Potsdam — Mrs. Elsie E. Crabtree Smith died Feb. 24, 2000, at the United Helpers Nursing Home in Ogdensburg where she had been a resident since 1991. She had lived in Potsdam prior to entering the nursing home.

Born Sept. 26, 1900, in Belleville, N.J., she was the daughter of Louis and Lilly Crabtree. She married Charles T. Smith on Aug. 21, 1921. Mr. Smith died July 4, 1977.

Mrs. Smith was a member of the United Methodist Church in Potsdam. She was a past Matron of Mexico Chapter, Order of the Eastern Star, a member of St. Lawrence Chapter of AARP and a member of Potsdam Sandstone Senior Citizens. Mrs. Smith worked for Diamond National Company in Plattsburgh for many years as a payroll clerk, before moving to Potsdam.

Mrs. Smith is survived by two sons, Mr. Charles L. Smith of Potsdam and Mr. David B. Smith of Plattsburgh; one daughter, Mrs. Evelyn Smith Bergmann of Plattsburgh; seven grandchildren, Ruth Anne Bergmann of Plattsburgh, Sigmund Charles Bergmann III of Indianapolis, Ind., Sarah (Jo Smith) Cullen of Boston, Mass., Frederick B. Smith of New York City, Dr. Shayn S. Smith of Boulder, Colo., Michael George Turner of Atlanta, Ga., and Pamela Ann Turner of Fairlee, Vt.; and 12 great-grandchildren.

Funeral services for Mrs. Smith will be held Sunday, Feb. 27, at 2 p.m. at the Seymour Funeral Home in Potsdam. Rev. Samuel Davis and Rev. Russell Clark will co-officiate the service. A spring burial will be in the Bayside Cemetery in Potsdam. Friends may call at the Seymour Funeral Home in Potsdam Saturday afternoon and Saturday evening.

Richard L. Millen, 55, of Fletcher Farm Road, Bloomingdale, died Thursday, Feb. 24, 2000, at his home. He was born April 28, 1944, in Suffern.

Calling hours will be held from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. Saturday and from 2 to 4 p.m. Sunday at the Fortune-Keough Funeral Home in Saranac Lake.

A prayer will follow the calling hours on Sunday at 4 p.m. Cremation will follow.

DAVID ARTHUR MITCHELL, 36, died Thursday, Feb. 24, 2000, at the Brigham and Women's Hospital in Boston Massachusetts.

Calling hours will he held on Monday, Feb. 28, 2000, from 2-4 and 7-9 p.m. at the Richer Funeral Home in Tupper Lake. A funeral mass will be held on Tues. Feb. 29, 2000, at 10 a.m. at Holy Name Church in Tupper Lake with Rev. Robert Shurtleff officiating.

JUDITH GAIL BREWSTER WOODRUFF, 52, of Saranac Lake, died Thursday, February 24, 2000, at the Adirondack Medical Center in Saranac Lake. She was born May 24, 1947, in Saranac Lake. Calling hours will be held Saturday from 2-4 and 7-9 p.m. The funeral service will. be held Sunday at 7 p.m. at the Funeral Home. Interment will be in St. Bernards Cemetery in May.

Published 2/25/00

Plattsburgh — Harrison R. "Sparkie" Alger, 81, of Plattsburgh, died Wednesday morning, Feb. 23, 2000 at Fletcher Allen Medical Center in Burlington, Vt.

He was born in Mooers, the son of Harry and Bertha (Curtis) Alger, on May 24, 1918.

He attended Mooers Central School. He served in the U.S. Army, 1st Calvary Division in the Pacific Theater of Operations during World War II. He was blinded in combat in the Philippines in 1945 and was awarded the Purple Heart.

Sparkie was a communicant of St. John's Church in Plattsburgh and a member and past commander of Post 538 Mooers American Legion. He was Legionnaire of the Year in 1970.

Sparkie was best known for his sense of humor and willingness to lend a helping hand. He was a skilled carpenter and mechanic.

He married the former Ruth Leahy on Oct. 25, 1952, in St. Anicet, Quebec, with the Rev. Paul Deguire celebrating the Mass. He has one son, Terrance, of Plattsburgh; three daughters and sons-in-law, Sharon and William Mayer of Latham, Nancy and Rick Strack of Plattsburgh and Janice and Mark Linnan of Rye; six grandchildren, Shawn and Timothy Strack, Christopher and Daniel Mayer and Grace and Harrison Linnan; two sisters, Hazel Dickinson of Massena and Alberta Nolette of Rouses Point; and several nieces and nephews.

Calling hours will be at the Brown Funeral Home on Friday, Feb. 25, from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. A Mass of Christian burial will be celebrated at 10 a.m. Saturday, Feb. 26, at St. John’s Church in Plattsburgh. Burial will be later in the year at Mount Carmel Cemetery.

Memorial donations may be made to: Memorial and Honor Program, St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital, 501 St. Jude Place, Memphis, TN 38105.

AUSABLE FORKS — Paul F. Maicus, 75, passed away in the arms of his wife at their home on Wednesday, February 23, 2000.

