Obituaries

Paul A. Dailey

Paul A. Dailey

Jan 3, 2022

Constableville - Paul A. Dailey, 73, of Fish Creek Road, husband of Linda, passed away unexpectedly on January 3, 2022. Paul was born on April 7, 1948 in Brasher Falls, NY a son of John and Mary Westhim Dailey, and was a graduate of South Lewis High School, with the Class of 1968. Following his education, Paul began his...

Amy L. Grems

Amy L. Grems

Jan 1, 2022

Boonville- Amy L. Grems, 56, of East Schuyler St., passed away on Saturday, January 1, 2022, at Albany medical Center, Albany, NY, after a heroic seven-year battle with kidney failure. Amy was born on November 23, 1965, in Pontiac, IL, a daughter of Francis and Madeline Deffenbaugh. She was raised in Pontiac, where she received her education. Later she...

Michael P. Clare

Michael P. Clare

Dec 28, 2021

Forestport- Michael P. Clare, 66, of State Rt. 28, formerly of Rt. 26, West Leyden, passed away at his residence, on Tuesday, December 28, 2021, while under the loving care of a friend and Hospice. Michael was born in Philadelphia, PA, on August 15, 1955, a son of Patrick J. and Phyllis Bush Clare. He grew up in Philadelphia,...

Lila May Gallo

Lila May Gallo

Dec 24, 2021

Camden - Lila May (Boardman) Gallo, 90, of Camden, widow of Charles Gallo, passed away at Waterville Residential Care on December 24, 2021. Lila was born on her mother's birthday in Ellisburg, NY, a daughter of Louis M. and Arletha (Litz) Boardman, on March 9, 1931. During her early childhood years, Lila was often hungry, without a permanent home...

Wendy S. Hand

Wendy S. Hand

Dec 23, 2021

Ava- Wendy S. Hand, 59 of Ava, NY passed away peacefully on December 23, 2021 at her home with her loving and devoted husband, Tracy, by her side. She was born on February 8, 1962 in Penn Yan, NY, a daughter of Agnes Walrath of Newport and the late Donald Gee. Wendy attended Poland Central School and worked at...

Tanya Lyn Ervin

Tanya Lyn Ervin

Dec 21, 2021

Point Rock - Tanya Lyn (Rude) Ervin passed away wither loving family by her side on Tuesday, December 21, 2021. Tanya is survived by her husband Dakota Ervin, four children: Rocko Nemo Jr, Kyra Nemo, Dominick Provost, Anaya Provost, her mother and dad Grace and Arthur Rude, father Dewight Rude. Siblings Shane Rude and sister-in-law Rachel Rude, Sheena Rude,...

John David Mahaffy

John David Mahaffy

Dec 19, 2021

Boonville - John David Mahaffy, 94, of Potato Hill Road. An iconic illustrator and painter of North Country scenes and husband of Marjorie, he passed away at his residence on Sunday, December 19, 2021, while under the loving care of his wife, and hospice. John David was born in Syracuse on September 3, 1927, a son of John T....

Nancy J. Trescott

Nancy J. Trescott

Dec 16, 2021

Boonville- Nancy J. Trescott, 82, widow of Robert L., passed away at her residence on Thursday, December 16, 2021. Nancy was born in Canandaigua, NY on July 12, 1939, a daughter of Charles and Bernice Crane Dunk. She grew up in Palmyra, NY, where she graduated from high school. On January 18, 1969, Nancy was united in marriage with...

Maxine E. Laquay Mcconnell

Maxine E. Laquay Mcconnell

Dec 14, 2021

Boonville - Maxine E. LaQuay-McConnell, 73, of Lansing Place, passed away unexpectedly on Tuesday, December 14, 2021 at St. Elizabeth's Medical Center, Utica. Affectionately known as Max, she was born in Lowville, on November 28, 1948 a daughter of Floyd and Arlene Mashaw Ossont. She grew up on Franklin St.in Lyons Falls, graduating from South Lewis High School with...

Eric Stuart Kaiding

Eric Stuart Kaiding

Dec 13, 2021

Old Forge - Eric Stuart Kaiding, 70, of Old Forge, formerly Boonville, NY, died December 13, 2021 in his home with his loving wife beside him. He was born June 8, 1951 in Boonville, NY, the son of Stuart and Julia (Casler) Kaiding. Eric graduated from Boonville High School, Class of 1969. After graduation, he worked at Kodak, followed...

