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Wayne D. Williams Sr, 76, 543 Front Street, Rensselaer Falls, died May 3, 2003, at Claxton-Hepburn Medical Center in Ogdensburg.  The funeral will be Wednesday, May 7, at the Rensselaer Falls United Methodist Church at 11:30 with Rev. Helen Hadley, pastor officiating. Burial will be in Rensselaer Falls Cemetery, a reception will follow at the Rensselaer Falls Fire Dept.  Calling hours will be Tuesday 2-4 and 7-9 at the Lawrence Funeral Home in Canton. Contributions may be made to the Rensselaer Falls Volunteer Fire Station, P.O. Box 186, Rensselaer Falls, New York, 13680.  Surviving are his wife, Janet, four sons, Wayne D. Williams Jr. Fort Wayne, Indiana, Marty L. Williams, Portland, Maine, Gregg P. and Anne Williams ,DeKalb Jct., Scott A. and Dianne Williams ,New Port Richey, Florida, four daughters and son in laws, Karen Y. and Roger Conant, ,Canton, Donna J. and Gary Friot, Rensselaer Falls, Terri L. and Greg Tracy, Heuvelton, Sheli A. and Alonzo “Wayne” Ellison Jr., Canton; ten sisters, Mrs. Connie Cashman, Oxford, Ruth and Charles Diefenbacher, Oxford, Shirley Adams, Texas, Marilyn and Dick Moore, Florida, Myrna Dumond, Oxford, Beverly and Robert Black, Ocala, FL; Muriel & Fred Matteson, Florida; Thelma & David Robinson, Oxford; Viola and Donald Reko, Kansas City Mo; Catherine and Ed Wilk, Oxford; three brothers Donald A. Williams , Oxford, George D. and Laurie Williams, Sherburne, David F. and Bonnie Williams, Missouri; Sixteen grandchildren, three great grand children, several nieces and nephews. Predeceasing him is a brother Lee Miles Williams.  Born July 13, 1926, in Oxford, New York, a son of Lee Augustus and Edna Elizabeth Miles Williams, he graduated from Oxford Academy in 1943, he the enlisted in the U S Army during WWII, after the war Mr. Williams worked as a store manager for Acme Food Store on Court Street, Canton also was the manager of the meat Dept. for Acme stores in Ogdensburg, Gouverneur and Watertown for 33 years until the company closed the northern region. He then went to work as a clerk for St. Lawrence County Sheriff’s Office, He then worked as a corrections officer as the St. Lawrence County Correctional Facility for 10 years retiring in 1996.  Mr. Williams was a member if the St. Lawrence Co Fire Police ,Rensselaer Falls Volunteer Fire & Rescue Inc. for nearly 30 years, were he served as bingo chairman for 25 years, member of the St. Lawrence County Fire Chiefs Association, New York State American Legion, Rensselaer Falls United Methodist Church, and a past member of the Boy Scout Council. Mr. Williams enjoyed bowling at Gray Lanes in Canton, stamp and coin collecting and playing the piano.
     

Funeral for Rev. Everet Kendall Scouten, 92, 56 State Street, Canton, will be Wednesday, May 7, 2003 at 1:00 at the Canton United Methodist Church, with Rev. James M. Brand, pastor, officiating. Burial will be in Evergreen Cemetery. A reception will follow at the Canton United Methodist Church. There will be no public calling hours. If friends desire contributions may be made to the Canton United Methodist Church in memory of Rev. Scouten.  Arrangements are with the Lawrence Funeral Home.  Surviving Rev. Scouten are two daughters Susan E. Scouten, Canton, Mary Ellen Bohm and her husband Robert, Knoxville, Tennessee, two sons, Wesley G. and his wife JoRetha, Smithburg, Maryland and Alan and his wife Margaret Charlottesville, Virginia, eight (8) grandchildren and one great grandchild, one sister Lillian Hogle and her husband Roy, Knoxville, Tenn., and nieces and nephews.  Predeceasing Rev. Scouten are two sisters Julia Sherman and Jean Scouten and two brothers, Gilbert Scouten and Wesley Gray Scouten.  Born on June 6, 1910 in Morristown, he was the son of Roy William and Lelah Maude Loveless Scouten and graduated from Bellville Union Academy in 1927. In 1934 he received his Masters degree from Boston University School of Theology . On July 27, 1935, he married Marion Ella Steves at the home of her parents in Needham Heights, Massachusetts. Mrs. Scouten died April 20, 2002. Together, Rev. Scouten and his wife served parishes in Chartley, Massachusetts, before returning to New York State to serve in Parish, Newport, Minetto, Beaver Falls, Willowvale, Sandy Creek, Ogdensburg and finally the Malone United Methodist Church, from which he retired in 1975.  The couple moved to Annapolis, Maryland, where they resided for 26 years, before moving to Canton in 1999 to be near their daughter Susan and lived at the Partridge Knoll retirement residence.  Rev. Scouten was an avid outdoorsman and an FAA Licensed Airplane Pilot. While living in Ogdensburg, he owned several airplanes, one of which was a float plane. He was a member of the Malone Flying Club. A member of the Northern New York Conference of the United Methodist Church, he served as chairman for the committee for ecumenical concerns and then the Nominating Committee for Conference Trustees.
