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PAGE 8 PRESSREPUBLICAN TUESDAY, OCTOBER 24,1995 Raymond O. LbMora SARANAC LAKE - Raymond Oliver LaMora, 72, of 138 Main St., Tupper Lake, died Sunday, Oct. 22, 1995, at the Adirondack Medical Center in Saranac Lake. He was born Jan. 14, 1923 in Burke, the son of Wilfred Dominic and Esther Amanda Fletcher (Woolley) LaMora. The family moved shortly after to Saranac Lake where Mr. LaMora attended school until the seventh grade. They moved to Tupper Lake where he attended Tupper Lake High School until his enlistment in the U.S. Marine Corps in June of 1942. He served in the Pacific from Sept. 1, 1942 to Nov. 21, 1944, with the 6th Marine Division in the Raider Battalion. On Nov. 11, 1946, he and the former Catherine B. Mandigo were married by the Rev. Dennis Finnegan at Holy Name Church in Tupper Lake. Mr. LaMora worked for the Town of Altamont Highway Department for 20 years, retiring in 1986. He was a (past member of the VFW Edmund Bujold Post 3120 and the Moose Club and was active in the Mens Twilight League over 30 years. His retirement was spent in local town projects that include the renovation of the grandstands and additions to the municipal park and playgrounds. He also worked as custodian for the town offices and Aaron Maddox Hall. Survivors include his wife, Catherine; a daughter, Diana Cribs of Ashboro, N.C.; a sister, Kathleen Bigrow of Tupper Lake; four grandchildren, Raymond Planty of Tupper Lake, Lorrie Dolan of Ashboro, N.C., Michael LaFave of Tupper Lake and Gena LaFave of Ashboro, N.C.; and seven great-grandchildren. Calling hours will be held to- day from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. at the Richer Funeral Home. A funeral Mass will held Wednes- day at 10 a.m. from the Holy Name Church. Burial with mili- tary honors will follow in the Holy Name Cemetery. Memorial donations may be made to the Tupper Lake Rescue Squad. Donald J. O'Connell CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas - Donald J. O'Connell, 61, of Cor- pus Christi, Texas, died Thurs- dOtZaaJ^a5llh d«y T O«tZa^^aL5. > _J!l_l_ Alameda Oaks Nursing Home. Born in Cadyville, July 6, 1934, he was the son of James D. and Marjorie (Howard) O'Con- nell. He retired from Clinton Cor- rectional Facility as a corrections officer and had lived in Texas for the past 15 years. He was an avid horseman. Survivors include his mother, Marjorie O'Connell of Cadyville; two sons and a daughter-in-law, Donald and Sharie O'Connell and Sean O'Connell all of Corpus Christi; two daughters and a son-in-law, Kim and Russell Pro- vost of Cadyville and Tara O'Connell of Corpus Christi; three brothers and two sisters- in-law, Roger and Deanna O'Connell of Cadyville, Patrick and Rita \Joan\ O'Connell of Cadyville and Dennis O'Connell of Saranac Lake; two sisters, Catherine O'Connell of Mor- risonville and Johanna Adams of Plattsburgh; two grandsons, Adam Joseph O'Connell and Jared Russell Provost; a great- grandson, Matthew William O'Connell; and several aunts, uncles, nieces and nephews. A brother, S. Ransford O'Con- nell, died before him. A Mass of'Christian burial will be celebrated at 11 a.m. today at St. James Minor Church in Cadyville. Burial will be in the parish cemetery. The Brown Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements. Donald Charron CHAMPLAIN - Donald Charron, 57, of Champlain, died Monday, Oct. 23, 1995, at CVPH Medical Center in Plattsburgh. Arrangements through E.F. Drown Funeral Service of Cham- plain-Rouses Point were in- complete Monday night. Edward W. Smart PERU - Edward W. Smart, 61, of 19 Sunvalley Trailer Court, died Sunday, Oct. 22, 1995, at his home. He was born in Dannemora Sept. 11, 1934, the son of Henry and Nora (Facteau) Smart. Mr. Smart was retired from Clinton Correctonal Facility where he was a correction officer for 25 years. Survivors include a daughter and son-in-law, Wanda and Ver- non Bruno Jr. of Schuyler Falls; three brothers and sisters-in-law, Victor and Mary Smart of Long Island, Roger and Jean Smart of Saranac and Maynard and Frances Smart of Keeseville; three sisters and two brothers- in-law, Bernice and Ernest Girard of Chateaugay Lake, Priscilla Hackett of Chazy and Mary and Donald Rock of Platt- sburgh; two grandsons, Jason and Travis Bruno; and several nieces and nephews. A sister and brother-in-law, Rose and Alfred Desautels, died earlier. There will be no calling hours. The Lester E. Thew Funeral Home in Peru is in charge of ar- rangements. Jeffrey T. Hall FORT MYERS, Fla. - Jeffrey T. Hall, 30, of Fort Myers, Fla., died Saturday, Oct. 21, 1995, after a lengthy illness. He was born to Robert E. and Beverly Hall in Schenectady. He attended and graduated from Plattsburgh High School. He enlisted in the U.S. Navy and was an instructor at Anapolis Naval Academy. He is survived by his children, Jeffrey Jr. and Jennifer Vona of Strongsville, Ohio; his parents, Robert E. and Beverly Hall Sr. of Fort Myers, Fla.; his brothers, Scott L. of Fort Myers, Fla., Robert E. Jr. of Plattsburgh, Scotty A. of Fort Knox, Ky., Michael S. of Fort Myers, Fla.; and a sister, Michelle L. of Fort Myers, Fla.; his paternal grand- mother, Beatrice Gadway of Plat- tsburgh; his maternal grand- mother, Mary Palmer of Fort Myers, Fla. A funeral will be held Wed- nesday at the Fort Myers Memo- rial Gardens Funeral Home, 1589 Colonial Boulevard on Wednesday at 10 a.m. Calling hours will be today from 6 to 8 p.m. at the Fort Myers Memorial Gardens Funeral Home in Fort Myers, Fla. Memorial donations may be made to the Florida State Head Injury Foundation. BIRTHS CVPH Madleol Cantar Plottiburgh PELLETIER - A girl, Kelsey Patricia, born Oct. 16, 1995, to Wendy and Ter- rence Pelletier. Grandparents are Tom and Gloria Pelletier and William and Patricia LaMarche. GUERIN - A boy, Donald Russell, born Oct. 16, 1995, to Tanya and Terry Guerin. BLAKE —A girl, Shiann Marie, born Oct. 16, 1995, to Barbara Rivers. Adirondack Madlcal Canttr Saranac Lake GARDNER - A boy, Bradley Reed, born Oct. 16, 1995, to Jeri and Patrick Gardner of Ellenburg Depot. LaPAGE — A girl, Amanda Lynn, born Oct 1, 1995, to Mary and Ronald LaPage of Fort Covington. POPPLETON - A girl, Autumn Nicole, born Oct. 4, 1995, to Michelle Lyn Tuttle and Brian Poppleton of Lake Placid. PROPER — A girl, Julia Ann, born Oct. 6, 1995, to Kenda Ziser and Scott Proper of Plattsburgh. VINCENT - A girl, Lydia Grace, born Oct. 10, 1995, to Jeanine Vincent of Saranac Lake. WIGGANS - A boy, Holt Remington, born Sept. 29, 1995, at Kendra Taggart Wiggans and Travis Wiggans of Paul Smiths. POLICE LOG AP Photo Fans of Tejano singer Selena react after Yolanda Saldivar was found guilty of murdering Selena Monday in Houston. Saldivar will be sentenced today. Former fan convicted of murdering singer By MICHAEL GRACZYK Associated Press Writer HOUSTON (AP) - A jury convicted the former president of the Selena fan club Monday of murdering the beloved Tejano singing star, rejecting Yolanda Saldivar's claim . that the gun went off accidentally. With word of the verdict — which came after just two hours of deliberations — a cheer went up from a crowd of several hun- dred outside the courthouse, and drivers honked their horns. Saldivar, 35, could get as little as probation and as much as life in prison when the jury returns on Tuesday to decide on a punishment. Upon hearing the verdict, Saldivar began to cry and her shoulders shook, and a brother and sister, seated.directly behind her, also