October 27, 2009
Alice M. Pike
Alice M. Pike, 76 years old of Russell passed away Thursday October 1, 2009 at Canton-Potsdam Hospital under the care of her family and St. Lawrence Valley Hospice and Palliative Care.
She was born March 23, 1933 in Pyrites the daughter of Harold and Florence Enslow Austin. She attended Pyrites and Russell Schools. A marriage to Richard White ended in divorce. She married John Pike in Russell on July 3, 1989.
She was employed as a cook and waitress for many years at several restaurants in Canton including McCarthy’s, St. Lawrence Inn and Ralphs. She had also owned and operated the Russell Corner store.
She enjoyed painting, crafts, Bingo, going to the Casino, canning and baking for everyone.
She is survived by her husband John; a son and his wife: Joseph and Debra of Canton, two daughters: Jeanie and Peter Hance of North Carolina and Becky and Ronald Kirpatrick of Edward; two stepchildren: Patricia Farnsworth of Edwards and Ken and Amy Pike of Louisville; a brother Nelson Austin of Pyrites,two sisters; Barbara Johnson of Ogdensburg and Janet Lannan of Connecticut; a sister-in-law Carol Austin of Hannawa; 12 grandchildren and 14 great grandchildren, several nieces and nephews. She was predeceased by a brother Ed Austin and a sister Norma Jean also 1 sister-in-law Laura Austin.
October 16, 2009
William Stanley McBroom
During the past year, the "Vietnam Moving Wall" stopped in St. Regis Falls for a few days. Fortunately, we were able to obtain a couple of photographs of William (Billy) McBroom's name on the wall. William Stanley McBroom gave his life in service of his country, while serving in the army in South Vietnam, during the year of 1967.
The Knox website is using this opportunity to honor, not only this very fine person, but all Knox students and all our brave men and women that served not only in Vietnam, but in all theaters of war during the past 2 centuries.
