SARANAC — Mrs. Lila M. Roberts, 86, of Silver Lake Road, passed away Sunday, July 27, 2003, at the CVPH Medical Center. She was born in Peaseleeville on Nov. 3, 1916, the daughter of Fred and Mary (Bombard) Furnia. Lila had been a school bus driver for Saranac Central School and she was a mail carrier. She was a member of the Rusty and Lila Kitchen Band, the Catholic Daughters of America Court Mother Admirable Chapter #592 in Dannemora, and she attended St. Joseph’s Church in Dannemora. Lila had been a foster mother to 17 children, and she was a member of the Church of the Assumption in Redford.

She was predeceased by her husband, Edward A. Roberts in 1989; her parents, Fred and Mary Furnia; her sisters, Laura and Ella; her brothers, Alfred, Leo and Arthur; a great-grandson, Joshua, and a daughter-in-law, Bernice.

She is survived by two sons, Richard Roberts of Clayburg; Donald Roberts and his wife, Catherine, of Clayburg; Lila’s companion, Russell Latour, of AuSable; two sisters, Edith Tanski of Albany and Mary Ellen Gero and her husband, Rodney, of Dannemora; six grandchildren; nine great-grandchildren; two great-great-grandchildren and several nieces and nephews.

Calling hours will be from 7 to 9 p.m. tonight at the Brown Funeral Home, Park Row, Cadyville.

A Mass of Christian burial will be celebrated 1 p.m. Tuesday at the Church of the Assumption in Redford.

Interment will follow in the parish cemetery.

Members of the Catholic Daughters Court Mary Admirable are asked to meet 7:30 p.m. tonight at Brown Funeral Home for services.

Friends wishing may make donations to the Church of the Assumption, Redford; the Saranac Rescue Squad; or have Masses said in her memory.

ESSEX — Colin W. Fink, 58, architect of Essex, died Saturday, July 26, 2003, from leukemia. Colin leaves Nancy Craig Fink, his loving wife of 20 years, and two children, Kevin, age 16, and Karina, age 13. In addition, Colin is survived by two sisters, Catrina Drotleff and Carlotta Shaw; their spouses Jim and Ransom; sister-in-law, Mary Anne Rowley; an uncle and aunt, Willem Nolen and Jeannette Smit Nolen; an aunt, Sue Fink, and seven nieces and nephews.

Colin was born in Columbus, Ohio, Oct. 17, 1944, attended public schools and graduated from Upper Arlington High School. He attended Ohio Wesleyan and obtained a degree in architecture from Ohio State University. Following college, he spent nearly a year in Munich, Germany, and traveled to many different countries. He then worked for two years at the Research Design Institute in Providence, R.I., before moving to the North Country. There he designed and built the Fink Camp on Willsboro Point with the assistance of family and friends. Ella and Fred Fink, his parents, were particularly helpful throughout the project.

In 1977, Colin and Sherman Randall formed North Country Team, Inc., and spent many years designing and building homes in the Adirondack region.

Colin was always interested and involved in local issues and served on the Essex Planning Board for more than 9 years and as chairman for 4 years, where he sought to strengthen the effectiveness of the Planning Board. Colin was a member of the Adirondack Architectural Heritage Association (AAHA) and was featured in the Plattsburgh Press-Republican as a local historic architect.

Throughout his life, Colin delighted in nature and was a member of the Nature Conservancy, the Adirondack Land Trust, and the Adirondack Council. Most recently, he was an active participant in Keeping Track. Colin fulfilled his interest in the arts by serving for ten years as a board member for the Bouquet River Theatre Festival and as a member of the Arts Council for Northern New York and the Deport Theatre.

Colin gained great joy and satisfaction in his Essex Men’s Group and the Reading Aloud Men’s meetings. From his early days at Camp Lincoln, he loved being on the water in any type of craft, whether rowboat, sailboat, canoe or kayak. Over the years, Colin was blessed with many friendships, including two fast friends from his childhood.

His loving family and many friends will greatly miss Colin’s kindness and capacity to share, as well as his wide variety of interests and sense of aesthetics. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to the High Peaks Hospice, the Chief’s Scholarship Fund of Camp Lincoln (Keeseville) the UU Fellowship in Plattsburgh, or any organization working to preserve the Adirondack region.

A memorial service is planned for 3 p.m. Friday, Aug. 8, at the Community Church in Essex.

Arrangements are by the Hamilton Funeral Home, Inc.

ROUSES POINT — Ralph G. Parsons, 81, of 16 Manor Drive, Rouses Point, died Saturday, July 26, 2003, after a brief illness.

He was born in Dover, N.J., on Nov. 20, 1921, the son of Willis and Irene (Mossey) Parsons.

He was employed by the M.B. Clark Funeral Home Inc., working side by side with his brother, Aurel. He was an honorary member of the Champlain Fire Department.

