Obituaries: 11/24/05

George P. Wolfe

HOLYOKE, MASS. -- George P. Wolfe, 76, of Holyoke, Mass., died Monday, Nov. 21, 2005, at his home.

He was born in Portsmouth, Ohio, son of the late Jacob and Mabel (Zuggs) Wolfe and was educated there.

He had lived in Holyoke since 1963 and had been employed as a security guard for Arrow Security and an elevator operator at Westbank in Holyoke.

George is survived by his wife, Betty J. (Jackson) Wolfe; two sons, George Wolfe of Belchertown and Robert L. Wolfe of Chicopee; a daughter, Sharon K. Cruz of Holyoke; six grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren.

He was predeceased by a brother, Roy Wolfe of Ohio.

Calling hours were held Wednesday, Nov. 23 from 4 to 6 p.m. at the Barry J. Farrell Funeral Home, Holyoke. Spring burial will take place in St. Patrick's Cemetery, Chateaugay.

Local arrangements are through the Chateaugay Funeral Home.

Edgar W. Broe

MORRISONVILLE -- Edgar W. Broe, 84, of Morrisonville, died Wednesday, Nov. 23, 2005, at the CVPH Medical Center in Plattsburgh.

He was born in Keene Valley on Aug. 30, 1921, the son of William and Rosa (Jenner) Broe.

He served in the U.S. Army Air Corps during World War II and was a lifetime member of Keeseville Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 1505 and American Legion Post 20 in Plattsburgh. He was a woodsman for many years and was employed at Masons Mill in Peru.

He is survived by a son and daughter-in-law, Michael and Beverly Broe of Plattsburgh; two sisters, Pearl Smith of Morrisonville and Dorothea Chase of Harkness; four grandchildren, Austin Michael Baker, Hunter Lee Baker and Amy and Joey Clukey; six great-grandchildren, Amanda, Jeremy, Fantasia, Trent, Lisa and Adam; and several nieces and nephews.

His wife, Shirley died before him. Two brothers, Roger and Donald died in infancy.

Calling hours will be held on Friday from 7 to 9 p.m. at the O'Neill-Redden-Drown Funeral Home in Plattsburgh.

Funeral services will be held at 10 a.m. Saturday from the funeral home chapel with the Rev. Wilfred Mesick, pastor of the Morrisonville Community Church officiating. Interment with military honors will follow in the Roscoe Cemetery in Lewis.

Emeroy Burton Bartlett

CHAZY -- Emeroy Burton Bartlett died contentedly in her bed at the Cedar Hedge Nursing Home, Monday, Nov. 20, 2005. She was 89.

Widely known as both "Emmy" and a character, Mrs. Bartlett will be greatly missed by both the young and old and those in between who found in her a source of inspiration, curiosity and frequently, maddening frustration. She, in turn, found much of the same in them, leading to a lifelong love of give and take that left all parties feeling enhanced and rewarded, if sometimes confused. Mrs. Bartlett's reverence for facts was summed up by her motto: Take me as I mean, not as I say.

Her love of the North Country, of her family's lakeside home in Chazy, of the Adirondacks, most especially of Lake Champlain itself was unconditional. Born, Sept. 25, 1916, in New York City she spent her formative years in Pelham Manor, N.Y., and Wilton, Conn., before marriage took her to Syracuse, Cazenovia and Rochester, N.Y., then Woodbury and Washington, Conn. She never missed a summer "on the lake." In 1978, she retired and moved permanently to Chazy.

Mrs. Bartlett dedicated much of life to education, as a teacher, librarian, tutor. A 1938 graduate of Wells College, her first job was at the New York Public Library. She served briefly as chairman of the Cazenovia PTO. She worked at the University of Rochester Medical Library, The Bronson Public Library, The Reading Research Center, St. Margaret's School for Girls, all in Waterbury, Conn., the Rumsey Hall School and the Gunnery School, each of Washington, Conn. Upon her retirement to Chazy she worked part-time at Clinton Community College and for the Literacy Volunteer Program.

