Bradley L. Card

Bradley L. Card, age 83, of Gouverneur, passed away on June 3, 2023 at home under the care of his family and hospice.

Bradley was born on October 27, 1939 in Rochester, NY to the late Albert L. and Sarah (Morehouse) Card. He graduated from Victor Central School in 1959. Brad was a Pipe Line Contractor. He owned and operated BL Card Contracting, where he worked in Fairport and Rochester, before working at Fort Drum.

He is a member of the 545 and 158 Engineers, the Star Lake American Legion, a life member of the North American Hunting Club and a long-time member of the NRA. Brad enjoyed hunting and fishing.

Brad is survived by four sons, Bradley L. Card Jr. of Wayland, NY, Jeffrey A. Card of Naples, NY, John A. Card of Victor, NY and William A. Card of Naples, NY; four daughters, Debra L. Card Riehle of Rochester, Sarah A. Fowler of Greenville, SC, Roxanne Card of Naples, NY and Katherine Card Allen of Rochester, NY. Brad is also survived by several grandchildren, great grandchildren, nieces and nephews.

There will be a graveside service on Saturday, June 10, 2023 at 1:00 p.m. in the Fullerville Cemetery. Arrangements are with French Funeral Home, Gouverneur. Condolences may be shared online at www.frenchfuneralhomes.com.

Donations may be made in Brad’s memory to Hospice of St. Lawrence Valley, the American Kidney Fund, or an Animal Humane Society of your choice.

James A. Lucas

James A. “Jim/Jimmy” Lucas, 75, passed away on Thursday, June 8, 2023 at Claxton-Hepburn Medical Center in Ogdensburg.

James was born on February 26, 1948 in Ogdensburg, NY to Robert and Mary (VanCor) Lucas.

He graduated from Hermon-DeKalb Central School in 1967 and lived in the North Country all his life, working a variety of jobs including Suburban Propane, Corning Glass, The First National Bank of Hermon, McAdam Cheese Factory finally retiring due to his failing health.

A marriage to Elaine Blanding ended in separation.

He is survived by his children, Jonathan J. Lucas, Melissa M. (Lucas) and her husband Morton Klock Jr., and Travis J. Lucas, as well as his longtime companion Janice English and her sons Jayson, who assisted Jan in caring for our Dad for his remaining years that he was alive, his wife Nancy Smith of Lisbon and Jeffrey A. and his wife Staci Smith of Ogdensburg, NY. Jim also has several grandchildren and great grandchildren who he thought the world of. He is also survived by his siblings Lucy Harris, Robert Jr., Marvin, Francis, and Christina (Hewlett) Lucas, as well as many nieces and nephews. He is predeceased by his parents, his siblings Frank, Susie (Flannagan), Gerald, Geraldine (Gilson) Lucas, Gary, Norma (Lottie) Lucas, Randy, and 3 other siblings who passed away in childhood.

Jim taught Jon, his oldest son multiple early life skills that would lead him into a successful adult life, he loved teaching and watching Pee Wee ball with his youngest son Travis and attending St. Lawrence University’s hockey games with his daughter Melissa as well reading, watching sports, especially his New York Giants, and of course we cannot forget him cheering on his favorite baseball team on TV, the NY Yankees! Jim also got great satisfaction and thoroughly enjoyed mowing his lawn, driving down to Morrisette Park in Ogdensburg to read his paper, drink his coffee and watching the St. Lawrence River traffic in the mornings until his failing health would no longer allow him to do so.

At Dad’s request, there will be no funeral services and arrangements are with the Green Funeral Home, Gouverneur. Final resting place will be at Fairview Cemetery in Edwards, NY at a later date.

Memorial donations in honor of Jim are encouraged to the American Heart Association.

George W. Rastley

George W. Rastley, 91, passed away on Tuesday, May 30, 2023 at Samaritan Keep Home in Watertown. Calling hours were held on Sunday, June 4th from 1:00 to 2:00 pm with a funeral service at 2:00 pm at the Green Funeral Home in Gouverneur and burial that followed in East Riverside Cemetery, Gouverneur.