Ralph is survived by two sisters-in-law, Marilyn Parsons of Champlain and Lucille Parsons of Plattsburgh; 19 nieces and nephews and several great-nieces and great-nephews. He is also survived by two very special friends, Dawn O’Boyle of Rouses Point, who accompanied Ralph to Ole Tymes Cafe daily for breakfast and Allison Blain of Champlain, who visited Ralph every day throughout his illness and gave generously of her time to assist him with occasional errands.

Ralph was predeceased by his parents; two brothers, Aurel and Carl Parsons; and two sisters, Leah Scriver and Loretta Cash.

Calling hours will be from 9 to 10:45 a.m. today at Clark Funeral Home in Champlain. A Mass of Christian burial will be celebrated 11 a.m. today at St. Mary’s Church in Champlain. Burial will follow at St. Mary’s Cemetery.

Donations may be made to St. Mary’s Church or the Champlain Fire Department.

MORRISONVILLE — Mr. Robert A. "Bob" Trudeau Jr., 49, of Trudeau Way, Morrisonville, passed away Saturday, July 26, 2003, at his home with his family at his side.

He was born in Gloversville on Jan. 30, 1954, the son of Robert A. and Helen (Williams) Trudeau Sr.

Robert was a truck driver for Harvey Trucking until he became disabled. He enjoyed NASCAR and traveling, but most of all, he enjoyed his family, especially his grandchildren.

Robert was a member of St. Alexander’s Church in Morrisonville. He was predeceased by his father, Robert Sr., his maternal grandfather, Ross Williams, his paternal grandparents, Ruth and Jefferson Trudeau, and his mother-in-law, Etta Bousquet.

He is survived by his wife Gladys E. (Bousquet) Trudeau of Morrisonville, whom he married July 7, 1973, at St. Joseph’s Church in West Chazy; two sons, Robert A. Trudeau III and his wife, Kristen, of Morrisonville and Christopher Trudeau of Morrisonville; two daughters, Shari Trudeau-Atkinson and her husband, Jesse, of Camp Pendleton, Calif., and Kristi Trudeau of Newport News, Va.; his mother, Helen Trudeau of Plattsburgh; his grandmother, Laura Williams of Gloversville; six sisters, Doreen Ocasio and her husband, Frank, of Peasleeville, Debbie Breyette and her husband, Irving Jr., of Plattsburgh, Lucy St. Clair and her husband, Steve, of Plattsburgh, Judy Deyo of Plattsburgh and Helen Sears and her husband, Randy, of Plattsburgh; two brothers, Randy Trudeau and his wife, Ann, of Morrisonville, and Jeffrey Trudeau of Morrisonville; two grandchildren, Elizabeth Trudeau and David Atkinson; his father-in-law, Wayne Bousquet and his wife, Nancy, of Hoosick Falls, and several nieces and nephews.

Calling hours will be from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. today at the Brown Funeral Home in Plattsburgh.

A Mass of Christian burial will be celebrated 11 a.m. Tuesday at St. Alexander’s Church. Interment will follow in St. Peter’s Cemetery.

In lieu of flowers, friends wishing may make donations to Hospice of the North Country or the family.

DANNEMORA — Barbara Welch, 60, of Dannemora, died Saturday, July 26, 2003, at CVPH Medical Center.

She was born in Lyon Mountain on Oct. 7, 1942, the daughter of George and Thelma (Vincent) Carron.

She was a graduate of Lyon Mountain High School in 1959. Barbara was a member of St. Joseph’s Church in Dannemora. She was a payroll clerk for New York State Department of Corrections for 30 years, retiring in January of 2003.

One of Barbara’s favorite things was to spend time with her grandchildren and family.

Survivors include her mother, Thelma Upton of Plattsburgh; one son and daughter-in-law, Ricky and Judith Blockson of Dannemora; three grandchildren, Dustin, Brittany and Alexis Blockson, all of Dannemora; two brothers, Frank Carron of Dannemora and Robert Upton of Utica; two sisters, Joan Hall of Morrisonville and Judith Young of Plattsburgh; several nieces and nephews.

She was predeceased by her husband, Leonard Welch, in 1988.

A Mass of Christian burial will be held 11 a.m. Tuesday at St. Joseph’s Church in Dannemora. Burial will follow in the parish cemetery.

Donations may be made to American Cancer Society.

The R.W. Walker Funeral Home is in charge of funeral arrangements.

Born in Austria (Ukraine) on Oct. 25, 1905, she was the daughter of Joseph and Mary (Semeniak) Zustavna.

Visitation will be held from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. Tuesday at Fortune-Keough Funeral Home in Saranac Lake. An Order of the Easter Star service will be held 8 p.m. Tuesday. The funeral service will be held 10 a.m. Wednesday at the First United Methodist Church in Saranac Lake with the Rev. Linda McIntyre, pastor, officiating. Burial will follow at Pine Ridge Cemetery in Saranac Lake.