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David M. Labarge

David M. Labarge

Nov 26, 2015

Carthage - David M. LaBarge, 55, of 31101 County Rt. # 163, died Thursday morning, November 26, 2015 at his residence after an apparent heart attack. Dave was born in Watertown on January 22, 1960, the son of the late Ernest F. and Joan A. Kitts LaBarge. He attended Carthage Central Schools. He was married to the former Sherrie L....

Sharon Ann Mcilroy

Sharon Ann Mcilroy

Nov 12, 2015

Carthage - Sharon (Shari) Ann McIlroy of 122 N. School St. died Thursday November 12, 2015 at the Country Manor Nursing & Rehabilitation Center in Carthage surrounded by her family. She was 71 years old. Shari was born in Carthage on June 30 1944, the daughter of the late Elmer E. and Mary E. (Sementelli) Shortt. She was a 1962...

Robin Roes Zando

Robin Roes Zando

Oct 31, 2015

Deferiet - Robin R. Zando, 60, of 29 Anderson Ave, passed away Saturday evening, October 31, 2015, at Strong Memorial Hospital, Rochester where she was a patient for 10 days. Robin was born in Lowville on May 2, 1955, the daughter of Darwin and Eleanor Roes Lehman. She was a 1973 graduate of Beaver River High School and a 1975...

Joyce M. Blinebry

Joyce M. Blinebry

Oct 24, 2015

West Carthage - Joyce M. Blinebry, 68, of 8 Madison St., died Saturday evening, October 24, 2015, at her residence where she was under the care of her family and Hospice of Jefferson County. Joyce was born in Gouverneur on March 2, 1947, the daughter of the late Carl and Dorothy Sampson Fuller. She was a 1965 graduate of Augustinian...

Benjamin M. Crane

Benjamin M. Crane

Oct 8, 2015

Harrisville - Benjamin M. Crane, 86, of 14413 Austin Road, passed away peacefully on Thursday afternoon, October 8, 2015, in the Lewis County Residential Health Care Facility in Lowville where he has resided for the past four months. Ben was born in Canton on August 11, 1929, the son of the late Benjamin H. and Cora C. Paro Crane. He...

Stephen J. Siedlecki

Stephen J. Siedlecki

Sep 25, 2015

Carthage - Stephen J. Siedlecki, 66, of 222 State St., died Friday, September 25, 2015, in St. Joseph's Hospital, Syracuse after being stricken Thursday at his residence. Steve was born in Carthage on May 5, 1949, the son of the late Stanley and Beverly White Siedlecki. He was a 1967 graduate of Carthage Central High School and was a member...

Joann Covey

Joann Covey

Sep 13, 2015

Carthage - JoAnn Covey, 54, of 23423 Alexandria St. Road, died on Sunday morning, September 13, 2015, at her residence where she was under the care of her family and Hospice of Jefferson County. JoAnn was born in Carthage on April 25, 1961, the daughter of Leland and Joan Higgins Weaver. She married Daniel C. Covey on November 12, 1977...

Timothy S. Bush

Timothy S. Bush

Aug 10, 2015

Natural Bridge - Timothy S. Bush, 75, formerly of Beartown, died Monday morning, August 10, 2015, in the Skilled Nursing Unit of the Carthage Area Hospital where he has resided since January of 2012. Tim was born in Carthage on December 20, 1939, the son of the late Donald and Ellen Smith Bush. He attended local schools. His last occupation...

Malcolm D. Campbell

Malcolm D. Campbell

Aug 7, 2015

Black River - Malcolm D. "Butch" Campbell, 69, of 103 Beaumont Ave., died Friday, August 7, 2015, in the emergency room of the Samaritan Medical Center after being stricken. Butch was born in Lowville on June 22, 1946, the son of the late Martin and Ruth Palka Campbell. He was a graduate of Watertown High School. He worked for the...

Sally R. Kilgore

Sally R. Kilgore

Jul 25, 2015

Carthage - Sally R. Kilgore, 77, formerly of 222 State St., passed away peacefully on Saturday evening, July 25, 2015, at the Hospice residence of Jefferson County in Watertown. Sally was born in Princeton, WV, the daughter of the late Dexter and Evelyn White Redden. She was raised in Tampa, FL and graduated from Hillsborough High School. She attended secretarial...

