Lewis — Ethel M. Johnson, 92, of Johnson Road, Lewis died Sunday, March 16, 2003 at her daughters home with her family at her side.

She was born in Woburn, Mass., May 6, 1910, the daughter of Garfield R. and Corrine (McDermott) LaPlante.

She is survived by two sons and daughter-in-laws, Dennis M. Johnson and his wife Linda and Rodney W. Johnson and his wife Susan; one daughter and son-in-law, Suzanne C. Dubay and her husband Ronald; three grandsons and their wives, Michael and Susy Johnson, Peter and Holly Johnson and Brian and Marianne Dubay; five granddaughters and their husbands, Kimberly and Adam Fels, Cynthia and Marshall Phillips, Andrea and John Blades, Amy Johnson and Tracy Johnson and her husband Thomas Uhm; nine great-grandchildren, Montana Fels, Olivia and Claire Phillips, Katey, Zack and Casey Johnson, Colden and Carson Blades and Kylie and Anne Shufelt.

Ethel’s family wishes to recognize and thank the many people who assisted Ethel in the final year of her life, especially the wonderful caregivers who made her comfortable, happy, and loved. They are April Denton, Laura Jaquish, Vesta Bill, Denise Bassett and Jan Moran. We were truly blessed.

Ethel was a loving wife and mother, a kind and caring grandmother and an exceptional great-grandmother. Ethel set the standard of unconditional love for her entire family. To say that she was generous is quite an understatement. Ethel always thought about the needs of others before herself. There has always been some suspicion that gifts given to her have ended up making others quite happy. Her paintings, Christmas cards, pickles and jellies have been distributed liberally over a large geographic area.

The U.S. Postal Service has lost one of its best customers. Ethel was a prolific letter writer and loved receiving mail (even the junk!) Becky, her current letter carrier, and she exchanged small gifts and greetings through the rural mailbox. It probably is a good thing that she never learned how to use the computer. It is highly unlikely the internet could have handled the volume of e-mail Ethel would have produced daily.

Ethel had an insatiable thirst for knowledge and read a wide variety of magazines, newspapers, and books. She looked forward to the visits of the Bookmobile which supplied her with an eclectic mix of fiction and nonfiction. Many thanks to Bob Miller for the Bookmobile, cappuccino, and lunch runs.

Ethel’s legacy is a family that understands nature’s awesome beauty and works to protect the environment. Children who seek to measure up to her standards and the great example she set for them. Grandchildren who have experienced her generosity and unconditional love and have learned to love others. Great-grandchildren who will learn for years to come the life lessons Ethel taught us.

No calling hours will be held. A memorial service will be held at a later date.

Memorial donations may be made to Lewis Fire Company; Clinton-Essex-Franklin Library System Bookmobile; Chazy Central School Scholarship Fund.

Arrangements are with W.M. Marvins Sons Funeral Home in Elizabethtown.

BOLTON LANDING — Maxine Merle Thomson, 74, of Aviator Lane, passed away Wednesday, March 12, 2003, at home surrounded by her loving family, following a long illness.

She was born on Feb. 12, 1929, in Seattle, Wash., she was the daughter of the late Merlin Seward Fadden and Helen Marie (McRoy) Fadden.

Mrs. Thomson graduated from high school in Seattle, Wash. She met her future husband, Sgt. William Charles Thomson, a World War II Marine, in a Naval Hospital in Seattle where he was recovering from injuries received in Saipan. Mrs. Thomson was part of the USO crew visiting servicemen at the hospital, where she sang and danced to cheer up the men. They married nine months later, on July 6, 1944, in West New York, N.J.

She was employed as a model in New York City working at Conover Modeling and the Patricia Allen Modeling Agency.

She was a communicant of the Church of the Blessed Sacrament in Bolton Landing.

Mrs. Thomson and her husband always enjoyed dancing and big band music.

She was an avid reader, enjoyed gardening and was a lover of animals. Mrs. Thomson particularly enjoyed her quiet times reading in her garden.