He was born in AuSable Forks on August 6, 1924, the son of Anthony and Jennie Belle (Towner) Maicus, one of ten children.

He graduated from AuSable Forks High School at the age of 18 and went on to be a teacher of sheet metal skills to 25 girls at the airport depot in Rome. From there, he was drafted into the Air Force where he hold the rank of T/Sgt. He was "top turret gunner" and engineer on a B-25 from 1944-45 and flew 54 missions from bases in Africa, Italy, and Corsica (WWII).

He received many service awards during his stint in the Air Force and was fortunate to receive one of the awards from bomb wing's commander, Gen. Robert D. Knapp.

On June 14, 1947, Paul married Pearl Legge in Houston, Texas -- the beginning of a beautiful life together.

Paul was employed by the Great A & P Tea Company in the meat department as manager/meat cutter for 23 years.

Paul and Pearl owned and operated the Rex Theater for 10 years in Keeseville.

Paul was lay leader and conference lay speaker for many years at the United Methodist Church. Also a member of the Masonic Lodge F&AM and Order of the Eastern Star.

He is a life time member of American Legion Post #504. He was a photographer for the Adirondack Record, the local newspaper in AuSable Forks, for many years then at Denton Publication in Elizabethtown. In 1979 he became a free lance photographer work with the Press Republician. During this time he received several state awards including the NYS Spot News Story Award in March 1986 which ran in the Adirondack Record. In 1997-98, he had the winning entry in the Distinguished Feature Photography category in The New York State Newspaper Publishers Association contest. Paul truly enjoyed taking pictures and was able to display his work at showings at various Galleries and Centers for the Arts.

Paul enjoyed being with his family above all else. He loved fishing in the brook on the family farm, walking through the woods, and telling stories about his adventures. He loved listening to Paul Harvey daily, sitting on the front porch, and enjoying his cigar.

He is survived of his bride of 52 years, Pearl (Legge) Maicus, six children, Stanley and Robbin Maicus of Merritt Island, Fla, Carol and "Mickey" Crowningshield of Port Kent, Steven and Carolyn Maicus of Peru, Lori and Andre Bridge of Pasadena, M.d., Robin and Todd Osborne of AuSable Forks, and Earl and Nicole Maicus of AuSable Forks. He is survived by 14 grandchildren, two great-grandchildren and many nieces and nephews. He is survived by four brothers and two sisters, Carl and Gayle Maicus, William Maicus, Irene LaBombard, Sidney and Donna Maicus, Eva Barton, and Gordon Maicus and one brother-in-law, Hollis Merrifield of Plattsburgh. He was predeceased by one brother, Raymond, and two sisters, Doris Merrifield and Virginia Martin. He is survived by one aunt, Clavera Vanderwall of Muskegon, MI.

Calling hours will be Friday from 7 to 9 p.m. at Zaumetzer-Sprague Funeral Home. Funeral services will be held at 11 a.m. Saturday, February 26, 2000, at the United Methodist Church in AuSable Forks. A luncheon will be served following the services in the church dining room downstairs.

LYON MOUNTAIN — Theresa M. Bushey, 72, died Tuesday, February 22, 2000 at the CVPH Medical Center in Plattsburgh.

She was born in Faust on May 1, 1927, the daughter of Eugene and Stella (Perry) LaFountain.

She was attended Tupper Lake High School and was a waitress for several years. She was also employed by Oval Wood Dish in Tupper Lake and the dress factory in Malone. She was a member of the Court Our Lady of the Snows Catholic daughters in Lyon Mountain and St. Bernard's Church. She was a former member of the Lyon Mountain Fire Department Ladies Auxiliary. Theresa was a charter member of the Sorrell-Woodward American Legion Ladies Auxillary.

She is survived by two sons and a daughter-in-law, Brian and Tammy Bushey of Lyon Mountain, David Bushey of Lyon Mountain; two brothers and a sister-in-law, Roy and Geraldine LaFountain of Tupper Lake, Harold LaFountain of Tupper Lake; three sisters and a brother-in-law, Pearl Arnold of Tupper Lake, Arila and Benoit Morin of Tupper Lake, Helen Reandeau of Tupper Lake; two granddaughters, Jennifer Sue Bushey and Jessica Mary Bushey, both of Lyon Mountain, and several nieces and nephews.

Her husband, Gordon Bushey died on October 17,1991. A son, Michael died in 1955. A brother, Francis died while serving in WWII.

Calling hours will be held on Thursday from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. at the Lyon Mountain Funeral Rome. A Mass of Christian burial will be celebrated at 10 a.m. Friday from St. Bernard's Church in Lyon Mountain. Burial will be in the parish cemetery in the spring.

Published 2/24/00

Anna M. Handschuh

ELLENBURG DEPOT — Anna M. Handschuh, 72, of Route 374, died Wednesday, Feb. 23, 2000, at the CVPH Medical Center. She was born in Brooklyn on Feb. 28, 1927, the daughter of August and Maria Theresa (Parker) Peters.

She was born and raised in Brooklyn, moving to Durham in 1956 and later to Chazy Lake in 1991. Ama was a member of the Pioneer Club and Merry Mountaineers. She taught religious education classes at St. Edmund’s Church, sang in the choir, volunteered at the Nutrition Site in Ellenburg and at the Northern Adirondack Central Elementary School.

