Donald I. Turcotte
July 30, 2010
CLAYTON, N.Y. — Donald Irwin Turcotte, 88, passed away July 30, 2010 at his home in Clayton in the care of his family and Hospice of Jefferson County.
A funeral Mass will be said 11 a.m. Tuesday, Aug. 3, St. Mary's Church with Rev. Arthur LaBaff officiating. Calling hours will be held 2 to 4 and 6 to 8 p.m. Monday, Aug. 2, at Cummings Funeral Service, Inc., 320 John St. in Clayton. Burial will be in St. Mary's Cemetery.
Mr. Turcotte was born June 18, 1922 in Gananoque, Ontario, the son of the late Irwin and Jessie McCrae Turcotte. His family lived on Hickory Island at the time, then moved to Grindstone Island when he was 9 years old. He attended school in the one room school house for four years, after which he complete his schooling at the Clayton High School, graduating in 1941.
Mr. Turcotte attended Aerial Dynamics School in Syracuse and was drafted during World War II just prior to graduating. He served as a Sergeant in the 155th Infantry Regiment, 31st Division as a radio operator and rifleman.
He married Betty Farrell on June 28, 1943, at St. Mary's parish with the Rev. George E. Racette officiating.
After completing his military service, Mr. Turcotte became Manager of M. E. Farrell & Son Plumbing & Heating, until his retirement 39 years later at which time the family business was sold. After 49 years of marriage, Mrs. Betty Turcotte died Nov. 25, 1992.
Mr. Turcotte married his second wife, Mary Cheever Burnell, Jan. 18, 1995, in Christ Episcopal Church with the Rev. Kathleen E. Adams-Shepherd and the Rev. Daniel Chapin officiating.
Mr. Turcotte has served many organizations over the years, his efforts leaving an indelible mark on Clayton. While on the Village Board, Mr. Turcotte served several years as the Deputy Mayor and provided leadership to accomplish several major projects during his tenure.
The construction of Frink Park was coordinated under his efforts with the local Lions Club. A $16,000 grant from the NYS Dept. of State along with an additional amount was solicited from the local public sector, area businesses, Rotary Club, and the American Legion. He was instrumental in acquiring the huge iron anchor, one of the village's most popular public landmarks, which had been recovered from a sunken ship on the bottom of the St. Lawrence River.
As Chairman of the Tree Beautification Program in the Village, he applied for several annual grants from the NYS Dept. of Environmental Conservation and oversaw the planting of several hundred trees along the Village streets.
As a representative of the Clayton Village Board, he served on the Hawn Memorial Library Board and supervised the construction of, and solicited local funding for a new roof, storm sash, new handicapped accessibility entrance to the building as well as a rest room.
Mr. Turcotte served many years on the Paynter Senior Center advisory board. He was chairman of the village's wastewater facility upgrading. He was the village representative in the development and construction of the joint fuel depot with the Town of Clayton and the Thousand Islands Central School District. He as also the Village representative responsible for the development and construction of the new joint Town/Village highway/DPW barn.
Mr. Turcotte represented the Village on the Clayton Youth Commission and was instrumental in applying for and receiving grants from the Jefferson County Youth Bureau that funded the on-going Summer Youth Programs held in the Village Park.
As the Village Director of Parks, Mr. Turcotte was successful in supervising the submission of an application for $78,000 from the NYS Office of Parks, Recreation, and Historic Preservation. The purpose of the grant was for the development and redesign of the Village Park including the creative playground. It was built with fundraising of more than $58,000 for materials and 250 volunteers who built the playground in five days. Through his negotiations with NYNEX, the telephone wires were placed underground in the Village Park area and the Village obtained title to the old railroad property adjacent to the Waste Water Facility and the property between State Street and the East Line Road.
As a veteran of World War II, he was a member of the American Legion Post 821 for 66 years. Don served as Post Commander in 1962.
In 1998, he was awarded Citizen of the Year by the Clayton Chamber of Commerce.
Mr. Turcotte was appointed by Governor Mario M. Cuomo and the Senate in 1984 as a Director in the St. Lawrence-Eastern Ontario Commission, and he served in that capacity until 1995.
