Obituaries
Bonnie K. Yager
Sep 3, 2014
Hawkinsville- Bonnie K. Yager, 59, of Hayes Road East, wife of Thomas O. passed away on Wednesday, September 3, 2014, at St. Luke's Memorial Hospital, New Hartford, while surrounded by the loving care of her husband and family, after a long and heroic battle with cancer. She was born in Norwich, on March 7, 1955, a daughter of Richard...
Leola A. Dority
Aug 31, 2014
Boonville- Leola A. (Williamson) Dority, 89, a former resident of Boonville, Blossvale and Stanwix, widow of Stanley W., passed away on Sunday, August 31, 2014, at the Rome Center for Health and Rehabilitation, where she had resided since 2007. She was born in Boonville, on October 6, 1924, a daughter of Alvah and Gladys Capron Williamson. She grew up...
Doris V. 'Dottie' Freeman
Aug 27, 2014
Boonville- Doris V. Freeman, 86, of Third St., widow of Leigh J. Freeman, Jr. passed away on Wednesday, August 27, 2014, at Sunset Nursing & Rehabilitation Center, Boonville, where she had resided since February, 2014. Affectionately known as "Dottie," she was born in Leighton, Alabama, on July 17, 1928, a daughter of LaVert and Pearl Jeffreys Looney. She grew...
Mitchell M. Mashaw
Aug 26, 2014
Port Leyden- Mitchell M. Mashaw, 20, passed away on Tuesday, August 26, 2014, as a result of injuries sustained from a motorcycle accident. Mitchell was born on February 25, 1994 in Utica, a son of Scott A. Mashaw and Tessa Ferguson Greene. He was raised in Port Leyden, where he attended school. While in grade school he enjoyed many...
Thomas A. Grower
Aug 26, 2014
Forestport- Thomas A. Grower, 78, of Glenwood Place, husband of the late Irene, passed away after an automobile accident on Tuesday, August 26, 2014. Tom was born in Forestport, on December 19, 1935, a son of Earle H and Maude Elliott Grower; he grew up in Forestport, where he graduated from high school, with the Class of 1955. From...
Donald E. Norton
Aug 18, 2014
Otter Lake- Relatives and friends are invited to attend a Memorial Mass for Donald E. Norton, 48, on Saturday, September 27, 2014, at 11:00 am at St. Mary of the Snows Church, Otter Lake, where Rev. Donald H. Karlen, retired pastor of Christ Our Hope Catholic Parish will officiate. Following the mass, everyone is cordially invited to attend a...
Robert R. Rogers
Aug 17, 2014
Woodgate- Robert R. Rogers, 73, of Rogers Rd, passed away on Sunday, August 17, 2014, at St. Luke's Memorial Hospital, New Hartford, after a long illness. He was born in Malone, on April 22, 1941, a son of Arthur A. and Dorothy E. Gervais Rogers. Robert grew up in Malone, later moving with his family to West Winfield and...
Kevin A. Ward
Aug 9, 2014
Port Leyden- Kevin A. Ward, Jr., 20 of Kelpytown Road, passed away on Saturday, August 9, 2014, in a tragic Sprint Car racing accident, at the Canandaigua Motorsports Park, Canandaigua, NY. Affectionately known as "Budster," and later as "Junior," Kevin, during his teenage years had become an icon- "and one of a kind," in Motorsport Racing. Kevin was born...
William C. Osborne
Aug 4, 2014
Town of Lee- William C. Osborne, 64, of Beartown Road, husband of Lynn, passed away at his home, on Monday, August 4, 2014, while under the loving care of his wife, family and friends. Bill was born on September 1, 1949, the son of Charles and Margaret Foll Osborne. He graduated from West Leyden High School with the Class...
Elsie M. Berger
Aug 4, 2014
Boonville- Elsie M. Berger, 95, formerly of State Route 294, passed away on Monday, August 4, 2014, at Sunset Nursing & Rehabilitation Center, where she had resided since December of 2003. Elsie was born on January 26, 1919 in the Town of Leyden, a daughter of David and Ida Rauscher Berger. She grew up on the Berger Family Farm...