Survivors include one son and daughter-in-law, Thomas and Beatrice Handschuh of Deer Isle, Maine; one daughter and son-in-law, Barbara and Brian Boyea of Ellenburg Depot; five grandchildren; and five great-grandchildren.

Calling hours will be held Friday from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. at the R.W. Walker Funeral Home in Plattsburgh. A Wake service will be held at 8 p.m. Friday evening. A Mass of Christian burial will be celebrated Saturday at 11 a.m. at St. Edmund’s Church in Ellenburg. Burial will be in Pine Lawn Cemetery in Farmingdale, Long Island.

Donations may be made to St. Paul's Lutheran Church in Oak Hill or the St. Edmund’s Church Window Restoration Fund in Ellenburg.

Theresa M. Bushey

Lyon Mountain — Theresa M. Bushey, 72, died Tuesday, Feb. 22, 2000, at the CVPH Medical Center in Plattsburgh.

She was born in Faust on May 1, 1927, the daughter of Eugene and Stella (Perry) LaFountain.

She attended Tupper Lake High School and was a waitress for several years. She was also employed by Oval Wood Dish in Tupper Lake and the dress factory in Malone. She was a member of the Court Our Lady of the Snows Catholic daughters in Lyon Mountain and St. Bernard’s Church. She was a former member of the Lyon Mountain Fire Department Ladies Auxillary.

She is survived by two sons and a daughter-in-law, Brian and Tammy Bushey and David Bushey, all of Lyon Mountain; two brothers and a sister-in- law, Roy and Geraldine LaFountain and Harold LaFountain, all of Tupper Lake; three sisters and a brother-in-law, Pearl Arnold, Arila and Benoit Morin and Helen Reandeau, all of Tupper Lake; two granddaughters, Jennifer Sue Bushey and Jessica Mary Bushey, both of Lyon Mountain; and several nieces and nephews.

Her husband, Gordon Bushey, died on 0ct. 17, 1991 and a son, Michael, died in 1955.

Calling hours will be held on Thursday from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. at the Lyon Mountain Funeral Home. A Mass of Christian burial will be celebrated at 10 a.m. Friday from St. Bernard’s Church in Lyon Mountain. Burial will be in the parish cemetery in the spring.

Helen L. Sunderland

Ellenburg Depot — Helen L. Sunderland, 57, formerly of Ellenburg Depot, died Tuesday, Feb. 22, 2000, in Phoenixville, Pa.

She was born in Malone on March 19, 1942, the daughter of Edgar and Anita (Perreault) Lagree.

She was a 1960 graduate of Ellenburg Central School. She was a secretary at Northern Adirondack Elementary School for over 20 years and was later employed as a teller for the Benchmark Federal Credit Union of Wyeth-Ayerst Labs for nine years.

She is survived by her husband, Phillip Sunderland, of Phoenixville, Pa.; a daughter and son-in-law, Deborah and Edward Yarnell of Cranford, N.J.; two sons and daughters-in-law, James and Robyn Sunderland of Bellevue, Wash. and John and Bethany Sunderland of Nelliston; and her mother, Anita Lagree.

Two brothers, Richard and Donald Lagree, died earlier.

Calling hours will be held on Friday from 7 to 9 p.m. at the E.F. Drown Funeral Service in Ellenburg Depot. A Mass of Christian burial will be celebrated at 1 p.m. Saturday from St. Edmund's Church in Ellenburg. Burial will be in Immaculate Heart of Mary Cemetery in Churubusco in the spring.

Memorial donations may be made to the Sunderland Scholarship Fund in c/o Northern Adirondack Central School.

Harrison R. "Sparkie" Alger, 81, of Sailly Avenue, died Wednesday, Feb. 23, 2000, at the Fletcher Allen Medical Center in Burlington, Vt. He was born on May 24, 1918, in Mooers, the son of Harry and Bertha (Curtis) Alger.

Calling hours will be Friday from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. at the Brown Funeral Home in Plattsburgh. Members of the American Legion Post 538 in Mooers are asked to meet Friday at 7:30 p.m. for services. A prayer service will be held Friday evening at 8:30 p.m.

A Mass of Christian burial will be celebrated Saturday morning at 10 a.m. at St. John's Church in Plattsburgh. Burial will be later in the year in Mt. Carmel Cemetery in Plattsburgh.

Willard James Joy, 66, formerly of Grove Road, AuSable Forks, died Wednesday, Feb. 23, 2000, at the CVPH Medical Center in Plattsburgh. He was born March 11, 1933, in AuSable Forks.

Calling hours will be Thursday evening, 8 to 10 p.m. at the Zaumetzer-Sprague Funeral Home, with a prayer service to follow the calling hours. Cremation will be performed at Whispering Maples Crematory with burial to be in Fairview Cemetery, AuSable Forks, at a later date.

Paul Frederick Maicus, 75, of Broad Street, AuSable Forks, died Wednesday, Feb. 23, 2000, at the Emergency Room of CVPH Medical Center in Plattsburgh. He was born Aug. 6, 1924, in AuSable Forks.

