Published 10/21/00

Champlain — Matthieu John Moran, the infant son of Michael Moran and Juanita Munoz, died Friday, Oct. 13, 2000, at the Fletcher Allen Health Care Facility in Burlington, Vt.

Matthieu was born on Oct. 11, 2000.

Matthieu is survived by his parents, Michael Moran and Juanita Munoz of Champlain; two brothers, Michael Moran and Robert Dobson; one sister, Ashley Moran; paternal grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. Leamon Moran; maternal grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. Darriel Demers; two great-grandmothers, Mrs. Mary West and Mrs. Adelaide Pierce; and several aunts, uncles and cousins.

Matthieu is predeceased by his great-grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. Bernard Babbie.

Calling hours will be private and at the convenience of the family. A Memorial Mass will be held at 11 a.m. on Saturday, Oct. 21, 2000, at St. Mary’s Church in Champlain.

Arrangements are with the M.B. Clark Funeral Home in Champlain.

PLATTSBURGH — Nettie M. Santori, 96, of Leonard Avenue, died Friday, Oct. 20, 2000, at the Evergreen Valley Nursing Home.

She was born in Mooers Forks on Jan. 13, 1904, the daughter of John and Agnes (Miller) LaValley.

Nettie married Michael Santori at St. Ann's Church in Mooers Forks in 1926. Mr. Santori died in 1986.

Mrs. Santori was a member of St. John's Church and the Altar Rosary Society. She was an avid gardener and enjoyed cooking. She worked for Pall Blade for 10 years.

Survivors include two daughters and one son-in-law, Mrs. Ephraim (Carmela) Defayette of Morrisonville and Helen Santori of Plattsburgh; four sisters and one brother-in-law, Helen Nephew of West Chazy, Leona Mooso of Nevada, Irene Nephew of Plattsburgh and Mrs. Stephen (Mildred) Percey of Ingraham; and many nieces and nephews.

Three sisters, Mary Goodman, Ida Hebert and Lillian Blades and three brothers, Edward LaValley, Zepher LaValley and Amos LaValley, all predeceased her.

Calling hours will be held Sunday, Oct. 22, 2000, from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. at the R.W. Walker Funeral Home. A Mass of Christian burial will be celebrated Monday at 10 a.m. in St. John's Church. Burial will follow in Mt. Carmel Cemetery.

Memorial donations may go to St. John's Academy.

Ticonderoga — Isabel E. Trudeau, 88, of Schuyler Street in the Town of Ticonderoga, died following a long illness at the home of her daughter on Friday, Oct. 20, 2000.

She was born in Paradox on Dec. 10, 1911, the daughter of Samuel and Belle (McMurtry) Letson.

Mrs. Trudeau worked for the New York Telephone Company, was employed by the former Pearl's Department Store in Ticonderoga and she was former school tax collector for the Ticonderoga Central School District.

She is survived by one son, David Trudeau of Colonie; one daughter, Susan Watts of Ticonderoga; one sister, Una Forcier of Queensbury; three grandchildren, Matthew Watts, David Trudeau Jr. and Diane Barbagallo; five great-grandchildren; and several nieces and nephews.

She is predeceased by her husband, Howard Trudeau; two brothers, Ernest Letson and Carroll Letson; and two sisters, Grace Mott and Lena Courtney.

Calling hours will be held on Sunday from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. at the Connery & Gunning Funeral Home in Ticonderoga. A traditional Catholic Wake Service will be held at the funeral home Sunday evening at 8 p.m. A Mass of Christian burial will be celebrated at 10 a.m. on Monday, Oct. 23rd, at St. Mary's Catholic Church in Ticonderoga, with the Rev. Richard Huber officiating. Burial will follow in the Trudeau family plot in Mt. Hope Cemetery in Ticonderoga.

In lieu of flowers, the family suggest memorials in Mrs. Trudeau's memory to the High Peaks Hospice, PO Box 195, Mineville, NY 12956.

Cadyville — Evelyn N. Passino, 79, died Friday, Oct. 20, 2000, at her home, surrounded by her family.

She was born in Sciota on Sept. 19, 1921, the daughter of Roma and Carrie (Monette) Neverett.

She graduated from Mooers High School at the age of 15. She was a member of the Mooers High School Alumni Association and was a member of St. James Minor Church in Cadyville.

She is survived by two daughters and sons-in-law, Donna and Leonard Ducatte of Cadyville and Sandy and Ross Rabideau of Cadyville; four granddaughters, Melissa Carrier, Michelle Recore, Mallory Ducatte and Heidi Mather; five great-grandchildren; and several nieces and nephews.

Her husband, Donald Passino, died in 1985; and two brothers, Floyd and Leo Neverett, died before her.

There will be no calling hours. A Mass of Christian burial will be celebrated at 1 p.m. Saturday from St. James Minor Church in Cadyville. Burial will follow in the parish cemetery.

Memorial donations may be made to the Lupus Foundation or the Juvenile Diabetes Foundation in care of the family.

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

Lake Placid — John F. Dixon, 75, of Forest Street in Lake Placid, passed away Friday morning, Oct. 20, 2000, at the Adirondack Medical Center in Saranac Lake after a lengthy illness.

