pGouverneur – Ralph A. Canning, 67, passed away Sunday, February 7, 2016 at his home./ppA celebration of life will be held Thursday, February 11th from 5:00 to 7:00 pm at the Gouverneur Elks Lodge. Arrangements are with the Green Funeral Home, Gouverneur./ppRalph was born in Morrisburg, Ontario, Canada on November 3, 1948, the son of Harold and Pearle Feeley Canning./ppHe graduated from Gouverneur High School in 1966 and was a dairy farmer most of his life around Gouverneur and lived near Raymondville several years more recently. Ralph also worked as a schoolbus driver, tractor trailer driver, and drove cement trucks for Craneville Block Company./ppA marriage to Marsha Dusharm ended in divorce. Ralph married Lynne Plumadore in 1994. Lynne passed away on December 20, 2008./ppRalph was a member of the Gouverneur Elks Lodge and enjoyed playing cards, watching NASCAR, cheering on the Earnhardts, and was an avid NY Giants fan./ppRalph is survived by his children Karen and Mark Dreythaler of Harrisville, James Canning and his companion Lisa Hicks of North Gouverneur, Elizabeth Canning and her companion Bob Burns of Carthage, Susan and David Fenlong of Fowler, Brooke Canning of Harrisville, a stepson Gordon Plumadore and his companion Krista Marshall of Massena, a sister Beverly St. Pierre of Wingham, Canada, nieces and nephews. He is also survived by his grandkids Tyler Berwald, Megan Berwald, Sabrina Dreythaler, Jared Dreythaler, Zachary Lillie, Jacob Lillie, Julie Lillie, Corey Burns, Casey Burns, Griffin Fenlong, Ethan Fenlong, and Hannah Plumadore./ppHe is predeceased by his wife Lynne, his parents, a brother Donald Canning, and a sister Betty Serviss./ppMemorial donations in Ralph’s memory can be made to the American Cancer Society Hope Lodge, 237 East Avenue, Burlington, VT 05401-3412./p
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