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Arnett L. Church

Arnett L. Church

Nov 14, 2022

Arnett "Bud" Church, 80, of Carthage, passed away peacefully at home surrounded by his loving family on Monday, November 14, 2022.  Bud was born in Herndon, West Virginia, to Elliot Church and Eva Trogdon Church.

Bud was employed in the transportation department at Carthage Central School District, followed by self-employment as an over-the-road trucker, retiring in 2005....

Janelle Annalee Cruz

Janelle Annalee Cruz

Nov 12, 2022

Janelle Annalee Cruz, Staff Sergeant (Retired) 41 of Whittaker Road, Carthage, passed away after a yearlong courageous battle with cancer on Saturday, November 12, 2022, at Samaritan Medical Center in Watertown, NY.

Janelle was born March 5, 1981, in Superior, Montana, the daughter of Mark C. and Jody A. (Creps) Jarvi. She attended school in Bowling Green,...

Rita J. Romeo

Rita J. Romeo

Nov 4, 2022

Rita J. Romeo, 67, of Co. Rt 47, Carthage, passed away early Friday morning, November 4,2022 at Carthage Area Hospital following a brief illness.

Rita was born July 19,1955 in Watertown, the daughter of the late Gerald and Ruth (Stevens) Garvin. She was a 1973 graduate of Copenhagen Central School and later attended Canton. She was previously...

Joyce A. Thesier

Joyce A. Thesier

Nov 3, 2022

Joyce A. Thesier, 91, longtime resident of Carthage, died Thursday evening, November 3, 2022 at Samaritan Keep Home in Watertown.

Joyce was born August 4,1931 in Carthage, the daughter of the late James and Georgia (Barnes) Dobson. At age 9, her father died, and her mom later was married to Jerome Shaw. She was a 1948 graduate...

Dain Adom Graham

Dain Adom Graham

Oct 18, 2022

Dain Adom Graham, 35, of 31 Franklin St., West Carthage died Tuesday, October 18,2022 in the Emergency Room of the Carthage Area Hospital after being stricken suddenly at his residence.

Dain was born on August 5,1987 in Carthage, the son of Timothy A. and Cheryl K. (Rivers) Graham. He was a graduate of Carthage Central High School....

Virginia D. Guenet

Virginia D. Guenet

Oct 5, 2022

Virginia D. Guenet, 69, of Huntington St., Black River died Wednesday, October 5,2022 in the Emergency Room of the Carthage Area Hospital after being stricken at home.

Virginia was born November 15,1952 in Harrisville, Rhode Island, the daughter of the late Milton and Mary (Kearney) Dutch. She received her high school and college education, graduating with a...

Stephen J. Sears

Stephen J. Sears

Oct 3, 2022

Stephen J. Sears,75, of the Jackson II Road, Carthage, was stricken suddenly and died Monday evening October 3, 2022 at his home in Carthage.

Stephen was on born April 14,1947 in Carthage, the son of the late Mark and Jean (Stephenson) Sears. He was a 1966 graduate of Carthage Central High School.  He served in the Navy...

Irene L. Astafan

Irene L. Astafan

Oct 2, 2022

It is with great sadness, that we announce the death of our mother, Irene Lucille Astafan, 89, who passed away on October 2, 2022, surrounded by her loving family.

Irene was born on the Waite Family Farm, Town of Champion, on August 10, 1933, the daughter of Merritt and Helena (Fitzgerald) Waite. She was the fourth oldest...

Gordon C. Harper

Gordon C. Harper

Sep 7, 2022

Gordon C. Harper, formerly of West Carthage and Lake Bonaparte, N.Y. passed away peacefully at the age of 96, at WellSpan Hospital in Ephrata, PA. on September 7th, 2022.

Gordon was born on May 28,1926 in Watertown, NY, son of the late William and Violet (Shawcross) Harper. He attended West Carthage High school, prior to joining the...

John W. Cassoni

John W. Cassoni

Sep 7, 2022

John W. Cassoni, 57, of Lexington Ave, Antwerp died Wednesday morning, September 7,2022 after being stricken at his home.

John was born on September 28,1964 in Watertown, the son of the late John P. and Kathryn A. (Kempney) Cassoni. He attended Carthage schools. He married the former Jennifer A. David on August 30,2008 in Thompson Park in...

