Published 1/30/02

MALONE — Mary Louise Mills, 80, of Largo Fla., and a summer resident of Malone, N.Y., died peacefully Monday night, Jan. 28, 2002, at her home in Malone, while under the loving care of her family, friends and Hospice of the North Country, Inc.

She was born in New York City, July 3, 1921, the daughter of the late Dominick and Teresa Vercesi.

She received a bachelor of arts degree from Hunter College in New York in 1941 and a JD summa cum laude from Brooklyn Law School in 1945.

On Nov. 24, 1945, she was united in marriage to James F. Mills at St. Vincent Ferrar Church in New York. He predeceased her on June 30, 1993.

In 1946, she moved to the North Country and set up a law practice with her husband, James F. Mills in Fort Covington, N.Y.

She was a member of the Franklin County Bar Association, the New York State Bar Association and the American Bar Association. She served as Franklin County Social Services Attorney, Franklin County Attorney, Attorney for the Salmon River Central School District and for several municipalities. Mrs. Mills was a member of the founding Board of Trustees of North Country Community College, where she held the office of secretary and president of the board. She was also a trustee of the newly formed Clinton-Essex-Franklin Library System.

In 1983 she and her husband moved to Largo, Fla. In 1986, Mrs. Mills was admitted to the Florida Bar and was practicing law there until the time of her illness. In Florida, she served as a volunteer attorney for Gulf Coast Legal Services and for several years acted as hearing officer for the Pinellas County School System. She was a member of the Clearwater Bar Association. She served on the Advisory Board of the Largo Senior Citizens Center.

She was a parishioner of St. Justin, Martyr Church, in Largo, Fla., and served as a lay minister for the church. She was a summer communicant of Notre Dame Church in Malone.

Survivors include three sons and two daughters-in-law, James F. Jr., and Eda Sue Mills, of Franklin, Tenn., Brooks C. Mills of Orlando, Fla., and Daniel J. and Christine Blossom Mills of Ramsey, N.J.; three daughters and sons-in-law, Nancy Mills and Joseph M. Bruso of Malone, Louise T. and Richard Champagne of West Haven, Conn., and Alice D. and John Hall of Norfolk, Ma. 10 grandchildren, Sarah L. Bailey, Brian T. Mills, Dana T. Mills, Jeffrey B. Mills and Matthew B. Mills, Michael J., Corinne A., and Dominick J. Bruso, James Mills Hall, and Margaret D. Hall; three great - grandchildren, Alexander and Justin Procaccini and Megan Bailey; two sisters-in-law, Dorothy LaBelle of Chateaugay, N.Y., and Mary M. Mills of Malone; and several nieces and nephews.

Along with her parents and her husband, she was predeceased by one grandson, Andrew R. Champagne in 1999.

Calling hours will be Friday from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. at the Bruso-Desnoyers Funeral Home in Malone. A Mass of Christian burial will be celebrated Saturday at 10 a.m. at Notre Dame Church in Malone. Burial will be in the old St. Mary’s Cemetery in Fort Covington.

In lieu of flowers, donations may be made in her memory to Hospice of the North Country, Inc. in Malone, NY.

Dannemora — Mary Elizabeth Breen Gonyea, 92, died Monday, Jan. 28, 2002, at the CVPH Medical Center in Plattsburgh.

She was born in Churubusco on July 28, 1909, the daughter of Stephen and Margaret Moriah (Mannis) Breen.

She was a hairdresser for many years and operated Gonyea’s Beauty Salon in Dannemora.

She was a member of St. Joseph’s Church in Dannemora.

She is survived by two sons, Ken Gonyea of Rhinebeck, N.Y., and John Gonyea of Benson, Ariz.; a daughter, Mary Gonyea of Montreal, Quebec; two granddaughters, Sierra Rose Gagnier and Roxie Gagnier both of Benson, Ariz.; a great - grandson, Juan Haro of Benson, Ariz.; and several nieces and nephews.

Her husband, Kenneth G. Gonyea Sr. died on Jan. 12, 1984. Several brothers and sisters also died earlier.

Calling hours will be held on Wednesday from 7 to 9 p.m. at the O’Neill - Redden - Drown Funeral Home in Plattsburgh. A Mass of Christian burial will be celebrated at 10 a.m. Thursday from St. Joseph’s Church in Dannemora. Interment will be in the parish cemetery in the spring.

Memorial donations may be made to the American Heart Association.

Zachary James Brandmeier, infant son of Edward and Tanya (Burke) Brandmeier, passed away Sunday, Jan. 27, 2002, at the Fletcher Allen Health Care Facility in Burlington, Vt.

He was born in Burlington on Saturday, Jan. 26, 2002.

There will be no calling hours. Friends and family are welcome to attend a funeral service to be held Saturday, Feb. 2, 2002, at 11:30 a. m. at the Brown Funeral Home, with the Rev. Chris Looby, parochial vicar at St. Peter’s Church officiating. Interment will be at a later date in the children’s section at St. Peter’s Cemetery.

Kenneth J. Vaugh, 84, of Burke, passed away on Jan. 28, 2002, at the St. Regis Nursing Home in Massena.

Mr. Vaugh was born on June 22, 1917, in North Burke, the son of the late Arlington and Bernice (Wood) Vaugh.

Calling hours will be at the Chateaugay Funeral Home on Wednesday, Jan. 30, 2002, from 1 to 3 and 6 to 8 p.m.

Funeral services will be in the funeral home chapel on Thursday, Jan. 31, 2002, at 2.30 p.m., with Rev. Derek Trudell, officiating. Burial will be in the spring in the North Burke Cemetery, where he will be the fourth generation of Vaugh’s to be buried there.

Arrangements are by the Chateaugay Funeral Home.

John J. Kelley, 67, of Chazy, died Tuesday, Jan. 29, 2002, in Zephyrhills, Fla.

Arrangements were incomplete Tuesday evening at the O'Neill - Redden - Drown Funeral Home in Plattsburgh.