     

D. Jean Thompson, 79, 269 Cowan Road, Canton, died February 14, 2003 at her home in Canton. A memorial service will be held on Thursday, February 20 at 7 p.m. at the Canton United Methodist Church with Rev. James M. Brand officiating. Burial will be in Evergreen Cemetery in the Spring. There will be no calling hours. If friends so desire, contributions may be made to the Canton United Methodist Church Memorial Fund, 45 Court Street, Canton, 13617 or Hospice of St. Lawrence Valley, PO Box 469, Potsdam, 13676. Surviving are a daughter, Mrs. Reginald (Judith) Liscum, Canton; four sons, Lawrence & Carole Thompson, Canton; Dan & Pamela Thompson, Foxboro, MA; Rick Thompson, Lake Clear, NY; David Thompson, Canton; a brother & sister-in-law, William E. & Marcia Reimann, Rensselaer, NY; a sister & brother-in-law, William & Sandra Staats, East Greenbush, NY, ten grandchildren; eight great grandchildren, five nieces and five nephews. Born May 2, 1923, in Albany, New York, a daughter of Edwin & Mildred Page Ostrander, she attended Castleton High School. In September 1939, she married Ross Comstock in Castleton, New York. Mr. Comstock died July 17, 1941. On August 7, 1943 she married Stanley Thompson in East Greenbush, NY. Mr. Thompson died April 3, 1993. Mrs. Thompson started her employment working at General Electric in Schenectady from 1941 through 1943. After moving to Canton, she was employed at Canton Central School as a Cafeteria worker from 1956-1963. From 1956-1983 as a well-known cake decorator, she touched the hearts of many people making wedding and birthday cakes. She was an active member of the Canton United Methodist Church and was part of the Canton United Methodist Church Choir for nearly 40 years.
     

Irene A. Coughlin, 91, 37 Riverside Drive, Canton, died February 13, 2003 at the Whiteford Adult Home in North Russell, where she had been a resident for a year. Funeral services will be held Friday, February 21 at 2 p.m. at the Lawrence Funeral Home in Canton with Rev. James M. Brand officiating. A luncheon at the Canton United Methodist Church will follow the funeral service. Friends may call at the funeral home on from 2 to 4 pm and 7 to 9 pm. Spring burial will be in Beech Plains Cemetery. If friends so desire, contributions may be made to Hospice of St. Lawrence Valley, PO Box 469, Potsdam, 13676 or Canton United Methodist Church , Court Street, Canton, 13617. Surviving are two daughters, Mrs. Nelson (Rogene) Bessette and Mrs. Naomi Haven, both of Canton; a sister, Elnora Rood, Hermon; nine grandchildren, twenty-one great grandchildren; three great great grandchildren; twenty-one nieces and fifteen nephews. Predeceasing Mrs. Coughlin are her husband George L. Coughlin, a son George D.; two grandsons, Roger Bessette and Jere Haven; a son-in-law, Herbert Haven; three brothers Andrew, Claude & Fulton; three sisters Leda Baumgartner; Wava Coller; Cecile White; one niece and two nephews. Born April 11, 1911 in West Pierrepont, New York, a daughter of Nelson & Lula Fulton Caswell, she graduated from Canton High School in 1928 and later from Madame Hudson School of Beauty Culture in Albany. On March 8, 1930, she married George W. Lyon Coughlin at the First Presbyterian Church in Evans Mills with Rev. James H. Keeling officiating. The couple celebrated their 55th wedding anniversary together on March 9, 1985 with an open house in the recreation room of the building. Mr. Coughlin died in November of1987. Mrs. Coughlin after graduating from the Madame Hudson School of Beauty was a self-employed hairdresser in Lowville in the 1930's. In the late 1940's until 1954, she was employed as a secretary for the St. Lawrence County 4-H office in Canton for eight years prior to be becoming a secretary for Bowers and Howard and later Howard and Duskas Law office from 1957 until retiring in 1972. Mrs. Coughlin was active member of the United Methodist Women & Go-Givers; Canton Senior Citizens, Order of Eastern Stars-Empire Chapter #68; St. Lawrence County Historical Association; Beech Plains Ladies Aid; AARP; Head Injury Group; Lift Group and a past member of Leader of Busy Beavers 4-H Club, TOPS NY No 487 and the St. Lawrence County Home Bureau. Her hobbies included playing pinochle, pedro, bingo, writing poetry and genealogy studies.
