Gouverneur- DeEtta Heh, 92, passed away on Wednesday, June 28,2017 at St. Joseph’s Hospital in Syracuse
Calling hours will be held on Sunday, July 2nd from 1:00 to 2:00 pm. Funeral services to follow at 2:00 pm at the Green Funeral Home, Gouverneur, with Rev. Howard Maxon, pastor of Fowler Baptist Church, officiating. Burial will immediately follow at Riverside Cemetery, Gouverneur.
DeEtta was born in Gouverneur on June 25, 1925, the daughter of Albert and Vera Porter Matthews.
She graduated from Gouverneur High School in 1943 and lived most of her life in the Gouverneur area before moving to Delphi Falls and recently to Clay, NY. DeEtta was employed at P&C Supermarket for 26 years, retiring in 1985.
DeEtta married her first husband, Francis Whitmore and had two sons Ronald and Richard. She subseqently married James Roycroft who predeceased her. In 1967, she married Raymond Heh who passed away in 1988.
She is survived by her two sons Richard Whitmore (Tina) of Liverpool and Ronald Whitmore of Idaho and several grandchildren, great grandchildren, a brother Elon Matthews of Liverpool, and several nephews.
DeEtta is predeceased by her husbands, parents, and a sister Janis LeClaire.
Memorial donations may be made to Delphi Falls Volunteer Fire Dept.