Karen Marie Pawlicki

Karen Marie Pawlicki

Dec 9, 2021

Boonville- Karen Marie Pawlicki, age 75, passed away Thursday evening, December 9, 2021, at St. Elizabeth's Hospital in Utica, NY. She was born November, 21 1946 in Ithaca, NY to Harold & Esther Mix & is one of five siblings. She met her husband of 52 years, James Pawlicki, at Cornell University in the late 1960's & they soon...

Myrton C. Farr, Jr.

Myrton C. Farr, Jr.

Dec 3, 2021

Our brother and son, Myrton C Farr, Jr, died unexpectedly at his home in Rome, NY on Friday, Dec 3rd 2021. He had tested positive for Covid 19 just a day earlier, and the virus quickly attacked his lungs with many blood clots. He was 62 years old. Born in 1959, Mick (as we knew him) grew up in...

Ian Harris Boyd

Ian Harris Boyd

Nov 29, 2021

Ian Harris Boyd, 44, of Boonville, formerly of Rome, passed away in comfort and peace on Monday, November 29, 2021 at St. Elizabeth's Hospital, Utica from complications of Wolf-Hirschhorn Syndrome, a rare genetic disorder. He was born on April 5, 1977 at Rome Memorial Hospital, a son of Gary Boyd and Sheila Harris. Ian had a drive for independence,...

Esther S. Johnston

Esther S. Johnston

Nov 28, 2021

Boonville- Esther S. Johnston, 82, of Thornton Avenue, passed away after a brief illness on Sunday, November 28, 2021, at Rome Health. Esther was born in Whitesboro, on April 14, 1939, a daughter of William and Sylvia Lake Johnston. She grew up in Woodgate on the Bear Creek Road, receiving her education at Woodgate School. Later she moved to...

Terry M. Debonza

Terry M. Debonza

Nov 28, 2021

Rome - Terry M. DeBonza, 69, of South Crescent Dr., passed away on Sunday, November 28, 2021 at St. Elizabeth's Medical Center, Utica. He was born on July 4, 1952 in Boonville, a son of Joseph F. and Myrtle Sasenbury DeBonza. He grew up in Rome, where he was a graduate of Rome Free Academy, with the Class of...

Wesley David Reynolds

Wesley David Reynolds

Nov 24, 2021

Boonville - Wesley David Reynolds, 65, of Main Street, passed away on Wednesday, November 24, 2021, while under the loving care of his wife Maggie and Hospice. Affectionately known as Dave, he was born on January 21, 1956 in Riverside, California, son of Robert and Olga Guerro Reynolds. Following his high school education, Dave entered the US Marine Corps....

Steven W. Weber

Steven W. Weber

Nov 24, 2021

Port Leyden- Steven W. Weber, 54, of Wildcat Road, husband of Tami, passed away, after a brief illness, on Wednesday, November 24, 2021, at the Mid-Hudson Regional Medical Center, Poughkeepsie, NY. Steven was born on June 2, 1967, in Lowville, a son of Herman J. Weber Jr., and Margaret M. Bourgeois Weber. He grew up on River Road, Port...

Alberta V. Abrial

Alberta V. Abrial

Nov 23, 2021

Otter Lake- Alberta (Van Rossum) Abrial, 99, formerly of Woods Point Road, widow of William (Bill), passed away on Tuesday, November 23, 2021, at Sunset Nursing and Rehabilitation Center, Boonville. Alberta was born in Patterson, New Jersey, on August 19, 1922, a daughter of Albertus M. and Cornelia Esters Van Rossum. She grew up in Hawthorne, New Jersey, graduating...

Stella M. Mosicki

Stella M. Mosicki

Nov 22, 2021

Boonville- Stella M. Moscicki, 93, of Edmonds Road, passed away on Monday, November 21, 2021, at her residence while surrounded by her loving family. Stella was born in Rome, on October 21, 1928, a daughter of Alvah and Gladys Capron Williamson. She grew up in the Boonville area, receiving her education at Boonville Central School. In 1955, she moved...

Jayne C. Muha

Jayne C. Muha

Nov 22, 2021

Boonville- Jayne Carolyn (Williams) Muha, 86, of West St. affectionately known as "Janie," widow of Joseph A. Muha, Jr., passed away peacefully, while surrounded by her loving family, at her residence, on Monday, November 22, 2021. She was born in Boonville, on January 17, 1935, a daughter of George and Doris Talcott Williams. She grew up on Woodgate Drive...