He was born in the Bronx, N.Y., on Oct. 2, 1925, the son of Felix A. and Constance Stevens Meehan Dixon.

Jack graduated from the Lake Placid High School Class of 1943 as Salutatorian. He was also a graduate of Cornell University in 1950.

He was employed by the Lake Placid School District from 1954 to 1979 as district clerk, business manager, teacher, vice-principal and principal. He was the high school football coach for many years and his teams won several championships. He served as a member of the Lake Placid School Board for 18 years and was manager of the Greenwood for 18 years. Jack was a former member of the Lake Placid Lions Club, the New York State Retired Teachers Association and the Lake Placid American Legion Post 326.

He served in the 10th Mountain Division in World War II from January 1944 to August 1945, when he was wounded in action in Italy. For this, he was awarded the Purple Heart.

He is survived by his wife Elena (Shtcherbakova) Dixon and a stepdaughter, Veronica Shtcherbakova, both of Lake Placid; his former wife, Therese Kendrick Patnode of Lake Placid; four daughters, Mary Pat Baker and her husband Michael, Suzanne Dixon, Amy Beaney and her husband Philip, Mona Stevens Dixon and one son, John K. Dixon and his fiancee, Valerie Abraham, all of Lake Placid. He is also survived by one sister, Joan Dixon Peacock of Lake Placid. Jack is also survived by four grandchildren, Erica and John Bickford and Dan and Megan Baker; and several nieces and nephews.

His stepfather, Curtis P. Stevens, an infant daughter Sarah and a brother, Thomas M. Dixon, died earlier.

Friends may call at the Clark Funeral Home in Lake Placid on Sunday, Oct. 22, from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. There will be an American Legion Prayer Service on Sunday evening at 8 p.m., followed by a Bible Vigil Service at 8:30 p.m. A funeral Mass will be held at St. Agnes Church on Monday, Oct. 23, at 11 a.m., with Rev. Michael Gaffney, pastor, officiating. Full military honors will be provided at the graveside at St. Agnes Cemetery by the 10th Mountain Division, Fort Drum.

Friends wishing to remember Jack may make donations in his memory to the High Peaks Hospice or the charity of your choice.

Published 10/20/00

Malone — Dr. Alfred A. Hartmann Sr., 89, of Elm Street, died Tuesday, Oct. 17, 2000, at his residence.

Born Sept. 13, 1911, in New York City, he was the son of Alois and Ella (Friedrich) Hartmann.

He married Alice Reilly on Sept. 24, 1940, in St. Borremo Church in Brooklyn. She predeceased him on Aug. 11, 1997.

He is survived by two sons and two daughters-in-law, Dr. Alfred A. and Kathleen Hartmann Jr. of Malone and Col. Karl and Julia Hartmann of St. Louis, Mo.; six grandchildren and a spouse, Alfred and Katie Hartmann of New York City, Kenneth Hartmann of Charleston, S.C., Maureen Hartmann of Bozeman, Mont., Karl M. Hartmann, Geta Hartmann and Anna Hartmann, all of St. Louis, Mo.

Besides his wife of 56 years and his parents, a sister, Elizabeth Higgins, predeceased him.

He attended schools in Brooklyn, at P.S. 48 and later graduated from St. Francis Xavier High School in Manhattan in 1929. In 1932, he received a bachelor of arts degree from Fordham University before entering Long Island College of Medicine. He received his M.D. degree in 1936. After three years of post-graduate training in general medicine and surgery, he entered the general practice of medicine in Malone on Nov. 1, 1939.

Following his marriage, he and his wife made their home in Malone, until he went on active duty in the U.S. Army in 1941 until 1946. The World War II years for Dr. Hartmann were spent with the Fourth Infantry Division. He participated in the D-Day landing and Utah Beach. He earned five campaign stars, one each for the battles of Normandy, Northern France, the Ardennes (Battle of the Bulge) the Rhineland and Central Europe. He received the Bronze Star and also holds a Medical Battalion Unit Citation for work in Normandy and the Hurtgen Forest.

Because of his fluency in the German language, Dr. Hartmann was transferred to the U.S. Military Government Unit after VE Day and served as Director of Public Health for Upper Bavaria until June of 1946. Following his separation from the Armed Forces, he remained active in the U.S. Army Reserve where he retired with the rank of full colonel in 1970.

His general practice of medicine was resumed in 1946 at the Alice Hyde Hospital in Malone. In addition to a rewarding patient practice, Dr. Hartmann was an active member of the Franklin County Medical Society, where he was a long-standing delegate to the New York State Medical Society. He also served as president of the Fourth District Branch of the New York State Society and was active in the American Medical Association functions. From 1968-1970, Dr. Hartmann was a program consultant for the Department of Post-graduate Medicine at Albany Medical Center. He also served as Director of the Franklin County Mental Health Board. Dr. Hartmann retired after more than 50 years of active medical practice.

Dr. Hartmann was a member of the Malone School Board from 1950-1960. For many years he was also a Director of the Citizens National Bank in Malone. Despite his growing up in New York City, Dr. Hartmann acquired a passion for the countryside and particularly for trees. Following the Dutch elm disease in Malone, he spearheaded a program to replant with hearty maple trees. He worked diligently on this project well into his retirement years. Dr. Hartmann was a communicant of St. Joseph's Church in Malone.