George was born in Macomb on August 27, 1931, the son of Leo and Viola Edna (Taylor) Rastley. He graduated from Gouverneur High School in 1950, Oswego State in 1954, and received his Masters degree from St. Lawrence University in 1962.

George served in the United States Army from 1954 to 1956. He was employed as an industrial arts teacher at LaFargeville Central School for over 30 years and was a long time resident of LaFargeville.

George was a member of the Klock-Smith American Legion Post and Stone Mills Museum. He enjoyed woodworking, reading, saddle horses, and horse shows.

George is survived by his brothers and their wives Leo (Lona) Rastley Jr. and Franklin “David” (Shirley) Rastley, and his many nieces and nephews including some who took a great interest in his life and care. He is predeceased by his parents and his siblings Donald Rastley, John Rastley, Eleanor Simmons, Viola Fukes, and Jean Howard.

Memorial donations in memory of George are encouraged to the Stone Mills Museum.

The family of Uncle George would like to thank the staff of Summit Village and Samaritan Keep Home who provided excellent care for him in his latter years.

Service Notice: Marlene Denecia

A graveside service for Marlene Denecia will be held on Saturday, June 10 at 1 p.m. at New St. James Cemetery, Gouverneur with a celebration of life to follow at the Casablanca Restaurant, Gouverneur.

Marlene, 83, of Florida, passed away on October 5, 2022.

Robert (Lancto) Johnson

Robert (Lancto) Johnson, 90, passed away peacefully at home surrounded by family on May 6, 2023. He was a beloved husband, dad, grandfather, great grandfather and great great grandfather.

He was born March 23, 1933 in Brownville, New York. Son of Dolph Lancto and Bertha Cunningham.

He attended schools in Gouverneur.

On June 10, 1951 he married the love of his life Evelyn Wylie, a romance that lasted 72 years. Together they had 4 children, Vicky of Kent, WA; Robert of Sumner, WA; Scott (Thayne) of Snohomish, WA and Marion (Don) of Marysville, WA. He leaves behind 4 grandchildren, 12 great grandchildren and 10 great great grandchildren.

Robert worked from 1951-1959 at St Joe Lead, Balmat, New York. In 1959 he went into heavy construction working on dams in several states. And high-rise buildings in Seattle, WA. He worked in different states after leaving New York, but ended up in Washington State in 1969, living in Federal Way for the past 54 years.

He was very active after retirement working odd jobs in the senior community which he lived in. If a person needed something done no matter what, he could do it. He didn’t charge much for his work, since he loved what he was doing and it helped his neighbors.

He enjoyed playing BINGO and going to the casino. Also he loved to spend time with his family who will miss him dearly.

Robert is predeceased by his father and mother, his brothers Donald Lancto; Raymond Lancto;

Lawrence Lancto; Art Lancto; Avery Dimon and sisters Leona Lancto (Hutchinson) and Marion Dimon (Bell).

His place of rest will be at Marysville Cemetery, Marysville, WA.

Jacqueline J. “Jackie” Young

Jacqueline J. “Jackie” Young, 85, passed away on Friday, May 19, 2023 at Gouverneur Hospital.

There are no calling hours or funeral services. Arrangements are with the Green Funeral Home, Gouverneur.

Jacqueline was born in Gouverneur on July 6, 1937, the daughter of Russell and Retha (Stowell) Sibley.

She graduated from Gouverneur High School and married Stanley H. Young Sr. on April 13, 1957.

Jackie had worked at the Sunshine Hardware Store, J.J. Newberry Store, Grants Department Store, and Ames Department Store before retirement.

She enjoyed baking, crocheting, going for rides with Stan, spending time with her friends, family, and her pets.

