Obituaries
Ronald L. Ward
Oct 2, 2007
On October 2, 2007, Ronald L. Ward passed away, being comforted by his beloved wife Jean; sons, Jeffrey and Andrew, and his mother Barbara, after a long and courageous fight with cancer, in Florida. Ron was brought up in Patterson, NY. He married Jean Ward in 1965 and they lived on Long Island until 1967, when they bought a...
Edward Fintan Sullivan
Sep 24, 2007
Edward Fintan Sullivan, 82, a long time resident of West Road, Constableville, husband of Verna, passed away suddenly at his residence on Friday, September 21, 2007. He was born in the hamlet of Highmarket, on February 17, 1925, a son of William and Agnes Hoffert Sullivan. He grew up in the vicinity of Highmarket, attending the Byronï¿(TM)s Corners Rural...
Shirley J. Sipley
Sep 18, 2007
Shirley (Rogers) Sipley, 84, of New Floyd Road, widow of Jackson, passed away on Tuesday, September 18, 2007, at the Eastern Star Nursing Home in Oriskany. She was born in the Town of Western, on July 19, 1923, a daughter of Harold and Marie J. Long Rogers. Shirley grew up in the Town of Western, where she attended a...
Jana A. Strapec
Sep 13, 2007
Jana A. Siegel Strapec, 58, of Route 12, Boonville, died peacefully on September 13, 2007, in the arms of her loving mother. Jana was born on October 28, 1948, in Mt. Holly, NJ the eldest daughter of Jeanette Sifkovitz Siegel, and the late Hugh N. Siegel. She graduated from Remsen Central School in 1966 and the College of Saint...
Lester H. Ossont
Sep 11, 2007
Lester H. Ossont, 80, of Lyonsdale Road, husband of Betty, passed away on Tuesday, September 11, 2007, at his residence, while under the loving care of his family and Lewis Co. Hospice. He was born in Auburn, on January 31, 1927, a son of Russell and Alice Shepard Ossont. Mr. Ossont grew up in the Greig area, where he...
Isabella Ann Mooney
Sep 8, 2007
Isabelle Ann Mooney, of Mud Lake Road, infant daughter of Charles and Brianne (Acquilla) Mooney passed away at birth on Saturday, September 8, 2007, at Rome Memorial Hospital. In addition to her parents of West Leyden, Isabelle Ann is survived by one sister, Jessica Adele Mooney, at home, her maternal grandfather, Steven J. Acquilla, Amsterdam, her maternal grandmother, Colleen...
Eileen E. Laplante
Aug 29, 2007
Eileen E. LaPlante, 70, of White Lake Road, formerly of the Town of New Baltimore, passed away Wednesday, August 29, 2007, at St. Elizabethï¿(TM)s Medical Center, Utica, surrounded by her loved ones. Eileen was born July 11, 1937 in the Town of New Baltimore, a daughter of Hiram and Rose Hluboky Robinson. She grew up in Grapeville on the...
Helen S. Charbonneau
Aug 22, 2007
Helen S. Charbonneau, 84, of the Millers Woods Road, widow of Harold "Bill" Charbonneau, passed away peacefully Wednesday, August 22, 2007, at the Oneida Healthcare Center. Helen was born January 9, 1923 in Boonville, a daughter of Frank and Katherine Pietrowski Szyikowski. She spent her childhood on the family homestead on Echo Lake Road, graduating from Boonville Central School...
Ervin J. Hoffert
Aug 13, 2007
Ervin J. Hoffert, 83, a native of the Town of Lewis, passed away Monday, August 13, 2007 at the Lewis County Extended Care Facility, Lowville. He was born June 14, 1924, a son of Frank and Carrie Shake Hoffert, at Sunset Corners, Town of Lewis, where he grew up on a farm. Most of his life was spent in...
Eugene R. 'Gene' Dale
Aug 10, 2007
Eugene R. Dale, 83, a resident of Kolasa Road, a veteran of WW II, passed away on Friday, August 10, 2007, at St. Lukeï¿(TM)s Memorial Hospital, New Hartford, after a long illness. A native of Camden, he was born on February 4, 1924, a son of William Otis and Leona Belle Palmer Dale. He moved to Boonville with his...
