Worcester Telegram & Gazette (MA)
March 8, 1999DUNNELLON, Fla. - Evelyn G. (Haskell) Parmelee, 92, of Dunnellon, formerly of Holden, Mass., died Saturday in Monroe Regional Hospital, Ocala, from injuries suffered in a fall at home.
Her husband of 52 years, Charles R. Parmelee Sr., died in 1988.
She leaves a son, Charles R. Parmelee Jr. of Dunnellon; two daughters, Pearl Johnson of Palmetto and Ruth Rawlins of North Little Rock, Ark.; a brother; 12 grandchildren; 18 great-grandchildren; nephews and nieces.
She was born in Sudbury, Vt., daughter of Hiram and Myra Haskell, and later lived in Brandon and Brattleboro, Vt. She then lived more than 40 years in Holden, Mass., before returning to Brandon, Vt., about 1972. She came to Dunnellon in 1990. She graduated from Brattleboro High School.
Mrs. Parmelee was a former member of First Congregational Church in Holden.
Arkansas Democrat-Gazette (Little Rock, AR)
September 15, 2015WYE MOUNTAIN - Ruth Parmelee Rawlins, 86, of Wye Mountain, passed away Saturday, Sept. 12, 2015. Ruth was born in Brattleboro, Vt., a daughter to the late Charles R. Parmelee and Evelyn Haskle Parmelee. Ruth taught at the University of Arkansas Medical Science for 31 years.
She is preceded in death by her parents; brother: Charles Parmelee; sister: Pearl Johnson; two grandchildren: Matt Wieland and Austin Hanchey; and nephew, Charles Jr.
Ruth is survived by her husband James Rawlins of Wye Mountain; children: Pamela Joslin, Holly Wieland, Jill Acree, Faith Hanchey, Wendy Tuck; Grandchildren: Jeff and Chloe Wieland; Claire Hanchey; Andy, Marty and Beth Tuck; and Elizabeth Acree.
Rutland Herald (VT)
December 12, 2001FOREST DALE - William H. Haskell, 93, died Dec. 11, 2001, at his home.
He was born Aug. 22, 1908, in Brandon, the son of Henry and Myra (Titus) Haskell.
He moved to Brattleboro as a child and received his education in Brattleboro schools.
Mr. Haskell married Rhoda Parmelee on Aug. 16, 1936, in Schuylerville, N.Y.
In his early years he was a truck driver, tree surgeon and farm machinery mechanic. Later he was employed at the Myers Farm Machinery Co. and James F. Nelson Farm Equipment Co. and in 1952, he and his wife started the Bennington Farm Equipment Co., which they owned and operated until retirement in 1975.
He had been a member of the Home Guard during World War II.
Survivors include his wife of Forest Dale; a son, Henry Haskell of Salisbury; and a granddaughter.
He was predeceased by two brothers, George and Clyde Haskell; and four sisters, Alice Holland, Geneva Bancroft, Louise White and Evelyn "Bunnie" Parmelee.
The Addison Independent
February 19, 2009FOREST DALE Rhoda Elizabeth Haskell, 97, died Tuesday, Feb. 3, 2009, at Helen Porter Healthcare and Rehabilitation Center in Middlebury.
She was born in Brandon on Feb. 24, 1911. She was the daughter of Daniel and Martha (Farr) Parmelee. She received her early education in local Brandon schools and graduated from Brandon High School in 1929. She attended Albany Business College and graduated in 1930. Following graduation she worked as a secretary in Saratoga Springs, N.Y. She later worked as a secretary at the Brandon Training School, where she became a bookkeeper and office manager.
She married William Haskell in Schuylerville, N.Y., on Aug. 16, 1936. They made their home in Brandon until moving to Bennington in 1942. They owned and operated the Bennington Farm Equipment Company from 1952 until their retirement in 1975. In 1977 they moved back to Forest Dale to be near their son and his family. Family says she enjoyed her home and family and was a quiet lady and loving wife and mother.
She is survived by a son, Henry W. Haskell and his wife Brenda of Salisbury, and a granddaughter.
She was predeceased by her husband in 2001; a sister, Alice Rolfe; and three brothers, Charles Parmelee, Leland Parmelee and Gale Parmelee Sr.