Obituaries

Sep 22, 2021

June Sanders Taillon, 86, died on September 22, 2021 at home at United Helper's Independent Living where she was with family and under the care of Hospice and Palliative Care.

June was born December 6, 1934 in Ticonderoga, New York; a daughter of the late William Lewis Sanders and Geraldine (Hurlburt) Sanders. June was a graduate of...

Sep 22, 2021

Philip McGillis Bain Sr., 71, of Canton died on September 22, 2021 at home where he was with family and under the care of Hospice and Palliative Care.

Phil was born January 15, 1950 in Nyack, New York; a son of the late Donald Sr. and Virginia (Boire) Bain. Phil was a graduate of Nanuet High School,...

Sep 17, 2021

Mary Virginia Butler Ames, 90, formerly of Canton, passed away on Friday, September 17, at St. Joseph's Hospital in Syracuse, surrounded by her family. Mary was born in Watertown in 1931, the daughter of Nettie Turgeon Butler and Francis Gabriel Butler. She attended Holy Family School and graduated from Immaculate Heart Academy in 1949. Mary earned her bachelor's degree...

Sep 12, 2021

Kermit P. Burns, 57, of Pyrites, went to be with the Lord on Sunday, September 12, 2021. He was in the comfort of his home, surrounded by loved one and under the care of Hospice and Palliative Care of the St. Lawrence Valley.

Kermit was born April 7, 1964 in Pierrepont, a son of the late Frank...

Sep 9, 2021

Mrs. Gloria (Shoulette) Spadaccini, 89, of Canton died on Thursday, September 9, 2021 at the LaPoint Adult Home, where she was under the wonderful care of staff, while surrounded by her beloved sons.

Gloria was born in Rossie, New York on March 10, 1932, a daughter of the late John and Lola (McNeil) Shoulette. She graduated from...

Aug 27, 2021

Cody R. Davis, 32, of Canton, died on Friday, August 27, 2021 at the Canton-Potsdam Hospital where he had been a patient for a short time.

Cody was born August 20, 1989 in Potsdam, a son of Peter R. Davis and Wanda L. Colton. He was a graduate of Hugh C. Williams High School in Canton. Following...

Aug 6, 2021

Paul Stuba, 84, of CANTON died peacefully, in the company of family at the Highland Nursing Home, Massena on Friday, August 6, 2021.

Paul was a devoted husband and had great love for his wife Claire of 59 years. He was a loving husband, father, brother, grandpa, great-grandfather and friend. Paul will always be remembered for his...

Jul 31, 2021

Margaret L. "Peggy" Cashman, 82 of Canton passed away at Highland Nursing Home with her daughters at her side on July 31, 2021. Arrangements are under the care and direction of the O'Leary Funeral Service, Canton. Calling hours will be at the O'Leary Funeral Home, on Sunday, August 8, 2021 from 4:00 pm to 7:00 pm. Mass of Christian...

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...