Obituaries
Lyle L. Ernst
Jan 6, 2009
West Leyden - Lyle L. Ernst, 82, of Main Street and husband of Arlene, passed away on Tuesday, January 6, 2009, at Sunset Nursing & Rehabilitation Center in Boonville after a long illness. Lyle was born in Rome on September 25, 1926, to Roy D. and Nora Schoff Ernst. He grew up in West Leyden, where his parents operated...
Lawrence E. 'Larry' Dexter
Jan 3, 2009
Boonville - Lawrence E. (Larry) Dexter, 75, of Ford Street and formerly of Elizabethtown, PA (Lancaster County) passed away on Saturday, January 3, 2009, at Faxton-St. Luke's Healthcare, New Hartford, after a brief illness. Mr. Dexter had resided in Utica for many years while employed as a meat cutter by Acme Markets. He was born in Lowville on January...
Myrton C. Farr
Dec 30, 2008
Port Leyden - Myrton C. Farr, Sr., 79, of River Road, passed away on Tuesday December 30, 2008, at Lewis County General Hospital, Lowville, after a brief illness. A native of Penny Settlement, he was born on April 6, 1929, to Raymond and Viola Pearsons Farr. He received his education at the Penny Settlement Rural School, and was employed...
Dora J. 'Dori' Dirda
Dec 28, 2008
Steuben - Mrs. Dora J. "Dori" Dirda, 59, of Fraser Road and the wife of Gregory, passed away on Sunday, December 28, 2008, surrounded by her family at St. Luke's Memorial Hospital, New Hartford, after a courageous battle with cancer. Dori was born in Boonville on December 2, 1949, to Albert D. and Helen Schleicher Abel. She grew up...
Jessie E. Vollmar
Dec 22, 2008
Boonville - Jessie E. Vollmar, 84, a former resident of Woodgate Drive and more recently Sunset Nursing and Rehabilitation Center, Boonville, passed away suddenly at the nursing home on Monday, December 22, 2008. A native of Port Leyden, she was born on September 3, 1924, to Earl and Ruth Gardner Webster. She grew up in Port Leyden, and graduated...
Estella Michael
Dec 12, 2008
Utica - Mrs. Estella (Ziankowski) Michael, 77, a former resident of Victoria Drive, died peacefully with her loving family and friends by her side on Friday, December 12, 2008, at Sunset Nursing and Rehabilitation Center in Boonville, NY where she was currently residing. She was born on November 15, 1931, to Felix and Matilda Ziankowski on the homestead farm...
Donna J. Miller
Dec 4, 2008
Constableville - Donna J. Miller, 56, of North Main Street and wife of Richard, passed away after a long illness on Thursday, December 4, 2008, at Faxton-St. Luke's Healthcare, New Hartford, surrounded by her loving family. A native of Constableville, she was born on December 14, 1951, a daughter of June Snyder. Donna grew up in Constableville and Boonville....
Robert B. Gydesen
Nov 30, 2008
Lyons Falls - Robert B. Gydesen, 79, of Gorham Street, passed away suddenly on Sunday, November 30, 2008, at his hunting camp on the Steam Mill Road in Brantingham. Robert was born in Utica on August 25, 1929, a son of Ted and Gladys Burton Gydesen. He grew up on the Gydesen homestead farm on the Lyons Falls -Greig...
Mildred May Champion
Nov 28, 2008
Boonville - Mildred May Champion, 83, a former resident of North Street in Madison for several years, and more recently of Oneida and Boonville, passed away on Friday, November 28, 2008, at Sunset Nursing Home, Boonville, where she had resided since January 2007. A native of Fulton, she was born on May 17, 1925, a daughter of Howard Edley...
Vernon R. Coleman
Nov 24, 2008
Swancott Mills - Vernon R. Coleman, 66, a lifelong resident of Osceola Road in the Town of Lewis, passed away suddenly at his home on Monday, November 24, 2008. Vernon was born in Rome, on October 24, 1942, a son of Clayton A. and Hilda Genther Coleman. Mr. Coleman graduated from West Leyden Central School. He entered the U.S....
