Published: 7/11/05

LYON MOUNTAIN — Euclid S. "Euc" Charland, 72, of First Street, Lyon Mountain, passed away Sunday July 10, 2005, at CVPH Medical Center in Plattsburgh with his family at his side following a long illness.

He was born in Standish on Oct. 25, 1932, son of the late George and Lucy (Cody) Charland. Euclid enjoyed hunting, fishing, camping, canning and spending time with his children, grandchildren and great-grandchildren.

He was a charter member of the Knights of Columbus Holy Family Council #7215 Lyon Mountain. He retired from Clinton Community College.

Euclid was predeceased by his parents, George and Lucy Charland; his brothers, Harry, Clifford and Richard Charland; and a sister, Theresa Brooks. He is survived by his wife, Nathalie A. (Collins) Charland, formerly of Lyon Mountain and currently a resident at Clinton County Nursing Home; by one daughter and son-in-law, Annette M. Miner and her husband, Ronald, of Redford; six sons, Thomas Charland and his wife, Cindy, of Redford, Kenny Charland and his wife, Sandy, of Plattsburgh, David Charland and his wife, Sharon, of Dannemora, Heath Charland and his fiancée Jenny, of Beekmantown, Scott Charland and his wife, Rita, of Chateaugay, Jeffrey Charland and his wife, Donna, of Altona; one brother and a sister-in-law, Robert Charland and his wife, Shirley, of Chazy Lake; two sisters and a brother-in-law, Blanche Dupra, of Standish and Marguerite Plumadore and her husband, Joseph, of Troy; 16 grandchildren; 12 great-grandchildren; several nieces and nephews and a very special friend and caretaker, Charlie Sutton of Lyon Mountain.

Calling hours will be from 4 to 8 p.m. Tuesday at the Brown Funeral Home in Plattsburgh. A Mass of Christian burial will be celebrated 1 p.m. Wednesday at Church of the Assumption in Redford.

Burial will follow in the parish cemetery.

Friends wishing may make donations to Ronald McDonald House.

BEEKMANTOWN — Gone is all suffering and anguish and worry for Geraldine Agnes Baker.

On July 9, 2005, Gerry completed her allotted time on earth and began a new journey to be with the Lord Jesus in the Elysium Fields, along that golden shore where we shall all meet again one day.

Gerry was born Aug. 4, 1922, in the home of the family farm on Rand Hill. She was the daughter of Henry and Edith LaVarnway.

She spent her early school years in Beekmantown District Number Ten School, a log-cabin building located on what is now the Gene Lefevre Road. She capped her educational efforts with an associates of arts degree from Jefferson College in Missouri.

Gerry was united in holy matrimony with John B. Baker at St. Peter’s Church in Plattsburgh on Aug. 23, 1944. Three children were born of this union, Susan, Cheryl and Bryan, all of whom survive.

Gerry is further survived by John, her husband of 62 years; two brothers, Harold and Donald LaVarnway; one sister, Elizabeth Johnson, of Liberty, Ind.; as well as many grandchildren and great-grandchildren.

Gerry had a great zest for ballroom dancing, and she was an excellent dancer. She and her husband, John, spent many happy hours on dance floors during their 62 years together. They danced in some of America’s finest ballrooms in New York City, Norfolk, Va., New Orleans, Honolulu, San Francisco, St. Louis, Kansas City and Chicago.

Funeral rites will be private for the immediate family. Arrangements are with the Brown Funeral Home in Plattsburgh.

To my Gerry:

Hand in hand across the years,
I have walked with you,
Along a twisted road,
And through trying times.
When our life on earth is through,
Somewhere among the stars I’ll find you.
And once again —
I’ll take your hand in mine.

JOHN

CANTON — Dr. Edwin B. Smith, DVM, 85, of 4 Church St., died Friday, July 8, 2005, at his home.

There will be a memorial service today at the First Presbyterian Church of Canton at 11 a.m. with the Rev. Michael P. Catanzaro officiating.

There will be no calling hours. If friends desire contributions may be made to the Memorial Fund, First Presbyterian Church, Park Place, Canton 13617. Condolences may be sent via www.lawrencefuneralhome.org.

Surviving are two sons, Dr. Michael Smith, DVM, and his wife Claudine of Potsdam and Brian Smith and his wife Jeanette of Aurora, Ohio; two daughters, Penny Austin and her husband Clemont of Erie, Pa., and Melinda Preston and her husband Ralph of Lake Placid; ten grandchildren; four great-grandchildren; one sister, Irma Keir of Sayre, Pa.; and a brother Robert C. Smith of Ft. Wayne, Ind.. He was predeceased by a brother, John Smith.

Born Sept. 9, 1919, in Silver Springs, N.Y., he was a son of the late Edwin Valentine and Genevieve Augusta Cowles Smith. He was a graduate of Orwell School in Athens, Pa., then graduated from Rome High School in Rome, Pa. He graduated from Cornell University and later received a Doctorate in Veterinary Medicine from Cornell University.

On May 14, 1944, Dr. Smith married Harriet Gauss at Cornell University in Ithaca, N.Y. Mrs. Smith died Dec. 3, 2004.

Dr. Smith came to Canton in the mid 1940’s and opened his veterinary practice on Church Street. He was active in the business until 1982.

He was veterinarian professor at SUNY Canton from the late 1960’s to 1983. He was instrumental in starting the Vet Tech Program at SUNY Canton and was also influential in making vet techs a licensed profession. In 2004 Dr. Smith received the Distinquished Citizens Award.

In the 1960’s Dr. Smith traveled to Russia as a Goodwill Ambassador with several other veterinarians from the United States. Later he traveled to Montserrat in the West Indies with the Peace Corps and was the Chief Veterinary Officer of the Island from 1983 to 1985.

Dr. Smith was active in several memberships including the Canton Rotary Club, the St. Lawrence Golf and Country Club, the St. Lawrence Masonic Lodge #111 F&AM and the American Veterinary Association.

MARGUERITE ‘MAGGIE’ ELLITHORPE, 79, of 14 Kiwassa Road, Saranac Lake, died Saturday, July 9, 2005, at Uihlein Mercy Center in Lake Placid.

Born in Gabriels on Dec. 19, 1925, she was the daughter of Dennis and Elizabeth (Keegan) Riley.

Calling hours will take place at the Fortune-Keough Funeral Home from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. Tuesday. A Mass of Christian burial will take place at 11:15 a.m. Wednesday at St. Bernard’s Church. Burial will follow at St. Bernard’s Cemetery in Saranac Lake.

GARY L. GUERIN, 52, of Ellenburg Depot, died Sunday, July 10, 2005, at the CVPH Medical Center in Plattsburgh.

He was born in Plattsburgh on Oct. 9, 1952, the son of Edward E. and Bertha (Gay) Guerin.

Calling hours will be held from 3 to 7 p.m. Tuesday at the E.F. Drown Funeral Service in Ellenburg Depot. A Mass of Christian burial will be celebrated at a time to be announced from St. Edmund’s Church in Ellenburg. Interment will follow in the parish cemetery. A full obituary will appear in Tuesday’s Press-Republican.