She is survived by her husband, William C. Thomson of Bolton Landing; six children, Michael Thomson of New York City, Carole Thomson of Bolton Landing, Stephen Thomson and his wife Theresa of Ellenburg Depot, Joan Bennassi and her husband Dennis of Palm Beach, Fla., Nancy Thomson of Bolton Landing and Kelly Baker and her husband Stephen of Bolton Landing; seven grandchildren, Carolyn Vane, Karen Prince, Christopher Bennassi, Leah Bennassi, Shawn Thomson, Michaela Baker and Joshua Baker; six great-grandchildren, Crystal, Nicholas, Adam and Timothy Vane and Amanda and Charlene Prince; one sister, Donna Hargrove and her husband Paul of Seattle, Wash.

A funeral mass was celebrated at 10 a.m. on Saturday, March 15, 2003, at the Church of the Blessed Sacrament, Goodman Avenue, Bolton Landing, with the Rev. Peter G. Young, Pastor, officiating. No calling hours were scheduled. A Rite of Committal will be held in the spring at a time to be announced at the Gerald B. H. Solomon Saratoga National Veterans Cemetery, 200 Duell Road, Schuylerville.

The family has suggested that in lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to the Church of The Blessed Sacrament, Goodman Avenue, Bolton Landing, NY 12814; High Peaks Hospice, 286 Glen St., Glens Falls, NY 12801; or to the World Wildlife Federation, 1250 24th St. N.W., P.O. Box 97180, Washington, DC 20090-7180.

Arrangements were under the direction of Stafford Funeral Home Inc. of Lake George.

Keeseville — Dorothy M. Hart, 75, of Basket Avenue, Keeseville, died Monday, March 17, 2003, at the CVPH Medical Center in Plattsburgh.

She was born in Plattsburgh, April 7, 1927, the daughter of Richard and Amelia (Hart) Ouimette.

Dorothy was a past member of the Keeseville VFW Post 1505 Ladies Auxiliary.

She enjoyed playing bingo and listening to country music.

Survivors include four daughters and two sons-in-law, Gloria LaFountain of Keeseville, Linda and Howard Sousie of Troy, Sandra and Carl Hart of Keeseville and Diane Hart of Gardner, Mass.; seven sons and five daughters-in-law, Lawrence and Sharon Hart, Richard and Christine Hart and David and Jean Hart, all of Keeseville, Danny and Donna Hart of New Hampshire, Robert Hart of Ray Brook, Randy and Deborah Hart of Keeseville and Jerry Hart of Fort Anne; one sister and brother-in-law, Della and Raymond Strong of Keeseville; a sister-in-law, Veronica Murphy of Plattsburgh; a brother-in-law, Charles Bums of Georgia; 39 grandchildren; 80 great-grand-children; six great-great-grand-children; and many nieces and nephews.

She was predeceased by her husband, Leonard Hart; a daughter, Barbara Hart; her parents; and sisters, Doris Ouimette, Majorie Ouimette and Janet St. John.

Calling hours will be held Wednesday from 5 to 7 p.m. at the Hamilton Funeral Home in Keeseville. A prayer service will follow at the funeral home chapel at 7 p.m. with Monsignor Joseph Aubin, retired, of Plattsburgh, officiating. Burial will be in the spring in St. John's Cemetery in Keeseville.

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

AuSable Forks — Pauline M. Camire, 69, passed into eternal rest, Saturday, March 15, 2003, at the CVPH

Medical Center, Plattsburgh.

She was born Dec. 18, 1933, in AuSable Forks, the daughter of Nathaniel and Lillian (Potter) Wilkins.

Pauline was strictly a homebody, a devoted wife and mother. She enjoyed family gatherings.

She was a member of the AuSable Forks United Methodist Church.

