Obituaries

Jul 26, 2017

Funeral arrangements for Mrs. Eva (Przywara) Hibbard, 86, formerly of Canton are incomplete at this time and are under the care and direction of the O'Leary Funeral Service of Canton. Eva died peacefully, in the early morning hours of Wednesday, July 26, 2017 at Our Lady of Lourdes Memorial Hospital in Binghamton.

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Jul 23, 2017

Funeral service for Mrs. Eleanor J. Heinrich, 90, of DeKalb will be held on Thursday, July 27, 2017 at 12:00 pm at the O'Leary Funeral Home, Canton with Pastor Michael Terrell, officiating. Visitation will be held on Thursday from 11:00 am until the time of the service. Mrs. Heinrich died on Sunday, July 23, 2017 at the United Helpers...

Jul 14, 2017

Graveside service for Frederick J. LaFlair, 90, of Canton will be held on Saturday, August 5, 2017 at 1:00 pm at the Fairview Cemetery, Canton followed by a Celebration of Life at the home of his son Andrew in Potsdam. Fred died on Friday, July 14, 2017 at the Canton-Potsdam Hospital where he had been admitted earlier in the...

Jul 11, 2017

Funeral service for O. George Cary, 77, of Potsdam will be held on Monday, July 17, 2017 at 11:00 am at the O'Leary Funeral Home, Canton with David Perry, officiating. Burial will follow in the Riverside Cemetery, Pierrepont. George died on Tuesday, July 11, 2017.

Calling hours will be held on Sunday, July 16, 2017 from 4:00...

Jul 8, 2017

Funeral service for Joseph A. Birch, 83, of Richville will be held on Wednesday, July 12, 2017 at 3:00 pm at the O'Leary Funeral Home in Canton, with Rev. Michael Tomford, officiating. Burial will follow in the North Russell Cemetery. Joe died on Saturday, July 8, 2017 at the Gouverneur Hospital after being stricken at home.

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Jul 6, 2017

Doris Anna (Howard) Weston, 99, of Potsdam died peacefully at her home while under the care of her son and Hospice and Palliative Care on Thursday, July 6, 2017.

Doris was a homemaker all of her life, as well as a local 4-H leader for several years. Doris, along with her husband Kenneth enjoyed playing cards in the neighborhood and attending...

Jul 6, 2017

Gregg Paul Williams, 58, of 49 Rice Road, DeKalb Junction, passed away tragically in a motor vehicle accident on Thursday, July 6, 2017.

Calling hours will be held on Sunday, July 9, 2017 from 2:00 pm to 6:00 pm at the O'Leary Funeral Home, Canton. A funeral service will be held on Monday, July 10, 2017 at...

Jun 30, 2017

Funeral service for Mr. Richard A. Fancher, 65, of Canton will be held on Thursday, July 6, 2017 at 6:00pm at the O'Leary Funeral Home, Canton with Pastor Michael Terrell, officiating. Richard passed away on Friday, June 30, 2017 in Kemptville, Ontario.

Calling hours will be held at the funeral home on Thursday, from 4:00 pm until...

Jun 27, 2017

Burton H. Peabody, 94, of 464 County Route 21, Hermon, passed away on Tuesday, June 27, 2017 at his home, surrounded by his family, while under the care of St. Lawrence Valley Hospice. Burton was born May 30, 1923 in Pitcairn, the son of the late Harvey I. and Ida (Fenton) Peabody. He attended Hermon area schools and resided...

Jun 7, 2017

Donald C. Wilson, 74, of 429 Sykes Rd., Canton and Haines City, FL died June 7, 2017 at St. Joseph's Hospital in Syracuse, NY due to complications following open heart surgery.

Mass of Christian Burial will be held on Saturday, June 10, 2017 at 9:30 am at St. Mary's Catholic Church, Canton with Rev. Douglas J. Lucia,...

May 26, 2017

Frederick W. Parrow, 81, of Russell died on Friday, May 26, 2017 while at his home, where he had been stricken suddenly. Services will be held privately.

Fred was born July 15, 1937 in Canton, the son of the late Wesley and Marjorie (Billings) Parrow. He attended Hermon-DeKalb and Canton Schools. Fred worked at the Kraft Plant...

May 24, 2017

Mass of Christian Burial for William F. Beauvais, 82, of Canton will be held on Monday, June 5, 2017 at 11:00 a.m. at St. Mary's Catholic Church in Canton. Burial will follow in the St. Mary's Cemetery. Bill died suddenly on Wednesday, May 24, 2017 at the Canton-Potsdam Hospital.

Calling hours will be held on Sunday, June...

May 22, 2017

Mr. Charles E. Powell, 66, of Canton passed away unexpectedly on Monday, May 22, 2017. There will be a graveside memorial service at a later date.

Surviving Charles are three sisters, Caroline Conklin of Chenango Bridge; Roxanne (David) Bigelow of DeKalb; and Debra (Rick) Johnston of Gouverneur.

A sister, Donna Peters predeceased him May 11,...

May 22, 2017

Canton, New York

Rita M. (St. Dennis) Lawrence, 85, passed away on Monday, May 22, 2017 at the St. Joseph's Nursing Home in Ogdensburg.

Rita was born June 2, 1931 in Canton, the daughter of Herbert and Marie (Bloss) St. Dennis. She graduated from Canton High School in 1949. Rita continued her education at the...

May 5, 2017

Funeral service for Rose L. Bush, 93, of Canton will be held on Tuesday, May 9, 2017 at 12:00 pm at the O'Leary Funeral Home, Canton with Pastor Michael Terrell, officiating. Burial will follow in the Fairview Cemetery, Canton. Rose died on Friday, May 5, 2017 at the Canton-Potsdam Hospital.

Calling hours will be held at the...

Apr 26, 2017

Memorial service for Janet Marie Change, 62, of Raymondville and formerly of Canton will be held on Saturday, May 6, 2017 at 10:00 am at the Morley Wesleyan Church, with Pastor Paul Dettmer, officiating. Janet died on Wednesday, April 26, 2017 at the home of her daughter, Jessica Curran, while surrounded by family and under the care of Hospice...

Apr 24, 2017

Funeral service for Mrs. Nona Fisher, 92 of Morley will be held on Thursday, April 27, 2017 at 11:00am at the Scotch Presbyterian Church, Chipman, with Pastor Carl Pattison, officiating. Burial will be in the Madrid Cemetery. Nona passed away peacefully while at her home surrounded by her loving family on Monday, April 24, 2017, while under the care...

Apr 23, 2017

Calling hours for Gilbert J. Miller, 76, of Potsdam will be held on Friday, April 28, 2017 from 11 am to 1 pm at the O'Leary Funeral Home, Canton. Immediately following the calling hours will be a time of reflection, to share a memory of Gilbert. Burial will be in the Brick Chapel Cemetery, Canton.

Gilbert passed...

Apr 19, 2017

Mass of Christian Burial for James Rett Radway, 36, of Canton will be held on Tuesday, April 26, 2017 at 11:00 am at St. Mary's Catholic Church, Canton. Burial will follow in the Crary Mills Cemetery. Jamie passed away on Wednesday, April 19, 2017.

Calling hours will be held on Monday, April 24, 2017 from 4-7pm at...

Apr 16, 2017

Mr. Richard G. Harris, 82, Ogdensburg and formerly of Schenectady passed away peacefully on Sunday, April 16, 2017 at the United Helpers Riverledge Nursing Home, Ogdensburg, while in the company of family. Richard had been a resident of Riverledge since October of 2014.

Richard was born June 4, 1934 in Schenectady, the son of the late George...