By Linus Joseph Dewald Jr., Editor
Winter 2009 and Revised 24 Feb 2010
1. John Allen Prentice, b. 14 Dec 1947, obtained h is SS# in NH, and d. 2 Aug 2008 in VT, probably Berlin, Washington Co., VT (per SSDI) which lies perhaps 5 miles SSW of Montpelier, VT.
He m. Barbara Ann Sinnett. She was b. 10 Sep 1951 in Camden, NJ, and d. 19 Jul 2009, Central Vermont Medical Center, Berlin, VT. She was the dau. of David William Sinnett and Helen J. Koehler., Her obituary of 21 Jul 2009 in the Times Argus reads as follows:
- Barbara A. Prentice
BERLIN - Barbara Ann Prentice, 57, of Partridge Lane died Sunday July 19, 2009, at the Central Vermont Medical Center in Berlin. She was born on Sept. 10, 1951, in Camden, N.J., the daughter of David William and Helen J. (Koehler) Sinnett. She received her early education in New Jersey and while growing up there enjoyed clamming and crabbing and the New Jersey shore. She also enjoyed card games and her computer. Mrs. Prentice was the receptionist at the Vermonter Motel in Berlin and also made her home there.
She married John A. Prentice, Sr. on Oct. 30, 1970, in Rancocas, N.J. He died in Aug., 2008.
Surviving are her mother of New Gretna, N.J., a daughter, Tina Bailey, of Daniels, W.Va, a son, John A. Prentice, Jr and his longtime companion, Nikki Moorby of Northfield, another son, David W. Prentice of Barre; four sisters, Bonnie Cipriani, Lake Worth, Fla., Deborah Bowker, Delran, N.J., Dawn Van Brunt, Manteo, N.C. and Donna McGourley, New Gretna, N.J.; two brothers, David Sinnett, Riverside, N.J. and William Sinnett, Columbia, S.C.
[Surviving also are] six grandchildren, Franklin (Jay) Hall, Brittany Hall and Felecia Hall, all of W.Va., Ethan Prentice-Moorby and Kayden Prentice, both of Northfield, Cadence Prentice of Cabot, many nieces and nephews, numerous friends and her special friends, Candace and Randy Stewart of Berlin.
A graveside service will be conducted Wednesday, July 22, at 10 a.m. in the Vermont Veterans Cemetery in Randolph Center. Kingston Funeral Home in Northfield assisted with the arrangements.
Children of John and Barbara per her obituary:
- Tina Prentice. She m. Mr. Bailey. In 2009 they lived in Daniels, WV.
- John Allen Prentice, Jr., b. 11 Jul 1978, NJ. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . [2]
- David William Prentice, b. 5 May 1983 in NJ. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . [3]
2. John Allen Prentice, Jr., b. 11 Jul 1978, NJ. In 2009 he lived in Northfield, Washington Co., VT per Vermont Birth Records
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He m. Nichole "Nikki"Lee Moorby who was b. 11 Jul 1978, Moorby, VT.
- Ethen John Prentice (aka Prentice-Moorby), b, 20 Jun 2005 Berlin, Washington Co., VT, Central Vermond Medical Center.
- Kayden Arthur Allen Prentice, b. 23 Sep 2008 in Berlin, Washington Co., VT, Central Vermont Medical Center.
3. David William Prenticem v, 5 May 1983, NJ. In 2009 he lived in Barre, Washington Co., VT. In 2005 he is living at 134 High St., Apt. 1, Hardwick, Washington Co., VT, with his wife and family per Ancestry.com .
He m. Kirsten Elizabeth Hammood who was b. 2 Apr 1982 in Germany. They had 1 or more children, including:
- Cadence Leone Prentice, b. 23 Feb 2005 in Central Vermont Hospital, Berlin, Washington Co., VT.
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