Springfield, Vermont – Vera E Carpenter, 89, passed away Friday, November 25, 2022 at home surrounded by family. She was born March 11, 1933 in Bridgewater, VT. The daughter of George and Ruth Fish. She attended school in Woodstock, VT.

She married Bernard Carpenter and they lived in Cleveland, Ohio. Later, they moved to Hartland, VT and also lived in Ascutney, VT for a few years.

Vera worked as a cook in the Hartland schools and enjoyed doing voluntary work.

She knit many beautiful sweaters for family and friends, enjoyed sewing and clogging.

She is survived by her children: Lorraine, Terry (Frank), Chip (Marilyn), Gary (Donna), Cathy (Dennis), Susan, Linda, Deb (Marshall), Tom (Cindy), David (Becky), Lisa (Bill), Mark (Larissa) and Todd (Kim).

She has many grandchildren, great grandchildren and great greats!

She was predeceased by her husband Bernard, her parents, brothers Henry, Harold, Roy and Vernon (Vera’s twin), sister Gladys and 2 granddaughters, Amy Parent and Wendy LeDuc.

A Celebration of Life will be held at a later date.

Davis Memorial Chapel is assisting with the arrangements.

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East Greenbush, NY – Richard L Bender, 89, of East Greenbush, passed away peacefully on Friday, December 9, 2022 at home surrounded by his family. Richard was a lifelong resident of East Greenbush.

He was the son of the late Leonard and Veronica Bender. Rich was a proud Navy veteran of the Korean War and then continued his public service as an Equipment Operator for the Town of East Greenbush DPW for over 30 years.

He loved coaching his sons in Little League and was an avid athlete and sports fan, especially for the NY Giants. He also enjoyed camping and picnics with his family, relaxing on the beach, and traveling with his wife.

Rich was a member and past Commander of the Melvin Roads American Legion Post 1231 and a member of VFW Post 7338.

Rich treasured his 62 year marriage to his devoted wife, Grace, and is survived by his six children: Richard (Carolyn) Bender Jr, Jeffrey Bender, Susan (John) Novak, Timothy Bender, Michael Bender, and Jennifer (Mark) Quail. He is also survived by his six grandchildren Lauren (Jason) Martin, Erica Bender, Madeline and Olivia Novak, Ethan and Deidre Quail, two great-grandchildren Cole and Caroline Martin, his sister Kathryn Bellinger, and many nieces and nephews.

He is predeceased by his brothers Kenneth, Edward, Andrew, and Wayne, and his sister Jean.

Relatives and friends are invited to attend his calling hours 4-7 pm on Thursday, December 15th at the Rockefeller Funeral home, 165 Columbia Tpk Rensselaer. Friends and family are also invited to his funeral mass at 10 am at the Church of St Mary at Clinton Heights on Saturday, December 17th. Interment will follow at the Holy Sepulchre Cemetery in East Greenbush.

Contributions in Richard’s memory may be made to the Angelman Syndrome Foundation, 3015 E. New York Street, Suite A2 #285, Aurora, IL 60504 or by visiting www.angelman.org.

To send flowers to the family or plant a tree in memory of Richard, please visit our floral store.

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Menands, NY – Dr Mahendra Ganjhu passed away peacefully on November 18, 2022, at his home in Menands, New York. Dr. Ganjhu was a pillar of his communities in the Capital Region and beyond. He served his patients through his work in medicine for nearly 60 years, the South Asian community through his co-founding of community institutions; and his wide network of friends and family through kindness and love. His life has been a testament to family, community, service, and generosity. He will be remembered for the gentleness of his smile, his capacity for listening, and the dedication he brought to all he did throughout his life. 

Dr. Ganjhu was predeceased by this parents, Pashupati and Khirodamani Devi Ganjhu.

He was born in Anigara, India, on October 24, 1933. Before coming to the U.S., he practiced as a young physician in small rural villages in India. The work was demanding, but he expressed joy and reward in his service. To expand his medical knowledge, he immigrated to the United States in 1965 for advanced training in Internal Medicine and Cardiology. His training took him and his young family first to Binghamton, NY, then to Brooklyn, NY, Livingston, NJ, and Salem, MA.