     

Charles S. McEwen, 95, 773 Howardville Road, Canton, died April 27, 2003 at his home. Funeral services will be held Wednesday morning at 11 a.m. at the Lawrence Funeral Home in Canton with Rev. William Hart, Officiating. Calling hours will be Tuesday afternoon and evening from 2 to 4 and 6 to 8 p.m. at the funeral home. The Pierrepont Fire Department will be conducting a service at 8 p.m at the Lawrence Funeral Home. Burial will be in Beech Plains Cemetery. If friends so desire, contributions maybe made to Colton Fire Department Ambulance Fund, PO Box 304, Colton, 13625 or to the Pierrepont Fire Department, PO Box 386, Canton, 13617. Surviving are his wife, Jane; a daughter, Sharon and her husband Robert Camp, Canton; two grandsons, Randy & Steve and one grand-daughter, Kathy; four great grandchildren; and several nieces and nephews. Mr. McEwen is predeceased by two brothers, Conrad & Homer and six sisters, Ruth, Hazel, Muriel, Albertine, Drusilla, and Violet. Born March 16, 1908, in Colton, New York, the son of Samuel Nelson & Cora Elsie (Daniels) McEwen, he attended area rural schools including the Howardville Rural School. On December 21, 1936, he married E. Jane Stone in the Methodist Church Parsonage in Potsdam with Rev. Carter Officiating. Mr. McEwen owned and operated the family dairy farm from 1936 until a fire destroyed the dairy barn in 1971. He assisted Roger Huntley with cattle auctions, operated a 3000 tree sugar bush, and drove milk truck for over 30 years. In 1943, he served as the Town of Pierrepont Justice and from 1944-1971 he was the Town of Pierrepont Councilman. Mr. McEwen was the last surviving charter member of the Pierrepont Fire Department, a past member of the Crary Mills Grange, and a member of the St. Lawrence Lodge #111, Free and Accepted Masons. Mr. McEwen was an avid gardener, hunter and enjoyed spending time with his family.
   

William J. Hayes, 60, of 29 Post Road, Canton, died Sunday, April 27, 2003 at Fletcher Allen Health Care in Burlington, Vermont. Funeral services will be held Thursday morning at 11 a.m. at the Lawrence Funeral Home in Canton with Rev. James M. Brand officiating. Burial will be in Crary Mills Cemetery. Calling hours will be Tuesday evening from 6 to 8 p.m.; Wednesday afternoon and evening 2 to 4 & 6 to 8 p.m. at the funeral home. There will be a service held at 7:45 p.m. Tuesday evening at the Lawrence Funeral Home with the Pierrepont Fire Department and St. Lawrence County Fire Police Association members present. If friends so desire, contributions maybe made to Pierrepont Fire Department, PO Box 386, Canton; St. Lawrence County Office for the Aging, c/o Transportation Dept., 80 SH 310, Canton; or to the Tri-Town Community Center, c/o Pat Martin, 6346 CR 27, Lot 9, Canton 13617. Surviving are his mother, Mrs. Vivian Hayes, Crary Mills; his companion, Betty J. McCuen, Canton; a daughter, Elma Hayes, Madrid; one step-son, Thomas McCuen; a brother Richard P. and his wife Twila, Crary Mills; two sisters, Judith "Judy" Martin and her husband Frank; Lisbon; Cynthia Sullivan, West Potsdam; four grand-daughters, Kimberly Hayes, Canton, Bobbijean and Cheyanne Rafter both of Madrid, Chelsea Sharlow. Potsdam and one grandson, William Hayes, Madrid and several nieces and nephews. Born September 6, 1942, in Canton he was a son of Bernard James and Vivian Ruth Clark Hayes. He graduated from Canton Central High School. A marriage to Gloria Day ended in divorce. After school, Mr. Hayes worked for Jerry Ames at Ames Motors and then Gale Brothers Garage on the Potsdam Road. In the late 1960?s and 70?s he worked for Witherbee & Whalen Vault Co. in Canton. He later was employed with Judson Heights Dairy where he continued his employment until 1983 when a truck accident forced him to retire due to his disability. For approximately the last 10 years, Mr. Hayes has worked as a driver for the St. Lawrence County Office for the Aging. Mr. Hayes was a past member of the Stag Hunting Club and was instrumental in the formation and founding member of the Tri-Town Community Center in Crary Mills. He was an active member in both the Pierrepont Fire Department and the St. Lawrence County Fire Police Association.
