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John David Mahaffy

John David Mahaffy

Dec 19, 2021

Boonville - John David Mahaffy, 94, of Potato Hill Road. An iconic illustrator and painter of North Country scenes and husband of Marjorie, he passed away at his residence on Sunday, December 19, 2021, while under the loving care of his wife, and hospice. John David was born in Syracuse on September 3, 1927, a son of John T....

Nancy J. Trescott

Nancy J. Trescott

Dec 16, 2021

Boonville- Nancy J. Trescott, 82, widow of Robert L., passed away at her residence on Thursday, December 16, 2021. Nancy was born in Canandaigua, NY on July 12, 1939, a daughter of Charles and Bernice Crane Dunk. She grew up in Palmyra, NY, where she graduated from high school. On January 18, 1969, Nancy was united in marriage with...

Maxine E. Laquay Mcconnell

Maxine E. Laquay Mcconnell

Dec 14, 2021

Boonville - Maxine E. LaQuay-McConnell, 73, of Lansing Place, passed away unexpectedly on Tuesday, December 14, 2021 at St. Elizabeth's Medical Center, Utica. Affectionately known as Max, she was born in Lowville, on November 28, 1948 a daughter of Floyd and Arlene Mashaw Ossont. She grew up on Franklin St.in Lyons Falls, graduating from South Lewis High School with...

Eric Stuart Kaiding

Eric Stuart Kaiding

Dec 13, 2021

Old Forge - Eric Stuart Kaiding, 70, of Old Forge, formerly Boonville, NY, died December 13, 2021 in his home with his loving wife beside him. He was born June 8, 1951 in Boonville, NY, the son of Stuart and Julia (Casler) Kaiding. Eric graduated from Boonville High School, Class of 1969. After graduation, he worked at Kodak, followed...

Karen Marie Pawlicki

Karen Marie Pawlicki

Dec 9, 2021

Boonville- Karen Marie Pawlicki, age 75, passed away Thursday evening, December 9, 2021, at St. Elizabeth's Hospital in Utica, NY. She was born November, 21 1946 in Ithaca, NY to Harold & Esther Mix & is one of five siblings. She met her husband of 52 years, James Pawlicki, at Cornell University in the late 1960's & they soon...

Myrton C. Farr, Jr.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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....

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