Obituaries: 02/21/06

Alvin Henry Busch

ESSEX, Vt. -- Alvin Henry Busch, 69, passed away at his home on Saturday, Feb. 18, 2006, after a valiant fight against leukemia.

He was born in Plattsburgh, N.Y., on May 22, 1936, the son of the late Adolphus and Opal (Gerke) Busch.

Alvin lived a happy and loving life with his late wife, Karen (Reid) Busch and was always surrounded by family and friends. After retiring as a quality control inspector from Velan Valve Corp., his plans were dramatically altered by the serious illness of his wife and true love, Karen. His warm heart, caring personality and deep love of Karen became readily apparent to all who knew him when, despite his own ailing health and age, he provided Karen with around-the-clock care and support over several long years. His example make it easy for his family to provide the same comfort for him throughout his own illness. He was and will always be remembered, as a true role model for his children, family and friends.

Alvin's most treasured moments were spent with his family, including his children, grandchildren (for whom he built a pool) and relatives. He enjoyed trout fishing in the Adirondacks and especially loved bowling.

In his final years, he enjoyed the simple things of life such as fine wine and single malt scotch tastings with his brother-in-law, David Reid, barbecues, trips to visit his children in Seattle and Fort Lauderdale, Sunday dinners with Liz and Marty, golf outings with his sons and grandsons, as well as vacations in Mexico, England and Scotland.

His warmth, humor, friendship and loving character will be greatly missed and cherished in our memories forever.

Alvin is survived by his four children, Joseph (Kain) Busch of Seattle, Wash., Lori (Craig) Duncan of Williston, Vt., Steven (Cynthia) Busch of Plantation, Fla., and Stacey (Michael) Wood of Plattsburgh, N.Y.; and by his grandchildren, Adam, Nicole, Joshua and Andrew. He is also survived by his daughter-in-law, Elizabeth Wilson (Marty Baslow) and their son Jacob of Essex, Vt.; and his sister, Barbara Gregoire of Plattsburgh. He was preceded in death by his brother, Thomas Busch.

The family also wish to thank the doctors, nurses and staff of Fletcher Allen Health Care, the Hematology/ Oncology Clinic, especially Angle Hill and the people of the Vermont Nursing Association.

A Mass of Christian burial will be celebrated on Saturday, Feb. 25th, at 11 a.m. in Immaculate Heart of Mary Catholic Church, Williston.

In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to VNA Hospice, 1110 Prim Road, Colchester, VT 05446 or to the Leukemia/ Lymphoma Society, Upstate New York, Vermont Chapter, 6 Automation Lane, Albany, NY 12205.

Corbin and Palmer Funeral Services, 9 Pleasant St., Essex Junction, Vt., are in care of arrangements.

Dianne L. James

MORRISONVILLE -- Dianne L. James, 63, of Mason Street, Morrisonville, died Sunday, Feb. 19, 2006, at the CVPH Medical Center in Plattsburgh, following a courageous battle with cancer.

She was born in Plattsburgh, Oct. 27, 1942, the daughter of Carl E. and Claudia (LaValley) Bouyea.

Dianne was a loyal and faithful employee of CVPH Medical Center for many years prior to retiring.

She was a communicant of St. Alexander's Church and former member of the Morrisonville Rescue Squad.

Dianne was full of life and loved spending time with her family and friends, especially her granddaughters, Katie and Ashley. She also enjoyed playing poker and lottery tickets.

Survivors include her husband of 43 years, Stewart G. "Jessie" James of Morrisonville, whom she married Oct. 27, 1962, at St. Alexander's Church; her daughter, Claudia Hardman of Morrisonville; two granddaughters, Kaitlyn and Ashley; a brother and sister-in-law, Carl, R. and Donna Bouyea of Morrisonville; a very special cousin, Rosemarie Jones of Morrisonville; very special friends, Randy and Brenda Gushlaw and family; and several nieces and nephews.

Calling hours will be held Tuesday from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. at the Hamilton Funeral Home in Peru. A Mass of Christian burial will be celebrated Wednesday at 11 a.m. at St. Alexander's Church in Morrisonville with Rev. Joseph W. Elliott, pastor, celebrating. Burial will be in the spring in the parish cemetery.

Donations in Dianne's memory may be made to the FitzPatrick Cancer Center in Plattsburgh..

Viola B. Rose

PLATTSBURGH -- Viola B. Rose, 81, of Highland Nursing Home in Massena, passed away on Sunday, Feb. 19, 2006, at Highland Nursing Home in Massena after a long illness. She was born in Cadyville on May 22, 1924, daughter of Moses and Margareta (Reil) Rabideau.

