Obituaries
Gordon K. Shaver
Feb 9, 2015
Port Leyden- Gordon K. Shaver, 72, of Rt. 12, passed away on Monday, February 9, 2015, at Rome Memorial Hospital, after a brief illness. He was born in Constableville, on June 20, 1942, a son of Kenneth and Dorothy V. Lallier Shaver. Gordon grew up in Port Leyden, where he received his education, graduating from Port Leyden Central School...
Fred W. Blakeslee
Feb 8, 2015
Utica- Fred W. Blakeslee, 88, of Acacia Village, devoted husband of Jane, and former resident of Holland Patent and Pine Bush, NY, passed away on Sunday, February 8, 2015, at the Masonic Care Community, after a short illness. He was born in Hamden, Connecticut on July 23, 1926 to George E. and Susie M. Wheeler Blakeslee and attended school...
Evelyn D. Axtell
Feb 7, 2015
Port Leyden- Mrs. Evelyn D. (Wood) Axtell, 96, a longtime resident of North Pearl St., widow of Harold D., passed away at her residence, while under the loving care of her family and Lewis County Hospice, on Saturday, February 7, 2015. She was born in Mohawk, NY, on October 14, 1918, a daughter of Jay and Bertha Chrisman Wood....
Sophia R. Riegler
Feb 7, 2015
West Branch - Sophia R. (Kaido) Riegler, 92, of State Route 26, West Branch, passed away on February 7, 2015 at Bethany Gardens, Rome, where she had been a resident since August 6, 2012. She was born in West Leyden, on November 20, 1922, the daughter of the late Thomas and Pauline Melifski Kaido and was raised in West...
Rita S. Markham
Jan 25, 2015
Port Leyden- Rita Schoff Markham, 90, a longtime resident of West Road, Constableville, and later West Road, Turin, and more recently a resident of Whitton Place Apartments, Port Leyden, widow of Robert, passed away peacefully on Sunday, January 25, 2015, at St. Joseph's Hospital, Syracuse, after a short illness, surrounded by family. She was born in West Leyden on...
Gordon Traxel
Jan 19, 2015
Ava- Gordon Traxel, 96, of Traxel Road, a native and life resident of the Town of Ava, passed away on Sunday, January 18, 2015, at Sunset Nursing & Rehabilitation Center, Boonville. He was born on December 18, 1918, on the Traxel Farm, a son of Daniel and Lucy Wood Traxel. He graduated from West Leyden High School with the...
Dorothy Beatrice Lee
Jan 16, 2015
Port Leyden- Dorothy Beatrice Lee, 79, formerly of Thomas Road, went home to be with the Lord on Friday, January 16, 2015, at Lewis Country Residential Health Care Facility, Lowville, after a long illness. Dorothy was born at home on the Norton Road, Town of Leyden, on March 8, 1935, a daughter of Alfred G. and Isabel L. (Olney)...
Doreen M. Carpenter
Jan 14, 2015
Boonville - Doreen M. Carpenter, 93, formerly of James Street, Boonville, passed away on Wednesday, January 14, 2015, at Sunset Nursing and Rehabilitation Center in Boonville where she had resided since October 7, 2010. Born on July 20, 1921 in Ft. William, Ontario, Canada to William C. and Mabel M. (Salmon) Jackson, her family relocated in 1926 to Cherry...
Hazel L. Thayer
Jan 11, 2015
Boonville- Hazel (Lamb) Thayer, 101, widow of Ivan "Pat" Thayer, a former resident of West Main St. Turin, passed away on Sunday, January 11, 2015, at Sunset Nursing & Rehabilitation Center, Boonville, where she had resided since 2006. She was born in Bradford, Pennsylvania, on April 19, 1913, a daughter of Archie and Grace Chase Lamb, Sr. She grew...
Aase R. Eikevik
Jan 8, 2015
Aase Eikevik, 85, a former resident of 119 Sunrise Blvd. N, of Rome, NY past away from natural causes at Sunset Nursing Home, Friday evening, January 9, 2015 with her family at her side. Aase had resided at Sunset Nursing Home for the past two years. Native to the capital city of Oslo, Norway, she was born March 20,...
