Gouverneur Tribune-Press Wednesday, April 17, 1991
Lawrence B. Morgan
EDWARDS
— A
graveside service for Lawrence
b. Morgan, 79, of 4649 Kimball Court, Zephyrhills, Fla.,
former resident of the Trout
lake Road and retired Jones
and Laughhn Steel Corp.
employee will be at 10 a.m.
Wednesday in Fairview Cemetery.
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Helena H. Countryman
GOUVERNEUR—Helena H. Countryman, 69, Route
5, Gouvemeur, died Tuesday
morning while visiting her
daughter in Altus, Okla.
A memorial service will
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Mabel Stephenson
be held in Gouverneur at a later
PHILADELPHIA—The
date.
funeral for Mabel Stephenson,
64, Philly Courts, a native of
Local arrangements with Hermon, was Saturday at the
Green Funeral Home arc in- Frederick Brothers Funeral
complete.
Home, Theresa, with the Rev.
Winifred Daughen, pastor of
the United Methodist Church,
I C^fr^tO
Alexandria Bay, officiating.
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Burial was in Oak wood Cemetery, Theresa.
HERMON—The funeral Patricia Ann Long, BaldMrs. Stephenson died
for Sandra Jean Strate, 53, winsville, and Mary Elizabeth Thursday in the House of the
Hermon-Riehville Road, will Beeman, Chittenango.
Good Samaritan, Watertown,
be at 2:30 p.m. Wednesday at
Her mother, Ada Mathous, after suffering a heart attack.
the Green Funeral home, died in April 1984.
She is survived by a
Gouverneur, with the Rev.
She was born Aug. 21,
Gerald Service, pastor of St.
1937,
in Carthage, a daughter
James Church, Gouverneur,
officiating. Burial will be in SL of J. Gilbert and Ada MiddleMichael's Cemetery, Antwerp. ton Mathous. She attended
HERMON—The funeral
Mrs. Strate died Sunday schools in Antwerp.
for Charles M. Kirby, 71, of
A
marriage
to
Marvin
morning at Massena Memo124 Park St., Malone, former
rial hospital, after suffering Strate ended in divorce.
Hermon resident and retired
cardiac arrest.
Mrs. Strate lived on the
Jones and Laughlin Steel Corp.
Surviving are a son, Gary, Rock Hollow Road, town of
employee, will be at 1 p.m.,
Montana; two daughters, Hermon, for several years beWednesday at St. James
Cindy Jean Strate, Clyde and fore moving to her present
Church, Gouverneur, with the
Debbie Yelvington,Liverpool; address. She had resided with
Rev. Gerald Service, pastor,
her father, J. Gilbert Mathous, Walter Hitchman for over 20
officiating. Burial will be in
Chitienango, and two sisters, years.
New St. James Cemetery,
Govuerneur.
Mr. Kirby died Saturday
evening at Champlain Valley
Physician's Hospital, Plattsburgh. He had been in failing
POTSDAM — The fu- Dorothy Richards, South health for 10 years.
neral for Marion L. Murray, Colton, and Mrs. EmUe (June)
Arrangements are with the
70, Racqueoe Acres, mother Porier, Varennes, Quebec; 30 Green Funeral Home, Hermon.
of Joyce Pharo, DeKalb June- grandchildren; several great- Contributions may be made in
tion, was Friday at the Garner grandchildren and a sister, Mrs. his name to the American
Funeral Home, with the Rev. Bryant (Thelma) Passino, Ari- Cancer Society.
Douglas Decker officiating, zona.
Surviving are his wife,
Burial was in St. Mary's
Louise; a stepson,Ernest Blow,
Born in Malone on March Malone; two stepdaughters,
Cemetery.
