Heather (MacDonald) Lanphear

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1. Lowell Sun obituary (April 24–26, 2008), Dera Perrin MacDonald (fetched 2026-10-12): "Dera Perrin MacDonald, 69, formerly of Groton, MA, passed away on April 20 ... Born in Danvers, MA, on Dec. 28, 1938, she was the daughter of the late George “Lefty” Perrin and Kathleen (Conway) Perrin. She was predeceased by her loving husband of 47 years, Kenneth R. MacDonald, Sr. ... Dera leaves two brothers, George Perrin of Shirley, MA, and John Perrin of Chelmsford, MA; a sister, Debbie Morrison of Bolinas, CA; three sons, Sean MacDonald of Inverness, FL., Scott MacDonald of Groton, MA., and Kenneth MacDonald, Jr. of Bowdoinham, Maine; two daughters, Kendra MacDonald of Seabrook, N.H. and Heather Lanphear of Woodbury, VT.; nine grandchildren." Match for siblings: (1) named brothers/sister of Dera Perrin MacDonald, (2) towns Shirley MA / Chelmsford MA / Bolinas CA; Dera herself daughter of George "Lefty" × Kathleen (Conway) Perrin.

   Lowell Sun obituary (April 24-26, 2008), Dera Perrin MacDonald: "Dera Perrin MacDonald, 69, formerly of Groton, MA, passed away on April 20 ... Born in Danvers, MA, on Dec. 28, 1938, she was the daughter of the late George “Lefty” Perrin and Kathleen (Conway) Perrin. She was predeceased by her loving husband of 47 years, Kenneth R. MacDonald, Sr. ... Dera leaves two brothers, George Perrin of Shirley, MA, and John Perrin of Chelmsford, MA; a sister, Debbie Morrison of Bolinas, CA; three sons, Sean MacDonald of Inverness, FL., Scott MacDonald of Groton, MA., and Kenneth MacDonald, Jr. of Bowdoinham, Maine; two daughters, Kendra MacDonald of Seabrook, N.H. and Heather Lanphear of Woodbury, VT.; nine grandchildren"

2. Lowell Sun obituary (March 2006), Kenneth R. MacDonald (fetched 2026-10-12): "Kenneth Robert MacDonald, 72, a former Groton resident ... died Thursday, March 9, at his home in Zephyrhills. He was the husband of Dera M. (Perrin) MacDonald, whom he married in 1959. He was born in Boston on May 17, 1933, the son of the late Mildred T. and John R. MacDonald. He was raised in Lynn, Mass. ... Besides his wife, he is survived by three brothers, Charles MacDonald of Lake Havasu City, Ariz., John MacDonald of North Las Vegas and Peter Del Core of Lynn; four sons, Stephen Ohrenberger of Stratham, N.H., Sean MacDonald of Inverness, Fla., Scott MacDonald of Groton and Kenneth MacDonald Jr. of Bowdoinham, Maine; two daughters, Kendra MacDonald of Seabrook, N.H. and Heather Lanphear of Woodbury, Vt.; nine grandchildren." Match for siblings: (1) named brothers of Kenneth Robert MacDonald, (2) towns Lake Havasu City AZ / North Las Vegas / Lynn; Kenneth himself son of Mildred T. × John R. MacDonald.

   Lowell Sun obituary (March 2006), Kenneth R. MacDonald: "Kenneth Robert MacDonald, 72, a former Groton resident ... died Thursday, March 9, at his home in Zephyrhills. He was the husband of Dera M. (Perrin) MacDonald, whom he married in 1959. He was born in Boston on May 17, 1933, the son of the late Mildred T. and John R. MacDonald. He was raised in Lynn, Mass. ... Besides his wife, he is survived by three brothers, Charles MacDonald of Lake Havasu City, Ariz., John MacDonald of North Las Vegas and Peter Del Core of Lynn; four sons, Stephen Ohrenberger of Stratham, N.H., Sean MacDonald of Inverness, Fla., Scott MacDonald of Groton and Kenneth MacDonald Jr. of Bowdoinham, Maine; two daughters, Kendra MacDonald of Seabrook, N.H. and Heather Lanphear of Woodbury, Vt.; nine grandchildren"

3. Times Argus (Barre/Montpelier VT), July 3, 2004 births (Gifford Medical Center, Randolph): "A daughter, Eliza Jean Lanphear, was born June 17, 2004, to Heather (MacDonald) and Kevin Lanphear of Woodbury." Matches heather-macdonald-lanphear-bsb: (1) maiden MacDonald, (2) of Woodbury VT (Lowell Sun 2006/2008 Dera & Kenneth MacDonald obits name "Heather Lanphear of Woodbury, VT"), (3) spouse surname Lanphear. (Adjacent line attributing "Ryan Kaden Ryll" to the same parents is treated as a probable typesetting error — surname Ryll ≠ Lanphear, and Claire Lanphear 2026 obit lists only four grandchildren Justin/Mac/Eliza/Charlotte, no Ryan.)