Joyce P. Brady

Joyce P. Brady

Sep 3, 2022

We mourn the passing of the matriarch of our family, Joyce Pierce Brady, 94, at Lewis County Residential Facility in Lowville, New York.  She was born the only child of Raymond Pierce and Wilhelmina Celeste Felts in Oneida, NY on April 2,1928.

Joyce grew up in various locations in the Mohawk Valley and...

Mildred B. Carlton

Mildred B. Carlton

Aug 24, 2022

Mildred B. Carlton, 88, of S. Washington St. Carthage, died Wednesday evening, August 24, 2022 at the Carthage Area Hospital.

Mildred was born on February 5,1934 in Natural Bridge, the daughter of the late Walter and Pearl (Cowan) Gates. She was educated locally. Her marriage to Frederick C. Carlton ended in divorce. Mildred worked as a domestic...

Judy S. Rockwood

Judy S. Rockwood

Aug 20, 2022

Carthage:  Judy S. Rockwood, 83, of 224 South Washington Street, passed away on Saturday, August 20 th, 2022.

Judy was born in West Carthage, on January 11, 1939, the daughter of Joseph (Papa Joe) and Ida Illingworth Tunia.  She was a 1958 graduate of Carthage High School.  She married Wesley S. Rockwood on July 6,1958 at the...

Marco J. Franchini

Marco J. Franchini

Aug 19, 2022

Marco J. Franchini, 92, of 517 West St. Carthage, passed away on Friday, August 19 2022 at Hospice of Jefferson County in Watertown.

Marco was born April 22, 1930, in Watertown, the son of the late John and Elena (Palloni) Franchini.  He served in the Army Air Force during the Korean Conflict. He married the former Elizabeth...

Robert Ambrose Gormley

Robert Ambrose Gormley

Aug 13, 2022

Robert (Bob) Ambrose Gormley died on Saturday, August 13 at his home in Carthage, New York. Mr. Gormley was born in Carthage to Gerald and Grace Bush Gormley in 1939.

A 1958 graduate of Carthage Central High School, Bob obtained a bachelor's degree in history from St. Lawrence University in Canton, NY in 1962.

Following...

Clara B. Shettleton

Clara B. Shettleton

Jul 27, 2022

Clara B. Shettleton, 95, formerly of the Van Brocklin Road in Carthage, died Wednesday, July 27,2022 at the Samaritan Keep Home in Watertown.

Clara was born January 9,1927 in Carthage, the daughter of the late Amos and Albena (Ducey) Trombley.  She married Kenneth L. Shettleton on September 28,1946 at the First Baptist Church Parsonage in Carthage.  Kenneth...

Robert V. Harper

Robert V. Harper

Jul 20, 2022

Robert V. Harper, 79, Texas

Arlington, Texas – Robert (Bob) V. Harper, 79, passed away unexpectedly on July 20th, 2022.

Robert, son of the late Vernon and Anna (Gaines) Harper, Carthage, was born October 10 th , 1942, at the Carthage Hospital, Carthage, NY. He graduated from Carthage Central High School...

Linda M. Moseley

Linda M. Moseley

Jul 16, 2022

Great Bend-

Linda M. Moseley, 79, formerly of the Pennock Road, passed away peacefully early Saturday morning, July 16,2022 at the Lewis County Residential Health Care Facility in Lowville.

Linda was born on March 6,1943 in Carthage, the daughter of the late Lyle and Amelia (Gondek) Thomas. She attended schools in Great Bend and Carthage....

Eleanor F. Harper

Eleanor F. Harper

Jul 4, 2022

Eleanor F. Harper, 92, formerly of West Carthage and Lake Bonaparte, died Monday evening, July 4, 2022, at the Keystone Villa Manor in Ephrata, PA.

Eleanor was born on February 18,1930 in Copenhagen, the daughter of the late W. Glen and Ethel (Schell) Fleming. She was a 1948 graduate of Copenhagen High School.  She married Gordon C....

Gail M. Lapierre

Gail M. Lapierre

Jul 3, 2022

Gail M LaPierre, 78, of Conway, Arkansas, and former resident of Deferiet, NY, died July 3 rd , 2022 in Conway.

Born December 20 th , 1943, in St Johnsbury Vermont.  She was born to the late Irvin and Marion Dubuc. The family moved to Carthage, NY when she went into the ninth grade.  Gail graduated from...