Announcing the birth of Adelaide “Ada” Ruth Segel. She was born at home to Matt and Jennifer Segel of Charlotte on March 12 at 9:23am, weighing 7 lb. 6 oz. and measuring 19 in.
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Mollie (Zanoni) Sprague and Lincoln Sprague, of Monkton, announce the birth of a son, Theodore Carl Sprague, at Porter Medical Center on Saturday, April 7.
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James and Carol Bouyea of Shelburne are pleased to announce the recent marriage of their daughter, Christine Bouyea, to Sanjiv Gajiwala, son of Hema Gajiwala and the late Pankaj Gajiwala of Downers Grove, Ill. on June 23, 2018.
The ceremony and subsequent celebration were held at the Museum of Contemporary Art in Chicago. Jill Thompson, Christine’s sister, and Nikhil Tilwalli, Sanjiv’s oldest friend, stood by their sides as matron of honor and best man, respectively. Ellie Thompson, niece of the bride, was the flower girl; Spencer Thompson and Niam Jones, nephews of the bride and groom, served as ring bearers. Dr. Sujay Kapadia, a close friend of the bride and groom, officiated.
A native Vermonter, Christine is currently a group account director at Havas, a multinational advertising agency. She is a graduate of Skidmore College in Saratoga Springs, N.Y., and she earned a master’s degree from the S.I. Newhouse School of Public Communications at Syracuse University in New York.
Sanjiv is currently senior vice president of marketing for the Mike’s Hard Lemonade Company based in Chicago, Ill. A graduate of George Washington University in Washington, D.C., Sanjiv earned a master’s in business administration from Pepperdine University in Malibu, Calif.
Christine and Sanjiv will reside in the West Loop neighborhood of Chicago with their beloved dog, Chicken.
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Kenneth Wooden and Martha (Braun) Wooden of Shelburne observe their 60th wedding anniversary today, Aug. 30. A family celebration was held earlier this month.
Kenneth and Martha met in 1954 while Martha was a student at Philadelphia General Hospital School of Nursing and Ken was a mason apprentice. They exchanged letters while Ken proudly served his country in Korea, and married in 1958 at St. Paul’s Church in Ken’s hometown of Burlington, N.J.
Ken became an educator, author, journalist and lifelong child advocate, while Martha became a caring and compassionate nurse, editor, and volunteer rescue worker. They had four children: Grace Gilbert Davis, Rosemary Webb, Jennifer Mitchell and John Wooden.
After living in Bucks County, Pennsylvania, for many years, they acquired their beloved summer home Honey Hollow in Bolton, Vt. in 1973. They moved to Shelburne permanently in 1983.
They have eight grandchildren: Calvin and Sarah Gilbert, Sophia and Preston Webb, Chase and Grant Mitchell, Simone and Ward Wooden.
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On Sunday, Sept. 16, 2018, family and friends celebrated the 70th wedding anniversary of David and Alice Leland.
In June 1943, 17-year old Dave Leland graduated from high school and within a week entered the U.S. Navy. He enrolled in the officers’ training program which entailed eight months at Middlebury College and 16 months at Dartmouth College and was completed just as World War II ended.
Because his family lived in Amherst, Mass., at the time, he decided to transfer his college credits from Middlebury and Dartmouth and complete his undergraduate degree at the University of Massachusetts. Dave lived at home and daily trips to class took him by a sorority. Each morning, as Dave walked by, sorority sisters would say, “It’s time for class, there goes Dave Leland.”
One morning, Dave was outside the library when a lovely young lady approached. As he opened the door for her, she smiled and said, “Thanks, Dave.” He didn’t know her, though she clearly recognized him. Immediately smitten, he asked a fraternity brother to find out her name. She was Alice McNally (known to her family as “Pink”), an avid tennis player from Holyoke. Dave asked her for a date.
That date turned into two years of dating and then, on Sept. 18, 1948, in Holyoke, Mass., they were married. They always enjoyed the 1940s song “Side by Side,” and for more than seven decades, those lyrics have captured their lifelong love for one another.
Dave had a long and successful career at Cigna while Alice dedicated herself to raising their children in a loving home. In 1989, Dave and Alice moved from Longmeadow, Mass., to Shelburne.
They have three sons and daughters-in-law, Dave Jr. and his wife Ann in Sonoma, Calif., Doug and his wife Sally in Freeport, Maine, and Jim and his wife Rose in Richmond, Vt. They have four grandchildren – Heather, Zachary, Connor, and Caleb – and one great-grandson, Braighdan and are loved by friends throughout Shelburne and beyond.
Submitted by Dave Ely.
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Mr. and Mrs. William D. Hotaling of New Holland, Pa., announce the engagement of their daughter, Katelyn Marie Hotaling, to Samuel Alexander Faris, son of Mrs. Christine A. Faris, currently of Paoli, Pa., and the late George T. Faris IV, formerly of Shelburne.
