Obituaries

Aug 29, 2007

Eileen E. LaPlante, 70, of White Lake Road, formerly of the Town of New Baltimore, passed away Wednesday, August 29, 2007, at St. Elizabethï¿(TM)s Medical Center, Utica, surrounded by her loved ones. Eileen was born July 11, 1937 in the Town of New Baltimore, a daughter of Hiram and Rose Hluboky Robinson. She grew up in Grapeville on the...

Aug 22, 2007

Helen S. Charbonneau, 84, of the Millers Woods Road, widow of Harold "Bill" Charbonneau, passed away peacefully Wednesday, August 22, 2007, at the Oneida Healthcare Center. Helen was born January 9, 1923 in Boonville, a daughter of Frank and Katherine Pietrowski Szyikowski. She spent her childhood on the family homestead on Echo Lake Road, graduating from Boonville Central School...

Aug 13, 2007

Ervin J. Hoffert, 83, a native of the Town of Lewis, passed away Monday, August 13, 2007 at the Lewis County Extended Care Facility, Lowville. He was born June 14, 1924, a son of Frank and Carrie Shake Hoffert, at Sunset Corners, Town of Lewis, where he grew up on a farm. Most of his life was spent in...

Aug 10, 2007

Eugene R. Dale, 83, a resident of Kolasa Road, a veteran of WW II, passed away on Friday, August 10, 2007, at St. Lukeï¿(TM)s Memorial Hospital, New Hartford, after a long illness. A native of Camden, he was born on February 4, 1924, a son of William Otis and Leona Belle Palmer Dale. He moved to Boonville with his...

Aug 2, 2007

Boonville-Jonathan F. Myers, age 5, of Fox Wood Lane, son of Christopher D. and Loretta A. Huff Myers, passed away suddenly in Boonville, on Thursday, August 2, 2007. Jonathan was born in New Hartford, on September 19, 2001. He was to enter kindergarten this fall at Adirondack Central School in Boonville. At this early age, Jonathan loved fire engines,...

Jul 26, 2007

Marjorie Thomas Fey, 89, a resident of Aubrey Ave. since 1942, the wife of Vincent Fey, passed away on Thursday, July 26, 2007, at Sunset Nursing and Rehabilitation Center, Boonville, where she had resided since December, 2002. A native of Norfolk, NY, (St. Lawrence Co.,) she was born on October 12, 1917, a daughter of James and Lucy Nichols...

Jul 16, 2007

William (Bill) Kelsey, 80, of Boonville and Deltona, Fl, a native of Utica, passed away on Monday evening, July 16, 2007, while surrounded by his loved ones, at the home of his daughter, Sharon, in Deltona, Fl. He was born on April 7, 1927, a son of Irving and Elizabeth Clark Kelsey, and grew up in Utica, where he...

Jul 15, 2007

Josephine P. Herdman, 86, a former resident of Enos Road, Forestport, widow of James E., passed away on Sunday, July 15, 2007, at Sunset Nursing and Rehabilitation Center in Boonville, after a long illness. Before entering the nursing home, Josephine had resided with her daughter and son in law, Janis and Ralph Bornemann, of Egypt Rd., Alder Creek. A...

Jul 11, 2007

Michael W. McDermott, 87, of Bardwell Mill Road, died Wednesday, July 11, 2007, at his home with his loving family by his side. He was born in Utica, a son of Christopher and Lenore Welch McDermott. Michael served his country in the South Pacific Theater during World War II as a U.S. Marine, 1942 to 1947, and received several...

Jul 6, 2007

Taberg ï¿" Ruth E. Nunhaver, 87, of Lee Center-Taberg Road, widow of Carlton G. "Red" Nunhaver, passed away Friday, July 6, 2007, at the Eastern Star Nursing Home, Oriskany, where she resided since December 2003. Ruth was born in the Town of Lee, a daughter of Forest W. and Marion Wood Hall. She spent most of her life in...

Jun 30, 2007

Maurice F. "Chick" Baxter, Jr. 68, of West Main St., passed away at his residence on Saturday, June 30, 2007, while under the loving care of his family and Lewis Co. Hospice. Chick was born in Lowville, on January 20, 1939, a son of Maurice F. and Elizabeth Irene Casey Baxter, Sr. He grew up in Turin where he...

Jun 18, 2007

Bertrum L. Loucks, Jr., 76, of Loucks Rd., passed away on Monday, June 18, 2007, at the home of his daughter, Kelly Hunkins, in Old Forge. Mr. Loucks was born in Utica, on August 6, 1930, a son of Bertrum L. and Beatrice Richard Loucks, Sr. He grew up in Utica, where he was educated at Proctor High School....

Jun 18, 2007

Emma M (Dorn) Brown, 91, wodow of Edward F., and a life long resident of Jackson Hill Road, passed away on Monday, June 18, 2007, at Sunset Nursing and Rehabilitation Center, Boonville, where she had resided since May, 2005. Emma was born on the Dorn family farm on the Dorn Road near Boonville, on May 16, 1916, a daughter...

Jun 16, 2007

Wallace C. "Wally" Ernst, 85, a resident of State Rt. 26, for over forty years, passed away on Saturday, June 16, 2007, at Lewis Co. Residential Health Care Facility in Lowville, where he had resided since June, 3, 2007. Wally was born in West Leyden, on March 19, 1922, a son of Charles and Elizabeth Evans Ernst. He grew...

Jun 15, 2007

Jun 12, 2007

Dana J. Rudd, 45, of State Rt. 12 D, passed away on Tuesday, June 12, 2007, at St. Lukeï¿(TM)s Memorial Hospital, New Hartford, after a long illness. He was born in Constableville, a son of John L. and Clara Thayer Rudd. He was a lifelong resident of Talcottville, attending Adirondack Central School in Boonville. For 15 years he was...

Jun 10, 2007

Bernice I. (McCanney) Percoskie, 89, of Payne Road, widow of Stanley "Stub" Percoskie, passed away on Sunday, June 10, 2007, at the home of her daughter and son in law, Eileen R. and John Conway on the East Road, Turin. A native of West Leyden, Bernice was born on October 1, 1917, a daughter of James J. and Rose...

Jun 8, 2007

Jun 6, 2007

Elizabeth Jane "Betty" (Bowers) Ernst, 76, of South St., affectionately known as Boonvilleï¿(TM)s "Cookie Lady," passed away Wednesday June 6, 2007, at St. Elizabethï¿(TM)s Medical Center, Utica, after a short illness. A native of Rome, she was born on August 3, 1930, a daughter of William and Frieda Sattler Bowers. She grew up in Rome, where she received her...

Jun 3, 2007

Laurie A. Moselle, 51, of Taylor Road, passed away on Sunday, June 3, 2007, at St. Lukeï¿(TM)s Memorial Hospital, New Hartford. A native of Ilion, she was born on March 15, 1956, a daughter of Arthur E. and Gwendolyn Roberts Moselle. A graduate of Utica Free Academy, she had been employed at area bakeries and restaurants, former owner and...