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Betty M. Ossont

Betty M. Ossont

Apr 18, 2009

Lyons Falls - Betty M. (Mackey) Ossont, 79, of Lyonsdale Road passed away on April 18, 2009 at Lewis County General Hospital in Lowville after a long illness. Mrs. Ossont was born in Constableville on November 6, 1929 to Andrew and Clara Hoffert Mackey. Betty attended Constableville schools and later earned her GED. On October 6, 1946, Betty was...

Mary Elizabeth Buckley

Mary Elizabeth Buckley

Apr 15, 2009

Boonville - Miss Betty Buckley, 96, passed away while surrounded by the loving care of her extended family of caregivers at her residence on Wednesday, April 15, 2009. A native of Boonville, Betty was born on June 8, 1912 to Fred M. and Agnes Doyle Buckley. She grew up in Boonville, where her parents owned and operated the Hulbert...

W. Cameron Kingsbury

W. Cameron Kingsbury

Apr 14, 2009

Boonville - W. Cameron Kingsbury, 90, a long-time resident of East Road passed away on Sunday, April 12, 2009 at Sunset Nursing and Rehabilitation Center in Boonville, where he had resided since 2006. Mr. Kingsbury was born in Boonville on May 27, 1918 to Clifford T. and Iris Lashuay Kingsbury. He graduated from Boonville High School in the Class...

Loren H. Sullivan

Loren H. Sullivan

Apr 13, 2009

Port Leyden - Loren H. Sullivan, 77, of South Elm Street. a retired dairy farmer, passed away at his residence on Monday, April 13, 2009. A native of Highmarket, he was born on March 8, 1932 to William and Agnes Hoffert Sullivan. He grew up in Constableville and Talcottville, and attended rural schools in the Boonville area. Mr. Sullivan...

Dorothy S. Burdick

Dorothy S. Burdick

Apr 12, 2009

Lyons Falls - Dorothy (Stafford) Burdick, 90, of State Route 12 passed away on Sunday, April 12, 2009 at the Lewis County Extended Care Facility in Lowville. Dorothy was born in the Town of Martinsburg on August 4, 1918 to H. Orrin and Hattie Iola Butts Stafford. She grew up on the Stafford homestead farm on the East Road...

Millard E. Boek

Millard E. Boek

Apr 11, 2009

Westernville - Millard E. Boek, 83, of Stokes-Westernville Road, passed away after a lengthy illness on Saturday, April 11, 2009, at St. Joseph's Hospital in Syracuse. Mr Boek was born on July 25, 1925 on the Boek homestead farm near Holland Patent to William and Mable Smith Boek. He attended Holland Patent schools and enjoyed boxing while he was...

Robert Geiskopf

Robert Geiskopf

Apr 2, 2009

Boonville - Robert Geiskopf, 80, of Ford Street passed away on Thursday, April 2, 2009 at Faxton-St. Lukeï¿(TM)s Healthcare in New Hartford. Mr. Geiskopf was born in Boonville on May 9, 1928, to Harold J. and Jennie Schue Geiskopf. He grew up in Boonville and graduated with the Class of 1946. For several years following, he lived and worked...

James W. Smith

James W. Smith

Apr 1, 2009

Boonville - James W. Smith, 68, formerly of Route 12, passed away on Wednesday, April 1, 2009, at Faxton-St. Luke's Healthcare, New Hartford, after a long illness. Jim was born at the former Grassy Brook Farm in Alder Creek on May 31, 1940, to W. John and Estella Stoklosa Smith. He graduated from Boonville Central School in the Class...

Theodore J. '"Ted"' Brinkerhoff

Theodore J. '"Ted"' Brinkerhoff

Mar 29, 2009

Boonville - Theodore J. "Ted" Brinkerhoff, 49, formerly a resident of West Street and currently residing at the Loretto Center in Utica, passed away on Sunday, March 29, 2009 at Faxton-St. Luke's Healthcare, New Hartford, after a long illness. Mr. Brinkerhoff was born in Tonawanda on February 20, 1960 to Eri W. and Luella Weiler Brinkerhoff, Sr. He grew...

Olga Fey Kelley

Olga Fey Kelley

Mar 15, 2009

Reading, PA - Olga Kelley, 92, formerly of West Leyden, entered into heavenly rest on March 15, 2009 at the Wyomissing Nursing and Rehabilitation Center in Reading. Mrs. Kelley was born in West Leyden on May 30, 1916 to Lewis and Crescentia Gassner Fey. Her great-grandfather, Clemens Fey, and his brother, Ludwig, led the construction of St. Mary's of...