He moved his family to Troy, NY, in 1972, to start a practice in Cardiology. For several years, he also served as the Medical Director at Van Rensselaer Manor, a position he held with great pride and devotion.  

Through his work and his loyal friendships, he made a difference to the people he cared for, and deeply touched a vast number of lives. Dr. Ganjhu was a beloved leader in the Indian community. He served as a past president of TRICIA and was one of the founding members of the Albany Hindu Temple. He and his wife, the late Dharamshila Ganjhu, opened their home and lives to family and friends, helping new families integrate into the community, and inviting in a constant stream of visitors who laughed and talked together most days of the year.

Every summer, he loved to garden, and he shared the fruits of his labor with neighbors. His other passions included reading, travel, and fast cars. He lived life to the fullest, with optimism and on his own terms. 

Dr. Ganjhu lost his beloved wife of 59 years, Dharmashila Ganjhu, in 2016, and was a loving father to his daughter, Dr. Lisa Ganjhu.

He is survived by a brother, Anand (Basanti) Ganjhu and a sister, Usha (Bandu) Mahto; his brothers-in-law, Rajkumar (Pratibha) Prasad, Dr. Pashupati (Usha) Kumar, Dr. Arbind (Roma) Kumar, Mahendra (Shoba) Prasad and Siddaharth (Kiran) Kumar and sister-in-laws, Parvati Ganjhu and Kamlini Ganjhu and many adoring nieces and nephews.  He was predeceased by two brothers, Lal Mohan Ganjhu and Madan Ganjhu, and his sister, Meera (Ghura Ram) Ganjhu. 

Services will be on Monday, November 21, 2022 at the Gardner Earl Memorial Chapel Oakwood Cemetery, Troy with prayer services at 2PM.

Memorial Services and a Celebration of Life will be arranged at a future date.

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Bennington, VT – Adrien Francis “Bit” LaFlamme, 89 , passed away peacefully on December 13, 2022 at the Vermont Veterans Home in Bennington.

Adrien was born in Bennington, VT on May 18, 1933, the son of Theophile J. and Cedulie (LeClerc) LaFlamme. Adrien received his education at Sacred Heart School in Bennington and was a graduate of Bennington High School Class of 1952.

Adrien married the former, Joanne King on February 12, 1961 in Bennington. Joanne passed away on September 11, 2015.

He was a United States Army Veteran, serving during the Korean War. Adrien worked at CB Sports for many years before working at Nastech where he was a Team Tech on the assembly line.

He was a crossing guard for Sacred Heart School for many years, a position he loved, and the children loved having him there.

He was a former member of the Bennington Moose Lodge, the American legion and the V.F.W. He enjoyed playing cards and shooting darts and pool. He also enjoyed hunting and fishing.

Adrien is survived by his sons and daughters-in-law; William and Lisa LaFlamme of Bennington, VT and Paul and Tammy LaFlamme, of Bennington, VT, his two special grandsons; Matheson (Dani Dunn) LaFlamme and Marcus (Sophia Clark) LaFlamme ; his sisters, Annette Rice of Bennington, VT, and Leona Smith of Petersburg, NY; his step-son-in-law, Steven Eggsware of Bennington and his step-daughter, Brenda Eggsware and her family. In addition to his wife, he was predeceased by his brother, Father Julien LaFlamme.

A Funeral Mass will be celebrated at Sacred Heart/St. Francis de Sales Church in Bennington on December 23, 2022 at 1:00 PM. Should friends desire, contributions in Adrien’s memory may be made to Sacred Heart School through the office of the Mahar Funeral Home 628 Main Street Bennington, VT 05201.

Guestbook condolences may be made at www.maharandsonfuneralhome.net

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Moscow, Idaho – Norma Jean Bailey passed away Tuesday, November 29 at Good Samaritan Village in Moscow, Idaho with her family by her side.  She was 89 years old.

Norma was born in Colton, Washington on August 22, 1933 to Victor and Monica (Meyer) Druffel.  She was a big sister to six younger siblings.  Norma loved growing up on their farm outside Colton.  She attended Guardian Angel Catholic School for her elementary years and graduated high school from Notre Dame Academy in Colton as class valedictorian.  

