Published 08/20/02

Plattsburgh — Patrick E. Maloy, 64, passed away unexpectedly on Friday, Aug. 16, 2002, at CVPH Medical Center in Plattsburgh.

He was born in Plattsburgh on Dec. 1, 1937, son of Charles and Irene (Monty) Maloy.

Patrick was a graduate of St. John’s Academy in Plattsburgh.

He enlisted in the U.S. Marine Corps. Patrick was a manager at Glidden Paint for 27 years, retiring in 1995, a golden gloves champion, an avid post card collector and he loved people.

Patrick is survived by his wife of 40 years, they were married Oct. 28, 1961, Theresa E. (Perry) Maloy of Plattsburgh; two sons, Patrick M. Maloy of Lompoc, Calif., David C. Maloy of Plattsburgh; a sister, Janet Mattingly of Plattsburgh; two brothers and a sister-in-law, Frank and Barbara Lucia of Plattsburgh and Daniel Lucia and his companion, JoAnn Layhee of Morrisonville; and many nieces and nephews.

Patrick was predeceased by his parents; and a sister, Marion.

Calling hours will be Wednesday, Aug. 21, 2002, from 2 to 4 p.m. for family members and 7 to 9 p.m. for the public at Brown Funeral Home in Plattsburgh. A funeral service will be held Thursday morning at 11 a.m. from the funeral home chapel. Burial will follow in Whispering Maples Mausoleum in Plattsburgh.

In lieu of flowers, donations in his memory may be made to St. John’s Endowment Fund.

ELLENBURG DEPOT — Harriet M. Jarvis, 90, died Saturday, Aug. 17, 2002 at the CVPH Medical Center in Platt`sburgh.

Born in Altona on July 16, 1912, she was the daughter of Joseph and Corrine (Dame) Burl.

Harriet was a member of the Catholic Daughters of America and a member of the Altona Senior Citizens.

Survivors include two daughters and two sons-in-law, Carol and Freeman LaValley of Mooers Forks and Linda and Gary Moore of Chazy; two sons, Harold Jarvis and his wife, Betty, and Clayton Jarvis, all of Forest; a daughter-in-law, Linda Johnson of Forest; a sister, Theresa Woodley of Altona; 14 grandchildren and 19 great-grandchildren.

Her husband, Clarence, and a son, Norman, died before her. Six brothers, Ernest, Orville, Emile, Henry, Leonard and Philip Burl,;and a sister, Corrina Gebo, also died before her.

Calling hours were Monday, Aug. 19, 2002, from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. at the E.F. Drown Funeral Service in Ellenburg Depot. A wake service took place at 8:30 p.m.

A Mass of Christian burial will be celebrated on Tuesday, Aug. 20, at St. Edmund’s Church in Ellenburg at 11 a.m. Burial will follow in Holy Angel’s Cemetery in Altona.

PLATTSBURGH — The Reverend Karl Edward Cron, faithful and beloved pastor of the Lutheran Church of the Redeemer Plattsburgh from 1965 through 1998, died at St. Peter’s Hospital in Albany on Friday, Aug. 16, 2002, following a courageous battle with cancer.

He was born March 2, 1938, in Brooklyn, N.Y., to the late Alfred Christian Cron and Florence Diehl Cron.

His childhood was spent in Floral Park, Long Island, N.Y., where he attended John Lewis Childs Elementary School and Sewanhaka High School. He later received degrees from Concordia College, Bronxville, N.Y., in 1958 (AA); Concordia Senior College, Fort Wayne, Ind., in 1960 (BA); and Concordia Seminary, Saint Louis, Mo., in 1964 (Master of Divinity); and in 1970 (Master of Sacred Theology). He did graduate work at McGill University in Montreal, Canada.

Reverend Cron was united in marriage to Diana M. Baisch on June 28, 1964. He was ordained on June 26, 1965, in the Lutheran Church - Missouri Synod, after which he and Diana moved to Plattsburgh so that he could assume the position of pastor of the Lutheran Church of the Redeemer, where he served faithfully for 33 years.

As soon as he arrived in the North Country, Pastor Cron began serving the community in many ways. He was supervisor of the Adirondack Campsite Ministry from 1965 to 1974, Chaplain of Adirondack area hospitals from 1965 to 1970, Military Contact Pastor for the Plattsburgh Air Force Base from 1965 until its closing in 1995, College Contact Pastor for area colleges and Contact Pastor for Clinton Correctional Facility beginning in 1965.

In 1973, Pastor Cron founded the Protestant Campus Ministry to the Plattsburgh colleges, which developed into a full-time ecumenical campus ministry supported by 17 local congregations and denominational judicatories. He served as Chairman of the Inter-Lutheran Olympics Planning Committee, which established a Christian presence at the 1980 Winter Olympics in Lake Placid, N.Y.

He developed a Lutheran mission station in Saranac Lake, N.Y., in the 1970s, which later became the Lutheran Church of the Holy Trinity. Pastor Cron served 10 years as an Auxiliary Bishop of the Upstate New York Region, East Coast Synod, of the Association of Evangelical Lutheran Churches (1977 to 1987). He joined the AELC after leaving the Missouri Synod in 1976.

