or all The Burlington Free Press Thursday, February 27, 2003 DARBY, Alberta "Bertie" Nap-: per, 79, Derby Line, Tuesday. DUPONT, Lena Mae, 81, Monkton, Wednesday. GODIN, Jean Audrey, 66, Stowe, Tuesday. MULLEN, Theresa Ann, 62, Colchester, Tuesday. PARKER, Leeward 85, 1 Winooski, Tuesday.
TETREAULT, George 75, El Paso, Texas, Sunday. TOWERS, Perry Harold, 92, DeLand, Tuesday. Births The Burlington Free Press prints birth announcements of any child born in Vermont or to Vermont parents or grandparents. Birth announcements may be submitted in writing by the hospital, parents or grandparents. For information, call 865-0940 or (800) 427-3124 between 9:30 a.m.
and 5 p.m. ALBURG Wright, Lorie (Mongeon) and Warren, had a daughter, Breanna Marie, Feb. 21 at FAHC. BELVIDERE Minehart, Erin (Morrison) and Jeffrey, had a son, Nolan Purcell, Feb. 24 at COP.
BURLINGTON Bouchard, Erin (Antolewicz) and Jason, had a son, Brandan Ryan, Feb. 17 at Parkland Medical Center in Derry, N.H. Maternal grandparents are Gary and Carol Bouchard of Burlington. Campisi, Julia, and Heath Leo, had a son, Jacey Joseph Leo, Feb. 22 at FAHC.
Horowitz, Hope (Hong) and Gregg, had a daughter, Eliana Jane, Feb. 21 at FAHC. COLCHESTER Bessette, Florence, and Jeffrey Bissonnette, daughter, Jordyn Marie Bessette, Feb. 21 at FAHC. Metcalf, Margaret "Peggy" (Decker) and Brian, had a son, Jacob Jon, Feb.
21 at FAHC. Martin, Lisa (White) and Jim, had a daughter, Lauren Ashley, Feb. 20 at FAHC. Vermont Portrait Vermont Portrait Stevie Spencer walks her dogs (from right) Zelda and Lucy and along Turkey Lane in Hinesburg on Wednesday afternoon. Perrreault, June, and Jay Wright, had a daughter, Kyra Leah Wright, Feb.
19 at FAHC. Regalia, Susan, had twins, a son, Andrew Regalia, and a daughter, Abby Regalia, Feb. 12 at St. Mary Mercy Hospital in Livonia, Mich. Grandparents are Ed and Karen Richard of Colchester.
CRAFTSBURY Watson, Christina, and Scott Meehan, had a daughter, Heather Elizabeth Kay Meehan, Feb. 22 at COP. EAST HARDWICK Willey, Tina and Matthew, had a daughter, Edyn Marie, Feb. 18 at CV. ESSEX Raymond, Monica, and Matthew Dugre, had a son, Colby Raymond Dugre, Feb.
21 at FAHC. ESSEX JUNCTION Hanbridge, Cindy (Ault) and Trevor, had a daughter, Mae GLENN RUSSELL, Free Press her sister's dog Abby (left) FAHC. Central Vermont, Berlin; DHMC- Dartmouth Hitchco*ck Medical Center; FAHC Fletcher Allen Health Care, Burlington; GMC Gifford Medical Center, Randolph; NMC Northwestern Medical Center, St. Albans; PMC Porter Medical Center, Middlebury. Tice, Melissa (Corse) and Warren, had a daughter, Kaitlyn Rose, Feb.
18 at FAHC ST. ALBANS Bailey, Kathleen (Fierro) and Roy, had twin sons, William and Owen, Feb. 17 at FAHC. SOUTH BURLINTON Gammon, Kimberly (Farrand) and Sean, had a son, Tyler Michael, Feb. 17 at FAHC.
Wheaten, Sarah, and Christopher Janes, had a daughter, Hannah Katherine Janes, Feb. 18 at FAHC. UNDERHILL CENTER MacDonald, Amy, and Michael Vita, had a daughter, Kieley Ann Vita, Feb. 13 at home. WAITSFIELD Brophy, Lynne (Hagen) and Jere, had a daughter, Julia Kathryn, Feb.
10 at FAHC. HOSPITALS: COP Copley, Morrisville; CV AUDIT: error found in hospital books Continued from Page 1B government and tally its year- overbilled Medicare and Med- said Paul Wallace-Brodeur, the total cost of the project," she said. Fletcher Allen management manipulated the hospital's books to make it look as if the construction cost nearly $200 million less than the current price. Senior managers hid millions of dollars in other parts of the hospital's budgets. That meant the numbers Fletcher Allen used to bill the end financials were skewed.