The time for Friday calling hours and Saturday funeral service will be announced in Friday’s obituary.

Zaumetzer-Sprague Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.

Marion L. McCaughin, 71, of Putnam Station, died Wednesday, Feb. 23, 2000, at the Moses-Ludington Hospital in Ticonderoga. She was born June 29, 1928, in Putnam Station.

Calling hours will be Friday from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. at the Wilcox & Regan Funeral Home, 33 Algonkin Street, in Ticonderoga. A funeral service will take place Saturday at 11 a.m. at the funeral home. Burial will be in the Meadow Knoll Cemetery of Putnam Station in the spring.

Trina M. Lamica, 36, of Center Street, Ft. Covington, died Wednesday, Feb. 23, 2000, at the Fletcher Allen Medical Center in Burlington, Vt.

She was born in Massena on Sept. 9, 1963, the daughter of the late Arlenes and Bernice (Allen) Lamica.

Calling hours will be held Friday from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. at the Cappiello-McKenzie and Cosgrove Funeral Home in Ft. Covington. A Mass of Christian burial will be celebrated on Saturday, Feb. 26, 2000, at 10 a.m. in St. Mary’s Church in Ft. Covington, with the Rev. Martin Farrell, pastor, officiating. Burial will be in the parish cemetery in the spring.

Clarence C. Beaudry, 85, of the Benware Adult Home, died Wednesday, Feb. 23, 2000, at the Alice Hyde Medical Center in Malone.

He was born April 21, 1914, in Malone, the son of the late Oliver and Rose Hinman Monica Beaudry.

Calling hours will be Thursday, Feb. 24, 2000, from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. in the St. Mary-Murphy Funeral Home chapel. A Mass of Christian burial will be celebrated Friday, Feb. 25, 2000, at 10 a.m. in St. John Bosco Church with Rev. Thomas Moody officiating. Spring burial will take place in St. John Bosco Cemetery.

Funeral arrangements are through St. Mary-Murphy Funeral Home, Inc.

Published 2/23/00

Eva Maria McIntyre

Union Falls — Eva Maria McIntyre, 67, of Union Falls, died Tuesday, Feb. 22, 2000, at the CVPH Medical Center in Plattsburgh. She was born Dec. 3, 1932, in Stuttgart, Germany, the daughter of Christain and Barbara (Lauth) Rapp.

Eva was a member and lector at St. Matthew’s Church in Blackbrook for several years and also a volunteer at the AuSable Valley Elementary School in AuSable Forks. She was a loving mother and grandmother.

Eva is survived by a daughter and son-in-law, Kathleen and Randy Haner of Troy; a son and daughter-in-law, John and Wanda McIntyre of Union Falls; two grandchildren, Breanna and Nicole McIntyre of Union Falls; three sisters, Tia of Germany and Dagmar and Susanne of Tulsa, Okla.

There will be no calling hours. A funeral Mass will be held Friday at 10 a.m. at St. Matthew’s Church in Blackbrook. Burial will be at a later date in St. Matthew’s Cemetery in Blackbrook.

Memorials in her name may be made to the American Kidney Fund, 6110 Executive Boulevard, Suite 1010, Rockville, MD 20852.

Zaumetzer-Sprague Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.

Joseph J. Emru, 85, of Broad Street, Port Henry, died Monday, Feb. 21, 2000, at Nassau County Medical Center in Long Island.

He was born Sept. 29, 1914, in Witherbee, the son of Joseph and Mary (Szabo) Emru.

A memorial service will be held at a later date. Arrangements are with Harland Funeral Home in Port Henry.

Pauline C. Newell, 100, of Keese Mills Road, Paul Smiths, died Monday, Feb. 21, 2000, at Moses Luddington Nursing Home in Ticonderoga.

She was born Oct. 8, 1899, in Worcester, Mass.

A memorial service will be held Friday at 2 p.m. at Fortune-Keough Funeral Home in Saranac Lake. Interment will be in Mountain View Cemetery in Gabriels in May.

Eva M. Jessie, 74, of Mohawk Street, Tupper Lake, died Monday, Feb. 21, 2000, at her home. She was born on Oct. 27, 1925, in St. Regis Falls, the daughter of Basil W. and Clara (LaFrance) Horton.

Calling hours will be held on Wednesday, Feb. 23, 2000, from 2 to 4 p.m. and 7 to 9 p.m. at the Richer Funeral Home in Tupper Lake. A funeral Mass will be held on Thursday, Feb. 24, 2000, at 10 a.m. at Holy Name Church in Tupper Lake with Rev. Robert Shurtleff officiating. Burial in the parish cemetery will be held in May.

Those wising to make contributions are asked to consider High Peaks Hospice.

Margaret C. DeCarr, 82, of Sawyer Avenue, Malone, died Monday, Feb. 21, 2000, at the Alice Hyde Medical Center in Malone. She was born in Ticonderoga on Nov. 16, 1917, the daughter of the late Rolland and Mary (Bowen) Gregory.

Calling hours will be Wednesday from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. at the Bruso-Desnoyers Funeral Home in Malone. The Notre Dame Altar Rosary Society will conduct a rosary service Wednesday at 2:30 p.m. at the funeral home.

