Passings

Cpl. John Sibley

Class of 1950

Born 15 April 1933 - Died Oct 1952 - article thanks to Diana Law

Elizabeth Irene (Reed) Grimshaw

Class of 1940

Born 21 Sept, 1921 - Died 17 Feb 1951 - article thanks to Diana Law

Muriel (Loucks) Kerr

Class of 1922

Born 30 Sept, 1900 - Died 09 Jun 1945 - article thanks to Diana Law

Helen (Derby) Clark

Class of 1919

Born 07 May 1888 - Died ca Sept 1947 - article thanks to Diana Law

Ronald McCollum

Dorothea Mae Sutter Dow

Harvey W, Morse

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.

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.

Roberta Jo Hogle

Roberta J. Hogle 45 passed away Thursday August 20, 2009 at her home of Breast Cancer. Bobbi Jo is greatly missed by all of her many friends and family.

Bobbi was born March 17, 1964 in Canton, NY. She was the daughter of Rodney Hogle of Colton, NY and Patricia (Gerrish) Hogle of Edgewater FL.

Bobbi graduated from Knox Memorial High School in 1982, and then Crane School of Music. She later earned her Master’s Degree from SUNY Albany.

She loved music and played with several groups at various area establishments. She and Donna Britton were a popular local group, Tattletales Duo, in the Glens Falls area. Her son Tristan has started playing trumpet. Her daughter Aubrey played upright bass at some of their gigs. How proud can a mother get?

Bobbi was an avid gardener with the greenest of green thumbs, which Aubrey shared an interest in. Tristan’s contribution to her gardens consists of Nerf darts, BB’s and arrows.

She also enjoyed decorating and refurnishing her home. Since they bought the house in 1999, right before Tristan was born, and it has since been her pleasure to turn it into a warm and inviting home for all her many friends and family.

She is survived by both of her parents, her partner Tony Collins, her children Aubrey and Tristan Baldauf who were the loves of her life, and their father James Baldauf;
a sister, Marnie Streit of Nichols, NY; three brothers, Rodney Hogle of Hermon, NY; Terry (Theron) Hogle of Pulaski, NY ; Jon Hogle of Colton NY; eleven nieces & nephews, three great nephews; and by her grandparents Charles and Eileen Gerrish of Potsdam, NY.

Roberta was an animal lover especially her dog Chauncey and Aubrey’s cat Lucy.

Friends may call Sunday from 2-4 and 6-8 PM at Singleton-Healy Funeral Home 407 Bay Rd. Queensbury.

Friends may call on Monday, August 24, 2009 at the O’Leary Funeral Home in Canton NY from 3-5 and 7-9pm. A graveside service for family and close friends will be conducted at 11:00am, Tuesday, August 25, 2009 at the Beech Plains Cemetery. Immediately following, the family would like to invite everyone to enjoy a celebration of Bobbi’s life, a luncheon, at the Pierrepont Fire Hall.

Instead of flowers the family has suggested memorials be in the form of donations to the American Cancer Society or a charity of ones choice.

Ronald Charles Fordham

Alice M. Ferguson

From Daughter Wendy:

Thanks so much for adding Mom’s memory to your web site. I wrote a brief story of her life.

Mom was born in Russell, NY on December 10th 1939. She was one of five children. She had three brothers and one sister. Her parents were Helen and Andrew Webb. Her father passed away when she was about 14. He worked in the mines and died of the black lung disease.

Mom graduated with the class of 1958. The class picture is also on your website. I am told that she was a very good student and received some sort of class medals upon graduation. She was always the best speller in our family!

At 18 years old, Mom met my father Robert J. Ferguson. They married shortly after and moved to the Penfield / Webster area of NY. This is about 3 — 4 hours south of Russell. Mom raised four children in an old farmhouse. Times were tough for her but she was a very strong woman both physically and emotionally. She worked very hard at keeping our family together. Mom loved to be included in our softball games as she was the only one who could hit that ball a "country mile". We loved it! As much as she had a fun side, she could be and was often very tough on us. She wanted to make sure her kids grew up properly and treated others with respect.

