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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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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.
