Plattsburgh — Carolin Virginia Howell, died at her home on March 9, 2003.

She was the beloved wife of Philip E. Fitzpatrick and the mother of Carol Harrell, Sheila Geoghegan and William Fitzpatrick. She is survived by grandchildren Michael, Noelle and Erin Harrell, Laura Geoghegan and Shayne and Abigail Fitzpatrick. Carolin was the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. William Hull Howell. Proprietors of the Witherill Hotel, an historic landmark and the center of Plattsburgh social life throughout much of the 20th century. After primary public school in Plattsburgh, Carolin continued her education at the Villa Maria in Montreal, where she studied the classical harp and as a young musician, was honored to play for the Duke of Windsor. Subsequently she attended Finch Finishing School in New York City and pursued Master lessons in her instrument, a course which ultimately earned her the attention of the greatest Virtuoso of harp of the time, Alfred Salzedo. Carolin toured with the Salzedo Ensemble playing Second Harp at Carnegie Hall and other well-known venues in the U.S. and abroad throughout her career. In later years she gave lessons at the State University in Plattsburgh and ultimately donated her concert harp to their orchestra. Carolin devoted most of her life to homemaking and was a hostess par excellence. She was happy to be best known as a loving wife and mother.

A funeral mass will be held at St. John’s Church at 10 a.m. on Thursday. In lieu of flowers, donations in her memory may be made to Hospice of the North Country or Life Line c/o American Red Cross.

Ticonderoga — Theo (TeTe) Bora Mero King, died March 9, 2003, at Shaftsbury, Vt.

She was born in Ticonderoga on Oct. 4, 1907, the daughter of Martha and Welcome Bora.

Mrs. King received her education in the Ticonderoga school system and she spent most her life in Ticonderoga until she moved to Shaftsbury, Vt.

She was a member of the Ticonderoga Catholic Daughters and she was well known for her love of the rosary. Whenever anyone in the family needed help they went to her to say her beads.

She married Clarence "Johnny" Mero, June 9, 1930. Johnny predeceased Mrs. King on May 17, 1947. She married Harry King, Dec. 8, 1954, Mr. King predeceased her on April 27, 1992.

She was also predeceased by a daughter, Sally Mero; and a stepson, Douglas King; three sisters, Helen (Jolly) Wallace, Marjorie (Molly) Nolan and Florence (Flizz) Crowningshield; and two brothers, Harry (Big Buck) Bora and Walter (Little Buck) Bora.

Survivors include her daughter and son-in-law, Peggy and Joseph Crossman of Shaftsbury, Vt.; and one son and daughter-in-law, John and Sandy Mero of Avon Park, Fla. She had eight grandchildren, Douglas Crossman, David Crossman, Carol McLenithan of Shaftsbury and Melanie Derr of Lexington, Ky., Sue Derr of West Palm Beach, Fla., John Mero of Syracuse, N.Y., Michael Mero of Moriah, Jennifer Hennis of Marietta, Ga., and Dixie Thorpe of Crown Point. She had 13 great-grand-children and five great-great-grandchildren.

A Mass of Christian Resurrection will be celebrated for Mrs. King on Wednesday, March 12, 2003, at 1 p.m. at St Mary's Church in Ticonderoga, the Rev. William Muench, officiating. Burial will be in the Valley View Cemetery in Ticonderoga in the spring.

In lieu of flowers the family suggest donations to the Bennington Area Home Health, 100 Hospital Drive, Suite 126, Bennington, VT 05201.

Arrangements are with the Connery & Gunning Funeral Home in Ticonderoga.

Witherbee, NY — Leona R. Boyea, 79, of Witherbee Way, Witherbee, N.Y., died Saturday, March 8, 2003,

at the Elizabethtown Community Hospital in Elizabethtown, N.Y., as a result of an automobile accident.

She was born June 19, 1923, in Valleyfield, Canada, the daughter of Bazil and Florence (Ezrou) Patenaude.

Leona was predeceased by her husband, Arthur J. Boyea Sr. on Jan. 1, 1998.

She is survived by three daughters, Rose O'Dell of Margate, Fla., Shirley Miller of Glens Falls, N.Y., and Janet Harding of Queensbury, N.Y.; three sons, Jack Boyea of Schroon Lake, N.Y., Arthur Boyea Jr. of Farmington, Conn., and James Boyea of Moriah, N.Y.; two sisters, Lavina Boyea and Grace Ryan, both of Chateaugay, N.Y.; a brother Ernes Patenaude of Plattsburgh; 26 grandchildren, 41 great-grandchildren; and several nieces and nephews.

Calling hours and funeral services will be held at a time to be announced. Arrangements are with the Harland Funeral Home, Port Henry.

