Obituaries
Gloria A. Babbitt
Sep 11, 2020
Carthage - Gloria A. Babbitt, 87, formerly of Fort Covington, NY, passed away suddenly on September 11, 2020 at Carthage Area Hospital. Gloria was born on January 17, 1933 in Fort Covington, a daughter of Sam and Lois Morey Mainville. She grew up in Fort Covington, where she attended Salmon River Central School. Following her education she was married...
Virginia W. Mascitelli
Sep 4, 2020
Boonville- Virginia W. Mascitelli, 93, a native and lifelong resident of Boonville, passed away at home, on Friday, September 4, 2020, while surrounded by her loving family and feline companion, Babe. Virginia was born on July 13, 1927, a daughter of William T. and Mamie Warren Williams. She graduated from Boonville Central School, with the Class of 1944 and...
Veronica Lynn Sappah
Sep 3, 2020
Boonville- Veronica Lynn Sappah passed away in her sleep at her residence on September 3, 2020. She was born on June 27, 1969, in Westwood, New Jersey. She spent the first few months of her life in Gulfport, Mississippi, where her father was stationed at the Sea Bee base. She survived the devastation of Hurricane Camille at the tender...
Joanne M. Williams
Sep 3, 2020
Glenfield - JoAnne M. (Baslow) Williams, 50, of Greig Road, passed away on Thursday, Sept. 3, 2020 at Lewis County General Hospital, Lowville. JoAnne was born on January 5, 1970 in Lowville a daughter of Richard O. and Joan M. Kornatowski Baslow. She grew up in Port Leyden and received her education at Port Leyden Central School. For a...
Peter M. Hance
Sep 1, 2020
Boonville - Peter M. Hance, 62, of East Schuyler St., passed away unexpectedly on Tuesday, September 1, 2020. Peter was born in Herkimer on August 1, 1958 a son of James and Marion VanDenburg Hance. Shortly thereafter his family moved to the Boonville area, where Peter has since lived. He graduated from Adirondack Central School with the Class of...
William G. Macintyre, Jr.
Aug 28, 2020
William "Bill" MacIntyre passed away on Friday, August 28, 2020 in the home he built in Inlet, NY. Bill was born on December 24, 1962, in Staten Island, where he was raised. He spent his career in the five boroughs working on various construction projects, specializing in structural concrete. In 1995, he broke ground on the house in Inlet...
Duane Charles York
Aug 26, 2020
Duane "Tod" Charles York, 78 of Turin, NY, passed away at home on August 26, 2020 while surrounded by the loving care of his family. Duane was born on March 29, 1942 in Lowville, a son of Lee and Marion York. He was raised on the family farm in Turin and graduated from General Martin in 1960. After graduation...
Joan A. Podkowka
Aug 26, 2020
Hawkinsville- Joan A. (Griffith) Podkowka, 70, of Williams Road, passed away suddenly on Wednesday, August 26, 2020, at Rome Memorial Hospital. A native and life resident of Hawkinsville, Joan was born on the Wengert Road, on December 10, 1949, a daughter of George M. and Bernice LaQuay Griffith. She graduated from Adirondack Central School, Boonville, with the Class of...
John H. Hall
Aug 25, 2020
Lyons Falls- John H. Hall, 79, of Lyonsdale Road, a former longtime resident of Rugg Road, Town of Leyden and husband of Gloria, passed away at his residence, on Tuesday, August 25, 2020, while surrounded by the loving care of his family and hospice. John was born on February 7, 1941, in the Town of Leyden, a son of...
Randy William Kapfer
Aug 22, 2020
Port Leyden- Randy William Kapfer, 67, a longtime resident of Moose River Road, passed away on Saturday August 22, 2020, at The Abraham House of Rome, after a brief illness. Randy was born in Lowville on February 25, 1953, a son of William M. and Emma Lou Leffingwell Kapfer. He grew up in Turin, where he graduated from South...
