Obituaries
Gary S. Burdick
Jan 24, 2010
Lyons Falls - Gary Stephen "Skip" Burdick, 62, of Lyonsdale Road passed away suddenly on Sunday, January 24, 2010 at Lewis County General Hospital in Lowville. He was born in Lowville on December 21, 1947, a son of Harry Dean and Mary Margaret (Gaffney) Burdick, and stepson of Margaret "Peg" (Potts) Burdick. Mr. Burdick was a lifelong resident of...
Laura N. Tuttle
Jan 23, 2010
Boonville - Laura N. Tuttle, 84, formerly of Taberg and Utica, passed away on Saturday, January 23, 2010 at Rome Memorial Hospital. Prior to entering the hospital, she had resided at Sunset Nursing & Rehabiliation Center in Boonville for the past two years. Mrs. Tuttle was born in Hawkinsville on April 22, 1925, a daughter of Mirt and Mary...
Louise C. 'Pete' Edick
Jan 23, 2010
Forestport - Louise C. Edick, 80, of State Route 28 and affectionately known as "Pete", passed away suddenly at her residence on Saturday, January 23, 2010. A native of the town of German Flatts, she was born on January 12, 1930 to William B. and Catherine (Mosher) Hunt, Sr. Louise grew up in Mohawk and attended local schools. Her...
Erminie L. Traxel
Jan 21, 2010
Ava - Erminie Lueder Traxel, 93, a native and longtime resident of Ava, passed away on Thursday, January 21, 2010 at Sunset Nursing & Rehabilitation Center in Boonville where she had been a resident since August of 1999. She was born on January 25, 1916, a daughter of Eugene William and Erminie (Lueder) Traxel at the Traxel homestead farm...
Patricia A. Foshay
Jan 13, 2010
Constableville - Patricia A. Foshay, 80, of Kessler Road and formerly of Bethel, CT, passed away on Wednesday, January 13, 2010 at Lewis County General Hospital in Lowville after a brief illness. She was born in Mercer, PA on November 29, 1929, a daughter of Gregory and Mary Elizabeth (White) Hatch. Patricia grew up in Danbury, CT where she...
William J. Wilcox
Jan 13, 2010
Alder Creek - William J. Wilcox, Sr., 62, of State Route 12 passed away on Wednesday, January 13, 2010 at Strong Memorial Hospital in Rochester after a long illness. He was born in Utica on October 19, 1947, a son of Joseph H. and Mary E. (Gosson) Wilcox, Sr. He grew up in Hinckley, then lived for many years...
Richard J. Knoblock
Jan 10, 2010
Woodgate - Richard J. Knoblock, 60, of Daywood Road passed away on Sunday, January 10, 2010 at Faxton-St. Lukeï¿(TM)s Healthcare in New Hartford after a long illness. Richard was born in Syracuse on July 13, 1949, a son of R. Joseph and Geraldine (Sullivan) Knoblock. He grew up in the Fayetteville-Dewitt area, and graduated from Jamesville-Dewitt High School with...
Reginald G. Porter
Dec 31, 2009
Boonville - Reginald G. Porter, 74, of Belle Isles Place, better known as "Reggie", passed away on December 31, 2009 at Sunset Nursing & Rehabilitation Center in Boonville after a brief illness. A native of Waterville, ME he was born on April 29, 1935 to Fred and Doris (Pooler) Porter. Reggie grew up in Waterville, where he graduated from...
Donald E. Frank
Dec 30, 2009
Constableville - Donald E. Frank, 91, a native and current resident of Constableville, passed away at home on James Street on Wednesday, December 30, 2009. He was born on November 27, 1918, a son of Herman and Anna Zimmer Frank. He graduated from Constableville High School, later earning his Masters Degree in Education from Potsdam State Teachers College. In...
Janice M. Stefhon
Dec 27, 2009
West Leyden - Janice M. (Barnes) Stefhon, a long time resident of Osceola Road, passed away on December 27 at St. Luke's Home in New Hartford after a brief illness. She was born in Greig on October 21. 1932, a daughter of Frank and Dorothy (Jones) Barnes. Janice grew up in Glenfield, where she also attended school. Her family...