Melvin W. 'Mouse' Iseneker
Nov 23, 2008
Boonville - Melvin W. Iseneker , 83, of Summit Street and formerly of Thornton Avenue, passed away after a long illness on Sunday, November 23, 2008, at St. Elizabeth Medical Center, Utica. A native of Boonville, Melvin was born on January 23, 1925, a son of Albert J., and Florence Bourgeois Iseneker. He grew up on Ann Street, and...
Dennis F. Breen
Nov 23, 2008
Boonville - Dennis F. Breen, 83, a long-time resident of Erwin Street, passed away after a long illness on Sunday, November 23, 2008, at the Veteran's Administration Hospital in Syracuse. A native and lifelong resident of Boonville, he was born on April 10, 1925, a son of Frank and Julia Raymond Breen. He graduated from Boonville High School in...
Mary E. Smith
Nov 21, 2008
Forestport - Mary Evelyn (Galle) Smith, 83, widow of Leroy and a resident of Kincaid Road since 1975, passed away Friday, November 21, 2008, at St. Luke's Memorial Hospital, New Hartford, after a long illness. A native of Forestport, she was born on December 4, 1924, a daughter of Edwin John and Elizabeth Wingert Galle. She grew up in...
Stanley C. Sirois
Nov 15, 2008
Hawkinsville - Stanley C. Sirois, 33, of Wingert Road, fianc of Ms. Nicole A. Drelick, passed away suddenly of a heart attack on Saturday, November 15, 2008, at St. Elizabeth Medical Center, Utica. He was born in New Hartford on September 22, 1975, a son of the late Michael S. and Rosemary Earl Sirois. Stanley grew up in Hawkinsville...
Rhonda L. Hoehn
Nov 7, 2008
Ava - Rhonda Faye Hoehn, 48, a resident of East Ava Road and formerly of Sandston, VA, passed away on Friday, November 7, 2008, at her residence after an intense battle with cancer. A native of Richmond, VA, Rhonda was born on September 15, 1950, a daughter of Curtis Ray and Virginia Louise Leber Luck. She grew up in...
Mabel S. Young
Nov 5, 2008
Boonville - Mabel (Schleicher) Young, 77, a resident of Post Street and the wife of Donald, passed away Wednesday, November 5, 2008, at St. Luke's Memorial Hospital Center in New Hartford after a long illness. Mabel was born in Cold Brook on March 15, 1931, a daughter of Leon and Mildred Weaver Schleicher. She grew up in the Cold...
Bertha E. Dulak
Oct 31, 2008
Rome - Bertha (Ernst) Dulak, 91, a native of West Leyden, and a former resident of Upper Floyd Avenue and Barile's Trailer Park, passed away on Friday, October 31, at Stonehedge Nursing Home, where she had resided since 2002. For a total for twenty-eight years Mrs. Dulak was employed at the Rome Daily Sentinel, first as staff photographer, and...
Joseph F. 'Joey Dee' Dluzewski
Oct 25, 2008
Ava - Joseph Frank Dluzewski, 78, retired proprietor of Adirondack Bakery Equipment Company, passed away on Saturday, October 25, 2008, at St. Luke's Memorial Hospital, New Hartford, after a brief illness. A native of Jamaica, Queens, he was born on February 15, 1930, a son of Francis and Helen Nalewajski Dluzewski. Joe grew up in Brooklyn, where he graduated...
Kenneth V. Sawyer
Oct 19, 2008
Boonville - Kenneth V. Sawyer, 86, of East Schuyler Street, husband of Jeannette, passed away suddenly on Sunday, October 19, 2008, at his residence. Ken was born in Boonville on April 30, 1922, a son of Vernon A. and Harriett E. Barnes Sawyer. He grew up in Boonville, where he graduated from Boonville High School in the Class of...
Almeta M. Szewczyk
Oct 15, 2008
Port Leyden - Almeta R.(Mooney) Szewczyk, 80, of Marmon Road, widow of Michael A., passed away on Wednesday, October 15, 2008, at St. Luke's Memorial Hospital, New Hartford, after a long illness. She was born in Martinsburg, on August 16, 1928, a daughter of Frank and Ada Williams Mooney. Most of her life was spent in the Lyons Falls...