Doris B. Ellis

Doris B. Ellis

Jul 13, 2015

West Carthage - Doris B. Ellis, 89, formerly of 21 Madison St., died Monday, July 13, 2015, in The Hospital of the University of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA. Doris was born in Potsdam on July 30, 1925, the daughter of the late James F. and Mary Kenny Bradley. She attended Potsdam schools and graduated from the State University at Potsdam in...

John S. Ablan

John S. Ablan

Jul 8, 2015

Carthage - John S. Ablan, 59, of 312 S. Clinton St., died Wednesday morning, July 8, 2015, in the Carthage Area Hospital where he has been a patient for 10 days. John was born in Watertown on July 24, 1955, the son of the late Ablaine and Marilyn Hofer Ablan. He attended Augustinian Academy and was a 1973 graduate of...

Edson Ivan Reed

Edson Ivan Reed

Jul 7, 2015

Edson Ivan Reed, 84, West Carthage, died peacefully at his home, July 7, 2015 under the care of Hospice of Jefferson County and his family. Mr. Reed, Born Oct 24, 1930 in Sterlingville, NY now part of Fort Drum, Son of the late Edson Edgar Reed and Olive Elizabeth Catlin. The Family moved to Redwood, NY where he attended Redwood...

Dawn Elaine Strife

Dawn Elaine Strife

Jul 6, 2015

Copenhagen - Dawn Elaine Strife, 47, of 10120 Washington St., died Monday morning, July 6, 2015, in the Emergency Room of the Lewis County General Hospital, Lowville after being stricken at her residence. Dawn was born in Watertown on July 15, 1967, the daughter of Stanley C. and Clara Brown Bingham. She was a 1985 graduate of Carthage Central High...

Roswell Charles Bowman

Roswell Charles Bowman

Jul 6, 2015

Roswell Charles Bowman (Roz), 86, of Barefoot Bay, Florida passed away on Monday, July 6, 2015 at Sebastian River Medical Center in Sebastian, Florida as a result of acute leukemia. Born on May 6, 1929 in Watertown, NY, Roz was the oldest son of the late Leslie and Ruth Bowman, of Carthage, NY. He is survived by his brother, Ralph...

Kylee Marie Lofink

Kylee Marie Lofink

Jul 1, 2015

Watertown - Kylee Marie Lofink, 34, of 232 West Main St., died unexpectedly Wednesday, July 1, 2015 at her residence. Kylee was born in Carthage on August 2, 1980, the daughter of Adam L. and the late Laurie Farmer Lofink. She attended Carthage Central Schools. She was a nursing assistant at the Auburn Community Hospital while living in Auburn several...

Anna V. Farr

Anna V. Farr

Jun 3, 2015

Carthage - Anna V. Farr, 90, of 34456 State Rt. # 26, died Wednesday, June 3, 2015, at Strong Memorial Hospital in Rochester. Anna was born in Carthage on February 17, 1925, the daughter of the late Abraham and Mary E. Bigness Disotell. She attended Carthage schools. She was married to Charles F. Farr who died in 1961. Anna was...

Emily M. Thomas

Emily M. Thomas

Jun 1, 2015

Carthage - Emily M. Thomas, 87, of 36646 State Route # 3, died Monday evening at her residence where she was under the care of her family, neighbors and Hospice of Jefferson County. Emily was born in Utica on August 13, 1927, the daughter of the late Robert and Lena Stanbrook Doolen. She attended Proctor High School. She married Kenneth...

Rawlin R. Arno

Rawlin R. Arno

May 26, 2015

Rutland - Rawlin R. "Rawly" Arno, 88, of 27741 NYS Rt. # 126, died Tuesday, May 26, 2015 at his residence. Rawlin was born in Santa Clara, NY on November 3, 1926, one of twelve children of the late George and Myrtle DeShaw Arno. He was a graduate of Santa Clara High School. Rawlin served in the Navy during WW...

Frances Marie Mikiel

Frances Marie Mikiel

May 26, 2015

Natural Bridge, NY Frances Marie Mikiel, 96 of 6602 Old State Road, mother of Lorraine E. Mosca with whom she lived, died Tuesday afternoon at the Lewis County Residential Health Care Facility in Lowville following a brief illness. Funeral arrangements will be held privately by the family and are with the Bezanilla-McGraw Funeral Home, Carthage.