PLATTSBURGH — Philip J. LeBlanc, 88, of Margaret Street, Plattsburgh, died Thursday, Feb. 10, 2000, at the CVPH Medical Center.

He was born in Rouses Point on June 8, 1911, the son of Peter and Melanie (Turgeon) LeBlanc.

Mr. LeBlanc was a member of St. John's Church. Philip owned and operated a barber shop in Rouses Point from 1930 to 1939. In 1941, he entered the service and served in the Pacific Theatre of World War II until 1945; in 1946, he became owner and operator of the City Hall Barber Shop until his retirement in 1978.

Survivors include a close friend, Jacklyn Prairie, of Plattsburgh.

Two brothers, Roland and Leo LeBlanc and one sister, Estelle DeCelle, died earlier.

There will be no public calling hours. A funeral service will be held Monday, Feb. 14, 2000, at 1 p.m. in the R.W. Walker Funeral Home Chapel. Burial will be at a later date in the spring in Sacred Heart Cemetery in Chazy.

EUGENE R. GLADD, 72, of 3 Riverside Drive, Saranac Lake, died Wednesday, Feb. 9, 2000 at his home. He was born May 17, 1927 in Saranac Lake.

Calling hours and services will be private at the convenience of the family. The Fortune-Keough Funeral Home in Saranac Lake is in charge of arrangements

CHRISTINE WALLACE, 64, of Kickersville Road, Long Lake died Thursday, Feb. 10, 2000 at the Adirondack Medical Center in Saranac Lake.

Calling hours will be held from 6-9 p.m. on Saturday, Feb. 12 at the Richer Funeral Home in Tuppper Lake. The Eastern Star will conduct a service at 7:30 p.m. A funeral service will be held on Sunday, Feb. 13 at 2 p.m. at Calvary United Methodist Church in Long Lake with Harold Austin officiating. A graveside service will follow at The Long Lake Cemeteray.

Published 2/11/00

Marie L. Taccia

MORRISONVILLE — Marie L. Taccia, 87, of Barcomb Avenue, Morrisonville, died Wednesday, Feb. 9, 2000, at the CVPH Medical Center.

She was born in New York City on Aug. 1, 1912, the daughter of Anthony and Lucy (DeMarinis) Taccia.

Marie attended St. Catherine Elementary School, St. Catherine Academy High School, Hunter College and Colombia University. She was a New York City elementary teacher for over 30 years, retiring in 1989.

Marie was a member of St. Peter's Church and Altar Rosary Society; Catholic Daughters of America, Plattsburgh 479; Regina Maria Retreat House; Senior Citizen’s Council of Clinton County; and the United Federation of Teachers.

Marie was a literacy volunteer teacher, an AARP tax volunteer who helped senior citizens fill out tax forms and a religion teacher for St. Peter's Church.

Survivors include one brother, Joseph Taccia and his wife Jo, of Palm Desert, Calif.; nine nieces, Antoinette Gleason and her husband George, Barbara Chliek, Lucy Arsics and her husband George, Margaret Hutter and her husband Walter, Nancy Holston and her husband Bill, Frances Morrison, Patricia Stephens, Lori Irvin and Gina Schauer; 21 great-nieces and nephews; and 16 great-great-nieces and nephews.

Marie was predeceased by a sister, Anne Chliek; a nephew, Thomas Chliek; and a great-niece, Rose Defayette.

Calling hours will be held Friday from 2 to 4 p.m. and 7 to 9 p.m. at the R. W. Walker Funeral Home in Plattsburgh. A Mass of Christian burial will be celebrated Saturday at 11:00 a.m. at St. Peter's Church. Burial will be in St. Peter's Cemetery in the spring.

In lieu of flowers, memorial donations may be made to the St. Peter's Church Memorial Fund.

Laura Goyette

CHAMPLAIN — Laura Goyette, 96, died Wednesday, Feb. 9, 2000, at the Cedar Hedge Nursing Home in Rouses Point.

She was born in Champlain on Nov. 11, 1903, the daughter of Ledger and Laura (Lafontaine) Coulombe.

Survivors include a son and daughter-in-law, Roy and Geraldine Goyette of Champlain; a brother, Maurice Coulombe of Champlain; four grandchildren, Michael, Mark and Ricky Goyette and Tina Baker; and six great-granddaughters.

She was predeceased by her husband, George, in 1959; a son, Donald; and two brothers, Fred and Ivan Coulombe.

There will be no calling hours. A Mass of Christian burial will be celebrated on Friday, Feb. 11, 2000, at 11 a.m. at St. Mary's Church in Champlain. Burial will be in St. Mary's Cemetery in the spring.

In lieu of flowers, donations in her memory may be made in Masses or to the renovation of St. Mary's Church in Champlain.

