Obituaries
Florence Mae Oliver
Nov 25, 2010
Boonville - Florence Mae Oliver, 88, passed away on Thursday, November 25, 2010 at Sunset Nursing and Rehabilitation Center where she had resided since June 2002. Florence was born in Canton, NY on April 17, 1922, a daughter of William and Maude Oliver. She grew up in Canton, where she attended school. For several years she lived in Rome...
Alice N. Spring
Nov 18, 2010
Boonville - Alice Newton Spring, 95, affectionately known as "Skip", passed away on November 15, 2010 at Faxton-St. Lukeï¿(TM)s Healthcare, New Hartford, after a short illness. She was born in Geneseo, NY on August 21, 1915, a daughter of Dr. Charles and Gertrude C. (Crenshaw) Spring and grew up in the Geneseo area. Upon graduating from high school, Alice...
Regina C. Rybicky
Nov 17, 2010
Boonville - Regina (Cihocki) Rybicky, 86, of Aubrey Avenue and formerly of West Leyden, passed away on Wednesday, November 17, 2010 at Sunset Nursing & Rehabilitation Center, Boonville, where she had resided since 2009. Regina was born in Fish Creek on January 29, 1924, a daughter of Andrew and Mary Cihocki. She grew up in West Leyden, and graduated...
Joy M. Smith
Nov 17, 2010
Clinton - Joy M. Smith, 64, formerly of Turin, passed away peacefully on November 17 while surrounded by her loving family. Born on June 29, 1946, she was the daughter of Clarence and Jane (Jones) Curtis. She grew up in Turin, and graduated from South Lewis High School with the Class of 1964. On August 14, 1965, she was...
Nicholas M. '"Gigs"' Pallotta
Nov 14, 2010
Palisades Park, NJ - Nicholas M. "Gigs" Pallotta, Sr., 88, formerly of Palisades Park, passed away on Sunday, November 14, 2010, at Sunset Nursing and Rehabilitation Center, Boonville, where he had resided since 2007. He was born in Palisades Park, on March 2, 1922, a son of Michael and Martha (Victerella) Pallotta. He received his education in Palisades Park,...
Rebecca S. Ritter
Nov 13, 2010
Forestport - Rebecca Susan Ritter, 40, left us to be with the angels on Saturday, November 13, 2010. Rebecca had been a patient at Faxton-St. Luke's Healthcare, New Hartford, since October 6, 2010. Rebecca was the loving daughter of Larry and Gerry (Jones) Ritter, and a resident of Forestport. Prior to moving to Forestport she made her home on...
Catherine F. Lee
Nov 11, 2010
Oneida - Catherine F. (Sampson) Lee, 92, a former longtime resident of Main Street, Port Leyden, passed away on Thursday, November 11, 2010 at Betsy Ross Nursing & Rehabilitation Center, Rome. Prior to entering the nursing facility in 2009, Mrs. Lee had resided with her daughter, Shirley Hirschey of Oneida for six years. She was born in Boonville on...
William H. Tyler
Nov 10, 2010
Seattle, WA & Remsen, NY - William H. Tyler, 46, of Marysville, WA, affectionately known as "Billy" and "Ty", went to heaven to be with his Dad and our Lord on Wednesday, November 10, 2010, after a brief illness. Billy was born in Utica on January 18, 1964, a son of William, Sr. and Mae (Eilers) Tyler. He grew...
James D. Demas
Nov 9, 2010
Rosell Park, NJ - James D. Demas, Jr., 69, husband of Linda, passed away on November 9, 2010, in Union Township, NJ. Mr. Demas was a U.S. Army veteran, and for many years he was employed in management positions in the transportation industry in New Jersey, most recently for Linden Motor Freight Co. He enjoyed hiking in the Adirondack...
William W. Donaldson
Nov 1, 2010
Port Leyden - William W. "Bill" Donaldson, 68, of Moose River Road, and formerly of North Pearl Street, passed away on Monday, November 1, 2010, at St. Elizabeth Medical Center, Utica, after a long illness. He was born in Ilion on December 8, 1941, a son of Gary and Pearl A. (Scouten) Boardman. Bill grew up and received his...
