Obituaries
Billy G. Oaks
Sep 23, 2008
Constableville - Billy Gene Oaks, 75, of Crofoot Hill Road, husband of Edith, passed away on Tuesday, September 23, 2008, at his residence while under the care of his loving family and Lewis County Hospice. A native of Burney, Indiana, he was born on October 3, 1932, a son of George William and Leah Leota Galbraith Oaks. He grew...
Robert A. 'Bob' Sullivan
Sep 20, 2008
Constableville - Robert A. Sullivan, 57, of West Main St., husband of Patricia, passed away on Saturday, September 20, 2008, at his residence where he was surrounded by his loving family. Mr. Sullivan had been ill with pancreatic cancer. He was born in Constableville on July 19, 1951, a son of Loren H. and Shirley Weber Sullivan. Bob grew...
Jean Frances Stock
Sep 3, 2008
Boonville - Jean Frances Petrie Worlock Stock, 70, a former resident of Old Hawkinsville Rd., and most recently of Kortenaer Village, South St., Boonville, passed away at her residence on Wednesday, September 3, 2008. She was born in Utica, on February 8, 1938, a daughter of Francis (Pete) and Vera Jones Petrie. Jean grew up in Utica, then later...
Frank H. Perry
Sep 2, 2008
Ava - Frank H. Perry, 78, a long time resident of Vary Road, husband of the late Marion, passed away on Tuesday, September 2, 2008, at St. Elizabeth's Medical Center, Utica, after a brief illness. Mr. Perry was born in Rome on January 6, 1930, a son of Edward and Frances Smith Perry. He grew up in Rome, where...
Emelia C. '"Mel"' Vanderwarker
Aug 28, 2008
Holland Patent/Whitesboro - Mrs. Emelia C. "Mel" VanDerWarker, 83, of Clinton Rd., widow of Robert G., passed away on Thursday, August 28, 2008, at St. Luke's Memorial Hospital, New Hartford. A native of Rome, she was born on June 25, 1925, a daughter of Michael and Lucy Mijan Szmurlo. Mel grew up in Rome, where she graduated from Rome...
Frederick J. Brach
Aug 27, 2008
Boonville-Frederick J. Brach, 83, a life long resident of the Old West Leyden Rd., a retired dairy farmer and school bus driver, passed away on Wednesday, August 27, 2008, at St. Luke's Memorial Hospital, New Hartford, after a long illness. Fred was born near Boonville on March 21, 1925, a son of Jacob and Sophie Godek Brach. He grew...
Debra J. Royce
Aug 20, 2008
Holland Patent- Debra J. Royce, 54, passed away on Wednesday, August 20, 2008. A native of Greenwich, CT, she was born on October 26, 1953. Debra graduated from Syracuse University with a Masters Degree in Social Work, and for many years she was employed as a social worker at several agencies in the Utica-Rome area. Sincerely dedicated to her...
Marion L. Alsheimer
Aug 16, 2008
Boonville - Marion L. Alsheimer, 73, passed away on Saturday, August 16, 2008, at Sunset Nursing and Rehabilitation Center, Boonville, after a short illness. Prior to entering the rehabilitation center, Marion had resided at Kortenaer Village, on South Street in Boonville for the past several years. In keeping with her wishes there will be no calling hours, services, or...
Margaret M. Walters
Aug 16, 2008
Alder Creek - Margaret M. Walters, 81, of Kernan Road, widow of Kenneth, Sr., passed away on Saturday, August 16, 2008, at St. Luke's Memorial Hospital, New Hartford, after a short illness. A native of Akron, Ohio, she was born on August 21, 1926, a daughter of John and Matilda Bowen. She grew up in Pennsylvania, and after her...
Nancy Mae Pelton
Aug 15, 2008
Steuben - Nancy Mae (Salmon) Pelton, 65, of South Hill Road, passed away on at her residence after a courageous battle with cancer on Friday, August 15, 2008. Nancy was born in Utica, on January 13, 1943, a daughter of the late Maynard E. and Myrtle Pugh Salmon. Except for a short time when she lived in Rome, her...