There will be no calling hours. A Mass of Christian burial will be celebrated at 10 a.m. on Saturday, Oct. 21, 2000, in St. Joseph's Church. Burial will be in St. Joseph's Cemetery, Lake Titus Road.

Memorial donations may be made to the Alice Hyde Hospital or Hospice of the North Country.

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

Champlain — Mattieu John Moran, the infant son of Michael Moran and Juanita Munoz, died Friday, Oct. 13, 2000, at the Fletcher Allen Health Care Facility In Burlington, Vt.

Mattieu was born on Oct. 11, 2000.

Mattieu is survived by his parents, Michael Moran and Juanita Munoz of Champlain; two brothers, Michael Moran and Robert Dobson; one sister, Ashley Moran; paternal grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. Leamon Moran; maternal grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. Darriel Demers; two great-grandmothers, Mrs. Mary West and Mrs. Adelaide Pierce; and several aunts, uncles and cousins.

Mattieu is predeceased by his great-grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. Bernard Babbie.

Services will be private and at the convenience of the family.

Arrangements are with the M.B. Clark Funeral Home in Champlain.

Plattsburgh — Elizabeth H. Wrann of Plattsburgh died at the age of 79 on Sept. 7, 2000.

A native of New York City, Elizabeth is survived by two daughters and two sons-in-law, Clarice and Rolland Pulsifer of Lewis and Jane and Jospeh DiMisa of Tampa, Fla.; a son and daughter-in-law, Walter and Phyllis Wrann of Great Kills, Staten Island; a brother and sister-in-law, William and Carol DuRen of Great Neck; grandchildren Beatrice Disogra of Plattsburgh, Christina and Kenny Whittemore and Nick and Karen Disogra of Lewis, Carie Ann and Mark Herrera, Christopher and Christie DiMisa, Gregory DiMisa, Jennifer and Geoff Rhoades and Noel DiMisa of Tampa, Fla., Joseph and Natalie DiMisa of Atlanta, Ga., and Jennifer McCave of Staten Island; and 13 great-grandchildren.

A Memorial Mass will be offered at St. Elizabeth’s Church in Elizabethtown on Oct. 21, 2000, at 4:30 p.m.

Shyanne M. Martin, age 18 months, of Main Street in Chateaugay, died unexpectedly Wednesday morning, Oct. 18, 2000, at the Alice Hyde Medical Center in Malone, after being stricken at her home.

Born in Malone on April 11, 1999, she is the daughter of Kevin Jeror and Crystal Martin.

Calling hours will be Saturday, Oct. 21, 2000, from 10 to 11:45 a.m. at the Bruso-Desnoyers Funeral Home in Malone. A funeral service will be held Saturday at noon in the funeral home chapel, with the Rev. Fay Ager officiating. Burial will be in St. Patrick's Cemetery in Chateaugay.

Published 10/19/00

CUMBERLAND HEAD — Lois W. Walker, 83, of Cumberland Head and Pompano Beach, Fla., died Monday, Oct. 16, 2000, at Fletcher Allen Medical Center in Burlington, Vt.

She was born on Jan. 30, 1917, in Ormstown, Quebec, the daughter of Samuel J. and Mildred E. (Osmond) Gray.

Lois married Robert W. Walker at the Christ Church Cathedral in Montreal on June 12, 1937. He died March 27, 1986.

She was a member of the North Country Alliance Church in West Plattsburgh and the Coral Ridge Presbyterian Church in Fort Lauderdale, Fla. Mrs. Walker founded, owned and operated the R.W. Walker Funeral Home with her husband, Robert W. Walker, from 1938 to 1979.

Lois began to collect antiques during the early 1940's and later was an antiques dealer at the Pearl S. Buck Antiques Center in Danby, Vt., for ten years. She continued at Martin House Antiques in No. Ferrisburg, Vt., for 12 years, along with Cherry Hill Antiques in her home on Cumberland Head for many years, retiring in 1998.

Survivors include two sons and two daughters-in-law, Dick and Lorraine Walker of Cumberland Head and John and Vicki Walker of Plattsburgh; one daughter and son-in-law, Barbara and Philip Hurd of Ausable Chasm; five grandchildren, Johonna Walker, Cassie Walker, Joshua Walker, Kristen Hurd and Jessica Walker; one brother, Hollis Gray of St. Catherines, Ontario; one nephew, Robert Gray of Brampton, Ontario; one niece and her husband, James and Colleen Wallace of St. Catherines, Ontario, and their children, Robert and Marissa.

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 funeral service will be held Friday at 11 a.m. at the Turnpike Wesleyan Church. Burial will follow in the Riverview Cemetery in Chazy.

Donations may be made to the N. C. Alliance Church Building Fund in her memory.

Rouses Point — Herman M. Rabideau Sr., 93, formerly of the Cannons Corners Road in Mooers Forks, died Wednesday, Oct. 18, 2000, at Cedar Hedge Nursing Home in Rouses Point, where he had been a patient since October 1995.

He was born in Mooers Forks on Sept. 5, 1907, the son of Mitchel and Rose (Surprenant) Rabideau.

He was married to Clara Rabideau on Nov. 24, 1930, in St. Ann's Church in Mooers Forks by Rev. A. M. Gilbert. Mrs Rabideau predeceased him on June 15, 1988.