Jackie is survived by her husband Stan Sr., her sons Stanley H. Jr. “Fuzzer” and Laurie Young, Russell A. “Rusty” and Robin Young, Tracy L. and Cheryl Young, her brothers Terry Sibley and Richard Sibley, several nieces and nephews. She is also survived by her grandchildren Justin M. Young, Brodey A. Young, Ryan S. Young, Rachael M. Young, Jeremy L. Young, and Tanner J. Young, great grandchildren Grant and Mia, Cassidy, Colby, Levi, Caleb, Ryelyn, Alex, Peyton, Shae, Zachary, and Pyper. Jackie is predeceased by her parents Russell and Retha, a sister Georgianna Perrigo, and her granddaughter Erin Rene Young.

Memorial donations in honor of Jacqueline are encouraged to Friends 4 Pound Paws, PO Box 394, Gouverneur, NY 13642.

Service Notice: Marilyn Scozzafava

A celebration of life for Marilyn Scozzafava, 85, will be held on Saturday, May 20th at 1pm at the Gouverneur Community Center, Gouverneur, with Reverend Greg Bailey presiding.

Mrs. Scozzafava passed away on November 24th at her home in Partridge Knoll.

Service Notice: Jesse Boclair

There will be a burial for Jesse Boclair, age 36, in the Hailesboro Cemetery on Sunday, June 4, 2023 at 11:00 a.m. followed by a Celebration of Life at the Gouverneur Community Center. Jesse passed away on November 13, 2022.

Linda Mae Young

Linda Mae Young, 73, of Lanexa VA, passed away Saturday May 6th 2023 at her daughters’ home.

Linda was born in Trenton, Nova Scotia on February 3, 1950. The daughter of William and Mary Conway Foote, her family relocated to the United States in the 1960’s. Following graduation from Gouverneur High School she married Robert H. Young on November 23, 1968 at Gouverneur First Presbyterian Church, NY. Linda worked in retail stores for most of her life and she thoroughly enjoyed baking.

Linda was preceded in death by her husband, Roger Young; her son, Scott Young and by her parents. She is survived by two daughters, Amy Petrie, and her companion David Robinson of Lanexa VA, and Christina and Donald McIntosh of Gouverneur NY; her son Craig and Myndie Young of New Haven, NY; two brothers, William and Vickie Foote of Silver Hill, AL and Donald Foote of Newport News, VA; and several grandchildren and great-grandchildren.

No funeral services are being planned at this time. Vincent Funeral Home, Providence Forge Chapel is handling the arrangements. Tributes may be posted at www.vincentfh.com

Ricky James Burns

Ricky James Burns, 61, passed away on Wednesday, May 3, 2023 at Upstate Hospital in Syracuse.

Calling hours will be held on Friday, May 12th from 6:00 to 7:00 pm at the Green Funeral
Home, Gouverneur.

Ricky was born on January 7, 1962 in Gouverneur, the son of Mickey Vann.

He was raised by his grandmother Freda Burns and graduated from Watertown High School.

Ricky lived most of his life around Gouverneur including in Rossie and Redwood. He had worked at the 1000 Islands Golf Course and worked on several farms.

He married Nancy Kelley on January 10, 1995 in Theresa.

Ricky enjoyed spending time with his wife Nancy and being in the outdoors, especially hunting and fishing with his son Richard. He also liked the work on the farms, snowmobiling, riding his Harley, and his time spent with his pet cats. Most of all, Ricky enjoyed working on cars, sometimes with his family and sometimes by himself. Ricky’s grandchildren could always put a smile on his face. He was a very kind hearted person who would help anybody with what he could.

He is survived by his wife Nancy, his children Michael Burns of Theresa, Daniel Burns of Philadelphia, his stepchildren Richard McIntosh of Fowler, Fawn Barrett of Theresa, his spiritual daughter Stephanie McIntosh, and their families. Ricky is also survived by his siblings Bill Burns, John Vann, Matha “Marty” Burns, and Rose Vann, several nieces and nephews. He is predeceased by his mother, grandmother, siblings Donnie Burns, Corea Vann, Doug Burns, Chuck Burns, and Ernest “Scooter” Vann.