She was the proud mother of five sons and three daughters who survive, Lee and Helen Camire of Schuyler Falls, Doris Camire of AuSable Forks, Kevin Camire of Keeseville, Rick and Katie Camire of St. Clair, Mich., Dale Camire of Ohio, Betty Camire and companion Brian LaMountain of Mineville, Judy and companion Dennis Sorrell of Saranac Lake and Bryan and Nadine Camire of Wilmington. She is also survived by several stepchildren, Sheila Brown, Marilyn and Harold Peck, Jim and Gail Camire, Linda and Robert Denton, Jerry and Maggie Gesselin and Billy Stockum; three sisters and two brothers, Gertrude Wells, Midge Rondeau, Betty Sutton, Howard Wilkins and Francis Wilkins; and several grandchildren; great-grand-children; nieces and nephews.

Pauline was predeceased by the following, her husband, Leo Camire; two sisters, Doris Wilkins and Nina Pignone; two brothers, Roland Wilkins and Leslie Wilkins; and two stepchildren, Wilfred "Butch" Camire and Cheryl Bombard.

There will be no calling hours or funeral service at this time.

Cremation will be performed and graveside services will be held at a later date in the family plot at Fairview Cemetery, AuSable Forks.

Memorials to Pauline may be made to the AuSable Forks Volunteer Ambulance Service.

Arrangements are by the Zaumetzer-Sprague Funeral Home.

Rouses Point — Donia F. Bechard, 77, of Coopersville passed away Monday, March 17, 2003, at the Cedar Hedge Nursing Home in Rouses Point.

He was born Oct. 1, 1925, in Coopersville, the son of Alderic and Rose Alma (Tetreault) Bechard.

He was a school bus driver for 14 years for Champlain Central School. He retired from Anchor Motor Freight in 1987 after 17 years.

Donia was a Charter Member of the Knights of Columbus Council 3525 in Champlain and a member of the Northern Lights Square Dance Club of Rouses Point.

Survivors include two sisters, Jane Rushlow of Champlain and Eva McGinnity and her husband John of New Fort Richey, Fla.; one brother and sister-in-law, Edward and Beverly Bechard of Champlain; several nieces and nephews; and his devoted friend Angela Theriault of St. Jean, Quebec, Canada.

Donia was predeceased by his parents, Alderic and Rose Alma (Tetreault) Bechard; and one sister, Lucienne (Bechard) Bocare.

At the request of Donia, there will be no public calling hours. Burial will be in St. Joseph's Cemetery in Coopersville with a graveside service in the spring.

Arrangements are with the Clark Funeral Home in Champlain.

Redford — George Henry Perrotte, 75, formerly of Redford, died Friday, March 14, 2003, at his residence in Harbor City, Calif.

He was born in Redford on Nov. 10, 1927, the son of Charles Henry and Justine (Lebrun) Perrotte.

Mr. Perrotte retired from the U.S. Air Force after 20 years of service as a supply officer.

He is survived by three sons, Jeffrey Paul Perrotte of Cathedral City, Calif., George Charles Perrotte of Desert Hot Springs, Calif., and Mark Steven Perrotte of Dexter, N.Y.; two daughters, Thera Ann Savo of Cathedral City, Calif., and Justine Marie Martinez of Harbor City, Calif.; a brother, Lee Perrotte of Morrisonville; two sisters, Raye Springer of Albuquerque, N.M., and Carol Madden of Queensbury, N.Y.; his wife, Margaret Sharon Hipp of Dexter, N.Y.; and several grandchildren; nieces and nephews.

Two brothers, Charles and Robert Perrotte died earlier.

There will be no calling hours. A Mass of Christian burial will be celebrated at 1 p.m. Wednesday from the Church of the Assumption in Redford. Interment will be in the parish cemetery in the spring.

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

Elizabethtown — Elizabeth Murray (nee Elizabeth Ryan Murray) died peacefully in Elizabethtown, N.Y., on March 14, 2003, surrounded by family, friends and the dedicated and caring staff of the Horace Nye Home.

She is survived by her daughter, Caroline; granddaughters, Kristin and Wubba; great-grandchildren, Griffin and Caroline; and many adopted grandchildren.

Her husband, Thomas Titus Thompson, died in 1955.

Also know as Lib and Betty, she was born in Sussex, New Brunswick Canada in 1911, daughter of Dr. L. Rutherford Murray and Eleanor Ryan.

