Obituaries
Donald F. 'Pete' Denslow
Jun 1, 2009
Boonville - Donald F. "Pete" Denslow, 77, a life-long resident of East Road in the Town of Leyden, passed away on Monday, June 1, 2009, at SUNY Medical Center in Syracuse after a brief illness. Pete was born on the Denslow family homestead on the East Road on July 29, 1931 to Kenneth G. and Lillian L. Mowers Denslow....
Kenneth E. Van Aernam
May 30, 2009
Port Leyden - Kenneth Edwin Van Aernam, 72, a former long-time resident of Canal Street and River Road, passed away on Saturday, May 30, 2009, at Lewis County General Hospital in Lowville after a brief illness. Prior to his hospital stay, Mr. Van Aernam was a resident at Sunset Nursing & Rehabilitation Center in Boonville. A native of Boonville,...
Barbara E. Guy
May 25, 2009
Boonville - Barbara E. Guy passed away in Boonville on Monday, May 25, 2009. A native of Concord, New Hampshire, she was born on May 10, 1923 to James and Mabel Webster Guy. She graduated from Port Jervis High School in Port Jervis, NY, and St. Francis Hospital School of Nursing in Port Chester, NY. In 1948, Barbara entered...
John J. ''Jack"' Penree
May 22, 2009
Otter Lake - John J. (Jack) Penree, 72, formerly of State Route 28, passed away on Friday, May 22, 2009, at St. Elizabeth Medical Center in Utica. A native of Utica, Jack was born on April 20, 1937 to George Melvin and Ellen Byrnes Penree. He grew up in Utica and graduated from the former Utica Free Academy. Mr....
Jean G. Gleasman
May 17, 2009
Boonville - Jean (Goodhines) Gleasman, 81, of Moose River Road, passed away on Sunday, May 17, 2009, at Lewis County General Hospital in Lowville after a brief illness. She was born in Constableville on August 27, 1927, to Walter J. and Clara K. Scheidelman Goodhines. Jean graduated from Constableville High School with the Class of 1944, and then from...
Carol E. Douque
May 16, 2009
Boonville - Carol (Pfendler) Douque, 63, a native and lifelong resident of Boonville, passed away on Saturday, May 16, 2009, at Faxton-St. Luke's Healthcare in New Hartford. She was born on June 6, 1945, a daughter of Walter T. and Edith Roberts Pfendler. Carol graduated from Boonville Central School with the Class of 1963, and thereafter attended nursing school....
Louis Michael Mascitelli
May 10, 2009
Boonville - Louis Michael Mascitelli, M.D., 93, of Academy Street and affectionately known as "Dr.Lou", passed away on Sunday, May 10, 2009, at St. Elizabeth Medical Center in Utica. A native of New York City, he was born on July 25, 1915 to Vincenza and Angelina Mascitelli. He graduated from Syracuse University School of Medicine with the Class of...
Mabel G. Brinkerhoff
May 6, 2009
Lyons Falls - Mabel Grace (Compo) Brinkerhoff, 78, of High Falls Apartments, Cherry Street in Lyons Falls, passed away on Wednesday, May 6, 2009, at St. Elizabeth Medical Center in Utica. A native of Boonville, she was born on September 1, 1930 to David H. and Delia Smith Compo. She grew up in the Boonville area, where she attended...
Roger P. 'Pete' Morczek
May 4, 2009
Ilion - Roger P. "Pete" Morczek, 74, of 6th Avenue in Ilion, and formerly of Herkimer and Capron Road, Lee Center, passed away on Monday May 4, 2009, at Mohawk Valley Nursing Home where he had resided since a sudden illness in 2000. He called his residence at the nursing home "his happy home," where he had many friends,...
Jane A. Flansburg
May 3, 2009
Boonville - Jane A. Flansburg, 92, formerly of John Street, Constableville and Kortenaer Village, Boonville, passed away on Sunday, May 3, 2009 at Sunset Nursing and Rehabilitation Center in Boonville where she had resided since December 2002. Jane was born on November 27, 1916, in Saskatchewan, Canada to William C. and Mabel L. Salmon Jackson. At the age of...
