FURNIA, Patricia Ann

Patricia Ann Furnia, 57, of Goodyear died Aug. 13, 2006. Mrs. Furnia was born Oct. 27, 1948, in Plattsburgh, N.Y. to Evelyn and Clifford LaPlante. She was a member of Holy Name Catholic Church in Ausable Forks, N.Y. from 1953 to 1961. She lived in Arizona for the past 24 years. Mrs. Furnia is survived by her husband James; one daughter, Renee Bragg of Goodyear; two sons, James of Peoria and Todd of Buckeye; three sisters, Rita Nolan of Waterford, N.Y., Loretta Rivera of Selkirk, N.Y., and Rose Gladney of Coeymans, N.Y.; two brothers, John LaPlante of Cohoes, N.Y. and Michael LaPlante of Ravena, N.Y.; and three grandchildren. A service will be held at 10 a.m. Saturday at Valley View Bible Church, 4222 E. Lincoln Drive in Paradise Valley. Interment will be at Saratoga National Cemetery in Schuylerville, N.Y. Memorials may be sent to the American Cancer Society, www.cancer.org; Hospice of the Valley, 9720 W. Peoria Ave., Suite 128, Peoria, AZ 85345; or Holy Name Catholic Church, P.O. Box 719, Ausable Forks, NY 12912. Published by The West Valley View