A funeral service will be held Thursday at 10 a.m. in the funeral home chapel, with Msgr. Dennis Duprey officiating. Burial will be in St. Francis of Assisi Cemetery in Constable in the spring.

Published 2/22/00

Irwin J. Lucia

PLATTSBURGH — Irwin J. Lucia, 34, of the Blake Road, died Saturday, Feb. 19, 2000, as the result of a snowmobile accident on the Military Turnpike Extension. He was born in Plattsburgh on October 19, 1965, son of Edward R. and Pauline T. (Jarvis) Lucia.

Irwin attended Peru Central School. He was the manager of Edward Lucia’s Used Cars in Plattsburgh. Irwin enjoyed snow-mobiling and sea-dooing. He enjoyed the lake and camping.

Irwin is survived by his wife, the former Lisa A. Rivers of Plattsburgh, they were married on August 10, 1991; one son, Nicholas E. Lucia of Plattsburgh, one daughter, Brittany E. Lucia of Plattsburgh; his mother, Pauline T. Lucia of Plattsburgh; one brother and sister-in-law, Kevin and Emily Lucia of Plattsburgh; one sister and brother-in-law, Crystal and Steven "Beaver" Simpson of Plattsburgh; his paternal grandmother, Sadie Lucia of Altona, several aunts and uncles, several nieces and nephews and several cousins.

Calling hours will be Tuesday, Feb. 22, 2000 from 2-4 and 7-9 at the Brown Funeral Home in Plattsburgh. A Mass of Christian burial will be celebrated Wednesday, Feb. 23, 2000, at 11 a.m. from St. Augustine’s Church in Peru. Burial will follow in Whispering Maples Mausoleum in Plattsburgh.

Herbert P. Sheffler

JAY — Herbert P. Sheffler, 80, of the Hazen Road, died Monday, Feb. 21, 2000, at the CVPH Medical Center, Plattsburgh. He was born March 26, 1919, in Hamden, Conn., the son of Henry and Sarah "Parmalee" Sheffler,

Mr. and Mrs. Sheffler moved from Chester, Conn. to Jay in 1969. He was the employed by Carl Ortloff of Lake Placid as a TV Repairman. This was later known as R.G.M. Electronics of Lake Placid. Herbert enjoyed hunting, fishing and attending horse racing. He was in charge for some time in stocking the East Branch of the Au Sable River with trout.

He is survived by a son and daughter-in-law, Robert and Mary Sheffler of Quakertown, Pa; two granddaughters, Laura of Brattleboro, Vt. and Karen of Boston Mass; one great-grandson, River Kuhn of Vermont.

His wife of 45 years, Aileen Sheffler, died June 17, 1985.

There will be no calling hours. A memorial service will be held, Friday at 3 p.m. at the United Methodist Church, Au Sable Forks.

Burial will be at a later date in Fountain Hill Cemetery, Deep River Conn. Memorials to him name may be made to a charity of ones choice.

Arthur C. St. Germaine

MORRISONVILLE — Arthur C. St. Germaine, 86, of Morrisonville, passed away Sunday, Feb. 20, 2000, at the CVPH Medical Center in Plattsburgh. He was born in West Plattsburgh on Aug. 10, 1913, son of Frank and Mary Jane (Gebo) St. Germaine. Arthur was a graduate of Morrisonville High School. He had been employed by CCC and Pal Blade in Plattsburgh. In 1941, Arthur joined the U.S. Navy, serving in the Pacific Theater during World War II. After the war, he joined the New York State Department of Corrections where he worked for 35 years, retiring in 1981. Arthur was the Town of Plattsburgh Assessor for eight years and the Plattsburgh Town Clerk for 20 years. Arthur was a member of St. Alexander’s Church in Morrisonville, a member of the Republican Party where he served as a town committeeman. Arthur was a member of the American Legion Post 1619 in West Plattsburgh, a member of the Veteran’s of Foreign Wars Post #309 in Peru and a member of CSEA. He participated in the prison golf league. Arthur enjoyed golfing, boating, bowling and camping. Arthur is survived by his wife of 48 years, they were married on Aug. 20, 1952 in Cadyville, the former Irene V. Frederick of Morrisonville; one daughter, Shirley MacGregor of Portsmouth, N.H.; two sons and a daughter-in-law, David St. Germaine of Slate Hill, Earl and JoAnn Moore of Morrisonville; 14 grandchildren, 29 great-grandchildren, six great- great-grandchildren, a sister, Marion Williams of Syracuse and several nieces and nephews. Calling hours will be Wednesday from 2-4 and 7-9 from the Brown Funeral Home in Plattsburgh. Members of the American Legion and the Veterans of Foreign Wars will meet Wednesday evening at 7:30 for services. A Mass of Christian burial will be celebrated Thursday morning at 10 a.m. from St. Alexander’s Church in Morrisonville. Burial will be later in the year in St. Alexander’s Cemetery in Morrisonville. Donations in his memory may be made to St. Alexander’s Church in Morrisonville.

