Pauline G. 'Gervais' Magrino

TUPPER LAKE - Pauline Magrino, 89, of Tupper Lake, passed away, Wednesday, October 8, 2014 at Fletcher Allen Hospital in Burlington, VT. Born June 26, 1925 in Churubusco, NY, she was the daughter of Leopold and Blanche (Mathieu) Gervais. She graduated from Franklin Academy in 1944 and went on to attend the Nurses Cadet Corps of Plattsburgh State Teachers College. She received her degree in Nursing in 1947.

She began her nursing career at Alice Hyde hospital and went on to Sunmount VA in Tupper Lake. She retired from Sunmount DDSO in 1984. On October 2, 1948 she married Robert Magrino at St. Joseph Church in Malone. He died on July 22, 1991. Pauline later went on to work at Kinney Drugs as a cashier and retired after 19 years in 2013.

Very active in the community she was a volunteer for High Peaks Hospice and Family Champions. She attended daily Mass and spending time with family and friends.

She is survived by four children; two daughters; Susan Virostek and her husband Robert of Tupper Lake, Jana Ormsby and her husband Jonathon of Peru, two sons; Anthony Scott Magrino of Tupper Lake and Robert, Jr. and his wife Susie of Frisco, CO. Also surviving are grandchildren; Reagan Phelan, Mark Raymond, Nicholas Virostek, Rebecca Murphy, Sarah Filion, Garrett "Sonny" Magrino, five great grandchildren; Michael and Matthew Phelan, Reese and Sydney Raymond, Logan Robert Murphy and one sister Jeanne Fitzsimmons of Malone. She was pre-deceased by her husband, two brothers, Matthew and Norman and one sister Antionette Gervais.

Calling hours are scheduled for Sunday, October 12 from 4 - 7pm at the Stuart-Fortune-Keough funeral home in Tupper Lake. A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated on Monday at 12 noon at St. Alphonsus church. Burial will follow in the parish cemetery.

Those wishing to make memorial donations are asked to consider High Peaks Hospice. Online condolences may be made at www.stuartfortunekeoughfuneralhome.com.