After graduating high school, Norma left Colton for the big city of Spokane where she attended Gonzaga University.  She majored in accounting and had many fond memories of college life.  

Her accounting education at Gonzaga led to her lifelong occupation as a bookkeeper.  After leaving college, her first job was as a bookkeeper at Pullman Tractor where she met her husband, Ted, which led to a marriage that lasted 65 years and was filled with love and devotion to each other.  They welcomed three children, Christie, Doug, and Greg.  

Norma and Ted moved to Moscow in 1959 to begin a business that would grow and flourish until being sold in 1992.  It started as a milk home delivery service that involved the whole family.  Norma served as the bookkeeper and even the kids were called into service when dad needed them.  They were usually compensated with an ice cream bar.  Norma and Ted worked side by side to grow a milk distribution business that covered all of north Idaho and parts of eastern Washington.  Norma continued to serve as the head bookkeeper and office manager.  Meanwhile, she also found time to serve her community by being involved in many activities including Jaycee-ettes, United Way, CampFire Girls, Moscow Bear Boosters, and St. Mary’s Parish Council.

After selling the business, Norma and Ted retired and enjoyed a life of travel in their RV. They enjoyed special times with family and many special friends.  Ted and Norma never missed a ball game that their children or grandchildren were involved in.  They also enjoyed following the Idaho Vandals and traveled to many games with friends.  Norma especially loved family time at their Lake Coeur d Alene cabin in the summer and snow-birding in Arizona during the winter.  It was a sad day for her five grandchildren when grandma was no longer able to make her renowned strawberry jam at their home south of Moscow.  

Norma has resided at Good Samaritan Village for the past five years where she had some very special relationships with the staff there.  She was blessed by the care they provided her.

Norma was preceded in death by her husband, Ted; parents, Vic and Monica; son, Doug; brother, Bob Druffel and baby sister, Vicki Druffel.  

Norma is survived by her children, daughter, Chris (Dan), and son, Greg (Cathryn); sister, Dianne Sather, and brothers, Tom Druffel, Steve Druffel, and Art Druffel.  She has five grandchildren: Chad Lyon (Sara), Nicki Doran (Pat), Cody Bailey (Samantha), Ashley Gregor (Josh), and Sam Bailey. She also has eight great-grandchildren: Lucas Lyon, Ellie Lyon, Avery Doran, Siena Doran, Harrison Gregor, Benjamin Gregor, Hadley Bailey, and Mason Bailey.

A funeral service will be held for Norma at 10:30 a.m. on Saturday, December 10 at St. Mary’s Catholic Church, 618 E 1st St., Moscow, Idaho.  A luncheon for friends and family will follow at the Parish Center next door.

In lieu of flowers, the family suggests donations be made in Norma’s name to the Moscow Bear Boosters, P.O. Box 9724, Moscow, ID 83843 or St. Mary’s School Foundation, P.O. Box 8485, Moscow, ID 83843.

Short’s Funeral Chapel has been entrusted with arrangements.  

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Dallas, Tx – H Ross Perot, the colorful, self-made Texas billionaire who rose from a childhood of Depression-era poverty and twice ran for president as a third-party candidate, has died. He was 89. The cause of death was leukemia, a family spokesman said Tuesday.

Perot, whose 19% of the vote in 1992 stands among the best showings by an independent candidate in the past century, died early Tuesday at his home in Dallas surrounded by his devoted family, family spokesman James Fuller said.

As a boy in Texarkana, Texas, Perot delivered newspapers from the back of a pony. He earned his billions in a more modern way, however. After attending the U.S. Naval Academy and becoming a salesman for IBM, he went his own way — creating and building Electronic Data Systems Corp., which helped other companies manage their computer networks.

Yet the most famous event in his business career didn’t involve sales and earnings; he financed a private commando raid in 1979 to free two EDS employees who were being held in a prison in Iran. The tale was turned into a book and a movie.

“I always thought of him as stepping out of a Norman Rockwell painting and living the American dream,” said Tom Luce, who was a young lawyer when Perot hired him to handle his business and personal legal work. “A newspaper boy, a midshipman, shaking Dwight Eisenhower’s hand at his graduation, and he really built the computer-services industry at EDS.”