Mr. Rabideau is survived by three sons and daughters-in-law, Herman and Rhoda Rabideau Jr. of Mooers Forks, Rufus and Rita Rabideau of Ellenburg Depot and Harold and Shirley Rabideau of Mooers Forks; four daughters and three sons-in-law, Marilyn and Gerald Gadway of Mooers Forks, Marie Trombley of Mooers Forks, Edith and Robert Surprenant of Mooers Forks and Jane and Jim Forkey of Mooers; a sister, Mrs. Richard (Amelia) Monette of Mooers Forks; 21 grandchildren; 33 great-grandchildren; and one great-great-granddaughter.

Those that preceded in death were a grandson, Terry L. Rabideau; a brother, Lawrence Rabideau; and three sisters, Eva Baker, Edith Tolosky and Flora Rabideau.

Mr. Rabideau was a dairy farmer on the Cannons Corners Road and also drove a school bus for the Mooers School District for several years. He was a communicant of St. Ann's Church in Mooers Forks and former member of Knights of Columbus, Mooers Council 6136. Active in politics, he served as a councilman for the Town of Mooers for 16 years, a member of the Mooers Republican Committee and board member of A.S.C.S. He was an avid fisherman and hunter.

Calling hours will be held at the Chateaugay Funeral Home on Thursday, October 19th, from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. Funeral services will be at 10 a.m. on Friday, Oct. 20th, in St. Ann's Church in Mooers Forks, with Rev. Gerald Cerank presiding. Entombment will take place at Whispering Maples Memorial Gardens in Ellenburg Depot.

Donations in his memory may be made to the fire department and rescue squads of Mooers or Ellenburg Depot.

Mooers Forks — Helen T. Guerin, 79, died Tuesday, Oct. 17, 2000, at her residence.

She was born in Standish on April 3, 1921, the daughter of Joseph and Minnie (Brooks) Garrow.

She was a member of St. Ann's Church in Mooers Forks.

She is survived by her husband, Eugene N. Guerin of Mooers Forks; four sons, David J. Garrand Sr. of Malta, Carl E. Garrand of Mooers, Eugene G. Guerin of Mooers Forks and Francis A. Guerin of Schenectady; three daughters, Carolyn Babbie of Mooers Forks, Bernice Grimshaw of Champlain and Shirley Gladd of Rouses Point; a sister, Leona Couchie of Batavia; and many grandchildren, great-grandchildren; and several nieces and nephews.

Her first husband, Carson C. Garrand and a son, Sidney Garrand, both died before her.

There will be no calling hours. A funeral service will be held at 10 a.m. Saturday from the E.F. Drown Funeral Home chapel in Ellenburg Depot. Burial will follow in Whispering Maples Memorial Gardens Mausoleum in Ellenburg Depot.

Plattsburgh — Elizabeth H. Wrann of Plattsburgh died at the age of 79 on Sept. 7, 2000.

A native of New York City, Elizabeth is survived by two daughters and two sons-in-law, Clarice and Rolland Pulsifer of Lewis and Jane and Jospeh DiMisa of Tampa, Fla.; a son and daughter-in-law, Walter and Phyllis Wrann of Great Kills, Staten Island; a brother and sister-in-law, William and Carol DuRen of Great Neck; grandchildren Beatrice Disogra of Plattsburgh, Christina and Kenny Whittemore and Nick and Karen Disogra of Lewis, Carie Ann and Mark Herrera, Christopher and Christie DiMisa, Gregory DiMisa, Jennifer and Geoff Rhoades and Noel DiMisa of Tampa, Fla., Joseph and Natalie DiMisa of Atlanta, Ga., and Jennifer McCane of Staten Island; and 13 great-grandchildren.

A Memorial Mass will be offered at St. Elizabeth’s Church in Elizabethtown on Oct. 21, 2000, at 4:30 p.m.

Ethel C. Baker, 89, formerly of Riverside Drive in Saranac Lake, died Tuesday, Oct. 17, 2000, at Uihlein Mercy Center in Lake Placid, where she had been a resident since Oct. 22, 1998.

Calling hours will be at the Fortune - Keough Funeral Home, Inc. in Saranac Lake on Thursday, Oct. 19th, from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. A Catholic Daughters Service will be held at 8 p.m. on Thursday evening at the funeral home. A Mass of Christian burial will be held at 11:15 a.m. on Friday, Oct. 20, 2000, at St. Bernard's Church in Saranac Lake, with Rev. Joseph Wheelock officiating. Burial will follow at St. Bernard Cemetery in Saranac Lake.

Henry E. Martin, 70, formerly of Saranac Lake and Madrid, died on Oct. 17, 2000, at the Hepburn Hospital in Ogdensburg.

Calling hours will take place at the Fortune - Keough Funeral Home in Saranac Lake on Thursday, Oct. 19, 2000, from 7 to 9 p.m. only. A funeral service will take place at 3 p.m. on Friday at the funeral home. Burial will follow in Mt. View Cemetery in Gabriels.