The Clark Funeral Home in Champlain is in charge of arrangements.

Irma J. Wood

FORT JACKSON — Mrs. Wood passed away Wednesday morning Feb. 9, 2000 at the Uhlein Mercy Center in Lake Placid where she had been a resident for the past 12 years.

Mrs. Wood was born August 16,1918 in Parishville, daughter of Glenn and Nina Copeland Remington. She was raised by John and Edith VanKennan of Norfolk.

She attended the local rural schools in Parishville. Irma married Ben Wood on June 9, 1940 in Nicholville.

Mrs. Wood is survived by two sons, Ross A. and Stephanie Wood of Brant Lake, and Ernest A. and Susan Wood of Hopkinton; three daughters, Mrs. Robert (Dolores) Roberts of Glen Falls, Thelma J. Wood of Cassayuna, and Mrs. Anthony (Nola) Ercole of Willsboro; One brother, Wayne (Louise) Remington of Mitchell, Ind; One sister, Mrs. Ardis (Mardith) Nelson; One cousin, Mrs. Wendell (Serena) Carr of Massena and Zephyrhills, Fla; Several grandchildren and great-grandchildren and several nieces and nephews.

Mrs. Woods was predeceased by her husband, Ben Wood; one daughter, Joan S. Hinson; one brother; Glenwood Remington and one sister, Gladys Snickles.

Mrs. Woods was a member of the Nicholville Order of the Eastern Star and Nicholville United Methodist Church. She was a devoted mother, grandmother and wife. She ejoyed gardening and refinishing furniture and her family cow.

Her family has suggested that memorials be given in the form of Donations to Uihlein Mercy Center of Lake Placid, Potsdam Animal Shelter, Tri-Town Rescue Squad or the Hopkinton - Ft Jackson Fire Department.

Funeral services for Mrs. Irma J. Wood will be held Saturday morning at 11 a.m. at the Hammill Funeral Home in Winthrop with the Rev. Roger Waldron officiating. Friends may call at the Hammill Funeral Home in Winthrop, Thursday from 7-9 and Friday from 2-4 and 7-9. Burial will be in the Hopkinton - Ft. Jackson Cemetery .

Minnie M. WilliamS, 104, of the Alice Hyde Nursing Home in Malone, and formerly of the Farrar Home and West Street, Malone, died Wednesday, Feb. 9, 2000, at the nursing home.

She was born in Malone, April 3, 1895, the daughter of the late Peter and Mellicet (Supernault) Champagne.

There will be no calling hours. A Mass of Christian burial will be celebrated Saturday at 10 a.m. at Notre Dame Church in Malone. Burial will be in the parish cemetery in the spring.

Donations may be made in her memory to the Alice Hyde Nursing Home Activity Fund.

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

MARTHA MONETTE who died Tuesday, Feb. 8, 2000 will be Friday, Feb. 11 from 2-4 and 7-9 p.m. at the Clark Funeral Home in Rouses Point. A Mass of Christian burial will be celebrated on Saturday, Feb. 12 at 11 a.m. at St. Patrick’s Church in Rouses Point. Burial will be in the Spring.

Published 2/10/00

Martha Monette

Rouses Point — Martha Monette, 81, of Rouses Point, died Tuesday, Feb. 8, 2000, at the CVPH Medical Center in Plattsburgh.

She was born in Dannemora, on Nov. 27, 1918, the daughter of William and Eva (Robare) Kehoe.

She was married to Stanley Monette, who died Jan. 18, 1996.

She was a member of the Catholic Daughters Court Patricia 962 of Rouses Point for over 50 years.

Survivors include a sister, Esther Adams of Altamont; a brother-in-law, Benedict Chenevert of Rouses Point; six nephews, James Chenevert and his wife Susan of Rouses Point, Donald Chenevert and his wife Nancy of Rouses Point, Gary Adams and his wife Linda of Altamont, Larry Adams and his wife Kathy of Altamont, David Adams and his wife Cindy of Schenectady and George Adams and his wife Erin of Schenectady; and a niece, Nancy Chestnut and her husband Danny of Castleton.

In addition to her husband, she was also predeceased by her sister, Dorothy Chenevert, who died in 1984.

Calling hours will be Friday, Feb. 10, 2000, at the Clark Funeral Home in Rouses Point from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. Rev. Wilfred DeRoche and the Catholic Daughters will meet at the funeral home at 7:30 p.m. to pray the Rosary. A Mass of Christian burial will be celebrated on Saturday, Feb. 11, at 11 a.m. at St. Patrick's Church in Rouses Point. Burial will be in the parish cemetery in the spring,

In lieu of flowers, donations in her memory may be made to the Rouses Point Fire and Rescue Squad.

