Obituaries

Earl T. Brooks

Earl T. Brooks

Jun 6, 2008

Floyd- Earl T. Brooks, 84, of Old Floyd Rd., a WW II veteran and retired piano repairman, passed away on Friday, June 6, 2008, at the Veteran's Hospital in Syracuse, after a prolonged illness. A native of Wickliffe, Ohio (suburb of Cleveland) he was a son of Howard and Alice L. Mack Brooks, and as a child he moved...

Stanley J. Yager

Stanley J. Yager

Jun 5, 2008

Hawkinsville-Stanley James "Jim" Yager, 64, of Millers Woods Road, husband of Glenda, passed away on Thursday, June 5, 2008, at St. Luke's Memorial Hospital, New Hartford. A native and life long resident of Hawkinsville, he was born on September 28, 1943, a son of John and Iola Fasset Yager. He attended Hawkinsville Elementary School, and Boonville Central School. In...

Alvin J. Weiler

Alvin J. Weiler

May 29, 2008

West Leyden- Alvin J. "Jim" Weiler, 59, of Mowers Road, husband of Margaret, passed away suddenly on Thursday, May 29, 2008, of injuries from a logging accident in the Town of Ava. A life long resident of West Leyden, he was born in Constableville, on April 16, 1949, a son of Alvin J., Sr. and Helen LaQuay Weiler. Mr....

Kody W. Beasock

Kody W. Beasock

May 26, 2008

Boonville- Kody W. Beasock, age 12, of Hines Rd., son of Mark R. and Sandra P. Beasock, passed away suddenly at his home on Monday, May 26, 2008. Kody was born in Lowville, on November 26, 1995. At the present time he was a member of the 6th grade class at Adirondack Middle School in Boonville. Kody was a...

Margaret T. Backstahler

Margaret T. Backstahler

May 21, 2008

Rome-Miss Margaret T. Backstahler, 88, of Georgian Arms Apts., North George St., passed away on Wednesday, May 21, 2008, at Rome Memorial Hospital. A native of Buffalo, she was born on October 21, 1919. Margaret moved to Rome, many years ago where she was employed for the Rome City School System as a cafeteria staff member. She was a...

Elnoar F. Patrick

Elnoar F. Patrick

May 20, 2008

Boonville-Elnoar (Wallace) Fey Patrick, 88, a former long time resident of Merry Hill Road, passed away on Tuesday, May 20, 2008, at Sunset Nursing & Rehabilitation Center, Boonville, where she had resided since Oct. 2006. A native of the Town of Lee, she was born on October 8, 1919, a daughter of Barclay and Wava Struen Wallace. She grew...

Ethel M. Webster

Ethel M. Webster

May 16, 2008

Otter Lake- Ethel M. (Vollmar) Webster, of State Rt. 28, widow of Ernest, entered into rest on Friday, May 16, 2008, St. Luke's Memorial Hospital, New Hartford. Ethel was born in Port Leyden, on February 14, 1921, a daughter of George H. and Elizabeth Johnson Vollmar. She grew up at the Vollmar homestead at the Denley Power Dam on...

Richard J. Kotary

Richard J. Kotary

May 11, 2008

Lowville- Richard John Kotary, 89, a long time resident of South State St., husband of Mary Evelyn Cormier Kotary, passed away on Sunday, May 11, 2008, at his residence while under the loving care of his family, and Lewis Co. Hospice. A native of the hamlet of Fish Creek, in the Town of Lewis, he was born on January...

Charles L. Levensailor

Charles L. Levensailor

May 2, 2008

Port Leyden-Charles L. Levensailor, 85, of River Road, a veteran of WWII, and husband of Helen, passed away at his residence on Friday, May 2, 2008. A native of Port Leyden, he was born on October 29, 1922, a son of Leonard L. and Blanche Windecker Levensailor. He grew up in the Town of Lyonsdale, and attended the Little...

Michael F. Casey

Michael F. Casey

May 2, 2008

Woodgate- Michael F. Casey, 64, of Round Lake Road, husband of Sue, passed away suddenly on Friday, May 2, 2008, at the Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, S.C. At this time he and his family were enjoying a family reunion at Myrtle Beach, South Carolina. A native of Brooklyn, he was born on September 20, 1943, a son...