Mrs. Murray died April 9 16,1921, a daughter of Alfred
at Canton-Potsdam Hospital. Joseph and Dora Valandry
Also surviving are two Bourcier, she attended Malone
sons, Francis, Nicholville, and schools. She married Walter
Terry Joe, Winthrop; three H. Murray on Dec. 2,1939, at
GOUVERNEUR — The
daughters, Mrs. Fred (Mari- St. Mary's Church. He died
funeral
for Carl J. Ptak, 64, of
lyn) Weaver, West Stockholm, Sept. 28,1981.
14 Rowley St., will be at 10
a.m. Wednesday at St. James
Church with the Rev. Gerald
Service, pastor, officiating.
Burial will be in New St. James
Cemetery, Gouverneur.
Mr. Ptak died Saturday
MASSENA — The fu- Eva Dessert, Ogdensburg; 16
morning
at SL Peter's Hospigrandchildren,
four
greatneral for Leo F. Paige, 75, of
tal,
Albany,
after being stricken
1093 W. Onondaga St., grandchildren and several
with a heart attack. He had
Syracuse, brother of Wilbud nieces and nephews.
been visiting his son in GuilderBorn
July
2,
1915,
in
Paige, Gouverneur, was Tuesday at Sacred Heart Church, Ogdensburg, a son of J. Ed- land.
Arrangements were with
with the Rev. Joseph Morgan ward and Eva Bayard Paige,
the
Green Funeral Home.
officiating Burial was in Cal- he attended Ogdensburg
Contributions may be made in
schools.
vary Cemetery.
Mr. Paige died of injuries
He married Grace Mc- his name to the Edward John
suffered in a fire Friday in his Carthy on OCL 18,1938, at Si. Noble Hospital.
Surviving are his wife,
home.
Patrick's rectory, Brasher Falls,
Also surviving are his with the Rev. John Cotter offi- Beatrice; a son, Stephen,
wife, Grace; a son, Leo Jr., ciating. He was a veteran of Guilderland; a daughter, Mrs.
Gil (Mary) Vogt, Tamarac,
Gainesville, Fla.; five daugh- World War II.
Fla.; three grandchildren; a
ters, Mary GladysOrlyk, Essex
Mr. Paige worked in the sister, Veronica Dievendorf,
Junction, Vt., Mrs. Robert
machine shop at Alcoa, and Gouverneur, and two nephews
(Cynthia) Gerard and Mrs.
then at the Chevrolet plant in and a niece.
Donald (Grace) Vallance, both
Massena from 1958 until his
A sister, Anna Ptak, died
of Louisville, Mrs. Thomas
retirement in 1975.
before
him.
(Margie) Jarv is, Norwood, and
He
was born Jan. 28.1927,
He moved in 1978 to
Mrs. Floyd (Laurie) Hetus,
Raymondville; a brother, Vic- Syracuse, where he was a in Watertown, a son of Julian
tor, Massena; two sisters, Ol- communicant of the Most Holy and Mary Prozbik Ptak. He
entered the Navy in January
ive St. Thomas, Louisville, and Rosary Church.
3945, at the age of 17, and
daughter, Verna A. Ostrom,
Watertown; a son, James,
Oxbow; three grandchildren; a
sister, Gertrude Barden, Norfolk; several nieces and nephews.
Born Feb. 21, 1927 in
Hermon, she was educated in
area schools. She married
Howard Stephenson of Theresa in 1957. Mr. Stephenson
died Aug. 14, 1977.
Mrs. Stephenson lived in
Theresa until October 1990,
when she moved to Philly
Courts.
Charles M. Kirby
Marion L. Murray
Tabitha Blow and Sabrina
Wilcox, both of Malone; two
stepgranddaughters; a brother,
Bernard Kirby, Gloversviile,
and nieces and nephews,
A sister, Lila Gibbs, died
in 1973.
He was born Dec. 27,
1919, in DeKalb Junction, a
son of MerrittandCarrie Wade
Kirby. He attended Gouverneur schools and served in
the Army during World War
II.
