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I 4B www.hurlingtonfreepress.com The Burlington Fire Press Frld a March 21, 2008 Police concede missing Maitland was probably a victim The Associated JYt'ss MONTPELIER Four years after a 17-year-old girl disappeared, Vermont State Police said Tuesday they believe she was the victim of foul play. Brianna Maitland of Shel don vanished March 19, 2004, after leaving the Black Lantern Inn in Montgomery, where she worked as a dishwasher. Her 1085 Oldsmobile 88 was found about a mile away, smashed into an abandoned barn. Four days later, her parents reported her missing. Over the last 10 months, Vermont State Police detectives have expanded the investigation, interviewing numerous people, some whom already had been -terviewed, according to Detective Lt.

Glenn Hall, who is overseeing the investigation. "There's no indication she was going to take off," Hall said Tuesday. "We've taken a hard look at the evidence we do have the scene where the car was found, we've delved into people associated with her and who had contact with her in the days and weeks prior and there's no indication she just up and left, which leads us to (the conclusion) something happened to her, and it wasn't good." He said the case continues to generate leads, even four years later, but said none has been enough to break the case. The parents have offered a $20,000 reward. Anyone with information about Maitland's disappearance or who may be responsible is asked to call Vermont State Police at 524-5993.

Death Notices and Funerals Held Fv Funeral arrangements are incomplete at this time. A full obituary will follow in Saturday's Burlington Free Press. Arrangements are in the care of the Ready Funeral and Cremation Service, South Chapel, Burlington. LIDA E. GEORGE SHALER, Pa.

Lida Christy Caforia; her sisters, Sister Nancy Audette, R.S.M., of Hartford, Janice and her husband Charles Worcester of Burlington; several nieces, nephews and cousins; a special canine grandson, Grizzly Bear. She was predeceased by her parents and her son Matthew Weeber, who died March 18, 1991. children, Joy, Kris and Jason United States Army, Schultheiss; six brothers, assigned to the 40th Infantry Michael, Tom, Mark, Tim, Battalion, Company B. Sean and Kevin McKenzie; Survivors include his four sisters, Mary LaVallee, beloved wife, Elena Jane Chapman, Martha (Ferrante) Bruce Sandri and McKenzie-Akey and his son, William A. Sandri.

Maureen McKenzie; also Additionally A.R. leaves his numerous in-laws, nephews, loving and devoted grand-nieces and cousins. He was children: Wendy Van Epps predeceased by his parents, and her husband Tim; Raymond and Ruth Jeffrey Sandri, Lisa Sandri (Davison) McKenzie. and Rachel Sandri, as well as A funeral Mass and burial three great-grandchildren, will take place in Winter A. R.

is lovingly remcm-Haven on Tuesday, March bered by his many friends, 25. A memorial Mass-will be but none more than his clos-celcbrated in the Cathedral est friend and cohort, of the Immaculate Richard Kimball. The Conception in Burlington on Sandri family wish to Friday, April 25, at 12:15 p.m. express their deepest Paid Notices ing, March 20, 2008, in his Grand Avenue residence surrounded by a loving family. Funeral Arrangements are incomplete and will be announced with a more complete obituary in a later edition of The Saint Albans Messenger and The Burlington Free Press.

To offer online condolences please visit: www. kiddermemorialhome.com. ARTEMAS G. VONDLE SOUTH BURLINGTON Artemas G. Vondle, 90, of South Burlington died peacefully Thursday, March 20, 2008, surrounded by family and friends in Fletcher Allen Health Care, following a short illness.

A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated on Monday, March 24, at 10 a.m. in St. John Vianney Roman Catholic Church. Visiting hours will be held on Sunday from 6-8 p.m. in the Ready Funeral and Cremation Service, South Chapel, 261 Shelburne Road, Burlington.