Contributions to the community included presidency of the Clinton County Association of Churches and Synagogues, a predecessor of the Interfaith Council (1970) and chairmanship of the Clinton County Narcotics Guidance Council (1971 to 1972) and of the Plattsburgh Community Crisis Center when it was founded (1971 to 1973). He also served as a board member of the Champlain Valley Oratorio Society and the Plattsburgh City Planning Board.

Other sources of joy in his life were music, house restoration, gardening and travel.

After his resignation due to illness as pastor of the Lutheran Church of the Redeemer in 1999, Karl and Diana became active at Trinity Episcopal Church, Plattsburgh, when Diana accepted the position of organist in October 2000. Karl was able to continue his ministry by occasionally preaching and teaching as Trinity’s Associate Minister of the Word.

In his early years in the North Country, Pastor Cron loved hiking in the nearby Adirondack Mountains and came within two mountains of becoming a 46’er, one who has climbed all of the Adirondack High Peaks. In later years he climbed the more daunting peaks of sickness that damaged his nerves and muscles. He will be remembered by many for his patient suffering through bouts of serious illness, always taking God at His word, confident that He intends good for us even in times of struggle. Pastor Cron’s preaching and teaching, as well as his life, always affirmed this Good News.

In 1999, The Reverend Karl Cron Lecture Series was established at Plattsburgh State University by the Protestant Campus Ministry Board of Sponsors to recognize his contribution as "founding father" of PCM. This annual speakers series focuses on religious studies topics as they relate to campus and academic life at a public university.

Other actions for which he will be remembered are his loving mentoring of young clergymen and his careful attention to the details of reverent liturgical worship.

The inscription on each of Pastor Cron’s hundreds of sermons is Soli Deo Gloria (To God alone be the Glory). Those words would be a good inscription for his life as well. In all he did, he pointed not to himself but to Christ.

Karl is survived by his wife, Diana, of Plattsburgh; his son, Jonathan, of Portsmouth, N.H.; his mother, Florence Diehl Cron, of Bethlehem, Pa.; a brother, Alfred Carl Cron, of McLean, Va.; nephews, Alan Baisch and his wife, Sharon, Mark Cron, Matthew Cron, and Brian Cron; and niece Leslie Cron; grandniece, Alyssa Baisch; grandnephews, Christopher Baisch, Eric Baisch and Jordan Rosenbaum. He was predeceased by his father, Alfred Christian Cron.

There will be no calling hours; friends are invited to visit Diana at home any evening.

All are welcomed to celebrate a life lived for God in a joyful Lutheran High Mass planned by Karl several days before his death. This service will be held at Trinity Episcopal Church, Plattsburgh, on Aug. 31, 2002, at 10 a.m., with the Rev. John T. Sorenson, Rector of Trinity Church, serving as host. Celebrant will be the Reverend Richard Mueller of Immanuel Lutheran Church, Kingston, N.Y. Joseph Daly, Theologian at Trinity, will be the preacher.

Area clergy are invited to vest and process.

Memorial donations may be made to the American Cancer Society, Lutheran World Relief or the Organ Restoration Fund at Trinity Episcopal Church, Plattsburgh.

The O’Neill - Redden - Drown Funeral Home in Plattsburgh is in charge of arrangements. For on-line guest book, please visit www.legacy.com

Keeseville — Rose A. Sousis, 90, of Grove Street, Keeseville, died Sunday, Aug. 18, 2002, at the CVPH Medical Center in Plattsburgh.

She was born Feb. 26, 1912, the daughter of Peter Sr. and Ida (LaFountain) Gumlaw.

She was a homemaker who enjoyed sewing and baking.

Survivors include one daughter, Beatrice Sousis of Keeseville; a son, Robert Sousis of Keeseville; and several grandchildren, great - grand- children, great - great grand-children; and nieces and nephews.

She was predeceased by her parents; her husband, John Richard Sousis; four sons, Wilfred, Harold, Richard and Edward Sousis; five brothers, Peter, Henry, Frank, Fred and James; and three sisters, Ida, Lillian, and Jane.

Calling hours will be held Tuesday, from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. at the Hamilton Funeral Home in Keeseville. A Mass of Christian burial will be celebrated Wednesday, at 10 a.m. at St. John’s Church in Keeseville, with Monsignor Leeward Poissant, pastor, celebrating. Burial will follow in the parish cemetery.

Donations in her memory may be made to the Keeseville Fire Department.

TICONDEROGA — Vedna Alice Armstrong, 87, of Lord Howe Estates, passed away Sunday, Aug. 18, 2002, at the Moses-Ludington Nursing Home of Ticonderoga.

Born in Ticonderoga, April 21, 1915, she was the daughter of the late Joseph and Laura (Goodspeed) Brockney.

Mrs. Armstrong was a life-long resident of Ticonderoga and was a member of the First United Methodist Church of Ticonderoga.

She was employed by the Christmas Club of Ticonderoga for many years and also the Ticonderoga Chamber of Commerce.

