Obituaries

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...

Mar 14, 2021

Alice L. (LaVigne) Van Vleet, 89, of Black Lake and formerly of Canton, died on Sunday, March 14, 2021 in the ER at the Claxton-Hepburn Medical Center, Ogdensburg after being stricken at home.

Alice was born June 13, 1931 in Canton, a daughter of the late Phillip and Roselda (Gillette) LaVigne. She graduated from Canton High School....

Mar 7, 2021

Deitre T. "Dee" Gilson, 72, of Canton, died on Sunday, March 7, 2021 at her home, where she was in the company of family and under the care of Hospice and Palliative Care of the St. Lawrence Valley.

Dee was born in Canton on December 7, 1948, a daughter of the late Frank and Vera (Dafoe) Thorbahn....

Mar 5, 2021

Francis J. Regan, 80, of Canton, passed away Friday evening, March 5, 2021 at the Canton-Potsdam Hospital after being diagnosed with stage 4 brain and lung cancer a short time ago. His loving wife, Myrtle was by his side.

Francis was born May 1, 1940 in Potsdam, New York, the son of Michael E. and Evelyn (Brothers)...

Feb 24, 2021

Glen H. Hall, 50, of Canton died following a motor vehicle accident on Wednesday, February 24, 2021 at the Canton-Potsdam Hospital.

Glen was born August 26, 1970 in Potsdam, a son of Paul Hall and Linda Wright Durgan. Glen graduated from Norwood-Norfolk Central School. From 1995 until 2002, Glen worked at the Losurdo Creamery in Heuvelton and...

Feb 21, 2021

James F. "Butch" Burch, 64, of Canton died unexpectedly on Sunday, February 21, 2021.

James was born April 17, 1956 in Potsdam, a son of the late Frank B. and Helen R. (Barr) Burch. He attended Potsdam Central School and then served honorably in the US Navy. "Butch" as he was most well-known, worked for 22 years...

Feb 16, 2021

Isabell (Ladison) Cota, 95, of Canton, died in the home of her daughter, where she was under the care of family and Hospice early Tuesday morning, February 16, 2021. She had been in declining health.

Isabell was born August 10, 1925 in Ogdensburg, a daughter of the late Charles and Mable (Martin) Ladison. Isabell began employment with St. Lawrence County, retiring...

Feb 15, 2021

Kristy Rose DuPré passed away unexpectedly, February 15th in the night. She was 33 years old. She was born on September 24, 1987 in Ogdensburg, NY.

Kristy was well loved and will be greatly missed. She is survived by her companion of six years, Adam Perry; her daughter Adrianna DuPré; Her mother, Karla Brown; Her father, Peter...

Feb 14, 2021

Thomas Capers, 75, formerly of Baltimore, MD died on February 14, 2021 in California, where he had been a resident since retiring from military service.

Thomas is survived by his wife, Deborah Capers whom also resides in California, his sons and locally by Danielle LeRoux, of Hermon.

Graveside service will be held at 1:00 pm,...

Feb 13, 2021

Warren Bessette, 89, of Canton, died in the company of family on Saturday, February 13, 2021 at the University of Vermont Medical Center, Burlington, VT, where he had been transported following being stricken ill at home.

Warren was born January 17, 1932 in Pyrites, a son of John B. and Nora (Warren) Bessette. For many years, Warren...

Jan 29, 2021

Laurie Noble, 57 of Canton, died peacefully on Friday, January 29, 2021 at the Canton-Potsdam Hospital where she had been admitted earlier in the week. She was in the company of family.

Laurie was born in Potsdam on May 13, 1963, a daughter of Keith "Pop" Noble and Donna (Wright) Noble. She graduated from Canton Central School...

Jan 25, 2021

Ricky A. Gollinger, 64 and wife, Lena A. Gollinger, 62, died on Monday, January 25, 2021 at Upstate Medical Center, Syracuse where they had been transported following a house fire.

Ricky was born April 30, 1956 in Pierrepont, a son of the late William R. and Lillian G. (Porter) Gollinger. Following graduation, Ricky joined the Marines and...

Jan 25, 2021

Joyce Lawrence of Canton, New York left this earth on January 25, 2021 after fighting Covid and succeeding, but it just left her too tired to carry on. Joyce came in to this world on June 11, 1925 to a loving family of the late Archie and Blanche Marlowe and an older sister, June (Trotter). Joyce prided herself for...

Jan 24, 2021

Neil (Robert) Sheridan, Sr. of Canton passed away on January 24, 2021 at the age of 90 at his home surrounded by family.  Neil was born in Canton and is the son of the late Lawrence and Mildred (Johnston) Sheridan.  Neil was a proud veteran, who served in the United States Army during the Korean War and was awarded...

Jan 22, 2021

James F. Monaghan Jr., 52, of Pyrites was stricken ill at home and died unexpectedly on Friday, January 22, 2021.

James, Jim, Jimmy, Jimbo, as he was affectionately known, was born July 7, 1968 in New Brunswick, New Jersey, a son to James F. Monaghan Sr. and Jean Spanier-Sweitzer. He attended Channelview High School in Texas. Jim...

Jan 22, 2021

David T. Burwell, 92, of Lisbon, died peacefully at home on Friday night, January 22, 2021 where he was in the company of family.

David was born September 12, 1928 in Lisbon, a son of Millard E. and Dorthea (Tracy) Burwell. David operated a beef and dairy cattle farm on the Ogdensburg Road and later on the...

Jan 21, 2021

Steven G. Stratton, 71, of Selleck Road, died at home, unexpectedly, on Thursday, January 21, 2021, he was in the company of family when he was stricken ill.

Steven was born February 11, 1949 in Potsdam, a son of Glenn and Jessie (VanBrocklin) Stratton. Steven worked construction for Harry Harmer, he farmed and had his own logging...