services were held Monday, June 7, at 11 a.m., at the Lincoln United Church, with interment in Maple Cemetery in Lincoln. Memorial contributions may be made to the Lincoln United Church, 23 Quaker St, Lincoln, VT 05743, or Bristol Rescue Squad, Bristol, VT 05443.

MARY AGNES VIENS
BURLINGTON/MIDDLEBURY - Mary Agnes Viens, 101, formerly of Middlebury, born in Orwell Jan. 5, 1903, the daughter of the late Clifford and Rosa Marie (LeDuc) Viens. She graduated from Mount St. Mary Academy, Burlington, class of 1921 and then obtained her teacher's training certificate from Northfield High School in 1922. Mary started her teaching in one-room schools in Northfield at Four Corners, Mill Hill and Rabbit Hollow schools as well as in Cornwall at No. 2 School. In 1942 Mary moved to Connecticut and resided there until 1972 when she retired from Long Lane School in Middletown, Conn. Upon retirement, Mary returned to Vermont to make her home in Middlebury, where she was a member of St. Mary's Catholic Church, Catholic Daughters, Court Assumption No. 2009, Russ Sholes Senior Center and the Addison County Retired Teachers Association. She enjoyed watching and listening to all sports, baking, and crafts and will best be remembered for her many different kinds of cookies shared by so many and all her stuffed animals she made and gave away. In addition to her parents, Mary was predeceased by her sister Clara Viens Ringey, and her brothers Ernest, Albert, and Joseph Viens. Aunt Mary will be greatly missed by her nieces and nephews; Arthur, Albert, and David Ringey, Virginia Ringey, Marie Viens Bragg, Shirley Viens Litchfield, Pamela Viens Greening, Margaret Viens Daniels, Betty Viens Herbert, Rosemary Viens Frappier and Robert Viens. She also leaves many grand-, great-grand- and great-great-grandnieces and -nephews. A funeral mass was held Saturday at St. Mary's Church with Father Justin Baker presiding, followed by interment in Calvary Cemetery, Northfield. Memorial donations in Mary's name may be made to Sisters of Mercy Development Fund, 100 Mansfield Ave, Burlington, VT 05401, or to St. Mary's Church, 326 College St., Middlebury, VT 05753. The family wishes to give special thanks to Dr. Robert Karp, the nurses, LNAs, caregivers and the entire nursing center staff for the love and kindness shown Aunt Mary during her stay at Starr Farm. You will always be remembered.