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PRESS-REPUBLICAN PLATTSBURGKN.Y. , PAGE.A-5 SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 5, 1995 DEATHS Conn.; four Ayidi,? Paul H. Shene SARANAC LAKE - Paul H. Shen^ 81, formerly of 20 Church St.Vdied Friday, Nov. 3, 1995, at Uihlein Mercy Center in Lake Placid. He was born March 30, 1914, in Rainbow Lake, the son of Oscar ahd Mary (Baker) Shene. Mry Shene was born and raised in the area. He was employed as a carpenter at Paul Smith's Col- lege for 15 years and worked as a caretaker on Upper St. Regis Lake at the McCormick Camp from 1946 to 1960. He moved to Long Island in 1963 and manag- ed the Sandpiper Ocean Apart- ments on West Hampton Beach from 1965 to 1978. He retired in 1978 and for four years lived in Islamorada, Key West, Fla. He moved to Tempe, Ariz., for several years and mov- ed back to Saranac Lake in 1986. Mr. Shene was a member and past district grand lecturer of the Masonic Lodge 789 Free & Ac- cepted Masons. An accomplished, singer,\ he sang at weddings and . funerals and was a member of church choirs locally and in Long Island. He had been a member of the Brookside bowling team and enjoyed hunting and fishing. Mr. Shene married the former Jeanette Ballard Sept. 4, 1933. She died Oct. 30,1993. He is survived by three daugh- ters, Mrs. George (Joan) Schaefer and Ruth Harrigan, both of Saranac Lake, and Virginia LePichon of Bloomingdale; four sons, Paul Shene Jr. of Portland, Ore., Michael Shene of Lake Clear, Jerry Shene of Riverhead, Long Island, and Steven Shene of Melbourne Beach, Fla.; a brother, Carl Shene of Saranac Lake; 17 grandchildren; and nine great-grandchildren. Family members who died earlier include three brothers, Howard, Clarence and Arthur Shene; and two sisters, Eva Wells and Gertrude Allen. Calling hours will be Monday from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. at the Fortune-Keough Funeral Home in Saranac Lake. A funeral ser- vice will be held Tuesday at 11 a.m. at the Funeral Home with t-heRev^Charles-Monts,\pastor of the First Presbyterian Church, officiating. Burial will be in Brookside Cemetery, B^oom- ingdale. Memorial donations may be yihlM C ^hy the Saranae Lake Volunteer Fire Department Rescue Squad in care of the Funeral Home. Robert James LeBlanc COLUMBIA, Md. - Robert James LeBlanc, 72, formerly of Lyon Mountin and Cumberland Head, died Tuesday, Oct. 31, 1995, at the Howard County General Hospital in Columbia, Md. He was born in Detroit, Mich., July 23, 1923, the son of George and Mae (Desso) LeBlanc. He had worked for the Delaware and Hudson Railroad and for Metro- politan Insurance. He made his home in Lyon Mountain from 1948 to 1963, where he started the first Boy Scout troop in 1951. He was a former member of the Sorrell- Woodward American Legion post in Lyon Mountain and was a former member of St. Bernard's Church. , He then moved to Cumberland Head and lived there from 1963 to 1981 before moving to Maryland. He retired from the American Trading Company in Maryland, where he was a maintenance engineer. He was a veteran of the U.S. Navy, serving from Aprli 29, 1944, to Feb. 18, 1946. He was a aviation radioman. He was a former member of St. Mary's of the Lake Church in Cumberland Head. He is survived by his wife of 53 years, the former Geraldine Frechette LeBlanc of Ellicott Ci- ty, Md.; two sons and a daugh- ter-in-law, Robert T. and Susan LeBlanc of Plattsburgh and Jamie LeBlanc of Ellicott City, Md.; two daughters and sons\ in-law, Sherry and Dick Sames of Richmond, Va. and Sandra and Ray Desso of Peru; four sisters and three brothers-in-law, Betty and Russ Quilliam of Platt- sburgh, Colleen Shepard of Lockport; Gwen and William .Parkhurst of Scottsville, Ky. and Mary and Lyman Defayette of Cadyville; seven grandchildren; three great-grandchildren and . several nieces and nephews. Calling hours will be held Tuesday from 2 to 4 p.m. and 7 to 9 p.m. from the Brown Funeral Home in Plattsburgh. A Mass of Christian burial will be celebrat- ed at ll a.m. from St. Augustine's Church in Peru. Burial' will follow in St. Augustine's Cemetery. Oliver J.Hickok, Jr. MORifAH '- Oliver j. Hickok, 