As a result, Fletcher Allen must revisit its 2000 and 2001 books and Medicare and Medicaid cost reports. The figure, $1.8 million, is small and was spent over three years so its impact on the hospital's financial statements should be minimal, McCarren said. Fletcher Allen might have Death Notices and Funerals Held LEEWARD J. PARKER WINOOSKI Leeward J. Parker, 85, of Winooski died Tuesday Feb.
25, 2003, in Fletcher Allen Health Care in Burlington. He was born in Burlington on Dec. 21, 1917, son of the late Edmund 'and Mathilda (Vezina) Parker. He attended Cathedral High School in Burlington. He was a member of the Army National Guard in 1941 and was called into active service in the 43rd Division of the U.S.
Army. He spent three years in the Southwest Pacific Theatre in the battles of Luzon, New Georgia, Russell Islands and New Guinea. Lee was married to Rita Boisjoli on Sept. 1, 1947. He was employed by Vermont Transit Co.
for 35 years as a bus operator. He lived in Burlington in the early years. After he married, moved to Winooski, where he lived for the past several years. Leea was a member of St. Francis Xavier Catholic Church, the Knights of Columbus 7389 of Colchester, the Catholic Fellowship Family, AARP (American Association of Retired Persons), Winooski Senior Citizens, and Disabled American Veterans.
He leaves his wife of 55 years, Rita B. Parker of Winooski; two sons, Richard P. Parker of Somerville, S.C., and Gary M. of Winooski; two granddaughters, Laura of Miami, and Jennifer Lynn of Somerville; a great-granddaughter, Kyela Madison Watkins of Somerville; a sister, Pauline Hubinger of Burlington; three nephews, John, Mark, and Andrew Hubinger; a niece, Peggy Couture; several other nieces and nephews; three Choosy turtles avoid platforms Missisquoi bridge project slowed The Associated Press SWANTON The construction timeline of a longawaited bridge project is dependent upon accommodating the sun-basking habits of a threatened turtle species. The turtles aren't cooperating, and that's complicating the efforts of officials trying to put the Missisquoi Bay Bridge replacement project out to bid.
Under state law, the eastern spiny soft-shelled turtles must be protected from being harmed by new construction. Last year, the state had two floating platforms installed in the Missisquoi Bay for the threatened reptiles to clamber onto when the new bridge is built. Construction was restricted during the fall and early spring when the turtles tend to be in the bay. If the basking platforms proved successful, the state said it would relax some of those restrictions. Spiritualist woman to change The Associated Press RUTLAND A Dorset woman who bills herself as "the voice of the spirit world" says she did not use undue influence to get a woman dying of cancer to change her will.
Rosemary Altea was named the sole beneficiary of a 580-acre Ira property valued at $720,000. Altea testified Tuesday in Rutland Superior Court that the will change was made because the late Llewella Day wanted to keep her property as it had always been. "She felt very strongly about the land," Altea testified. "She thought it was a gift from God. She wanted someone she could trust to look after it." Altea said she planned to follow Day's wishes by opening a healing center on the property.
However, an attorney rep- ven. She is survived by five children, Sheila Russin of St. Albans, Wendy Mullen of Colchester, Thomas and his companion, Kim, of Underhill, Phillip and his wife, Melissa, of Colchester, and Arthur Il and his companion, Vicki, of Colchester; 14 grandchildren; and four great-grandchildren; a brother, Francis Russin of Underhill; a sister, Cecile Russin of Winooski; and many nieces and She was predeceased by her husband, Arthur Mullen; two children, Patricia Mullen and James Russin, five sisters and four brothers. A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated Saturday, March 1, at 10 a.m. in St.
Pius Roman Catholic Church in Essex Center. Burial will be in Underhill Cemetery in the spring. In lieu of flowers, donations in her memory may be made to the Religious HospitalLers of St. Joseph, College Parkway, Colchester, Vt. 05446.
Visiting hours will be held Friday from 7 to 9 p.m. at the Ready Funeral Home, Mountain View Chapel, 68 Pinecrest Drive, Essex Junction. PERRY HAROLD TOWERS DeLAND, Fla. Perry Harold Towers, 92, of Giel Drive, DeLand, died Tuesday, Feb. 25, 2003, at his residence.
He was born in Shelburne, and moved to DeLand from Essex, in 1980. A funeral service will be held at 3 p.m. Friday, Feb. 28, in the First United Methodist Church in DeLand, the Rev. Owen Stricklin Mr.
Towers officiatings. Navy veteran who served in World War Il. He retired in 1980 after 35 years as a self-employed farmer. He was a member of the First United Methodist Church in DeLand. He was also a member of the Vermont Club in DeLand, Square Dance Club in DeLand and Ethan Allen Lodge 72, in Essex, and the Essex Center Grange.
