Obituaries

Wade J. "Butch" James Jr.

Apr 8, 2020

Wade J. "Butch" James Jr.,70, of Lisbon died on Wednesday, April 8, 2020 at the Claxton-Hepburn Medical Center, Ogdensburg,  a result of complications of this horrible Corona Virus; he had been a patient since March 29, 2020.

Butch was born in Utica, New York on November 15, 1949, a son of Wade Sr. and Margaret (Morin) James....

Herbert L. "Herbie" Enslow

Mar 22, 2020

Herbert L. "Herbie" Enslow, 80, of Russell died peacefully on Sunday, March 22, 2020, he was in the comfort of his home, with his wife Carole by his side.

Herbie was born March 31, 1939 in Russell, a son of the late Howard and Dorothy (Basford) Enslow. He attended Knox-Memorial Central until the 8th grade but later...

Kenneth R. Waite

Mar 17, 2020

Kenneth R. Waite, 57, of Norwood, died on Tuesday, March 17, 2020 at the Upstate Medical Center in Syracuse, where he was in the company of his children, Jamie and Taylor.

Kenneth was born January 23, 1963 in Potsdam, the son of Robert and Dora (Haggett) Waite. He graduated from Norwood-Norfolk Central and worked several years for...

Donna J. (Votra) Mattice

Mar 3, 2020

Donna Jo Votra-Mattice, 70, of Morley died unexpectedly on Tuesday, March 4, 2020 at the University of Vermont Medical Center-Burlington, where she was in the company of family.

Donna was born August 18, 1949 in Potsdam, the daughter of the late Elmer N. and Norreen (Andrews) Votra. She graduated from Canton High School in 1968. On February...

Rita M. (Greenwood) Brabaw

Mar 1, 2020

Rita M. Brabaw, 64, of Canton died peacefully at the Massena Healthcare and Rehabilitation Center, where she had been a resident for a short time.

Rita was born April 1, 1955 in Canton, the daughter of Gerald and Ester (St. Dennis) Greenwood. She worked for the Compass Factory in Ogdensburg, Service Master of Canton and on the...

Glennis A. (Boshane) Woodrow

Feb 23, 2020

Ms. Glennis Ann Woodrow, 44, of Canton and formerly of Gouverneur, died unexpectedly on Sunday, February 23, 2020 at her home.

Glennis was born April 2, 1975 in Gouverneur, a daughter of Arthur and Connie Boshane. Glennis worked most recently for NYSARC in Canton, previously she did home health care in the Gouverneur area and worked as...

Jean H. (Dashnaw) Smith

Feb 23, 2020

Jean H. Smith, 73, of Russell died on Sunday, February 23, 2020 at the Canton-Potsdam Hospital, where she was in the company of her children, Mark and Melissa.

Jean was born December 19, 1946 and was raised by Gerald and Helen Smith. She graduated from Knox-Memorial Central School in Russell. Jean was a homemaker, she enjoyed cooking,...

Anson L. Fifield

Feb 16, 2020

Anson L. Fifield, 86, of Canton died peacefully on Sunday, February 16, 2020 at United Helpers Riverledge Nursing Home, Ogdensburg, where his wife Betty was by his side.

Anson was born September 28, 1933 in Pierrepont, the son of Nathan and Loretta (Walters) Fifield. He attended Pierrepont Country Schools and Knox-Memorial Central School. Anson served from June...

William C. Delavergne

Feb 15, 2020

William C. DeLavergne, 78, of Lisbon passed away peacefully on Saturday, February 15, 2020 at the Claxton-Hepburn Medical Center in Ogdensburg where he was in the company of his loving family.

Bill was born May 7, 1941. Bill worked hard throughout his life, he enjoyed labor intensive work like farming, cutting and splitting wood, growing a garden...

Fredrick J. Laflair

Feb 11, 2020

Fredrick J. "Ricky" LaFlair, 74, of Canton passed away peacefully at his home. There will be no services.

Arrangements are under the care of the O'Leary Funeral Service of Canton.