 Betty graduated valedictorian of her high school class in Sussex and went on to receive a bachelor’s degree in liberal arts at Dalhousie University in Halifax, Nova Scotia. She taught Latin and algebra at the Edgehill School for girls in Windsor, Nova Scotia and then at St. Mary’s  in Garden City, N.Y.

A former resident of Larchmont, N.Y., Betty spent the last 17 years as a valued member of the Keene Valley community and as a resident of the Neighborhood House.

Memorial services will be held at the Keene Valley Congregational Church on April 26, 2003, at 10 a.m.

In lieu of flowers, please send donations to the Keene Valley Neighborhood House or the Arts Council for the Northern Adirondacks.

W.M. Marvins Sons Funeral Home in Elizabethtown is in charge of arrangements.

Clifton Park, NY — Thelma Jeffries, 90, of Clifton Park, died Monday, March 17, 2003, at Schuyler Ridge Residential Health Care center, following a long battle with Alzheimer’s.

She was born on Feb. 22, 1913, the daughter of the late Leander A. and Jennie (Grioux) Bouyea.

Mrs. Jeffries was a 14 year resident of Clifton Park and she had moved here from Plattsburgh.

For many years she was an administrative assistant for the U.S. Agriculture and Stabilization Board in Plattsburgh.

She was predeceased by her husband, Joseph Jeffries; a son, Jeffrey L. Jeffries; two brothers, Leander A. Bouyea Jr. and Peter Bouyea; and a sister, Rita Healey.

Thelma is survived by one son, R. Gary Jeffries of Cathedral City, Calif.; one brother, George Bouyea of Plattsburgh; and three sisters, Beauleah Cardinal of Malone, N.Y., Theresa Dos Passos of Delmar, N.Y., and Jeannine Clemons of Peru, N.Y. She is also survived by three grandchildren, Kevin Jeffries, Laura Jeffries and Theresa Benway; and three great-grandchildren.

A memorial service will be announced at a later date. Interment will take place at St. Peter’s Cemetery in Plattsburgh.

Memorial contributions can be made in Thelma’s name to the Alzheimer’s Association’s Northeast Chapter, 85 Watervliet Avenue, Albany, NY 12206

The family has entrusted funeral arrangements to the Gordon C. Emerick Funeral Home, 1550 Route 9, Clifton Park, NY 12065.

Plattsburgh — Tami (Wilder) Fessette, 42, of Lake Shore Road, Plattsburgh, passed away on Sunday, March 16, 2003, at CVPH Medical Center in Plattsburgh.

She was born in Plattsburgh on Jan. 10, 1961, daughter of Graham N. and Pauline (Arruda) Wilder.

Tami was a graduate of Northeastern Clinton Central in 1979, a graduate of Our Lady of Victory Secretarial School and she had attended SUNY Canton. She had been employed by Clinton County ARC for five years, she retired from Clinton Correctional Facility due in illness in 2000. Tami volunteered at the Henry K. Freedman Renal Center. She enjoyed camping and was an avid NASCAR fan.

Tami is survived by her parents, Graham "Red" and Pauline (Arruda) Wilder of Rouses Point; her husband of six years, Luke A. Fessette of Plattsburgh; two stepsons, Derek Fessette and Ryan Fessette of Cadyville; several aunts, uncles, nieces, nephews and cousins.

Calling hours will be Wednesday, March 19, 2003, from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. at Brown Funeral Home in Plattsburgh. A Mass of Christian burial will be celebrated Thursday morning at 11:00 a.m. from St. Joseph's Church in West Chazy. Burial will be later in the year in Glenwood Cemetery in Champlain.

Donations in Tami's memory may be made to Race Fans For a Cure or the National Kidney Foundation.

Janet Barbeau, 69, of the North Star Road, Mooers Forks, died Monday, March 17, 2003, at the Halifax Medical Center in Daytona Beach, Fla.

Calling hours and service times are incomplete and will be announced by the Hamilton Funeral Home in Peru.