Benjamin Endicott Schilling, resident of Potsdam, NY, passed away on May 21, 2018, at Crouse Hospital in Syracuse, NY, at the age of 31 years. Ben was born in Potsdam, NY on February 18, 1987. He graduated from Potsdam High School in 2005 where he was a member of the varsity soccer, hockey, and golf teams, French club, and played the French horn in the band and orchestra. He earned his Bachelor of Science degree in Electrical Engineering in 2009 and his Master of Science degree in Electrical Engineering in 2013 from the University of Vermont where he worked as a teaching assistant and a research assistant. In May 2018, he earned a Master of Engineering degree in Electrical Engineering from Clarkson University where he was a research assistant performing biometrics research.

Ben loved playing golf, reading, watching sports, and spending time with his friends and family. He had a passion for fantasy sports and organized multiple leagues for his friends and family. He was an avid animal lover and adored his cat Arya. Ben was admired for his easygoing nature and his warm and kind demeanor.

Ben will be sadly missed by his mother, Sandra Harris, his father, Robert Schilling, his sister Samantha Schilling and her husband W. Jonathan Dunkman and their children William, Henry, and Emily, and his brother Stephen Schilling and his wife Amy Senta and their children Owen and Connor.

There will be no calling hours. A memorial service will be held this summer at a time and place to be determined.

Memorial donations may be made to the Potsdam Humane Society (potsdamhumanesociety.org) and Potsdam Youth Sports.

Arrangements are with the Donaldson-Seymour Funeral Home, Potsdam, where memories and condolences may be shared online at www.donaldsonseymour.com.

COBB - GLENFIELD – A committal service with military honors for Ira I. Cobb will be on Saturday, June 2nd at 11:00 A.M. at Brantingham Cemetery with Rev. Mr. Thomas Yousey, Deacon officiating. www.sundquistfh.com

LOCKE - NORFOLK – A Funeral Mass for 101 year old Julia Locke will be held Tuesday, May 29, 2018 at 10 a.m. at the Church of the Visitation in Norfolk with Rev. Msgr. John Murphy presiding. Burial will follow the services in the Visitation Cemetery followed by a luncheon at the parish center. Julia passed away on January 23, 2018. Arrangements are with the Buck Funeral Home in Norfolk.

SAWYER - NORWOOD – Graveside services for Lloyd J. “Buzz” Sawyer and his wife Altha Reed Sawyer will be held Thursday, May 31, 2018 at 11 a.m. in the Bixby Cemetery in Norfolk. Arrangements are with the Buck Funeral Home in Norwood.

WOODALL - NORFOLK – Graveside services for 68 year old Alan J. W. Woodall will be held Tuesday, May 29, 2018 at 1 p.m. in the Visitation Cemetery on Norfolk with Rev. Msgr. John Murphy presiding. Mr. Woodall passed away on February 16, 2018. Arrangements are with the Buck Funeral Home in Norfolk.

Funeral services for Beulah E. Moore, age 90 of the Cemetery Road, Ogdensburg, will be held at 2:00pm on Tuesday (May 29, 2018) at the Cornerstone Wesleyan Church with Rev. Paul Dettmer officiating. Calling hours will be held also on Tuesday from 11:00am until the time of the funeral at the church. Mrs. Moore passed away on Thursday (May 24, 2018) at Claxton Hepburn Medical Center surrounded by her loving family. Surviving are her children Ronny (Caryn) Moore of Kinderhook NY, John Moore & his companion Ghislaine Swem of Lisbon, Deborah (Dave) Kingsley of Heuvelton, daughter-in-law Robin Moore of New Hampshire; a sister Clara Holliday of Oswego; ten grandchildren; 7 Great-grandchildren; a sister-in-law Judy Gladle of Fayetteville NC and many nieces, nephews & cousins.