Mildred Louise Chase — A memorial service will be conducted on Oct. 20, 2000, at 2 p.m. for Mrs. Mildred Louise Chase from the First Presbyterian Church of Plattsburgh. Burial will follow at a later date in the Mt. Feake Cemetery in Waltham, Mass. Mrs. Chase died on Oct. 15, 2000, at Citrus Memorial Hospital in Inverness, Fla

Published 10/18/00

Cadyville — Morris Joseph Charette, 71, of Cadyville, died Monday, Oct. 16, 2000, at the CVPH Medical Center.

He was born in Ellenburg on Aug. 30, 1929, to the late Francis Xavior and Florence (LeClair) Charette.

Mr. Charette attended Ellenburg Central School and was a dairy farmer for several years. He was later employed by Gagnier Brothers Potato Farm for 39 years and was a part-time employee of McCadam Cheese Factory in Chateaugay.

He was a communicant of the Immaculate Heart of Mary Church in Churubusco and a long time member of the Knights of Columbus Council 04441 in Ellenburg.

Survivors include his loving wife of 49 years, Della Louise (Boadway) Charette; four sons, Leonard and Christine (Marlow) Charette of Olympia, Wash., Ronald and Suzanne (LaValley) Charette of Cadyville, Marshall and Carol (Dunn) Charette of Chateaugay and Anthony and Heidi (Schaffer) Charette of Peru; four daughters, Maureen and Anthony McPherson of Chicopee, Mass., Angela and Joseph McPherson of Moira, Joanne and Kevin Goodman of Rutland, Vt., and Roseanne and Louis Clark of Waterford; one daughter-in-law, Anne (Scott) Charette of Churubusco; two brothers, Leo Charette of Norristown, Pa., and Royal and Liz Charette of Pahrump, Nev.; four sisters, Veronica and Harry LaClair of Utica, Bertha Snay of Ellenburg, Elaine and Ivan Trombley of Ellenburg and Lorraine and Paul Tatro of East Hampton, Mass.; 25 grandchildren; seven great-grandchildren; and many nieces and nephews.

Relatives who died previously include his parents; four brothers, Ernest Charette, Joseph and Francis Charette and Raymond Charette; two sons, Arthur Charette and James Charette; and two grandsons, A.J. McPherson and Ronald Charette II.

Calling hours will be Friday, Oct. 20, 2000, from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. at the Brown Funeral Home in Cadyville. Members of the Ellenburg Knights of Columbus will meet Friday evening at 7 p.m. for services. A Mass of Christian burial will be celebrated Saturday at 11 a.m. from Immaculate Heart of Mary Church in Churubusco. Burial will follow in the parish cemetery.

In lieu of flowers, memorials are suggested to the Alzheimer's Disease Assistance Center, SUNY Plattsburgh, Suite 227, Sibley Hall, 101 Broad Street, Plattsburgh, NY 12901.

Dannemora — Mr. Robert "Joe" Scott, 78, formerly of Cook Street, died Monday, Oct. 16, 2000, at the Meadowbrook Health Care Facility, following a long struggle with Alzheimer's Disease.

He was born in AuSable Forks on Aug. 31, 1922, the son of the late Dr. Joseph W. and Genevieve (Horrigan) Scott.

Joe was a veteran of World War II, serving in the U.S. Marine Corps, stationed in the Pacific Theatre.

He was a graduate of St. Lawrence University, Class of 1950 and was a member of the 1952 U.S. Olympic Bobsled Team, which traveled to Oslo, Norway.

Joe married the former Katherine "Katie" Yelle at Holy Name Church in AuSable Forks on Aug. 2, 1952. He began his career as a correction officer at Clinton Correctional Facility and later became a Pre-Release Coordinator, retiring in 1990 after 35 years of service.

Joe was a member of St. Joseph's Church in Dannemora. He was a member and past post commander of the former Adirondack Mountain Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 1514, Dannemora and the Dannemora Volunteer Fire Department, having served as its president for more than 20 years. In 1985, Joe was named Dannemora Fireman of the Year. Joe was active in community service having served on the Saranac School Board and the parish council of St. Joseph's Church.

He enjoyed spending time at his family camp on Silver Lake. He also enjoyed golfing, hunting and dancing with his wife, Katie. Joe will be fondly remembered for calling cadence in the numerous parades the Dannemora Fire Department marched in.

Joe was preceded in death by his wife of 42 years, Katie, on May 20, 1994.

He is survived by five daughters and four sons-in-law, Betsy and Alan Durkee of Morrisonville, Joanne and John Schilling of Reston, Va., Emilie and Pat Davenport of Hope Mills, N.C., Kathleen and Rob Karnbach of Dover, Del., and Margaret Scott and her companion Marc Dudley of Tacoma, Wash.; two sisters and a brother-in-law, Loretta "Rebbie" and Frank Stover of Falls Church, Va., and Katherine "Tootie" Welsh of Plattsburgh; nine grandchildren, and several nieces and nephews.

Calling hours will be Thursday, Oct. 19th, from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. at the Brown Funeral Home in Plattsburgh. A Mass of Christian burial will be celebrated Friday, Oct. 20th, at 11 a. m. at St. Joseph's Church in Dannemora. Interment will follow in Holy Name Cemetery in AuSable Forks.

Friends wishing may make donations to the Dannemora Fire Department or the Third Age Adult Center at Sibley Hall.