Judy Ann Scherzer
Jul 30, 2014
Boonville- Judy Ann Marie Rizzo Scherzer, lost her life after a heroic battle against leukemia on Wednesday, July 30, 2014, at Upstate Medical Center, in Syracuse. She was born in Buffalo, NY, on February 10, 1953. She earned her undergraduate and master's degrees from the State University at Buffalo and an Advanced Certification in School Administration from SUNY College...
Barbara A Slawson
Jul 27, 2014
Constableville- Barbara A. Slawson, 72, wife of Kenneth A., passed away on Sunday, July 27, 2014, at her residence, while under the loving care of her family. She was born on October 4, 1941, a daughter of Frances and Ione (Green) Loomis. She grew up in Ava and was educated at West Leyden Central School. On July 3, 1960,...
Kathryn E. Conrad
Jul 22, 2014
Boonville- Kathryn E. Conrad, 88, affectionately known as "Katie," a former long time resident of Birch Road, Woodgate, and more recently of Kortenaer Village, passed away on Tuesday, July 22, 2014, at Sunset Nursing & Rehabilitation Center, Boonville, where she had resided since 2008. She was born in Ithaca, on June 8, 1926, a daughter of Alvin and Wilma...
Betty C. Fitzgerald
Jul 20, 2014
Greig- Betty C. Fitzgerald, 86, a former resident of the hamlet of Greig, wife of the late Kenneth, passed away on Sunday, July 20, 2014, at Lewis County Extended Care Facility, Lowville, after a long illness. For many years Betty and her husband lived on Shibley Road in Shuetown, Town of Lyonsdale. She was born in Turin, on January...
Randall N. Baker
Jul 12, 2014
Taberg- Randall Neil Baker, 57, husband of Cheryl, passed away on Saturday, July 12, 2014 at St. Luke's Hospital, from complications with diabetes, a disease he has struggled with since the age of 4. Randy was born on December 15, 1956, a son of James H. and Clara Freeman Baker. He was united in marriage with Cheryl Witzigman of...
Norbert W. 'Norby' Wilbert
Jul 9, 2014
West Leyden- Norbert W. Wilbert, 97, a long time resident of Fish Creek Road, husband of the late Freda, passed away on Wednesday, July 9, 2014, at Sunset Nursing & Rehabilitation Center, Boonville, after a short illness. He was born on in West Leyden, August 20, 1916, a son of William W. and Anna Kirk Wilbert, and grew up...
Timothy John Clark
Jul 7, 2014
Timothy John Clark began a new journey on July 7, 2014. He was born January 15, 1949 in Syracuse, NY and grew up in Canastota. When Tim was 14 he got his first guitar and that, according to Tim, was when he was truly born. He discovered a passion for music that ran bone-deep and stayed with him for...
Kenneth G. Trainor
Jul 7, 2014
West Leyden - Kenneth G. Trainor, 90, a long-time resident of West Leyden, NY, passed away on Monday, July 7, 2014, at Sunset Nursing and Rehabilitation Center, Boonville, while surrounded by the loving care of his family. Ken had been a resident of the nursing home since November 2013. He was born at the Trainor residence in the village...
Douglas J. Wesseldine
Jul 5, 2014
White Lake - Douglas J. Wesseldine, 75, of Elmwood Road, passed away peacefully at his beloved home on July 5, 2014, after spending a wonderful holiday surrounded by his family. He was born on October 17, 1938, a son of Sherman and Eloise Johnson Wesseldine. He was raised in Chittenango, where he attended school, graduating with the Class of...
Theodore L. Weiler
Jul 1, 2014
Fish Creek- Theodore L. Weiler, 82, of Fish Creek Road, passed away at his residence on Tuesday, July 1, 2014, while under the loving care of his family. Earlier this year, he had resided at Sunset Nursing & Rehabilitation Center, Boonville. He was born on January 5, 1932, at the Weiler Homestead Farm on the Fish Creek Road, near...