John A Tousignant
Mar 3, 2021
John A. Tousignant, 91, of Champlain Park, passed away Wednesday, March 3, 2021 at his home with family by his side and under the care of Hospice of the North Country. He was born in Montreal, Quebec on December 24, 1929, the son of the late Joseph and Angelina (Lacheritie) Tousignant. John served in the Army during the Korean...
Virginia Anne Larabee
Mar 2, 2021
Virginia Anne “Ginny” Larabee, 73, of Plattsburgh passed away Tuesday, March 2, 2021 at the Fletcher Allen Hospital in Burlington Vermont. She was born in Plattsburgh on May 13, 1947 the daughter of Exire and Lorris (Bigelow) Wood. Ginny worked at the Behavorial Health Services North. She enjoyed nature, cooking, snowshoeing, baking and spending time with family and friends....
Philip B Giddings
Mar 1, 2021
Philip Brian Giddings was born January 14, 1982 at Elmendorf AFB Hospital in Anchorage, Alaska to Bruce Giddings and Linda (Booth) Thomas. He was the eldest of his siblings. Phil was a very caring soul that enjoyed all the people that came into his life and he left his mark on all of theirs. He was always there whenever...
Ronald "Barney" I Baker
Feb 27, 2021
Ronald I. “Barney” Baker, 64, of Sciota, passed away Saturday, February 27, 2021 at his home with his loving family by his side .He was born in Plattsburgh, NY on October 8, 1956, the son of Russell and Ramona (LaBare) Baker. He enjoyed going camping or spending time watching old westerns. He loved his grandchildren and being with them...
William "Bill" Holzer
Feb 27, 2021
William C. "Bill" Holzer, 57, of Cumberland Head, passed away Saturday, February 27, 2021 at the UVM-CVPH Medical Center with his loving family by his side. He was born in Plattsburgh,NY on March 8, 1963, the son of William and Evalyn (Manley) Holzer. Bill enjoyed being outdoors: 4wheeling, fishing, going to camp and a special interest in photography. He...
Mary Jean Lawrance
Feb 27, 2021
Mary Jean Lawrance, 97 of Peru, NY passed away at home on Saturday, February 27th 2021. She was born to Mary Isabel and George Henry Defel on December 14th 1923 in Terre Haute, Indiana. She graduated from Indiana State Teacher’s College and went on to graduate from Mt. Sinai Hospital School of Nursing in 1948. She was a member...
Mary Lou Baker
Feb 25, 2021
Mary Lou Baker, 78, of Flynn Avenue, Plattsburgh, NY passed away on Thursday, February 25, 2021 at her daughter’s home. She was born in Plattsburgh, NY on July 25, 1942, the daughter of Thomas and Mabel (Pritchard) Bodah. She married Donald Baker on October 31, 1959. Mary is survived by her daughter, Donna Baker; her son, Donald Baker and...
Leona M Lapier
Feb 25, 2021
In the early hours of February 25, 2021, in the comfort of her home, Leona M. LaPier made her peace on Earth and entered into God’s Kingdom. Leona was born on October 14, 1932, in Sciota, N.Y. She graduated from Altona High School and went on to study at Loretta Business School. In 1955 she gave birth to her...
Susan P Drapeau
Feb 24, 2021
Susan Drapeau, 76, of Peru, NY passed away peacefully on Wednesday, February 24, 2021 as she set out on her journey to be with Glen Drapeau, her loving husband, best friend, and life partner of 45 years. Susan was born in Haverstraw, NY on May 25, 1944 to Stanley and Carol Adkins and grew up in Plattsburgh, NY and...
Curtis W Furnia
Feb 21, 2021
Curtis was born at home Nov 21 1942, the third of five children, in Peasleeville NY to Raymond and Eva (Archambault) Furnia. Curtis dropped out of school and joined the United States Marine Corp; where he proudly served in the combat engineers from 1960-1964. Upon returning from service he worked locally before moving to CT working at International silver...
Merle Gilbert
Feb 21, 2021
Merle Gilbert, 96, passed away of natural causes February 21 at Meadowbrook Healthcare. Born in Plattsburgh and a long-time resident of Plattsburgh and Point au Roche, she was a graduate of Bryant and Stratton Business College, Buffalo, New York. She married her high school sweetheart, the late John E. Beauvais, a navy pilot, during WWII. After raising five children,...
Betty V Pavone
Feb 20, 2021
Betty V. Pavone, 93, of Olivetti Place, Plattsburgh, NY passed away on Saturday February 20, 2021 at her home with her family by her side under the care of Hospice of the North Country. She was born in West Chazy, NY on May 27, 1927 the daughter of Frederick and Anna Mae (Pombrio) Trombly. Betty graduated from D’Youville Academy...
James Richard "Red" Cody
Feb 20, 2021
James “Red” Richard Cody, 83, of Seymour Road, West Chazy, NY, passed away on Saturday February 20, 2021 at UVHN: CVPH Medical Center in Plattsburgh. He was born in Plattsburgh on August 15, 1937 the son of Walter and Jennie (Chamberlin) Cody. James served in the United States Army from 1954 to 1957, after being honorably discharged he returned...
Frank Roy Rabideau Jr
Feb 18, 2021
Frank Rabideau was reunited with his beloved wife Lucille after passing away at Champlain Valley Physicians Hospital in Plattsburgh, surrounded by the devoted staff of CVPH. Born on May 11, 1933 to Frank and Clara (Guerin) Rabideau in the town of Altona, Frank lived in the Irona and Altona area before taking up residence in Plattsburgh, New York. He...
Rena C Willett
Feb 18, 2021
Rena C. Willett, 86, formerly of Route 22, Beekmantown, entered into eternal life, Thursday February 18, 2021 at the Meadowbrook Health Care Facility with her loving family by her side. She was born in Mooers Forks, NY on March 4, 1934 the daughter of Victor and Eliza (Lafountain) Gero. Rena graduated from Mooers High School, Class of 1951. She...
Josephine M Pierzynski
Feb 16, 2021
Josephine M. Pierzynski, 99, of Plattsburgh, passed away Tuesday, February 16, 2021 at the UVM Health Network-CVPH. She was born in Lipica Dolna, Poland on March 27, 1921, the daughter of the late Piotr and Zofia (Sobonkiewicz) Unicka. Josephine lived in Poland until 1942 and moved to Austria until moving to Chasm Falls in 1949. She was a member...
Leonta M "Lee" Girard
Feb 14, 2021
Leonta M. “Lee” Girard, 78, of Plattsburgh passed away Sunday, February 14, 2021 at her sister’s home with her family by her side, under the care of Hospice of the North Country and her sister Mary Ann and her husband Robert “Bob” Ayotte. She was born in Plattsburgh, NY on July 21, 1942 the daughter of George and Elaine...
Francis P Ryan Md
Feb 14, 2021
Francis P. Ryan MD, age 85, died February 14, 2021 at Elizabethtown Community Hospital. He grew up in Chateaugay, NY and attended Fordham University, then medical school at McGill University in Montreal. He did his pediatric residency in New York City at Bellevue hospital, served in the Navy Medical Corps, and then practiced as a pediatrician in Plattsburgh for...
Albert Nelson Mihalek
Feb 14, 2021
Albert Nelson Mihalek of Plattsburgh, New York, passed away on Sunday, February 14 at age 69 at his home. He was born on August 30, 1951 in Saratoga Springs, and is the son of Albert and Lillian (Bishop) Mihalek. Al graduated from Saratoga Springs High School in 1969, where in addition to exceling at school, his proudest accomplishment was...