wept. There was no visible reaction from members of the singer's family in the court- room. Selena, whose full name was Selena Quintanilla Perez, was 23 when she was gunned down March 31 at a Corpus Christi motel. Regarded as the Latin Madon- na, she was a superstar in the world of Tejano music, a bouncy variety of Mexican-American pop, and was working on her first English-language recording in hopes of becoming a crossover sensation. Prosecutors contended Saldivar deliberately shot Selena when the singer went to retrieve records to support her family's suspicion that Saldivar had embezzled $30,000 as manager of Selena's boutiques. Saldivar \took the gun out, cocked the hammer, pulled the trigger and killed her. What could be a worse way to die than to be shot in the back in a cowardly manner?\ prosecutor Mark Skurka asked during clos- ing arguments. \Selena left her mark on the world,\ Skurka continued. \The defendant left her mark on Selena with a bullet hole in the back.\ But defense attorney Fred Hagans — pulling the trigger of the 38-caliber pistol over and over as he addressed the jury — insisted that Saldivar was bent on killing herself and that the gun went off while she was waving it. . F«lony omit* CHAMPLAIN — A Georgia man was arrested at the Champlain Port of En- try on a felony weapons charge. According to State Police in Chazy, Ronald S. Way, 44, of Savannah was charged with third-degree criminal possession of a weapon and two counts of fourth-degree weapons possession. Troopers said he had a loaded .357 magnum revolver, a loaded rifle and an unloaded black-powder rifle. All the weapons were confiscated and will be destroyed, police said. Way was arraigned before Cham- plain Town Justice John Favreau, where he was allowed, with the consent of the district attorney, to plead guilty to the fourth-degree weapons posses- sion charge. He was fined a total of $390 and released. SARANAC - Carlton Rivers II, 19, was arrested Friday evening at his residence 1 on Park Avenue, according to Saranac Village Police. He was charged with two counts of second-degree harassment for allegedly shoving two people at their home on Academy Street, and a single felony count of criminal mischief, third degree for allegedly causing damages ex- ceeding $1,100 to an automobile, police said. He is being held in the Franklin County jail without bail. Psrsonol-lnjury oceldanU FORT COVINGTON - A car hit a manure spreader on County Route 3 Monday evening, resulting in minor injuries to an elderly woman. State Police based in Malone said the manure spreader was being towed behind a tractor operated by Jeremy Ellsworth, 14, of Fort Covington. He was driving north on County Route 3 when his rig was approached from behind by a vehicle driven by Edward Therrien, 66, of Fort Covington. Ther- rien apparently did not see the tractor and manure spreader, and his car ran into the back of the manure spreader, police said. Ruth Therrien, 76, a passenger in the car, suffered bruises and scrapes to her shoulder and chest. She was taken to Alice Hyde Hospital, where she was treated and released, according to a hospital spokesperson. No tickets were issued. CITY COURT City Court Monday Judg* Kevin K. Ryan BESHON - Richard Beshon, 34, of Hamilton Street, Plattsburgh, pleaded innocent to sexually abusing a 3-year- old girl. Beshon was arrested Oct. 20, and charged with felony sexual abuse. He was released Monday after pay- ing $2,000 bail.arid_oxde.red not to have any contact with children. He's sched- uled to reappear in court Oct. 26. FUNERALS SEGUIN - A Mass of Christian burial for Donald P. Seguin, 44, of the Military Turnpike, Ellenburg, who died Tuesday, Oct. 17, 1995, in Phoenix, Ariz., was celebrated Monday at St. Edmund's