Beulah was predeceased by her husband Harry; a son Trevor; four brothers Clinton, George, Myron & Glen Gladle and a sister Pauline Lockel. Beulah was born on July 5, 1927 in the town of Oswegatchie, a daughter of the late Myron & Grace (McIntyre) Gladle. She graduated from Lisbon High School and continued her education at the Roethel’s Business School. She later married Harry L. Moore on August 16, 1946 at the Lisbon Wesleyan Parsonage with Rev. George Jock officiating the couple’s marriage. Beulah assisted her husband on the family farm for many years, and also worked for a brief time as a home healthcare provider. She enjoyed mowing her lawn, knitting, reading, cooking, baking and spending time with her family. Memorial contributions can be made to the Cornerstone Wesleyan Church or the Lisbon Library. Fond memories and condolences can also be shared at www.foxandmurrayfuneralhome.com.

Perley E. Edmonds, 89, of Clayton passed away Wednesday evening, May 23, 2018, at Samaritan Medical Center.

A graveside service will be held in St. Lawrence Cemetery, town of Cape Vincent on Saturday, June 2, at 11AM with Deacon Neil Fuller, of St. Mary’s Church, Clayton presiding. There will be no calling hours or funeral service and arrangements are entrusted with Cummings Funeral Service, Inc., Clayton.

Perley was born in Clayton on December 16, 1928, son of Perley and Eleanor Potter Edmonds. He was Valedictorian of the Clayton High School Class of 1946.

On July 3, 1946 he enlisted in the US Marine Corps. He served in the Pacific Area for most of his active duty, which included participating in the occupation of China. He was honorably discharged on February 27, 1948 from active duty, then immediately reenlisted in the Marine Corps Reserves.

On December 18, 1950 he married Doris M. Negus, the love of his life, in the parsonage of the Clayton Methodist Church with Rev. Soloman Card officiating. Mrs. Edmonds died March 9, 2002.

Perley worked in the Clayton area for Frink’s SnoPlow, Kraft Foods, and Howard Smith Feed Store. He then began his career at Graphic Controls, retiring in 1991 as a printing press operator. He was an avid outdoorsman, preferring to be outside as much as possible. He was a bird lover, especially ducks and turkeys. People will remember him driving around with his pet turkey, Bean Head, in the front seat, listening to Vivaldi.

Perley is survived by his daughter and her husband, Dawn M. and James M. Paprocki, Clayton, his sister, Bette Brubaker, Clayton, and several nieces, nephews, and cousins. His son, Glen E. Edmonds, died August 21, 1975 and his two brothers, Glenn and Benjamin, also died before him.

In lieu of flowers the family wishes donations in his name to either the American Heart Assoc., c/o Stacy Spaziani, 204 Iroquois Ave. W., Watertown, NY 13601 or the National Audubon Society, 225 Varick St., 7th Floor, NY, NY 10014 . Online condolences to his family may be posted at www.cummingsfuneral.com.

LOWVILLE – Catherine W. Barnes, 81, formerly of Stewart Street, passed away on Wednesday, evening, May 23, 2018, at the Lewis County Residential Health Care Facility, where she had resided for a short time. The family would like to thank the 2nd floor nursing home staff for their compassionate care of their aunt.

Born Catherine Widrick on January 19, 1937 at the family home on the West Road near Martinsburg, a daughter of the late John S. and Elizabeth “Libbie” Roggie Widrick. Catherine attended country school and moved with her parents to Adams in 1947. She graduated in 1953, from Adams High School. After attending Eastern Mennonite College at Harrisonburg, VA, Catherine worked in the Pathology Lab at Mercy Hospital in Watertown from 1960-1966, then moved to Syracuse and was employed at Upstate Medical Center for 26 years in the Pathology Department. She retired in 1991.

She was married in April of 1967, to Robert J. Barnes, son of the late Albert and Stella Raymond Barnes of Chateaugay. The couple lived in the Jordan-Elbridge area, and were members of the Elbridge Community Church. Mr. Barnes was an active member of the Jordan Masonic Lodge. Mr. and Mrs. Barnes both became members of the Eastern Star Order of Weedsport. Robert died in May of 1991.

