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Esther E. Arno

Esther E. Arno

May 5, 2014

Watertown - Esther E. Arno, 94, of 27741 State Rt. 126, died Monday, May 5, 2014, at the Summit Village in Watertown.

Esther was born in St. Regis Falls on August 8, 1919, the daughter of the late Steven and Edna Brown White. She was a graduate of St. Regis Falls High School.  She was united in...

Jeremiah J. Haley

Jeremiah J. Haley

May 2, 2014

Jeremiah J. Haley

Carthage

Carthage - Jeremiah J. Haley, 76, of 34198 Pleasant Lake Drive, died Friday, May 2, 2014, in the Samaritan Keep Home, Watertown where he has resided since suffering a stroke in 2008.

Jerry was born in Danville, PA on May 21, 1937, the son of the late...

George H. Schermerhorn

George H. Schermerhorn

Apr 27, 2014

Carthage - George H. Schermerhorn, 78, of 41068 Texas Road, died Sunday, April 27, 2014, at University Hospital, Syracuse after being stricken at his residence in the morning.

Geroge was born in Carthage on February 10, 1936, the son of the late George W. and Ella Bartell Schermerhorn. He attended school in Carthage.  He served in the...

Steve Tamas

Steve Tamas

Apr 26, 2014

West Carthage - Steve Tamas, 70, a resident of Dalton Estates, died Saturday, April 26, 2014, at his apartment where he was under the care of his wife and Hospice of Jefferson County.

Mr. Tamas was born in Hungary on February 28, 1944, the son of the late Istvan and Erzsebet Szappan Tamas. He came to the...

Patrick A. Wilton

Patrick A. Wilton

Apr 18, 2014

Carthage - Patrick A. Wilton, 84, of 994 Alexandria St., died Friday afternoon, April 18, 2014, in the Country Manor Nursing & Rehabilitation Center where he has resided since May of 2013.

Pat was born in Great Bend on April 10, 1930, the son of the late John Leonard and Colombe Renaud Wilton. He attended schools in...

Ronald J. Grover

Ronald J. Grover

Apr 1, 2014

West Carthage - Ronald J. Grover, 73, of 36 Liberty St., died Tuesday, April 1, 2014, at his residence where he was under the care of his family and Hospice of Jefferson County.

Ron was born in Sayreville, NJ on June 22, 1940, the son of Mildred Grover Boley. After attending...

Jane A. Nortz

Jane A. Nortz

Mar 25, 2014

Carthage - Jane A. Nortz, 86, formerly of 716 Elm St., died Tuesday, March 25, 2014, in the Skilled Nursing Unit of Carthage Area Hospital where she has resided for several years.

Jane was born in Carthage on December 10, 1927, the daughter of the late Levi and Anna Kelley Higman. She was a graduate of Augustinian...

Mildred K. Higman

Mildred K. Higman

Mar 22, 2014

WEST CARTHAGE - Mildred K. Higman, 96, of Meadowbrook Terrace, died late Saturday evening, March 22, 2014 at Carthage Area Hospital. Mrs. Higman was born on October 31, 1917 in Oneida, the daughter of the late Isaac L. and Bessie (Hanmer) Kelsey. Mildred graduated from Lowville Free Academy in 1936. She married Albert T.Higman on July 12, 1939 at...

David P. Tooker

David P. Tooker

Mar 19, 2014

West Carthage - David Perry Tooker II, 65, formerly of West Side Terrace, died Wednesday, March 19, 2014, in the Skilled Nursing Unit of Carthage Area Hospital where he has resided since September of 2013.

David was born in West Carthage on April 27, 1948, the son of the late David P. and Bette J. Hoch Tooker....

Lindsey Rae Frost

Lindsey Rae Frost

Mar 10, 2014

Carthage - Lindsey Rae Frost, 19, of 34511 Jackson II Road, died Monday, March 10, 2014 at her residence after her battle with Cystic Fibrosis. Lindsey was born in Carthage on October 26, 1994, the daughter of James and Tamara Prashaw Frost. She received a double lung transplant at age 11 in 2006 in Pittsburgh, PA. She attended Carthage...