    

Nettie P. St. Louis, 86, 25 Wells Street, Canton, died Wednesday morning April 2, 2003 at Canton-Potsdam Hospital, where she had been a patient since Monday, March 31, 2003. The funeral will be Saturday morning at 10:00 at the Lawrence Funeral Home with Rev. James M. Brand, pastor Canton United Methodist Church, officiating. Burial will be in Union Cemetery in DeKalb. Calling hours will be Friday afternoon and evening 2-4 and 6-8 at the Lawrence Funeral Home. If friends desire contributions may be made to the Canton Fire Department Ambulance Fund, c/o Joan Newman, 13 Gouverneur Street, Canton, 13617. Surviving are three daughters; Linda Clark, Canton, Sharon Ricciardi and her husband Peter, Brentwood, TN., Phyllis Magnus and her husband John, Saranac Lake, one son Vernon St. Louis and his wife Helen, Russell, six grandchildren, two great-grandchildren, two sisters, Mrs. Henry Alvin (Macey) Davis, Canton, Ruth Poor, Rensselaer Falls, one brother, Raymond Mouthorp, Canton, and several nieces and nephews. Predeceasing Mrs. St. Louis are two brothers John and Ralph Mouthorp and two sisters Mary Mouthorp and Melva Crump. Born April 16, 1916 in DeKalb Jct., she was a daughter of John Raymond and Ruth May Newman Mouthorp. She graduated from Canton High School and then attended Potsdam Normal School. On October 3, 1936, she married Avery Adolphus St. Louis in the Canton United Methodist Church with Rev. Charles Canter, officiating. Mr. St. Louis died February 18, 1998. Mr. And Mrs. St. Louis operated dairy farms in the Canton area for many years and lived at Pink Schoolhouse corners. She held various employment, but retired in 1984 from the College Association at SUNY Canton Chaney Dining Hall, after 20 years of service. She was a dedicated correspondent, and her interests were her friends and family.
    

Margaret L. Munson, 83, Irish Settlement Road, Canton, died Thursday morning, March 27, 2003 at the home of her daughter, Linda Goodale, in Florence, Alabama. Funeral services will be held Tuesday at 11:00 at the First Baptist Church of Canton with Rev. Frederick Sykes, pastor officiating. Burial will be in the spring at Fair View Cemetery. Calling hours will be Monday 2 to 4 and 6 to 8 p.m. at the Lawrence Funeral Home in Canton. If friends desire contributions may be made to the Rick and Mick Vigneulle Ministries, P.O. Box 88, Wilsonville, Alabama, 35486. Surviving are three children, a son, Newton J.,Williamsburg, VA; two daughters, Harriet Munson, Phoenix, NY; Mrs. Philip (Linda) Goodale, Florence, AL; two brothers, George Brown, Belmont, NY & Hollis Brown, Canton, NY; six grandchildren; two great grandsons and several nieces and nephews. Predeceasing Mrs. Munson are two sisters, Mrs. Marion Cassens, Mrs. Mildred Murray and a brother, Lloyd.  Born July 12, 1919, in Canton, a daughter of Leon D. & Harriet A. (Shaw) Brown, she graduated from Canton Central School in 1935. She later graduated in 1939 from Potsdam Normal School and received her teacher's certification and then in the 1960's earned a Bachelors Degree from Potsdam State College. On November 7, 1942 she married Horace E. Munson in the Baptist Church in Potsdam. Mr. Munson died June 19, 1989. Mrs. Munson was employed as a First Grade teacher at Canton Central Schools & area rural schools for 18 years. After retiring from teaching, the Munsons owned & operated the "Home Decorator Shop" in Canton and Potsdam for 20 years. She was a member of the First Baptist Church of Canton.