“He had the vision and the tenacity to make it happen,” Luce said. “He was a great communicator. He never employed a speechwriter — he wrote all his own speeches. He was a great storyteller.”

Perot first became known to Americans outside of business circles by claiming that the U.S. government left behind hundreds of American soldiers who were missing or imprisoned at the end of the Vietnam War. Perot fanned the issue at home and discussed it privately with Vietnamese officials in the 1980s, angering the Reagan administration, which was formally negotiating with Vietnam’s government.

Perot’s wealth, fame and confident prescription for the nation’s economic ills propelled his 1992 campaign against President George H.W. Bush and Democratic challenger Bill Clinton. Some Republicans blamed him for Bush’s loss to Clinton as Perot garnered the largest percentage of votes for a third-party candidate since former President Theodore Roosevelt’s 1912 bid.

During the campaign, Perot spent $63.5 million of his own money and bought 30-minute television spots. He used charts and graphs to make his points, summarizing them with a line that became a national catchphrase: “It’s just that simple.”

Perot’s second campaign four years later was far less successful. He was shut out of presidential debates when organizers said he lacked sufficient support. He got just 8% of the vote, and the Reform Party that he founded and hoped to build into a national political force began to fall apart.

However, Perot’s ideas on trade and deficit reduction remained part of the political landscape. He blamed both major parties for running up a huge federal budget deficit and allowing American jobs to be sent to other countries. The movement of U.S. jobs to Mexico, he said, created a “giant sucking sound.”

Perot continued to speak out about federal spending for many years. In 2008, he launched a website to highlight the nation’s debt with a ticker that tracked the rising total, a blog and a chart presentation.

Henry Ross Perot was born in Texarkana on June 27, 1930. His father was a cotton broker; his mother a secretary. Perot said his family survived the Depression relatively well through hard work and by managing their money carefully.

Young Perot’s first job was delivering papers in a poor, mostly black part of town from his pony, Miss Bee. When the newspaper tried to cut his commission, he said he complained to the publisher — and won. He said that taught him to take problems straight to the top.

From Texarkana, Perot went to the U.S. Naval Academy even though he had never been on a ship or seen the ocean. After the Navy, Perot joined International Business Machines in 1955 and quickly became a top salesman. In his last year at IBM, he filled his sales quota for the year in January.

In 1962, with $1,000 from his wife, Margot, Perot founded Electronic Data Systems. Hardware accounted for about 80% of the computer business, Perot said, and IBM wasn’t interested in the other 20%, including services.

Many of the early hires at EDS were former military men, and they had to abide by Perot’s strict dress code — white shirts, ties, no beards or mustaches — and long workdays. Many had crew cuts, like Perot.

The company’s big break came in the mid-1960s when the federal government created Medicare and Medicaid, the health programs for seniors, the disabled and the poor. States needed help in running the programs, and EDS won contracts — starting in Texas — to handle the millions of claims.

EDS first sold stock to the public in 1968, and overnight, Perot was worth $350 million. His fortune doubled and tripled as the stock price rose steadily.

In 1984, he sold control of the company to General Motors Corp. for $2.5 billion and received $700 million in a buyout. In 2008, EDS was sold to Hewlett-Packard Co.

Perot went on to establish another computer-services company, Perot Systems Corp. He retired as CEO in 2000 and was succeeded by his son, Ross Perot Jr. In 2009, Dell Inc. bought Perot Systems.

Forbes magazine this year estimated Perot’s wealth at $4.1 billion.

Perot was not immune to mistakes in business. His biggest might have been a 1971 investment in duPont Glore Forgan, then one of the biggest brokerage houses on Wall Street. The administration of President Richard Nixon asked Perot to save the company to head off an investor panic, and he also poured money into another troubled brokerage, Walston & Co., but wound up losing much of his $100 million investment.

It was during the Nixon administration that Perot became involved in the issue of U.S. prisoners of war in Southeast Asia. Perot said Secretary of State Henry Kissinger asked him to lead a campaign to improve treatment of POWs held in North Vietnam. Perot chartered two jets to fly medical supplies and the wives of POWs to Southeast Asia. They were not allowed into North Vietnam, but the trip attracted enormous media attention.