Ticonderoga — Margaret Anne "Peg" LaPoint, 66, of Shore Airport Road, passed away Sunday, March 9, 2003, at the Glens Falls Hospital.

She was born in Ticonderoga, Oct. 15, 1936, the daughter of the late Gordon and Hazel E. Benway.

Mrs. LaPoint was a lifetime Ticonderoga resident and was a graduate of Ticonderoga High School.

She was employed by the International Paper Company of Ticonderoga for 33 years. She was a member and recording secretary of the Company's Quarter Century Club.

Mrs. LaPoint was a communicant of St. Mary's Catholic Church of Ticonderoga. She served as trustee and was a member of the finance committee of St. Mary's Church. She also was a volunteer at St. Mary's School.

She especially enjoyed her grandchildren and attending their sporting events.

She was predeceased by one brother, Leonard Benway and one sister, Grace Russell.

Survivors include her husband of 37 years, Napoleon J. LaPoint; one son, Kevin L. Benway of Ticonderoga; one daughter, Kathleen M. Harris of Forest, Miss.; two brothers, Lawrence Benway of Portsmouth, N.H., and William Benway of Ticonderoga; two sisters, Mary Mott of Schenectady and Evelyn Porter of Ticonderoga; four grandchildren, Sarah Benway, Michelle Benway, Kevin Benway Jr. and Christina Harris. She is also survived by many nieces and nephews.

Relatives and friends may call Wednesday from 6 to 9 p.m. at the Wilcox & Regan Funeral Home, 11 Algonkin St., Ticonderoga.

A funeral Mass will be celebrated Thursday 11 a.m. at St. Mary's Catholic Church of Ticonderoga. The Rev. William G. Muench, pastor, will officiate. The Rite of Committal will take place at the family plot of St. Mary's Parish Cemetery of Ticonderoga in the spring.

Dannemora — Evelyn A. Lavigne, 90, formerly of Dannemora, died Monday, March 10, 2003, at the Meadowbrook Healthcare Facility in Plattsburgh.

She was born in Beekmantown on Jan. 5, 1913, the daughter of Frank and Delphine (Lavanway) Frenyea.

She attended Dannemora High School and was employed as a nurses aide for several years at Physicians Hospital in Plattsburgh. She later was employed by Collins Pharmacy in Dannemora. She was a former member of the Dannemora Home Bureau and the Newcomers Club. She was a member of St. Joseph's Church in Dannemora.

She is survived by a son and daughter-in-law, Thomas and Donna Lavigne of Cobleskill; a daughter and son-in-law, Carolyn and William LaPlante of Cadyville; a sister, Madeline Huckeba of Schuyler Falls; four grandchildren; three great-great-grandchildren and several nieces and nephews.

Her husband, Francis Maynard Lavigne, died on May 30, 1987. Five brothers, Sam, Arthur, Clarence, Joseph and Harold Frenyea; and three sisters, Mary Turner, Armine Sears and Esther Lavigne, also died earlier.

There will be no calling hours. A Mass of Christian burial will be celebrated at 10 a.m. on Thursday from St. Joseph's Church in Dannemora. Interment will follow in Whispering Maples Memorial Gardens Mausoleum in Ellenburg Depot.

Memorial donations may be made to Hospice of the North Country.

The O'Neill-Redden-Drown Funeral Home in Plattsburgh is in charge of arrangements.

Bloomfield — Margaret Hagar Sherlock, 78, a lifelong resident of Bloomfield, passed on Saturday, March 8, 2003, at Mountainside Hospital.

Viewing will be at Van Tassel's Funeral Home on Wednesday, March 12, 2003, from 7 to 9 p.m., and Thursday, March 13, from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. Bloomfield Presbyterian Church on the Green will hold a funeral service on Friday, March 14 at 10 a.m.

Fondly known as "Peg' to friends and family, she was an esteemed scientist, an avid sportswoman, a generous philanthropist and a tireless volunteer. Most of all, though, Peg will be remembered as a devoted daughter, a loving aunt, and a steadfast friend.

Peg's father, Charles Sherlock, was a Classics scholar trained at the University of Pennsylvania. His untimely passing left his wife, Sarah (formerly Hagar), an elementary school teacher at Bloomfield's Carteret School, to raise Margaret and her older sister, Mary (later Carpenter), alone through the era of The Great Depression. A 1942 graduate of Bloomfield High School, Peg went on to earn her bachelors of science in chemistry in 1945 from St. Lawrence University in Canton, N.Y.

For the next 42 years Peg worked as a research chemist for Schering-Plough Corporation in their Bloomfield laboratories. Internationally recognized in the field of pharmaceutical chemistry, Peg's name appears on more than one hundred U.S. patents, including a primary inventor of famous chemical compounds commonly known as Chor- Trimeton (a popular antihistamine) and Banamine (a widely used veterinary medication).