Dorothea S. Rose

Dorothea S. Rose

Apr 30, 2008

Forestport- Dorothea (Shanks) Rose, 89, a former long time resident of Woodhull St., and a more recent resident of Wheelock Estates, on Wheelock Drive, Boonville, passed away on Wednesday, April 30, 2008, at Sunset Nursing & Rehabilitation Center in Boonville. Dorothea was born in New York Mills, on November 10, 1918, a daughter of William D. and Reba S....

Donald C. 'Don' Gydesen

Donald C. 'Don' Gydesen

Apr 24, 2008

Boonville - Donald C. Gydesen, 73, of East Road, passed away on at Thursday, April 24, 2008, at Sunset Nursing & Rehabilitation Center, Boonville, after a brief illness. Don was born on August 26, 1934, at the Gydesen homestead farm on the Highmarket Road near Constableville, a son of the late Peter and Sarah Fey Gydesen. He grew up...

Beatrice W. 'Betty' Searl

Beatrice W. 'Betty' Searl

Apr 14, 2008

Boonville-Mrs. Beatrice "Betty" Williams Searl, widow of Emerson, a former resident of Millers Woods Road near Hawkinsville, and more recently a resident of Thornton Ave., passed away on Monday, April 14, 2008, at St. Elizabeth's Medical Center in Utica. She was born in the Town of Trenton on February 28, 1924, a daughter of J. Harry and Eva Hart...

Stanley H. Wheater

Stanley H. Wheater

Apr 3, 2008

Lyons Falls- Stanley Hill Wheater, 92, a long time resident of McAlpine St., passed away on Thursday, April 3, 2008, at Lewis Co. General Hospital, Lowville, after a long illness. Mr. Wheater was born in Whitesboro on January 18, 1916, a son of Alfred and Wilhelmina Peltoniemi Hill. After the untimely death of his mother, Stanley was adopted by...

Joshua Gordon Davis

Joshua Gordon Davis

Apr 3, 2008

Boonville- Joshua Gordon Davis, of Aubrey Ave., infant son of Mandy L. (Kelly) and Jay W. Davis, was carried up to Heaven by the Angels on Thursday, April 3, 2008, at St. Luke's Memorial Hospital, New Hartford. Joshua was born on November 20, 2007, in Lowville. He attended St. Joseph's Church of Boonville, with his family. He was a...

Michael Pohoreskey

Michael Pohoreskey

Mar 31, 2008

Boonville-Michael Pohoreskey, 82, a resident of Egypt Road, for the past sixty years, a highly decorated veteran of WWII, and husband of Connie, passed away on Monday, March 31, 2008, at the Martin Luther Nursing Home in Clinton, NY. At the time of his passing, members of his loving family were with him. Michael was born in New York...

Thomas Walter Dellerba

Thomas Walter Dellerba

Mar 31, 2008

Boonville- Thomas W. Dellerba, 65, Church St., a native and life long resident of Boonville, passed away suddenly at his residence on Monday, March 31, 2008. He was born on January 31, 1943, a son of Eileen Krambuhl Dellerba and the late Vito O. Dellerba. Tom graduated from Boonville Central School with the Class of 1961, and he was...

Dennis Patrick Murphy

Dennis Patrick Murphy

Mar 19, 2008

Boonville-Dennis Patrick Murphy, 56, East Road, passed away on Wednesday, March 19, 2008, at Rome Memorial Hospital, after a brief illness. Dennis was born in North Carolina on March 26, 1951, a son of the late Frank and Jean Grenier Murphy. A life long resident of Boonville, Dennis graduated from Adirondack High School with the Class of 1969. While...

Louise H. Czajka

Louise H. Czajka

Mar 19, 2008

Boonville-Louise H. (Daubach) Czajka, 80, a former long time resident of English Ave., widow of Stephen, and more recently a resident of the Clinton Manor Apartments, Franklin Ave. Clinton, passed away on Wednesday, March 19, 2008, at St. Elizabeth's Medical Center, Utica, after a brief illness. On April 22, 1950, Louise was united in marriage with Stephen F. Czajka,...

Mabel L. Mcguirk

Mabel L. Mcguirk

Mar 13, 2008

Inlet-Mabel L. McGuirk, 83, of Inlet, passed away on Thursday, March 13, 2008, at Sunset Nursing Home, Boonville, following a short illness. Born on May 20, 1924, she was the daughter of Eugene and Mary Potthoff. At the age of 17, Mabel became a bookkeeper for the home office of Woolworth's in New York City, and continued her employment...