PLATTSBURGH - Mrs. Rita C. Tourville,84,of Cornelia Street in Plattsburgh, passed away May 18, 2004, at Fletcher Allen Medical Center in Burlington, Vt.
She was born in Ellenburg, N.Y., on Nov.25, 1919, the daughter of Edgar LaClair and Flora (Lash) LaClair.
Rita was a member of St. Peter's Church in Plattsburgh. She had been employed at Trustitch in Malone for several years. Rita was an avid bingo player with Donna Tourville.
She is survived by four sons and daughters-in-law, Donald and Shirley Tourville of Morrisonville, Bruce and Dee Tourville of Flora City, Fla., Robert and Debby Tourville of Hilton, N.Y., and Chester and Dale Tourville of Lyons Falls; one sister, Beatrice Dumas of Plattsburgh; 16 grandchildren; 22 great grandchildren; one great-great-grandchild; and several nieces and nephews.
Rita was predeceased by her husband, Leo C. Tourville, who passed away on Oct. 4, 1985; one daughter, Gloria Tourville, she was also predeceased by three sisters and two brothers.
Calling hours will be Sunday from 5 to 9 p.m. at the Brown Funeral Home in Plattsburgh.
A Mass of Christian burial will be celebrated Monday at 10 a.m. from St. Peter's Church in Plattsburgh. Burial will follow in St. Edmund's Cemetery in Ellenburg Depot.
Friends wishing may have Masses said in her memory.
PLATTSBURGH - Mrs. Rita C. Tourville,84,of Cornelia Street in Plattsburgh, passed away May 18, 2004, at Fletcher Allen Medical Center in Burlington, Vt.
She was born in Ellenburg, N.Y., on Nov.25, 1919, the daughter of Edgar LaClair and Flora (Lash) LaClair.
Rita was a member of St. Peter's Church in Plattsburgh. She had been employed at Trustitch in Malone for several years. Rita was an avid bingo player with Donna Tourville.
She is survived by four sons and daughters-in-law, Donald and Shirley Tourville of Morrisonville, Bruce and Dee Tourville of Flora City, Fla., Robert and Debby Tourville of Hilton, N.Y., and Chester and Dale Tourville of Lyons Falls; one sister, Beatrice Dumas of Plattsburgh; 16 grandchildren; 22 great grandchildren; one great-great-grandchild; and several nieces and nephews.
Rita was predeceased by her husband, Leo C. Tourville, who passed away on Oct. 4, 1985; one daughter, Gloria Tourville, she was also predeceased by three sisters and two brothers.
Calling hours will be Sunday from 5 to 9 p.m. at the Brown Funeral Home in Plattsburgh.
A Mass of Christian burial will be celebrated Monday at 10 a.m. from St. Peter's Church in Plattsburgh. Burial will follow in St. Edmund's Cemetery in Ellenburg Depot.
Friends wishing may have Masses said in her memory.
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