Veronica "Vera" Lashway Finegan
Born: October 6, 1931
Died: October 12, 2011
Married: Richard F. Finegan (August 14, 1965)
Children: Timothy Finegan
Veronica “Vera” Lashway Finegan
Adirondack Daily Enterprise, May 31, 1952
Veronica E. Lashway Graduates As Nurse
Veronica E. Lashway, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Victor Lashway, of 8 Leona street, is among 77 student nurses who will graduate on Monday from the Union University School of Nursing, at the Albany Hospital.
Miss Lashway’s sister, Marie, is in her first year of training at the Champlain Valley Hospital; of Plattsburg.
Adirondack Daily Enterprise, September 21, 1955
Know Your Teacher
Miss Veronica Lashway, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Victor Lashway, of 8 Leona St., Saranac Lake, joined the nursing staff of the Saranac Lake public school system this Fall.
Miss Lashway was graduated from the Saranac Lake High School, Union University School of Nursing. Albany, in 1952, and State University Teachers College, Plattsburgh, with a BS in Nursing Education in 1955.
Adirondack Daily Enterprise, March 26, 1969
TOPS IN ANY CLASS
Vera Finegan smashed a 12-year-old record at the Mar-Mac Bowling Lanes Friday when she rolled a 268 single in tourney play. The old record for gals was 256 set in 1957 by Virginia Wood. Vera bowls for Duke’s Music in the regular season and is a natural athlete.
Adirondack Daily Enterprise, October 14, 2011
Veronica ‘Vera’ Finegan
Veronica “Vera” Finegan, 80, of Saranac Lake, died Wednesday, Oct. 12, 2011 at AMC-Uihlein in Lake Placid where she had been a resident since July.
Born in Saranac Lake on Oct. 6, 1931, she was the daughter of Victor and Mary Agnes (McDermott) Lashway. She married Richard Finegan on Aug. 14, 1965 in St. Bernard’s Church. He predeceased her on Dec. 27, 2003.
Vera worked as a school nurse teacher for the Saranac Lake Central School District for 49 years in the Petrova Elementary School until her retirement. She was a member of the Catholic Daughters of America Court St. Bernard, a High Peaks Hospice volunteer, very active in St. Bernard’s parish, Saranac Lake Elks BPOE 1508, and was active in golf and bowling leagues. Vera was crowned queen of the 2009 Winter Carnival.
She is survived by one son, Timothy Finegan of Saranac Lake; one sister, Marie Derby of Saranac Lake; many nieces and nephews, and one brother-in-law, Jack Finegan of Saranac Lake.
Calling hours will take place from 5 to 8 p.m. tonight. A Catholic Daughters service will take place at 6:45 p.m. tonight at the funeral home. A Mass of Christian burial will take place at 11 a.m. Saturday, Oct. 15 at St. Bernard’s Church, with the Rev. Mark Reilly officiating. Burial will follow at St. Bernard’s Cemetery in Saranac Lake.
Friends wishing to remember Veronica Finegan may make memorial contributions to St. Bernard’s School or the St. Bernard’s Catholic Daughters Scholarship Fund in care of the funeral home. Family and friends can also share their memories and sign the online guestbook at fortunekeoughfuneralhome.com.
Adirondack Daily Enterprise, October 20, 2011
Former School Nurse Teacher Remembered
By CHRIS KNIGHT Senior Staff Writer
SARANAC LAKE - Saranac Lake Central School District officials paid tribute to the late Vera Finegan at Wednesday night’s meeting of the Board of Education. The school board unanimously approved a resolution of condolence to the family of Finegan, who died Oct. 12 at the age of 80. Finegan worked as a school nurse teacher for the district for 49 years, from 1945 until 2004.
Superintendent Gerald Goldman said Finegan’s longevity with the district was remarkable.
“I don’t know if we keep official records on this, but I think Vera probably worked for our school system longer than any other district employee,” he said.
The board’s resolution says Finegan made “a significant and lasting contribution” to the school district and the community, and was “a positive influence in the lives of hundreds of students” during her tenure.
A copy of the resolution will be provided to Finegan’s family.