Obituaries
Myrton C. Farr, Jr.
Dec 3, 2021
Our brother and son, Myrton C Farr, Jr, died unexpectedly at his home in Rome, NY on Friday, Dec 3rd 2021. He had tested positive for Covid 19 just a day earlier, and the virus quickly attacked his lungs with many blood clots. He was 62 years old. Born in 1959, Mick (as we knew him) grew up in...
Ian Harris Boyd
Nov 29, 2021
Ian Harris Boyd, 44, of Boonville, formerly of Rome, passed away in comfort and peace on Monday, November 29, 2021 at St. Elizabeth's Hospital, Utica from complications of Wolf-Hirschhorn Syndrome, a rare genetic disorder. He was born on April 5, 1977 at Rome Memorial Hospital, a son of Gary Boyd and Sheila Harris. Ian had a drive for independence,...
Esther S. Johnston
Nov 28, 2021
Boonville- Esther S. Johnston, 82, of Thornton Avenue, passed away after a brief illness on Sunday, November 28, 2021, at Rome Health. Esther was born in Whitesboro, on April 14, 1939, a daughter of William and Sylvia Lake Johnston. She grew up in Woodgate on the Bear Creek Road, receiving her education at Woodgate School. Later she moved to...
Terry M. Debonza
Nov 28, 2021
Rome - Terry M. DeBonza, 69, of South Crescent Dr., passed away on Sunday, November 28, 2021 at St. Elizabeth's Medical Center, Utica. He was born on July 4, 1952 in Boonville, a son of Joseph F. and Myrtle Sasenbury DeBonza. He grew up in Rome, where he was a graduate of Rome Free Academy, with the Class of...
Steven W. Weber
Nov 24, 2021
Port Leyden- Steven W. Weber, 54, of Wildcat Road, husband of Tami, passed away, after a brief illness, on Wednesday, November 24, 2021, at the Mid-Hudson Regional Medical Center, Poughkeepsie, NY. Steven was born on June 2, 1967, in Lowville, a son of Herman J. Weber Jr., and Margaret M. Bourgeois Weber. He grew up on River Road, Port...
Wesley David Reynolds
Nov 24, 2021
Boonville - Wesley David Reynolds, 65, of Main Street, passed away on Wednesday, November 24, 2021, while under the loving care of his wife Maggie and Hospice. Affectionately known as Dave, he was born on January 21, 1956 in Riverside, California, son of Robert and Olga Guerro Reynolds. Following his high school education, Dave entered the US Marine Corps....
Alberta V. Abrial
Nov 23, 2021
Otter Lake- Alberta (Van Rossum) Abrial, 99, formerly of Woods Point Road, widow of William (Bill), passed away on Tuesday, November 23, 2021, at Sunset Nursing and Rehabilitation Center, Boonville. Alberta was born in Patterson, New Jersey, on August 19, 1922, a daughter of Albertus M. and Cornelia Esters Van Rossum. She grew up in Hawthorne, New Jersey, graduating...
Stella M. Mosicki
Nov 22, 2021
Boonville- Stella M. Moscicki, 93, of Edmonds Road, passed away on Monday, November 21, 2021, at her residence while surrounded by her loving family. Stella was born in Rome, on October 21, 1928, a daughter of Alvah and Gladys Capron Williamson. She grew up in the Boonville area, receiving her education at Boonville Central School. In 1955, she moved...
Jayne C. Muha
Nov 22, 2021
Boonville- Jayne Carolyn (Williams) Muha, 86, of West St. affectionately known as "Janie," widow of Joseph A. Muha, Jr., passed away peacefully, while surrounded by her loving family, at her residence, on Monday, November 22, 2021. She was born in Boonville, on January 17, 1935, a daughter of George and Doris Talcott Williams. She grew up on Woodgate Drive...
James G. 'Jim' Jackson
Nov 19, 2021
Boonville- James G. Jackson, Sr., (The Old Man), 77, of State Rt. 12D, Boonville, passed away on November 19, 2021, at Rome Memorial Hospital, with his family by his side. Jim was born in Boonville, on August 9, 1944, the son of Handley and Leola Galarneau Jackson. Jim graduated from Boonville Central School. He married the love of his...