Catherine returned to Lowville to live in 1993. She enjoyed volunteering in the office of the Lowville Baptist Church, at the Lewis County General Hospital in the gift shop and at the Head to Toe thrift shop for the Lowville Council of Churches.

She also enjoyed sewing for the Women’s Circle of Lowville Mennonite Church helping make quilts for mission, loved crocheting and other crafts, which she often sold to benefit Relay for Life for the American Cancer Society having been a cancer survivor since 1994.

Surviving are her, nieces, nephews and cousins. She is predeceased by seven brothers, Amos, Chris, Ervin, Andrew, Lawrence and Clayton Widrick and two sisters, Nina Monnat and Anna Mae Roes.

A funeral service will be held on Wednesday, May 30th at 11:00 A.M. at Sundquist Funeral Home with Rev. Leon Runner, Pastor of the Lowville Baptist Church officiating. Burial will be in Woodville Cemetery in Woodville on Wednesday afternoon at 2:30 P.M.

Calling hours are on Tuesday, May 29th from 6 to 9:00 P.M. at the Sundquist Funeral Home.

Memorials in Catherine’s name may be made to: Lowville Baptist Church, P.O. Box 89,

Lowville, NY 13367

On line condolences may be made at: www.sundquistfh.com

CARTHAGE – Ronald G. Bailey, 81, of N. James St., died Thursday morning, May 24, 2018 at his home surrounded by his loving family. He was born in Gouverneur, New York on May 11, 1937, a son of the late Gilbert and Grace (Dodge) Bailey. He attended high school in Gouverneur and later went on to get his GED in the United States Army. On August 30, 1959 he married Regina Tehonica in Gouverneur, New York. Ronald served in the United States Army from 1958 to 1962. He worked as a millwright at Climax in Carthage for 34.5 years. He retired in 2002, during his retirement he worked for Gray’s Florist up until his stroke. Ronald enjoyed bowling, collecting stamps, and watching old western and war movies. He is survived by his wife, Regina, Carthage; four children, Ronald “John” (Sue) Bailey, of Watertown; Kathryn (Randy) Santamour of Barnes Corners; Kelly (Brian) Donnelly of Carthage; Kory Bailey of Carthage; 15- grandchildren; 9- great- grandchildren; and several nieces and nephews. He is predeceased by many siblings Bruce; Roger; Doug; Gloria; Shirley; Nancy; and Kate. There will be no calling hours a private graveside service with Military Honors in St. James Cemetery in Carthage, New York. Donations in his memory can be made to Ryan’s Wish Foundation, C/O: Dr. Robert Saidel, P.O. Box 326 Gouverneur, NY 13642. Arrangements are being handled by Lundy Funeral Home & Cremation Service, Inc., 500 State Street, Carthage, New York 13619. Online condolences can be made at www.lundyfuneralhome.com

Gouverneur - Dwayne Martin, 69, passed away on Thursday in Ogdensburg. A funeral service will be held on Saturday, June 2nd at 1:00 pm at Trinity Episcopal Church, Gouverneur. Arrangements are with the Green Funeral Home, Gouverneur.

COLTON—Arrangements for 54 year old Ronald F. Kuhne Jr., a resident of Gulf Road, Colton, are incomplete at this time with the Buck Funeral Home. A complete obituary will be available when finalized. Ronald passed away at his home on Wednesday, May 23, 2018. Arrangements are with the Buck Funeral Home.

