Mr. Leo H. LaPoint, age 83 of Potsdam, NY passed away on Saturday, April 21, 2024. Funeral services for Leo will be held on Tuesday, April 23rd at 5 pm at the Garner Funeral Service with Rev. Joseph Giroux celebrant. Burial will take place in the spring at St. Mary’s Cemetery. Friends may call at the Garner Funeral Service on Tuesday from 2-5pm. Condolences for the LaPoint family can be shard @www.garnerfh.com. Contributions in Leo’s memory can be made to Hospice and Palliative Care of the St. Lawrence Valley @6805 US Highway 11, Potsdam, NY 13676.
Leo is survived by sons Brad, Michael and Peter (Tammy) Lapoint; daughters Tracy (Dale) Champion and Kimberly Pryce; grandchildren Heather, Shannon, Kevin, Brandon, Matthew, Zachary, Nicholas, Thomas and Kaelyn and great grandchildren Hailey, David, Declan, Zander, Callen, Orin and Evelyn. He is predeceased by his wife Bonnie LaPoint, his brothers Donald, Ronnie, Robert and Stanley and his sisters Beverly, Norma, Barbara and Eleanor.
Mr. Leo H. LaPoint was born July 1, 1940 in Potsdam, NY to the late Homer LaPoint and Harriet Jerome. He attended Potsdam Central Schools. On February 27, 1960 he was married to Bonnie L. LaBrake. Together they enjoyed spending time with their family, dancing and traveling. Leo enjoyed hunting and fishing and feeding the deer in his back yard. For over 35 years Leo worked in the Pot rooms at Alcoa until his retirement. While there he played for the Alcoa softball team for years.
