1935
Eugene
2012
Eugene Larocque
December 6, 1935 — March 11, 2012
Eugene Donald LaRocque, 76, of Tupper Lake, NY died March 11, 2012 at St. Mary’s Hospital, Leonardtown, MD. Born December 6, 1935 in Tupper Lake, NY, Eugene was the son of Adolph and Ophelia (Bowery) LaRocque.
Gene graduated from Newcomb High School in 1956. He entered the Air Force thereafter, in 1956, and served for 4 years. He then spent many years as an iron ore miner in Tahawus, NY, and then as maintenance at Mercy Care for the Adirondacks until he retired in 2010. He married Adelaide (Pumpkin) Clement on July 31, 1971. They had three children together, Christopher, Sherrye, and Darren, and were together for 25 years. He was a loyal and loving father and husband. He loved cooking, gardening, wood working, coin collecting, reading and most of all spending time with family and friends. He had spent the last 6 months with his children and grandchildren in MD.
Gene was predeceased by his parents; (3) brothers; Raymond (of Tupper Lake, NY), Edward (better known to family as Teebum, of Newcomb, NY), and Allen (of Minerva, NY), (4) sisters; Pearl Relyea (of Tupper Lake, NY), Sr. Yvonne LaRocque (of Monroe, NY), Cecile Poirier (of Tupper Lake, NY), and Rachel Hazel (of Davison, MI); and one grand-daughter, Faith Noel Urtz (of Leonardtown, MD). He is survived by his children Darren and fiancé, Ashley Mashtare (of Tupper Lake, NY), Sherrye and husband Greg Urtz (of Leonardtown, MD), and Christopher and wife Jennifer (of Leonardtown, MD); (6) grandchildren, Derek and Jason LaRocque (of Leonardtown, MD), Jackson and Grace Urtz (of Leonardtown, MD), Cadence LaRocque and Kylie Mashtare (of Tupper Lake, NY); (1) sister, Ruth Churco (of Baldwinsville, NY); and Adelaide LaRocque, still a caring friend.
The family will receive friends on Friday March 16, 2012 4:00-7:00pm at the Stuart Fortune Keough Funeral Home, 24 Cliff Ave, Tupper Lake, NY. A Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday, March 17, 2012 at Alphonsus Catholic Church, Wawbeek Ave., Tupper Lake, NY. Interment will follow in the Church Cemetery in the spring.
Memorial donations may be made to: Leonardtown Volunteer Rescue Squad, 22855 Lawrence Ave, Leonardtown, MD 20650 or St. Alphonsus Catholic Church, Tupper Lake, NY
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Gene graduated from Newcomb High School in 1956. He entered the Air Force thereafter, in 1956, and served for 4 years. He then spent many years as an iron ore miner in Tahawus, NY, and then as maintenance at Mercy Care for the Adirondacks until he retired in 2010. He married Adelaide (Pumpkin) Clement on July 31, 1971. They had three children together, Christopher, Sherrye, and Darren, and were together for 25 years. He was a loyal and loving father and husband. He loved cooking, gardening, wood working, coin collecting, reading and most of all spending time with family and friends. He had spent the last 6 months with his children and grandchildren in MD.
Gene was predeceased by his parents; (3) brothers; Raymond (of Tupper Lake, NY), Edward (better known to family as Teebum, of Newcomb, NY), and Allen (of Minerva, NY), (4) sisters; Pearl Relyea (of Tupper Lake, NY), Sr. Yvonne LaRocque (of Monroe, NY), Cecile Poirier (of Tupper Lake, NY), and Rachel Hazel (of Davison, MI); and one grand-daughter, Faith Noel Urtz (of Leonardtown, MD). He is survived by his children Darren and fiancé, Ashley Mashtare (of Tupper Lake, NY), Sherrye and husband Greg Urtz (of Leonardtown, MD), and Christopher and wife Jennifer (of Leonardtown, MD); (6) grandchildren, Derek and Jason LaRocque (of Leonardtown, MD), Jackson and Grace Urtz (of Leonardtown, MD), Cadence LaRocque and Kylie Mashtare (of Tupper Lake, NY); (1) sister, Ruth Churco (of Baldwinsville, NY); and Adelaide LaRocque, still a caring friend.
The family will receive friends on Friday March 16, 2012 4:00-7:00pm at the Stuart Fortune Keough Funeral Home, 24 Cliff Ave, Tupper Lake, NY. A Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday, March 17, 2012 at Alphonsus Catholic Church, Wawbeek Ave., Tupper Lake, NY. Interment will follow in the Church Cemetery in the spring.
Memorial donations may be made to: Leonardtown Volunteer Rescue Squad, 22855 Lawrence Ave, Leonardtown, MD 20650 or St. Alphonsus Catholic Church, Tupper Lake, NY
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