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Katherine E. Hoffman
Jan 18, 2022
Katherine E. Towne Hoffman, 56, of 40698 Texas Road, Carthage, died Tuesday morning, January 18, 2022 at her home where she was under the care of her family and Hospice of Jefferson County.
Katherine was born on July 5,1965 in Carthage, the daughter of the late Leon E. and Elva (Allen) Towne. She was a graduate of...
Marco A. Pignone
Jan 13, 2022
Marco A. Pignone, 60, of the Duffy Road, Watertown, died Thursday morning, January 13, 2022 at St. Camillus Residential Health Care Facility in Syracuse where he has been a resident for 5 weeks.
Marco was born on August 14,1961 in Carthage, the son of Carl A. and the late Dorothy (Hall) Pignone. He was a 1980 graduate...
Alvin Lee Gotham
Jan 4, 2022
Watertown, NY
Alvin Lee Gotham, 72, of 263 State St., Watertown, passed away recently at his home.
Alvin was born on September 7,1949 in Potsdam, the son of the late Fay and Stella (Bebee) Gotham. He was a 1970 graduate of Carthage Central High School.
Alvin has worked as a custodian/porter at multiple...
Joseph Francis Sciotti
Dec 19, 2021
Joseph Francis Sciotti, 67, of the Line School Road, Champion, passed away Sunday morning, December 19, 2021 at University Hospital in Syracuse after a courageous battle with cancer.
Joe was born on August 4, 1954 in Hornell, the son of the late Sebastian and Madeline (Palmesano) Sciotti. He was educated in Hornell and entered the Air Force...
James E. Hodkinson
Dec 17, 2021
Retired 1 st Sgt. USMC James E. Hodkinson, 82, of Pinewood Drive, Black River died Friday morning, December 17, 2021 at his home where he was under the care of his family and Hospice of Jefferson County.
Jim was born October 25,1939 in Watertown, the son of the late Robert and Helen (Deline) Hodkinson. He attended schools...
Donald Francis Schwendy
Dec 17, 2021
Donald F. Schwendy, 85, of Route 126, Carthage, died Friday morning, December 17, 2021 at his home where he was under the loving care of his family and Hospice of Lewis County.
Donald was born at home on May 20,1936 in the Town of Croghan, the son of the late Francis and Irene (Snyder) Schwendy. He attended...
Gilles J. Langevin
Dec 13, 2021
Gilles J. Langevin, 78, of Carthage died Monday evening, December 13,2021 at the Adirondack Medical Center in Saranac Lake.
Gilles was born on August 27,1943 in Montreal, Quebec, the son of the late Robert and Pierrette DeSautels Langevin. He was united in marriage to the former Mary Ann St. Louis on April 11,1964 at St. Mary's Church...
Jessica Sue Fairbrother
Dec 12, 2021
Jessica Loomis Fairbrother, 40, of Williamstown, formerly of Carthage, died unexpectedly with her loving husband and family by her side on Sunday morning, December 12,2021 at Rome Memorial Hospital in Rome, NY.
Jessica Sue Loomis was born on September 13,1981 in Carthage, the daughter of Jeffrey L. and Crystal L. (Kimball) Loomis. She was a 2000 graduate...
Larry P. Campany
Dec 8, 2021
Larry P. Campany, 61, of 3392 Flanders Road, Three Mile Bay, formerly of Carthage, died Wednesday morning, December 8,2021 at Samaritan Medical Center in Watertown.
Larry was born on June 19,1960 in Carthage, the twin son of Harold and the former Rose (Powlin) Campany. He was a graduate of Carthage Central High School. Larry worked for the...
Ronald H. Hill
Dec 4, 2021
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Ronald H. Hill, 79, of 50 Liberty St. West Carthage, died early Saturday morning, December 4, 2021 at his home in West Carthage, surrounded by his family.
Ronald was born August 22, 1942 in Lowville, a twin son of the late Dewey and Doris (Zehr) Hill. He attended Lowville Academy....