After their release in 1973, some prisoners said conditions in the camps had improved after the failed missions.

In 1979, the Iranian government jailed two EDS executives and Perot vowed to win their release.

“Ross came to the prison one day and said, ‘We’re going to get you out,’” one of the men, Paul Chiapparone, told The Associated Press. “How many CEOs would do that today?”

Perot recruited retired U.S. Army Special Forces Col. Arthur “Bull” Simons to lead a commando raid on the prison. A few days later, the EDS executives walked free after the shah’s regime fell and mobs stormed the prison. Simons’ men sneaked the executives out of the country and into Turkey. The adventure was recalled in Ken Follett’s best-selling book “On Wings of Eagles” and a TV miniseries.

In later years, Perot pushed the Veterans Affairs Department to study neurological causes of Gulf War syndrome, a mysterious illness reported by many soldiers who served in the 1991 Persian Gulf war. He scoffed at officials who blamed the illnesses on stress — “as if they are wimps” — and paid for additional research.

Perot received a special award from the VA for his support of veterans and the military in 2009.

In Texas, Perot led commissions on education reform and crime. He was given many honorary degrees and awards for business success and patriotism.

Former President George W. Bush said in a statement that “Texas and America have lost a strong patriot.” “Ross Perot epitomized the entrepreneurial spirit and the American creed. He gave selflessly of his time and resources to help others in our community, across our country, and around the world,” Bush said. “He loved the U.S. military and supported our service members and veterans. Most importantly, he loved his dear wife, children, and grandchildren.”

While he worked at Perot Systems in suburban Dallas, entire hallways were filled with memorabilia from soldiers and POWs that Perot had helped. His personal office was dominated by large paintings of his wife and five children and bronze sculptures by Frederic Remington.

Several original Norman Rockwell paintings hung in the waiting area, and Perot once told a visiting reporter that he tried to live by Rockwell’s ethics of hard, honest work and family.

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— Helen E Whitman, 89, a resident of Route 313 West Arlington, passed away September 13, 2018 at her home surrounded by her family.

Helen was born in Bennington on November 7, 1928 the daughter of the late Jerome and Mildred (Cook) Viault. She attended school in Arlington graduating from Arlington Memorial High School, then attended Albany Business College receiving her Associate Degree.

Helen owned and operated the Wayside Country Store in West Arlington with her husband Richard, who died in 1976, for nearly 25 years. She also worked in customer service for the Enchanted Dollhouse and the Vermont Country Store. Helen was a member of the American Legion Auxiliary in Watervliet, NY, the Chapel on the Green where she held many offices as well as being a member of the Order of the Eastern Star.

She enjoyed crocheting, traveling with friends for pleasure and OES trips, loved family especially her grandchildren and great grandchildren, enjoyed the sounds of Big Band and hymnal music, was an avid reader. Furthermore, she enjoyed making entries in her journal and photography.

Survivors

Helen is survived by her children Jerome Richard Whitman of Cobleskill, NY, Christie Thomas, Dee Dee Green and her husband Dennis, all of West Arlington, and Robert Allen Whitman and his wife Debbie of Arlington. She is also survived by a half-sister Betty Keating of Norman Oklahoma, 16 grandchildren, 38 great grandchildren, and 3 great great grandchildren. She was preceded in death by her husband Richard L. Whitman whom she married in Arlington on November 7, 1948 in addition to her brother Fredrick “Sonny” Viault.

Services

Funeral services for Helen E Whitman will be held on October 6 at 1 pm at the Chapel on the Green in West Arlington. Interment follows in the family lot in West Arlington Cemetery. Visiting hours will be held October 5 from 5 until 7 at Hanson-Walbridge & Shea Funeral Home Arlington Chapel Route 7A Arlington, VT. If friends desire, memorial gifts in Helen’s memory may be made to Bennington Project Independence or the Chapel on the Green, c/o Hanson-Walbridge & Shea Arlington Chapel P.O. Box 525 Arlington, VT 05363.

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