30, of Moriah died Friday Nov. 3, in sin aUtpitnobil^ accident on the Lincoln Pond Road in the town of Elteabethtown. He was born June 22,1965, at Cherry Hill, N.C., the son of Oliver j. Sr. and Linda (Phinney) Hickock. He was employed at Denton Publications in Elizabethtown. Besides his parentalhe is sur- vived by a sister, Kristina Hickok of Moriah; two brothers, Larry Hickok of Fla. and Allen Hickok of Moriah; his maternal grandfa- ther, Olliver Phinney Sr. of Fla.; and his paternal grandfather, Harry Hickok of Lewis. Calling hours will be today from 2 to 4 p.m. and 7 to 9 p.m. at the Harland Funeral Home in Port Henry. Burial will be in the Union Cemetery, Moriah. Memorial donations may be made to the Town of Moriah Am- bulance Squad. Marion Darling LAKE PLACID - Marion Darling, 87, formerly of 30 Greenwood St., Lake Placid, died Saturday afternoon, Nov. 4, . 1995, at the Clinton County Nur- sing Home in Plattsburgh. She was born in West Chazy, April 28, 1908, the daughter of Charles and Anna (McCorry) Darling. Miss Darling was a registered nurse, having received her training in Boston, Mass. She practiced nursing for a short time and then went $o work for Goodman Kelleher at his Hotel St. Moritz in Lake Placid, and the Clearwater Beach Hotel in Clearwater, Fla. She appeared in Ripley's \Be- lieve It or Not\ column in July 1941, while working at the Clearwater Beach Hotel. She was referred to by Ripley as a \Lady Porter, the equal of any man.\ In later years, she operated The Darling Cottage on Saranac Avenue in Lake Placid. .Miss Darling is survived by a sister, Ruth Darling of Platt- sburgh; two nieces; a nephew; and several cousins. There will be no calling hours. Funeral services will be held Tuesday, Nov. 7, 11 a.m. at the St. Agnes Church in Lake Placid. Burial will be in the St. Agnes . .and \M^!e&:ji '..M^^^>% of Manhattan; f?/ gy£|$cnuHren; and 21 great-grandchildren^ A memorial Masi will- be held MoridayV N^py? 6i 10 a.iii,, at St. ElizabeWs Chiifch in Elizabeth- town.. Funeral services will be held Saturday, Nov. 11, 10 a.m. at Gate of Heaven Cemetery in Valhalla, N.Y. Memorial donations may be made to the Elizabethtown-Lewis Emergency Squad. FUNERALS CORNICK - A funeral service for Ricky Lee Cornick, 28, who died Tues- day, Oct. 31, at the Sloan-Kettering Hospital in New York City, was held Saturday at the Zaumetzer-Sprague. Funeral Home in AuSable Forks. President David L. Hall of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints of Lake Placid officiated. The invocation was done by Bernie Baker. Speakers were Chester Hamilton and Tammy Walburn. The soloist was Charles Zaumetzer, and the closing prayer was read by Annette Mitchell. Bearers were Kevin Zaumetzer, Ralph Wallburg, An- dy Kane, Michael Mitchell, David Preston and Michael Preston. Burial took place in Jay Central Cemetery where President David L. Hall said the committal prayers. FIUON — A funeral for Joseph George Filion, 62, who died Nov. 1, was held Saturday morning in St. Mary's Church in Champlain. The Rev. Joseph Morgan, pastor, the Rev. Howard .Mc- Casland and the Rev. Norman Cote concelebrated the Mass. Bearers were Willard Martin, Kenneth Peete, Carl LaFontaine; Robert Smith, Arnold Roberts and Robert Goddeau. Members of the Veterans of Foreign Wars and Auxiliary attended in a body. Burial was in the Whispering Maples Memo- rial Gardens, Ellenburg Depot. Mc- Casland recited the committal prayers. Full military rites were accorded, with soldiers from Fort Drum Mountain Division under Staff Sgt. James M. Dabbs. The flag was presented to the widow. DEON — A Mass of Christian burial for John E. Deon, 63, of Kellogg Court, who died Tuesday, Oct. 31, 1995, at CVPH Medical Center, was celebrated Saturday from St. John's Church in Plattsburgh. Monsignor C. John McAvoy, pastor; the Rev. John Yonkovig, pastor of St. Peter's Church; the Rev. John Crable, Catholic Chap- lain at CVPH Medical Center; Mon- signor Morris L. Dwyer, retired; the Rev. Daniel Keefe, pastor of St. Mary's of the Lake Church in Cumberland Head; Monsignor Francis White, pastor of St. Elizabeth's Church in Elizabeth- town; and the Rev. Timothy Canaan, parochial