Continuation of tree (1st child of Guy Gilbert Lashomb/Ethel Alice Lacomb); all known surname descendants:
10 Robert Irving Lashomb b: 11 May 1920 Massena, St. Lawrence, NY; d: 20 August 1998 Massena, St. Lawrence, NY
+Arlene Mary White b: 5 August 1922 Norfolk, St. Lawrence, NY; m: 17 August 1940 Sacred Heart, Massena, St. Lawrence, NY [Victor Edward/Florence M. Euto]; d: 2 May 1976 Massena, St. Lawrence, NY
11 Sandra A. Lashomb b: 6 December 1941 Massena, St. Lawrence, NY; d: 27 August 2009 Massena, St. Lawrence, NY
+Ralph J. Neverette b: 4 July 1941 Fort Covington, Franklin, NY; m: 2 July 1960 Massena, St. Lawrence, NY [Ralph J./Rita Bashaw]; d: 15 April 2024 Potsdam, St. Lawrence, NY
11 Dale R. Lashomb b: 10 September 1943 Massena, St. Lawrence, NY; d: Aft. April 2021
+Diane R. Porter m: 17 October 1964 NY
*2nd Wife of Robert Irving Lashomb:
+Eugenia Mae 'Gina' Bordeaux (Brothers) b: 18 January 1923 Reynoldston, Franklin, NY; m: 27 March 1978 St. Augustine's, North Bangor, NY [Eugene/Daisy French]; d: 20 April 2021 Norfolk, St. Lawrence, NY
Notes for Robert Irving Lashomb:
Census
- 1940 Norfolk, St. Lawrence, New York: Guy La Shomb 45 restaurant proprietor/own restaurant, wife Ethel, Robert 19 helper/father's restaurant, Harold 18 helper/father's restaurant, Donald 16, Virginia 15, Raymond 14, Velma 13, Laurence 11, Leo 9, Kay 6, Marie 4, Mary Jane 2, Carl 11 months. [Stone School Road]
- 1950 Norfolk, St. Lawrence, NY: Robert I. La Shomb 30 mgr. diner, wife Arlene M. 27 waitress/diner, Sandra A. 8, Dale R. 6.
WWII Records: Robert Irving Lashomb, res. RFD4, Massena, NY: b. 11 May 1920 Massena Springs, NY; contact Guy Lashomb (RFD2, Norfolk, NY); cook; 5'11 1/2", 190 lbs., brown eyes & red hair, light complexion, operation for cyst - scar 3" long on spine; 1 July 1941 Massena, NY.
Obituary: Ogdensburg Advance (NY), Sunday, 23 August 1998: Norfolk - Funeral services for Robert I. LaShomb, 78, of 1768 County Route 38, Norfolk, will be held Monday at 10 a.m. at the Church of the Visitation with the Rev. Andrew J. Amyot, officiating. Burial will be in Visitation Cemetery. Arrangements are with the Phillips Funeral Home. Mr. LaShomb died Thursday evening (August 20, 1998) at the Massena Memorial Hospital. He is survived by his wife, Eugenia; a son, Dale R. LaShomb of Massena; a daughter, Sandra Neverette of Massena; a step-son, Eugene Brothers of Bloomington, Indiana; a stepdaughter, Karen Durham of Plattsburgh; five grandchildren; two great-grand-children; four step-grandchildren; four step-great-grandchildren; five brothers: Harold, Raymond, Leo, and Donald, all of Massena, and Carl of Buffalo; five sisters: Mrs. Velma Deruchia, Mary Jane LaShomb, and Kay Green, all of Massena, Virginia Bearcombe of Dallas, Texas, and Marie Krusher of Palm Coast, Florida. He was predeceased by one brother, Larry LaShomb. Mr. LaShomb was born Massena on May 11, 1920, the son of Guy and Ethel (LaComb) LaShomb. He graduated from Massena High School in 1938. He married Eugenia Bordeaux Brothers on March 27, 1978 at St. Augustine's Church in North Bangor. Mr. LaShomb at one time worked at his father's restaurant, Guy's Diner, and later worked in The Saranac Hotel. Mr. LaShomb retired as a cook from the cafeteria at Reynolds Metals after 10 years. He enjoyed refinishing antique furniture and playing the violin.