Jacqueline H. Mchale
Dec 2, 2021
Jacqueline H. McHale, 71, of County Route 42, Carthage, died early Thursday morning, December 2, 2021 at the Carthage Center for Rehabilitation and Nursing where she was a patient for two weeks.
Jacqueline was born November 8,1950 in Huntington, WV, the daughter of the late Cal Richard and Lois Hope (Barnes) Mooney. She studied Architecture at Miami...
Blanche E. Miles
Nov 22, 2021
Blanche E. Miles, 91, of the Ives Hill Retirement Community, Watertown, and a former resident of West Carthage, died Monday afternoon, November 22, 2021 at Hospice of Jefferson County in Watertown.
Blanche was born in Marathon, NY, the daughter of the late George Robert and Kathleen Mary (Borland) Butts. She was united in marriage to Andrew L....
Anna Lee Tolley
Nov 21, 2021
Anna Lee Tolley, 81, formerly of 222 State Street Carthage, died peacefully in her sleep, November 21, 2021, at Lewis County Extended Care Facility in Lowville, after an extended illness.
Born June 25, 1940, in Lester, West Virginia, she was a daughter of Sidney and Clara (Barber) Hutchinson. Due to her parent's illnesses, from the age of...
Dorothy A. Dekin
Nov 12, 2021
CARTHAGE- Dorothy Ann Dekin, 89, of S. James Street, died on Friday morning, November 12, 2021 at Carthage Area Hospital where she had been a patient for a week.
She was born in Lowville on January 10, 1932 the daughter of the late Michael and Bessie G. (Zawatski) Matuszczak. She graduated from Lowville...
Leroy J. Homan
Oct 30, 2021
Leroy J. Homan, 91, of 54 High St., West Carthage, died Saturday morning, October 30,2021 at the Ellis Farm, Hospice of Jefferson County in Watertown.
Leroy was born on January 6,1930 in Carthage, the son of the late Roy and Angeline (Hoffert) Homan. He attended Augustinian Academy in Carthage. Leroy served in the Army during the Korean...
Harry Oscar Ames
Oct 24, 2021
Harry O. Ames, 80, of 11 N. Jefferson St., West Carthage, died Sunday, October 24,2021 at the Carthage Center for Rehabilitation and Nursing.
Harry was born on October 13,1941 in Watertown, the son of the late Howard and Marion (Walton) Ames. He was a 1960 graduate of Carthage Central School. He married the former Diane M. Bezanilla...
Kim Patrick Sheitz
Oct 24, 2021
Kim P. Sheitz, 65, of 2991 Cataract St., Copenhagen died Sunday morning, October 24,2021 at his home where he was under the care of his family and Lewis County Hospice.
Kim was born on July 18,1956 in Watertown, the son of the late Walter and Frances (McDonald) Sheitz. He graduated from Copenhagen Central School in 1974. He...
Thomas Alan Lofink
Oct 23, 2021
Thomas A. Lofink, 56, of Liverpool, formerly of Carthage, died Saturday, October 23, 2021 at Upstate Community Hospital in Syracuse after a brief illness.
Tom was born on November 25,1964 in Watertown, the son of Harold L. and Marie (Bowman) Lofink. He was a 1983 graduate of Carthage Central High School. Having the background of a family-owned...
Bruce Francis Hutt
Sep 29, 2021
Bruce Francis Hutt, 73, of Naumburg Lane, Naumburg, died Wednesday morning, September 29, 2021 at his residence after being stricken.
Bruce was born on April 9,1948 in Watertown, the son of the late Francis and Leona (Curran) Hutt. He was a 1966 graduate of Carthage Central High School and later attended college. He moved to The Rochester...
Jane A. Rieves
Sep 29, 2021
Jane A. Rieves, 82, of Dalton Estates, West Carthage died Wednesday morning, September 29, 2021 at the Carthage Area Hospital where she has been a patient for one week.
Jane was born on March 14,1939 in Lowville, the daughter of the late Ray and Grace (Terrillion) Archer. She was a graduate of Lowville Academy. She went on...