vicar at St. John's Church, celebrated the Mass. Readings were done by Michael O'Connor and Dormer Stevens. The offertory gifts were pre- Home in Lake Placid is in charge of arrangements. Helen Godin OTTAWA, Ontario — Helen Godin, 78, of Cornelia Street, Plattsburgh and Thomson Street, Ottawa, Canada, suddenly died Wednesday, Nov. 1, 1995, at the Montfort Hospital in Ottawa. She was born July 3, 1917, in The Pas Manitoba, the daughter of Louis and Angele Veillard. Her husband, Louis Cyril Godin, died Oct. 11, 1984. Mrs. Godin and her husband were owners of the Beacon Motel during the 1970s. She is survived by a daughter and son-in-law, Lorraine and Philip LaFramboise of Platt- sburgh; a grandaughter, Denise LaFramboise of New Mexico; a brother' and sister-in-law, Maurice and Maxine Veillard of Moose Jaw, Saskatchewan; two sisters, Yvonne Alain of Hudson Bay, Saskatchewan, and Therese Lamontagne of Victoria, British Columbia; two nieces, Therese Godin and Germaine and spouse, Andrew Richardson — all of Three Rivers, Quebec; a nephew and spouse, Gerald and Edith Godin of Barrie, Ontario; and several nieces and nephews from the Canadian West. She is predeceased by two brothers and one sister. Cremation took place Nov. 2 at Beechwood Crematorium in Ot- tawa. Burial was on Nov. 3 at Notre Dame Cemetery in Ot- tawa. A Memorial Mass will be held Wednesday,. Nov. 8, 10 a.m., at Our Lady of Victory Church in Plattsburgh, with the Rev. Bill Edwards, pastor, celebrating. Donations may be made to the Tuition Benefactors of Our Lady of Victory Academy. Herbert W. Thomas ELIZABETHTOWN - Herbert W. Thomas, 96, of Eliza- bethtown, died Friday, Nov. 3, 1995, at the Horace Nye Home in Elizabethtown. He was,born Aug. 24?;' 1899, in the Bronx, New York City, the son of Arthur and Jennie (Grilles) Thomas. He was an engineer and chief executive officer of Morris Bolger Co., ini New York City before retiring: to Elizabethtown. He'is survived by his wife, Barbara Anderson Thomas of Elizabethtown; a daughter, Teresa Curry of Larchmont; a son, Roger Thomas of Marlboro, FurieraL _g_erited^y^r^JJeon's grandchildren, FteuTyrsoloists~were- Nancy Monette and Perry Provost. Bearers were Casey Flynn, Dormer Stevens, Lynn Delcore, Tom Cronin, Dick Cronin, Dan Adams and Bill Chase. Burial followed in Mount Carmel Cemetery, where Monsignor Dwyer read the committal prayers. LAHUE — Funeral services for Frederick \Tex\ Lahue, 84, of Keeseville, who died Wednesday at the Clinton County Nursing Home, were held Saturday, Nov. 4, at the United Methodist Church in Keeseville. The Rev. Marion Moore-Colgan, pastor, offi- ciated. Bearers were Roderick McLen- nan, John McLennon, George Keyser, James Sessums, Bret); Grimet and Scott McNierney. Burial'followed in the Evergreen Cemetery in Keeseville where Moore-Colgan recited committal prayers. CITY COURT Felony cat; Nov. 3 Judgt Ktvln K. Ryan Darwyn G. MllUr, 33, of Middle Road, who has pleaded not guilty to first- degree filing a false instrument and fourth-degree grand larceny, is sched- uled to reappear Nov. 16. He was arrested Thursday by the Clinton County Sheriffs Department after an investigation by the Fraud In- vestigation Unit of the Department of Social Services. He is accused of defrauding the department of $2,645.03. ,Flir Y KEESEVILLE - A barn fire was reported near the intersection of Mace Chasm Road and Soper Road around 9 p.m. Saturday. At press time, no details on the blaze were available. Panonot-lnjury accldint KEESEVILLE — Two men were ar- rested Thursday in connection with two incidents involving a witness in an unrelated case. According to State Police in Keeseville, Freddie W; Drake 1 of AuSable Forks was charged with in- timidating a witness, a felony, second- degree reckless endangerment, reckless driving and failure to keep right. He was arraigned before AuSable Town Justice.George Head and released <>n $1,000 bail pending a reappearance Nov. 15. Richard A. Smith of Sandy Pines Trailer Park, Keeseville, was charged with misdemeanor reckless endanger- ment, third-degree aggravated unlicensed operation of a motor vehicle, reckless driving and failure to keep right. He was arraigned