Mom and Dad divorced in 1978 / 1979 timeframe. It was then that she went to work in the nursing homes. She worked at Hill Haven nursing home in Webster for 11 years until she moved from Webster to Fairport. Her next job was with the Fairport Baptist Nursing Home where she worked for 1 7 years. Mom retired at 62 years old.

In 2003 Mom suffered a heart attack. She was 63 years old at that time. She had to have emergency quadruple by-pass surgery. She recuperated quite well and very quickly. She was independent and wanted to remain living on her own for as long as possible. She lived with me (her daughter) for about 9 months and found it too boring! I worked most of the time that year and was not able to spend lots of time with her. She moved again for the last time to a senior complex in Palmyra, NY. This was close to her son and his family where there was a lot more to do and be a part of. She enjoyed her new friends and neighbors playing bingo and going shopping together.

Mom and I traveled frequently back to Edwards, NY to see her mother Helen Webb. My grandmother is 93 years old and has lived on her own until this last week and now resides in the nursing home in Canton.

In September of 2007, Mom was diagnosed with stage 4 lung cancer. She did all she could to keep her spirits up and did well with the treatments. Sadly, she passed away in a hospice home on July 17, 2008. Needless to say, we miss her terribly. She was a wonderful mother.

Wayne F. Hance

Betty J. Hoyt

WEDNESDAY, APRIL 15, 2009

RUSSELL — Betty J. Hoyt, 63, Russell, died Monday in Canton-Potsdam Hospital, Potsdam.

Mrs. Hoyt was a home health care worker, employed by the Community Development Program, Canton.

Born June 7, 1945, in Canton, daughter of Ivan and Grace Blackmere Gollinger, she graduated from Canton Agricultural and Technical College with a degree in hotel/restaurant management.

She married Harold Hoyt Jr. on April 12, 1975.

She was a member of Koinonia Church, Potsdam.

Surviving besides her husband are a son and his wife, Brian and Trista, Canton; a daughter and her husband, Penny and Bradley Griffin, Pierrepont; three brothers and two sisters-in-law, William Robert and Lillian Gollinger, Richard Gollinger, and Rex and Barbara Gollinger, all of Pierrepont; four sisters and three brothers-in-law, Marion Porter, Gouverneur, Leonora and Earl Laird Sr., Weedsport, Elaine and Benjamin Porter, Pierrepont, and Linda and Henry Trimm, Edwards, four grandchildren and many nieces and nephews.

Two brothers, Donald and Bruce Gollinger, died before her.

The funeral will be at 3 p.m. Friday at Koinonia Church with the Rev. John K. Ault, pastor, officiating. Burial will follow in Beech Plains Cemetery, Pierrepont. Calling hours will be from 1 to 3 p.m. Friday at the church. Arrangements are with Seymour Funeral Home, Potsdam.

Donations may be made to American Lung Association of New York, 155 Washington Ave., Suite 210, Albany, N.Y. 12210.

Glenn H. Giffin

THURSDAY, APRIL 2, 2009 (Watertown Daily Times)

EDWARDS — Glenn H. Giffin, 84, Edwards, formerly of Russell, died Wednesday at Clifton-Fine Hospital, Star Lake.

He was a former Clare town justice, St. Lawrence County deputy sheriff and sexton for Pleasant View Cemetery, Clare. He was employed as a housekeeper for United Helpers Canton Nursing Home and as a miner for Jones & Laughlin Steel Corp., Star Lake and Benson Mines.

Born June 30, 1924, in Clare, son of Herbert and Beulah Colton Giffin, he was a 1943 graduate of Knox Memorial High School, Russell.

He married Claudia H. Dashnaw on Aug. 16, 1955, at Rensselaer Falls. She died Nov. 30, 2002.

He enjoyed hunting and fishing and was a guide for the Stillwater Club.

Surviving are two sons, Harold, Housatonic, Mass., and Herbert, Canton; a daughter, Cheryl Tennent, Pennsylvania; a brother, Myron Fry, Russell, nine grandchildren and several great-grandchildren.