Francis W. Corcoran

BRUNSWICK — Francis W. Corcoran, 75, of Brunswick, died Friday Feb. 18, 2000, at Samaritan Hospital in Troy after a long illness.

He was born in Beekmantown. he had resided in Plattsburgh area for many years and in the Capital Region for the past 25 years. He was a WWII Army veteran having served in the European Theatre.

He was the son of the late John E. and Margaret Dowd Corcoran.

Mr. Corcoran was a truck driver with Red Star Express for 37 years, retiring in 1986. He was a former communicant and Holy Name member of St. Joseph’s Church in West Chazy. He was the former Tax Receiver for the Town of Beekmantown. He was a past member of VFW and American Legion Posts in Plattsburgh and the Beekmantown Volunteer Fire Company.

He is survived by his wife of 51 years, Mary Maxwell Corcoran; the father of John Corcoran of Camillus, Cheryl Seeberger of Fast Greenbush and Kevin Corcoran of Glenville; the brother of Florence Tusa of Florida and the late Mary Corcoran and Ruth Martin. Also survived by six grandchildren and several nieces and nephews.

Funeral services will be private at the convenience of the family. Intermentis at Memory’s Garden, Colonie. Memorial contributions may be made to Alzheimer’s Association, 85 Watervliet Ave., Albany, NY 12206 in memory of Mr. Corcoran.

Floyd L. LaClair

PLATTSBURGH — Floyd L. LaClair, 77, died Sunday, Feb. 20, 2000, at the Meadowbrook Nursing Home in Plattsburgh.

He was born in Ellenburg on June 30, 1922, the son of Peter H. and Cora (Trombly)LaClair.

Mr. LaClair was employed at Republic Steel in Lyon Mountain until 1967 when he worked at the Mineville location. He also was employed by American Bridge and later worked for J.C.E.O. until his disability.

He married the former Irma Ann LaBarge on Aug. 8, 1944, at Holy Angels Church in Altona with Rev. Alfred Boulerice celebrating the Mass.

He is survived by his wife Irma Ann LaClair of Plattsburgh; two sons and daughters-in-law, Dale and Denise LaClair of Morrisonville, Darrell and Janet LaClair of Morrisonville; a brother and sister-in-law, Harry and Veronica LaClair of Utica; three sisters and two brothers-in-law, Helen and Ted Kruk of Clinton, Ada LaClair of Vernon, Kay and Noble Kivett of New Port Richey, Fla.; seven grandchildren, a great-grandchild and several nieces and nephews.

A daughter, Sherry LaClair Gregory died in 1993. Two brothers, Harold and Jim LaClair also died earlier.

There will be no calling hours. A Mass of Christian burial will be celebrated at 10 a.m. Thursday from St. Peter’s Church in Plattsburgh. Burial will follow in Whispering Maples Memorial Gardens Mausoleum in Ellenburg Depot. Memorial donations may be made to the Meadowbrook Nursing Home Activities Fund.

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

Bertha E. Wiley

CARTHAGE — Bertha E. Wiley, 95, died early Saturday at the Hallmark Nursing Centre, Carthage, where she had been a resident for the past five years.

During the 1920’s, Mrs. Wiley taught for two years in one-room schoolhouses in Cannons Corners and Ellenburg Center. She also worked for Robinson’s in the Arcade in Watertown for several years, and as an employee for the Jefferson County Department of Social Services. She retired in the early 1950’s as a senior case worker following 12 years of service.

Mrs. Wiley was born on Dec. 11, 1904, in Ellenburg Depot, a daughter of Robert and Rachel Brisbin Colgan. She was a graduate and the Valedictorian of Ellenburg High School’s class of 1922. She later was graduated from Chateaugay Teacher’s Training School and took additional courses at Potsdam and Plattsburgh Normal Schools.

She married Harold T. Wiley, a native of Ellenburg Depot and graduate of St. Lawrence University, in 1927, in Ogdensburg. They lived for three years in Highland, where Mr. Wiley was a teacher for the Highland Central School. In 1930, they moved to Watertown where Mr. Wiley became a longtime educator, retiring as superintendent of schools in 1968. Mr. Wiley died in 1982.

Mrs. Wiley had been a member of the Asbury United Methodist Church in Watertown since 1931, where she belonged to the Philathea Class and taught Sunday school. She was active in the Girl Scout Organization and was Commissioner of the Jefferson County Girl Scouts at the time that Camp Trefoil, the council’s resident camp, was purchased.

She also did volunteer work for the House of the Good Samaritan Auxilliary and was a member of the New York State Retired Teacher’s Association, The North Country Bird Club and the Four River Valleys Historical Society.

She is survived by two sons, Dr. William D. Wiley, Pleasant Lake, and Harold R. Wiley, Lowville; two daughters, Mrs. Richard (Marjorie E.) Cleveland, Montgomery Village, Maryland, and Mrs. James (Mary Ellen) Ormiston, Venice Center, NY; 15 grandchildren, 22 great grandchildren, one great-great grandson, and many nieces and nephews.

She is predeceased by her granddaughter, Kathy Wiley Zeosky; five brothers, Eldon, Merritt, Ellsworth, Wellington and Charles; and two sisters, Edith McDonough and Elsie Hesseltine.