Memorial donations in memory of Ricky are encouraged to Friends 4 Pound Paws.

Earle Kirkbride

Earle Kirkbride, beloved Dad, Grandpa and friend, died on April 13, 2023, after a long and satisfying life, sometimes adventurous.

He was born in 1927 by lamplight on a dirt road dairy farm in Russell Township, St. Lawrence County, New York. Earle was educated in one and two-room schools through elementary grades and in the Knox Memorial High School in Russell, New York then at St. Lawrence University in Canton, New York. He was briefly in the U.S. Navy as WW II was ending.

With a degree in Chemistry, Earle worked as a management trainee for Jos. E. Seagram’s followed by a stint of mutual fund sales with Investor Diversified Services then American Cast Iron Pipe. Next came a year with the Better Business Bureau in Los Angeles then a technical writing job at the Naval Ordnance Test Station at China Lake, California that evolved into more than a thirty-year career in U.S. Navy Technical Information.

When he retired from the Naval Research Laboratory in Washington, D.C. he was Head of the Technical Information Division and the first Director of Navy Technical Information and was honored with a Navy Civilian Service Award.

Earle was married to Norma Jean Cone in 1963. She predeceased him in 1983. He is survived by son Tom now an attorney in Atlanta. He and his wife Jennifer have a son Jason. Earle’s daughter and her husband Rich live near where Earle spent the last several years at the Indian River Estates in Vero Beach, Florida.

One of the remarkable periods in Earle’s life began in 1990, when he was 63 years old and started volunteering with the U.S. Forest Service. His first job was titled “Range Rider”. For the next several years, he continued to volunteer with the Forest Service: five summers in Montana, two in Colorado, three in Wyoming, two in Oregon, one in Washington and one in Utah. Most of these assignments included horseback riding including one when he took his own horse to Wyoming. He stopped this volunteering when he realized some of the people who he worked with in the summer could have been his grandchildren. He said that they were treating him with too much deference when he was pretending to be their age.

Earle was a member of the Fairfax Unitarian Church in Fairfax, Virginia and the Unitarian Universalist Fellowship of Vero Beach, Florida where he held several congregation positions including President of the Board of Directors for one year.

Donations may be made in Earle’s memory to the Unitarian Universalist Fellowship. A memorial service will be held at 1:00pm at the Unitarian Fellowship on Saturday, May 20, 2023. Arrangements are entrusted to Haisley Funeral and Cremation Service, Fort Pierce, Florida.

James R. “Jim” Barker

James R. “Jim” Barker, 77, passed away on Tuesday, April 25, 2023 at the home of his daughter in Williamson, NY.

Calling hours will be held on Sunday, April 30th from 11:00 am to 1:00 pm at the Green Funeral Home in Gouverneur. Immediately following the calling hours, a celebration of life will be held at the Gouverneur VFW from 1:00 pm, to 3:00 pm on Sunday.

James was born on August 8, 1945 in Miami Beach, FL, the son of Benjamin and Mazie (Storie) Barker.

Jim graduated from Gouverneur High School and then served in the United States Army and served in Panama.

He worked a variety of jobs including driving trucks, operating heavy equipment, employment at Fort Drum, and working for himself.

He had enjoyed fishing, visiting the casino, and scratch off tickets. Jim was a creative soul and liked to tinker on things, was interested in Egypt, treasure hunting, and mysteries. He also liked to visit with friends, family, and strangers, often stretching a simple question into a few minutes to even over an hour.

Jim married Bonnie (Brown) Prashaw on August 5, 2000 at the church in Oxbow.

Jim is survived by his children Dawn and Scott Butler, Delben Barker, a step daughter Kim Law, Bonnie’s children Donna, Bob, Jeff, Jody, and Karl, and their families. He is also survived by his sisters Jan Barker and Judy Mattingly, several nieces and nephews. Jim is predeceased by his parents, his sisters Joyce Richardson and Betty Thomson Donoso, a stepson Steve Russell, and Bonnie’s daughter Laureen.