Syracuse — Laura N. Martin, 87, formerly of Syracuse and Cazenovia, died Monday, Oct. 9, 2000, at Rosewood Heights Health Canter in Syracuse. She was the widow of Harold F. Martin, who died in 1994.

Mrs. Martin was born in New Jersey and had resided in the Syracuse area for many years. She was a 1934 graduate of St. Luke's School of Nursing in New York City and had been a registered nurse at the Upstate Medical Center in Syracuse. She was a member of the Robinson Memorial Presbyterian Church., O.E.S. and an active member of the American Field Service.

She is survived by two daughters, Phyllis Martin of Alexandria, Va., and Diana Cleary of Oceanside, Calif.; two brothers, Frank Nutt of Apple Valley, Calif., and Glenn Nutt of Rouses Point; one sister, Phyllis Gokey of Rouses Point; and two grandsons.

Memorial services will be conducted at Rouses Point at a time to be announced. Burial will be in Woodlawn Cemetery in Syracuse. There are no calling hours.

Contributions may be made to Familial Alzheimer's Disease Fund, c/o Dr. Susan Bassett, Johns Hopkins University Hospital, Osler 320, 600 N. Wolf St., Baltimore, MD 21287-5371.

Funeral arrangements by the Richard F. Ayer Funeral Homes in Cazenovia.

Wappinger Falls, N.Y. — Walter Lance Green, 53, formerly from Keeseville, died at his home in Wappingers Falls on Oct. 16, 2000.

He was born in Plattsburgh on April 22, 1947, the son of Charles L. and Ella M. (Pelkey) Green.

He served as a sergeant in the U.S. Army from 1966 to 1969 and again in 1977 to 1981.

He had lived in Wappinger Falls for 14 years and was co-manager of 9D EZ Storage, Inc.

Survivors include Melodie A. Gebo of Wappingers Falls and her sons, Alan Gebo and his wife Valerie and their children, Alandra Gebo and Cory Worden of Peru and Arthur Gebo of Hopewell Junction, N.Y.; his aunts and uncles, Muriel Douglas of Keeseville; John and Alma Pelkey of Keeseville; and Wallace and Dorothy Russell of Peru; and several nieces.

He was predeceased by his brother, James Green.

Graveside services will be held at Peru Cemetery in Peru at the convenience of the family, with interment at the Peru Cemetery.

CUMBERLAND HEAD — Lois W. Walker, 83, of Cumberland Head and Pompano Beach, Fla., died Monday, Oct. 16, 2000, at Fletcher Allen Medical Center in Burlington, Vt.

She was born on Jan. 30, 1917, in Ormstown, Quebec, the daughter of Samuel J. and Mildred E. (Osmond) Gray.

Lois married Robert W. Walker at the Christ Church Cathedral in Montreal on June 12, 1937. He died March 27, 1986.

She was a member of the North Country Alliance Church in West Plattsburgh and the Coral Ridge Presbyterian Church in Fort Lauderdale, Fla. Mrs. Walker founded, owned and operated the R.W. Walker Funeral Home with her husband, Robert W. Walker, from 1938 to 1979.

Lois began to collect antiques during the early 1940's and later was an antiques dealer at the Pearl S. Buck Antiques Center in Danby, Vt., for ten years. She continued at Martin House Antiques in No. Ferrisburg, Vt., for 12 years, along with Cherry Hill Antiques in her home on Cumberland Head for many years, retiring in 1998.

Survivors include two sons and two daughters-in-law, Dick and Lorraine Walker of Cumberland Head and John and Vicki Walker of Plattsburgh; one daughter and son-in-law, Barbara and Philip Hurd of Ausable Chasm; five grandchildren, Johonna Walker, Cassie Walker, Joshua Walker, Kristen Hurd and Jessica Walker.

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 funeral service will be held Friday at 11 a.m. at the Turnpike Wesleyan Church. Burial will follow in the Riverview Cemetery in Chazy.

Donations may be made to the N. C. Alliance Church Building Fund in her memory.

Keene Valley — Frances Markey Dwyer, Ph.D., 89, of Keene Valley, died on Oct. 17, 2000, in Burlington, Vt.

She was born in New York City, the daughter of the late Peter and Sarah (Speer) Markey. She was a long term resident of Syracuse.

Dr. Dwyer was a graduate of Washington Irving High School in Manhattan, received her baccalaureate from Barnard College in 1931 and her doctorate from Columbia University in psychology in 1934.

Dr. Dwyer was a clinical psychologist. In addition to her private practice, from which she retired in 1996, she taught at Syracuse University in its College of Home Economics earlier in her career. She also spent 25 years in adult night education with the Syracuse public schools and served as a consultant with the New York State Department of Labor on their Work Incentive Program. She published several articles in Child Psychology and authored several of the earliest child development monographs.

She was a member of the American Psychological Association, the New York State Psychological Association and the Barnard College Alumni Association.

She is survived by two daughters, Margaret Dwyer of Fairfield, Iowa, and Johanna Dwyer of Jamaica Plain, Mass.; a son, Matthew H. Dwyer of Keene; and six grandchildren.

She was predeceased by her husband, M. Harold "Pete" Dwyer, Esq., formerly a partner in the Hancock and Estabrook LLP of Syracuse; two daughters, Virginia Dwyer (infant) in 1951 and Elisabeth Brooks in 1971; and her only sister, Elizabeth M. Lyons, in 1971.