Mr. Donald M. Smithers III, 22, of Canton NY passed away on Tuesday, May 22, 2018. Funeral services will be held on June 2, 2018, at Fox and Murray Funeral Home with The Rev. Walter Smith. Calling hours will be from 12 pm until the time of the service at 2 pm. Donnie is survived by both parents Donald M. Smithers Jr. and Helen I (Odendahl) Smithers. He is also survived by his younger Sister, Dakota S. Smithers, and an unborn Niece or Nephew that he was ecstatic to meet; Paternal grandparents, May Smithers of Ogdensburg, Donald (Brenda) Smithers Sr. of Ogdensburg; Maternal grandfather, Alvin Odendahl Jr. of Waddington; uncles, Kevin (Cheryl) Smithers of Westfield NY, Chris (Tammy) Smithers of Ogdensburg, Jody Smithers of Massena, Alvin (Jamie) Odendahl III of Waddington, David (Shelly) Odendahl of Waddington, Jeremy Smithers of Morristown, Joel (Christa) Smithers; Aunts, Dawn Fenner of Parishville, Kylie Taylor of Waddington, Beverly (Bill) Lapiene of Ogdensburg, Andrea Smithers of Ogdensburg. His memory will also live on within his extended family. His maternal grandmother, Beverly Odendahl and paternal aunt, Dawn Love preceded him in death. Donnie was born on April 28, 1996, in Ogdensburg, NY. He attended Gouverneur school until he was a Junior in high school. He and his family moved to Canton where he spent his Junior year and half of his Senior year before obtaining his GED through Seaway Technical School. He also attended Metalworking during his time at Seaway Tech. He was employed by United Helpers in Ogdensburg at the age of 17 as a dietary aide. After leaving United Helpers he was employed at Arby’s in Potsdam for around 4 months. Donnie enjoyed hunting and fishing with his family. He was in the Junior Carp Fishing Tournament from the age of 13 until he was no longer eligible at 18. He enjoyed drawing, tattooing, and receiving tattoos. He also enjoyed being outdoors, camping, and sitting around a bonfire with friends and family. He loved listening to all music and was beginning to write his own raps, planning a future in the music industry. He was an amazing person and always willing to help those in need. Memorial contributions can be made to the Richard E. Winter cancer center. Fond memories and condolences can be shared at www.foxandmurrayfuneralhome.com.

SCHULTZ — Plessis- A graveside service for George B. Shultz, 79, will be held Saturday, June 2nd at 11:00 am at Brookside Cemetery, Plessis. The service will be officiated by Pastor Freddie Webb. Mr. Shultz passed away on January 30th, 2018 in Watertown. Among his survivors are his wife, Mary. Arrangements are with Costello Funeral Service, Alexandria Bay.

Ruth Amelia Trimm Brown, 96 died May 23, 2018, at her home in Ocoee, Florida. She was born at Kildare, New York in Franklin County, the twin daughter of Ralph and Eva Merrick Trimm. She graduated from Tupper Lake High School in 1940. She worked for the New York Central Railroad Company from 1943 to 1963 as a telegrapher agent at Benson Mines. She formerly lived in Newton Falls and Star Lake until 1960, when she and her husband Francis Brown moved to Natural Bridge, where she lived until 2014.

She attended BOCES Southwest Technical School for Cosmetology from 1974 to 1976. She ran a beauty shop in her home until 1985. She then did pedicures for the elderly in their homes until she retired in 2001.

She was an active member of the Natural Bridge United Methodist Church where she held many offices over the years, UMW president, vice president, treasurer, auditor, and Memorial Fund Treasurer. She is fondly remembered for the many turkey, spaghetti dinners, chicken BBQ that she coordinated over a span of 30 years. She was a lifetime member of the American Legion Auxiliary Unit 1539 Benson Mines/Star Lake and a lifetime member of the 4 Rivers Valley Historical Society.

For 20 years, she was called to be caregiver to her brother-in-law Ralph Williams until his death in 2008 and her sister until May of 2017, when Ruth was diagnosed with cancer. She was under hospice care until her death.