A memorial service will be held on Saturday, Feb. 26, 2000, at 11 a.m. at Asbury United Methodist Church, 327 Franklin Street, Watertown, with the Rev. Catherine E. Salisbury, former Assistant Pastor of Asbury United Methodist, officiating. A committal service will be held in spring at the Wesleyan Methodist Church in Ellenburg Depot, followed by the burial of her cremains in the Sheldon Hill Cemetery, also in Ellenburg Depot.

Memorial contributions may be made to the Camp Trefoil Fund, c/o Girl Scouts Thousand Islands Council, Inc., 445 Factory Street, Watertown, New York 13601, or to Asbury United Methodist Church, 327 Franklin Street, Watertown, NY 13601.

Arrangements are under the direction of Bezanifla-McGraw Funeral Home, Carthage.

Robert N. LaPointe

MALONE — Robert N. LaPointe, 64, of Constable St., Malone died Monday Feb. 21, 2000, at Alice Hyde Medical Center, Malone.

Born in Lyon Mountain, on Jan. 9, 1936, he was the son of Howard and Bernice (LaFlesh) LaPoint.

Mr.LaPointe is survived by six sisters and four brothers-in-law, Barbara and Donald Collins of Lyon Mountain, Jeannette Dubray of Lyon Mountain, Sally Kline of Lyon Mountain, Mary and John Cayea of Lyon Mountain, Genevieve and John Mailloux of Brainardsville, Diane and Bruce Shutts of Merrill; five brothers and sisters-in-law, George and Judy LaPoint of Chazy Lake, William and Judy LaPoint of Bethel, Conn., Francis and Jackie LaPoint of Merrill, Albert and Betty(Charland) LaPoint of Merrill, Tommy and Peggy LaPoint of Chazy Lake; many nieces and nephews

Those that preceded in death were his parents and two brothers, Phillip LaPoint and Howard LaPoint Jr.

Mr. LaPointe served in the US Marines from January 1954 until January 1957 when he was honorably discharged. He enjoyed all outdoor sports including hunting and fishing. He was employed by Camp Jeanne D’Arc in Merrill for several years as groundskeeper and maintenance man.

Visitation will be at Chateaugay Funeral Home on Wednesday, Feb. 23, from 2-4 and 7-9 p.m. Funeral services will be at 1 p.m. on Thursday, Feb. 24, 2000, in the funeral home chapel. Entombment will take place at Whispering Maples Memorial Gardens, Ellenburgh Depot.

DOROTHY LYONS, 85, of Phoenix, Ariz., died Jan. 18, 2000, after a long illness.

She was born on Aug. 2, 1914, the daughter of the late Arthur and Esther (Callaway) Guyette.

A Memorial Mass will be celebrated Wednesday, Feb. 23, 2000, at 9 a.m. from St. Joseph’ss Church in Treadwell Mill. Burial will be later in the year in Mt. Carmel Cemetery in Plattsburgh.

Published 2/21/00

PLATTSBURGH — E.F. "Peter" Drown, 70, died Saturday, Feb. 19, 2000 at the CVPH Medical Center in Plattsburgh.

He was born March 28, 1929, the son of Stephen and Clara (Colgan) Drown, in Ellenburg Depot.

Peter graduated from Ellenburg Central and the Simmons School of Embalming. With his fathers and brothers, he owned and operated S.L. Drown and Son’s and the Ellenburg Credit Corporation for many years. Peter served in the United States Army during the Korean Conflict.

Peter was a member of several fraternal and service organizations. He was a founding member of the Ellenburg Depot Volunteer Fire Department. For many years active in the Kiwanis Club, Peter was a past president of the Ellenburg Kiwanis Club, and in 1966 served as lieutenant governor for the New York State Kiwanis. Peter was a member of the Mount Hermon Masonic Lodge in Ellenburg and a former Shriner. He was a lifetime member of both Sorrell-Woodward Post 1619 American Legion in Lyon Mountain and the Northern Lights V.F.W. in Ellenburg. Peter was a former member of the Board of Directors of Keeseville National Bank.

Peter co-founded Whispering Maples Memorial Gardens of Plattsburgh and Ellenburg Depot, serving as president since its inception. He founded Drownwood Forest National Pet Cemetery in Altona circa 1981, and at his death, was a member and the Executive Director of the International Association of Pet Cemeteries.

The consummate businessman, Peter, both singly and with family members or associates, founded and operated many North Country businesses in his life. Among them are E.F. Drown Funeral Service of Ellenburg Depot, Mooers and Champlain; O’Neill-Redden-Drown Funeral Home of Plattsburgh; Drown Brothers Monument Company; Curtis Vault Company; Chateaugay Funeral Home; Lyon Mountain Funeral Home; Paul and Hogan Insurance Agency of Ellenburg Depot; Drown Ambulance Service; Blue Haven Campground; Lake Roxanne; Peter’s Market and deli of Ellenburg Depot; Continental Monitoring; Peter Drown Travel; Ace in the Hole; and Pete Drown, Incorporated.