Tombstone Inscription: Visitation Cemetery, Norfolk, NY: LaSHOMB / Robert I. / 1920 - 1998 / Arlene M. / 1922 - 1976
Notes for Arlene Mary White:
Obituary: Massena Observer (NY), Tuesday, 4 May 1976: Mrs. Arlene Mary LaShomb, 53, of Route 2, Norfolk, died at 11 a.m., Sunday, May 2,1976, at Massena Memorial Hospital, where she had been a patient since April 29. Funeral services were held at 10 a.m., Tuesday, at the Church of the Visitation, Norfolk, with the Rev. George A. Lemieux, pastor, officiating. Burial was in the parish cemetery. Arrangements were by Phillips Memorial Home. There were no calling hours. Mrs. LaShomb was born Aug. 5, 1922 in Norfolk, the daughter of Victor and Florence Euto White. Her father died in 1962. She was married to Robert I. LaShomb, Aug. 17,1940 in Sacred Heart Church, with the Rev. Gerald F. Kellogg officiating. She was a housekeeper parttime bookkeeper at Reynolds Cafeteria for Greyhound Foods. Surviving are her husband; one son, Dale R., Norfolk; one daughter, Mrs. Ralph (Sandra) Neverette Jr., Norfolk; her mother, Mrs. Victor White, St.Regis Nursing Home; five grandchildren; one sister, Mrs. Harold (Veronica) LaShomb, Norfolk. One brother, Ronald White, predeceased her. Mrs. LaShomb was a member of the Church of the Visitation.
Notes for Eugenia Mae 'Gina' Bordeaux:
Obituary: Phillips Memorial Home (Massena,
NY): Norfolk, NY - Eugenia Mae LaShomb of Norfolk, NY died
Tuesday, April 20, 2021 at the Highland Nursing Home at the age of 98.
Born Eugenia Mae Bordeaux in Reynoldston, NY on January 18, 2023, Gina
spent most of her life in the Massena & Norfolk area. Before retiring as
Kitchen Supervisor, Mrs. LaShomb worked a number of years in the cafeteria at
Massena High School, a job she enjoyed & often spoke fondly of. In 1999
she moved to Plattsburgh, NY to be closer to her daughter, Karen J Durham
who survives her. She enjoyed reading, playing cards, gardening & visiting
with her grandchildren. Gina was fortunate to have married two wonderful
men in her lifetime. She was preceded in death by her first husband,
Roswell T Brothers who died October 12, 1971 & by Robert I. LaShomb
who died Aug. 20, 1998. She was also preceded in death by her parents,
Eugene & Daisy Bordeaux, her sisters Frances Langlois, Doris LeBoeuf,
Lois Patraw, her step-daughter, Sandra Neverette & her beloved
grandson, Steven T. Brothers. In addition to her daughter Karen,
she is survived by her son, Eugene T. Brothers, his wife Anne, her
step-son, Dale LaShomb & his wife Diane LaShomb who was like a daughter
to her, three grandchildren, four step-grandchildren, numerous great
grandchildren, great step-grandchildren, great-great grandchildren,
great-great-step-grandchildren, as well as several nieces & nephews & their
families. Burial will follow at Calvary Cemetery.
Obituaries for the children:
Sandra A. Lashomb: Watertown Daily Times
(Watertown, NY), Saturday, 29 August 2009: Massena - Funeral services
for 67-year-old Sandra LaShomb Neverette, of 90 Stoughton Avenue,
Massena, will be held Sunday at 2 p.m. at the Buck Funeral Home in Norfolk with
Rev. Andrew Amyot, pastor, officiating. Burial will be in Visitation
Cemetery, Norfolk. There will be no public calling hours. Mrs.
Neverette died Thursday evening at Massena Memorial Hospital. Surviving
are two sons, Terry of Massena, Chris and his wife, Jill of
Syracuse; and one daughter, Marci Ackerman and her companion John Schneider
of Massena; four grandchildren, Shauna DuBray, D'Ann Page, and Christopher
and Erin Neverette; one great-granddaughter, Jordan Sandra DuBray and
one brother, Dale and his wife Diane LaShomb of Norfolk; several nieces
and nephews; and her step-mother, Eugenia LaShomb of Plattsburgh.
She was born in Massena on December 6, 1941, daughter of Robert and Arlene
White LaShomb. She was employed by Massena Central School. She
was a member of the Massena Senior Citizens. Donations may be made to the
Massena Humane Society.
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- New York birth/marriage/death items in RED have come from newspaper obituaries, some marriage announcements, and occasional birth announcements.
Last updated: 25 April 2024.