before Black Brook Town Justice Gary Frenia and was committed to the County Jail because he did not pay $500 bail. He is scheduled to reappear Nov. 16. Troopers said Drake is charged with swerving his car towards that of the witness on the Clintonville Road, forc- ing the other driver off the road. He also is, accused of swerving his vehicle into the path of the witness's wife's vehicle, which was behind her hus- band's. The witness is involved in a separate case in which Drake is charged with arson of a garbage truck. Smith is charged with taking the same action in regard to the witness later the same day in the Town of Black Brook. - Compllad by Staff Writar Su« Botiford NORTH COUNTRY NOTES Council meeting TUPPER LAKE - Adiron- . . dack Conservation Council's next meeting will be held Dec. 10, from 9:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. at the Boston Gardens Restaurant (formerly Mason's) in Tupper Lake. The dinner menu will in- clude roast beef, potatoes, soup, salad, rolls and dessert. Items to be discussed are Blow Down, Hunter Access, Repair of the Moose River Plains Roads and Bridges, Conservation Fund/License Fees, Separate Dept. of Natural Resources/ Conservation Dept., Close 50 Wolf Road, Coyotes, Trout Un- limited/Washington Co. Resolu- tion-and Eleetion-of £)fficers for 1996. Dues for 1995 must be paid to vote. Donations accepted PLATTSBURGH - The Clin- ton County Christmas Bureau is taking donations for children for Christmas. Cash contributions, as well as new toys or other new gifts will be accepted for dona- tions. Last year, more than 1,200 children received gifts from various businesses, service organizations, agencies and indi- viduals. Families were also pro- vided with food vouchers of $15 to $35, depending on household size. This year, the goal is to raise $30,000. Donations may be mailed to: Clinton County Christmas Bureau, P.O. Box 1253, Platt- sburgh, NY 12901. For more in- formation, call JCEO at 561- 6310. Republicans meet ELIZABETHTOWN - The Young Republicans of Essex County will be holding its An- nual Membership Meeting at the Essex County Courthouse in Elizabethtown Tuesday, Nov. 28, at 7 p.m. \' FREE AIRTIME UNTIL YOU CAN FEEL YOUR TOES AGAIN. FREE FLIP! Plattsburgh 345 Cornelia Street 562-2355 frontier CELLULAR AFFILIATED WITH MOUNTAIN CELLULAR Take 'advantage of the fact that spring takes forever to ge't here. Sign up for a year of Frontier Cellular service and get FREE, unlimited local airtime through March 21 and a FREE PHONE. Come in today, the earlier you sign up the more money you'll save. Free local airtime available 11-1-95 to 3-21-96. Oder contingent upon new activation for 12-Monttis on Simplicity or High User plans. Free minutes apply within Home Service area and exclude NAC Offer ends 12-31-95 Man pleads guilty to shooting loon By JEFF MEYERS Staff Writer BRIGHTON - A Constable man who said he mistook a loon for a duck was arrested last week for shooting and killing the loon. William G. Patterson was charged with taking protected wildlife, a Conservation Law vi- olation that carries with it a maximum fine of $250. Patterson allegedly shot the loon Sunday on Mountain Pond with a high-powered rifle he was using for deer hunting. \We were acting on a com- plaint from three college stu- dents from Paul Smith's College who witnessed the actual shooting,\ said Department of Environmental Conservation Of- ficer Dave Jarvis. \They were out mountain biking when they said they saw a man in a vehicle ac- ting kind of funny.\ The three students stayed out of sight but watched Patterson as he stood on the side of the road ' and fired the gun twice in the di- rection of the loon, Jarvis said. After watching the loon \turn over in the water,\ they rushed back to college and called DEC. When Jarvis and another of- ficer arrived, Patterson had ap- parently gone into the woods to hunt deer. The officers waited near his truck until he returned and arrested him for the shooting. He was also charged with shooting waterfowl with a rifle, carrying a loaded firearm in his vehicle and discharging the firearm on a town road. The loon, a longtime symbol of the Adirondacks, has represented the wilderness ever since Euro- peans first explored the New World. The majestic waterfowl — with its loud, mystical call — is a protected bird both in New York and on the national list of pro- tected animals. '-'Populations are pretty healthy in the Adirondacks, but there is no season on them,\ Jar- vis said, \You don't hear of this kind of thing very often; I've been a conservation officer 23 years, and this is only the second time I've been involved in something like this.