Calling hours will be at the Ballweg & Lunsford Funeral Home, Inc., 4612 South Salina Street in Syracuse, on Friday, Oct. 20, 2000, from 4 to 7 p.m. Services will be held at 11 a.m. on Saturday, Oct. 21, 2000, at St. James Church, 4845 South Salina Street in Syracuse. Dr. Dwyer donated her body to science at SUNY Health Science Center in Syracuse.

Donations in her name can be made to the Central New York Community Foundation, Inc., 500 So. Salina St., Suite 428, Syracuse, NY 13202, the Keene Valley Neighborhood House, PO Box 46, Keene Valley, NY 12943, or St. Brendan’s Church, Keene, NY 12942.

WENDELL, N.C. — John (Jack) Montroy, 69, formerly of Plattsburgh, died at his home on Sunday, Oct. 15, 2000.

He was born in Ogdensburg on Nov. 7, 1930, the son of the late Ernest and Crolla (Smith) Montroy.

He served in the U.S. Army and U.S. Air Force and retired from Wyeth-Ayerst Research in 1986 and moved to Wendell, N.C.

Jack is survived by his wife Patricia of North Carolina; three sons and daughters-in-law, Richard and Marie Montroy of Plattsburgh, John and Donna Montroy of Beekmantown and Andrew and Jennifer Montroy of North Carolina; two daughters, Michele deJongh and Jean Montroy, both of North Carolina; a brother, Clifford, of Ogdensburg; and 14 grandchildren.

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

Helen T. Guerin, 79, died Tuesday, Oct. 17, 2000, at her residence.

Arrangements are incomplete and are with the E.F. Drown Funeral Service in Ellenburg Depot.

Raymond A. Blanchard, 42, of the Rock Road in Peru, died Monday, Oct. 16, 2000, at his home.

He was born on March 28, 1958, in Plattsburgh, the son of Hanford and Ethelbert (Annis) Blanchard.

Calling hours will be held Wednesday from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. at the R.W. Walker Funeral Home in Plattsburgh. A funeral service will be held Thursday at 11 a.m. in the Funeral Home Chapel, with Rev. Kenneth Parker, pastor of the Peru Community Church, officiating. Entombment will follow in Whispering Maples Memorial Gardens, Inc., Tom Miller Road in Plattsburgh.

Ernest J. Savard, 100, of Cedar Street in Tupper Lake, died Oct. 17, 2000, at his home.

He was born in Brandon, N.Y., on Oct. 30, 1899, the son of Thomas and Marie Anne (Gauthier) Savard.

Calling hours will be held on Oct. 19th from 7 to 9 p.m. at the Richer Funeral Home in Tupper Lake. A funeral Mass will be held on Oct. 20th at 10 a.m. at Holy Name Church in Tupper Lake, with Fr. Christopher Carrara officiating. Burial with military honors will follow at Holy Name Cemetery.

Published 10/16/00

INVERNESS, Fla. — Mildred Louise Chase, age 79 of Oak Pond, Inverness, died Sunday, October 15, 2000 at Citrus Memorial Hospital.

Born in Waltham, Massachusetts on September 19, 1921 to the late Carl Albert & Ida L. (Helgeson) Lindstrom, she came here in 1998 from Plattsburgh, New York.

Mrs. Chase was a homemaker and member of the Multiple Sclerosis Society, the Home Demonstration Extension Services and a volunteer with the CVPH Medical Center all of Plattsburgh, New York.

She was of the Protestant faith.

Survivors include her loving husband of 54 years, Warren L. Chase; two sons, Warren L. "Bud" (Helen Z.) Chase of Granville, Ohio and William A. (Rhea B.) Chase of Plattsburgh; two daughters: Barbara C. (Bruce S.) McCowan, E. Greenwich, R.I. and Judith L. (Bruce M.) Belrose of West Chazy; one sister, Elaine M. Johnson of Salem, N.H.; and 12 grandchildren: Sandra, Elizabeth, Anthony, Nicholas, John James, Corey, Derek, Michael, Natasha, Nicole, Samantha and Matthew.

A memorial service will be conducted on Friday, October 20, 2000 at 2:00 p.m. from the First Presbyterian Church of Plattsburgh.

Inurnment will follow at a later date in the Mt. Feake Cemetery in Waltham, Massachusetts.

In lieu of flowers, memorials are suggested to your local Make-A-Wish Foundation.

Published 10/15/00

Rochester, N.Y. — Richard L. Butchino died at his residence in Rochester on Oct. 5, 2000, at the age of 60.

He was born on June 20, 1940, the son of Ozias and Pearl (Cook) Butchino.

He served in the U.S. Army. He did a tour in Vietnam and received the Purple Heart, Three Star Cluster and Overseas Bar. He was a member of the Veterans of Foreign Wars.

He is survived by his wife, Linda Butchino of Rochester; one sister, Roberta Trombley of Plattsburgh; five brothers, Robert of Hillsboro, Ore., Ronald of Dannemora, Royce of Plattsburgh, Reginald of Saratoga Springs and Roderick of Peru.

He was predeceased by his son, Robby; his father and mother; and one brother, Roger.

Burial will be in St. Peter’s Cemetery in Plattsburgh on Oct. 20, 2000, at 11 a.m.