-Mr. Morgan died Thurs
day at the East Pasco Medical
Center, Zephyrhills.
. Local arrangements are
with French Funeral Home.
Surviving are his wife,
Alice; two daughters, Janice
Cameron, San Ramon, Calif.,
and Kathryn Roach, Danville,
Va.; six grandchildren; four
great-grandchildren, and a sis-
Warren H. Ells
POTSDAM — The funeralforWarrenH.Ells.83,of
15 Walnut St., a DeKalb Junelion native, was Saturday at
the Garner Funeral Home, w ith
the Rev. Douglas Decker officiating. Burial was in St.
Mary's Cemetery'.
Mr. Ells died April 10 at
Potsdam Nursing Home.
Contributions may be
made to Hospice of SL Law rence Valley or the Potsdam
Nursing Home.
Surviving are his wife,
Rose; a daughter, Mrs. Richard (Marianne) Paierniii, Darien, Conn.; six grandchildren
and a brother, Ward, Rich ville.
A son. Spencer, died in
1983 and a granddaughter,
Cynthia, died 1969.
Born in DeKalb Junction
He married Louise
Lcvesquc Blow, Feb. 7,1990,
in Constable.
Mr. Kirby was employed
at the Jones and Laughlin Steel
Corp., Star Lake, for some 30
MASSENA — The fuyears prior to his retirement.
A resident of Hermon for neral for Kenneth L. Dodds,
most of his life, he had lived in 58, of 5-1/2 Lincoln Place,
former resident of Russell was
Malone for the past year.
Tuesday at the O'Leary Funeral Home, Canton, with the
Rev. Sudarshana Devadhar,
pastor of Canton United Methodist Church, officiating. Burserved aboard the USS AUa- ial was in South Russell Cemegash. He was discharged in tery.
1946. He returned to WaterMr. Dodds died Friday
town and graduated from evening in the emergency room
Watertown High School. He of Canton-Potsdam Hospital,
Potsdam. He had been ill with
later attended Canton ATI.
cancer.
He married Beatrice E.
Surviving are two sons,
Burke of Lowville, Jan. 15,
1949, at Holy Family Church, Jamie and Timothy, both of
Watertown, with the Rev. A.J. Manahawkin, N.J.; a daughterJoAnn Dodds, Long Beach
Farrell officiating.
Mr. Ptak was employed at Island, N.J.; two step-sons,
Chapin's wholesale florists in Edward Lemelin, New Jersey,
Watertown at the time of his and Walter Lemelin, Pennsylmarriage. In 1950, he went to vania; 10 grandchildren, and
work for the International Talc nieces and nephews.
Co., Hailesboro, where he attained the position of plant
superintendent, responsible for
the operation of two International Talc mills. He retired in By Manie L. Hurley
Rev. Tracy Cook spent
3978, due to a disabling lung
two days with her grandparcondition.
ents
in Nicholville over Easter.
He was a longtime memThey
went to dinner at the
ber and past president of the
Crossroads
in Moira and visGouverneur Lions Club. Mr
Ptak had also been active in ited the mall in Massena.
At the card party held at
Boy Scouting and Pee Wee
the
Edwards
Community CenBaseball for several years and
was a former member and ler held April 5, there wee seven
chairman of the Gouvemeur tables in play. Prizes w ere won
Youth Commission. He was a as follows: ladies' high,
communicant of St. James Frances Patterson; ladies' low,
Celia McAllister; men's high.
Church.
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Laura H. Taylor
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GOUVERNEUR — A
memohal service for Laura H.
Taylor, 79, Cambray Court,
retired teacher at Gouvcmeur
Central School was held Thursday at the Green Funeral Home
with the Rev. Frank I. Smith,
pastor of the Gouverneur
United Methodist Church, officiating. The body was cremated. B urial was in Oak wood
Cemetery, Theresa.
Mrs. Taylor died April 9
in the emergency room of the
Edward John Noble Hospital.
