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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...

Thomas P. Leach Sr.

Thomas P. Leach Sr.

Nov 15, 2013

Thomas P. Leach, Sr. reported for final merciful judgement on 15 November, 2013 in Saranac Lake, NY at the home of his son, James and daughter-in-law, Carol. He had resided in Carthage, NY at Country Manor Nursing Home since September 2012 and prior to that since June, 2010 with his wife at the home of his daughter, Mary-Margaret and son-in-law,...

Elma R. Pickel

Elma R. Pickel

Oct 25, 2013

Carthage - Elma R. Pickel, 94, formerly of 104 Bridge St., West Carthage, passed away on Friday, October 25, 2013, in the Country Manor Nursing & Rehabilitation Center. Elma was born in North Wilna on May 7, 1919, the daughter of the late Ralph J. and Rose Mary Wilcox Jones. She attended Carthage and Augustinan Academy Schools. She married Harry...

Dorothy M. Powell

Dorothy M. Powell

Oct 20, 2013

Carthage - Dorothy M. Powell, 94, formerly of Dalton Estates, died Sunday, October 20, 2013, in the Country Manor Nursing & Rehabilitation Center where she has resided for one year. Dorothy was born in Carthage on November 28, 1918, the daughter of the late Bert and Ellen Queary Picket. She attended Augustinian Academy in Carthage. She married Joseph P. Powell...

Martin T. Gaines

Martin T. Gaines

Oct 19, 2013

Carthage - Martin T. Gaines, 59, of 603 State St., died Saturday, October 19, 2013, after being stricken at his residence. Martin was born in West Carthage on March 23, 1954, the son of the late Claude and Myrtle Moffett Gaines. He was a member of the last graduating class of Augustinian Academy in 1972. He started work at the...

Maryellen "Sue" Person

Maryellen "Sue" Person

Oct 16, 2013

Maryellen " Sue" Person passed away suddenly on October 16, 2013. Sue was born in Carthage on October 11, 1941 to Edward & Genevieve Legary Turpin. She was a graduate of Augustinian Academy, Carthage. After graduation she was a waitress at Van's Coffee Shop in Carthage, operated by her Aunt and Uncle, Pete and Rita VandeWater. She also worked for...

Jennee C. Haley

Jennee C. Haley

Sep 28, 2013

Carthage - JenNee C. Haley, 75, of 34198 Pleasant Lake Drive, died late Saturday evening, September 28, 2013, in the University Hospital, Syracuse, where she has been a patient for three months. Mrs. Haley was born in Williamsport, PA on May 23, 1938, the daughter of the late Frank and Leoda Cope DeWalt. She was a graduate of Williamsport High...

Leslie F. Card

Leslie F. Card

Sep 26, 2013

Carthage - Leslie F. Card, 86, of 12350 Beartown Road, died Thursday, September 26, 2013, in the Emergency Room of the Carthage Area Hospital after being stricken at his residence. Les was born in Beartown, Lewis County on July 19, 1927, the son of the late Leo and Gladys Wilson Card. He attended school outside of Carthage called the Squash...

John F. Lorence Jr.

John F. Lorence Jr.

Sep 13, 2013

John F. Lorence, Jr. West Carthage West Carthage - John F. Lorence, Jr., 86, of 826C Tamarack Drive, died Friday morning, September 13, 2013, in the Skilled Nursing Unit of the Carthage Area Hospital where he has resided since suffering a stroke earlier this month. John was born in Rock Point, Maryland on November 5, 1926, the son of the...