\ Jarvis retrieved the loon from '• the 4a*ke, and the carcass has been secured in the Ray Brook evidence record. Patterson appeared before Brighton Town Justice Nik San- tagate and pleaded guilty to all four counts. He was fined $650. FRANKLIN COUNTY COURT MALONE — The following com war* heard In Franklin County Court before Judge Robert G. Main Jr. Oct. 30: Danny Theriault, 22, of Westville was sentenced to a year in Franklin County Jail on a charge of fifth-degree criminal possession of stolen property. In addi- tion, he was ordered to serve six mon- ths in jail and five years probation on a third-degree criminal possession of stolen property charge. Restitution of $8,000 was also ordered to he paid to various victims. Luis Crux, 25, of Southport Correc- tional Facility, was arraigned on a charge of first-degree promoting prison contraband. He pleaded not guilty and was remanded to the Department of Corrections. The case was adjourned for motions and trial. David Taylor, 24, of Moira, who had pleaded guilty Sept. 25, to third-degree attempted burglary, was sentenced to five years probation and six months in jail. Restitution of $45 was ordered to be paid. David Soto, 25, of Southport Correc- tional Facility, was charged in connec- tion with a corrections officer whose finger was bitten. The defendant made a motion to dismiss for inadequate in- jury to sustain \physical injury\ as defined by the penal law. The court granted the motion without prejudice to the district at- torney to charge him with obstruction of governmental administration. The judge and District Attorney Richard Edwards urged the state Legislature to pass legislation to simplify the definition of physical inju- ry to protect corrections officers and others AuSable Forks man sentenced ELIZABETHTOWN — An AuSable Forks man has been sentenced to three-year's probation for unlawful dealing with a child. Ernest B. Dockum, 25, had been charged with first-degree rape, first-degree sodomy, unlawful dealing with a child and fifth-degree criminal possession of marijuana. He was convicted of unlawful dealing with a child for giving or selling alcohol to someone under age 21, on or about Nov. 1,1994. Dockum was sentenced to three-year's probation, ordered to pdy an $85 surcharge and a $5 crime victim fee. Planning Board KEESEVILLE - There will be a meeting of the Keeseville Planning Board Tuesday, Nov. 7, at 7 p.m. at the Civic Center. School's out CHAMPLAIN - Classes for students attending the Nor- theastern Clinton Central School District will not be in session Friday, Nov. 10, in observance of Veteran's Day. There will be an early closing on Wednesday, Nov. 15 for K-6 students and Thursday, Nov. 16, for' K-12 students. The schedule for dismissal is as follows: Wed- nesday, 11:05 a.m. — Champlain Elementary, Rouses Point Elementary, Mooers Elementary, St. Mary's and Serendipity, 11:35 a.m., second bus — Champlain, Mooers and Rouses Point; Thursday, 11:23 a.m. — Junior/ Senior High School. For further information con- tact the building principal where your son or daughter attends school or Mr. deGrandpre at the District Office. Guided tour NEWCOMB - A guided trail walk will be held at the Adiron- dack Park Visitor Interpretive Center (VIC) in Newcomb star- ting Sunday, Nov. 12, at 1:30 p.m. Everyone is welcome. For more information, call 582-2000. Snorunners meet WEST CHAZY - The Nor- thern Tier Snorunners Snowmobile Club will meet at 7 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 9 at Peck's Bar in Altona. WATCH FOR OTHER ZPRE-HOLIDAY SPECIAL BUILDING SUPPLY CENTER Tom Miller Road Plattsburgh 561-2691 Hilpl>j>»lAnuni'I'h*C\me>A -Fri 7AM-6PM \ Sat 8AM-5PM Sun 9AM-3PM