A member of the local Adirondack Wanderers and the America Volkssport Association, in the 1980s Peter walked (and sometimes swam and bicycled) at volks march events and locales in all fifty of the United States. An associate member of the Century Club, Peter visited some 65 countries around the globe. He traveled extensively in Europe, and touched down on six of the world’s continents, crossing the Equator, both Tropics, the Arctic and Antarctic Circles as well as the International Dateline. Two weeks ago, he returned from Antarctica, having successfully completed one of his lifelong dreams. Whether treated as a diplomat in Russia or sleeping on a train station bench in Belgium, Peter loved the opportunities he had to enjoy the various cultures and cuisine offered throughout the world. At his death he was contemplating trips to Australia or the North Pole.

An avid collector, particularly of antique toys, coins and dictionaries, Peter devoted much of his time in the nineties to research and writing. An aficionado of the crossword puzzle, Peter authored two books on the subject and also wrote a book on mythological characters.

Peter is survived by his wife, Lucy Morrow Drown of Plattsburgh; a daughter and son in law, Roxanne Drown and Robert Vergara of Nyack, N.Y.; two sons and daughters in law, Curtis and Andrea Drown of Plattsburgh, and Stephen and Brenda Drown of West Chazy; two stepsons, Elliot Luke Morrow and Simeon Paul Morrow, both of Plattsburgh; one sister and brother in law, Pearl and Lee Smith of Mooers; four grandchildren, Alyssa Drown of Plattsburgh, Dylan Vergara of Nyack, Dana Vergara of Nyack, and Chelsea Drown of Plattsburgh; and several nieces and nephews. Two brothers and a sister, Alton and Martin Drown and Lyda Brooks, and a granddaughter, Whitney Drown, predeceased him.

Visiting hours will be held on Tuesday from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. at the O’Neill-Redden-Drown Funeral Home in Plattsburgh. Funeral services will be held on Wednesday at 11 a.m. from the Beekman Street United Methodist Church in Plattsburgh. Entombment will follow in the Drown vestibule at Whispering Maples Memorial Gardens Mausoleum in Ellenburg Depot. In lieu of flowers, memorial donations may be made to the Peter Drown Memorial Trust being established to assist an area student interested in pursuing a career in business, at the funeral home or by mail to Abbott, Frenyea, Russell and Coffey, P.C., 134 Boynton Ave., Plattsburgh, N.Y., 12901.

BRUNSWICK — Francis W. Corcoran, 75, of Brunswick, N.Y., died Friday, Feb. 18, 2000 at Samaritan Hospital in Troy after a long illness.

Born in Beekmantown, N.Y., he had resided in the Plattsburgh area for many years and in the Capital Region for the past 25 years. He was a WWII Army veteran, having served in the European Theatre.

He was the son of the late John E. and Margaret Dowd Corcoran.

Mr. Corcoran was a truck driver with Red Star Express for 37 years, retiring in 1986. He was a former communicant and Holy Name member of St. Joseph’s Church in West Chazy. He was the former Tax Receiver for the Town of Beekmantown. He was a past member of V.F.W. and American Legion Posts in Plattsburgh and the Beekmantown Volunteer Fire Company. He is survived by his wife of 51 years, Mary Maxwell Corcoran. He is the father of John Corcoran of Camillus, N.Y., and brother of Florence Tusa of Florida and the late Mary Corcoran and Ruth Martin. He is survived by six grandchildren and several nieces and nephews.

Funeral services will be private at the convenience of the family. Interment will be at Memory’s Garden, Colonie, N.Y. Memorial contributions may be made to Alzheimer’s Association of 85 Watervliet Ave., Albany, N.Y. 12206, in memory of Mr. Corcoran. Arrangements are by New Comer-Cannon Family Funeral Home of Colonie.

PLATTSBURGH — Irwin J. Lucia, 34, of Black Road, Plattsburgh, died Saturday, Feb. 19, 2000 in a snowmobile accident on Military Turnpike Extension.

He was born in Plattsburgh on Oct. 19, 1965, the son of Edward R. and Pauline T. (Jarvis) Lucia.

He attended Peru Central School and was the manager of Edward Lucia’s Used Cars in Plattsburgh. He enjoyed snowmobiling, sea-dooing, the lake and camping.

He married Lisa A. Rivers on August 10, 1991.

Survivors include his wife, Lisa; a son Nicholas E.; a daughter, Brittany E. Lucia; his mother, Pauline Lucia; one brother and sister-in-law, Kevin and Emily Lucia, all of Plattsburgh; a paternal grandmother, Sadie Lucia of Altona; several aunts, uncles, nieces, nephews and cousins.

Calling hours will be from 2-4 and 7-9 p.m. Tuesday at the Brown Funeral Home in Plattsburgh.

A mass of Christian burial will be celebrated at 11 a.m. Wednesday at St. Augustine’s Church in Peru. Burial will follow in Whispering Maples Mausoleum in Plattsburgh.

ST. GERMAINE — Arthur C. St. Germaine, 86, of West Plattsburgh, died Sunday, Feb. 20, 2000, at CVPH Medical Center in Plattsburgh.

Arrangements are incomplete and will be announced by the Brown Funeral Home in Plattsburgh.

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