John Bailey

DANNEMORA — John Bailey, 82, of Smith Street, Dannemora, died Tuesday, Feb. 8, 2000, at CVPH Medical Center, surrounded by all of his loving family.

John was born on Aug. 31, 1917, in Pittsfield, Mass., the son of Arthur Hanley and Mabel Bailey.

John was a veteran of World War II. John married Barbara Gilroy in Dannemora on Sept. 6, 1947. He was a member of St. Joseph's Church in Dannemora, past president of the Lions Club in Dannemora, former president of the C.S.E.A., former president of St. Joseph's Home and School Club, former member of the Elks Club and formerly the head of the Dannemora Youth Commission.

Survivors include his wife, Barbara Bailey of Dannemora; six daughters and four sons-in-law, Maureen and Rob Camp of Swanton Vt., Kathleen Valhos Bailey of Dover Plains, Eileen Overbaugh of Dannemora, Barbara and Bill LaDuke of Lyon Mountain, Bonnie and Jim Proulx of Dannemora and Carol and Mike Gibson of Glens Falls; one brother, Earl Smith of Ft. Myers, Fla.; one sister, Marie Farrands of Rhode Island; nine grandchildren, Jeremy and Ryan LaDuke, Jonathan and Jessica Proulx, Stefanie Gibson, Nick Valhos, Sean Conley and Michael and Kristin Camp.

He was predeceased by one son, John Jr.; two brothers, Donald Hanley and Francis Bailey; and one sister, Eileen West.

Calling hours will be held Thursday from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. at the R. W. Walker Funeral Home in Plattsburgh. A Mass of Christian burial will be held Friday at 11 a.m. at St. Joseph's Church in Dannemora. Burial will be in the spring in St. Joseph's Cemetery.

Donations may be made to the American Heart Fund and the Dannemora Fire and Rescue Department.

Howard C. Marsha

Waterford, Pa. — Howard C. Marsha, 58, of Waterford, Pa., died Monday, Feb. 7, 2000, at the Hamot Medical Center in Erie, Pa.

He was born in Buffalo and graduated from Sweet Home High School in Amherst. Mr. Marsha spent 25 years as an animal control officer and manager of the Elmore SPCA in Peru, from 1972 to 1997.

He served in the U.S. Army from 1960 to 1969, stationed in Germany, Korea and Vietnam. He belonged to the Disabled American Veterans Post 20 in Plattsburgh, the American Legion and Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 1505 in Keeseville.

Survivors include his wife, Patricia A. (Rossney) Marsha of Waterford, Pa.; one son, Todd K. Marsha of Henrietta; one sister, Marcia and her husband Richard Challgren of Cheektowaga; three brothers, Lawrence and his wife Elaine Marsha of Lancaster, John and his wife Linda Marsha of Boynton Beach, Fla., and Terrance and his wife Susan Marsha of Orchard Park; his goddaughter. Courtney Marsha; and many nieces and nephews.

Calling hours will be Thursday from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. at the Zurbrick-Amigone Funeral Home, 5615 Broadway, Lancaster. Funeral services will be held Friday at 11:30 a.m. at the funeral home, with burial in Mt. Calvary Cemetery. A disabled veteran, Mr. Marsha will be accorded full military honors from the U.S. Army.

Laura Goyette

Rouses Point — Laura Goyette, 96, died Wednesday, Feb. 9, 2000, at the Cedar Hedge Nursing Home in Rouses Point.

She was born in Champlain on Nov. 11, 1903, the daughter of Ledger and Laura (Lafontaine) Coulombe.

Survivors include a son and daughter-in-law, Roy and Geraldine Goyette of Champlain; a brother, Maurice Coulombe of Champlain; four grandchildren, Michael, Mark and Ricky Goyette and Tina Baker; and six great-granddaughters.

She was predeceased by her husband, George, in 1959; a son, Donald; and two brothers, Fred and Ivan Coulombe.

There will be no calling hours. A Mass of Christian burial will be celebrated on Friday, Feb. 11, 2000, at 11 a.m. at St. Mary's Church in Champlain. Burial will be in St. Mary's Cemetery in the spring.

In lieu of flowers, donations in her memory may be made in Masses or to the renovation of St. Mary's Church in Champlain.

The Clark Funeral Home in Champlain is in charge of arrangements.

Marie L. Taccia, 87, of Barcomb Avenue, Morrisonville, died Wednesday, Feb. 9, 2000, at the CVPH Medical Center. She was born in New York City on Aug. 1, 1912, the daughter of Anthony and Lucy (DeMarinis) Taccia.

Arrangements are incomplete with the R.W. Walker Funeral Home.

William J. Legacy, 74, of Spencer Road, Burke, died Wednesday, Feb. 9, 2000, at the Alice Hyde Medical Center in Malone. He was born in Bellmont, July 8, 1925, the son of the late William D. and Elizabeth (Prairie) Legacy.