Survivors include his niece and caregiver, Paula T. Haney of Winter Park; and his companion and caregiver, Betty Beadnell of DeLand. He was predeceased by his wife, Mildred, in 1990; his daughter, Margaret; and many nieces Much is riding on the ability to entice the turtles. State officials wanted to see at least five of the reptiles use the platform at one time before it would remove the restrictions on when construction could take place. Contractors might have to submit two sets of costs one for the project with the conditions still in place, and one without.
Landry said organizers hope to have the issue resolved before the project goes out to bid. The turtles might not have responded to the platforms because the units might have been in water that was too deep, he said. They also might not have been bright enough or might not have been covered with enough vegetation. The dinner-plate-sized turtles are a threatened species in Vermont: and an endangered species in Canada. Missisquoi Bay is Lake Champlain's northeastern arm and stretches five miles into Canada.
Allana, Feb. 19 at FAHC. McCartney, Katina (Hilliard) and Tim, had a daughter, Delanee Mae, Dec. 16 at Penrose Hospital in Colorado Springs, Colo. Grandparents are Larry and Diane McGough of Essex Junction, and Brent and Wendy Hilliard of Derby.
Wiebe, Lee (Lundgren) and Kerry, had a daughter, Erika MacRae, Feb. 21 at FAHC. FAIRFAX Thibault, Maria (Erb) a and Timothy, had a daughter, Julia Mae, Feb. 19 at FAHC. GEORGIA Ingham, Diane (Aiken) and Dean, had a son, Alexander Dean, Feb.
21 at FAHC. JOHNSON Marble, Kimberly (Hill) and Jared, had a daughter, McKayla Jade, Feb. 23 at MILTON Munro, Melissa, and Douglas Hamlin, had a son, Douglas Michael Hamlin, Feb. 20 at icaid about $40,000, according to the report. The hospital is still finalizing those bills, however, so rectifying the error should be straightforward, said Mike Del Trecco, the hospital's director of reimbursem*nt.
Fletcher Allen is clearing up the mistake, he said. Billing errors happen and can be easy to fix if a hospital comes forward about them, brothers-in-law, Clement Boisjoli and his wife, Florida, of Winooski, Gerald Boisjoli and his wife, Eleanor, of Burlington, and Norman Boisjoli and his wife, Carmen, of Georgia, two sisters-in-law, Lorraine Beaumier and her husband, Raymond, of Winooski, and Gloria Beaumier and her husband, Henry, of Milton. He was predeceased by a sister, Mildred Van Dusen, in 1996, and by a brother-in-law, Ronald Van Dusen, in 2002. A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated Saturday, March 1, at 1 p.m. in St.
Francis Xavier Catholic Church. Interment will follow in St. Francis Xavier Cemetery. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to St. Michael's Rescue, Winooski Park, Colchester, Vt.
05446. There will be no visiting hours. Arrangements are by the LaVigne Home, 132 St. Winooski. ALBERTA NAPPER DARBY DERBY LINE Alberta "Bertie" Napper Darby, 79, of Derby Line passed away peacefully with her family, in Newport on Feb.
25, 2003. Bertie was born Oct. 7, 1923, in Saranac, N.Y., the daughter of Charles Napper and Christina White Napper. She attended Green Mountain College and graduated from American University in 1943. She taught at Derby Academy from 1943 to 1946.
Sept. 15, 1945, she married Robert Darby, whom she met at Green Mountain College. From 1960 to 1981, she taught at Newport High School, Derby Academy and North Country Union High School. She served on the Derby School Board and the committee to develop a union school. She was Vermont Teacher of the Year in 1981.
One of her greatest joys was seeing students accomplish goals they thought were impossible. After retirement, she acted as guardian ad litem for several years. She served on the Derby Green Nursing Home board, Area Agency on Aging, and was an active member of Stanstead South United Church. She served as secretary of Congregation and president of Canusa. Bertie is survived by Robert, influencing her will resenting several of Day's former business associates claim Altea took advantage of the dying woman.
"This is a case about a spiritualist healer and psychic who met a weak woman," Jack Kennelly said. "Within a year of that meeting, Llewella became estranged from many of her friends." Day died of cancer in January 2001 at age 73. Before her death, she rewrote her original will twice to bequeath her entire estate to Altea. The original will left her estate to her brother, Arden Day of Tucson, and several friends and business associates. They were dropped from the will when Altea was named sole beneficiary.
Day's brother and former associates contested Day's will in probate court, and Rutland County Probate Judge Kevin Candon sided with them, throwing out that will. rector of the state's Office of Health Access, which oversees Medicaid in Vermont. "This is a very, very serious forensic investigation. There's nothing in here that we really didn't know," McCarren said Wednesday of the Pricewaterhouse report. "This finalizes this part of the saga." Contact Cadence Mertz at 660-1847 or her devoted husband of 57 years.