Mrs. Bartlett was equally renown for her inveterate walking, hiking and biking. A longtime member of the Appalachian Mountain Club and the Adirondack Mountain Club, she frequently led trips in the Adirondacks, as well as joining hikes in areas as diverse as Norway and Austria. A day seldom passed that she did not take a two hour "walk," a beloved Golden Retriever (she owned eight over her lifetime), panting behind her. These were not devoid of excitement. Once, deep in the Connecticut woods she broke her leg and crawled the two miles home to call the doctor. In the winters, cross-country skiing replaced the "walks" and late spring and early fall found her "exploring" backroads on her bike.

A horsewoman in her early years, she moved on to sailing in her latter years, crewing for friends or racing in the Chazy Regatta in her sunfish. Not competitive by nature she invariably and gracefully finished last. Not a purist she did once own an aging 100 hp Johnson outboard on an equally dated 16 foot fiberglass boat. Mercifully, the engine died and was replaced by a 9 hp. Mercury on a rowboat. Mrs. Bartlett was fond of mowing her lawns and fields on her circa 1960 International Harvester Lo-Boy, which she named Dexter after a hobby horse from her youth.

An inveterate reader she devoured the "Russians" -- Tolstoy, Chekov, Dostoyevsky. Her dream of one day standing in the square in St. Petersburg was dashed when her flight from Montreal was turned back on the runway.

Mrs. Bartlett's donation to the world was her cockamarnie refusal to stop thinking about things and her insistence in knowing what others, regardless of age or background, thought. Not without opinions and frequently off the money (not by chance is "though conquered she could argue still" a family expression) at the end of the day she left one feeling that one had learned something -- and it was good.

Mrs. Bartlett is survived by two sons, Kim of Gloucester, Mass., Ted of Maitland, Fla., their respective wives, Tudy and Leonora; four grandchildren, Dirk Bartlett of Newbury, Mass., and Jake Bartlett of New York City; a daughter-in-law, Amy Bartlett of New bury, Mass.; and two grandchildren, Brandon and Nicholas of Newbury, Mass.

A memorial service is planned for the summer.

In lieu of flowers contributions can be made to The Cedar Hedge Nursing Home or The Lake Champlain Committee.

Huleta "Leta" Marcotte

PLATTSBURGH -- Huleta "Leta" Marcotte, 82, of Margaret Street, Plattsburgh, passed away Wednesday, Nov. 23, 2005, at her home surrounded by her daughters, JoAnn, Cathy and Patti following a brave battle with cancer.

She was born in AuSable Forks on Jan. 16, 1923, the daughter of Jay and Florence (Soulier) Hathaway.

Leta married John Marcotte on March 23, 1941.

Mrs. Marcotte attended AuSable Forks School and Northern Adirondack School. She worked for many years at Ronnie's Michigan Stand in West Plattsburgh and part time in her later years at McSweeney's. Mrs. Marcotte was past president and treasurer of the American Legion Post 1619 Ladies Auxiliary and a member of the Veterans of Foreign War Ladies Auxiliary in Plattsburgh. Leta enjoyed her special time with her granddaughter and husband, Shona and Pat Doyle who shared many hours with "grandma" watching NASCAR along with many other activities.

Survivors include one son, Alan Marcotte and his wife Theresa of Courtland, Va.; four daughters, Betty Davis of Gulfport, Miss., JoAnn Perry and her husband Rick of Witherbee, N.Y., Cathy Belisle and her husband Art of Gulfport, Miss., and Patti Racette and her husband Jeff of Plattsburgh; 15 grandchildren; 22 great-grandchildren, with another due on Dec. 5; one great-great-grandchild, with another due in February; her stepfather, James Montebello of Owls Head, N.Y.; and one aunt, Belle Kozak of Schenectady, N.Y.

She was predeceased by her husband, John H. Marcotte in 1990; and one son, Larry Marcotte in 2000; and her parents, Jay Hathaway and Florence Montebello.

Calling hours will be held on Friday from 6 to 8 p.m. at the R.W. Walker Funeral Home in Plattsburgh. A wake service will follow at 8 p.m. in the funeral home chapel. Burial will be at a later date in the spring in St. James Cemetery.

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

Deaths:

LOUISE ELISE GREGOIRE, 88, formerly of Chazy, N.Y., died Wednesday, Nov. 23, 2005, at the Mary Immaculate Nursing and Restorative Center in Lawrence, Mass.

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