Peg was a Regent of the Bloomfield chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution, an elder and trustee of the Bloomfield Presbyterian Church on the Green and a founding trustee and treasurer of Bloomfield's Oakeside Cultural Center. In recognition of her many years of service and generosity to her alma mater, St. Lawrence University inducted Peg into the school's Athletic Hall of Fame and awarded her with another degree, Doctor of Humane Letters, honoris causa.

Besides living in her childhood home in Bloomfield, Peg summered in the family's camp on Cumberland Head in Plattsburgh, N.Y., where she preserved strong ties with her maternal kin throughout the Adirondacks and around Lake Champlain.

Surviving Peg is her niece, Emily Bornstein (formerly Carpenter) of Denver, Colo.; her nephews Donald and Charles Carpenter of Texas; her grandnephew, Jesse Carpenter of New Hampshire; and her grandniece Sarah Donahue (formerly Carpenter) of Plattsburgh, N.Y.

West Chazy — Mrs. Pamela J. Gonyea, 51, of the Patnode Road, West Chazy, passed away Sunday, March 9, 2003, at the CVPH Medical Center.

She was born in Burlington, Vt., on March 4,1952, the daughter of Arthur W. and Dorothy V. (Lamonte) Whitney.

Pam loved playing the guitar and singing country music since she was 15 years old. Her dream was to have played at the Grand Ole Opry. Pam enjoyed playing bingo, scratch off tickets, camping, fishing and outdoor sports. Her greatest pleasure was spending time with her grandchildren.

Pam was predeceased by her father, Arthur Whitney; a sister, Debbie Whitney; and a grandson Kegan Wells.

She is survived by her husband and love of 27 years, Otto Gonyea of West Chazy; her children, Jennifer Wells and her husband Robert of West Chazy, Parris Bouyea Jr. and his companion Jennifer Peryea of Mooers, Bobble Jo Danville and her husband Bruce of Champlain and Michael Bouyea of West Chazy; her mother, Dorothy Whitney of West Chazy; her grandchildren, Jennifer Wells Jr., Robert Wells Jr., Austin Danville, Kelsey Danville, Bruce Danville Jr., Carrie Danville, Parris Bouyea III and her granddaughter to be born Shauntell Wells; her brothers and sisters and their spouses, Billy and Brenda Whitney of Florida, Allen and Linda Whitney of West Chazy, Roger and Isabelle Whitney of Treadwells Mills, Kevin Whitney and his companion Ann Cardin of Jericho, Dorothy and Theodore Vanheuverzwyn of West Chazy, Laurie and Thomas Baker of Jericho; and several nieces and nephews.

Calling hours will be Thursday from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. at the Brown Funeral Home, Plattsburgh. A Mass of Christian burial will be celebrated Friday at 11 a.m. at St. Joseph's Church, West Chazy. Interment will be at a later date in St. Joseph's Cemetery, West Chazy.

Friends wishing may make donations to the American Diabetes Association.

Edward P. Zink, 59, of the Russell H. Barnard Apartments at 46 Flynn Ave., Plattsburgh, died Wednesday, March 5, 2003, at the CVPH Medical Center in Plattsburgh.

A committal service will be held at 11 a.m., Thursday, March 13, at the Saratoga National Cemetery in Schuylerville, N.Y.

Arrangements are with the Clark Funeral Home in Champlain.

William A. Goss, 71, of Ray Brook, died Monday, March 10, 2003, at Adirondack Medical Center in Saranac Lake.

He was born in East Orange, N.J., on Jan. 12, 1932, the son of William and Martha (York) Goss.

A memorial service will be held Wednesday, March 12, 2003, at 1 p.m. at the First Presbyterian Church of Saranac Lake with Reverend Carol Drew, officiating.

Arrangements are with the Fortune-Keough Funeral Home, Inc. Saranac Lake.

Mary Rita Seymour, 79, of the Brown Road, Plattsburgh died, Sunday, March 9, 2003, at the CVPH Medical Center.

She was born in Plattsburgh, N.Y., on March 25, 1923, the daughter of James and Mary (Latour) Rivers.

Calling hours will be Tuesday from 2 to 4 only at the Brown Funeral Home, Plattsburgh. A Mass of Christian burial will be celebrated Wednesday at 11 a.m. at St. Joseph’s Church, Treadwells Mills. Burial will be at a later date in St. Peter's Cemetery.

Anthony "Tony" Crimi, 94, of Dean Lane, Plattsburgh, died Sunday, March 9, 2003, at the CVPH Medical Center.

He was born in Brooklyn, N.Y., on July 4, 1908, the son of Salvator and Francesca (Luigrugia) Crimi.

Calling hours and funeral services are incomplete and will be announced by the Brown Funeral Home, Plattsburgh.