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Eunice M. Coolon

Eunice M. Coolon, 88, of Saranac Lake, died Thursday, Aug. 17, 2017, at Mercy Health Care in Tupper Lake, where she had been a resident since May.

Born in Saranac Lake on Oct. 30, 1928, she was the daughter of Harvey and Eunice (Kelly) McDonald. Eunice married Charles C. Harvey and later married Dale Coolon.

Eunice was a lifelong resident of Saranac Lake. She graduated from Saranac Lake High School and North Country Community College, where she received her licensed practical nursing degree. Throughout her lifetime she worked at various area businesses including the Miss Saranac Diner, Saranac Lake shoe factory, Saranac Lake Dress Factory, Uihlein Mercy Center in Lake Placid and Adirondack Medical Center in Saranac Lake until her retirement. She was a member of the Saranac Lake Adult Center. She also is a past member of the Saranac Lake Elks Club BPOE 1508 and Order of the Eastern Star.

She is survived by two sons, Neil (Mary) Harvey of Saranac Lake and Gregg (Colleen) Harvey of Saranac Lake; one daughter, Lynn (Roger) Hickok of Saranac Lake; two sisters, Irene Darling of Florida and Josephine (Jessie) Johnson of Florida; her half-sister Patricia (Gordon) Given of Virginia and her half-brother Peter McDonald of Oklahoma; six grandchildren; nine great grandchildren; and several nieces and nephews. She was preceded in death by parents, one infant sister and brother, her first husband Charles Harvey and second husband Dale Coolon.

Funeral arrangements are in care of the Fortune-Keough Funeral Home in Saranac Lake. Funeral services and burial will take place at the convenience of the family.

Friends wishing to remember Eunice M. Coolon may make memorial contributions to Saranac Lake Adult Center in care of the funeral home. Family and friends can also share their memories and sign the online guestbook at fortunekeoughfuneralhome.com.