   

Ann L. Richardson, 59, 21 Goodrich Street, Canton.  A memorial service will be Monday, March 31, 2003 at 11:00 at the Unitarian Universalist Church, with Rev. Wade Wheelock and Rev. Anne Marsh officiating. Mrs. Richardson died on March 27, 2003 at Canton Potsdam Hospital. Calling hours will be held on Sunday from 2 to 4 PM and 6 to 8 PM at the Lawrence Funeral Home in Canton. If friends so desire contributions may be made to the Canton Free Library, Park Street, Canton or to the Church and Community Worker program, c/o First Presbyterian Church, Park Place, Canton. Surviving are her husband David H., Canton; three daughters; Sara Ricalton and her husband Alan of Natural Bridge, NY, Jennifer Richardson and her husband George Jaquette, Cambridge, Mass., and Lori Richardson, Rochester, NY; one son, John, a student at St. Lawrence University and three brothers; John, Brantingham Lake, NY; Edward, Waldorf, Maryland; and Stephen, Montgomery, Texas. She is also survived by three grandchildren; Maria & Darren Ricalton, Natural Bridge and Owen Richardson-Jaquette, Cambridge, Mass as well as several nieces and nephews. Born on January 3, 1944, in Lowville, New York, a daughter of Robert and Dorothea Lormore, she graduated from Lowville Free Academy in 1961. Mrs. Richardson received her Bachelor of Science Degree from the State University College at Potsdam in 1965. She lived in West Lafayette, Indiana, Lawrence, Kansas, Lexington, Kentucky, and Kuala, Malaysia, before moving to Canton in1979. She married David on August 22, 1964 at the First Methodist Church in Lowville, New York. Mrs. Richardson taught elementary school in Indiana and did volunteer work with developmentally disabled adults in Lawrence, Kansas. She was a Board Member and President of the Friends of the Canton Free Library. She served as Trustee for the Benton Board of the Canton Free Library and the E. J. Noble Hospital Guild. She was a member of the Canton Garden Club and member and President of the Canton Study Club. Mrs. Richardson was a member of the Unitarian Universalist Church. Mrs. Richardson was a devoted wife and mother who enjoyed hiking and kayaking at the family camp in Cranberry Lake, NY.
    

Herman W. Kalberer, 64, 375 Judson Street Road, Canton, died Saturday, March 8th, 2003 at Canton-Potsdam Hospital Emergency Room. A celebration of his life reception will be held Thursday, March 13, at 12:30 p.m. at Canton College of Technology in the New Campus Center Room 218-220. Parking will be available in Lot 13 for this function. There will be no calling hours. Burial will be in the Spring. If friends so desire, contributions maybe made to the Hahn-Kalberer Scholarship, c/o Canton College of Technology, Cornell Drive, Canton, New York 13617. Surviving are a brother, Walter, Lake Ronkankama, New York, several nieces and a nephew, and his many good friends & students. Born March 3, 1939 in Queens, New York, a son of Gottlob H. and Bertha (Hahn) Kalberer. Mr. Kalberer graduated from Charlotte Valley Central School in Davenport, New York in 1957. In 1957, he moved to Canton and attended St. Lawrence University earning his BS in Chemistry in 1961. He later earned his Master's Degree in Chemistry at the University of Pacific in Stockton, California and began his long & distinguished career at SUNY Canton as part of the Science faculty from September 1, 1962 until July 14, 1999. During his employment at Canton College, he was the chairman of the Physical Sciences Department from July 1, 1974 through June 30, 1977 and was a member of the Canton College Foundation. His impact on the academic excellence was so great that his name was the first selected for the new tradition of naming the College's Honors Convocation for a faculty emeritus each year. As a faculty member, he taught his students not only the fundamentals of chemistry, but also how to think critically, how to reason, and how to read and follow directions. All useful skills for responsible citizenship in our ever changing technology based society. In his many years of service to Canton College, Mr. Kalberer served as the Director of the College Foundation Board for 24 years, chairperson of the SUNY Canton Curriculum Committee, acted as President for two terms of the New York State Two Year Chemistry Teachers Association, co-advised the Phi Theta Kappa, Coordinated the Campus Lecture series, and worked as a chemical technician at Kodak during the summers. In 1987, he received the Distinguished Faculty Award. His hobbies included gardening, entertaining, travel, making shaker furniture, wallpapering, fine dining and using his computer.