Aaron M. Beyel
Dec 26, 2009
West Leyden - Aaron M. Beyel, 93, formerly of Mud Lake Road and currently of State Route 294, passed away Saturday, December 26, 2009 at St. Elizabeth Medical Center in Utica. For a short time prior to entering the hospital, Mr. Beyel had resided at Sunset Nursing and Rehabilitation Center in Boonville. A native and life long resident of...
Flora E. Kohler
Dec 24, 2009
Hawkinsville - Flora E. (Tuttle) Kohler, 89, of Wingert Road passed away on Thursday, December 24, 2009, at St. Elizabeth Medical Center in Utica after a brief illness. She was born in the Town of West Turin on April 16, 1920, to William and Ruth (Brooks) Tuttle. Flora grew up in the vicinity of Lyons Falls and she graduated...
Abigail Ann Kelly
Dec 24, 2009
Boonville - Abigail Ann Kelly, infant daughter of Kayla M. Yager and Jeffrey S. Kelly, passed away at birth at Rome Memorial Hospital on Thursday, December 24, 2009. In addition to her parents of Ann Street in Boonville, Abigail is survived by a sister, Isabella M. Kelly, at home; maternal grandparents Dennis and Heather Yager of Hawkinsville; maternal great-grandmothers...
Phillip D. Gleasman
Dec 20, 2009
Boonville - Phillip D. Gleasman, 50, a longtime resident of the Moose River Road, died unexpectedly at his residence on Sunday, December 20, 2009. He was born in Utica, on October 20, 1959, a son of Harley R. and the late Jean (Goodhine) Gleasman. Phillip grew up in the vicinity of Highmarket, and attended Constableville Elementary School. In 1969...
James G. Redner
Dec 19, 2009
Port Leyden - James G. Redner, 63, of Wildcat Road went home to be with his Lord and Savior on December 19, 2009. James was born on July 11, 1946 in Boonville, the son of the late James Redner, Sr., stepfather Raymond and mother Evelyn "Peg" Redner. James graduated from Boonville Central School with the Class of 1961, and...
Francis '"Frank"' Croniser
Dec 16, 2009
Boonville - Francis "Frank" Croniser, 79, of Brown Road passed away on Wednesday, December 16, 2009, at Lewis County General Hospital in Lowville. He was born on January 23, 1930 at the Croniser homestead farm at Locust Grove to John and Gladys Bourgeois Croniser. Frank grew up in Locust Grove and received his education at Port Leyden Central School....
Edward A. Szewczyk
Dec 13, 2009
Port Leyden - Edward A. Szewczyk, 58, of River Road, affectionately known to many as "Butch", passed away Sunday, December 13 at Faxton-St. Luke's Healthcare in New Hartford. Born September 12, 1951 in Boonville to Edward R. and Marie Bourgeois Szewczyk, he grew up on the Denley Rd and attended South Lewis Central School. Receiving his GED at the...
Loretta Catherine Hayes
Dec 12, 2009
Constableville - Loretta Catherine Hayes died peacefully at Evergreen Commons in East Greenbush, NY on December 12, 2009 at the age of 91 years. Loretta was born on June 26, 1918 in the Schwenk Brothers Hotel in Constableville ¿ more recently known as Hotel Parquet. She was the daughter of Henry Schwenk and Marion Wynn. In 1921 she moved...
Irene L. Fleury
Dec 8, 2009
Forestport - Irene L. Fleury, 75, widow of Donald, passed away Tuesday, December 8, 2009 at St. Elizabeth Medical Center in Utica. Born July 5, 1934 to Louis and Helen (Nichol) Bourdage, Irene graduated from St. Francis DeSales Parochial School. She was united in marriage with Donald Fleury on January 21, 1956 at St. Francis DeSales Church in Utica...
Pamela J. Dolan
Nov 29, 2009
Boonville - Pamela J. Dolan, 54, passed away November 29, 2009 at Samaritan Medical Center in Watertown while surrounded by her children and family following a heroic battle with cancer. Born on July 11, 1955 at the former Sunset Maternity Hospital in Constableville, she was the daughter of Robert and Sophie (Czajka) Rocker. Pam grew up in Port Leyden,...

