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The Post-Star, Glens Falls, N. Y. OBITUARIES STATE Man accused of plot authorities and Whitney was arrested Friday after he reto kill police officer peated the death threat during a second meeting with ROCHESTER A sus- the informant and an underpected drug dealer has cover officer, police said. been charged with conspir- During the meeting, Whiting to kill a police officer ney also made a cocaine sale, assigned to a drug task they said. force.

Whitney, who lives in the Joseph Whitney, 28, ap- Rochester suburb of Chili, proached an acquaintance was charged with secondThursday and asked if he degree conspiracy and could buy a gun to kill an criminal sale of a controlled officer or hire a hit man for substance. the attack, State Police said He was jailed on $50,000 Monday. bail and a judge entered a The officer, who was not not guilty plea for him. identified, worked for a Officials didn't know Mondrug investigation team in day if he had been assigned Orleans County and for the a lawyer. village police force in A preliminary hearing was Holley, 25 miles west of set for Tuesday afternoon.

Rochester. The acquaintance alerted Associated Press OBITUARIES Mary Saville Oatman AMHERST, Va. made many friends Mary Saville over the years. born 1921, in Hartford, on family was the Frank OATMAN (Stew- OATMAN Mary was a 1941 graduate of Hartford Central School, Hartford, N.Y. After graduation, she moved to Troy, N.Y.

and was employed at the Emma Willard School. She lived with her beloved older sister Gladys during that time. On May 29, 1942, she married Bernard Oatman. For the first 21 years of their marriage, they lived in South Granville, N.Y., where Bernard managed the Thompson farm. Mary was a homemaker during that time and mother of five children.

In September of 1963, Mary and Bernard relocated to Castile, N.Y., where they both attended Elohim Bible Institute. They both graduated from Elohim in 1966 and then began their careers in church ministry. Mary was very active as a Sunday school teacher, VBS teacher, Awana Club leader, choir member and helpmate to her husband in many other capacities. While her husband was a pastor at Indian Lake Baptist Church, Mary worked as a guide at the Oatman, 87, away Sunday, 7,2008, at her in Amherst. Mary was July 16, West N.Y., at home the Saville farm.

She daughter of and Phoebe art) Saville. Besides enjoying being active in her husband's ministries at different pastorates, Mary loved to read, sew and flower garden. One of her greatest joys was being with family and she expressed her love for them by cooking and baking for family gatherings. She was a good cook and her pies were the best. Besides her parents, Mary was predeceased by her husband, Bernard, who died in March 2001.

They were married almost 59 years. She was also predeceased by a son-inlaw, Rob Mimna, three sisters and four brothers. She is survived by four daughters: Barbara (Reg) Beatty of Queensbury, Deborah Mimna of Amherst, Judy (Owen) Eddy of Castile, N.Y. and Janice (Allan) Monfils of Amherst, one son, Thomas (Cindy) Oatman of Woodbridge, one sister, Majel Winchell of Hudson Falls, N.Y. and one brother, Gordon Saville of Montrose, Colo.

She is also survived by 12 grandchildren; five greatgrandchildren and several nieces and nephews. A celebration of Mary's life will be held at the Morningside Cemetery in Hartford, N.Y., at a later time convenient to the family. Blue Mountain Lake Museum Arrangements are under the for 10 years. She enjoyed the direction of Heritage Funeral interaction with visitors and Service in Lynchburg, Va. Gary Lee Schermerhorn PLATTSBURGH, the Plattsburgh N.Y.

Gary Lee area. Schermerhorn, Survivors in68, of Peru Street, clude his mother, Plattsburgh, died Dora (Towns) Tuesday, Dec. 2, Schermerhorn of 2008, at his home. Greenwich; his He was born in three siblings: Lynn Cambridge, N.Y., Schermerhorn and Sept. 11, 1940, the wife, Phylaine of son of Wilfred Oceanside, and Dora (Towns) Ronald SchermerSchermerhorn.

SCHERMERHORN horn of LexingGary grew up in ton, Ky. and Kathy Greenwich, N.Y., Schermerhorn of and attended Greenwich High Greenwich; one nephew, Bryan School. Schermerhorn of Reseda, CaHe enlisted in the United and one aunt, and several States Army in 1960 and was cousins. honorably discharged in 1962. He was predeceased by his He worked for Pratt and father.

Whitney in Hartford, for There will be no public callseveral years. He then became ing hours. a calendar clerk for the Legisla- A graveside service will be ture in Albany. He later moved held Wednesday, Dec. 10, 2008, to Plattsburgh and served as at 1 p.m.

at the Gerald B.H. Solaide for Sen. Ronald B. Stafford, omon Saratoga National Cema position he held for about 20 etery, in Schuylerville, N.Y. years.