Calling hours will be Friday, from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. at the St. Mary-Murphy Funeral Home in Malone. A Mass of Christian burial will be celebrated Saturday at 11:30 a.m. in St. George’s Church, Burke, with Rev. William Edwards officiating. Burial will be in the spring in Notre Dame Cemetery, Malone.

Donations may be made to the Burke Volunteer Fire Department or the American Cancer Society.

Howard C. Marsha, 58, of Waterford, Pa., died Monday, Feb. 7, 2000, at the Hamot Medical Center, Erie, Pa.

Calling hours will be Thursday, from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. at the Zurbrick-Amigone Funeral Home, 5615 Broadway, Lancaster. Funeral services with full military honors will be held on Friday at 11:30 a.m. at the funeral home. Burial will be at Mt. Calvary CemeterY.

Patrick E. Keith, 72, of Vermontville, died Tuesday, Feb. 8, 2000, at the Adirondack Medical Center at Saranac Lake. He was born July 9, 1927, in Vermontville.

Calling hours will be held Sunday, from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 at the Fortune-Keough Funeral Home in Saranac Lake. A Bible vigil will be held at 8 p.m. Sunday. A Mass of Christian burial will be held Monday at 11 a.m. at St Paul's Church, Bloomingdale. Burial will be in Union Cemetery, Vermontville, in May.

Published 2/9/00

John Bailey, 82, of Smith Street, Dannemora, died Tuesday, Feb. 8, 2000, at CVPH Medical Center.

Calling hours and funeral services are incomplete at the R. W. Walker Funeral Home in Plattsburgh.

Martha Monette, 81, of Rouses Point, died Tuesday, Feb. 8, 2000, at the CVPH Medical Center in Plattsburgh.

Arrangements are incomplete at this time and are with the Clark Funeral Home in Rouses Point.

Kathleen M. (Donovan) Rocha, 51, of Fairhaven, Mass., died unexpectedly of a massive cerebral hemorrhage at Massachusetts General Hospital on Tuesday, Jan. 18, 2000.

A funeral Mass was celebrated in Fairhaven, Mass. Arrangements were by the Fairhaven Funeral Home.

Published 2/8/00

Lawrence (Jim) Leonard Bouvia

Zephyrhills, Fla. — Lawrence (Jim) Leonard Bouvia, of El Sol Avenue, Zephyrhills, Fla., died Feb. 3, 2000. He was born June 15, 1930 in Plattsburgh.

Mr. Bouvia retired from Imperial Paper Company after 40 years of service. He was a member of the Loyal Order of Moose 2390, Plattsburgh. He attended St. Joseph Church of Zephyrhills, Fla.

He is survived by his wife, Eleanor (June) (Doucette) Bouvia; four sons and three daughters-in-law, Lawrence P. Bouvia of Andover, Mass., Robert L. and Mary Bouvia, Plattsburgh, Steven M. and Deborah Bouvia of Knoxville, Tenn. and James M. and Deborah Bouvia of Macon, Ga.; a brother, Arthur Bouvia of Plattsburgh; a sister, Shirley (Bouvia) Santo of Plattsburgh; nine grandchildren; and one great-grandchild.

He was predeceased by an infant son, Mark J. Bouvia, in 1954.

A memorial service will be held at the Spanish Trails West Clubhouse, Zephyrhills, Fla. on Friday, Feb. 11, 2000, at 1 p.m.

Donations may be made to the American Heart Association or the American Lung Association.

Yvon A. St. Hilaire

North Fort Myers, Fla. — Yvon A. St. Hilaire, 64, of North Fort Myers, Fla., passed away Thursday, Feb. 3, 2000, unexpectedly. He was born in Lisbon, N.H. on Sept. 8, 1935.

He graduated from Lyndon Institute in Lyndon Center, Vt. and then joined the U.S. Air Force, where he served for four years. He attended U.V.M. College and joined the U.S. Border Patrol. He graduated from the Federal Law Enforcement Training Center and spent eight years with the U.S. Border Patrol before transferring to U.S. Immigration Service for 24 years. He retired with a total of 36 years of service and received many prestigious awards presented throughout his career.

He was a member of the American Legion and the National Association of Retired Federal Employees

He was the son of Edmund St. Hilaire and Diana Dion of Lyndon Center, Vt., where he met and married Joyce A. Hartigan on Jan. 1, 1955. His employment with the federal government took them to several places throughout the country, after which, they retired in Alburg, Vt. and North Fort Myers, Fla.