A full obituary notice will appear in Saturday's Burlington Free Press. In Memoriam affection and appreciation for his loyalty and compan 4 4j IL A ttfo -) iTnrlf rl Mlffe'iiimtiiii'i ruAwii I'lllth lilllHi n' I Elizabeth Goddard George, age 76, passed away on Saturday, March 15, 2008. She was the beloved wife for 57 years of S. Edmond George, loving mother of Jay (Kathy) George of Cincinnati, Ohio, Dean (Ann) George, Ellen (Kurt) Kuntz, and Jeanne (Joe) Elbicki, all of Pittsburgh, and Tricia (John) Waldron of South Burlington, grandmother of Jenny and Kevin George, Lauren Schueler, David Waldron, Courtney and Christine George, Carly Schueler, Julie Waldron and Catherine George. Lida lived in Pittsburgh, except for five years in South Burlington.

She worked at several medical practices until her retirement. She enjoyed volunteering with Contact Pittsburgh Crisis Center and United Methodist churches in Pittsburgh and South Burlington. Lida was a member of the Order of the Eastern Star for 62 years, where she served as Matron and District Deputy Grand Matron. A memorial service will be held in Pittsburgh at 10 a.m. Saturday, March 29.

In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to the McKnight United Methodist Church, 600 Fox Drive, Pittsburgh, PA 15237, or the Good Samaritan Hospice, 3500 Brooktree Road, Suite PA 15090, Arrangements by Lawrence T. Miller Funeral Home Inc. in Pennsylvania. THERESA I. PALMER BRISTOL Theresa Irene (Bora) Palmer, 94, died unexpectedly in Porter Hospital in Middlebury on Wednesday, March 19, 2008, following a brief illness.

She was born in Charlotte on Jan. 19, 1914, the daughter of Fred and Olive Losie (St. George) Bora. On Oct. 10, 1933, she mar ried Howard O.

Palmer, who predeceased her in 1969. Theresa was a guide at Shelburne Museum for numerous years. She is survived by her two sisters-in-law, Laura Bora of Brandon and Eleanor Palmer of North Ferrisburgh, as well as many nieces, nephews and cousins. A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated on Friday, March 28, at 11 a.m. in Our Lady of Mount Carmel Church in East Charlotte.

Burial will be in Morning-side Cemetery in the spring. In lieu of flowers, memorial gifts may be made to Bristol Rescue Squad, P.O. Box 227, Bristol, VT 05443. Shelburne Funeral Chapel of Corbin and Palmer, 209 Falls Road, Shelburne, is in charge of arrangements. WENDELL A.

STIMETS. MD SWANTON, Vermont Wendell A. Stimets, MD, a longtime devoted and well respected local physician died early Thursday morn- ionship over the years. A.R. was predeceased by his first wife, Catherine E.

Sandri, and by their daughter, Sandra Jean Sandri, as well as by his second wife, the former Louisa Clark Sandri, and her son Robert K. Clark. A liv januil laiiiuy win receive guests on Tuesday evening, March 25, from 5 unlu at ine Lenox Avenue, Greenfield, and they extend a warm invitation to join them in this time of remembrance and celebration. A private memorial service will be held at the convenience of the family and guests, with Jennifer Bete-Brown, chaplain, to officiate. Inurnment will be private an at the convenience of the family in the Green Rl.v Cemetery, Greenfield, military honors to be observed.

In lieu of flowers, memona! contributions are suggested to the Greenfield Elks Lodge, B.P.O.E. 1296, care of the A.R. Sandri Scholarship Fund, to the attention of: Timothy HerziS Treasurer 3-5 Church Greenfield, MA 01301. The McCarthy Riner- al Homes of Greenfield and Turners Falls, have been entrusted with the arrangements. For further information, for directions, to sign a guest book or to forward an e-condo- lence message to the Sandri family, please visit www.mccarthyfuneral homes.com.

CLAIRE A. WEEBER ST. ALBANS Mrs. Claire Audette Weeber age 77, died. early Wednesday morning, March 19, 2008, the Northwestern Medical Center, shortly after being Emitted, She was born in St.

Albans April 5, 1930 daughter of the late David and Dons (Goyette) Audette. Claire was employed at the -TfVM 1 em 1 ACILIO R. SANDRI WINCHESTER, N.H. Acilio R. "Bill" Sandri, 99, of Winchester passed on peacefully at his home on Tuesday morning, March 18, 2008.

