Obituaries

Donna Marie Kopansky, 94, of Clermont, Fla., passed away peacefully surrounded by her family on Tuesday, July 16, 2024.
Donna was born to parents John Joseph Bruetsch and Lettie Bosket Bruetsch on Nov. 12, 1929, in Endicott, N.Y. She was predeceased by her husband of 72 years, Peter, and brothers Bernard Bruetsch...

Alicia O'Brien Waldron, age 91, passed away on July 29, 2024, at home surrounded by her loving family.
Alicia was born on May 31, 1933, to Mary and Peter O'Brien in Ogdensburg, N.Y. Alicia graduated from St. Mary's High School in Ogdensburg and earned a Registered Nursing degree at A. Hepburn Hospital School of...

Erma M. Grimnes (Rainville), formerly of West Chazy, N.Y., recently of Victory Place, Plattsburgh, N.Y., went to our Lord on July 21, 2024. She was born in Newton Falls, N.Y., on March 3, 1930. The Rainville family moved to Plattsburgh when Erma was young. She attended PHS and Plattsburgh Business Institute. She was...

Terry Michael "Mike" Rivers Sr., 70, of Harkness, died Monday, July 22, 2024, with family by his side.
He was born in Plattsburgh on Aug. 21, 1953, the son of Aloney and Frances (McLean) Rivers.
Terry married the love of his life, Bonnie (Hart) Rivers, on Sept. 10, 1972. In their nearly 52 years of marriage, Bonnie...

Frances Ann Murray Weinhold passed away on June 18, 2024, at the age of 89 at her home in Lone Tree, Colo. Born to Frances and William Murray on April 18, 1935, in Plattsburgh, N.Y. She graduated Saint John's Academy and then The College of Saint Rose in Albany.
Most of her life was lived in Midlothian, Va., where...

Antonio J. Gagliardi, 99, of Lake Forest, Plattsburgh, N.Y., passed away on Saturday, July 20, 2024, at the Plattsburgh Rehabilitation & Nursing Center. He was born in Astoria, N.Y., May 6, 1925, the son of Pasquale and Pasqua Gagliardi.
Tony worked for American Export Airlines as an airplane mechanic at LaGuardia...

Ronald R. Brooks Sr., 83, of Port St. Lucie, Fla., and formerly of Morrisonville, N.Y., passed peacefully on July 14, 2024, with family at his side. Ron was born in Beaver Falls, Pa., the son of Bernice Reed Brooks and Theodore S. Brooks. He grew up in Beaver Falls, graduating from Beaver Falls High School in 1958....

Sally A. Kline, 81, of 15 Newell Avenue, Plattsburgh, N.Y., passed away on Friday, July 19, 2024, at CVPH Medical Center surrounded by her loving family.
She was born in Malone, N.Y., on Jan. 30, 1943, the daughter of Howard and Bernice (LeFlesh) LaPoint.
Sally retired from CVPH Medical Center in 1999 after 35 years...

Guy Dowd Banker, 91, of the Peasleeville Road, Peru, died Wednesday, July 17, 2024, at Meadowbrook Healthcare in Plattsburgh, with his loving wife by his side.
He was born in Peru, Oct. 23, 1932, the son of Lawrence Sr. and Olive (Dowd) Banker.
Guy grew up in Peru and graduated from Peru High School in 1951.
He...

Dora M. Bushey, 99, of Plattsburgh, passed away peacefully on Sunday, July 14, 2024, at Meadowbrook in Plattsburgh. She was born on June 28, 1925, the daughter of Charles and Anna (Provost) Bushey.
Dora started working for Trombley's Potato Chips at a young age and then went onto Diamond International, Pal Blade,...

Nancy W. Sunderland, 87, of River Road, passed away a little after midnight, July 12th. Her parents were post-WWI German immigrants, Emil and Charlotte (Hermann) Walters. She was born in Brooklyn. Nancy's family bought a farm in Franklin when she was seven years old. She enjoyed rural living and the animals. She...

Lucille E. Parsons, 92, of Elm Street, Peru, died Wednesday, July 10, 2024, at the UVM Health Network, CVPH in Plattsburgh, with her loving family by her side.
She was born in Elizabethtown, Oct. 11, 1931, the daughter of John and Gertrude (Denton) Soulia. Lucille grew up in Peru and graduated from Peru High School...

Evon "Cookie" Wishall, 77, passed away Tuesday, July 9th, 2024. She was born Dec. 8th, 1946, to Harold and Audrey Duell Garrow in Plattsburgh, N.Y.
Cookie received her Bachelor's Degree in Elementary Education from State University of New York at Plattsburgh in 1968. After teaching for one year, she worked as an...

Carla M. Brotherton, 66, of Plattsburgh, passed away unexpectedly Wednesday, July 3, 2024, at her residence. She was born Monday, May 26th, 1958, the daughter of Carl V. Hathaway and Mary (Poland) Hathaway.
Family was everything to her, just having her extended family around would bring her such delightful...

Mary Brenda Bailey, 87, of Port Kent, N.Y., passed away on Feb. 7th, 2024, in Plattsburgh, N.Y.
Mary was born in Tupper Lake, N.Y., to George and Vina Bailey on July 14th, 1936. She graduated from Fort Covington High School. At 16, Mary entered the Sisters of Saint Joseph convent and spent 16 years serving God and...

Bernadette M. Mullen entered heaven on June 29, 2024, after a long battle with dementia; she was 79 years old. At the time of her death, she resided in Temple, Texas.
Bernadette, the fourth of seven children born to Henri and Jeanne (Chebaut) Mullier, in Laon, France, on Jan. 16, 1945. She was born full of...

Alta C. White, age 86, of Forestview Manor, Meredith, N.H., formerly of Center Harbor, N.H., passed away peacefully surrounded by family on June 25, 2024. Born in Schuyler Falls, N.Y., on June 2, 1938, she was the daughter of the late Kenneth E. and Pearl (Banker) Supernaw.
Upon graduating from Peru Central...

Mark J. Rasco, 91, of Palmer Street, passed away on Thursday, June 27, 2024, at the CVPH Medical Center.
He was born in Piercefield, N.Y., on Oct. 20, 1932, the son of Fredrick and Yvonne (Sidney) Rasco.
Mark served in the United States Navy from 1951-1955.
He married Geraldine Duprey on Sept. 10, 1955, at St....

Ralph Louis Campanella, of Peru, passed away peacefully on June 28th at his home, surrounded by his loving family and under the care of Hospice of the North Country.
He was born in Jamaica, Queens, N.Y., on Feb. 10, 1936.
Ralph graduated from Newtown High School in Queens in 1954 and proudly served his country from...

Ralph P. Dow, 93, of Main Street, passed away peacefully at home surrounded by family on June 27, 2024.
Mr. Dow was born Sept. 24, 1930, at his parents' home in Westdale, N.Y., a son of the late William and Bernice (Waterman) Dow. After graduating from Camden Central High School in 1948, he attended St. Lawrence...

Joseph J. Aesquivel, 59, of Howard Dr., passed away Friday, June 14, 2024, at CVPH Medical Center in Plattsburgh surrounded by loved ones. He was born in Seattle, Wash., on Aug. 25, 1964, the son of Frederick and Marlene (Polhemus) Aesquivel.
Joseph lived life to the fullest and had a zest for life that was...

Claude G. Tetreault, 83, of Tetreault Drive, Plattsburgh, N.Y., passed away peacefully on Friday, June 21, 2024, at the UVM Medical Center in Burlington, Vt.
After graduating high school, Claude embarked on a career as a customs broker, demonstrating a strong work ethic and dedication to his profession. He later...