   Times Argus (Barre/Montpelier VT), July 3, 2004 births (Gifford Medical Center, Randolph): "A daughter, Eliza Jean Lanphear, was born June 17, 2004, to Heather (MacDonald) and Kevin Lanphear of Woodbury." Matches heather-macdonald-lanphear-bsb: (1) maiden MacDonald, (2) of Woodbury VT (Lowell Sun 2006/2008 Dera & Kenneth MacDonald obits name "Heather Lanphear of Woodbury, VT"), (3) spouse surname Lanphear. (Adjacent line attributing "Ryan Kaden Ryll" to the same parents is treated as a probable typesetting error — surname Ryll ≠ Lanphear, and Claire Lanphear 2026 obit lists only four grandchildren Justin/Mac/Eliza/Charlotte, no Ryan.)

4. Legacy.com / Cremation Society of Chittenden County obituary (pub. Jan. 19, 2026), Claire L. Lanphear: "Claire L. Lanphear, 84, of Williston, VT passed away peacefully at home on January 9, 2026 ... Claire was born on June 28, 1941, in Springfield, VT, daughter of Romeo and Helena Morin Lataille ... She was married to Wilson E. Lanphear on July 4, 1964 ... She is survived by her sons Brian of Huntington, VT, Kevin (Heather) of Woodbury, VT and daughter Kathleen (Patrick) of Danville, VT, and her four grandchildren, Justin, Mac, Eliza and Charlotte. She was predeceased by ... husband Wilson (2001) ..." Matches: (1) Kevin (Heather) of Woodbury = Kevin Lanphear × Heather (MacDonald) Lanphear of Woodbury from Times Argus 2004 birth notice; (2) granddaughter Eliza = Eliza Jean Lanphear b. 2004-06-17; (3) Wilson E. Lanphear as husband/father.

   Legacy.com / Cremation Society of Chittenden County obituary (pub. Jan. 19, 2026), Claire L. Lanphear: "Claire L. Lanphear, 84, of Williston, VT passed away peacefully at home on January 9, 2026 ... Claire was born on June 28, 1941, in Springfield, VT, daughter of Romeo and Helena Morin Lataille ... She was married to Wilson E. Lanphear on July 4, 1964 ... She is survived by her sons Brian of Huntington, VT, Kevin (Heather) of Woodbury, VT and daughter Kathleen (Patrick) of Danville, VT, and her four grandchildren, Justin, Mac, Eliza and Charlotte. She was predeceased by ... husband Wilson (2001) ..." Matches: (1) Kevin (Heather) of Woodbury = Kevin Lanphear × Heather (MacDonald) Lanphear of Woodbury from Times Argus 2004 birth notice; (2) granddaughter Eliza = Eliza Jean Lanphear b. 2004-06-17; (3) Wilson E. Lanphear as husband/father.

5. Times Argus (Barre/Montpelier VT), July 3, 2004 births (Gifford Medical Center, Randolph): "A daughter, Eliza Jean Lanphear, was born June 17, 2004, to Heather (MacDonald) and Kevin Lanphear of Woodbury." Matches heather-macdonald-lanphear-bsb: (1) maiden MacDonald, (2) of Woodbury VT (Lowell Sun 2006/2008 Dera & Kenneth MacDonald obits name "Heather Lanphear of Woodbury, VT"), (3) spouse surname Lanphear. (Adjacent line attributing "Ryan Kaden Ryll" to the same parents is treated as a probable typesetting error — surname Ryll ≠ Lanphear, and Claire Lanphear 2026 obit lists only four grandchildren Justin/Mac/Eliza/Charlotte, no Ryan.)

