Obituaries

Linda L. Crout

Linda L. Crout

Apr 25, 2016

Linda L. Crout Turin- Linda L. (Kerber) Crout, 61, of East Main St., widow of Pastor Roger J. and a former longtime resident of Flinttown Road, Ava, passed away after a long illness, on Monday, April 25, 2016, at St. Luke's Memorial Hospital, New Hartford. At the time of her passing, Linda was surrounded by the loving care of...

Mary A. Beck

Mary A. Beck

Apr 24, 2016

BOONVILLE - Mary A. Beck, of Golden Road, passed away at her home on April 24, 2016, surrounded by family. Mary was born on April 14, 1937, daughter of Martin Webster Beck and Luella Sullivan Beck. She grew up in Lyonsdale where she attended the Lyonsdale Rural School. She graduated from Port Leyden High School with the class of...

Faye A Ferris

Faye A Ferris

Apr 23, 2016

Take a look at the tip of a tree branch… What do you see?... We see leaves and their supporting twigs, which further down become branches; the branches, in turn, a trunk… and giving support to all of the above, the trees roots. Like a tree a family has roots, and when a member of that family, a leaf,...

Ronald L. Farr

Ronald L. Farr

Apr 21, 2016

Lyons Falls - Ronald L. Farr, 75, longtime resident of Rumble Road, passed away suddenly on Thursday, April 21, 2016. Ronald was born on September 6, 1940 in Lowville a son of Lewis and Anna Congdon Farr. A lifelong resident of the Town of Lyonsdale, he attended rural schools before completing his education at the Greig Schoolhouse. On February...

Peter L. Sweeney

Peter L. Sweeney

Apr 9, 2016

West Leyden- SFC, Peter L. Sweeney, III, Retired, age 47, husband of Julie M. Weiler Sweeney, passed away at his residence on Saturday, April 9, 2016, in the care of his loving wife, family and close friends. Mr. Sweeney was a lifelong resident of West Leyden, where he attended elementary school, graduating from Adirondack Central School, Boonville, with the...

Howard E. St. John

Howard E. St. John

Apr 8, 2016

Utica- Howard E. St. John, 78, formerly of Deer Run Road, Forestport, husband of the late Barbara, passed away on Friday, April 8, 2016, while under the care of his daughter, Sharon, at Utica Rehabilitation & Nursing Center, Utica. A native of Utica, Howard was born on April 21, 1937, a son of Windsor and Odila Surprenant St. John....

Patricia B 'Pat' Buehler

Patricia B 'Pat' Buehler

Apr 8, 2016

Otter Lake- Patricia (Bathke) Buehler, 72, of State Rt. 28, wife of Donald F. passed away suddenly at her residence on Friday, April 8, 2016. Affectionately known as Pat, she was born in Utica, on February 2, 1944, a daughter of George and Dorothy White Bathke. She grew up in Deerfield, graduating from Whitesboro High School, with the Class...

Shirley A. Joslin

Shirley A. Joslin

Apr 7, 2016

Turin- Shirley A. (Kellogg) Joslin, wife of Charles F. a lifelong resident of the Town of Turin, and more recently of Brookside Senior Living Center, Lowville, passed away at her home while surrounded by the loving care of her family and hospice on Thursday, April 7, 2016. A native of the Town of Turin, Shirley was born on February...

Donald J. Zeigler

Donald J. Zeigler

Apr 7, 2016

Boonville- Donald J. Zeigler, 90, of State Rt. 294, husband of Estella, passed away at his residence on Thursday, April 7, 2016, while surrounded by the loving care of his wife, and daughters and Hospice Care. He was born in the Town of Leyden, on August 21, 1925, a son of John E. and Lucy Akins Zeigler. Don grew...

Nancy H. Clark

Nancy H. Clark

Apr 2, 2016

Lyons Falls- Nancy H. Clark, 66, of Weberville Rd, wife of Ray E. passed away at her residence, after a long illness, while surrounded by the loving care of her husband, family and Lewis Co. Hospice, on Saturday April 2, 2016. She was born in Syracuse, on January 13, 1950, a daughter of Bert and Marian Manchester Paro. Raised...