XJa uric krrn Ton 1 1QHO in Barre Vt the son of Dominico and Anna Sandri. A.R. attended Spaulding High School in Barre, and moved to Greenfield, in 1925 after the death of his father. He was a longtime resident of Greenfield prior to moving to Winchester. A.R.

was a well-respected member of the local business community as the founder of A.R. Sandri a regional Sunoco gasoline distributor and fuel oil provider. He began to build his company in 1930 by leasing a gas station located on Main Street in Greenfield, from the Pan- Am Oil Co. By 1944, he had purchased this facility and four other local service sta- tions. In 1946, he became a distributor for Cities Service Oil which enabled him to extend his company into all phases of petroleum marketing: service stations, home heating oil, and farm gasoline accounts.

The major expansion of his company coincided with A.R.'s decision to switch to the Sunoco brand in 1964. He doubled his number of service stations and increased the geographic footprint of his distributorship into southern Vermont and New Hampshire. In 1973, he handed over the reins of the company to his son W.A. "Bill" Sandri, who continued to grow the com-rjanv with his father's bless ing and guidance. Never of- ficially retiring, A.R.

re- mained chairman of the board until his death this week An avid outdoorsman, he enjoyed fishing, golfing, hunting and trapping. He loved to spend time with his close friends and family at th i onn-arrp farm that hp A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated Monday, March 24, at 10 a.m. in Holy Angels Church. Friends may call at the Brady and Levesque Funeral Home on Sunday from 7 to 9 p.m. Interment will be in the Wecbcr family lot in Mount Calvary Cemetery.

Memorials may be made to the Franklin County Home Health Agency, 3 Home Health Circle, St. Albans, VT 05478, or the St. Albans Free Library, 11 Maiden Lane, St. Albans, VT 05478. Online condolences may be made by the funeral home website, www.bnlfh.com.

Arrangements are entrusted to the Brady ana Levesque Funeral Home and Commemorative Services. t. 'A. I '1 iUI. hmwJ MERWYN (Bob) L.

WETIIERBEE COLCHESTER Merwyn L. Wetherbee (Bob), 81, died peacefully at Starr Farm Nursing Center on Tuesday, March 18, 2008. Born in Underhill in 1926 to William and Hazel (Potter) Wetherbee, he was a loving husband of 20 years to wife, Joyce. He leaves six children: Paige Bushey and husband, Michael of Jeffersonville, three grandsons, Cody, Tyler and Garrett; Wendy Huckaby of South Carolina, and two grandsons, James Robert and Austen; Pamela Brooks and husband Richard of Charlotte, and grandchildren, Polly, Andy, William, Shannon, Richard, and Kyle; Lee Wetherbee and wife, Heidi, of South Burlington; Bruce Carmon and partner, Kitty, of Burlington; Shelly Crosby and husband, Denis, of Arizona, and grandchildren, Katie, Trevor, Cory, Joshua and Keith. He was predeceased by brother Manley Wetherbee in June, who leaves his wife, Marion of Enosburg.

He is also survived by his brother, Cedric Wetherbee and his wife Marilyn of Cocoa Beach, Fla. Bob loved to fish and was an avid fan of the Boston Red Sox and loved to go to the casino in Montreal. He was a veteran of the Navy and traveled to many places. Most people will remember him as the egg man. He also worked at Aubuchon, Ag-way and Wetherbee's hardware.

The family wishes to thank the staff at Starr Farm Nursing Center, where he got very loving care. As to the wishes of the family, there will be no service or visiting hours. Arrangements will be by cremation with the assistance of Stephen C. Gregory and Sons Cremation Service. DAVID R.

GAUTHIER SOUTH BURLINGTON David Robert Gauthier, 49, passed away unexpectedly but peacefully at his home in South Burlington on March 19, 2008. AUCTION Alburg Auction House March 22nd 2 p.m. 'til all Sold Antiques Collectables Furniture Housewares AND more! JAMIE M. KOSLOSKI BRISTOL Jamie "Jamer" Marvin Kosloski, 15, died March 19, 2008, at home after a long battle of brain stem cancer. He had been receiving treatment from Dana Farber Cancer Institute in Boston, Mass.

Jamie was born Feb. 14, 1993, to Traci L. Jackson and Brian D. Kosloski in Syracuse, N.Y. He attended school in Middlebury and was employed part-time with the Nops Bros, and Sons of Salisbury.

