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Evelyn S. Cooper
Jun 7, 2019
ELIZABETHTOWN - Evelyn S. Cooper 67 of Elizabethtown passed away Friday June 7, 2019 at Elizabethtown Community Hospital after a courageous battle with cancer. She was born September 12, 1951 to Arthur & Shirley Spencer. She married her best friend, her soulmate Frank A. Cooper Jr. on May 1, 1971 celebrating 48 years together this year. She was predeceased by...
Gladys E. Cushing
May 21, 2019
Gladys Cushing, 92, of Willsboro passed away Tuesday May 21, 2019. She was born April 6, 1927, daughter of George and Mabel (Phelps) Sayward. She married Edward “Bud” Cushing October 28, 1944 and spent more than 60 years as his partner on their dairy farm, until they sold their Holsteins in 2001. Bud passed away in November 2011, two weeks...
James N. Crowningshiled
May 16, 2019
James N Crowningshield,76 of Hazen Rd Jay NY passed away Thursday May 16th with his family by his side. He was born August 8, 1942. The Son of Nathan and Mary (Call) Crowningshield. He married the love of his life Roxanne (VanValkenburg) on April 26,1968. Jim was employed at Ward Lumber Company for 48 years. He loved what he did...
Wayne R.R. Porter
May 13, 2019
It is with a heavy heart that we must share that our father, Wayne R. R. Porter, 51, is no longer with us. He passed away the weekend of 5/11. He is no longer suffering from the daily pain and struggle that renal cell carcinoma put him through the past few years. He may have lived a short life, but...
John "Poppy" Maher
May 13, 2019
Jack, affectionately known as “Poppy”, 86, entered eternal life surrounded by his family, at his winter home in North Fort Myers, Florida after a long illness. Born in Lafayette, NY on June 8, 1932 to Leo Dominick and Agnes Julia (Sheehan) Maher. He was the 5th of 12 children. Growing up on a rural, dairy farm in Truxton, NY Jack...
Edward C. "Ed" Baker
May 11, 2019
Edward C. “Ed” Baker, 57 of Grove St, passed away Saturday May 11, 2019 at CVPH in Plattbsurgh. He was born in Plattsburgh on April 29, 1962 son of Harold and Sharon (Colby) Baker. He enjoyed the outdoors, hunting, fishing, boating and trapping. Ed is survived by his mother Sharon Cumm and he husband Terrance, children; Tiffany Baker, Peter John...
Mary Elizabeth Cross
May 9, 2019
Mary Elizabeth Cross, aged 92, passed from this world peacefully in her home in Lewis, New York on Thursday, May 9, 2019 after a long illness. She was surrounded by family and loved ones. A member of a large and extended family, she was affectionately known as Elizabeth, Liz, Lizzie, and Aunt Sue. She was born in Lewis, grew up...
Marilyn A. Schultz
May 8, 2019
Marilyn A. Schultz, longtime resident of Elizabethtown, passed away on May 8, 2019 in Lake Placid. Marilyn was born on April 15, 1939 in Norwalk, CT to John and Agnes Tully. She was the beloved wife of the late Ernest (Ernie) Schultz. Marilyn is survived by sisters, Peggy (Roger) Sehlmeyer of New Baltimore, MI, and Joann Anfosso of Southington CT,...
Herbert E. Bushey
May 4, 2019
Peru Herbert E. Bushey 88, of ValeHaven, Main Street in Peru, died on Saturday May 4, 2019 at the CVPH Medical Center. He was born in Beekmantown on May 30, 1930 the son of Edward and Edith (Rivers) Bushey. He was Private First Class E1 in the US Army from August 1951 to March 1953. He was later honorably discharged...
Donald E. "Duke" Dupraw
May 1, 2019
Donald E. “Duke” Dupraw, 72, of Church St. in Redford passed away Wednesday May 1, 2019 at Plattsburgh Rehabilitation and Nursing Home in Plattsburgh. He was born in Plattsburgh on October 27, 1946 son of the late Roy and Marguerite (LaFountain) Dupraw. Donald was an avid hunter, enjoyed watching baseball with his brother Jim always rooting for the New York...