Lastly, he owned and op- Arrangements are in the care erated North Country Advertis- of the Hamilton Funeral Home, ing Specialties. 294 Mannix Road, Peru. To light He was a member of the an online candle and offer conPlattsburgh Moose lodge. dolences in the Gary was an avid NASCAR memory of Gary fan and especially enjoyed Schermerhorn watching Tony Stewart. He also please visit www.

enjoyed visiting and spending hamiltonfuneraltime with his many friends in home.com. Viola Lozo Smith GLENS FALLS Viola Lozo Calling hours will take place Smith, 95, of Glens Falls, died at the Maynard D. Baker FuMonday, Dec. 8, 2008, at Glens neral Home, 11 Lafayette Falls Hospital. Queensbury at a time to be Viola was enrolled in an an- announced.

atomical gift program. There A complete obituary will apwill be no funeral or memorial pear in Wednesday's edition of service. The Post-Star. Keith L. Harris LAKE GEORGE Keith L.

be in a future edition of The Harris, 47, of Lake George Post-Star. passed away in Michigan on Arrangements are being Saturday, Dec. 6, 2008, from handled by Singleton Healy injuries sustained in a plane Funeral Home, 407 Bay Road, crash. Queensbury. A complete obituary will Geraldine M.

Hopkins QUEENSBURY Geraldine M. Hopkins, 92, formerly of Newcomb Street, went to be with her husband of 61 years, on Sunday, Dec. 7, 2008, at Indian River Rehabilitation and Health Facility i in Granville. Born on Dec. 1, 1916, in the town of Kingsbury, she was the daughter of George R.

and Myrtle (Dwyer) Canfield. Geraldine attended Hudson Falls High School and was in the first graduating Red Cross class at the Glens Falls Hospital. She worked at the hospital 1 for the American Red Cross, during World War II. On March 31, 1935, Geraldine was married to Scott H. Hopkins at the First Baptist Church Parsonage in Hudson Falls by the late Rev.

Nelson Crossman. Her husband passed away on July 2, 1996. She and her husband had been foster parents to many children for more than 25 years. They were very proud to have taken care of more than 100 children in their many years of service. Geraldine was a member and elder of the West Glens Falls Community Chapel in the town of Queensbury.

She also started and was the first president of the Church Women's Guild. At one time, Geraldine was an active member of the West Glen's Falls Fire Department Auxiliary and the Sandy Hill Rebekah Lodge No. 288. In addition to her parents and husband, she was predeceased by her brother, William Canfield, her two sisters, Marjorie Henderson Joslyn and Irene Connell and her two stepbrothers, Ralph Doyle and Raymond Doyle. Survivors include her two daughters, Patricia H.

Fla- HOPKINS at www.carletonfuneralhome. com. herty and her husband, Thomas, of Queensbury and Nancy L. Toole and her husband, James, of Glens Falls; her' four grandchildren: Scott K. Flaherty, retired U.S.

Army, and his wife, Anne, of Alabama, Brett S. Flaherty and his wife, Pamela, of Queensbury, Darren M. Graham of Schenectady and Stacy L. Flaherty of Queensbury; her seven greatgrandchildren: Nicole Flaherty, Derek Flaherty, Tyler Flaherty, Kaitlin Flaherty, Keara Byrne, Kindra Byrne and Kyle Byrne; her two nephews, Paul Lampson of Minerva and Florida and James Henderson of Virginia; her niece, Michelle Hopkins Wendell of Vermont; and several great-nieces, great-nephews and cousins. Friends may call from 4 to 7 p.m.

on today, at the Carleton Funeral Home, at 68 Main St. in Hudson Falls. Funeral services will be conducted at 9 a.m. on Wednesday at the funeral home with the Rev. Rodney Mosher, pastor of the West Mountain Community Chapel, officiating.

Burial will follow at Mount Herman Cemetery at the corner of Luzerne Road and West Mountain Road in the town of Queensbury. The family suggests that memorial donations be made to the children's charity of one's choice. Geraldine's family would also like to thank the Doctors and Staff at the Indian River Rehabilitation and Health Center in Granville for the wonderful care and kindness given to their mother. Online condolences may be made by visiting our Web site Mark W. Petteys Petteys N.Y., Robin L.

Capone (Dennis) of Wilton and Holly J. Lewis (Eric) of Greenfield, his brothers, Lee Petteys of Fortsville, Paul Petteys of Wilton, John Petteys of Stony Creek, and Clark Petteys of Wilton; PETTEYS his sisters: Nancy Brown of Wilton, Gayle Gavin of Wilton and Edie Young of Gansevoort; his grandsons, Mark William Lewis and Stephen E. Lewis and several nieces and nephews. Services will be on Wednesday, Dec. 10, 2008, at 8 p.m.

at Wilton Funeral Home 395 Ballard Road, Wilton, N. Y. Calling hours will be on Wednesday, Dec. 10, 2008, from 5 to 8 p.m. at the funeral home.