She is survived by her twin sister Alyce Williams, Ocoee, FL, a son, Alan Brown and Deb (nee Campbell Louisburg, NC. Her daughters Sherry and Dennis Cole, Oswego, NY Lori and Randy Hickey, Natural Bridge, NY and Leta (Kelli) Curtiss, Ocoee, FL, daughter-in-law Janice Wood Brown, Watertown, NY and several grandchildren and great grandchildren and a nephew, Michael and Darla Trimm, Holly, NY.

She is predeceased in death by her parents, Ralph and Eva Trimm, a brother Richard and Georgette Rice Trimm, niece Lisa Trimm, husband Francis Brown, son-in-law Richard Curtiss and step sons Ronald and Kenneth Brown, and grandson Roderick Brown.

At her request her body was donated to the University of Central Florida Medical School and Research Center. A memorial service will be held later this year in Natural Bridge, NY.

Donations can be made to:

Natural Bridge United Methodist Church Memorial Fund

C/O Diane Peebles

PO 248

Natural Bridge, NY 13665

COLTON, NY – Graveside services for 54 year old Ronald F. Kuhne Jr., a resident of Colton, NY and formerly of Kingston, NY, will be held Wednesday, May 30, 2018 at 1 p.m. at the Montrepose Cemetery in Kingston, NY. Calling hours for Ronald will be held Tuesday, May 29, 2018 at the Buck Funeral Home in Norwood from 2-6 p.m. Mr. Kuhne passed away at his home unexpectedly on May 23, 2018. Ronald is survived by a sister, Debra and Joseph D’Aprile, Kingston, NY and his niece and nephews. Ronald is also survived by his friends and extended family at work and in Kingston, NY. Ronald is pre-deceased by his parents Ronald Sr. and Wanita and a sister, Michele Kuhne.

Born in Kingston, NY on June 9, 1963 to the late Ronald F. and Wanita Whispell Kuhne Sr., Ronald moved north to Colton 30 years ago to enjoy the outdoors and the Adirondack Mountains. Ronald was currently working as a Security Guard at the St. Lawrence Psychiatric Center in Ogdensburg, NY and previously worked in Tupper Lake at SUNMOUNT. In his free time, Ronald enjoyed spending time at home tending to his animals he had. Memorial Donations in Ronald’s memory can be made to the Ogdensburg, Potsdam or any local SPCA organization and memories and condolences may be shared online at www.buckfuneralhome.com.

The Buck Funeral Home is serving the family of Ronald F. Kuhne Jr.

Funeral services for Joan Flood, age 88, will be held on Wednesday, May 30, 2018 at 10:00 AM at St. Mary’s Cathedral with Rev. Joseph Morgan officiating. Burial will be in St. Mary’s Cemetery. Calling hours will be held on Tuesday from 2:00 to 4:00 and 6:00 to 8:00 at Frary Funeral Home, Ogdensburg. Mrs. Flood passed away on Saturday, May 26, 2018 at RiverLedge Nursing Home where she had been a resident for the last five days.

Mrs. Flood is survived by three daughters, Mary Kay Bishop of Irondequoit, NY, Vicki Andrews and her husband, Tom, of Claremont, NH, and Sandy Thorp and her husband Bill, of Rochester; one son, Jim Flood and his wife, Wendy, of Ogdensburg; grandchildren, Adam Flood and his wife, Ashlee, Meaghan Flood, Sarah Thurston and her husband, Gary, and Laura Ballard and her husband, Rich; three great granddaughters and a soon-to-be granddaughter; and her faithful feline companion, Lucky.

Mrs. Flood was born on April 9, 1930 in Ogdensburg, the daughter of Arthur and Katherine McNally Sylvester. She graduated from St. Mary’s Academy in 1948 and the Effie Lou Wallace Business School in 1949. She started her career as a bookkeeper and secretary at Smith and Russell Chrysler in Ogdensburg. She later worked at A. Barton Hepburn Medical Center from 1962 to 1995 where she worked as a pharmacy technician, retiring after 33 years.