Rose Arlene Simpson Carlson
Apr 23, 2019
Rose Arlene Simpson Carlson passed away comfortably at home under care of hospice April 23, 2019 after long struggle with colon cancer. Rose was born October 10, 1943 to Daisy Passino Simpson and Donald Simpson who predeceased her. She was also predeceased by her loving husband of 56 years John Herbert Carlson. Her last thoughts were of being reunited with...
Tammy Lee Cushing
Apr 20, 2019
Tammy Lee Cushing, 59, passed away on Saturday, April 20th, 2019, at CVPH Medical Center with family by her side. She was born in Plattsburgh on August 27th, 1959, the daughter of Gordon Costin Sr. and Sandra (Sawyer) Anson. She was a homemaker and a mother to three beautiful children. She is survived by her three children and their significant...
Brenda Walker
Apr 19, 2019
Brenda Walker, 63, of Westport passed away unexpectedly on April 19, 2019 at a hospital in Norfolk, Virginia with her loving family by her side. Brenda was born January 21, 1956 to the late William and Elene Morrison. She was a 1974 graduate of Westport Central School and attended CV-Tech earning her LPN. Brenda was a volunteer AEMT with Westport...
Ernestine M. Dame-Edwards
Apr 18, 2019
Ernestine M. Dame-Edwards of Plattsburgh, NY, passed away Thursday, April 18, 2019, after a long term illness. Ernie, as she liked to be called, was born on March 16, 1955 in Plattsburgh, NY. She is survived by her son Garrison Edwards, his wife Andrea, and their two children Lucy and Lynnexx, her son Jayce Edwards, his wife Kissandra, and their...
Ellen Francis Burke
Apr 17, 2019
Ellen Francis Burke, of Westport New York passed away on April 17, 2019 in Elizabethtown, New York. She was born on October 29, 1932 in Lewis, New York. She was married to Herbert Burke who survives her. She is survived by her children, son Elmer Lesperance, Pembroke GA, daughter Linda Martin, Ausable Forks NY, and son Gordon Lesperance and his...
Elinor G. Hays
Apr 13, 2019
Elinor G. Hays (Geyer), passed away April 13, 2019 at University of Vermont Health Network-Champlain Valley physicians Hospital in Plattsburgh. Ellie was hired as a Team Leader on the 4 Main Medical/Surgical Unit of the Champlain Valley Hospital. She became Head Nurse on 5 Main the following year and Head Nurse on 6 Main in 1972; both were Medical/Surgical Units...
Phyllis "Bambie" Gaffney
Apr 7, 2019
Phyllis “Bambi” Gaffney passed away on April 7th2019 at Westchester Hospital. Bambi was born on March 21, 1969. She was raised in Wilmington, NY and was a true “Mountain Mama”. She enjoyed swimming in the Au Sable River, spending time in the woods with her husband, and camping in the Adirondacks. Bambi was known for her love of children and...
Grace Adelaide Burns MacLeod
Mar 30, 2019
Grace Adelaide Burns MacLeod passed away on March 30th in South Jordan, Utah, surrounded in her last days by her loving children and grandchildren. She was born on the winter solstice in 1921 in Monticello, N.Y., to parents James Alfonso Bailey Burns and Mary Elizabeth Alexander Burns. The family moved to Essex, the hometown of her mother, when Grace was...
Carl R. Ayotte
Mar 29, 2019
Carl R. Ayotte, 83, of Plattsburgh, NY died Friday, March 29, 2019 at the UVM Health Network, CVPH, Plattsburgh with his wife and daughter at his side. Carl was born in Houlton, ME on December 18, 1935, the son of Frederick(JR.) and Pauline (Stone) Ayotte. Carl spent his working career in the healthcare industry in the purchasing/materials management area. His...
Lorraine Mary Hathaway
Mar 25, 2019
Lorraine Mary Hathaway, know to many as "Hon", 80, of Elizabethtown, NY lost her battle with Alzheimer's on March 25, 2019. She was the daughter of Elmer and Leda Patnode. She was born on July 29, 1938. She married her best friend, Ralph Hathaway, of 57 years, on September 11, 1962. They were blessed with three children: Penny Marvin, Heather...