She was predeceased by her husband, Owen R. Armstrong; one son, Robert Armstrong; one brother, Clarence Brockney; and one sister, Marjorie Whitford.

Survivors include one son, Patrick O. Armstrong of Ticonderoga; four daughters, Joan Armstrong of Rensselaer; Lucinda Morrison of Ticonderoga; Lola Williams of Rensselaer; Maureen Leerkes of Ganesvoort; and one sister, Florence Granbacka of Corona, Calif.

She is also survived by 14 grandchildren, 13 great-grandchildren and several nieces and nephews.

A funeral service will take place 10 a.m. Tuesday at the First United Methodist Church of Ticonderoga. The Rev. Paul L. Dufford Jr., pastor, will officiate. Relatives and friends may call at 9 a.m. at the church on Tuesday prior to the funeral. Interment will be at the family plot of the Valley View Cemetery of Ticonderoga. Arrangements are with the Wilcox & Regan Funeral Home of Ticonderoga.

TICONDEROGA, N.Y. — Helen G. Dushane, 76, of The Portage, Ticonderoga, died Sunday, Aug. 18, 2002, at the Moses Ludington Nursing Home.

She was born on Oct. 12, 1925, at Crown Point, N.Y., the daughter of Claude and Delia (Dudley) Whittemore.

Helen is survived by her daughter, Linda Nadeau of Ticonderoga; her son, Howard Dushane of Crown Point; her sister, Joyce Barnaby of Livermore Falls, Maine; her grandchildren, Dwane Dushane, David Dushane, Dean Dushane, Shallon Nadeau and Erin Dedrick.; and six great - grand- children.

Calling hours will be held Tuesday, Aug. 20, 2002, from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. at the Harland Funeral Home, Port Henry. Funeral services will be held Wednesday, Aug. 21, 2002, at 10 a.m. at the First United Methodist Church, Wicker St. Ticonderoga. Rev. Paul L. Dufford, pastor, officiating. Burial will follow in the Ironville Cemetery, Crown Point.

Memorial donations in Helen’s memory may be made to the First United Methodist Church, Wicker Street, Ticonderoga.

SILVER LAKE — Jeannette M. Bordeau, 85, of Silver Lake, died Sunday, Aug. 4, 2002, at her grandson’s residence in Dayton, Texas, surrounded by her family.

Jeanette was born Sept. 21, 1916, the daughter of Frank and Cora (Brockway) Burrell.

Jeanette worked for the Sisters of Mercy in Gabriels, N.Y., and as a director for JCEO of Clinton County in AuSable Forks, N.Y. until her retirement in 1980. During her retirement Jeanette enjoyed the summers at her camp in Silver Lake and the winters at her grandson’s residence in Dayton, Texas.

Jeanette was a giving and generous person. She loved birds, berry picking, bingo and crossword puzzles.

She was predeceased by her late husband, Marshall Bordeau in 1983. Her brothers and sisters who died previously are Brad Burrell, Mrytle Tuthill and Helen Tuthill.

Survivors include sons, Alfred Bordeau and wife, Carol and Marshall Bordeau Jr.; daughters Janet Fisher and husband, Thomas, Barbara Moulton and husband, George; and Agnes LaValley and husband, Richard; two sisters-in-law, Melvina Salls and Florence Burrell; 15 grandchildren; 28 great - grand-children; 3 great-great-grand-children; and several nieces and nephews.

There were no calling hours. A memorial service was held on Aug. 8, 2002, at Midway Baptist Church in Dayton, Texas. A memorial for family and friends will be held on Saturday, Aug. 31, 2002, at 1 p.m. at her Silver Lake Camp. A luncheon reception will immediately follow. Memorial prayers will be directed by her nephew, Reverand Charles Burrell.

Paul A Pearson, 86, of the Clinton County Nursing Home and formerly of Court Street, Plattsburgh, died Monday, Aug. 19, 2002, at the CVPH Medical Center in Plattsburgh.

Arrangements are incomplete and will be announced by the Hamilton Funeral Home in Peru.

GERTRUDE. M. LaFLESH, 90, of the Highland Nursing Home and formerly of Malone, NY died Monday, August 19, 2002, at that facility.

Born May 25, 1912 in Chasm Falls, NY, she was the daughter of Floyd and Estelle Wilson Earle.

Calling hours will be Tuesday, August 20, 2002, from 2-4 and 7-9 PM in The St. Mary-Murphy Funeral Home chapel. A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated Wednesday, August 21, 2002, at 10 AM in St. Helen's Church, Chasm Falls, NY. Burial will take place in St. Augustine's Cemetery, North Bangor, NY.

RITA L. BASSETT, (nee Lowe), age 83, of Bensalem, Pa., died on Tuesday, July 23, 2002, at the University of Pennsylvania Hospital in Philadelphia, Pa., following a brief illness.

She was born in Fort Covington, N.Y.

Calling hours were held on Sunday, July 28, 2002, at James J. Dougherty Funeral Home, Inc., 2200 Trenton Road, Levittown, Pa. A funeral Mass was celebrated Monday, July 29, 2002, at St. Ephrem Church followed by Rite of Committal in Resurrection Cemetery.