Leonard L. Lenaghen
Apr 26, 2009
Boonville - Leonard L. Lenaghen, 87, of LaChausse Road, passed away on Sunday, April 26, 2009, at Sunset Nursing and Rehabilitation Center in Boonville, where he had resided since April 1, 2009. He was born in Oriskany on July 13, 1921, to John and Ada Jacob Lenaghen. As a child he moved with his family to Westernville before settling...
Betty M. Ossont
Apr 18, 2009
Lyons Falls - Betty M. (Mackey) Ossont, 79, of Lyonsdale Road passed away on April 18, 2009 at Lewis County General Hospital in Lowville after a long illness. Mrs. Ossont was born in Constableville on November 6, 1929 to Andrew and Clara Hoffert Mackey. Betty attended Constableville schools and later earned her GED. On October 6, 1946, Betty was...
Mary Elizabeth Buckley
Apr 15, 2009
Boonville - Miss Betty Buckley, 96, passed away while surrounded by the loving care of her extended family of caregivers at her residence on Wednesday, April 15, 2009. A native of Boonville, Betty was born on June 8, 1912 to Fred M. and Agnes Doyle Buckley. She grew up in Boonville, where her parents owned and operated the Hulbert...
W. Cameron Kingsbury
Apr 14, 2009
Boonville - W. Cameron Kingsbury, 90, a long-time resident of East Road passed away on Sunday, April 12, 2009 at Sunset Nursing and Rehabilitation Center in Boonville, where he had resided since 2006. Mr. Kingsbury was born in Boonville on May 27, 1918 to Clifford T. and Iris Lashuay Kingsbury. He graduated from Boonville High School in the Class...
Loren H. Sullivan
Apr 13, 2009
Port Leyden - Loren H. Sullivan, 77, of South Elm Street. a retired dairy farmer, passed away at his residence on Monday, April 13, 2009. A native of Highmarket, he was born on March 8, 1932 to William and Agnes Hoffert Sullivan. He grew up in Constableville and Talcottville, and attended rural schools in the Boonville area. Mr. Sullivan...
Dorothy S. Burdick
Apr 12, 2009
Lyons Falls - Dorothy (Stafford) Burdick, 90, of State Route 12 passed away on Sunday, April 12, 2009 at the Lewis County Extended Care Facility in Lowville. Dorothy was born in the Town of Martinsburg on August 4, 1918 to H. Orrin and Hattie Iola Butts Stafford. She grew up on the Stafford homestead farm on the East Road...
Millard E. Boek
Apr 11, 2009
Westernville - Millard E. Boek, 83, of Stokes-Westernville Road, passed away after a lengthy illness on Saturday, April 11, 2009, at St. Joseph's Hospital in Syracuse. Mr Boek was born on July 25, 1925 on the Boek homestead farm near Holland Patent to William and Mable Smith Boek. He attended Holland Patent schools and enjoyed boxing while he was...
Robert Geiskopf
Apr 2, 2009
Boonville - Robert Geiskopf, 80, of Ford Street passed away on Thursday, April 2, 2009 at Faxton-St. Lukeï¿(TM)s Healthcare in New Hartford. Mr. Geiskopf was born in Boonville on May 9, 1928, to Harold J. and Jennie Schue Geiskopf. He grew up in Boonville and graduated with the Class of 1946. For several years following, he lived and worked...
James W. Smith
Apr 1, 2009
Boonville - James W. Smith, 68, formerly of Route 12, passed away on Wednesday, April 1, 2009, at Faxton-St. Luke's Healthcare, New Hartford, after a long illness. Jim was born at the former Grassy Brook Farm in Alder Creek on May 31, 1940, to W. John and Estella Stoklosa Smith. He graduated from Boonville Central School in the Class...
Theodore J. '"Ted"' Brinkerhoff
Mar 29, 2009
Boonville - Theodore J. "Ted" Brinkerhoff, 49, formerly a resident of West Street and currently residing at the Loretto Center in Utica, passed away on Sunday, March 29, 2009 at Faxton-St. Luke's Healthcare, New Hartford, after a long illness. Mr. Brinkerhoff was born in Tonawanda on February 20, 1960 to Eri W. and Luella Weiler Brinkerhoff, Sr. He grew...