Joan volunteered at St. Vincent DePaul, was a member of the Rebekah’s (IOOF), was very active in and loved her church, St. Mary’s Cathedral. She enjoyed spending time with her family, stays at her daughter’s cottage, playing cards, helping out at the church and baking.

In lieu of flowers, donations may be made in Joan Flood’s memory to the Richard E. Winter Cancer Treatment Center.

Lee Hirschey died peacefully on Thursday, May 24, 2018 at The Glenridge, Sarasota, Florida. Lee was born in Watertown, NY to Alice and Charles Hirschey, January 20, 1936. He attended local schools and graduated from Manlius Military Academy secondary school in Manlius, NY. He attended Dartmouth College and graduated with a five year, Masters of Business Administration degree in 1958. His career started in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania working for Container Corporation of America as a shift supervisor in their folding carton division. Soon after, he returned to the family business, Climax Manufacturing Company in Castorland, NY. Lee held various positions including Shift Supervisor, Purchasing Manager and Manufacturing Manager. Lee was promoted to President and in 1971 became CEO. For over 48 years Lee and his brother, Urban Hirschey, ran Climax Manufacturing. They retired upon the sale of the company in 2008. Lee was known and respected by all employees and was known for his acumen, expertise and personal approach to business. Lee believed that people were the Company’s greatest asset and treated all with value and respect. He strove for fairness when balancing the diverse and divergent needs of the business and concluded “he knew he succeeded when both parties were equally dissatisfied.” Lee lived his life dedicated to Northern New York, building the communities and charitably supporting local charities. He always believed that giving locally had a greater impact than other regional and national organizations. He shared his talents with local organizations and boards. His early attention focused on the Carthage community. He was soon elected to the Carthage School Board, followed closely by the Carthage Area Hospital board. He also was involved with the Carthage Branaugh Memorial Boys Club and instrumental in transitioning it to the Watertown Family YMCA so the facility could still benefit Carthage residents. He expanded his focus to the tri-county area when he joined the boards of the Development Authority of Northern New York, Northern New York Community Foundation and Pratt Northam Foundation. As a prominent local businessperson he also served on the boards of Knowlton Specialty Paper, Community Bank, NA, and Excellus BCBS. After moving to Chippewa Bay, NY in 2000, he focused on preserving the regions heritage and legacy as an active board member of The Antique Boat Museum, The Frederick Remington Museum, and the Nature Conservancy. Lee was also a very active member of the Young Presidents Organization which took him around the world sharing business opportunities and challenges. Personally, Lee had many interests and enjoyed many adventures. He was an avid sailor starting as a child at Lake Brantingham and as an adult on Lake Ontario, the Eastern Seaboard and the Caribbean. He participated in numerous Race Weeks in Antigua and even cruised the South Pacific. He spent most of his life skiing at Snow Ridge and often returned to his favorite destinations, Stowe, Vermont and Aspen, Colorado. His greatest skiing achievement was Helicopter Skiing in the Bugaboos. Lee also enjoyed hunting birds. He was a lifelong fixture at Carpenter Point Hunting Club in Wolfe Island, Ontario as well as traveling frequently to Georgia and Argentina. While he loved the relationship with nature, he felt the comradery of hunting with friends and family provided the greatest reward. His proudest recreational achievement was completing the New York City Marathon with his wife, Debby, in 1981. Lee is survived by his devoted wife of 42 years, Debby Bryant Hirschey, Sarasota, Florida; his children Charles Dixon Hirschey (Julie) Champion and Sarah Hirschey Miller, Watertown; step-sons Todd DeVito, (Greenville, NC), Darren DeVito (Bradenton, FL); and grandchildren Kelsey DeVito, Ian Miller and Collin Hirschey. He is also survived by his loving brother, Urban Hirschey (Sally), Cape Vincent, as well as sister Lisbeth Hirschey (Don), Glenfield. He was Predeceased by his sister Judith Brooks, Florida. Arrangements are with the Cleveland funeral home. Calling hours will be held Thursday June 21st from 4-7. In lieu of flowers we welcome donations to the Lee Hirschey Memorial Fund at The Northern New York Community Foundation 131 Washington Street, Watertown, NY 13601 or to your favorite local charities.