There will be no funeral. A reception will be at 12:30 p.m. Friday at the Clare Fire Hall. Private burial will be in Pleasant View Cemetery.

Calling hours will be from 9:30 to 11 a.m. Friday at French Funeral Home, Edwards.

Timothy L. Clary

RUSSELL-Timothy L. Clary, 53, Russell, died Saturday of a heart attack at Canton-Potsdam Hospital, Potsdam, after being stricken at home.

Mr. Clary was part owner of Woodchop Shop, Canton, where he worked for 20 years.

Born Dec. 13, 1955, in Canton, son of Thomas C. and Helen E. Davis Clary, he graduated in 1973 from Knox Memorial Central School.

He married Nancy S. LaPage on March 29, 1975, at Russell United Methodist Church.

Mr. Clary enjoyed hunting, fishing and working on his hobby farm.

Gerald E. McCarty

DEGRASSE — Gerald E. McCarty, 66, Degrasse, died Saturday, December 6th, 2008 at his home.
There will be no funeral or calling hours. Arrangements are with French Funeral Home, Gouverneur.
Donations may be made to the American Cancer Society.

Midge Lowry Fountain

Midge Fountain, 55, 4702 C.R. 24, Russell, died on December 5, 2008 at St. Josephs Hospital in Syracuse. The funeral will be December 10, 2008 from 5-8 pm, at the Lawrence Funeral Home.

Calling hours will be Wednesday, December 10, 2008 at the Lawrence Funeral Home, Canton from 4-5 PM for family and from 5-8 PM for friends and co-workers. Services and burial will be at the convenience of the family. Memorial Contributions may be made to “the Angels” at the Oncology Unit 1-8, St. Joseph’s Hospital, c/o 4702 County Route 24, Hermon, NY 13652.

Surviving are her husband Basil; her children, Keri Fountain Thompson of Ogdensburg and Mark Fountain and his fiancee Erika Rowe of Russell; her siblings, Harlan “Harley” Lowry, Jr. and his wife Debbie of Lisbon, Carol Towne and husband Barry of Lisbon, Bonnie Howard and husband William of Russell, LeeAnne Ross and her husband Michael of Russell and Janet Campbell and her husband Jim of Lisbon; and five granddaughters, Jacy, Ashley and Kristy Thompson and Kennedy and Kiera Fountain.

Born March 1, 1953 in Canton, NY a daughter of the late Harlan E. and Norma A. (Fredette) Lowry, she graduated Knox Memorial School in Russell, class of 1971. She attended Canton ATC (SUNY) for one year. On May 18, 1974, she married Basil Jay Fountain at the Canton United Methodist Church. Mrs. Fountain was employed by the St. Lawrence County Department of Social Services, Child Support Unit, as a Data Entry Operator for 35 years. She retired in August 2008. Mrs. Fountain, “Midge”, was devoted to her family and the caring of her five granddaughters. She enjoyed spending time at “Camp” and was an avid garage-saler. She was also known as being very social and would speak to any and all.

Nancy E. LaBarge

COPENHAGEN, N.Y. — Nancy E. LaBarge, 63, of State Route 12, died Wednesday, Oct. 22, at home under the care of her family and Lewis County Hospice.

Born Sept. 26, 1945, in Lowell, Mass., to Rev. Carl F. and Irene Jacobs, she graduated from Knox-Memorial High School in Russell, as class salutatorian. She also graduated from the House of Good Samaritan Nursing School in 1966, and was a registered nurse.

She married James L. Simmons on April 20, 1968. He died in February 1971. She later married Thomas B. LaBarge on Sept. 18, 1976, at the St. Mary's Catholic Church, Copenhagen.

Mrs. LaBarge was employed at the House of Good Samaritan until 1988. She was later employed as a nursing supervisor for the Lewis County Residential Health Care Facility until her retirement in 2004.