Channing R. '"Chan"' Willoughby
Oct 30, 2010
Boonville - Channing R. "Chan" Willoughby, 79, of Harvey Place, passed away Saturday, October 30 at St. Elizabeth Medical Center after a short illness. He was born in Boonville on March 3, 1931, a son of Ralph and Mildred (Reinhuber) Willoughby. Chan lived in and attended school in Camden, prior to returning to Boonville, where he graduated from Boonville...
Wayne C. Beasock
Oct 3, 2010
West Leyden - Wayne C. "Pa" Beasock, 75, of State Route 26, passed away on Sunday, October 3, 2010, at Upstate Medical Center in Syracuse. He was born in Rome on January 5, 1935, a son of Kenneth J. and Blanche E. (Seifert) Beasock. Mr. Beasock grew up in the vicinity of Rome, attending school in West Leyden before...
Charlotte E. Meeker
Oct 2, 2010
Port Leyden - Charlotte E. Meeker, 62, of East Main Street, passed away suddenly on Saturday, October 2, 2010 at Lewis County General Hospital, Lowville. She was born in Rome on March 5, 1948, a daughter of Harry W. and Nina V. (Denslow) Meeker. She grew near Boonville, on Echo Lake Road, and received her education at Boonville Central...
Ruth M. Goodhines
Sep 29, 2010
West Leyden - Ruth M. (Samson) Goodhines, 97, formerly of Mud Lake Road, Town of Lewis, and SR 26 in West Leyden, passed away peacefully on Wednesday, September 29, 2010 at the Presbyterian Nursing Home, New Hartford. A native of Mohawk Hill in the Town of West Turin, she was a daughter of Joseph and Bertha (Kapfer) Samson. Ruth...
Jacqueline B. Witek
Sep 28, 2010
Westernville - Jacqueline B. (LaQuay) Witek, 80, of Dopp Hill Road, passed away on Tuesday, September 28, 2010 at Rome Memorial Hospital, while in the care of her loving family. A native of Boonville, she was born on December 9, 1929, a daughter of William and Helen (Fuller) LaQuay. She grew up in Boonville, receiving her education at Boonville...
Robert A. Linsig
Sep 27, 2010
Boonville - Robert E. Linsig, 75, of Academy Street, formerly of Walnut Road in Woodgate, passed away on Monday, September 27, 2010, at Heritage Health Care Center, Utica, after a long illness. He was born in Newburgh on February 16, 1935, a son of Raymond and Flossie (Mackey) Linsig. Robert grew up in Marlboro, where he graduated from high...
Walter Thomas Scott
Sep 25, 2010
Forestport - Walter Thomas Scott, Sr., 68, of Gulf Brook Drive, passed away on Saturday, September 25, 2010 at Faxton-St. Luke's Healthcare, New Hartford. A native of Rome, he was born on November 20, 1941, a son of Walter P. and Jennie (Bove) Scott. Walt grew up in Rome and graduated from Rome Free Academy with the Class of...
Ernestine W Koenig
Sep 25, 2010
Forestport - Ernestine (Worden) Koenig, 94, a longtime resident of North Lake Road, passed away on Saturday, September 25, 2010 at St. Elizabeth Medical Center, Utica, after a long illness. Ernestine was born in Hinckley on September 8, 1916, a daughter of Ernest and Iona (Clark) Worden. She grew up in the Wheelertown area, attending a local rural school....
Douglas J. Felshaw
Sep 18, 2010
Boonville - Douglas J. Felshaw, 67, of South Street and formerly of Constableville, passed away on Saturday, September 18, 2010 at the Kindred Hospital in Wilkes Barre, PA. Mr. Felshaw was born in Boonville on June 8, 1943, a son of Donald D. and Grace (Weaver) Felshaw. He was raised in Constableville, and graduated from the High School as...
Joan E. Taylor
Sep 18, 2010
Constableville - Joan Elizabeth Taylor, daughter of Henry and Helen (Schwenk) Taylor, died on Saturday, September 18, 2010 at her residence. Joan received her education in Constableville and graduated from CCBI Business School, Syracuse. She was employed as a secretary at Gaylord Bros. in Syracuse for 44 years. Following retirement she moved home to be with her mother. Joan...