   Times Argus (Barre/Montpelier VT), July 3, 2004 births (Gifford Medical Center, Randolph): "A daughter, Eliza Jean Lanphear, was born June 17, 2004, to Heather (MacDonald) and Kevin Lanphear of Woodbury." Matches heather-macdonald-lanphear-bsb: (1) maiden MacDonald, (2) of Woodbury VT (Lowell Sun 2006/2008 Dera & Kenneth MacDonald obits name "Heather Lanphear of Woodbury, VT"), (3) spouse surname Lanphear. (Adjacent line attributing "Ryan Kaden Ryll" to the same parents is treated as a probable typesetting error — surname Ryll ≠ Lanphear, and Claire Lanphear 2026 obit lists only four grandchildren Justin/Mac/Eliza/Charlotte, no Ryan.)

6. Lowell Sun obituary (March 2006), Kenneth R. MacDonald (fetched 2026-10-12): "Kenneth Robert MacDonald, 72, a former Groton resident ... died Thursday, March 9, at his home in Zephyrhills. He was the husband of Dera M. (Perrin) MacDonald, whom he married in 1959. He was born in Boston on May 17, 1933, the son of the late Mildred T. and John R. MacDonald. He was raised in Lynn, Mass. ... Besides his wife, he is survived by three brothers, Charles MacDonald of Lake Havasu City, Ariz., John MacDonald of North Las Vegas and Peter Del Core of Lynn; four sons, Stephen Ohrenberger of Stratham, N.H., Sean MacDonald of Inverness, Fla., Scott MacDonald of Groton and Kenneth MacDonald Jr. of Bowdoinham, Maine; two daughters, Kendra MacDonald of Seabrook, N.H. and Heather Lanphear of Woodbury, Vt.; nine grandchildren." Match for siblings: (1) named brothers of Kenneth Robert MacDonald, (2) towns Lake Havasu City AZ / North Las Vegas / Lynn; Kenneth himself son of Mildred T. × John R. MacDonald.

   Lowell Sun obituary (March 2006): Kenneth Robert MacDonald, 72, former Groton resident, died Thursday March 9 at home in Zephyrhills FL; husband of Dera M. (Perrin) MacDonald, married 1959; born Boston May 17, 1933, son of the late Mildred T. and John R. MacDonald; moved to Groton 1968 where they raised their children; survived by sons incl. "Scott MacDonald of Groton" (also Stephen Ohrenberger, Sean, Kenneth Jr.), daughters Kendra MacDonald and Heather Lanphear, nine grandchildren. Matches scott-macdonald (Groton; husband of Debbie Stone MacDonald per Betty Stone 2015 obit; b. ~1961, after 1959 marriage).

7. Lowell Sun obituary (March 2006), Kenneth R. MacDonald (fetched 2026-10-12): "Kenneth Robert MacDonald, 72, a former Groton resident ... died Thursday, March 9, at his home in Zephyrhills. He was the husband of Dera M. (Perrin) MacDonald, whom he married in 1959. He was born in Boston on May 17, 1933, the son of the late Mildred T. and John R. MacDonald. He was raised in Lynn, Mass. ... Besides his wife, he is survived by three brothers, Charles MacDonald of Lake Havasu City, Ariz., John MacDonald of North Las Vegas and Peter Del Core of Lynn; four sons, Stephen Ohrenberger of Stratham, N.H., Sean MacDonald of Inverness, Fla., Scott MacDonald of Groton and Kenneth MacDonald Jr. of Bowdoinham, Maine; two daughters, Kendra MacDonald of Seabrook, N.H. and Heather Lanphear of Woodbury, Vt.; nine grandchildren." Match for siblings: (1) named brothers of Kenneth Robert MacDonald, (2) towns Lake Havasu City AZ / North Las Vegas / Lynn; Kenneth himself son of Mildred T. × John R. MacDonald.

   Lowell Sun obituary (March 2006), Kenneth R. MacDonald: "Kenneth Robert MacDonald, 72, a former Groton resident ... died Thursday, March 9, at his home in Zephyrhills. He was the husband of Dera M. (Perrin) MacDonald, whom he married in 1959. He was born in Boston on May 17, 1933, the son of the late Mildred T. and John R. MacDonald. He was raised in Lynn, Mass. ... Besides his wife, he is survived by three brothers, Charles MacDonald of Lake Havasu City, Ariz., John MacDonald of North Las Vegas and Peter Del Core of Lynn; four sons, Stephen Ohrenberger of Stratham, N.H., Sean MacDonald of Inverness, Fla., Scott MacDonald of Groton and Kenneth MacDonald Jr. of Bowdoinham, Maine; two daughters, Kendra MacDonald of Seabrook, N.H. and Heather Lanphear of Woodbury, Vt.; nine grandchildren"