Surviving are three daughters and their husbands, Laurie and Anthony Stoffel, Beaver Falls; Karen and Matthew Mullin, Adams, and Amy and Matthew Rennie, Watertown; three grandchildren, Hannah and Kaitlyn Mullin, Adams, and Brandon Rennie, Lowville; two sisters; Flora and her husband Stephen VanCour, Bowdoinham, Maine, Carol Jacobs, Copenhagen; two brothers, Earle Jacobs, Ogdensburg, and Carl and his wife Bonnie Jacobs, Copenhagen; a foster sister, Barbara Dyer, Copenhagen; a mother-in-law, Elizabeth LaBarge, Copenhagen; and several nieces and nephews.

A sister-in-law, Judy Jacobs, died before her.

She was a member of the Champion Second Methodist Church. S

he enjoyed spending time with family, Tole Painting, Gardening, Knitting, Reading, watching QVC, and Relay for Life.

The funeral will be held 11 a.m. Saturday, Oct. 25, at the Bossuot-Lundy Funeral Home Inc., Copenhagen, with Rev. Linda J. Harris, pastor of the Second United Methodist Church, Champion, and Rev. Joyce M. Woodcock, pastor of the First United Methodist Church, Watertown, co-officiating. Calling hours will be held 1 to 3 and 6 to 8 p.m. Friday, Oct. 24, and from 10 a.m. until time of the service on Saturday. Burial will take place after the funeral at the Hillside Cemetery, Champion. A luncheon will be served following the burial at the Copenhagen Fire Hall.

Donations in her memory can be made to Gals & Pals Relay for life team to benefit the American Cancer Society, c/o Laurie Stoffel, P.O. Box 156, Beaver Falls, NY 13305, and Friends of Lewis County Hospice, Lewis County Hospice, P.O. Box 266, Lowville, NY 13367, Second United Methodist Church Champion, c/o Sue Emerson, 10986 County Route 47, Carthage, NY13619, and the Activities Department of Lewis County Residential Health Care Facility, Lowville, NY 13367.

Charles A. Sharpstene

RUSSELL — Charles A. "Peanut" Sharpstene, 60, Fordham Hill Road, died Friday in the emergency room of Canton-Potsdam Hospital, Potsdam.

Mr. Sharpstene was a mechanic at various businesses in Rochester, a nuclear power plant in Richmond, Va., Cives, Gouverneur, and Newton Falls Paper Mill.

Born May 14, 1948, in Rochester, son of Bernice Yaeger, he attended Rochester schools. He moved to the home of his aunt and uncle, Pauline and James P. "Pat" Carlin, Russell, and graduated in 1966 from Knox Memorial Central School.

He married Kathy Cardinell in 1968 in West Virginia. The marriage ended in separation.

Mr. Sharpstene enjoyed hunting, bullhead and trout fishing, four-wheeling, camping and tending to his vegetable garden.

Surviving besides his wife, of DeKalb, are a son, Jake, DeKalb; his companion, Florence "Frenchie" McBroom, Russell; three brothers and a sister-in-law, William and Kathy Yeager, Missouri, Thomas Yeager, Missouri and Anthony Tria, Rochester; and a sister and her husband, Denise and Dean Fountain, Russell.

The funeral will be at 8:15 p.m. today at Lawrence Funeral Home, Canton, with the Rev. William G. Hart officiating.

Burial will be at the family's convenience.

Calling hours will be from 6 to 8 p.m. today at the funeral home.

Donations may be made to Potsdam Humane Society, 17 Madrid Ave., Potsdam, N.Y. 13676, or American Heart Association, P.O. Box 3049, Syracuse, N.Y. 13220.

Condolences may be sent online to www.lawrencefuneralhome.org.

Lester Dewey Hatch

Lester Dewey Hatch, 78, Russell. Lester Dewey Hatch, age 78, of Russell, died on April 28, 2008 at 4:20 p.m. under the care of Hospice of St. Lawrence Valley, at Canton-Potsdam Hospital. He had been a patient there since April 8th.

Lester was born on March 11, 1930 in the town of Russell, a son of the late Eugene and Alice (Dewey) Hatch. He graduated from Knox Memorial High School in 1947.

Mr. Hatch served in the United States Air Force from 1948 until being honorably discharged in 1952. He was a veteran of the Korean War. Lester received the Good Conduct Medal, the Korean Service Medal, the United Nations Service Medal and the Japan Occupation Medal.