After serving as Village of Clayton Trustee for nearly a decade, Mr. Turcotte was appointed to the Town of Clayton Board in 1997 and served in this capacity for 13 years. in 2002, he was appointed to the Heritage Heights Sewer Board was well as the Depauville Sewer District. He was also appointed Liaison to the Depauville Community Center. Mr. Turcotte served as liaison with the playground committee which raised the $20,000 needed to construct a playground for the 80 youths in Depauville who are between the ages of 2 and 14.
Although this does not highlight all of Mr. Turcotte's accomplishments and contributions, he is most recognized for improvements on the parks.
Surviving are his wife, Mary; two sons, William Donald and his wife, Bethany, Watertown, and Stephen J. and his wife, Amy, Clayton; two daughters, Catherine F. "Kay" and her husband, Tom Osadchey, Baldwinsville, and Donna A. and her husband, Claude Williams, Watertown; two step children, Roseann Burnell Norris and James W. Burnell, Jr.; seven grandchildren and nine great grandchildren; a sister, Sally Radley; and nieces, nephews, and cousins.
A brother, Joseph, and a sister, Elaine, died before him.
In lieu of lowers, donations can be made in his name to Hospice of Jefferson County, 425 Washington St., Watertown, NY 13601.
July 30, 2010
CLAYTON, N.Y. — Donald Irwin Turcotte, 88, passed away July 30, 2010 at his home in Clayton in the care of his family and Hospice of Jefferson County.
A funeral Mass will be said 11 a.m. Tuesday, Aug. 3, St. Mary's Church with Rev. Arthur LaBaff officiating. Calling hours will be held 2 to 4 and 6 to 8 p.m. Monday, Aug. 2, at Cummings Funeral Service, Inc., 320 John St. in Clayton. Burial will be in St. Mary's Cemetery.
Mr. Turcotte was born June 18, 1922 in Gananoque, Ontario, the son of the late Irwin and Jessie McCrae Turcotte. His family lived on Hickory Island at the time, then moved to Grindstone Island when he was 9 years old. He attended school in the one room school house for four years, after which he complete his schooling at the Clayton High School, graduating in 1941.
Mr. Turcotte attended Aerial Dynamics School in Syracuse and was drafted during World War II just prior to graduating. He served as a Sergeant in the 155th Infantry Regiment, 31st Division as a radio operator and rifleman.
He married Betty Farrell on June 28, 1943, at St. Mary's parish with the Rev. George E. Racette officiating.
After completing his military service, Mr. Turcotte became Manager of M. E. Farrell & Son Plumbing & Heating, until his retirement 39 years later at which time the family business was sold. After 49 years of marriage, Mrs. Betty Turcotte died Nov. 25, 1992.
Mr. Turcotte married his second wife, Mary Cheever Burnell, Jan. 18, 1995, in Christ Episcopal Church with the Rev. Kathleen E. Adams-Shepherd and the Rev. Daniel Chapin officiating.
Mr. Turcotte has served many organizations over the years, his efforts leaving an indelible mark on Clayton. While on the Village Board, Mr. Turcotte served several years as the Deputy Mayor and provided leadership to accomplish several major projects during his tenure.
The construction of Frink Park was coordinated under his efforts with the local Lions Club. A $16,000 grant from the NYS Dept. of State along with an additional amount was solicited from the local public sector, area businesses, Rotary Club, and the American Legion. He was instrumental in acquiring the huge iron anchor, one of the village's most popular public landmarks, which had been recovered from a sunken ship on the bottom of the St. Lawrence River.
As Chairman of the Tree Beautification Program in the Village, he applied for several annual grants from the NYS Dept. of Environmental Conservation and oversaw the planting of several hundred trees along the Village streets.
As a representative of the Clayton Village Board, he served on the Hawn Memorial Library Board and supervised the construction of, and solicited local funding for a new roof, storm sash, new handicapped accessibility entrance to the building as well as a rest room.
Mr. Turcotte served many years on the Paynter Senior Center advisory board. He was chairman of the village's wastewater facility upgrading. He was the village representative in the development and construction of the joint fuel depot with the Town of Clayton and the Thousand Islands Central School District. He as also the Village representative responsible for the development and construction of the new joint Town/Village highway/DPW barn.
Mr. Turcotte represented the Village on the Clayton Youth Commission and was instrumental in applying for and receiving grants from the Jefferson County Youth Bureau that funded the on-going Summer Youth Programs held in the Village Park.
