The funeral for Mary E. Yerdon, 74, will be Saturday at 11am at the T.R. Jetty Funeral Home in Clayton with Donna Fitchette officiating. Burial will follow at the Grove Cemetery in LaFargeville. Calling hours will be from 5-8pm Friday at the funeral home.
Mary was born December 14, 1938 in the Town of Orleans the daughter of Charles and Bertha McKinley Gillette. She attended Evans Mills schools. On May 11th, 1956 she married Wendell J. Yerdon.
Mary owned and operated Yerdon Greenhouses for many years. She enjoyed going to flea markets, auctions, operating several variety stores, cooking and baking. Her greatest love was for all of her family.
There will be a reception following the graveside service at the LaFargeville American Legion.
Surviving besides her husband Wendell is her mother, Bertha of Ogdensburg; four daughters, Sindy (Hal) Matthews of Clayton, Elizabeth (Steve) Rolfe of Clayton, Tina (Colin) Mitchell of Clayton, Virginia (Dave) Sanford of LaFargeville; four sons, Wendell and his companion Gloria Fisher of LaFargeville, Jeffrey (Gloria) of Oswego, Jamie (Wanda) of LaFargeville, William and his companion Sue Herbert of Naples; 23 grandchildren; 21 great grandchildren; nieces and nephews.
One brother Harold died in 1969 and six siblings died in infancy.
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