    

Theodore Frederick "Fritz" Renick, 75, 23 Farmer Street, Canton. A memorial service will be held on Saturday March 15, at 11:00 at the First Presbyterian Church of Canton with Rev. Michael P. Catanzaro, pastor, officiating. Burial will be in Rose Hill Cemetery in Petersburg, Illinois. Mr. Renick died Saturday March 1, 2003 at St. Joseph?s Hospital in Syracuse. Mr. Renick and his wife were in Syracuse airport preparing to leave for a Caribbean cruise when he was stricken.  There will be no calling hours. If friends desire contributions may be made to the Canton church or to North Country Public Radio for the Fritz Renick Memorial Fund at St. Lawrence University, Canton, 13617. Arrangements are with the Lawrence Funeral Home. Mr. Renick was a professor emeritus of education at St. Lawrence University and a jazz musician. He retired from St. Lawrence in 1989. He was born July 14, 1927 in Danville, Illinois, the son of George Thomas and Mary Alice Logan Renick. He graduated from Danville High School in 1946. He earned the bachelor of education degree at Western Illinois University in 1950, his master's degree at the University of Illinois in 1955. In 1961 he was awarded the Ed.D degree at the University of Illinois at Champaign-Urbana. Mr. Renick married Wanda Jean Ritterbush on October 7, 1950 at the Bethlehem Lutheran Church in Petersburg, Illinois. He had a brief period of service in the U.S. Army at Camp Pickett, Virginia in 1950-51. His long teaching career began in 1951 when he became principal of the elementary school and taught fifth and sixth grades in Girard, Ill. He later moved to Thayer, Ill., where he was principal and taught seventh and eighth grades. He became counselor and assistant to the superintendent at the community high school in Virden, Ill. It was during this period that he was working toward his master?s degree. While working toward his doctoral degree he served as a counselor at the University High School in Urbaba, Ill. In 1961, the Renicks moved to Syracuse, where he was appointed assistant professor in the counseling department of the School of Education at Syracuse University. They moved to Canton in 1966 when Mr. Renick was named associate professor of education, teaching councseling courses. He was promoted to full professor at St. Lawrence in 1976 and served as a chairman of the education department for several years. During this period Mr. Renick became a licensed psychologist and maintained a small private practice in addition to his teaching and writing and editing articles for professional journals. Besides his career in education, Mr. Renick was a practicing jazz musician. He played acoustic bass in dance bands in the Midwest and Plains states, helping to put himself through college with his earnings. He is best known locally as an original member of the North Country Preservation Jazz Band, which has played during the summers at the Pine Tree Point Resort in Alexandria Bay and other locations. For over 30 years the Renicks were able to enjoy their attachment to the St. Lawrence River by spending summers at their home on Slim Island in the St. Lawrence, Mr. Renick was a member of the First Presbyterian Church of Canton; the American Personnel and Guidance Association; the Northern Zone Personnel and Guidance Association; the American Psychologists Association; and other related organizations for some thirty years. He was also a 40-year and founding member of the St. Lawrence chapter of the Phi Delta Kappa, an international education fraternity. Survivors in addition to his wife Wanda are a sister, Patricia Louise Renick Dabney; a nephew Richard Allan Hill; and a niece, Angela Sue Hall, all of Danville, Illinois.
