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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...

Anthony John Futia

Anthony John Futia

Jun 21, 2022

Anthony "John" Futia, 88, passed away peacefully in the comfort of his home in Watertown on Tuesday, June 21, 2022, under the loving care of his family and Hospice of Jefferson County.

John was born in Pyrites, New York on November 19, 1933, a son of the late John and Antonette Sinicropi Futia. He was a 1952...

Joseph S. Shambo

Joseph S. Shambo

Jun 20, 2022

Joseph S. Shambo, 89, of 30 N. Jefferson St., West Carthage, passed away peacefully on June 20, 2022, with his wife by his side.  He was under the excellent care of the Doctors and Nursing Staff at Samaritan Medical Center.

Joseph was born on February 23, 1933, in Oswego, the son of the late Stanley J. and...

Elizabeth M. Smith

Elizabeth M. Smith

Jun 20, 2022

Elizabeth M. Smith, 72, of Rome, passed away on Monday, June 20, 2022 at Rome Health after a brief illness. She was born on June 21, 1949, in Carthage, NY, a daughter of the late Charles J. and M. Margaret (Doyle) McGraw. She was a graduate of Augustinian Academy and Canton ATC with a degree in Animal Husbandry.

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Louise H. Thesier

Louise H. Thesier

Jun 18, 2022

Louise H. Thesier,88, a former longtime resident of Deer River, NY died Saturday, June 18,2022 at the Mitchell Mack Hospice House in Mooresville, NC.

Louise was born on June 12,1934 in Lowville, the daughter of the late Leon and Antoinette (Clark) Rima. She was graduate of West Carthage High School. She married Frederick C. Thesier on September...

Barbara A. Hanno

Barbara A. Hanno

May 30, 2022

Barbara A. Hanno, 83, of 7722 East State St., Lowville, died Monday morning, May 30, 2022, at Lewis County General Hospital in Lowville following a brief illness.

Barbara was born on May 13,1939 in North Hampton, OH, the daughter of the late Glenn and Marion (Perry) Hallock. She was raised in Dexter, NY and was a graduate...