Church. The Rev. Gilbert Menard, pastor, was the main cele- brant. He was assisted by the Rev. Stephen Gratto, pastor of St. Alex- ander's and St. Joseph's Church, the Rev. Gilbert Boisvert, pastor of Holy Angels and St. Louis de France, and the Rev. Peter Berg, chaplain of Clin- ton Correctional Facility. Bearers were Ronald Quesnel, Rodger Bodine, Tony Merendino, Jon Rabideau, Reginald Owen, and Martin Bechard. Honorary bearers were Steven Morrow, David Morrow, and a contingent from the Franklin Correctional Facility. Burial was in the parish cemetery where Menard, Boisvert and Gratto conducted a committal service. THOMPSON - A funeral for Wilma W. Thompson, 59, of 19 Genessee Lane, who died Friday, Oct. 20, 1995, at her home were held Monday at the Church of the Nazarene. The Rev. Wendle Lahr, pastor, officiated. Bearers were Robert Patterson, Robert Thompson, Arvin Thompson, Edward Thompson Jr., Timothy Thompson and Stewart Thompson. Honorary bearers were Barbara CWinter) Mattes, Jacqueline (Durkee) McCormick, Sharon (Luck) St. Germain, Gail (Giambruno) Wilfore, Catherine (Gates) Martin, Margaret (Eels) Jackson and Eleanor (Bushey) Ghenoiu, all members of the Platt- sburgh High School Class of 1955. Burial was in Riverside Cemetery in Plattsburgh where Lahr conducted the committal service. HEMENWAY - A graveside service for Charlotte N. Hemenway, 48, who died Oct. 20, 1995, at her home at 370 Nelson Road, AuSable Forks, was held Monday at the Holy Name Cemetery in AuSable Forks. The Rev. Donald Kramberg, pastor of Holy Name and St. Matthews, officiated. Bearers were Dennis Burgh, Glenn Downer, and Sal and Michael Consiglio. OF INTEREST Democrats to host ice-cream social PLATTSBURGH — City Democrats will host an ice cream social at the Flynn Avenue and Russell Barnard Apartment community rooms Friday, Oct. 27, at 6 p.m. Democratic candidates for the offices of mayor, councilor, county legislator, county clerk and county coroner will present their plat- forms and answer questions. Dottie and the Golden Notes will provide entertainment. The social is free and open to the public. Those wishing additional information may call 566-9070. Ubako Hill concert to be held at SUNY Wednesday PLATTSBURGH - Ubaki Hill, nationally-known drummer, teacher musician and visual artist, performs Wednesday, Oct. 25, 8:30 p.m., in Hawkins Hall Auditorium at SUNY Plattsburgh. She will be accompanied by Suhir Blackeagle on vocals, Anna Maria Mejia and Susan Rapalee on percussion and Hillary Kay on vocals, guitar and bass. Tickets are $1 for-students and $2 for general admission and are available at the Angell College Center desk. Hill will conduct a percussion workshop on Thursday, Oct. 26, from 9:30-10:45 a.m. in Warren Ballroom B of the Angell College Center. For more workshop information, call Jo Ellen Miano at 564-2180. Location of diabetes meeting changed for today PLATTSBURGH - The meeting place of the CVPH Diabetes sup- port group, which will be held today at 7 p.m., has been changed to the Outreach Nutrition classroom. Guest speakers for the meeting are pharmasists Rich Zeppieri and Maureen Nagata who will discuss drug therapy issues, proper use of medications, different options for diabetics and new advances in treatment of diabetes. The meeting is open to the public. For information, call 562-7320. Talk With Collectors Over Coffee & Donuts Demonstrations: 11:00 AM and 2:00 PM Offering you decorating & gift ideas to make your own villages A village skating pond personally autographed by Dorothy Hamel will be auctioned at 4:00pm. (All proceeds will be donated to Ronald McDonald House). \Start a Tradition\ set available at an introductory price of $65 during the 10 day period of Oct. 38 •> :•:••.•\••••.(¥ ;
