Faye E. Gregory

ELLENBURG CENTER-Faye Ellen (LaClair) Gregory, born to Electa and Lawrence LaClair, of Ellenburg Center passed away December 30, 2015 after a courageous battle with Progressive Supranuclear Palsy which she quietly fought for over 5 years.

Faye graduated from Ellenburg Central School and Our Lady of Victory Secretarial School. She worked at Vermont Structural Steel, Ayerst Laboratories and the Key Bank in Ellenburg. While raising her young family of four, Faye earned degrees from Clinton Community College and SUNY-Plattsburgh. She obtained her Masters of Education and her Administrative Certificate from SUNY-Plattsburgh. Faye substituted in many area schools prior to becoming the business teacher at Chateaugay Central School for 7 years. She then taught at Northern Adirondack Central School, retiring after 15 years as the Business Education Teacher.

Faye's hobbies and interests included singing, traveling, dancing, quilting, spending time at her camp on Chateaugay Lake, and being with her family. Faye was a devout Catholic and an active member in St. Edmund's Church. Her strong faith never wavered and this faith lead her to deliver Communion to the sick and to eventually become a lay minister.

Faye is survived by her loving and devoted husband, Loyal B. Gregory; son Deryl Gregory, his wife, Christine, and theit children, Joselyn, Kelby and Loyal F.; daughter Darla Gregory, her children Ryann and Riley; daughter Darcy Dibble, her husband Wesley, and their children, Matthew, Katherine and Alexandria; and daughter DeAnn Gregory, her husband Michael Boulerice, and their children Delaney and Brady.

Also surviving Faye are her siblings, Vedora Bielat, Anice LaMora, and Darwin (Darcy) LaClair, sisters-in-law, Molly Whalen and Linda LaClair, many nieces and nephews, and countless students whose lives she touched in many ways.

Faye is predeceased by her parents, Electa and Lawrence LaClair, brothers, Lloyd and Nyle LaClair, infant son, Doyle Gregory, and in-laws Iona and Bernard Reid, Ramona and Dane Curry, Harold Whalen, Bernard "Sonny" LaMora, and John Bielat.

The family wishes to thank Dr. Boyd, neurologist, Dr. Pelton, and Hospice of the North Country for their outstanding care of Faye. Those wishing to honor Faye may do so by saying Masses in her name, donating to psp.org, Hospice of the North Country or the charity of your choice.

Calling hours will be Saturday, January 2, 2015 from 10:00-12:00 noon at the Ross Memorial Hall, 5059 Route 11 in Ellenburg Depot. A Mass of Christian burial will be celebrated Saturday at 1:00 p.m. at St. Edmund's Church in Ellenburg. Entombment will follow in Whispering Maples Mausoleum in Ellenburg Depot.

Arrangements are in the care of the Ross Funeral Home. To share an online condolence, please visit www.ROSSFUNERALHOMES.com