Esther Dill Dill William Galusha and his wife, Dolores, of Argyle; seven grandchildren: Dennis and wife, Colleen, William, Tammy, Edward, Jerry, Michael, and Dean Galusha; 12 2 great-grandchildren; one great-great-grandchild and several cousins. A funeral service will be held at 1 p.m. Wednesday, Dec. 10, 2008, at Flynn Bros. Inc.

Funeral Home, 13 Gates Schuylerville, with the Rev. Joyce de Velder officiating. Interment will be in the Greenwich Cemetery. Friends may call on Wednesday from 12 to 1 p.m. prior to the service.

Memorials can be made in Esther's memory to the Old Saratoga Reformed Church, Schuylerville, NY 12871. Online remembrances can be made at www.flynnbrosinc. com. Gwendolyn (Hodges) Vogel SARATOGA SPRINGS Gwendolyn (Hodges) Vogel, of Bryan Street, passed away Saturday, Dec. 6, 2008, at the Baptist Retirement Center in Scotia.

She was 96. Born on March 3, 1912, in Saratoga Springs, N.Y., she was the daughter of the late Louis and Linda (Palmer) Hodges and was a lifelong resident. A graduate of the Saratoga Hospital School of Nursing in 1932, she served her entire career as a registered nurse at Saratoga Hospital, prior to her retirement. She was a member of the Saratoga County Retired Nurses Lunch group and was a member of the Church of St. Peter.

In addition to her parents, she was predeceased by her grandmother, Emma Freebern Hodges, who had raised Gwendolyn, and was the widow of the late Clarence J. Vogel, who John Frederick Latham John Frederick WARRENSBURG John Frederick Latham, 61, of Route 9, passed away Sunday, Dec. 7,2008, at the Stratton VA Medical Center in Albany following a brief battle with brain cancer. Born on April 8, 1947, in Glens Falls, LATHAM he was the son of the late Fredrick LATHAM Latham and Ruth (Millington) Latham Trenary. He attended the Warrensburg School District.

After high school, he served as a sergeant in the U.S. Army in Vietnam. When John returned from overseas, he worked at General Electric in Fort Edward, and later worked as a self-employed contractor and landscaper. John liked to read and loved the outdoors. He loved walking in the Adirondack Mountains, looking for new spots to hunt and fly fish, using flies that he tied himself.

During the winter months, he enjoyed ice fishing. He was a charter member of the Whipple Hunting Club for 23 years. John also loved playing pool and was quite a sharpshooter. He will be missed by the many friends he made in his pool league. He was proud of his land and how he kept it groomed, and enjoyed watching the animals in his backyard.

He loved to work with his hands, and will be missed by many people that he met while working for them. Besides his parents, he was predeceased by his youngest sister, Edna Jo "Shilo" Latham; and stepfather, Hugh G. Trenary. Latham John is survived by his former wife of 33 years, Deborah Ann Sherman Latham; two sons: Jeffrey Chadwick Latham and his wife, Diana, of Fort Edward; Jason Benjamin Latham and his companion, Melinda Smith, of Fort Edward; his daughter, Katrina Ann Latham and her Jacque Ecuyer, of Bolton Landing; three sisters: Linda McNeill and her husband, Gerald of Warrensburg; Ethel Desjardin and her husband, Gil, of Vermont; Virginia Latham of Glens Falls; cousin, Carolyn Dorrance, along with several nephews; and Edward Harrington, who was like a special son to John. Friends may call on John's family from 6 to 9 p.m., Wednesday evening, Dec.

10, at the Alexander-Baker Funeral Home, 3809 Main Warrensburg. Funeral services will be conducted at 10 a.m., Thursday, at the funeral home with the Rev. Dawn Robbins, pastor of the Warrensburg First United Methodist Church, officiating. Burial with full military honors will follow the funeral service in the Gerald B.H. Solomon Saratoga National Cemetery in Schuylerville at noon.

Expressions of sympathy may take the form of donations to a charity of one's choice. Please visit www.alexanderfuneralhomes. com for online guest book, condolences, and directions. passed Dec. home TOWN OF WILTON Mark W.

Petteys, 64, died Sunday, Dec. 7, 2008, at Albany Medical Center, Albany, N.Y. He was born in Glens Falls. He was the son of the late Howard and Madeleine Harris Petteys. Mark worked as a carpenter for the Albany Carpenters bany, N.Y.

He man Department Union in Al- was a volunteer firefor the Wilton Fire Mark was predeceased by his brother, Scott Petteys, a sister, Carla Brown, his son, Mark Petteys Jr. and his wife, Linda Petteys, who died April 23, 2002. Survivors include his daughters: Laurie Petteys of Troy, LAKE LAUDERDALE Esther Dill, 88, a former resident of Lake Lauderdale, died Sunday, Dec. 7, 2008, at The Pines in Glens Falls. Born June 29, 1920, in Grangerville, N.Y., she was the daughter of the late Charles and Helen Clement Pratt.