Contributions may be
made in her name to the Gouverneur Rescue Squad.
Surviving are two sons,
Brian J., Gouverneur, and
Kenneth Brent, Flushing, L. I.,
and four grandchildren.
She was bom Oct. 15,
1911, at Evans Mills, a daughter of Fred and Emma Thompson Hubbard. She graduated from Theresa High
School, received a bachelor of
science degree from Oswego
Slate University College and a
master's degree from Poisdam
Slate University College.
She married Kenneth H.
Taylor June 18, 1937, in Parish.
Mrs. Taylor taught mThercsa rural schools for three
years and in Oswego County
schools for six years. She came
to Gouverneur area m 1937,
where she taught at Riehville
and Natural Dam for four years.
Mrs. Taylor was a teacher
in the Gouverneur Central
School District from 1951 until
her retirement in June 1971.
Mr. Taylor was the skating nnk supervisor in Gouverneur lor several years and
former chief ol me Gouv enieur
Fire Department. A native of
Rensselacr Falls, he died Dec.
17, 1973, at the age oi 60
Mrs. Taylor *as a member of the Gouverneur branch
oi the New York State Reined
Teachers' Association, Gouverneur Senior Citizens,
American Legion Auxiliary
Unit 65 o( Gouvenicur, and
Marble City Chapter 92, Order
of the Eastern Sur.
In 19SS, she received the
"Citi/cn oi ihe Year" award
from Gouvemeur Veterans of
Foreign Wars Post 6338. She
was an av id poet. and her works
wore often published in the
Tribune-Pros.
Fowler
By Cindy Fuller
Mrs. James Fuller and
grandson Cory called Apni b
on Elaine Boncy, Hailestvro.
Mr. and Mrs. William
Finnic, Larch Circle, w.-rc
April 6 supper guests of Mr.
and Mrs. James Fuller.
Spring Missions Day, will
be held at 5 p.m. April 21 aitfu*
Fowler Bapust Church wuh an
informal session, covered dish
supper at 6 pm. and at "M>
p.m there will be worship
music and talk h\ Rev. Howard Wash burn
Mission Circle will host a
smorgasbord supper May ibm
the F\.m lor lown Hall.
Mr. and Mrs James Fuller,
Bonnie and son Cory called
April 7 on Mrs. Smith Fuller
and Mr. and Mrs. Roberi
Moore, Emer\ ville Road.
North Gouverneur
A brother,Clifford Dodds,
and two sisters, Ruth Queior
and June Sharpstene, died
before him.
He was born March 21,
1933, in Barre, Vt_, a son of
Earl and Beatrice Hale Dodds.
He attended schools in Barrc.
. Mr. Dodds served in the
Army during the Korean War,
seeing duty from 1950 to 1953.
He resided in New Jersey prior
to moving to Russell in 1969.
Mr. Dodds lived in Russell until
1973. He then resided in various other areas before moving
lo Massena in 1986.
Mr. Dodds was a welder
for Vikine Snow Plow, Hamsvillc, retiring in 1978. He also
operated the Russell Corner
Store from 1969 to 1973. .
Marriages to Jean Worlcy
and Margaret Lemelin ended
in divorce.
Edwards
FROM
3 Hodskin Street
on March 30, 1908, a son of
Spencer M. and Nettie
MouihorpEils,hewasagraduate of Richvilie High School,
He marriedRose Flemmingon
April 17,1938, at St. Patrick's
Church, Rossie, with the Rev.
Francis Gilbert, pastor, presiding.
Mr. Ells was employed
with Central New York Power
Company, which later became
Niagara Mohawk Power Corp.,
as a general line foreman. He
rcured in 1973, after 38 years
of seivice.
He was a member of the
Niagara Mohawk Power Corp.
25 Year Club, Lodge 2074
BPOE, International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers and
Stoneybrook Hunting Club, SL
Regis Falls.
