Published: 5/10/05

April 16, 1908 - Dec. 24, 2004

Plattsburgh — On Dec. 24, 2004, Mrs. Ruth Cook departed from this life to that heavenly reward which inevitably follows a good and productive life.

Mrs. Cook was born on April 16, 1908, in Plattsburgh, N.Y., the daughter of William J. and Ethel E. Bonville.

Mrs. Cook is survived by her daughter, Ethel E. Cook Moore; son-in law, Frederick S. Moore; grandchildren, Stephan P. Moore, Beth A. Moore; and great-grandchildren, Elisabeth A. Moore and Stephan M. Moore.

Mrs. Cook was preceded in death by her parents; and husband Patrick J. Cook.

At age 18, Mrs. Cook began her life long commitment to a teaching career that began in the South Plattsburgh two-room school house that still stands today on Route 22 and Goodspeed Road. Mrs. Cook retired from teaching in 1973 while teaching at Notre Dame School in Plattsburgh.

Of a sincere and cheerful disposition, Mrs. Cook was held in high esteem by all who knew her. Her daughter cannot help but recall many of the happy hours spent in the inviting atmosphere of Mrs. Cook's home where an extra plate or extra bed always awaited the unexpected visitor. All were welcome who chanced to enter the Cook home and many were the bountiful social gatherings around the dinner table. Sometimes, in this fast moving day, we are prone to pause for a moment of thought and perhaps long just a little for those days of the past when life moved at a slower pace, but nevertheless, moved. Mrs. Cook lived in the generation, when, to be a good neighbor was a commandment lived up to. When sickness or disaster threatened a relative, she was always willing to lend a hand. She was of a sincere religious nature and a faithful communicant of the Catholic church.

In her declining years she spent her winters with her daughter and son-in-law in Farmington, N.M. Finally in 1999, when the ravishes of Alzheimer diminished her mental state to a level where she could no longer function on her own, she moved to Farmington, N.M., to be with her family and for the daily care she needed.

The family will receive guests Thursday, May 12th, from 7 to 9 p.m. at the Brown Funeral Home in Plattsburgh. A memorial Mass will be celebrated Friday, May 13th, at 11 a.m. from St. Augustine's Church in Peru. Burial will follow in the parish cemetery.

Crown Point, N.Y. — Harry C. Goyette, of Crown Point, passed away on Monday, May 9, 2005, at the Fletcher Allen Hospital in Burlington, Vt.

He was born Dec. 4, 1929, in Bridport, Vt., son of the late Paul and Gwendolyn (Smith) Goyette.

He served in the U.S. Army from 1951 to 1955. Harry was employed by International Paper Company for 26 years. He was an avid bird watcher and enjoyed hunting and fishing.

Survivors include his wife Betty; daughter Sandra Hinds and husband Mark; son Michael and wife Tina and son Ronald and his wife Sherry. He is also survived by his sisters, Veda Ashe and Elsie Swinton; and his brother Bernard. His grandchildren include Tara Peters and husband Bradlee, Chassidy Goyette and Hilary Goyette; and a great - grandson, Noah Peters.

Harry was predeceased by a son, David; and a brother, Floyd; a sister, Beulah Koktowski and his great-grandsons, Brandon Hunter and Nicholas Brown.

Calling hours will be Thursday, May 12th, from 2 to 3 p.m. at the Harland Funeral Home, Port Henry, N.Y. Funeral service will follow at 3 p.m. at the funeral home. Burial will follow in Fairview Cemetery, Crown Point, N.Y.

Paul E. Burgess Sr., 79, of 13565 State Rte. 30, Malone, N.Y., died Sunday, May 8, 2005, at his home while under the loving care of his family and Hospice of the North Country, Inc.

He was born in Malone, Aug. 28, 1925, the son of the late Paul and Edna (LaRouche) Burgess.

There are no calling hours. A Mass of Christian burial will be celebrated Saturday at 10 a.m. at St. John Bosco Church in Malone. Burial will be in the parish cemetery.

Arrangements are through the Bruso-Desnoyers Funeral Service, Inc. of Malone.

Harry Dee Boyce, 89, of the Franklin County Nursing Home, died Saturday, May 7, 2005, at that facility.

He was born in New York City on Oct. 25, 1915, the son of the late Henry Wilson and Mary (Fairchild) Boyce.

There will be no calling hours. A Mass of Christian burial will be celebrated Friday, May 13th, at 11 a.m. in St. Helen's Church, Chasm Falls, N.Y. Burial will take place in Gate of Heaven Cemetery near New York City.

Bruce Davison, 63, of Mooers Forks, died Monday, May 9, 2005, at his residence.

Arrangements were incomplete Monday evening at the E.F. Drown Funeral Service in Mooers.

Jane J. Tobin, 83, of Morrisonville, died Monday, May 9, 2005, at the Uihlein Mercy Center in Lake Placid.

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

Evelyn F. LaBombard, 87, of North Street, Plattsburgh, died Sunday, May 8, 2005, at CVPH Medical Center in Plattsburgh.

She was born in Beekmantown on Dec. 25, 1917, daughter of Merrill and Effa (Trombly) Prairie.

Calling hours will be Tuesday, May 10th, from 10 a.m. to noon at Brown Funeral Home in Plattsburgh. A funeral service will be held Tuesday at noon from Brown Funeral Home Chapel in Plattsburgh. Burial will follow in St. Peter's Cemetery in Plattsburgh.

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