He married Madeline Gotham on June 20, 1953 at the Edwards Methodist parsonage. It was a double ring ceremony with the bride’s sister and brother-in-law, Rosalie and Carlton Force. Madeline died on June 3, 2007.

Lester lived most of his life in Russell. His life’s work was on Hatch’s Elm Creek Valley Farm where he and his wife raised dairy cows, starting in 1959. Lester had also worked for J & L Iron Ore mine in Star Lake for 13 years.

He was an outdoorsman who enjoyed cutting firewood, riding his four-wheeler and spending time with his family and grandchildren.

He was a member of the Gouverneur VFW and a former member of the Knox Memorial School Board.

His survivors include three daughters and their husbands, Karen and Creig Wood of Edwards, Linda and Andrew Krinzman of Forest, VA, and Valerie and James Aldous of Russell; two sons and their wives, Roger and Barbara Hatch of Voluntown, CT and Paul and Michelle Hatch of Russell; a sister and her husband, Norma and Joe Siebert of Florida; a brother and his wife, David and Barbara Hatch of Florida; and twelve grandchildren and three great grandchildren.

Mr. Hatch was predeceased by his wife of 51 years, Madeline Gotham Hatch; an infant son, John E. Hatch; and two brothers, Earl and Robert Hatch.

There will be a graveside service on Thursday, May 1, 2008 at 11:30 a.m. at the South Russell Cemetery with lay ministers Marilyn Constatine and William Strate officiating followed by a military honors service.

A luncheon is planned to take place following the burial at the Russell Town Hall. There are no calling hours. Funeral arrangements are entrusted to French Funeral Home, Edwards.

Donations in Lester’s memory may be made to the Town of Russell Museum c/o Marie Rocca, P.O. Box 582, Russell NY 13684.

Marjorie (Colton) McCallops

Marjorie McCallops
TUESDAY, MAY 13, 2008

Marjorie A. McCallops, 63, formerly of Degrasse, died Monday at Samaritan Keep Home, where she had been a resident since April 1, 2001. Mrs. McCallops was a certified nurses assistant at Samaritan Medical Center for many years.

Born Feb. 12, 1945, in Russell, daughter of George E. and Florence R. Carrara Colton, she graduated from Knox Memorial High School, Russell, in 1963. She married Jerry E. McCallops on July 6, 1963, in Degrasse.

Mrs. McCallops was a volunteer coordinator for WPBS-TV in Watertown.

Surviving besides her husband, of Watertown, are two daughters, Lori Knaul, California, and Barbara Maitland, Watertown; two brothers, Louis Colton, Colorado, and Everett Colton, Tennessee, eight grandchildren, a great-granddaughter, nieces and nephews. Two sisters, Betty Anselm and Gladys Sayer, and a brother, George Colton Jr., died before her.

The funeral will be at 10:30 a.m. Thursday at Reed & Benoit Funeral Home. Burial, following cremation, will be in Sunnyside Cemetery, Great Bend. Calling hours will be from 4 to 7 p.m. Wednesday at the funeral home.

Donations may be made to the American Cancer Society or the Second Floor Residents Fund at Samaritan Keep Home.

W. Morris (Maurice) Hughes

William M Hughes, 80, died Tuesday, September 11, 2007 at his home in Myakka City, Florida where he was under the care of his loving family and TideWell Hospice.

William was born August 3, 1927, son of Horace and Adah Titus Hughes. He graduated from Knox Memorial High School, class of 1945. After serving in the Navy he attended Simmons School of Embalming in Syracuse, NY. Prior to moving to Florida he operated the French-Hughes Funeral Home in Russell. In addition to being an undertaker he was also a barber, an LPN, and worked at Sarasota (FL) Memorial Hospital as an EEG technician. He was a lifetime member of the VFW.

On January 22, 1949 William married Jeanette E. French in the Parsonage of the Russell Methodist Church with Rev. George Pilbeam officiating. Attendants were Jerome and Irene Jenne of Russell.

