Obituaries

Jul 31, 2021

Miss Susan Whitmarsh, 72, of Rensselaer Falls, died at the UH Rensselaer Falls IRA on Saturday, July 31, 2021, where she was under the care of staff and Hospice and Palliative Care of the St. Lawrence Valley.

Susan was born May 16, 1947 in Russell, a daughter of the late Beldon and Muriel (Manning) Whitmarsh. Born with...

Jul 27, 2021

Edward K. "Edd" White, 83, of Canton died peacefully, in the company of family at the Claxton-Hepburn Medical Center, Ogdensburg on Tuesday, July 27, 2021.

Edd had great love for his wife Pat and his 4 daughters (his 'girls'). He was a loving and dedicated husband, father, brother, grandpa, and friend. Edd was always ready to help...

Jul 25, 2021

Maurice F. Cotter, 94, of Ogdensburg and formerly of Canton, died Sunday evening, July 25, 2021 at the St. Joseph's Nursing Home in Ogdensburg, where he had been a resident for many years.

Maurice was born May 26, 1927 in Canton, a son of the late Edward and Margaret (Clark) Cotter. He graduated from Canton High School...

Jul 24, 2021

Susan J. Blackmer, 61, of Lisbon passed away unexpectedly on Saturday, July 24, 2021 in her home peacefully.

Susan was born November 7, 1959 in Suffern, New York; a daughter of the late Roger and Barbara (Rivers) Blackmer. She graduated from Canton High School and attended Canton College, obtaining an Associates of Nursing degree. Susan worked at...

Jul 7, 2021

Barry Andrew Carson, 94, passed away on July 7, 2021. He was born on February 11, 1927, the son of the late Rollett and Alice (Armstrong) Carson. Barry grew up in Shaker Heights, Ohio. He attended University School in Shaker Heights and Milton Academy in Milton, Massachusetts. As a freshman and sophomore at Harvard University, he played on the...

Jun 17, 2021

Dr. Rita Goldberg, Professor Emerita of Spanish, 87, of Canton, died at her home, Thursday, June 17, 2021.

Rita was born October 1, 1933 in NYC, a daughter of the late Abraham Moses and Hilda (Weinman) Goldberg.

"Rita earned her BA at Queens College, her MA at Middlebury Graduate School of Spanish in Madrid, Spain;...

Jun 12, 2021

David Relf Pellett, 73 of Canton, New York passed away at his home on Saturday, June 12, 2021.

David was born in Webster, New York to Paul and Elizabeth (Miller) Pellett on July 20, 1947.

David graduated from RIT in 1969 with a BS degree in Business and Accounting.  He went on to work for...

Jun 11, 2021

Margaret Ann "Peggy" McCarthy Carney passed away Friday, June 11, 2021 at Albany Medical Center. Peggy was born on November 4, 1929 to Joseph and Alice McCarthy of South Colton, N.Y. Peggy was pre deceased by her parents and siblings Joseph Jr "Junior", Joyce Snyder, Florence Ward, Jerry McCarthy and two beloved Sons in Law Bruce Machold and George...

May 27, 2021

Geraldine M. (Ames) Stafford, 85, of Canton died peacefully in her home on Thursday, May 27, 2021 where she was surrounded by her loving family and under the care of St. Lawrence Valley Hospice.

Geraldine was born September 5, 1935, a daughter to the late Gerald and Ruth (Briggs) Ames. She attended Crary Mills Country School and graduated from Canton Central....

May 13, 2021

Gail Crabtree, 68, of Canton, NY and Redington Beach, FL, passed away on May 13th after an extended hospital stay.

She was born in Potsdam in 1952 to the late Wallace D. and Audrey Conant Guthrie. In 1967, when she was in high school, her parents built the Canton Dairy Queen, which has been run by her...

May 8, 2021

Tim Allen, 66, of Canton, died on Saturday, May 8, 2021 at his home, where he was surrounded by his family and under the care of St. Lawrence Valley Hospice.

Tim was born May 10, 1954 in Potsdam, the son of the late Keith and Margaret (Goodcourage) Allen. He graduated from Madrid-Waddington High School. In April 1979,...

May 7, 2021

Amanda Elaine Perry, born February 19th 1991, was tragically killed in a car accident on May 7th 2021. She leaves behind her mother Alison E. Perry, father Kevin L. Kern, and four siblings: David (age 31), Nathan (age 26), Grace (age 21), and Abigail (age 19), who she loved dearly.

Additional family includes: her biological father Dan...

Apr 22, 2021

Phyllis M. Bass, 68, of Ogdensburg, died on Thursday, April 22, 2021 at St. Joseph's Hospital in Syracuse where she had been a patient for a short time.

Phyllis was born December 12, 1952 in Ogdensburg, a daughter of the late Francis and Rachel (LaRock) Beldock. Phyllis graduated from Lisbon Central School and went on to work...

Apr 20, 2021

Robert C. Gillett, 75, of Canton died on Tuesday, April 20, 2021 at the Canton-Potsdam Hospital where he had been a patient for some time.

Robert was born on December 20, 1945 in Canton, son of Raymond and Thelma (Stover) Gillett. Robert graduated from Canton High School and joined the US Navy Reserves. Following discharge he returned...

Apr 5, 2021

Monica S. (Lewis) Smith, 68, of Canton died unexpectedly at the Canton-Potsdam Hospital after being stricken at home.

Monica was born November 8, 1952 in Canton, a daughter of Alford and Isabelle (Brown) Lewis. She graduated from Canton High School. On September 4, 1971, Monica married Bruce Smith. Together they have two children, Rebecca and Bruce.

Apr 1, 2021

Jean M. Zender, 65, of Canton died at the St. Joseph's Hospital, Syracuse, on April 1, 2021 where she had been a patient for a short time.

Jean was born August 1, 1955 in Canton, a daughter of James E. and Ruth M. (Watson) Richards. Jean enjoyed crosswords, knitting and watching tv. She spent her adult life...

Mar 27, 2021

Edward James Whitcomb, 85, of Lisbon, passed in his sleep, in his favorite chair on March 27, 2021.

Edward was born September 19, 1935 in Evans Mills, and grew up in the Colton-Pierrepont area. He graduated in 1954 from the Colton-Pierrepont Central School. After school, he joined the ARMY and achieved rank of Sergeant, working in the...

Mar 24, 2021

R. Maureen Howard, 83, of Canton diedunexpectedly on Wednesday, March 24, 2021 at the Champlain Valley Physician's Hospital in Plattsburgh, surrounded by family with rosary beads in both hands.

Maureen was born July 4, 1937 in Medford, MA to the late Frederick and Margaret (McKenna) Smith. She graduated High School and attended the Boston Women's School of...

Mar 22, 2021

David R. Elliott, 83, of 461 Old State Road, DeKalb Junction, died March 22 at Claxton Hepburn's Comfort Care Unit after a lengthy illness.

Born September 30, 1937 to Lawrence and Esther Elliott, he was the youngest of six children.

As a youth, he attended country school at Jerusalem Corners and St. Mary's parochial school,...

Mar 18, 2021

Elizabeth "Betty" Bessette, 88, of Canton died in the company of family on Thursday, March 18, 2021 at the Canton-Potsdam Hospital.

Betty was born July 5, 1932 in Canton, a daughter of the late Winifred and Gladys (Jock) Fullerton. She worked retail, primarily for P&C Supermarkets, with the exception of the time spent working at home raising...