Mary Katherine Smith

Mary Katherine Smith

Apr 2, 2016

Utica- Mary Katherine "Katie" Smith, 63, widow of Henry H. passed away on Saturday, April 2, 2016, while surrounded by loving care from her family, at Faxton - St. Luke's Memorial Hospital, New Hartford, after a long illness. A native and life resident of Utica, Katie was born on December 31, 1952, a daughter of Charles H. and Mary...

Lawrence E. 'Larry' Moshier

Lawrence E. 'Larry' Moshier

Mar 26, 2016

Boonville- Lawrence F. Moshier, 66, Schuyler St., husband of Darlene, passed away on Saturday, March 26, 2016, while surrounded by his loving family, at Sunset Nursing & Rehabilitation Center, Boonville, where he had resided since February, 2016. He was born in Lowville, on April 28, 1948, a son of Henry and Retha Ferguson Moshier, and grew up in the...

Lynn A. Williams

Lynn A. Williams

Mar 18, 2016

Remsen - Lynn A. Williams, 63, husband of Doreen, lifelong resident of Old State Route 12, passed away on Friday, March 18, 2016 at St. Luke's Hospital, while surrounded by his loving family, following a lengthy illness. Lynn was born on November 13, 1952 in Constableville a son of Alfred J. and Myra C. Felshaw Williams. He was raised...

Scott M. Kaufman

Scott M. Kaufman

Mar 17, 2016

Forestport- Scott M. Kaufman, 54, husband of Margaret, passed away at this residence, after a long illness, while surrounded by the loving care of his family, on Thursday, March 17, 2016. He was born in Des Moines, Iowa, on September 27, 1961, a son of the late John and Veda N. Jones Kaufman. Scott grew up in Ft. Collins,...

Karl W. Ruth

Karl W. Ruth

Mar 17, 2016

Lee Center - Karl W. Ruth, 74, of Weaver Road, passed away peacefully at home on Thursday, March 17, 2016 while under the care of Hospice. Karl was born on October 26, 1941 in Rome, a son of Clarence and Edna Widrick Ruth. He was raised on the family farm on Flint Town Road, Ava and graduated from Boonville...

Connie F. Lisowski

Connie F. Lisowski

Mar 9, 2016

West Leyden- Connie F. (Cihocki) Lisowski, 56, of Rhimiller Road, passed away after a sudden illness on Wednesday, March 9, 2016, at St. Luke's Memorial Hospital, New Hartford. She was born in Constableville, on May 22, 1959, a daughter of Richard E. and Patricia Genther Cihocki, Sr. A life-long resident of the West Leyden area, she received her education...

Wilfred J. Grenier

Wilfred J. Grenier

Mar 8, 2016

Lyons Falls - Wilfred J. Grenier, 82, husband of Mary, longtime resident of Cherry St., passed away on Tuesday, March 8, 2016 at Sunset Nursing and Rehabilitation Center, Boonville. Affectionately known as "Willie," he was born on February 20, 1934, in Tupper Lake, a son of Vincent and Alice Castilloux Grenier. He attended Boonville High School, where he excelled...

Gerald R. Emerson

Gerald R. Emerson

Mar 2, 2016

Turin- Gerald R. Emerson, 60, of East Road, husband of Hakkyoung, passed away on Wednesday March 2, 2016, at ST. Luke's Memorial Hospital, New Hartford, after a long illness. He was born in Constableville, on January 20, 1956, a son of Frank Richard and Shirley Leffingwell Emerson. He grew up in Constableville and Turin, attending Constableville Elementary School, graduating...

Therese Marie Capone

Therese Marie Capone

Mar 1, 2016

Old Forge- Therese M. Capone, 72, of Lakeside Terrace Apartments, South Shore Road, a native and former resident of Watertown, and the former Sister Peter Marie, of the Sisters of St. Joseph's Order of Watertown, NY, passed away on Tuesday, March 1, 2016, at Sunset Nursing & Rehabilitation Center, Boonville, after a short illness. She was born on January...

Helmuth Lincoln Schmeichel

Helmuth Lincoln Schmeichel

Mar 1, 2016

Ava- Helmuth Lincoln Schmeichel, 88, a longtime resident of the Town of Ava, passed away on Tuesday March 1, 2016, at St. Luke's Memorial Hospital, New Hartford, after a short illness. He was born in the Bronx, New York City, on February 12, 1928, a son of William and Alma Weiss Schmeichel. Mr. Schmeichel was raised in the Bronx,...