Jonathan F. Myers
Aug 2, 2007
Boonville-Jonathan F. Myers, age 5, of Fox Wood Lane, son of Christopher D. and Loretta A. Huff Myers, passed away suddenly in Boonville, on Thursday, August 2, 2007. Jonathan was born in New Hartford, on September 19, 2001. He was to enter kindergarten this fall at Adirondack Central School in Boonville. At this early age, Jonathan loved fire engines,...
Marjorie Fey
Jul 26, 2007
Marjorie Thomas Fey, 89, a resident of Aubrey Ave. since 1942, the wife of Vincent Fey, passed away on Thursday, July 26, 2007, at Sunset Nursing and Rehabilitation Center, Boonville, where she had resided since December, 2002. A native of Norfolk, NY, (St. Lawrence Co.,) she was born on October 12, 1917, a daughter of James and Lucy Nichols...
William "Bill" Kelsey
Jul 16, 2007
William (Bill) Kelsey, 80, of Boonville and Deltona, Fl, a native of Utica, passed away on Monday evening, July 16, 2007, while surrounded by his loved ones, at the home of his daughter, Sharon, in Deltona, Fl. He was born on April 7, 1927, a son of Irving and Elizabeth Clark Kelsey, and grew up in Utica, where he...
Josephine P. Herdman
Jul 15, 2007
Josephine P. Herdman, 86, a former resident of Enos Road, Forestport, widow of James E., passed away on Sunday, July 15, 2007, at Sunset Nursing and Rehabilitation Center in Boonville, after a long illness. Before entering the nursing home, Josephine had resided with her daughter and son in law, Janis and Ralph Bornemann, of Egypt Rd., Alder Creek. A...
Michael W. Mcdermott
Jul 11, 2007
Michael W. McDermott, 87, of Bardwell Mill Road, died Wednesday, July 11, 2007, at his home with his loving family by his side. He was born in Utica, a son of Christopher and Lenore Welch McDermott. Michael served his country in the South Pacific Theater during World War II as a U.S. Marine, 1942 to 1947, and received several...
Ruth E. Nunhaver
Jul 6, 2007
Taberg ï¿" Ruth E. Nunhaver, 87, of Lee Center-Taberg Road, widow of Carlton G. "Red" Nunhaver, passed away Friday, July 6, 2007, at the Eastern Star Nursing Home, Oriskany, where she resided since December 2003. Ruth was born in the Town of Lee, a daughter of Forest W. and Marion Wood Hall. She spent most of her life in...
Maurice F. Baxter
Jun 30, 2007
Maurice F. "Chick" Baxter, Jr. 68, of West Main St., passed away at his residence on Saturday, June 30, 2007, while under the loving care of his family and Lewis Co. Hospice. Chick was born in Lowville, on January 20, 1939, a son of Maurice F. and Elizabeth Irene Casey Baxter, Sr. He grew up in Turin where he...
Bertrum L. Loucks
Jun 18, 2007
Bertrum L. Loucks, Jr., 76, of Loucks Rd., passed away on Monday, June 18, 2007, at the home of his daughter, Kelly Hunkins, in Old Forge. Mr. Loucks was born in Utica, on August 6, 1930, a son of Bertrum L. and Beatrice Richard Loucks, Sr. He grew up in Utica, where he was educated at Proctor High School....
Emma M. Brown
Jun 18, 2007
Emma M (Dorn) Brown, 91, wodow of Edward F., and a life long resident of Jackson Hill Road, passed away on Monday, June 18, 2007, at Sunset Nursing and Rehabilitation Center, Boonville, where she had resided since May, 2005. Emma was born on the Dorn family farm on the Dorn Road near Boonville, on May 16, 1916, a daughter...
Wallace C. 'Wally' Ernst
Jun 16, 2007
Wallace C. "Wally" Ernst, 85, a resident of State Rt. 26, for over forty years, passed away on Saturday, June 16, 2007, at Lewis Co. Residential Health Care Facility in Lowville, where he had resided since June, 3, 2007. Wally was born in West Leyden, on March 19, 1922, a son of Charles and Elizabeth Evans Ernst. He grew...