Alaine E. McGill Obituary (1935

GOUVERNEUR- Alaine E. McGill, age 90, passed away peacefully on December 30, 2025 at Gouverneur Hospital. A funeral service will be held on Wednesday January 7, 2026 at 1:00PM at Frary Funeral Home, Gouverneur with Pastor Martha Helmer officiating. Calling hours will be held prior to the service at the funeral home from 11:00AM until 1:00PM, burial will follow in Fairview Cemetery in Edwards. Alaine was born in Champlain, NY on February 25, 1935 to the late Ralph O. and Doris (Turnbull) Matott. She graduated from Canton High School in 1953. Alaine married Kermit McGill on December 10, 1955 in Richville with Rev. AJ Baffey presiding. She was a nurse at EJ Noble Hospital in Gouverneur, working on the maternity ward for over 50 years. She is survived by her children; Ralph (Peggy), Sherry, Kevin (Julie), Teena, and Wesley (Lori); her twin sister, Elaine Terry; five grandchildren, Amy Jo (John) Bennett, Cassie (Isaac) Legendre, Katie (Bill) Whitney, Sarah (James) Russell, and Kennedy Hayden-McGill; six great grandchildren, Mya and Charlee Bennett, Nathan and Kamden Legendre, Hunter and Noah Antwine; and one great grandchild, Elizabeth Antwine. She is predeceased by her husband, Kermit; her siblings; Burton, Clinton, Owen, Leland, Lloyd, Joyce, Thelma, and Wilma. Alaine enjoyed spending time with her family, doing crossword puzzles, and watching the birds during the warm weather months. The family would like to give a heartfelt thank you to the doctors and nurses that kept her comfortable during her final days, we can never thank you enough! Memorial donations in Alaine's memory may be made to The Friends for Pound Paws Animal Shelter, 55 Owl Rd., Gouverneur, NY 13642.