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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...

Mervin P. Piere

Mervin P. Piere

Dec 27, 2013

Great Bend - Mervin P. Piere, 93, of Great Bend, died Friday, December 27, 2013, in the Carthage Area Hospital where he has been a patient for two weeks. Mervin was born in Bertha, Minnesota on June 4, 1920, the son of the late Henry and Ruth Deadrick Piere. He served in the Army from June of 1942 to October...

Donald F. Fox

Donald F. Fox

Dec 12, 2013

CARTHAGE - Donald J. Fox of 514 Cemetery Street, died Thursday evening at Carthage Area Hospital. Mr. Fox worked as a Stock Prep Supervisor at the former Crown Zellerbach Mill for 44 years, retiring in 1990. Born June 5, 1928 in the Town of Harrisburg, son of Fred J. and Myrtle Brockway Fox, he graduated from Lowville Free Acadamy in...

Barbara S. Wagoner

Barbara S. Wagoner

Dec 9, 2013

Piseco- Barbara S. (Bobbie) Wagoner, 86, of 241 Higgins Bay Road, died Monday, December 9, 2013, in the Eastern Star Campus, Oriskany, NY. Barbara was born in Carthage, NY on December 22, 1926, the daughter of the late Abner and Anita Dionne Stewart. She was a graduate of Augustinian Academy in Carthage. She married Frank Wilson Wagoner on December 7,...

Barbara A. Wlodarek

Barbara A. Wlodarek

Dec 2, 2013

West Carthage - Barbara A. Wlodarek, 79, of 63 Madison St., West Side Terrace, died Monday evening, December 2, 2013, in the Carthage Area Hospital where she has been a patient for a month. Barbara was born in Brocton, NY, on October 21, 1934, the daughter of the late Peter and Mary Niedbalski Wolnik. She was a graduate of Brocton...

Richard F. Mono

Richard F. Mono

Nov 29, 2013

Natural Bridge - Richard F. Mono, 66, of 6538 State Rt. # 3, died Friday afternoon, November 29, 2013, in the Carthage Area Hospital Emergency Room after being stricken at his residence. Richard was born in Carthage on May 9, 1947, the son of the late Joseph and Edna Schermerhorn Mono. He married the former Terina D. Cahill on June...

Hilda C. Phillips

Hilda C. Phillips

Nov 23, 2013

Carthage - Hilda C. Phillips, 91, of 443 S. Clinton St., died Saturday afternoon, November 23, 2013, at her residence where she was under the care of her family and Hospice of Jefferson County. Hilda was born in Hammond on January 23, 1922, the daughter of the late Leslie W. and Iva Dake Chase. She graduated from Hammond High School...

Jimmie Dan Ambrose

Jimmie Dan Ambrose

Nov 18, 2013

West Carthage - Jimmie D. Ambrose, 66, of 258 Champion St., died Monday, November 18, 2013 at his residence after being stricken there. Mr. Ambrose was born in Dunedin, Florida on February 14, 1947, the son of the late Raymond F. and Corrie Ashley Ambrose. He served in the Army during the Vietnam War. He was a painter in Florida...