He is survived by his wife Joyce; a daughter-in-law, Susan of Rouses Point; a son, James and wife Donna of Oceanside, Calif.; a daughter, Donna of Vista, Calif.; and a daughter, Lisa (Steadman) and husband Brian of Cornwall, Vt. He is also survived by eight grandchildren as follows: Erin, Bryan, Heather, Hilairy, Eric, Kaley, Corey and Amy. He was from a family of ten siblings and is survived by seven brothers and sisters.

He was predeceased by his son, Gary Y. St. Hilaire; a brother, Odoric; and a sister, Lellianne.

A funeral service will be conducted at the North Fort Myers Memorial Funeral Home on Feb. 9, 2000. A burial service will be held for family and friends in Rouses Point in the month of July, the date to be announced.

The family would prefer memorial contributions be made to any Shriners Hospital for Children in memory of Yvon A. St. Hilaire.

Jane E. Neddo Newell

Ticonderoga — Jane E. Neddo Newell, 78, of the Baldwin Road in Ticonderoga died on Saturday, Feb. 5, 2000, at the Glens Falls Hospital following a brief illness.

She was born in Ticonderoga on Nov. 29, 1921, the daughter of Roscoe and Jennie (McKiernan) Carey.

A lifelong resident of Ticonderoga, she was a communicant of St. Mary's Church in Ticonderoga.

She is survived by two sons, Thomas and his wife Linda Neddo of Crown Point and Daniel and his wife Wanda Neddo of Ticonderoga; one daughter, Ann and her husband Rod Moore of Ticonderoga; four grandchildren, Ronnie Neddo, Teresa Neddo, Thomas Neddo and Travis Moore; and one great-grandchild, Philip Neddo.

She is predeceased by her two husbands, Spencer Neddo and Edgar Newell; and two brothers, Thomas and James Carey.

Calling hours will be held on Wednesday, Feb. 9, 2000, from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. at the Connery & Gunning Funeral Home in Ticonderoga. A Catholic wake service will be held Wednesday evening at 8 p.m. at the funeral home.

A Mass of Christian burial will be celebrated 10:30 a.m. on Thursday, Feb. 10, 2000, at St. Mary's Church in Ticonderoga with the Rev. William Muench officiating. Burial will be in the family plot at the Valley View Cemetery in Ticonderoga in the spring

In lieu of flowers, the family suggest memorials in Mrs. Newell's memory to the Ticonderoga Emergency Squad, 1 Depot St., Ticonderoga, NY 12883.

William Rutherford Jr.

Bloomingdale — William Rutherford Jr., age 82, of Prospect Avenue, Bloomingdale, died Sunday, Feb. 6, 2000, at the Adirondack Medical Center in Saranac Lake.

Born in Locksprings, Mo. on April 21, 1917, he was the son of William and Lela Rutherford.

Mr. Rutherford enlisted in the U.S. Army in May of 1942. He served in the 79th Division in the European Theater from Normandy to Czechoslovakia. He received four campaign stars and Bronze Star Medal with cluster and retired Lt. Col. AUS.

Mr. Rutherford graduated from Central Methodist College with an A.B. degree and from the University of Michigan with a BSF and a M.F. He was Head of the Forestry Department at Paul Smith’s College for 32 years. Mr. Rutherford was a life member of the Northern Loggers Association and a fellow Golden Member, Society of American Foresters. He was a member of the Saranac Lake Masonic Lodge and of the First United Methodist Church of Saranac Lake. He was an active volunteer in a number of organizations.

He is survived by his wife Louise (Beall) Rutherford of Bloomingdale, whom he married in August of 1946 in Buffalo, Ala.; two sons, William A. of Houston, Texas and David of Denver, Colo.; one daughter, Linda Cunningham of Ticonderoga; five grandchildren; one great-grandchild; and one sister, Phoebe Gilmour of Bonita Springs, Fla.

There will be no calling hours. A memorial service will take place at 7 p.m. on Thursday, Feb. 10, 2000, at the First United Methodist Church of Saranac Lake with Rev. William Neil officiating. Interment services will take place at the convenience of the family.

Funeral arrangements are in care of the Fortune-Keough Funeral Home in Saranac Lake.

Friends wishing to remember Mr. Rutherford may make memorial contributions in lieu of flowers to the Adirondack Medical Center or a favorite charity in care of the funeral home.

Andrew Colin Ross

Ticonderoga — Andrew Colin Ross, one-month-old infant son of Colin Ross and Shawna Goewey of Champlain Avenue in Ticonderoga died Sunday, Feb. 6, 2000, at the Moses Ludington Hospital in Ticonderoga.

Besides his parents, he is survived by paternal grandparents, Douglas Ross of Crown Point and Sandy Ross of Crown Point; maternal grandparents, Edward and Michelle Jordon of Ticonderoga; and one brother, Marick of Ticonderoga.

Funeral services will be private. Burial will be in the Crown Point Congregational Cemetery in the spring.