Clinton S. Benedict

Clinton S. Benedict

Mar 9, 2009

Prospect - Clinton S. Benedict, Jr., 79, of Trenton Falls Street passed away on Monday, March 9, 2009 at Sunset Nursing & Rehabilitation Center, where he had resided since March 2, 2009. since 2005, a retired teacher at Adirondack Central School, Boonville, and the current pastor at Prospect United Methodist Church A native of Katonah (Westchester County), he was...

Kenneth C. 'Ken' Patrick

Kenneth C. 'Ken' Patrick

Mar 1, 2009

Copenhagen - Kenneth C. Patrick, 64, formerly of Cataract Street and the Lewis County Extended Care Facility in Lowville, passed away on Sunday, March 1, 2009 at St. Elizabeth's Medical Center, Utica, after a long illness. Ken was born in Buffalo, on April 5, 1944, to Charles and Margaret Shanahan Patrick. He grew up in Buffalo and moved to...

Dianna J. Wright

Dianna J. Wright

Feb 27, 2009

Rochester - Dianna J. Wright, 67, of Maple Street passed away on Friday, February 27, 2009 at Park Ridge Hospital, Rochester. She was born in Syracuse on May 12, 1941, to Claude W. and Harriett G. Forsythe Pullen, Sr. She grew up in Hastings (Oswego County) and attended Central Square schools. Dianna made her home in Rochester several years...

George W. Riegler

George W. Riegler

Feb 26, 2009

West Leyden - George W. Riegler, 87, passed away after a short illness on Thursday, February 26, 2009, at University Hospital in Syracuse. He was born in Rome on February 21, 1922, to Philip and Elizabeth Ann Thorn Riegler. He grew up in Rome and received his education at Rome Free Academy. Mr. Riegler was employed by Revere Copper...

William H. Case

William H. Case

Feb 21, 2009

Alder Creek - William H. Case, 80, of State Route 12, and formerly of Deer Run Road, Kayuta Lake, passed away on Saturday, February 21, 2009, at Faxton-St. Luke's Healthcare in New Hartford after a long illness. A native of Utica, he was born on September 20, 1928 to Fred and Grace Jones Case. He received his education in...

Joseph R. Williams

Joseph R. Williams

Feb 15, 2009

Holland Patent - Joseph R. Williams, 92, of Holland Patent, husband of the late Dorothea (Jones) Williams, passed away on February 15, 2009, at his residence while under the loving care of his family. A native of the Town of Trenton, he was born on June 3, 1916, to William R. and Jessie (Aldworth) Williams. In his youth he...

Lillian L. Samson

Lillian L. Samson

Feb 11, 2009

Port Leyden - Lillian L. Samson, 89, of James Street, passed away at her residence after a short illness on Wednesday, February 11, 2009, while surrounded by the loving care of her family and Lewis County Hospice. Lillian was born in Kenmore, Wyoming, on February 17, 1919, to John and Stephanie Kociolek Kazek. She moved to Mohawk Hillas an...

George A. '"Sam"' Wheelock

George A. '"Sam"' Wheelock

Feb 11, 2009

Boonville - George A. "Sam" Wheelock, 74, of Schuyler Street and formerly of the Boonville Gorge Road, passed away unexpectedly on Wednesday at St. Elizabeth Medical Center in Utica. Sam was born in the town of Litchfield, Herkimer County, on November 13, 1934, to Francis and Edna Van Nort Wheelock. He grew up in Boonville and New Hartford, and...

Burton E. Alger

Burton E. Alger

Feb 10, 2009

Town of Western - Burton E. Alger, 68, a retired dairy farmer and former resident of the Oatman Road and more recently a resident of Webster Hill Road, passed away Tuesday at his residence following a long illness while surrounded by his loving family. A native of Oxford, located in Chenango County, he graduated from Oxford High School, and...

Kenneth J. '"Kenny"' Youngs

Kenneth J. '"Kenny"' Youngs

Jan 24, 2009

Boonville - Kenneth J. "Kenny" Youngs, 83, of the Denley Road, and a widely known radio show host of Afternoon Jamboree, heard weekdays on radio station WBRV, passed away Saturday, January 24, 2009, at Sunset Nursing & Rehabilitation Center in Boonville, where he had been a resident for one day. Kenny was born in the Town of West Martinsburg...

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