Richard John Fahsel

Richard John Fahsel

Mar 5, 2014

West Carthage- Richard John Fahsel, 78, passed away peacefully on Wednesday, March 5, 2014, in the Samaritan Keep Home, Watertown. Richard was born in West Carthage on September 22, 1935, the son of the late John G. and Hazel Belile Fahsel. He was a graduate of West Carthage High School, attended Canton ATI, Oswego State and received his Master's Degree...

Barbara A. Grover

Barbara A. Grover

Mar 2, 2014

West Carthage - Barbara A. Grover, 71, of 36 Liberty St., died Sunday, March 2, 2014, in the Carthage Area Hospital where she has been a patient for four days. Barb was born in Carthage on February 9, 1943, the daughter of the late Roy Peter and Rita A. Legary Vandewater. She was a 1960 graduate of Carthage Central School....

Rodney Lynn Arno

Rodney Lynn Arno

Feb 21, 2014

WATERTOWN - Rodney Lynn Arno, 60, of Watertown, was taken from us suddenly with no warning on Friday morning, February 21, 2014 at Upstate Medical Center in Syracuse. He was diagnosed just days before with leukemia. Born on July 9, 1953 in Carthage the son of Rawlin Robert and Esther Edna (White) Arno where he graduated from Carthage High School....

Paul C. Marolf

Paul C. Marolf

Feb 20, 2014

CARTHAGE – Paul C. Marolf, 86, of West Street died early Thursday morning, February 20, 2014 at Lewis County Residential Health Care Facility where he had resided since November 2013. The family would like to thank all the staff of the Rainbow Community for their care and comfort. Paul was born in Beaver Falls on January 14, 1928 the son...

Ronald C. Lytle

Ronald C. Lytle

Feb 11, 2014

West Carthage - Ronald C. Lytle, 68, of 33 N. Main St. Apt. B, died Tuesday, February 11, 2014, in the emergency room of the Carthage Area Hospital after being stricken. Ron was born in Syracuse on August 20, 1945, the son of the late Charles and Dora Hodge Lytle. He was a graduate of Watertown High. He served in...

Henry J. Sylvester Jr.

Henry J. Sylvester Jr.

Feb 10, 2014

Carthage, NY Henry (Hank) J. Sylvester, Jr., 72, of Osprey, Florida, formerly of Carthage, passed away on February 10, 2014 at Tidewell Hospice Facility in Sarasota, Florida. He was born on June 19, 1941 in Carthage, a son of Henry and Rose Sylvester. He was a 1960 graduate of Augustinian Academy where he excelled in sports. Hank had been a...

Diane L. Prievo

Diane L. Prievo

Jan 30, 2014

Carthage - Diane L. Prievo, 66, of 604 Adelaide St., died peacefully, Thursday, January 30, 2014 at her residence where she was under the care of her family and Hospice of Jefferson County. Diane was born in Montreal, Canada on December 12, 1947, the daughter of the late Kenneth and Gisele Belanger Henderson. She was a graduate of Carthage High...

John E. Schreck

John E. Schreck

Jan 24, 2014

St. Petersburg, West Carthage - John E. (Jack) Schreck, 86, of 5990 Terrace Park Drive N., St. Petersburg, FL, died Friday evening, January 24, 2014, in the emergency room of the Northside Hospital, St. Petersburg, FL after being stricken at his residence. John was born in Deferiet, NY on August 5, 1927, the son of the late Joseph and Anna...

Evelyn M. Bagnato

Evelyn M. Bagnato

Jan 11, 2014

Herrings - Evelyn M. Bagnato, 83, of 24539 First St., died Saturday evening, January 11, 2014, in the University Hospital, Syracuse. Evelyn was born in Herrings on December 8, 1930, the daughter of the late George and Mary Ellen Mushtare Heesh. She attended local schools. She worked at the former St. Regis Paper Mill in Herrings before her marriage to...

Terina D. Mono

Terina D. Mono

Jan 5, 2014

Natural Bridge - Terina D. Mono, 64, of 6538 State Rt. # 3, died Sunday morning, January 5, 2014 at her residence where she was under the care of her family and Lewis County Hospice. Terina was born in Carthage on February 1, 1949 the daughter of the late David and Eleanor Pritchard Cahill. She was raised on her parent's...