In lieu of flowers, the family suggest memorials in Andrew's name to the charity of one's choice.

Arrangements are under the direction of the Connery & Gunning Funeral Home in Ticonderoga.

WILLIAM M. HAMMILL, 57, of Elm Street, Malone, died Feb. 6, 2000, at the Alice Hyde Medical Center in Malone. He was born in Malone, Oct. 6, 1942, the son of the late Ernest and Beatrice (Richards) Hammill.

Calling hours will be Tuesday, from 9 to 9:50 a.m. at the Bruso-Desnoyers Funeral Home in Malone. A funeral service will be held at 10 a.m. at the funeral home chapel. Burial will be in Notre Dame Cemetery in the spring.

Donations may be made in his memory to North Star I.R.A. in Malone.

Published 2/7/00

AUSABLE FORKS — Messina Kelly Kilburn, 97, died Sunday, Feb. 6, 2000, at the home of Cecile McCarthy, Peru, who cared for her the past six years.

Born in 1902 in Santa Marina, a rural village near Rome, Italy, she was the daughter of Tom and Lucy Chasolen.

Five years after her birth, she came to the United States with her family. They settled in AuSable Forks, where her father worked at the Rogers Paper Company until his retirement.

Messina attended AuSable Forks Central School and graduated from Albany Business College.

She married James McDonald in 1924. He died in 1927. In 1929, she married Bernard Kelley, who died in 1959. In 1967, she married Basil Kilburn and lived for 61 years in the Jersey section of AuSable Forks. He died on January 27, 1997.

She is survived by four children, Eleanor Wardell of AuSable Forks, Sister Marie Cordata Kelly, SSJ, of Plattsburgh, Bernard Kelly of Essex, William Kelley of Schenectady; two sisters, Mary Hynes and Ida Longtemps, both of AuSable Forks; 10 grandchildren; eight great-grandchildren; two great-great-grandchildren; numerous nieces and nephews.

She worked for many years at the AuSable Grocery Co., later known as Kelly’s IGA, owned by her husband, Bernard J. Kelley. After his death, she worked for a time at the North Pole and was manager of the Army/Navy Store in AuSable Forks.

She was a member of Holy Name Church in AuSable Forks, where she was an active parishioner and supportive of the church in many ways.

Calling hours will be from 7 to 9 p.m. Tuesday at Zaumetzer-Sprague Funeral Home in AuSable Forks.

Funeral services will be at 10 a.m. Wednesday at Holy Name Church.

The family requests that in lieu of flowers, donations be made to Holy Name School.

SARA E. LEHMANN, 69, of Route 9, Chazy, died Thursday, Feb. 3, 2000, at her home.

She was born in Plattsburgh on Dec. 26, 1930, the daughter of Randal and Marjorie (Saxe) McCullough.

There will be no calling hours.

Funeral services will be at 10 a.m. Tuesday at the R.W. Walker Funeral Home Chapel in Plattsburgh. Burial will be in New Hampshire at a later date.

Donations in her memory may be made to the Champlain Memorial Library.

HAROLD E. LAVIGNE, 80, of Overlook Apartments, Bloomingdale, died Saturday, Feb. 5, 2000, at Fletcher Allen Health Care Center in Burlington, Vt.

Calling hours will be from 2 p.m. to 3 p.m. Wednesday at Fortune-Keough Funeral Home in Saranac Lake.

The funeral service will be at 3 p.m. Wednesday at the funeral home, with the Rev. William Neil officiating. Burial will be in Pine Ridge Cemetery in May.

Published 2/6/00

Keene, N.H. — Garry R. Robbins, 70, of 65 Rule Street, Keene, N.H., died Wednesday, Jan. 19, 2000, at Cheshire Medical Center in Keene, N.H.

He was born in Ticonderoga, June 2, 1929, son of the late Claude and Bessie (Gladd) Robbins.

He served in the New York National Guard for many years and was in the quartermaster corps. He had lived in Keene since 1974.

Mr. Robbins was a journeyman printer and had worked for American Stratford and the Book Press in Brattleboro for 12 years, retiring in 1990. He had been a foreman at the Ticonderoga Sentinel for 25 years. He also owned Pica & Points in Keene and R&R Hotdog stand in Ticonderoga.

Mr. Robbins was an accomplished carpenter and World War II authority. He was a member of the United Methodist Church and organized a men’s barbershop group; he was a member of Elks Lodge 1494, all in Ticonderoga. In Keene, he was a member of the Loyal Order of Moose. He held a pilot’s license and was a member of the local flying club.