Surviving William is his wife of 58 years Jeanette, a daughter Marlea and her life partner Wanda Knipp of Myakka City, FL; son Gregory and his wife Eileen of Naples, FL; five grandchildren and six great-grandchildren.

Burial was at Manasota Memorial Park in Bradenton, Florida.

Betty G. Colton

Lloyd G. Grandy

Robert Francis Dow

Robert Francis Dow, 78, formerly of Potsdam. Long-time St. Lawrence County resident Robert Francis Dow passed away in Tucson, Arizona on November 30 in the loving presence of his family.

He was born in Boston, Massachusetts on July 28, 1929, and was a 1946 graduate of Knox Memorial High School. He attended St. Lawrence University before joining the U.S. Air Force in 1948. On June 25th, 1955, he married Dorothea Mae Sutter in Iron River, Michigan. He worked in telephone communications for 33 years, retiring in 1986 from the Potsdam office.

Bob was extremely active in his community, and belonged to many organizations. He was a 45-year member of the St. Lawrence Gem and Mineral Society, and a 33-year member of the Middle Branch of the Stillwater Hunting Club. He belonged to the Potsdam Lion's Club for four years, and was one of the founding members of the Russell Fire Department. As a member of the telephone Pioneers Of America Club, he served several years as a clown for the Special Olympics throughout New York State. He was a Justice of the Peace in Russell from 1959 to 1964. One of his greatest pleasures was his 35-year involvement in scouting, beginning with his own troop in Russell, where he was a scoutmaster, followed by 20 years as Assistant District Commissioner of Scouts.

Bob and his wife Dottie founded Lawg Caybun Artisans seventeen years ago, becoming well-known exhibitors at craft fairs, gem shows and gift shops throughout the Northeast. They also fulfilled their lifelong goal of building a scribe-fitted log cabin on the shores of a quiet pond. There they began their retirement years together, passing on their love for the beauty of nature and art, and their appreciation of simplicity to their grandchildren.

In recent years, he resided with his wife at Boyd Pond in Russell, and spent his winters in Tucson.

Bob's passions were many -- fishing, rock picking, woodworking, stained glass, silver-smithing, music, camping and traveling, to mention a few.

One has only to look at the many treasured pieces of art and special memories he created for his family and friends to know the full measure of his life.

Bob is survived by Dottie, his wife of 52 years; four children, Robin (Dow) Hopper of Chugiak, Alaska, and her husband Bruce, Nancy Dow of Morrissonville, and her companion Bruce Kilgore, Addie (Dow) Smethurst of Bellingham, Washington, and her husband Rob, and Andrew Dow of Potsdam, and his wife Debra; as well as eight grandchildren.

In accordance with his wishes, no services are planned. He will be remembered for his quiet kindness, sense of humor, quirky fishing hats and his love of family and friends. He will be sorely missed.

Donald J. Whiteford

Maxwell A. Hill

EDWARDS – The funeral for Maxwell A. Hill, 65, formerly of Edwards, will be at noon Saturday, February 24, 2007, at French Funeral Home, Edwards, with the Rev. William G. Hart officiating. Burial will be in North Russell Cemetery.

Mr. Hill died Feb. 10, 2007, at Kinney Nursing Home, Gouverneur, where he had resided since Jan. 10, 2007.

A calling hour will begin at 11 a.m. Saturday at the funeral home.

Mr. Hill was a farm hand for the Bullock family in Edwards and a maintenance worker at Quarry Lanes, Gouverneur. He also worked for St. Joe Mineral Corp., Balmat, for years.

Born May 22, 1941, in Hermon, son of Albertie D. and Marjory M. Clark Hill, he graduated from Knox Memorial High School, Russell.

He served in the Marine Corps from 1960 to 1964 as a private and received the Rifle Marksman Badge and Good Conduct Medal.

A marriage to Dorothy Jean ended in divorce.

Mr. Hill enjoyed hunting, fishing and caring for animals.