As the Village Director of Parks, Mr. Turcotte was successful in supervising the submission of an application for $78,000 from the NYS Office of Parks, Recreation, and Historic Preservation. The purpose of the grant was for the development and redesign of the Village Park including the creative playground. It was built with fundraising of more than $58,000 for materials and 250 volunteers who built the playground in five days. Through his negotiations with NYNEX, the telephone wires were placed underground in the Village Park area and the Village obtained title to the old railroad property adjacent to the Waste Water Facility and the property between State Street and the East Line Road.
As a veteran of World War II, he was a member of the American Legion Post 821 for 66 years. Don served as Post Commander in 1962.
In 1998, he was awarded Citizen of the Year by the Clayton Chamber of Commerce.
Mr. Turcotte was appointed by Governor Mario M. Cuomo and the Senate in 1984 as a Director in the St. Lawrence-Eastern Ontario Commission, and he served in that capacity until 1995.
After serving as Village of Clayton Trustee for nearly a decade, Mr. Turcotte was appointed to the Town of Clayton Board in 1997 and served in this capacity for 13 years. in 2002, he was appointed to the Heritage Heights Sewer Board was well as the Depauville Sewer District. He was also appointed Liaison to the Depauville Community Center. Mr. Turcotte served as liaison with the playground committee which raised the $20,000 needed to construct a playground for the 80 youths in Depauville who are between the ages of 2 and 14.
Although this does not highlight all of Mr. Turcotte's accomplishments and contributions, he is most recognized for improvements on the parks.
Surviving are his wife, Mary; two sons, William Donald and his wife, Bethany, Watertown, and Stephen J. and his wife, Amy, Clayton; two daughters, Catherine F. "Kay" and her husband, Tom Osadchey, Baldwinsville, and Donna A. and her husband, Claude Williams, Watertown; two step children, Roseann Burnell Norris and James W. Burnell, Jr.; seven grandchildren and nine great grandchildren; a sister, Sally Radley; and nieces, nephews, and cousins.
A brother, Joseph, and a sister, Elaine, died before him.
In lieu of lowers, donations can be made in his name to Hospice of Jefferson County, 425 Washington St., Watertown, NY 13601.
Donald I. Turcotte
July 30, 2010
CLAYTON, N.Y. — Donald Irwin Turcotte, 88, passed away July 30, 2010 at his home in Clayton in the care of his family and Hospice of Jefferson County.
A funeral Mass will be said 11 a.m. Tuesday, Aug. 3, St. Mary's Church with Rev. Arthur LaBaff officiating. Calling hours will be held 2 to 4 and 6 to 8 p.m. Monday, Aug. 2, at Cummings Funeral Service, Inc., 320 John St. in Clayton. Burial will be in St. Mary's Cemetery.
Mr. Turcotte was born June 18, 1922 in Gananoque, Ontario, the son of the late Irwin and Jessie McCrae Turcotte. His family lived on Hickory Island at the time, then moved to Grindstone Island when he was 9 years old. He attended school in the one room school house for four years, after which he complete his schooling at the Clayton High School, graduating in 1941.
Mr. Turcotte attended Aerial Dynamics School in Syracuse and was drafted during World War II just prior to graduating. He served as a Sergeant in the 155th Infantry Regiment, 31st Division as a radio operator and rifleman.
He married Betty Farrell on June 28, 1943, at St. Mary's parish with the Rev. George E. Racette officiating.
After completing his military service, Mr. Turcotte became Manager of M. E. Farrell & Son Plumbing & Heating, until his retirement 39 years later at which time the family business was sold. After 49 years of marriage, Mrs. Betty Turcotte died Nov. 25, 1992.
Mr. Turcotte married his second wife, Mary Cheever Burnell, Jan. 18, 1995, in Christ Episcopal Church with the Rev. Kathleen E. Adams-Shepherd and the Rev. Daniel Chapin officiating.
Mr. Turcotte has served many organizations over the years, his efforts leaving an indelible mark on Clayton. While on the Village Board, Mr. Turcotte served several years as the Deputy Mayor and provided leadership to accomplish several major projects during his tenure.
The construction of Frink Park was coordinated under his efforts with the local Lions Club. A $16,000 grant from the NYS Dept. of State along with an additional amount was solicited from the local public sector, area businesses, Rotary Club, and the American Legion. He was instrumental in acquiring the huge iron anchor, one of the village's most popular public landmarks, which had been recovered from a sunken ship on the bottom of the St. Lawrence River.
