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Paul R. Storms

Paul R. Storms

Mar 3, 2015

Carthage - Paul R. Storms, 59, of 37261 State Rt. # 3, passed away on Tuesday, March 3, 2015 at his residence where he was under the care of his family and Hospice of Jefferson County. Paul was born in Watertown on March 26, 1955, the son of the late Secord S. and Mary O. O'Brien Storms. He was a...

Kathleen M. Bartlett

Kathleen M. Bartlett

Feb 10, 2015

West Carthage - Kathleen M. Bartlett, 96, of 38 N. Broad St. Apt. 203, passed away peacefully early Tuesday morning, February 10, 2015 in her residence. Mrs. Bartlett was born in Malone on April 10, 1918, the daughter of the late Edward and Hattie Blair. She attended schools in Malone. She worked at the True Stitch Moccasin Factory in Malone....

Betty Jean Revette

Betty Jean Revette

Feb 5, 2015

Carthage, NY- Betty Jean Revette, 81, of Carthage, went home to eternal rest on Feb. 5, 2015, surrounded by her family while under the care of Suncoast Hospice, Pinellas Park, FL. Born in Carthage on Dec. 10, 1933 to Earl Stiles and Dorothy Waugh Stiles, Betty Jean attended Carthage schools, graduating from CHS in 1951. Betty set a shining example...

James P. Cassoni Jr.

James P. Cassoni Jr.

Feb 1, 2015

West Carthage - James P. Cassoni, Jr., 76, of 63 Madison St., Apt. 101, died early Sunday morning, February 1, 2015, in the Emergency Room of the Carthage Area Hospital after being stricken at his residence. Jim was born in Watertown on April 5, 1938, the son of the late James P. and Grace Ricco Cassoni Sr. He was a...

Rena Jean Clemons

Rena Jean Clemons

Jan 31, 2015

Rena (Jean) Clemons, formerly of Carthage, passed away Saturday, January 31, 2015, in her home in Fort Walton Beach, FL. Jean was born August 1, 1940 in Vilas, NC, the daughter of the late Frank and Rubye Johnson. She graduated from Cove Creek High School in Vilas, NC and attended Nursing School at Duke University, NC, receiving her degree as...

Dorothy E. Craig

Dorothy E. Craig

Jan 23, 2015

Carthage - Dorothy E. Craig, 87, of 222 State St. died Friday evening, January 23, 2015, at St. Elizabeth's Medical Center, Utica where she has been a patient for three weeks. Dorothy was born in Norfolk on October 15, 1927 the daughter of the late Amos and Dorothy Beaulieu Barrett. She attended school in Carthage. She worked as a clerk...

George G. Ashcraft

George G. Ashcraft

Jan 22, 2015

Carthage - George G. Ashcraft, 86, of 24390 Staie Rd., died Thursday, January 22, 2015, at his home where he was under the care of his family and Hospice of Jefferson County. George was born on October 20, 1928, in Woodsmills (Fort Drum) the son of the late Eugene and Virginia (Blanche) Hubbard Ashcraft. He attended schools in Woodsmills, North...

Jeannette M. Barnes

Jeannette M. Barnes

Jan 22, 2015

Natural Bridge - Jeannette M. Barnes, 68, of 27571 Depot St., died Thursday, January 22, 2015 at her residence where she was under the care of her family and Hospice of Jefferson County. Jeannette was born in Carthage on February 12, 1946, the daughter of the late William S. and Mae E. Champion Stenoski. She attended Carthage schools. She married...

Robert E. Parks

Robert E. Parks

Jan 14, 2015

West Carthage, NY Robert E. Parks, 86, of 26 South Broad St., died Wednesday morning at his residence where he was under the care of his family and Hospice of Jefferson County. In keeping with his wishes, there will be no calling hours or service. Arrangements are with the Bezanilla-McGraw Funeral Home, Carthage. To leave a condolence, go to www.bezanillafh.com.

Mary Margaret Pierce

Mary Margaret Pierce

Jan 12, 2015

Camden - Mary Margaret Pierce, 81, of 90 Mexico St., died Monday, January 12, 2015, at the V.I.P. in Camden where she has resided for over 20 years. Mary was born in Lewisburg, NY (Fort Drum) the daughter of the late John Francis and Cecelia Malbeauf Pierce. Mary attended the Friendship Corners Program in Sylvan Beach and the Ripley Day...

