Agnes I. Amyot

November 25, 2011 

CHIPPEWA BAY, N.Y.  —  Agnes I. Amyot, 84, of County Route 6, town of Hammond, died Thursday, Nov. 24, at Claxton Hepburn Medical Center, Ogdensburg. She had been a resident of United Helpers Nursing Home, town of Oswegatchie, since August 2010. 

Born June 12, 1927, in Alexandria Bay, the daughter of Lloyd and Jessie Alice Peck Van Cour, she attended school in Alexandria Bay. 

She married Alexander J. Amyot on Feb. 19, 1944, at the Methodist parsonage in Alexandria Bay. Mr. Amyot died Oct. 21, 2005. 

After marriage the couple moved to Michigan for a few months, where Mr. Amyot worked in a defense factory. They returned to Wellesley Island where they worked at the E.J. Noble farm. They then purchased a dairy farm on the Calaboga Road, town of Hammond, which they operated for over forty years. 

Following retirement from dairy farming in 1984, they moved to Chippewa Bay.  Mr. and Mrs. Amyot worked for the NYS Parks and Recreation as seasonal caretakers on Cedar Island State Park for sixteen years, retiring in 2000. 

She was an Avon representative for thirteen years and a member of the St. Peters Catholic Church, Hammond. 

Mrs. Amyot enjoyed reading, listening to music, trying new recipes and spending time with her children, grandchildren and great grandchildren. 

Survivors include two sons and their wives, Van A. and Darlene Amyot, and David and Janet Amyot, all of Hammond; three daughters and their husbands, Carol Rogers, Redwood, Linda and Reed Crowner and Sherry and David Furgison, all of Hammond; 13 grandchildren;, 16 great grandchildren; six sisters-in-law, Lillian Van Cour, Alexandria Bay, Juliette Ferguson and Margaret Amyot, both of Redwood, Clara Leckinger, Alene Decker and her husband, Robert and Constance Panunzio and her husband, Louis, all of Hammond. 

A great granddaughter, Ashley Amyot, a great-grandson, David Gates, a son-in-law, Richard Rogers and a brother, James Van Cour, died before her. 

The funeral will be 11 a.m. Monday at St. Peters Catholic Church, Hammond. 

Burial will be at Barnes Settlement Cemetery, Alexandria Bay. 

Calling hours are 7 to 9 p.m. Sunday at Frederick Bros. Funeral Home, Inc., Theresa. 

Donations may be made to River Hospital, Alexandria Bay or Hammond Fire and Rescue. 

Condolences may be made online at www.frederickbrosfuneralhome.com.

Information provided by Frederick Bros. Funeral Home, Inc. and Newzjunky, Watertown, N.Y.