July 18, 2012  

LOWVILLE, N.Y.  —  Elsie Alm, 86, of S. State Street, died Tuesday evening, July 17, at Upstate Medical University, Syracuse.

Born Oct. 18, 1925, in Lyons Falls, the daughter of the late John S. and Florence Gaylord Alm, she graduated in 1943 from Lowville Free Academy.

She went to work for Hoffman and Dudo in their office in Lowville. She retired in 1990 after 47 years of service.

Elsie was a life long Lowville native, loved walking. 

She was a great animal lover and always could be found walking her dogs on Utica Boulevard to the Lowville Plaza and Countryside Veterinary. 

Elsie has done extensive research of the Gaylord and Arthur families.

She is survived by her cousins; Louise Gaylord Cooke, Mildred Alm Schneider, and Dorothy Alm Wells, and her many friends, her dog Trudy and several cats.

A funeral will be held 11 a.m. Saturday, July 21, at Sundquist Funeral Home. Burial will be in Turin Cemetery.

Memorials in Elsie’s name may be made to: Countryside Veterinarian Clinic or Lewis County Human Society.

Condolences may be made on the online guest book at www.sundquistfh.com.






Information provided by Sundquist Funeral Home of Lowville and Newzjunky, Watertown, N.Y.