Bernice M. Aldrich
Bernice M. Aldrich, 92, formerly of Hermon, died at St. Joseph’s Nursing Home, on February 20, 2026. There will calling hours, Wednesday, February 25, 2026, 1 – 3 PM, followed by a funeral service at 3 PM, Pastor Martha Helmer officiating. Burial will be May 22, 2026, 11:00 am at Maple Grove Cemetery, Richville, New York. Bernice is survived by her sons, David (Mary) Aldrich of Castleberry, FL, Kenneth (Patricia) Aldrich of Canton, daughters, Roxanne (Rick) Finley of New Lebanon, NY, Mary Ellen (Eric) LaPine of Davenport, FL, six grandchildren, 4 great grandchildren, several nieces and nephews. She was predeceased by her son, Daniel Aldrich and her brothers, Franklin and Leon LaForty. She was born on July 1, 1933 in the Town of Rossie to the late Everett and Emma Campbell LaForty. She graduated from Gouverneur High School in 1950, earned her nursing degree from the A. Barton Hepburn Hospital School of Nursing in 1953. On October 2, 1953 she married John E. Aldrich at the Gouverneur Methodist Church, he died on March 26, 1992. Bernice was a registered nurse at E.J. Noble Hospital in Gouverneur, 1953 -1965, she then, owned and operated Aldrich’s Grocery Store 1965 – 1971. She also was second in command at the First National Bank of Hermon, retiring in 1992, lastly, she was the secretary to the Town of Hermon Supervisor. Bernice was a longtime member of the Empire-Hermon Chapter #68 Order of Eastern Star, State of New York, Hermon Home Bureau, the DeKalb Hermon Senior Citizen Club, ( fifteen years as treasurer and 3 years as assistant treasurer), Canton Senior Citizen Club, United Methodist Church of Hermon, (volunteering in many aspects of the church and attending bible study), board member for the Hepburn Library of Hermon, was a trustee on the First National Bank of Hermon board, and a school board member in the 1970’s at Hermon DeKalb Central School. Bernice loved going out to lunch with her friends, reading, knitting, sewing (making many gifts for her grandchildren), and camping. In lieu of flowers donations can be made to the United Methodist Church of Hermon, 115 Church Street, Hermon, NY, 13652 or the Hepburn Library of Hermon, 105 Main Street, Hermon, NY, 13652.