As Chairman of the Tree Beautification Program in the Village, he applied for several annual grants from the NYS Dept. of Environmental Conservation and oversaw the planting of several hundred trees along the Village streets.
As a representative of the Clayton Village Board, he served on the Hawn Memorial Library Board and supervised the construction of, and solicited local funding for a new roof, storm sash, new handicapped accessibility entrance to the building as well as a rest room.
Mr. Turcotte served many years on the Paynter Senior Center advisory board. He was chairman of the village's wastewater facility upgrading. He was the village representative in the development and construction of the joint fuel depot with the Town of Clayton and the Thousand Islands Central School District. He as also the Village representative responsible for the development and construction of the new joint Town/Village highway/DPW barn.
Mr. Turcotte represented the Village on the Clayton Youth Commission and was instrumental in applying for and receiving grants from the Jefferson County Youth Bureau that funded the on-going Summer Youth Programs held in the Village Park.
As the Village Director of Parks, Mr. Turcotte was successful in supervising the submission of an application for $78,000 from the NYS Office of Parks, Recreation, and Historic Preservation. The purpose of the grant was for the development and redesign of the Village Park including the creative playground. It was built with fundraising of more than $58,000 for materials and 250 volunteers who built the playground in five days. Through his negotiations with NYNEX, the telephone wires were placed underground in the Village Park area and the Village obtained title to the old railroad property adjacent to the Waste Water Facility and the property between State Street and the East Line Road.
As a veteran of World War II, he was a member of the American Legion Post 821 for 66 years. Don served as Post Commander in 1962.
In 1998, he was awarded Citizen of the Year by the Clayton Chamber of Commerce.
Mr. Turcotte was appointed by Governor Mario M. Cuomo and the Senate in 1984 as a Director in the St. Lawrence-Eastern Ontario Commission, and he served in that capacity until 1995.
After serving as Village of Clayton Trustee for nearly a decade, Mr. Turcotte was appointed to the Town of Clayton Board in 1997 and served in this capacity for 13 years. in 2002, he was appointed to the Heritage Heights Sewer Board was well as the Depauville Sewer District. He was also appointed Liaison to the Depauville Community Center. Mr. Turcotte served as liaison with the playground committee which raised the $20,000 needed to construct a playground for the 80 youths in Depauville who are between the ages of 2 and 14.
Although this does not highlight all of Mr. Turcotte's accomplishments and contributions, he is most recognized for improvements on the parks.
Surviving are his wife, Mary; two sons, William Donald and his wife, Bethany, Watertown, and Stephen J. and his wife, Amy, Clayton; two daughters, Catherine F. "Kay" and her husband, Tom Osadchey, Baldwinsville, and Donna A. and her husband, Claude Williams, Watertown; two step children, Roseann Burnell Norris and James W. Burnell, Jr.; seven grandchildren and nine great grandchildren; a sister, Sally Radley; and nieces, nephews, and cousins.
A brother, Joseph, and a sister, Elaine, died before him.
In lieu of lowers, donations can be made in his name to Hospice of Jefferson County, 425 Washington St., Watertown, NY 13601.
July 30, 2010
CLAYTON, N.Y. — Donald Irwin Turcotte, 88, passed away July 30, 2010 at his home in Clayton in the care of his family and Hospice of Jefferson County.
A funeral Mass will be said 11 a.m. Tuesday, Aug. 3, St. Mary's Church with Rev. Arthur LaBaff officiating. Calling hours will be held 2 to 4 and 6 to 8 p.m. Monday, Aug. 2, at Cummings Funeral Service, Inc., 320 John St. in Clayton. Burial will be in St. Mary's Cemetery.
Mr. Turcotte was born June 18, 1922 in Gananoque, Ontario, the son of the late Irwin and Jessie McCrae Turcotte. His family lived on Hickory Island at the time, then moved to Grindstone Island when he was 9 years old. He attended school in the one room school house for four years, after which he complete his schooling at the Clayton High School, graduating in 1941.
Mr. Turcotte attended Aerial Dynamics School in Syracuse and was drafted during World War II just prior to graduating. He served as a Sergeant in the 155th Infantry Regiment, 31st Division as a radio operator and rifleman.