Charles M. Kirch
Nov 18, 2021
April 27, 1959 to November 18, 2021 Harrisville - Charles M. Kirch, 62, a resident of North Portaferry Lake Drive, Harrisville, passed away on Thursday, November 18, 2021, at Gouverneur Hospital, Gouverneur, NY. Charles was predeceased by his parents, Richard and Thelma Beck Kirch. He is survived by his loving and devoted wife of 35 years, Pamela Woodworth Kirch,...
Charlene Vernice Capron
Nov 17, 2021
Boonville - Charlene V. Addington Capron, 83, passed away on Wednesday, November 17, 2021 at home with her family by her side. She was born on August 13, 1938 in Rome, NY, a daughter of Charles and Ora Williamson Addington. She received her education at Sauquoit Valley School, Sauquoit, NY. She married William W. Ostrander, Jr. on January 7,...
Ronald L. Curry
Nov 16, 2021
Remsen- Ronald L. Curry, "Papa" 74, of Phillips Road, husband of Victoria L., passed away after a short illness, while surrounded by his loving wife and family on Tuesday, November 16, 2021, at St. Luke's Memorial Hospital, New Hartford. Ronald was born in Potsdam, NY, on July 18, 1947, a son of Jay David Curry and Bernice Irene Spears...
Leon F. Ward
Nov 9, 2021
Port Leyden- Leon Francis Ward, 90, long time resident of Port Leyden and the local Barber passed away on November 9, 2021. Born in Martinsburg, NY to Ernest and Mary Ward Leon attended Constableville School leaving prior to graduation to work on the family farm. He married Elizabeth Pogozelski of Turin in September 1952 at Saint Hedwig's and raised...
Barbara J. Sykes
Oct 30, 2021
Boonville- Barbara J. (Hines) Sykes, 85, of Aubrey Avenue, passed away on Saturday, October 30, 2021, at St. Elizabeth's Medical Center, Utica, after a brief illness. Barbara was born in Boonville, on November 23, 1935, a daughter of Sperry and Evelyn Fey Hines. She grew up in Boonville and graduated from Boonville Central School, with the Class of 1953....
Clarence J. Witzigman
Oct 30, 2021
West Leyden- Clarence J. Witzigman, 83, of Witzigman Road, husband of Roberta, passed away suddenly at his residence on Saturday, October 30, 2021. Clarence was born in Rome, on August 30, 1938, a son of Augustine and Mary Hrynuk Witzigman. His entire life was lived in the Town of Lewis; he received his education at West Leyden Central School....
John A. Bielawski
Oct 27, 2021
Lee Center- John A. Bielawski, 68, of Lee Center - Taberg Road, husband of Dorothy, passed away at his residence on Wednesday, October 27, 2021, while under the loving care of his family and hospice. John was born in Rome, on May 3, 1953, a son of Marian Peters Bielawski. He grew up in Rome, before moving with his...
Julia Joy Mooney
Oct 27, 2021
Talcottville - Julia Joy Mooney, 86, widow of Lyle, passed into the presence of the Lord on October 27, 2021 at The Grand Rehabilitation and Nursing Home, Rome, where she had resided since February 2020. Julia was born at the family home on Erwin St., Boonville, on December 30, 1934 the daughter of William Francis and Julia Veronica Raymond...
Judith K. Schirber
Oct 25, 2021
Talcottville - Judith K. Schirber, 85, wife of Walter, passed away on Monday, October 25, 2021 at Lewis County General Hospital, while surrounded by her loving family. Judy was born on February 2, 1936 in Shamokin, PA, a daughter of Jacques and Eleanor Agor Kleese. Her younger years were spent in Shamokin, before her family moved to Queens, NY,...
Jack Loring Roberts
Oct 24, 2021
Woodgate- Jack Loring Roberts, born in Utica, NY, on July 6, 1936, the eldest son of Loring T. Roberts and Helen Miekam Roberts and went to be with our Lord, on October 24, 2021. He was educated in Utica Schools and played basketball for St. Paul's Church, Utica. At a very young age his mother put him in a...
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