Orel A. BOIRE

CHAZY — Orel A. Boire, 77, of North Farm Road, died Sunday, Jan. 30, 2005, at the CVPH Medical Center.He was born in Point Au Roche on May 21, 1927, the son of Alexander and Amelia (Tetreault) Boire.Mr. Boire married Theresa Grimshaw on Sept. 24, 1949, at St. Mary's Church in Champlain.He served in the United States Army during and after the Korean War.Orel was a member of Sacred Heart Church in Chazy and a member of the Chazy Volunteer Fire Department for over 40 years. He was an electrician for the Chazy Central Rural School District. Orel enjoyed time with his family, gardening, woodworking and traveling.A loving husband, father and grandfather, he is survived by his wife, Theresa; four children and their spouses, Cecile and Charles Miller of Barto, Pa., Gary and Linda Boire of Baldwin, Long Island, N.Y., Susan and Samuel Mercier of Highland, N.Y., and Julie and Timothy Duprey of Chazy; six brothers and sisters, Donald Boire of West Chazy, Marcel and Joyce Boire of Altona, Madeline and Donald Favreau of Chazy, Germaine Giles of Seffner, Fla., Gabriel and Marie Boire of Westboro, Mass., and Arthur and Jeanne Boire of Point Au Roche; two sisters-in-law, Evelyn Boire of Plattsburgh and Rose Boire of Beekmantown; nine grandchildren; one great-grandson; and many nieces and nephews.He was predeceased by six brothers and sisters, John, Leo, Lorretta, Louis, Gloria and Roger.Calling hours will be held on Tuesday from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. at the R.W. Walker Funeral Home in Plattsburgh. A Mass of Christian burial will be celebrated Wednesday at 11 a.m. at the Sacred Heart Church in Chazy. Burial will be at a later date in the parish cemetery.Donations in his memory may be made to the Chazy Volunteer Fire Department.