Richard M., and Terrance R., and a daughter, Carey Jean Hill, addresses unknown; a sister and her husband, Marsha and Wheeler Maynard, Russell; two brothers and a sister-in-law, Edmund S. and Margaret, Gouverneur, and William, Edwards; several grandchildren, nieces and nephews.

From Gouverneur Tribune Press – Thursday, February 22, 2007

Pete Mermer

Pete Mermer died this week.

As soon as more details are available we will add the information.

We do know a scholarship in his name will be started at Edwards Knox Central School.

Deanna J. Forbes (Class of 1964)

Funeral services for Deanna, 60, of Hermon were held Friday at 1pm at the French Funeral Home.

Deanna died on July 25, 2006 at her home on the Pond Road.

Memorial donations may be made to the Hermon Volunteer Rescue Squad, Hermon Ladies Auxiliary or to the Renssalaer Falls Volunteer Rescue Squad.

Earl French (Class of 1924)

Earl B. French, class of 1924, passed away Feb. 18, 2006 in St. Petersburg, Fl.. at the age of 100. He was the oldest living alumni of Knox Memorial High School.

Earl attended his 80th class reunion in 2004.

Robert Hatch (Class of 1943)

Robert Hatch died Saturday March 19th , 2005 at his home.

The funeral was held on Wednesday March 23rd at French Funeral Home.

Memorial Donations may be made to the Russell Public Library Building Fund.

John "Father" White (Class of 1960)

John "Father" White died Thursday March 10, 2005 at his home.

The funeral was held at the O'Leary Funeral Home in Canton.

He was 62 years old.

Memorial contributions may be made to the charity of one's choice.

Beverly "Jean" Grant (Class of 1961)

Beverly Jean Grant died January 25th, 2005.

The Funeral was held at O'Leary Funeral Home in Canton.

Donations may be made to Hospice of St. Lawrence Valley, PO Box 469, Potsdam NY, 13676.

Douglas Dana (class of 1973)

Doug Dana died Saturday May 19, 2001 at his home of a heart attack.

The funeral was held at the O'Leary Funeral Home in Canton.

He was 46.

Donationa may be made to the Delphi Falls Fired Department, PO Box 7, Delphi Falls NY, 13051.

Dorothy Laddison Dean (Class of 1953)

Dorothy Laddison Dean died Friday February 22, 2002 at her home.

Donations may be made to the Russell Volunteer Fire Department in care of Ken Grimshaw, PO Box 536, Russell NY 13684, or Hospice of St. Lawrence Valley Inc. PO 469, Potsdam NY 13676.

Esther Davenport Hutchinson (Class of 1933)

Esther Davenport Hutchinson died Saturday October 30th, 2004 at the Canton United Helpers Nursing Home.

Memorial donations may be made to the Russell and Canton Fire Departments.

Joan Rowe Whitmarsh (Class of 1961)

Joan Rowe Whitmarsh (died on April 18th 2003 (good friday).

She was born on June 13, 1942.

David Colton (Class of 1966)

David Colton died at home on January 3rd 2004.

The funeral was held on January 6th at the Oleary Funeral Home in Canton, NY.

Donations may be made to Hospice of St. Lawrence County, PO Box 469, Potsdam NY 13676 or Cancer Treatment Centers of America, 2520 Elisha Avenue, Zion Illinois 60099.

Helen Lou Mckee Van Ornum (Class of 1960)

Helen Lou died on October 8th, 2004.

The Funeral was held on October 11th, 2004 at the French Funeral Home in Edwards.

Donations can be made in her name to:

Gouvernour Business Women c/o
Community Bank
100 E. Main St.
Gouvernour, NY 13642
Att. Diane Easton

Ed Harmer (Class of 1957)

Edmond died on Friday October 15th 2004 at his home. He was 65 years old.

The funeral was held on October 17th at the Littleton & Rue Funeral Home in Springfield, Ohio.

Susan Clarke Briggs (Class of 1965)

Susan died on Friday, October 14th 2004. She was 58 years old.

The Funeral was held on October 18th at the Lawrence Funeral Home in Canton, NY.

Contributions may be made in her name to the Russell Museum, 9 Pestle Street, Russell, NY 13684.