He was an avid hunter with his uncle Ron and other family members. He loved to mountain bike, snowmobile, and any outdoor activities. Jamer was very outgoing, easy-going, hardworking ana always on the go. He looked up to his big brother, whom he adored, and his sister, whom he loved and protected. He was a fun-loving kid and enjoyed life to its fullest.

He is survived by his mother, Traci, of Bristol; Brian of Rutland; Bill stepfather of Middlebury, his brother Justin and sister Jennifer of Bristol; his grandmother Pat Smith of Bristol; Joe and Lorrie Kosloski of North Syracuse, N.Y.; and Homer and Geraldine Jackson of Ripton; also many aunts, uncles, cousins, and also lots of friends. He was predeceased by his grandfather Marvin Smith in 2001, and aunt Jackie Jackson in 2006. Funeral services will be held Saturday, March 22, at 11 a.m. in Brown-McClay Funeral Home in Bristol. Interment will be in the spring in Morgan Cemetery in Monkton.

Friends may call at Brown-McClay Funeral Home in Bristol on Friday, March 21, from 6 to 8 p.m. In lieu of flowers, contributions may be made to Jimmy Fund Clinic, Dana Farber Cancer 44 Binney Boston, MA 02115. RAYMOND J. MCKENZIE JR. WINTER HAVEN, Fla.

Raymond James "Jim" McKenzie born May 9, 1938, in Burlington, died at his home in Winter Haven on March 17, 2008. Jim lived in Burlington until 1972, when he and his family moved to Florida to own and operate a motel. Jim loved his family and friends. He was very proud of being a fourth degree Knight of Columbus. One of Jim's favorite places was his hunting camp in North Fay-ston, Vt.

He graduated from Cathedral High School in 1957, served in the U.S. Air Force, and then worked for the John McKenzie Packing Co. until 1968, at which time he went to work for IBM until he moved to Florida. Jim is survived by his wife, Judy (Huerter) McKenzie, his three children, Jim "RJ," Sara and Erin; five grandchildren, Josh, Kim, Rachel, Robert and Ryan; three step- 7 IN LOVING MEMORY CAROLE LAVOIE STARK (ADAMS) 12241944 3 212007 Sadly missed along life's way, quietly remembered every day. No longer in our lives to share; But in our hearts, Mom, you are always there.

Love, Chris, Nicole and Katie In Loving Memory SHIRLEY DATTILIO 1141930 3212004 Death leaves a heartache no one can heal Love leaves a memory no one can steal Miss you daily Love you always, Your family Memory With 9l v-o wv i 1' QfeverfSetforgbtten Honor Their built with his own hands in St Albans Gram Co- later Winchester. He traveled Wirthmore Feeds), the St. extensively throughout his Albans City School and later life, and he and his wife an assistant librarian at the Elena enjoyed many winters St. Albans Free Library, in Florida. Claire was a communicant A.R.

was a former member of Holy Angels Church and of the Greenfield Finance former president of the BFA Committee and served as Boosters Club. She enjoyed director of the Greenfield watching all the sporting Chamber of Commerce, events in which her children chairman of the First participated and loved all National Bank and Trust of the activities of her grand-Greenfield, and chairman of children. Claire was one of the board of directors of the the instigators of the Salvation Army. He was also Edward Street Decorating a member of the American Committee. Legion, the Mutuo Club of Nov.

3, 1951, she married Barre, and Past Exalted Norman Weeber. Besides Ruler of the Greenfield her husband of over 56 Lodge of Elks. In 1993, he years, she is survived by her was the recipient of the three children and their Rotary Club of Greenfield's spouses, Eric and Brenda Rotary Vocational Service Weeber of Waterbury Award. In 2001, he and his Center, Curt and Monica son were inducted into the Weeber of Winooski, and Springfield Technical Karen and Rob Hanbridge of College's Entrepreneurship Fairfax; grandchildren Hall of Fame. He served Braelin and Tess Hanbridge, honorably during World Brandy Weeber, Joey, War II, as a member of the Ashley, Dominic and Memorial In ifx 'Burdngton Jree Press Caff Hours: Sunday Jriday Saturday.