pCOPENHAGEN -- Elizabeth (Betty) Huff LaBarge, passed away on April 6th, 2016 on her 91st Birthday. Betty was a beloved mother and grandmother to 11 children, 34 grandchildren, 36 great grandchildren and 2 great great grandchildren. /ppBorn in Watertown, NY in 1925, she was the daughter of the late Nelson and Mary Edna Piteau Huff. She grew up in Carthage and graduated in 1942 from Augustinian Academy. Betty moved to Copenhagen after graduation to manage the Grand Union Grocery Store where she met her future husband, Donald LaBarge. They were married on September 4th 1944 and resided in Copenhagen at 10214 Washington St all their married life. After Donald passed on August 3rd 1990, she continued to live there until she became a resident of Lewis County Extended Care Facility in 2014. /ppBetty is survived by nine of her children and their spouses. Daniel (Barb), Holley, NY, Jerome (Penny), Patrick (Vicky), Peggy (Lynn) Murray, Francis (Jill) all of Copenhagen. Mary (John) Astafan Carthage, Cathleen Freeman (Gerald), Jim (Bonnie), Rutland, Jackie (Dave) Burt Adams Center. A sister Nancy Guyette, Little Suamico, Wisconsin, and a multitude of nieces and nephews. /ppShe worked as a waitress at various businesses including the former Howard Johnsons Restaurant for seventeen years. /ppAs a lifelong member of St. Mary’s Church, Copenhagen, Betty was involved in the Annual Turkey Supper, The Alter Rosary Society, and taught religious education. She was a Charter Member of the Copenhagen Firemen’s Auxiliary for 69 years, a member of the Floyd Lyng American Legion Auxiliary Unit 723, a lifetime member of the Holley VFW, and the Marine Corps League, Lowville. /ppBetty enjoyed her flower gardens, reading and spending time with her family. She especially enjoyed seeing the great grandchildren. Her face would light up whenever they were around. /ppShe was predeceased by her husband Donald, a son Thomas, a daughter Anne Marie LaBarge Wagner, two grandsons, Ryan LaBarge and Joseph LaBarge, a great grandson Alex Hermanson, two brothers Bernard Huff and Carlton Huff, and four sisters, Margaret Segovis, Joan Avallone, Barbara Santamour and Patricia Swafford. /ppFuneral arrangements are being handled by the Lundy Funeral Home & Cremation Service, Inc., with calling hours to be held from 3 pm to 7 pm on Friday April 8th at Copenhagen Chapel, 10229 Washington St. A Funeral Mass will be held at St. Mary’s Catholic Church, NYS Rte. 12, Copenhagen, on Saturday April 9th at 11 am with Father Donald Robinson officiating. Burial will be in St. Mary’s Cemetery. /ppIn lieu of flowers donations may be made to Ryan J. LaBarge Scholarship or Alex Hermanson Scholarship, c/o Copenhagen Central School, PO Box 30, Copenhagen, NY 13626 or St. Mary’s Church, PO Box 12, Copenhagen, NY 13626. /ppThe family would like to extend their heartfelt thanks and appreciation to the staff of the 4th floor, Lewis County Extended Care Facility for their compassionate care and devotion to their Mom and Grandmother. /p
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