Milton J. Williamson
Aug 19, 2020
Constableville- Milton J. Williamson, 86, of West St. passed away at his residence on Wednesday, August 19, 2020. Milton was born in on July 28, 1934, a son of Alvah and Gladys Capron Williamson. He grew up on Jackson Hill, near Boonville and received his early education at the Dunn Brook Rural School, before completing his education at Boonville...
Ronald F. Bartelotte
Aug 18, 2020
Boonville- Ronald F. Bartelotte, 60, passed away suddenly at his residence of natural causes on Tuesday, August 18, 2020. Ron was born on November 6, 1959, in Constableville, a son of Forrest and Marilyn Grems Bartelotte. He grew up on Woodgate Drive, in Boonville and graduated from Adirondack Central School, with the Class of 1977. He attended one year...
Helen E. Tucciarone
Aug 17, 2020
Osceola- Helen E. Tucciarone, 95, formerly of Deerheart Road, passed away on Monday, August 17, 2020, at Sunset Nursing & Rehabilitation Center, Boonville. Helen was born in Syracuse, on August 17, 1925 and grew up in Osceola, where she received her education. Later she lived in Syracuse and Bridgeport for many years before residing with her daughter and son...
Philip 'Skip' Gaetano
Aug 12, 2020
Boonville- Philip "Skip" Gaetano, 67, husband of Micky, passed away after a brief illness on Wednesday, August 12, 2020, at St. Elizabeth's Medical Center, Utica. Affectionately known as "Skip" he was born in Utica, on December 26, 1952, a son of Felix L. "Phil" and Jeanne LaQuay Gaetano. At the age of 5 he moved to Boonville, where he...
Frederick C. Perry
Aug 9, 2020
Boonville- Frederick C. Perry, 83. A longtime resident of Hines Road, Town of Leyden, passed away on Sunday, August 9, 2020, at Betsy Ross Skilled Nursing Facility, Rome. Fred was born in Rochester, on December 17, 1936, a son of Roy Anson and Jean Stalker Perry. He grew up on Hines Road and received his education at West Leyden...
William Leo Corrigan
Aug 5, 2020
Kayuta Lake- William Leo Corrigan (Utica's #1 leprechaun) passed away early morning August 5, 2020. He had a great life. Born 2/4/1931 in Utica, NY to parents William and Claris Corrigan. They lived at 131 Harding Place in Utica, then over on Scott St. William attended Kemble street Grammar School and then St Francis De Sales Brothers High School....
Lyle J. Seelman
Aug 4, 2020
Constableville- Lyle J. Seelman, 86, formerly of Junction Road, Fish Creek and a former resident of Verona, passed away on Tuesday, August 4, 2020, at the Pines Nursing and Rehabilitation Center, Utica. Lyle was born in Constableville, on December 16, 1933, a son of Adolph F. and Mae Weiler Seelman. He grew up on the Seelman homestead farm at...
Robert Murphy
Aug 1, 2020
Boonville- Robert Murphy, 78, passed away on Saturday, August 1, 2020, at this home in Boonville, surrounded by his loving friends and UCP family at Sheehan IRA. Robert was born in Kings County, NY, on March 18, 1942. Over the years, Robert resided in many area of New York, but happily found his forever home at UCP's Sheehan IRA,...
Robert W. Cummings
Jul 25, 2020
Turin- Robert W. Cummings, of West Road, long time dairy farmer and husband of Becky, passed away on at his residence while surrounded by the loving care of his family and Hospice, on Saturday, July 25, 2020. Robert was born in Lowville, on April 16, 1947, a son of Robert A. and Edna Miller Cummings. Robert grew up on...
Sarah Marie Johnston
Jul 24, 2020
Whitesboro- Sarah Marie Johnston, 33, passed away peacefully at her residence on Friday, July 24, 2020. Sarah was born in Rome, on November 24, 1986, a daughter of Dale E. and Ann Lawrence Johnston. She grew up in Forestport, where she attended Forestport Elementary School, later graduating from Adirondack High School, Boonville. Thereafter Sarah furthered her education at University...