Carol Irene Olmstead

Carol Irene Olmstead

Jan 10, 2015

Carthage - Carol Irene Olmstead, 67, of 40094 Co. Rt. # 40, passed away peacefully on Saturday morning, January 10, 2015, at her residence. Carol was born in Utica on September 20, 1947, the daughter of the late Carl and Mildred Meeker Olmstead. She attended schools in Oneida and Watertown and received her GED several years later. She worked as...

Marie Ann Astafan

Marie Ann Astafan

Jan 6, 2015

West Carthage - Marie Ann Astafan, 91, formerly of 5 Franklin St., passed away on Friday, March 6, 2015 at the home of her daughter Gina, in Watertown where she has resided for 8 years. Marie was born in Carthage on June 1, 1923, the daughter of the late Peter Thomas and Nazera Salamy Kamide. She was a 1941 graduate...

Dr. Claud J. Lawler

Dr. Claud J. Lawler

Jan 4, 2015

Carthage – Dr. Claud J. Lawler, 77, of 35199 N. Lake Rd., died Sunday, January 4, 2015, in the Carthage Area Hospital Emergency Room after being stricken at his residence. Claud was born in Watertown on September 7, 1937, he son of the late Claud J. and Marie Balles Lawler. He was a 1957 graduate of Augustinian Academy and the...

Frederick J. Hancock

Frederick J. Hancock

Jan 1, 2015

Frederick J. Hancock, 60, of Deer River Road, died Thursday, January 1, 2015 after being stricken at his home. Born July 11, 1954 in Carthage, the son of the late Roger R. Hancock and the former Ann E. Fowlow Hancock, he was a 1974 graduate of Carthage Central School. He married Linda L. Mundy on August 23, 1975 at St....

Ronald D. Covell

Ronald D. Covell

Dec 18, 2014

Carthage - Ronald D. Covell, 66, of 35800 Sayre Road, died Thursday afternoon, December 18, 2014, in the Emergency Room of the Carthage Area Hospital after being stricken at his residence. Ronald was born in Canastota on October 20, 1948, the son of the late Charles and Mary Waters Covell. He was a 1968 graduate of Carthage Central High School....

Francis W. Nortz

Francis W. Nortz

Dec 14, 2014

Carthage - Francis W. Nortz, 94, died Sunday, December 14, 2014, in the Skilled Nursing Unit of the Carthage Area Hospital. Francis was born in Croghan on October 20, 1920, the son of the late Vincent W. and Angeline Bush Nortz. He was a graduate of Father Leo Memorial School in 1938. He served in the Army Air Corps in...

Warren G. Gamble

Warren G. Gamble

Dec 11, 2014

Deer River - Warren G. Gamble, 95, died Thursday morning, December 11, 2014, in the Skilled Nursing Unit of the Carthage Area Hospital where he has resided since August of 2012. Warren was born in Carthage on June 11, 1919, the son of the late George and Ida Persha Gamble. He graduated from Carthage High in 1938. He served in...

Joyce E. Lackey

Joyce E. Lackey

Dec 7, 2014

Carthage - Joyce E. Lackey, 61, of 113 N. School St., passed away Sunday, December 7, 2014, at her home in the care of her family and Hospice of Jefferson County. Joyce was born in Carthage on May 8, 1953, the daughter of the late Henry and Anna Dealing Harper. She graduated from Carthage Central High School and Jefferson Vocational...

Nathan Leroy Gates Jr.

Nathan Leroy Gates Jr.

Nov 28, 2014

Austintown, OH - Nathan LeRoy Gates Jr., 59, of Austintown, OH, died Friday, November 28, 2014, at his residence in Austintown, OH where he was under the care of his family and Hospice. Nathan was born in Carthage, NY on October 26, 1955, the son of Nathan LeRoy and Juanita Gill Gates Sr. He attended Carthage Schools. He served in...

Patricia A. Guyette

Patricia A. Guyette

Nov 26, 2014

West Carthage - Patricia A. Guyette, 74, of 26 Madison St., died Wednesday, November 26, 2014, in the Country Manor Nursing & Rehabilitation Center where she has resided since June 25th. Patricia was born in Watertown on July 3, 1940, the daughter of the late Clifford and Betty Lester Sly. She was a member of the last graduating class in...