Katelyn earned a bachelor’s degree from Johns Hopkins University, a master’s degree from the University of South Florida, and is a 2018 graduate of Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine. She is a first-year resident at Christiana Care in Newark, Del. specializing in pediatrics and internal medicine.
Alex attended Champlain Valley Union High School and the Brooks School in North Andover, Mass. He earned a bachelor’s degree from Penn State University and graduated cum laude from Delaware Law School in 2016. He is a member of the Delaware Bar and is currently employed as a corporate attorney practicing in Wilmington, Del.
Katelyn and Alex reside in Wilmington.
A September 2019 wedding is planned.
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High on the Capitoline Hill above the Forum in Rome, Matthew Zahn and Angela Sako exchanged wedding vows May 26, 2019. The Sacrament of Holy Matrimony was celebrated by Fr. David Cray, Society of St. Edmund at the Basilica di Santa Maria in Ara Coeli, also known as the Altar of Heaven.
Fr. David is from Matthew’s home parish, Our Lady of Mount Carmel in Charlotte.
A reception at the Palazzo Brancaccio followed.
The couple met at George Washington University in their freshman year. They both graduated magna cum laude in 2015, Angela with a Bachelor of Arts degree in international affairs and Chinese language and literature, and Matt with a Bachelor of Science degree in economics and political science. Angela went on to receive a Master of Public Policy degree in 2017. Matt is pursuing his PhD in Economics at Johns Hopkins University.
Angela is employed by Deloitte as a senior consultant. She is the youngest daughter of Gjinovefa and the late Mirosh Sako, of Tirana, Albania and Washington, D.C.
Matt is the eldest son of John and Susan Zahn of Charlotte.
Following a honeymoon in Sicily, the couple returned to their home in Washington, D.C.
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Bruce and Sharon Howard of Rutland are pleased to announce the engagement of their daughter, Courtney Elizabeth Howard to John Vito Dubuc, son of Brian and Suzanne Dubuc of Charlotte. Courtney earned her BA and MBA degrees from the University of Vermont, and is employed by Fletcher CSI in Williston. John is currently attending Burlington College, and is employed by the State of Vermont DCF in Colchester. A summer 2016 wedding is planned.
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Constance Marie DeMarse Morrill, 86, of Upper Old Town Trail, Charlotte, Vt. passed away peacefully on Nov. 5, 2016.
Connie was born on Oct.14, 1930 in Isle La Motte, Vt., the daughter of Edward and Adreal (Mitchell) DeMarse.
Connie received her bachelor’s degree from Trinity College in Burlington, Vt. and her Masters of Education from the University of Vermont. Mrs. Morrill dedicated her life to molding and developing young minds for 38 years in the parochial and public school systems of the Chittenden County area.
Connie is survived by many nieces and nephews. Her niece Jane Gauthier, great-nephew Tyler Gauthier, and great-niece Tess Gauthier were her close family for many years. She leaves behind her best friend of 70 years, Jean Wagner.
Connie was predeceased by her husband Russell Morrill, a brother Edward DeMarse, and sister Harriet Wright.
Services will be private. Donations in Connie’s memory may be made to Mercy Connections, 255 South Champlain Street Burlington, Vt. 05401 or at www.mercyconnections.org/donate.html
Arrangements are in the care of the Ready Funeral & Cremation Service. To send online condolences to her family, please visit www.readyfuneral.com.
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Rebekah E. Cory of Hinesburg, daughter of Ms. Jacqueline M. Cory of Queensbury, N.Y. and Mr. Rodman W. Cory of Hinesburg, and Precious T. Jagun of Burlington, son of Mrs. Helen Jagun and the late Mr. Saturday Jagun of Sapele, Nigeria, were married Sunday, Sept. 8, 2019. The ceremony was held at Charlotte Town Beach.
The bride walked down the aisle with her father, while her stepfather, Michael LaPointe, assisted in the opening of the ceremony.
The bride’s father, Rodman W. Cory, was the officiant.
Bridemaids were Claire Howell of Dallas, Texas; Elly Colwell of Wilmington, N.C.; and Kiki Byunn of New York City.
Groomsmen were Wowei Enaighan and Woyengikuro Yaboh, both of Burlington, and Abiola Ajaka of Manchester, N.H.
Ring bearers were Kaitlyn Ajaka and son Tayo of Manchester, N.H.
The bride is a graduate of the University of Vermont and is employed at the Hilton Garden in Burlington as operations supervisor.
The groom is a research assistant in the Aerospace Lab at University of Vermont where the couple met as students. He is currently completing a master’s degree in mechanical engineering. The couple resides in Burlington.
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