Survivors include his wife of 35 years, Marilyn (Kalland) of Keene; a son, Christopher E. Betts of Keene; two daughters, Leslie Anderson of Crown Point and Julie Weisberg of Harrisville; three sisters, Norma Broadwell of Morrisonville, Ruth Beauchamp of Cohoes and Janice Robbins of Crown Point; five grandchildren, four great-grandchildren; and many nieces and nephews.

He was predeceased by two brothers, Gerald and LeRoy of Ticonderoga and two sisters, Pauline Coley of Ticonderoga and Beatrice Smith of Cohoes.

Funeral services were held Saturday at the Fletcher Funeral Home, Keene.

The family asks that in lieu of flowers, contributions be made in Mr. Robbins’ memory to the Monadrock Humane Society, P.O. Box 678, West Swanzey, N.H. 03469.

Saranac — Viola M. Chartier, 77, died Friday, Feb. 4, 2000, at CVPH Medical Center in Plattsburgh.

She was born in Standish on Nov. 28, 1922, the daughter of Jessie and Laurel (Lamoy) Strock.

She enjoyed spending time with her grandchildren. She also enjoyed crochet, bingo, puzzles and reading.

She is survived by a son and daughter-in-law, Lawrence and Teresa Chartier of Saranac; two daughters and sons-in-law, Viola and Norman Collins of Plattsburgh and Judith and Earl Tibodeau of Waterford; two brothers, Vey Strock and Lionel Strock, both of Troy; a sister, Mrs. Ted (Carolyn) Cave of Lake Placid; a sister-in-law, Juel; seven grandsons; a granddaughter; 15 great-grandchildren; and several nieces and nephews.

Her husband, Alfred Chartier, died on Feb. 15, 1969. Three brothers, Clinton, Jessie and Peter Strock; and two sisters, Ruth Ruppert and Emerald "Betty" Airington, also died earlier.

There will be no calling hours. Memorial services will be held in the spring.

The O’Neill-Redden-Drown Funeral Home in Plattsburgh is in charge of arrangements.

Memorial donations may be made to the Fitzpatrick Cancer Center.

PLATTSBURGH — Robert J. Taylor, 58, of Wallace Hill Road, formerly of Saranac, died Friday, Feb. 4, 2000, at CVPH Medical Center. He was born on March 2, 1941, the son of Martin and Florence (Helm) Taylor.

Mr. Taylor was a Vietnam army veteran. He was a member of the Local Laborers Union and worked in the construction field in Northern New York from 1958 until retiring in 1996. He was a member of the Conklins Pond Hunting Club, the Laborers Local 186, and the Lyon Mountain American Legion.

Survivors include two daughters, Mary Beth Taylor of Saranac and Bobbie Jo Taylor of Plattsburgh; five stepdaughters, Shiela Wright of Fredrickburg, Va., Mrs. Chris (Sallie) Heckard of Plattsburgh, Mrs. Richard (Diane) Coss of Beekmantown, Mrs. Norman (Sharon) Lapoint of Dannemora and Mrs. Richmond (Betty) Clark of Harkness; three brothers, Martin and Nancy Taylor of Unitilla, Fla., William Taylor of Schroon Lake and Norman and Angela Taylor of Saranac; three sisters, Mrs. Edward (Betty) Chartier of Saranac, Mrs. Wayne (Meridith) Staley of Saranac and Shirley Dubray of Albany; ten grandchildren; and several nieces and nephews.

He was predeceased by one brother, George Taylor, and one sister, Adelaide Pray.

Calling hours will be held on Sunday, Feb. 6, 2000, from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. at the R.W. Walker Funeral Home in Plattsburgh. The Lyon Mountain American Legion will conduct a service at 7:15 p.m. A Mass of Christian burial will be celebrated on Monday at 10 a.m. in the Assumption of Mary Church in Redford.

Donations in his memory may be made to the American Heart Association.

CHAZY — Sara E. Lehmann, 69, of Route 9, Chazy, died Thursday, Feb. 3, 2000, at her home. She was born in Plattsburgh on Dec. 26, 1930, the daughter of Randal and Marjorie (Saxe) McCullough.

Mrs. Lehmann attended the Chazy Presbyterian Church and was a member of the American Legion Auxiliary.

She was a graduate of Chazy Central High School in 1949 and Green Mountain College in Vermont in 1951. Mrs. Lehmann lived in Vermont and New Hampshire most of her life, returning to Chazy in 1991. She was the librarian at the Champlain Memorial Library in Champlain from 1991 until her death.

Survivors include one son, Stephen Knox and his wife Linda, of Gilmanton Iron Works, N.H.; one daughter, Mrs. Harry (Susan) Direen of Colorado Springs, Colo.; one brother, Hugh McCullough and his wife Jean of Chazy; and six grandchildren, Christopher Knox of Orlando, Fla., Michael Knox, Jennifer Knox and Michelle Knox, all of Gilmanton Iron Works, N.H., Randal Direen and James Direen, both of Colorado Springs, Colo.