She is also survived by three daughters, Tina Routhier and husband, Ray, of Derby Line, Ruth Gray husband, Keith, of Derby, and Sue Kearney and husband, Peter, of Cape Coral, and the following grandchildren, Kristi Hudson and husband Dan, Amy Stimets and husband Jon, Melissa and Cy Nelson, Erica and Trevor Gray, Kyle and Meghan Hildebrand, and Alison and Caitlan Kearney; and greatgrandchildren Emily and Nathan Hudson. Friends may call from 4 to 7 p.m. Friday, Feb. 28, at the Curtis-Britch Converse-Rushford Funeral Home, 4670 Darling Hill Road, Newport (formerly Sias Avenue). A memorial service will be held at a later date in the spring.
In lieu of flowers, friends contribute to the Alberta Darby Memorial Scholarship Fund, Kimico Perry, Community National Bank, P.O. Box 259, Derby, Vt. 05829. Arrangements are entrusted to the care of CurtisBritch Converse-Rushford Funeral Homes, locally family owned and operated. JEAN AUDREY GODIN STOWE Jean Audrey Godin, 66, passed away peacefully at her home surrounded by her family Tuesday, Feb.
25, 2003. Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated Saturday, March 1, at 11 a.m. in Holy Cross Church in Morrisville. Visitation will be Friday from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. at the White-Fiess Funeral Home, 165 Brooklyn Morrisville.
Interment will be in the spring, in Pleasant View Cemetery. THERESA ANN MULLEN COLCHESTER Theresa Ann Mullen, 62, of Colchester died Tuesday, Feb. 25, 2003, with her family by her side, in Fletcher Allen Health Care after a long battle with emphysema and diabetes. She was born in Colchester on April 26, 1940, the daughter of the late Perley and Alice (Pecor) Russin. "Teet," as she was fondly called by family and friends, will live on in our hearts.
She was a mother to all, and her family was her life and happiness. She spent the majority of her life in Vermont as a homemaker and mother of se- PAID NOTICES and nephews. Memorial donations may be made to the Hospice of Volusia 3800 Woodbriar Trail, Port Orange, Fla. 32119, or the Council on Aging, P.O. Box 671, Daytona Beach, Fla.
32115-0671. The Allen-Summerhill Funeral Home, 126 E. New York DeLand, is in charge of arrangements. SWANTON WINOOSKI LENA MAE DUPONT MONKTON Lena Mae DuPont, 81, died Wednesday, Feb. 26, 2003, in Fletcher Allen Health Care in Burlington.
She was born April 5, 1921, in Huntington, the daughter of Charles W. and Eva (Wright) Jimmo. Lena was a cook at Monkton Central School for many years. She was highly regarded as one of the best bakers in Monkton, known for her doughnuts and pies. Lena was a loving wife, mother and grandmother.
She was predeceased by her husband, Leo J. DuPont on July 22, 1995. She is survived by a daughter and her husband, Anne and Daniel Coolidge; a son and his wife, Leo "Butch" and Janet DuPont, all of Monkton; two grandsons, Matthew J. DuPont and John T. DuPont, both of Monkton; and several nieces and nephews.
Lena was predeceased by a son, Joseph, in 1947, five sisters and six brothers. Funeral services will be held Saturday, March 1, at 11 a.m. in the Brown-McClay Funeral Home in Bristol. Interment will be in Mount St. Joseph Cemetery in Bristol.
Friends may call at the funeral home Friday from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. Contributions may be made to the Monkton Fire Department, P.O. Box 18, Monkton, Vt. 05469. "Ad started Friday and our boat sold Classifieds work! Soren on Sunday." 658-3321 BOUFFARD, Robert "Jackson" A Mass of Christian Burial was celebrated Wednesday, Feb.
26, 2003, at 11 a.m. in St. Francis Xavier Catholic Church by the Rev. Richard Lavalley. The readings were proclaimed by Bob's granddaughters, Bethany and Kelly Barrett.
Eucharistic minister was Diane Potvin. Music was by Mary Jo Gillilan. Words of remembrance were, shared by Winooski Fire Department Chief David Bergeron, Bob's longtime friend. Among the many in attendance were Winooski Mayor Clement Bissonnette and 1 employees of the city of Winooski, and the Milton Girls' Varsity Basketball team. An honor guard was presented to Mr.
Bouffard by members of the Winooski Fire Department, with Engine 1, The Yellowbird, stationed at church in his honor. Arrangements were by the LaVigne Funeral Home, Winooski. In Memoriam In loving memory of JAY PATTON CLEMENTS Happy Birthday! Leaving us has created a void in our lives. We all still miss you! Our love continues to be there for you. Like a rose, you gave color to our lives.
We love you, Jay, and miss the beauty and peace you brought to our lives. You gave us the best part of you, and loving you gave us more happiness than you could have ever imagined. Peace to you. Love, Jan, 00 Sierra, Byron, Shina, and Carole.