Viola was a member of St. Peter's Church in Plattsburgh and also a resident of Highland Nursing Home in Massena.

Viola is survived by three daughters and two sons-in-law, Diane Vardy of Carlsbad, N.M., Irma and Richard Gooley of Newport News, Va., and Christina and Michael LaBounty of Peru; a sister, Elizabeth Venne of Plattsburgh; three grandchildren, Lisa, Lindsay and Augusta; three great-grandchildren, Brittany, Parker and Christopher; and many nieces and nephews.

Viola was predeceased by her husband, Elmer "Donald" Rose; two grandsons, Brent Gooley and Byron LaBounty; and four brothers, Oscar, Donald, Robert and Herman.

Calling hours will be Tuesday, Feb. 21, 2006, from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. at Brown Funeral Home in Plattsburgh. A Mass of Christian burial will be celebrated on Wednesday, Feb. 22, 2006, at 10 a.m. from St. Peter's Church in Plattsburgh. Burial will be later in the year in St. Peter's Cemetery in Plattsburgh.

Donations in Viola's memory may be made to Cystic Fibrosis, Burlington, Vt. Unit.

Carolyn Louise (Carnes) Mussen

NATICK, MASS. -- Carolyn Louise (Carnes) Mussen, 87 of Natick, Mass., died on Saturday, Feb. 18, 2006, at the Wayland Nursing and Rehabilitation Center in Wayland, Mass., following a declining period of health.

She was born in West Chazy, N.Y., on Dec. 11, 1918, the daughter of the late Fred G. and Lucy (Short) Carnes.

She moved to Au Sable Forks, N.Y., in 1927, where she graduated from Au Sable Forks High School in 1935. She then attended New York State College at Canton, studying dietetics, followed by an internship at Graduate Hospital in Philadelphia, Pa. Afterwards she worked as a dietitian at the Huntington Orthopedic Hospital in Huntington, W.Va. She married Franklin G. Mussen on July 4, 1941, and resided in Schenectady, N.Y., for 13 years before moving to Natick, Mass., in 1954, where she has lived ever since. Her husband Franklin died in August of 1985.

She was active for many years in the East Natick United Methodist Church; the Natick Service Council; the Natick Women's Club and helped faithfully in local blood drives and as a polling officer for many years at the Lilja School election site. She was a loving and devoted wife, mother and grandmother to her family and will be greatly missed by all who knew her.

She is survived by two sons, Eric C. Mussen and his wife Helen K. Mussen of Davis, Calif., and Alan B. Mussen and his wife Lynda W. Mussen of Franklin Square, N.Y. She was the sister of Winona Eno of Mansfield, Ohio, and Wilfred Carnes of Au Sable Forks, N.Y. She was the grandmother of Tim and Chris Mussen of Davis, Calif., and Daniel and Allison Mussen of Franklin Square, N.Y. She is also survived by her niece, Carla Carnes of Natick, Mass., whom she lived with and helped care for her during her last years. She is also survived by many relatives and friends in her hometown area of Au Sable Forks, N.Y.

Visitations will be held on Thursday, Feb. 23, 2006, from 4 to 7 p.m. only at the John C. Bryant Funeral Home, 56 Pemberton Rd., (off Rte 30), Cochituate Village, Wayland, Mass.

Her funeral service will be held on Friday, Feb. 24, 2006, at 11 a.m. at the Community United Methodist Church, 5 Damon St., (Corner of Damon St. and Rte 27), Cochituate Village, Wayland.

Graveside services will be held in Fairview Cemetery, Au Sable Forks, N.Y., later in the year.

In lieu of flowers, memorial donations in her memory may be sent to the American Lung Association of Middlesex County, PO Box 265, Burlington, MA 01803-0465 would be appreciated.

Michael J. Daley

CASTLETON, Vt. -- Michael J. Daley, 74, died Saturday, Feb. 18, 2006, at Rutland Regional Medical Center.

Mike was born March 21, 1931, in Tupper Lake, N.Y., the son of the late Michael J. and Elizabeth (Trudeau) Daley Thompson. Mike was a graduate of M.A.I. High School, Class of 1949; he attended Albany College of Pharmacy and then Fordham University.

At age 13, Mike began work in his father's pharmacy and had continued on for 45 years in that career.

Mike joined the U.S. Navy in 1951 and had served in Korea from 1951-1955. He was a reservist for many years doing his final tour on the maiden voyage of the USS Mercy in 1987, retiring with 28 years of service.