Jon A. Gerstner
Jan 6, 2015
Boonville- Jon A. Gerstner, 74, of Ann St. a native and former resident of Utica, passed away on Tuesday, January 6, 2015, at St. Luke's Memorial Hospital, New Hartford, after a brief illness. He was born on February 20, 1940, a son of William and Sandra Zelnio Gerstner. Jon was educated in Utica, where he graduated from St. Francis...
Malcolm V. Murphy
Jan 2, 2015
Oriskany - Malcolm V. Murphy, 89, of Cider St. affectionately known as "Mac", passed away after a battle with cancer on Friday, January 2, 2015. He was born in Yarmouth, Nova Scotia on October 5, 1925 to Herbert and Emma (Clarke) Murphy. During WWII "Mac" joined the Canadian Army where he was a scout and radio operator for a...
Mary Lenart
Dec 31, 2014
West Carthage- Mary (Coscomb) Lenart, 86, widow of Tadeusz, and former resident of West Side Terrace Adult Home, Madison St., West Carthage, passed away on Wednesday, December 31, 2014, at Lewis Co. Extended Care Facility, Lowville, where she had resided since April 2010. She was born in Forestport, on June 22, 1928, a daughter of Perley and Anna Becker...
Lawrence E. 'Larry' Fuller
Dec 28, 2014
West Leyden- Lawrence E. Fuller, 90, of Osceola Road, husband of Genevieve, passed away on Sunday, December 28, 2014, at Rome Memorial Hospital, after a long illness. Affectionately known as Larry, he was born in Rome, on June 6, 1924, a son of Albert and Lela Alguire Fuller. He completed his education at Boonville High School. For over 50...
Ralph Stoffle
Dec 23, 2014
Boonville- Ralph Stoffle, 82, of Post St. IRA, passed away on Tuesday, December 23, 2014, at St. Luke's Memorial Hospital, New Hartford, after a short illness. He was born in Lowville, on February 5, 1932, a son of Clinton and Florence Lee Stoffle. Ralph attended Lewis County ARC where he was a crafts assembler. He is survived by his...
Robert R. 'Bob' Gilbert
Dec 21, 2014
New York Mills - Robert R. Gilbert, 62, a former longtime resident of Downer Hill Rd, Barneveld, passed away Sunday December 21, 2014, at his residence, while under the loving care of his family and hospice. He was born in Utica, on November 6, 1952, a son of John M. "Jack" and Mary Ann Dougherty Gilbert. He grew up...
Robert B. 'Bob' Lyndaker
Dec 17, 2014
Boonville- Robert B. Lyndaker, 63, of Hawkinsville Road, affectionately known as "Bob," husband of Robin, passed away at his residence, on Wednesday, December 17, 2014, after a brief illness, while under the loving care of his family and hospice. He was born in Lowville, on July 12, 1951, the eldest son of Donald and Shirley Snyder Lyndaker. He grew...
Howard J. Weiman
Dec 17, 2014
Inlet- Howard J. Weiman, 97, a longtime resident of the Limekiln Lake Road, Inlet, a well-known master carpenter in the Adirondack region and more recently of Crosby Boulevard, Old Forge, husband of the late Gloria, passed away on Wednesday, December 17, 2014, at Sunset Nursing and rehabilitation Center, Boonville, where he had resided since October, 2014. He was born...
Allen A. 'Al' Brown
Dec 8, 2014
Lyons Falls- Allen A. Brown, Jr. 69, of Franklin St., passed away suddenly at his residence on Monday, December 8, 2014. He was born in Boonville, on July 6, 1945, a son of Allen A. and Marion R. Sattler Brown, Sr. Allen grew up on Lewis Road, near Boonville, and received his education in Boonville, later earning his GED,...
Geraldine H. Palaka
Dec 1, 2014
Woodgate- Geraldine H. (Szpiech) Palaka, 85, a former longtime resident of Elmwood Road, Woodgate, passed away on Monday, December 1, 2014, at Sunset Nursing & Rehabilitation Center, where she had resided since 2004. Geraldine was born on August 25, 1929, in Cleveland, Ohio, a daughter of Jacob and Josephine Laska Szpiech. At the age of 5, she moved to...