Pearl E. Flubacher, 78, from Winthrop

Longtime McCarthy Road resident Pearl E. Flubacher, 78, died early Sunday morning January 2, 2022 at her Norwood home, where she lived with her son, Larry.(Source: Funeral home)

WINTHROP, New York (WWNY) – Pearl E. Flubacher, 78, a longtime McCarthy Road resident, died early Sunday morning January 2, 2022 at her Norwood home, where she lived with her son, Larry.

Pearl was born January 11, 1943 in Potsdam, daughter of the late Frank and Pearl E. (Perry) Deon. She attended schools in Norwood before earning her GED and later her nursing degree from the Rochester School of Nursing. She first married Lawrence L. LeaShomb before he died before her. She then married Jerry D. Barney, he predeceased her in 1991. Pearl found love again with her marriage to Albert Flubacher on November 25, 1995. Al predeceased her on June 23, 2018.

Pearl was a devoted mother, raising her family. After completing her nursing education, she worked for a time with Potsdam Nursing Home and later with Hospice of St. Lawrence Valley. In addition, she and her late husband owned and operated the JB Market. She was a long-time member of the Church of the Nazarene in Potsdam and a former member of the Women’s Auxiliary of the Racquette River Fire Department. She loved making donuts, watching and collecting birds, gardening, her cats, cherishing the time she could spend with her grandchildren.

Pearl is survived by her children, Lawrence and Victoria LeaShomb of Norwood; Danny and Jacqueline LeShomb of Norwood; Steven and Ann LeaShomb of West Jefferson, North Carolina; Laura André of Colton; her stepchildren, Kathleen and Ray Moulton of Stockholm; and Louise Flubacher from Stockholm; several grandchildren, several great-grandchildren; and many nieces and nephews.

In addition to her parents and husbands, she was predeceased by her brothers, Doug, Joe, Robert, Richard, Charlie and Phillip Deon; and her sisters, Eleanor Monroe, Pauline LaPage, Shirley Greene, Barbra Roy and Joanna Bond.

There will be no calling hours. A funeral service will be held in the spring at Bayside Cemetery, Potsdam.

In lieu of flowers, those who wish may consider making commemorative contributions in his memory to the Potsdam Humane Society.

Arrangements are the responsibility and management of Donaldson-Seymour Funeral Home, Potsdam, where friends can share memories and offer condolences online at www.donaldsonseymour.com.