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'''Born:''' August 1, 1898

Died: October 10, 1984

'''Married:''' <span style=""><span class="highlighted">[[Dennis%20Edward%20Riley|Riley]]

'''Children:''' [[Howard%20Riley|Howard Riley]],<span style=""> Marguerite, twins Rita and Ray, Charles and Teresa.
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From Howard Riley's column in the ''Adirondack Daily Enterprise'', February 5, 2022:

'''Elizabeth "Bessie" McKillip Keegan Riley''' was working as a waitress at [[Stony%20Wold%20Sanatorium|Stony Wold Sanatorium]] at age 18 in 1918. She especially loved the skating races on Pontiac Bay, Lake Flower. "She said [[Ed%20Lamy|Ed [Lamy]]] would skate in certain races, probably depending on the distance and the temperature, with a handkerchief stuffed in his mouth. As the race proceeded with Ed skating with the pack and with his own timing he would dramatically yank the handkerchief from his mouth, bringing the spectators to their feet cheering and yelling as Ed would leave the pack behind and go on in almost every event to win the race."
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''Adirondack Daily Enterprise'', October 11, 1984

'''Mrs. Elizabeth Riley'''

SARANAC LAKE - Mrs. Elizabeth Riley, 86, of [[6%20Stevenson%20Lane|6 Stevenson Lane]], died early yesterday morning at the [[General%20Hospital%20of%20Saranac%20Lake|General Hospital of Saranac Lake]].

She was born Aug. 1, 1898, in Alder Brook, the daughter of [[William%20Keegan|William]] and [[Elizabeth%20Keegan%20Riley|Elizabeth (McKillip) Keegan]].

She and Dennis Riley were married Sept. 16, 1923, at the [[Church%20of%20the%20Assumption|Church of the Assumption]] in [[Gabriels|Gabriels]] by his cousin, Father [[Frank%20Cornish|Frank Cornish]]. They were the first couple married in the church.

Survivors include her husband; three sons, Raymond and Charles, both of Saranac Lake, and Howard of Lake Placid; three daughters, Mrs. John (Rita) Littlefield of Tupper Lake, Mrs. Marguerite Ellithorpe of Saranac Lake and Mrs. Fred (Theresa) Gates of Clifton Park; 20 grandchildren; nine great grand-children; and a cousin, Margaret Buckley of Gabriels.

Calling hours will be held from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. tomorrow at the [[Keough%20and%20Son%20Funeral%20Home|Keough and Son Funeral Home]] and include a Bible vigil at 7:30.

A mass of Christian burial will be held Saturday at 10 a.m. at [[St.%20Bernard's%20Church|St. Bernard's Church]] with Father [[John%20Yonkovig|John Yonkovig]] officiating at the service.

Burial will be in [[St.%20Bernard's%20Cemetery|St. Bernard's Cemetery]].

Memorial donations may be made to the [[Franklin%20Manor|Carmelite Monastery]] in care of the funeral home.