He was a member of the American Legion Post 50, Veterans of Foreign Wars, Lions Club and the

B.P.O.E.

Mike is survived by his wife, Carol (Stow) Daley, whom he married Feb. 21, 1954; his children, Bruce and Cheryl Daley of Altona, N.Y., John Daley of Bomoseen, Vt., Maureen and Joseph Orzell of Castleton, Mary Daley and Karl Frasier of Bomoseen, David Daley of Bomoseen, Anne and Chris Briere of West Haven, Vt., Barbara and Greg Knapp of Granville, N.Y.; and also by a daughter-in-law,

Marilyn Daley; his brother William and his wife Jane Daley of Orlando, Fla.; his 13 grandchildren; his three great-grandchildren; his brother-in-law, Mark Stow and his wife Jean; his sister-in-law, Alice Tighe; his cousin, Genevieve Ethier of Campbellton, New Brunswick, Canada; and also by several nieces and nephews.

A memorial service for Michael will be held on Wednesday, Feb. 22, 2006, at 11 a.m. at the Ducharme Funeral Home in Castleton, followed by a reception for friends and family at the American Legion in Bomoseen.

The family has requested that flowers be omitted and memorial contributions in memory of Mike be made to the Rutland Area Visiting Nurses and Hospice at 7 Albert Cree Drive, P.O. Box 787, Rutland, VT 05702 or to the Oncology Department at Rutland Regional Medical Center, 160 Allen St., Rutland, VT 05701.

Arrangements have been entrusted to the Ducharme Funeral Home -- ducharmefuneralhome.com

Nicholas G. Brown

PORT CHARLOTTE, Fla. -- Nicholas G. Brown, 67, of 18159 Toledo Blade Blvd., Port Charlotte, died Monday, Feb. 13, 2006, at Bay Pines VA Health Center in Bay Pines, Fla.

Born in Plattsburgh, N.Y., on Jan. 22, 1939, he was the son of Alfred and Helen (Julius) Brown.

Mr. Brown was an U.S. Army veteran of Vietnam and became 100 per cent disabled while in the service. He was an expert rifleman and was sniper qualified. He made his home in Piercefield before moving to Florida in 1980. He was an avid outdoorsman who enjoyed hunting, fishing and trapping. He also loved to shop on the home shopping network.

Mr. Brown is survived by a son, Jeffrey Brown and wife Terri of Lake Placid; two daughters, Nicole Patterson and husband James of Lake Placid and Annette Brown of Magnolia, N.J.; two sisters, Patricia Dalton of Topeka, Kan., and Darlene Vollertsen of Newark, N.J.; three granddaughters, Lindsay Brown, Chelsea Brown and Rhiannon Patterson.

He was preceded in death by his father, Alfred Brown; his mother, Helen Julius; and his sister, Gloria Brunette.

A graveside service will take place on Friday, May 5, 2006, at 2 p.m. at Gale Cemetery in Gale, N.Y.

Friends wishing to remember Nicholas may make memorial contributions to the American Cancer Society in care of the Fortune-Keough Funeral Home, 20 Church St., Saranac Lake, NY 12983.

Deaths:

MAZIE G. TYRELL, 96, formerly of the Fuller Road, Peru, and Keeseville Country Gardens, died Feb. 20, 2006, at the Evergreen Valley Nursing Home in Plattsburgh, where she has resided since July 2002.

She was born in Peru, July 10, 1909, the daughter of Richard K. and Viola M. (Strong) Reid.

Arrangements are incomplete and will be announced by the Hamilton Funeral Home in Peru.

IVA R. TARO, 83, of Elm Street, Malone, and a resident at the Highland Nursing Home in Massena since 2004, died Feb. 20, 2006, at the Massena Memorial Hospital, after admission earlier that day.

She was born in Burke, N.Y., on Nov. 3, 1922, the daughter of the late Charles and Lucy (Payne) Prue.

Calling hours will be Wednesday from 10 a.m. until noon in the Bruso-Desnoyers Funeral Home in Malone. Funeral services will be at noon in the funeral home chapel. Burial will be in the Constable Protestant Cemetery in the spring.

RITA CANTELLA of West Henrietta, N.Y., died on Jan. 22, 2006.

She was born on May 18, 1926, in Plattsburgh, N.Y., the daughter of the late William and Viola Geno.

Her funeral was held at Profetta Funeral Chapel and burial was at White Haven Memorial Park, Webster/ Penfield, N.Y.