Obituaries

Nov 28, 2018

Loren L. "Bub" Bronson, 87, of West Stockholm died peacefully while in the company of family on Wednesday, November 28, 2018 at The Alice Center in Malone, where he had been a resident since August.

Bub was born on December 1, 1930 in the Town of Stockholm, the son of the late Harrison and Mabel (Fefee) Bronson....

Nov 27, 2018

Nelson J. Bessette, 92, of 307 Town Line Road, Canton, went to live with the Lord on Tuesday, November 27, 2018 at the home of his daughter, Nancy, also on the Town Line Rd. Calling hours will be held Friday, Nov 30 from 2-4 and 7-9 pm at the O'Leary Funeral Home in Canton, NY. A Mass of Christian...

Nov 25, 2018

Michele A. Scanlin, 68, of Canton, formerly of Watertown, passed away at her home on November 25, 2018. Michele was born on January 2, 1950, in Watertown, daughter of Alphonse V. and Marie (Mangini) Renzi. She graduated from Watertown High School in 1967, attended SUNY Oswego and received her BA from Empire State College. On June 25, 1971, she...

Nov 21, 2018

Mr. Thomas O. McManus, 84, of Rensselaer Falls, passed away at his home on Wednesday, November 21, 2018.

Thomas was born on January 23, 1934 in Potsdam, a son of the late Harry F. and Nora (Connelly) McManus. He graduated from Potsdam High School and attended both Canton and Potsdam State Colleges. Thomas also served proudly in...

Nov 12, 2018

  Irene Krenceski, age 90, of Canton, NY, passed away peacefully at her home on Monday afternoon (November 12, 2018) under the care of Hospice and Palliative Care of St. Lawrence Valley after a brief illness. Irene LaPree was born on January 25, 1928 to the late George and Nora (LaShomb) LaPree in Brasher Falls, NY. She was a graduate of...

Nov 3, 2018

Hugh Emerson Rood, 78, of West Potsdam died on Saturday, November 3, 2018 at St. Joseph's Hospital in Syracuse where he was surrounded by family.

Hugh was born November 29, 1939 in Canton, the son of the late Howard A. and Esther (Forbes) Rood. He graduated from Canton High School and Canton ATC. Hugh proudly served in...

Oct 24, 2018

Cynthia Bender, 65, of Canton, died unexpectedly on Wednesday, October 24, 2018 while at home.

Cynthia was born June 28, 1953 in Newton, Kansas; the daughter of Herbert and Cora (Arnold) Froelich. She graduated from Bethel College with a Bachelor's Degree in History and from the University of Missouri – Columbia, where she received a Master's Degree...

Oct 15, 2018

Sharon A. (Brabaw) Allen, 74, of Pyrites passed away unexpectedly at her home on Monday, October 15, 2018.

Sharon was born June 22, 1944 in Pyrites, the daughter of the late Ceylon and Jessie (Martin) Brabaw. She attended elementary school in Pyrites and graduated from Canton Central School. She married Paul L. Allen Jr. on April 20,...

Oct 11, 2018

Mark O. Darrah, 60, of Canton, died on Thursday, October 11, 2018 following a courageous battle with cancer. He was in the comfort of his home, where he was surrounded by his family.

Mark was born November 7, 1957 in Star Lake, New York, the son of Roger and Aletha Darrah. Mark enjoyed many cats (pumpkin), he...

Oct 8, 2018

Louise (Jordan) Sanderson, 71, of Massena and formerly of Lisbon passed away on Monday, October 8, 2018 at her home.

Louise was born January 6, 1947 in Canton, the daughter of the late Leon and Dorothy (O'Neil) Jordan. She graduated from Lisbon Schools and was a self-employed beautician. On July 16, 1966, Louise was married to Ronald...

Oct 6, 2018

Samuel W. Morrison, 67, of Morley passed away peacefully in the company of family at St. Joseph's Hospital in Syracuse on Saturday, October 6, 2018. In accordance with his wishes, Sam's body has been donated to the Anatomical Gift program at UPSTATE Medical University.

Sam was born December 4, 1950 in Dryden, New York, the son of...

Sep 21, 2018

Gary Lee Niles, 63, of Canton, died on Friday, September 21, 2018 at the Canton-Potsdam Hospital, where he was in the company of family, while under the care of Hospice and Palliative Care of the St. Lawrence Valley.

Gary was born June 16, 1955 in Malone; he was the son of the late Glenn and Eleanor (Fadden) Niles. Gary served in...

Sep 7, 2018

Mr. Robert G. Hoyt, 73, of Pierrepont passed away unexpectedly on Friday, September 7, 2018 at the Canton-Potsdam Hospital after being stricken at home.

Robert was born November 12, 1944 in Potsdam, the son of the late Harold Hoyt and Lillian Kelley. He attended school until entering the United States Army. Upon his return from service, Robert...

Sep 1, 2018

Theresa L. Boyd, 82, of Canton died on Saturday, September 1, 2018 at the Canton-Potsdam Hospital where she had been a patient since August 26th. She was in the company of her family.

Theresa was born January 19, 1936 in Canton, she was the daughter of the late Arthur and Thelma LaSiege. She was a homemaker and...

Aug 16, 2018

Robert M Thompson, age 95, died on August 16, 2018, at the United Helpers Maplewood Campus in Canton. He was a resident of the United Helpers Partridge Knoll Campus for seven years.

Robert was born on February 9, 1923, at the family home at Flackville, the son of Robert and Mabel (Rutherford) Thompson. He had one sister, Laney Hutchinson, who is...

Aug 13, 2018

CANTON-- Mr. Kenneth F. Smith of 65 Judson Street and Maplewood Nursing Facility in Canton died on Monday, August 13, 2018.

Mr. Smith was the son of the late Patrick Smith and Gertrude Finn Smith and was born in Fort Covington, NY on June 28, 1923. He was predeceased by his three siblings, Bernard and Paul Smith...

Aug 8, 2018

Francis "Red" Grandy, 96 of Lazy River Rd, Hermon passed away after a short illness on Wednesday morning August 8, 2018. Arrangements are with the O'Leary Funeral Service in Canton. Calling hours will be on Thursday, September 13th, from 4:00 to 7:00 pm. The funeral will be held on Friday, the 14th, starting at 11:00 am. Following the service...

Aug 1, 2018

Allan J. McDonald, 80, of Canton passed away unexpectedly on August 1, 2018 at the Rome Hospital, he had been a resident of Colonial Park Rehabilitation Center of Rome, NY since February of 2018.

Al was born October 21, 1937 in Pyrites, the son of Leonard and Elizabeth (Roberts) McDonald. He attended St. Mary's School and graduated...

Jul 19, 2018

Eileen M. Peters, 97, passed away on July 19, 2018, at the Maplewood Campus, where she had been a resident since August 2016.

Eileen was born on November 1, 1920, in Lisbon, New York, the daughter of Erastus and Mae (Goodison) Tracy. She graduated from Canton High School in 1937 and married Donald F. Dean in 1938....

Jul 16, 2018

Brian D. Casey, 59, of Canton passed away unexpectedly on Monday, July 16, 2018 at CVPH in Plattsburgh after being stricken at home.

Brian was born March 15, 1959 in Potsdam, son to the late William and Marion (Strader) Casey. Being young when both his parents passed, he was raised by his brother and sister-in-law, Pat and...