Memorial donations in honor of Jim are encouraged to your local hospice chapter.

Herbert A. Haines, Jr.

Hebert A. Haines, Jr., 57, passed away on Friday, April 28, 2023 at home.

There are no calling hours or funeral services. Arrangements are with the Green Funeral Home, Gouverneur.

Herbie was born in Mexico, NY on April 17, 1966, the son of Herbert and Virginia (Crawn) Haines.

He graduated from Gouverneur High School and lived most of his life around Gouverneur.

The last several years he worked on the Kelly Farm.

His true joy was the outdoors, spending his free time fishing, hunting, and trapping.

Herbie is predeceased by his parents and a brother Leo Haines. He is survived by a brother Jim and Genice, his sisters Donna and Floyd, Cindy and Pat, Heidi and Lonnie, Lisa and David, Melissa and Chuck, Franny, and Betty-Jo, many nieces and nephews.

Hazel Blance

Blance, Hazel Sadie; died on Sunday, April 9, 2023 at the age of 86.

Hazel is survived by her children: Lin Applegarth, Charles (Bibiana) Applegarth, Lori Pool and Frank Gulick Jr.; 14 grandchildren, 5 great grandchildren and many cousins, nieces, nephews and friends. She was predeceased by her parent William J.H. and Agnes Blance; sisters Nancy Ann, Suki, Margaret and Judy and brothers James and William.

Hazel was a graduate of Gouverneur H.S. and a retiree from Nestles in Fulton, NY. She was an avid square dancer, joining several groups over her many years and loved to jitter-bug with her sister Judy. She also loved to read and enjoyed writing her own stories and loved to knit and crochet creating many beautiful sweaters and baby items for family and friends as well as scarfs, ear warmers and stuffed toys for her grandchildren. She was a (1960’s) member of the Avon Women’s Archery Team.

Hazel’s children wish to thank the Wayne County Nursing Home staff who cared for her during her stay on Peppermint Lane as well as the staff and Hospice Team on Memory Lane for all the love and care given to our mother and to us during the final part of her journey home.

Family and friends are invited to call from 2- 4pm on Saturday, May 13 at the Robert L. Yost Funeral Home, Inc., 123 W. Main St., Palmyra. There will be a private burial in Riverside Cemetery in Gouverneur on a later date yet to be determined.

In lieu of flowers, please consider memorials to the Alzheimers Association (www.alz.org), National Breast Cancer Foundation (www.nationalbreastcancer.org, the American Heart Association (www.heart.org) or a charity of your choice. Online condolences at www.rlyostfuneralhome.com

Randy H. Reynolds, Sr.

Randy H. Reynolds, Sr., 63, passed away on Sunday, April 23, 2023 at his home.

Calling hours will be held on Saturday, April 29th from 1:00 to 3:00 pm with a funeral service at 3:00 pm at the Green Funeral Home, Gouverneur with John Frary, lay pastor of Hermon
First United Methodist Church.

Randy was born in Gouverneur on June 20, 1959, the son of Joel and Norma (Morse) Reynolds, Sr.

He graduated from Gouverneur High School in 1977 and married Cheryl Sullivan on April 7, 1979 at the Gouverneur First United Methodist Church with Rev. Stanley E. Brown officiating.

Randy worked at the farms of Larry Hance and Jack Bell and was employed as a carpenter at Fort Drum.

He was a member of the DADS at the Gouverneur VFW and enjoyed visiting the casino, crossword puzzles, karaoke, and riding his Harley.

Randy is survived by his wife Cheryl, his children Randy H. Reynolds, Jr. and John C. “JC” Reynolds, his parents Joel and Norma, his siblings Joel and Peggy Reynolds, Cathy and Kevin Robbins, John Reynolds, Cheryl and Fred Hartle, and Richard Reynolds, several nieces and nephews.

Memorial donations in honor of Randy are encouraged to your local Parkinson’s Foundation.