DIXON — John K. Dixon, Jr, 84, of Hendersonville, NC, formerly of Copenhagen and Watertown, NY, peacefully passed away on March 28, 2018. A memorial service will be held on Saturday, June 2, 2018 at 1pm at United Church of Copenhagen. The family will receive friends and hour prior to the service. Burial of John and Patricia Dixon will follow at Riverside Cemetery.

To offer online condolences please visit www.forestlawnhendersonville.com. Forest Lawn Funeral Home, Hendersonville,NC assisted the family.

One of the dwindling number of World War II veterans was just lost. Herman Stratton Killam (always known as “Stratt”) passed away peacefully at his home in Sandy Creek at the age of 97. He was born on December 28, 1920 in Sandy Creek, New York, son of

Hugh and Barbara (Bemis) Killam. He graduated from the Sandy Creek High School in 1939.

After Pearl Harbor, he enlisted in the army and was a member of the famous Third Infantry

Division, serving oversees in the African, Sicilian and Italian campaigns. He received his

honorable discharge on December 1, 1944. He was delighted to be a part of the April 2015 Honor Flight to Washington, D.C.

After the war, he came back to Sandy Creek and wed Beatrice Ellis. They were married 59 years before her death in 2004.

Like his father and grandfather, he was a mechanic. He worked as the service manager at Ruder Buick Pontiac in Pulaski and then as the service manager at Syracuse Truck Sales until his retirement in 1985. During his tenure at Syracuse Truck Sales, he traveled throughout Central New York and the Southern Tier repairing huge Oshkosh and Diamond Rio snow plows.

He was a member of the Sandy Creek Volunteer Fire Department and its one-time chief.

He was a long-time, extremely active member of the Sandy Creek United Methodist Church

serving for many years on its Board of Trustees. Because of his mechanical abilities, he also spent a great number of hours volunteering on numerous church maintenance projects, keeping, for example, the ancient boiler working well past its normal life. He always worked with his brother, Jack, two years his junior, on these tasks. They came to be known as the “Killam Boys”.

He was a lifetime photographer even getting a digital SLR at the age of 92. More than anything else, however, he enjoyed cars, whether they be old or new. He worked with his uncle to restore automobiles from the early 1900s. Together, they worked to turn them from junk into near concours quality.

Mr. Killam was survived by his two daughters, Suzanne (Thomas) Pfister, Sandy Creek and Kandice Killam Champouillon, Cicero, along with one grandson, Alex Jon Champouillon, also of Cicero. Mr. Killam was in a family of four boys, two of whom have survive him: Jack

Killam, Sandy Creek, and Charley Killam, Auburn. He is also survived by a number of nieces, nephews, great nieces and great nephews.

Mr. Killam was blessed with a long, full life. “Don’t cry because it’s over. Smile because it happened.”

Calling hours are 4:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m., Tuesday, May 29th, at the Summerville Funeral Home in Sandy Creek. The funeral will be held at the Sandy Creek United Methodist Church at 1:00 p.m., Wednesday, May 30th. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made in Mr. Killam’s memory to the Sandy Creek United Methodist Church.

DIXON — John K. Dixon, Jr, 84, of Hendersonville, NC, formerly of Copenhagen and Watertown, NY, peacefully passed away on March 28, 2018. A memorial service will be held on Saturday, June 2, 2018 at 1pm at United Church of Copenhagen. The family will receive friends and hour prior to the service. Burial of John and Priscilla Dixon will follow at Riverside Cemetery.

To offer online condolences please visit www.forestlawnhendersonville.com. Forest Lawn Funeral Home, Hendersonville, NC assisted the family.