Chateaugay — Bernice A. Gagnier, 79, of Chateaugay, died Friday, Oct. 13, 2000, at Alice Hyde Medical Center in Malone.

She was born in North Bangor, on June 18, 1921, the daughter of Howard and Mary (Dickinson) Aldrich.

She was married to Edgar G.S. Gagnier on Feb. 16, 1945, in St. Patrick's Church in Washington, D.C.; he survives.

Mrs. Gagnier is also survived by three sons and daughters-in-law, Edgar Jerry and Michaele Gagnier of Chazy Lake, Glen and Dorothy Gagnier of Croghan, N.Y., and John and Cindy Gagnier of Valparaiso, Ind.; two daughters and sons-in-law, Janet and Daniel Waldron of Chateaugay Lake and Giesele and Darwin LaClair of Chateaugay; 15 grandchildren; one great-grandson; a brother and sister-in-law, Kermit and Almeta Aldrich of Malone; and a sister, Betty Brigham of Redmond, Wash.

She was predeceased by a granddaughter, Danielle Waldron, in 1973.

Mrs. Gagnier was a 1937 graduate of Franklin Academy. She served in the U.S. Navy during World War II. She worked at Farmer's National Bank for several years and then at Key Bank in Ellenburg Depot. She was also a communicant of St. Patrick's Church in Chateaugay. Mrs. Gagnier resided in Churubusco for many years before moving to Chateaugay in the mid-1980's.

Calling hours will be at the Chateaugay Funeral Home on Sunday, Oct. 15th, from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. Funeral services are tentatively set at 10 a.m. on Monday, Oct. 16, 2000, at the Chateaugay Funeral Home with Rev. Fay Ager officiating. Burial will take place at Immaculate Heart of Mary Cemetery in Churubusco.

Donations in her memory may be made to the Chateaugay Rescue Squad.

Plattsburgh — Gilbert J. Burnell, 66, died Saturday, Oct. 14, 2000, at his residence.

He was born in Plattsburgh on Dec. 18, 1933, the son of Earl G. and Gladys H. (Fink) Burnell.

He married the former Carol Halahan on Aug. 27, 1955.

He was a graduate of Plattsburgh State University and was inducted into their sports Hall of Fame in 1992 in recognition of his contributions to the college's athletic program. He began his teaching career in South Glens Falls in 1955. In 1959, he became elementary principal at North Creek and in 1961 he went to the Saranac Central School system and retired as elementary principal in 1989.

Gil was a member of the Bluff Point Golf and Country Club, where he was past club champion. He was a member of the School Administrators Association of New York State and Buck's Hunting Club. He was a member of St. Joseph's Church in Treadwells Mills.

He is survived by his wife Carol; three daughters and sons-in-law, Katie and Tim Rogers of North Canton, Ohio, Christen and John Cardina of Wooster, Ohio, and Heather and John Tutwiler of Charlotte, N.C.; two brothers and sisters-in-law, Robert "Red" and Margo Burnell and Earl and Judy Burnell, all of Plattsburgh; a sister and brother-in-law, Karen and Gene Armstrong of Plattsburgh; two granddaughters, Caitlin and Mollie Cardina; a grandson, Ryan Tutwiler; and several nieces and nephews.

There will be no calling hours. A Mass of Christian burial will be celebrated at 11 a.m. Monday from St. Joseph's Church in Treadwells Mills. Burial will follow in St. Alexander's Cemetery in Morrisonville.

In lieu of flowers, memorial donations may be made to Hospice of the North Country.

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

Plattsburgh — Barbara Jo (Bobbie Jo) Yates, 29, of the Military Turnpike in Plattsburgh, died Friday, Oct. 13, 2000, at her home.

She was born in Plattsburgh on Nov. 10, 1970, the daughter of Harlan and Juanita (Hendrie) Spooner.

Barbara attended Peru Central School.

Barbara is survived by her parents; two daughters, Nikki Marie and Cheryl Leighann, both of Plattsburgh; four sisters and two brothers-in-law, Sherry Criss and her companion Timothy Duval of Peru, Kim and Carlton R. Lucia Jr. of Plattsburgh, Melissa and Wayne Brown Jr. of Plattsburgh and Heather Spooner and her fiancé Noel Larabee of Plattsburgh; one brother and sister-in-law, Mark and Anna Spooner of Plattsburgh; and her grandmother, Georgianna Spooner of Plattsburgh. Several nieces and nephews, aunts, uncles and cousins and one great-nephew also survive her; and three special friends, Connie and Charlene Beshaw of Plattsburgh and Kara Hamilton of Virginia.

She was predeceased by her maternal grandparents, Thomas and Catherine (Martineau) Hendrie.

Calling hours will be held Monday, Oct. 16, 2000, from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. at the Brown Funeral Home in Plattsburgh. A Mass of Christian burial will be celebrated on Tuesday at 10 a.m. at St. Joseph's Church in Treadwells Mills. Burial will follow in St. Peter's Cemetery.

Donations in her memory may be made to her children.

William L. Meadows II, died at birth on Thursday, Oct. 12, 2000, at the CVPH Medical Center in Plattsburgh.

There will be no calling hours. Services will be held at the convenience of the family.

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

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