Kenneth L. Dodds
Carl J. Ptak
Leo F. Paige
ler, Ann Wilbur, Wallingford,
Vt.
A son, Lawrence, died in
November 1968. A brother,
Stanley Morgan, also died
before him.
HewasbornJan.19,1912,
in Timothy, Vt., a son of Frank
and Leone Baird Morgan.
He married Alice I. Manchester of Edwards Dec. 23,
^ 3 5 , at the Methodist parsonage, Hermon, with the Rev.
B.L. Nichols officiating.
Mr. Morgan operated
farms in the Edwards area for
more than 25 years. He was
also a retired miner from Jones
and Laughhn Steel Corp.,
where he was employed for 23
years,
He was an avid hunter.
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Sandra Young: men's low,
Heidi Stalker: door prize, Ellen
Lashua: 50-50, Ray Webb.
Mrs. Juanita Ken* has returned from Clifton-Fine Hospital.
Mrs. Kim Allen was taken
toEJ. Noble Hospital in Gouvemeur vuth an aneurism. Dick
Brown aLso is a paueni there,
as is Stanley Todd.
-Mrs. Jane Peabody has
returned to Honda to be with
her t* o sons and daughter who
reside there.
By Ruth Hurtbut
Our nice spring weathe
changed but we are very thankful for the good sugar season.
Everyone ad a much better
season than the past years and
it's all over now. There is lots
of other work now to do. Time
lo think of gardening to get
ready for next w inter.
Mrs. Doris Sullivan is
slowly gaining but is su II in the
hospital.
E. BurrHurlbut celebrated
his 92nd birthday April 5 and
received a great many cards
and gifts for which he thanks
everyone. He is also thankful
he is as well as he is.
The neighborhood college
students all got back safely and
have resumed their studies as
the time flies toward graduation.
Don*i forget the chicken
and biscuit supper ai the North
Gouverneur Church on
•Wednesday night. Serving will
start at 4:30.
Mr. and Mrs. Dannie
Lam ica went to Flonda to bring
his parents home, as they have
spent the winter there.
Mrs. Phyllis Priest returned from Florida after visiting her grandchildren in Bradcnton and Pensacola.
Mr. and Mrs. Wallace
Hurlbut attended the OES
meeting in Momsto^n last
Thursday evening, h was the
official visit of the grand deputy and lecturer.
Mr. and Mrs. Edward
Todd and Tim my from DePoster left Sunday bv bus to
BLACK LAKE
spend a week ai Ms rile Beat h
Mrs. Phv His Priest and Mr.
and Mrs. E. Bun Hurlbui attended the Bo> Scout spaghetti
supper held at Fowler on Saturday night.
Star Lake
By Marjorie Baxter
The Osv^egauruc First
Bapust Church held a Sunrise
Service and a Baptismal Service Easter Sunday, followed
by a delicious breakfast put on
by the men of the church. For
the morning service the choir
gave a beautiful rendition of a
Canata, "Behold the Crucified." There are several new
members in the choir and they
certainly did a splendid job.
The choir is under the direction of Rosalyn Maxwell.
Mary Stone has relumed
to her apartment ai the Senior
Citizen Housing following a
stay at the Clifton-Fine Hospital.'
Margaret Latrcmorc ruts
returned to the home of her
son-m-law and daughter, Rusty
and Diane Rus.scII ai Newton
Falls, from me Chlion-Finc
Hospital.
Spencer and Marjorie
Baxter u ere in Gou\ erneur on
Fndav. Apni 5.
Dorothy Eldndgc has returned lo her apartment at the
Senior CiLi/env Housing alter
a stay at the Clifton-Fine Hospital
v\\xrd hav Ken received
here ol the death of Peter Pierce,
a former resident o( Star Lake
area Funeral services were
held at the Hawie> Funeral
Home Hi>grandmother. Pearl
Pierce, resides at the Senior
CiU/ens apartments.
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