    

L. Rodney Norman, 59, 7 Debra Drive, Potsdam and formerly of Canton and Gouverneur.  Mr. Norman died Monday morning, March 3, 2003 at Claxton Hepburn Hospital where he had been a patient since February 27th. Funeral services will be held Wednesday morning at 11 a.m. at the Lawrence Funeral Home in Canton with Rev. James M. Brand, officiating. Friends may call at the funeral home on Tuesday afternoon and evening, 2 to 4 and 6 to 8 p.m. Burial will be in Evergreen Cemetery in the Spring. If friends so desire, contributions may be made to The Friends of the New Canton Fire Station, PO Box 304, Canton, 13617. Surviving are three sons and daughter- in- laws, Rodney J. & Tina, Lisbon; Richard W. & Stacie, Potsdam; Jeffery A. & Kathy, Canton; a daughter and son-in-law, Brenda L. & Keevin Patchin, Gouverneur; two brothers, Darwin W., Ogdensburg; Phil H., Lake Tahoe, NV; seven grandchildren and several nieces and nephews. Predeceasing Mr. Norman are a sister, Joyce Johnson; two brothers, Robert "Buster" and Douglas; one son, Lew R.; and one grandson, Zachary Patchin. Born on April 7, 1943, in Canton, a son of Wallace & Mildred June Havington Norman, he attended Canton High School. On February 24, 1965, he married Sharon Rose Burcume at the Canton United Methodist Church with Rev. Calvin Zimmer officiating. The marriage ended in divorce. During high school he helped his father with digging graves primarily at the Evergreen Cemetery in Canton before entering the U.S. Air Force but was later given a medical discharge. Mr. Norman drove mail truck from Syracuse to Potsdam for a year prior to working at United Parcel Services where he drove tractor trailer. After leaving UPS, he was employed by various new car dealers including Scott Ford, Peters Ford, Dodds Motors and then Ford Motor Company before working for various other area used car dealers in sales. Mr. Norman worked a total of 39 years in the area automobile businesses. Mr. Norman was a past Boy Scout leader, a member of the Girls Pee Wee Softball program and helped build the last ball field at Ike Noble Pee Wee fields. He also was an avid NASCAR fan.
   

Beth A. Campbell, 83, Grasse River Apartments and formerly of 1 West Street, Canton; funeral services will be held graveside in the spring at Fair View Cemetery, with Rev. Michael P. Catanzaro, pastor, First Presbyterian Church of Canton, officiating. Ms. Campbell died February 27, 2003. There will be no calling hours. If friends so desire contributions may be made to the First Presbyterian Church Memorial Fund, 17 Park Street, Canton, 13617. Arrangements are with the Lawrence Funeral Home. Mrs. Campbell died Thursday afternoon at United Helpers Canton Nursing Home, where she had been a patient since August 20, 1998. Surviving are two daughters and their husbands Linda and William Van Order, Franklin, North Carolina, Jacqueline and Clint Crabtree, San Feranda, California, three grandsons, William F. Van Order, Jr., Battenrough, Louisiana, Jonathan M. Van Order, Switzerland, Robert H. Van Order, York, Pennsylvania, four great grandchildren, one brother Charles Alexander and his wife Margaret, Canton, one sister; Mrs. Emily Gaffney, Sequoit, NY, and several nieces and nephews. Born February 21, 1917 in Canton, she was a daughter of Charles Herbert and Grace Elizabeth Wainwright Alexander and graduated from Canton High School in 1936. Later she graduated from Central City Business School in Syracuse. In 1944, she married Jay Fowler Campbell in Liverpool. M r. Campbell died in May 1969. For thirteen years Mrs. Campbell worked as a kitchen aid at United Helpers Canton Nursing Home. She also worked at Green Thumb for 10 years and served at the Thrift Shop and Literacy Volunteers, as she enjoyed giving to others. Mrs. Campbell was a member of the Presbyterian Women's Organization and a past member of the Post Script Club.
