Funeral Homes in Proctor, VT

Facts about the city

Proctor is a town in Rutland County, Vermont, United States. The population was 1,741 at the 2010 census. Proctor is home to the Vermont Marble Museum and Wilson Castle.

Proctor Obituaries

It was written by Hartford Courant on October 14th, 2018 that Joseph Marfuggi passed away in Connecticut.  Marfuggi was 77 years old and was born in Proctor, VT.  Send flowers to express your sympathy and honor Joseph's life.

It was written by Sarasota Herald-Tribune on June 17th, 2017 that William Davis Jr Gordon passed on in Sarasota, Florida.  Gordon was 96 years old and was born in Proctor, VT.  Send flowers to express your sympathy and honor William Davis Jr's life.

It was disclosed by Orlando Sentinel on May 14th, 2017 that Myrna Lois Wilson (Monahan) died in Florida.  Ms. Wilson was 85 years old and was born in Proctor, VT.  Send flowers to share your condolences and honor Myrna Lois's life.

It was noted by The Times Record on November 17th, 2015 that George Kotuby perished in Brunswick, Maine.  Kotuby was 87 years old and was born in Proctor, VT.  Send flowers to express your sorrow and honor George's life.

It was reported on September 12th, 2015 that Doreen Ryan (Javery) passed away in New Oxford, Pennsylvania.  Ms. Ryan was 88 years old and was born in Proctor, VT.  Send flowers to express your sorrow and honor Doreen's life.

It was written by The Herald on July 12th, 2015 that Louise O Baker perished in Edmonds, Washington.  Baker was 81 years old and was born in Proctor, VT.  Send flowers to express your sorrow and honor Louise O's life.

It was written by Arizona Republic on June 18th, 2015 that Gregg Sharrow passed on in Arizona.  Sharrow was 66 years old and was born in Proctor, VT.  Send flowers to express your sorrow and honor Gregg's life.

It was written by Burlington Free Press on April 4th, 2014 that Brianna Marie Bailey-Dodge (Bailey) passed on in Proctor, Vermont.  Ms. Bailey-Dodge was 30 years old and was born in Hanover, NH.  Send flowers to express your sorrow and honor Brianna Marie's life.

It was noted by Tri-City Herald on February 20th, 2014 that Robert Yerdon "Bob" Lyon died in Richland, Washington.  Lyon was 88 years old and was born in Proctor, VT.  Send flowers to express your sorrow and honor Robert Yerdon "Bob"'s life.

It was revealed on December 15th, 2013 that Robert Atwood Keefe passed away in Vero Beach, Florida.  Keefe was 84 years old and was born in Proctor, VT.  Send flowers to express your sympathy and honor Robert Atwood's life.

History

At the same time, the famous quarries of Carrara, Italy in Tuscany, Italy, became largely unworkable because of their extreme depth, and Rutland quickly became one of the leading producers of marble in the world. By the 1840s small firms had begun operations, but marble quarry only became profitable when the railroad came to Rutland in 1851. The closing of the marble quarries in the town in the 1980s and 1990s cost the area many jobs, and Proctor has struggled much more than its neighbors. Proctor is home to the Vermont Marble Museum and Wilson Castle.

In the early 1800s, small high-quality marble deposits were discovered in Rutland, and in the 1830s a large deposit of nearly solid marble of high quality was found in what is now West Rutland, Vermont Rutland. Proctor was formed around the nucleus of the old Sheffield Village from parts of Rutland and Pittsford, Vermont Proctor was named for and almost completely owned by United States Senate Redfield Proctor.