He married Betty Farrell on June 28, 1943, at St. Mary's parish with the Rev. George E. Racette officiating.
After completing his military service, Mr. Turcotte became Manager of M. E. Farrell & Son Plumbing & Heating, until his retirement 39 years later at which time the family business was sold. After 49 years of marriage, Mrs. Betty Turcotte died Nov. 25, 1992.
Mr. Turcotte married his second wife, Mary Cheever Burnell, Jan. 18, 1995, in Christ Episcopal Church with the Rev. Kathleen E. Adams-Shepherd and the Rev. Daniel Chapin officiating.
Mr. Turcotte has served many organizations over the years, his efforts leaving an indelible mark on Clayton. While on the Village Board, Mr. Turcotte served several years as the Deputy Mayor and provided leadership to accomplish several major projects during his tenure.
The construction of Frink Park was coordinated under his efforts with the local Lions Club. A $16,000 grant from the NYS Dept. of State along with an additional amount was solicited from the local public sector, area businesses, Rotary Club, and the American Legion. He was instrumental in acquiring the huge iron anchor, one of the village's most popular public landmarks, which had been recovered from a sunken ship on the bottom of the St. Lawrence River.
As Chairman of the Tree Beautification Program in the Village, he applied for several annual grants from the NYS Dept. of Environmental Conservation and oversaw the planting of several hundred trees along the Village streets.
As a representative of the Clayton Village Board, he served on the Hawn Memorial Library Board and supervised the construction of, and solicited local funding for a new roof, storm sash, new handicapped accessibility entrance to the building as well as a rest room.
Mr. Turcotte served many years on the Paynter Senior Center advisory board. He was chairman of the village's wastewater facility upgrading. He was the village representative in the development and construction of the joint fuel depot with the Town of Clayton and the Thousand Islands Central School District. He as also the Village representative responsible for the development and construction of the new joint Town/Village highway/DPW barn.
Mr. Turcotte represented the Village on the Clayton Youth Commission and was instrumental in applying for and receiving grants from the Jefferson County Youth Bureau that funded the on-going Summer Youth Programs held in the Village Park.
As the Village Director of Parks, Mr. Turcotte was successful in supervising the submission of an application for $78,000 from the NYS Office of Parks, Recreation, and Historic Preservation. The purpose of the grant was for the development and redesign of the Village Park including the creative playground. It was built with fundraising of more than $58,000 for materials and 250 volunteers who built the playground in five days. Through his negotiations with NYNEX, the telephone wires were placed underground in the Village Park area and the Village obtained title to the old railroad property adjacent to the Waste Water Facility and the property between State Street and the East Line Road.
As a veteran of World War II, he was a member of the American Legion Post 821 for 66 years. Don served as Post Commander in 1962.
In 1998, he was awarded Citizen of the Year by the Clayton Chamber of Commerce.
Mr. Turcotte was appointed by Governor Mario M. Cuomo and the Senate in 1984 as a Director in the St. Lawrence-Eastern Ontario Commission, and he served in that capacity until 1995.
After serving as Village of Clayton Trustee for nearly a decade, Mr. Turcotte was appointed to the Town of Clayton Board in 1997 and served in this capacity for 13 years. in 2002, he was appointed to the Heritage Heights Sewer Board was well as the Depauville Sewer District. He was also appointed Liaison to the Depauville Community Center. Mr. Turcotte served as liaison with the playground committee which raised the $20,000 needed to construct a playground for the 80 youths in Depauville who are between the ages of 2 and 14.
Although this does not highlight all of Mr. Turcotte's accomplishments and contributions, he is most recognized for improvements on the parks.
Surviving are his wife, Mary; two sons, William Donald and his wife, Bethany, Watertown, and Stephen J. and his wife, Amy, Clayton; two daughters, Catherine F. "Kay" and her husband, Tom Osadchey, Baldwinsville, and Donna A. and her husband, Claude Williams, Watertown; two step children, Roseann Burnell Norris and James W. Burnell, Jr.; seven grandchildren and nine great grandchildren; a sister, Sally Radley; and nieces, nephews, and cousins.
A brother, Joseph, and a sister, Elaine, died before him.
In lieu of lowers, donations can be made in his name to Hospice of Jefferson County, 425 Washington St., Watertown, NY 13601.
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