    

Gene F. Bronson, 51, 45 Gouverneur Street, Canton, died Sunday evening, January 13, 2003 at his home. Funeral mass will be held at 11 a.m. on Thursday, January 16, at St. Catherine of Siena Church, 40 Hopewell Street in Albany with Rev. Kenneth Doyle, pastor, officiating. A memorial service will be held on February 1, at 11 a.m. in St. Mary?s Church, Canton with Rev. Timothy G. Canaan, pastor, officiating. There will be no calling hours. If friends so desire, contributions may be made to The Grasse River Heritage Corporation, Municipal Building, c/o Margaret Stacy, Town Clerk, Canton, 13617. Surviving besides his wife are a son, Brendan; a daughter, Kate, both of Saratoga Springs; his father, Eugene M., Albany, NY; his mother, Margaret "Peg", Lantana, FL; three sisters, Mrs. Frank (Mary) Dyer, Albany, NY; Mrs. Joe (Elizabeth) Epstein, Latham, NY; Miss Patricia Bronson, Boynton Beach, FL; One brother, Kevin, of Batavia, NY; three nieces and one nephew. Born July 10, 1951, in Jackson, Michigan, a son of Eugene and Margaret Goetz Bronson, he graduated from Canton High School in 1969. In May of 1973, he received a Bachelor?s of Science in Accounting at SUNY Albany and in May of 1981 received his Masters in Accounting from SUNY Albany. On July 14, 2000, in Minneapolis, Minnesota, he married Cheryl Lynn Rosenberg Miller. Mr. Bronson started his professional career in September of 1973 as an Accountant at Deloitte & Touche in New York, NY where he worked until June 1974 when he became employed at Ernst & Young in Albany, New York as the Senior Accountant. From January of 1977 until May of 1981, Mr. Bronson was employed at Siena College in Loudonville, New York, as an Assistant Professor, teaching accounting. After leaving Siena College, he taught Advanced Accounting from September of 1981 until December of 1984 at the College of St. Rose in Albany, New York. In January of 1978 Mr. Bronson began his own business as a Certified Public Accounting Albany and continued in that capacity until December of 1984 when he became the President and CEO of the American Leasing Associations, Inc. in Albany. In November of 2000 he began employment as the Vice President of Finance with Commerce Technologies Inc. in Clifton Park, New York where he remained employed until starting Bronson Software Solutions, Inc. in March of 2001. Mr. Bronson was a founding member of the "Fishing for Kids" organization.
    

E. Frederick Barbour, 81, 49 Judson Street, Canton, former Canton business leader will be Monday, January 6, 2003, at 11:00 at the Lawrence Funeral Home, with Rev. Michael P. Catanzaro, pastor, First Presbyterian Church of Canton, officiating. Burial will be in Evergreen Cemetery. Mr. Barbour died Friday, January 3, 2003 at United Helpers Nursing Home, Canton. Calling hours will be Sunday afternoon 1-4 at the Lawrence Funeral Home. If friends desire contributions may be made to the Canton Fire Department Ambulance Fund, c/o Joan Newman, 13 Gouverneur Street, Canton, 13617, or to the Colton Fire Department Ambulance Fund, c/o Dennis E, Eichoff, 7 Main Street, Colton, 13625. Surviving Mr. Barbour are his wife, Ruth, Canton; A son, Paul F. Barbour, South Colton; A sister, Bessie E. Barbour, Canton, and one grandson, Paul F. Barbour, Jr., Washington, D.C. Predeceasing Mr. Barbour are his first wife, Betty; A sister, Cora Barbour; and Two Brothers, Donald A. and Myron. Born on April 26, 1921 in Canton, New York, the son of Mande L. Brooks and Elmer S. Barbour, Mr. Barbour graduated from Hugh C. Williams High School in Canton in 1939. He went on to attend the Albany Business College in Albany, NY, and graduated in 1941. Upon his return to the North Country, Mr. Barbour was employed as Assistant Employment Director at St. Lawrence Plant Aluminum Co. of America, Massena, NY. In 1942, Mr. Barbour left the Plant to enter the armed forces until January 26, 1946 upon the completion of three years service. Two years of his service were spent in the Inspector General's Department, Pacific Ocean Area. On February 26, 1946, He entered partnership with his father in the family business, then known as Barbour's Shoe, Luggage and Harness store. Frederick was married to Elizabeth (Betty) Bassett, Canton, on October 26, 1946 at the First Presbyterian Church in Canton. On August 1, 1954, Frederick became sole owner, expanding the men's sportswear to include ladies sports apparel under the name "Barbour's". Business grew rapidly over the next few years becoming one of the finest men's sportswear and ladies' apparel stores in the St. Lawrence Valley and surrounding area. On July 21, 1984, Frederick married Ruth Costa Blankman in the Unitarian Universalist Church, Canton with Rev. Max Coots officiating. Mr. Barbour was a member on the Board of Directors at the Canton Federal Savings and Loan from January 1, 1952 until September, 1989. He was the Director Emeritus until September, 1999. Many people will remember Fred Barbour for being a successful businessman in the town of Canton. He served his community including college students, academic members and the townspeople for many years. He represented dozens of people up and down Main Street in Canton and its tributaries who made Canton an attractive, welcoming place in which to live, shop and build our lives.