Mrs. Dill was a former employee of the VanRaalte Co. in Saratoga Springs and was a member of Old Saratoga Reformed Church in Schuylerville. a number of years, she was a member of the American Legion Auxiliary in Cambridge. She enjoyed bowling.

In addition to her parents, she was predeceased by her husband, Frank Dill, two sons, Robert and Richard Galusha, and her sister, Irene Pratt. Survivors include one son, PETTEYS died in 1988, and mother-in-law, of John Calvert. Survivors include two daughters, Margaret (and her husband, Andrew) Keefe, both of Saratoga Springs and Carryl Calvert and one grandson, Keith Calvert, both of Lutherville, Md. Relatives and friends may call from 10 to 11 a.m. on Wednesday, Dec.

10, 2008, at the William J. Burke Cunniff Funeral Homes, 628 North Broadway (584-5373). A funeral service will follow at 11 a.m. at the funeral home. The Rite of Committal will follow in the family plot in St.

Peter's Cemetery, West Avenue. Memorials may be made in her name to the Saratoga Care Foundation Emergency Room Fund, 211 Church Saratoga Springs, NY 12866. Ruth Ida Pattison Allen TICONDEROGA Ruth Ida chapter of the American AssoPattison Allen died late Satur- ciation of University Women. day, Dec. 6, 2008, at the Heri- In addition, she was a memtage Commons in Ticonderoga, ber of the Daughters of the N.Y., just days before her 95th American Revolution.

She also birthday. traveled during retirement to She was born on a farm in Greece, Turkey, the Greek IsWhallonsburg, N.Y., on Dec. 9, lands, France and various U.S. 1913. Her parents, Sarah Gay locations.

Edwards Pattison (1887-1969) She was married for more and Archie Earl Pattison (1879- than 58 years, and lived in 1961), moved to Moriah, N.Y., several places, including Wowhen she was 2, and she met her odridge, N.Y., Guilford, future husband, Roland Judson Madison, and North Fort Allen (1912-1996), when she was Myers, before moving to 6. They subsequently lived on Ticonderoga, N.Y., in 1999. adjoining farms on Harry Allen Ruth is survived by two sons, Road in Moriah. Roland (Rolly) Allen of Hague, She joined the Methodist N.Y. and his wife, Kathe, and Church at age 12 and gradu- Donald (Don) Allen of Madiated from Sherman Collegiate son, Conn.

and his wife, Diane; Institute in Moriah at age 16. three grandchildren: Robin, and She attended Elmira College, her husband, Rick of Sudbury, graduating with a Bachelor David of Los Angeles, of Arts degree in English and and Tina of Raleigh, N.C.; and drama in 1935. two great-grandchildren, NiAfter graduation, she se- cole and Jessica of Sudbury, cured a position as a teacher Mass. in Vanhornesville, N.Y., and Her younger brothers, Melthen moved to South Fallsburg, ville, Rollin and Warren preN.Y. She married her child- deceased her in 1992,1998 and hood sweetheart and next-door 1993, respectively, and their neighbor from Moriah on Oct.

respective wives, Addie Jane, 6, 1937. During World War II, Mayola, and Betty succeed she taught in South Fallsburg, her. since most of the men were Ruth loved to read and travel, called to active duty in the her family, her friends, the war. Adirondacks and her camp on Ruth subsequently gained Lake Champlain. certification from Albany State Services will be private.

Teachers College in Albany, Contributions in her memory N.Y., in Library Science and can be made to the Inter- Lakes taught and then managed school Health Foundation, 1019 Wicker libraries for about 30 years, be- Ticonderoga, NY 12883, or fore retiring in 1974. the Lake George Association, After retirement, she served P.O. Box 408, Lake George, NY as president of the Southeast- 12845. ern Zone of the New York State Arrangements are under the Retired Teachers Association, direction of the Wilcox Regan as well as president of the local Funeral Home of Ticonderoga. Georgette Ruta CAMBRIDGE Georgette 13, 2008 at the Ackley Ross Ruta of East Main Street, died Funeral Home in Cambridge.

peacefully at home on Monday, A full obituary will appear in Dec. 8, 2008. Wednesday's edition of The Visitation and service is be- Post-Star. ing planned for Saturday, Dec. FUNERAL NOT APPEA In Loving Memory of Anthony F.

Sommo: Thinking of you more each passing day and cherishing memories of our times together. It gives us great comfort knowing that you are watching over, Geoffrey, now a teenager, in Heaven. With Much Love, Elaine, David, Phil, Toni, P.J. Sommo Family.