TUPPER LAKE-
Joyce Youmell LaClair, 84, passed away with family at her side on Wednesday, November 23, 2011 at Mercy Living Center where she had resided since October 2008. Born March 25, 1927 in Tupper Lake, she was the daughter of Howard and Nettie (Wells) Youmell. Joyce was a home maker and enjoyed knitting, cooking, bowling and golf. She is survived by two sisters; Janet Charland of Tupper Lake and Gerri Eddingfield of Camillus, NY. Also surviving are many nieces and nephews and great nieces and nephews. She will be sadly missed by her family and friends. There will be no calling hours, a Mass of Christian burial is scheduled for 11 a.m. on Saturday, December 3 at St. Alphonsus church. Burial will follow in the parish cemetery. Those wishing to make memorial contributions are asked to consider High Peaks Hospice in care of the Stuart-Fortune-Keough Funeral Home.