Matthew G. Sullivan

Jan 21, 2020

Matthew G. Sullivan, 63, of Canton peacefully passed away on Tuesday, January 21, 2020 at Strong Memorial Hospital in Rochester. Matt fought a long and courageous battle of liver disease. Matthew was born October 4, 1956 in Potsdam, the son of the late Richard and Loretta (Goodhartt) Sullivan. He attended Madrid Schools. On April 16, 1977, Matthew married Sharon...

Donald J. Tracy

Jan 19, 2020

Donald J. Tracy, 65, of Canton, died peacefully in the comfort of his home, on Sunday, January 19, 2020 where he was surrounded by his loving family after a courageous and hard-fought battle with cancer.

Don was born on December 20, 1954 in Malone, and was raised by James and Gertrude (McCabe) Johnston. He graduated from Chateaugay...

Harry R. Walter

Jan 7, 2020

Harry R. Walter, 86, of Pierrepont, died on Tuesday, January 7, 2020 at the Canton-Potsdam Hospital where he had been a patient for a week. Among his survivors is his wife Irmgard, of Pierrepont.

In accordance with his wishes, Harry was cremated and there will be no services.

Memories and condolences may be shared online...

Shirley (Planty) Smith

Dec 28, 2019

Mrs. Shirley (Planty) Smith, 80, of Canton died on Saturday, December 28, 2019, while surrounded by her children, at the United Helpers Healthcare and Rehabilitation Center in Canton, where she had been a resident for just over a year.

Shirley was born January 16, 1939 in Potsdam, a daughter of the late Mason and Helen (Davis) Planty. She attended Canton Schools....

Melvin "Mel" Jaskowski

Dec 18, 2019

Melvin "Mel" Jaskowski, 78, of Canton, died unexpectedly on Wednesday, December 18, 2019.

Mel was born April 16, 1941in Depew, NY; a son of the late Edward and Celia (Kujawa) Jaskowski. He graduated from Cleveland Hill High School in Buffalo and from Canton ATC with a Criminal Justice degree. Mel served in the US Air Force from...

Winifred T. (Taylor) Gushea

Dec 16, 2019

Winifred "Winnie" Gushea a long-time resident of Canton passed away on Monday, December 16, 2019, at her home under the care of Hospice. She was 100.  Winnie was born October 12, 1919 at the Little River Boat Livery in Canton, she was the daughter of the late Winfred and Addie (Lavery) Taylor, both of St. Lawrence County. She graduated...

Loretta K. (Moulton) Sharpstene

Dec 14, 2019

Loretta K. (Moulton) Sharpstene, 92, of DeKalb and formerly of Clare, died peacefully surrounded by family at the United Helpers Nursing Home in Ogdensburg. Loretta was born, November 7, 1927 in Canton, a daughter to the late Bernard and Harriet (Fountain) Moulton. She attended schools in Clare and Hermon and graduated from Pilgrim State Hospital of Nursing in 1952....

Matt R. Mcgregor

Dec 8, 2019

Matt R. McGregor, 63, of Canton died unexpectedly, at home, in his sleep on Sunday, December 8, 2019.

Matt was born May 4, 1956 in Gouverneur, a son of the late Robert and Margaret (Scott) McGregor. He graduated from Potsdam High School in 1975 and was one of the first wrestlers from the area to place in...

Charles K. Brown

Dec 7, 2019

Charles K. Brown, 56, of Norwood, died on Saturday, December 7, 2019 at Albany Medical Center, where he had been a patient since November 29, 2019.

Charlie was born May 21, 1963 in Kingston, New York, a son of the late Thomas and Juanita (Rydzewski) Brown. He graduated from Saugerties High School. On July 20, 2004, Charlie...

Don M. Bush

Dec 4, 2019

Don M. Bush, 62, of Canton died peacefully, in his sleep on Wednesday, December 4, 2019.

Don was born December 10, 1956 in Ogdensburg, the son of the late Don H. and Meredith (Adams) Bush. He graduated from Canton High School. Don worked as a mechanic for several years for Schroon Lake Equipment in Gouverneur and retired...