Veronica E. Golden
Aug 15, 2008
Forestport - Veronica E. (Simmons) Golden, 77, a former long-time resident of North Lake Road, the widow of Lewis, passed away on Friday, August 15, 2008, at St. Luke's Medical Center, New Hartford. Before her admission to the hospital, Mrs. Golden had resided at the Heritage Home of Utica since 1995. A native of Rossie, NY, St. Lawrence Co.,...
Alvin J. Weiler
Aug 12, 2008
West Leyden -Alvin J. Weiler, Sr., 86, of State Rt. 294, husband of Helen, and a decorated WWII veteran, passed away at his residence on Tuesday, August 12, 2008, while under the care of his loving family and Oneida Co. Hospice. Alvin was born in Fish Creek on the Weiler homestead farm on April 2, 1922, a son of...
Thomas A. 'Tom' Maurer
Jul 29, 2008
West Leyden- Thomas A. Maurer, 59, State Rt. 26, a life long resident of the West Leyden area, and husband of Margaret, passed away suddenly on Tuesday, July 29, 2008, at Upstate Medical Center in Syracuse of complications from injuries he suffered while cutting a tree at his residence on July 10, 2008. Tom was born in Boonville, on...
Jerome J. Wilbert
Jul 27, 2008
West Leyden- Jerome J. Wilbert, 88, a life long resident of the Osceola Road, passed away on Sunday, July 27, 2008, at Rome Memorial Hospital, after a long illness. He was born on the Wilbert Homestead Farm, at Prussian Settlement in the Town of Lewis, on March 10, 1920, a son of William W. and Anna Kirk Wilbert. Jerome...
Janice L. Klossner
Jul 27, 2008
Constableville - Janice (Markham) Klossner, 85, a long time resident of High St., wife of John, passed away on Sunday, July 27, 2008, at Sunset Nursing and Rehabilitation Center, Boonville, where she had resided since May of 2006. She was born in Turin on April 29, 1923, a daughter of Ernest L. and Evelyn Wasmuth Markham. Janice graduated from...
Katherine F. Handy
Jul 21, 2008
Alder Creek- Katherine F. (Sweet) Handy, 65, of Phillips Road, passed away suddenly at her residence on Monday, July 21, 2008. A native of Utica, Katherine was born on May 6, 1943; a daughter of Charles and Catherine Sweet. Her younger life was spent in Oriskany, where she attended school. She later graduated from Oneonta College. Mrs. Handy was...
Wilson J. '"Sam"' Kelly
Jul 19, 2008
Constableville-Wilson J. "Sam" Kelly, 74, of John St., husband of Patricia, and a former long time resident of Thornton Ave. in Boonville, passed away on Saturday, July 19, 2008, at his home, after a short illness, while surrounded by his loving caring family, and the care of Lewis Co. Hospice. He was born in Croghan, on June 11, 1934,...
Frances N. Meeker
Jul 13, 2008
North Western- Frances (Nestle) Meeker, 94, formerly of St. Rt. 46, passed away on Sunday, July 13, 2008, at Sunset Nursing & Rehabilitation Center, Boonville, where she had resided since 2000. Prior to entering the nursing home, she had resided in Valentine Apartments, Rome, and in Kortenaer Village of Boonville. Mrs. Meeker was born in Westernville, on April 18,...
Joseph S. Marcinkowski
Jul 10, 2008
Boonville - Joseph S. Marcinkowski, Sr., 85, of Sudol Hill Road, passed away on July 10, 2008 at St. Luke's - Memorial Hospital Center after a long illness. He was born on May 1, 1923 at the family farm on Potato Hill to the late Joseph and Martha (Gurbacki) Marcinkowski. After graduating from Boonville High School in 1941, he...
Susan J. Mangum
Jul 2, 2008
Constableville - Susan J. Mangum, 56, of State Route 26, Constableville passed away on July 2, 2008 at Lewis County General Hospital due to medical complications. She was born on July 30, 1951 in Rockford, IL to the late Jack and Joyce (Erwin) Severson, and later graduated from local schools. In 1970 she was married to Thomas H. Mangum....