Private calling hours will be held at the convenience of the family. Funeral services will be held Tuesday at 10 a.m. at the R.W. Walker Funeral Home Chapel. Burial will be in New Hampshire at a later date.

Donations may be made to the Champlain Memorial Library in her memory.

Zephyrhills, Fla. — Lawrence (Jim) Leonard Bouvia, of El Sol Avenue, Zephyrhills, Fla., died Feb. 3, 2000. He was born June 15, 1930 in Plattsburgh.

Mr. Bouvia retired from Imperial Paper Company after 40 years of service. He was a member of the Loyal Order of Moose 2390, Plattsburgh. He attended St. Joseph Church of Zephyrhills, Fla.

He is survived by his wife, Eleanor (June) (Doucette) Bouvia; four sons and three daughters-in-law, Lawrence P. Bouvia of Andover, Mass., Robert L. and Mary Bouvia, Plattsburgh, Steven M. and Deborah Bouvia of Knoxville, Tenn. and James M. and Deborah Bouvia of Macon, Ga.; a brother, Arthur Bouvia of Plattsburgh; a sister, Shirley (Bouvia) Santo of Plattsburgh; nine grandchildren; and one great-grandchild.

He was predeceased by an infant son, Mark J. Bouvia, in 1954.

A memorial service will be held at the Spanish Trails West Clubhouse, Zephyrhills, Fla. on Friday, Feb. 11, 2000, at 1 p.m.

Donations may be made to the American Heart Association or the American Lung Association.

SyLvania, Ohio — Mrs. Irene J. (Samonek) Tuxford, of Sylvania, 0hio, died Thursday, Feb. 3, 2000, at the age of 83.

She was born in Detroit, Mich., where she lived for 37 years, before moving to California for 45 years, and recently moved to Sylvania, Ohio to live with her son.

She was a member of the P.N.A. and OES 203 Sequoia Chapter in Menlo Park, Calif., where she served as a past matron. She also volunteered at local hospitals and supervised on election boards.

Surviving are her sons, Conrad Samonek of Sylvania, Ohio, Bob Samonek of Fremont, Calif. and Jerry Samonek of Euless, Texas; a daughter, Joyce Samonek of Chazy; 14 grandchildren; 33 great-grandchildren; and two great-great-grandchildren.

She was predeceased by two sisters and one brother.

Services were private in Toledo, Ohio.

Arrangements by the Foth-Dorfmeyer Mortuary, 3815 Sylvania Ave., Toledo, Ohio.

West Chazy — Mr. Harold L. Clausen, 72, of Route 22 died Saturday, Feb. 5, 2000, at the CVPH Medical Center.

He was born in Plattsburgh on Dec. 30, 1927, the son of the late Charles and Linnie (Pardy) Clausen Sr.

Harold retired from Georgia Pacific in 1990, after 31 years of service. He was a veteran of Korea, serving in the U. S. Army. Harold was an avid hunter and fisherman.

Harold is survived by his wife of 45 years, Mary (Clarke) Clausen of West Chazy; one son and a daughter-in-law, Edward and Linda Clausen of West Chazy; seven daughters and three sons-in-law, Connie and Emil Martin of West Chazy, Janet and Vance Daunheimer of Beaver Creek, Ohio, Carol and Dickie Brown of Plattsburgh, Diana Clausen and her fiance, Don Zimmers, of Plattsburgh, Donna Clausen and her fiance, Gilbert LaValley, of Plattsburgh, Barbara Clausen of Chazy and Joyce Clausen of West Chazy; a sister, Dorothy Rogers of Plattsburgh; a brother and his companion, Glen Clausen and Patricia Skelton of Plattsburgh; 11 grandchildren; three great-grandchildren; and several nieces and nephews.

Harold was predeceased by three brothers, Charles, Gerald and Carl; and three sisters, Vera, Florence and Effie.

Calling hours will be Sunday from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. at the Brown Funeral Home Plattsburgh. A funeral service will be held Monday at 11 a.m. at the Weslyan Church in West Chazy.

Friends wishing may make donations to the Adirondack Humane Society.

DOROTHY M. KOUPASH, 71, of Mill Street, Burke, died Thursday, Feb. 3, 2000, at the Alice Hyde Medical Center. She was born June 30, 1928, in Brooklyn, the daughter of Charles and Margaret Hissiger Curtis.

Calling hours will be today from 2 to 4 p.m. at St. Mary-Murphy Funeral Home. A Mass of Christian burial will be celebrated Monday at 10 a.m. in St. George’s Church, Burke, with the Rev. William Edwards officiating. Spring burial will be in the parish cemetery.

Memorial donations may be made to the Burke Fire Department.

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