The memorial mass for Warren D. Breathour will be held at St. Patrick’s Church on Saturday, June 2, 2018, at 10:00AM with Msgr. Robert Aucoin, pastor, presiding. Mr. Breathour, 87, of Watertown passed away December 9, 2017. Arrangements are with Cummings Funeral Service, Inc., Watertown and online condolences to his family may be posted at www.cummingsfuneral.com.

Mary Ellen Briceland, 85, formerly of Watertown, died after a long illness on May 5, 2018, at her home in Summerfield, Florida.

A funeral mass will be celebrated at Holy Family Church on June 4th at 12:00 P.M. with Reverend Timothy Canaan, presiding. Burial will be in Glenwood Cemetery.

Mary Ellen was born in Syracuse, N.Y. on September 23, 1932, daughter of Clarence W. and Helen O’Connor Briceland. She graduated from Watertown High School in January, 1950. She was an Engineering Records Supervisor for the New York Telephone Company, which later became NYNEX and she retired on March 31, 1988 after 38 years of service to the company.

She was a communicant of St. Timothy’s Catholic Community, The Villages, Florida and a former communicant of Holy Family Church, Watertown. She was a life member of Verizon Pioneers and a past member of the Watertown Morning Musicals. She graduated in piano from the Dealing School of Music and played the piano for many local events while in Watertown. Mary Ellen enjoyed bingo, baseball, and was a loyal fan of the New York Yankees.

In 2005 she moved to Florida to live near her sister.

She is survived by her sister and her husband Margaret B. (Peggy ) and John Leuze, Summerfield, Florida, and two nieces.

Donations in her memory may be made to Hospice of Marion County, Inc., P.O. Box 4860, Ocala, Florida 34478-4860 or to the Alzheimer’s Association. Local arrangements are with Cummings Funeral Service, Inc., Watertown and online condolences to her family may be posted at www.cummingsfuneral.com.

Gouverneur - Dwayne L. Martin, 69, passed away on Thursday, May 24, 2018 at Claxton-Hepburn Medical Center in Ogdensburg.

A funeral service will be held on Saturday, June 2nd, at 1:00 pm at Trinity Episcopal Church, Gouverneur with Rev. Gregory Bailey officiating and burial in East Riverside Cemetery, Gouverneur. Arrangements are with the Green Funeral Home, Gouverneur.

Dwayne was born in Gouverneur on December 7, 1948, the son of William and Mary McAdam Martin.

He graduated from Gouverneur High School in 1967 and attended St. Lawrence University until being drafted and served in the United States Navy during the Vietnam War, from 1970 until 1973, specializing in nuclear weapons. Upon honorable discharge from the service, Dwayne was employed as a St. Lawrence County Sheriff’s deputy for 25 years, retiring in 1998.

Dwayne was a 17 year member and past president of the Gouverneur Vol. Rescue Squad, past master of the Masonic Lodges of Gouverneur and Richville, a member of the EXO Thousand Island Submarine Vets, American Legion Post #68 of Norwood, and was an instructor for AARP 55 Alive driving program. He enjoyed growing and exhibiting flowers, displaying model trains throughout the United States and Canada, held train shows for youth groups, and belonged to model train clubs TCA, OVRR, TTOS, E&E, and LCCA. Dwayne had a strong interest in history, trivia, and volunteered time at the Gouverneur Museum. He enjoyed singing karaoke, attending the county fair, doing crossword puzzles, assisting the Rossie Youth Group, dressing up as Santa, mardi gras, and strawberry ice cream was his favorite.

He is survived by a step daughter Amanda Pryce, three brothers William Martin, David Martin, and Allen Martin, a sister Barbara Vogel, several nieces, nephews, cousins, aunts, and uncles. He is predeceased by his parents.

Memorial donations in Dwayne’s memory may be made to the Gouverneur Vol. Rescue Squad or Submarine Veterans Scholarship Fund.