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Edmond L. "Butch" Petrie
Sep 30, 2012
West Carthage - Edmond L. "Butch" Petrie, 72, of 3 S. Jefferson St. died Sunday afternoon, September 30, 2012, at his residence. Mr. Petrie was born in Carthage on June 10, 1940, the son of the late Edmund and Frances Bodfield Petrie. He attended school in Harrisville. He married the former Lois A. Pierce on July 27, 1962 in West...
Michele A. Kilbourn
Sep 28, 2012
Carthage - Michele A. Kilbourn, 60, of 707 Parham St., Apt. A, died Friday evening, September 28, 2012 at her residence after a lengthy illness. Michele was born in Carthage on May 31, 1952, the daughter of the late Francis and Lola Thomas Foley. She attended Carthage Central School. She married Lathan F. Kilbourn on February 14, 1969 at St....
Virginia Fox Moeller
Sep 25, 2012
Virginia F. Moeller October 4, 2012 CARTHAGE, N.Y. — Virginia Fox Moeller, 91, Hendersonville, N.C., passed away peacefully at her home. She was a daughter of the late Mr. and Mrs. William Mould and Reba Coburn Fox. Mrs. Moeller graduated from Wheelock College in Boston and was employed by the Carthage Central School District as an elementary school teacher. Mrs....
Violet Agnes Keefer
Aug 14, 2012
Carthage - Violet Agnes Keefer, 75, died Tuesday, August 14, 2012, in the Skilled Nursing Unit of the Carthage Area Hospital where she has resided since November. Mrs. Keefer was born in West Carthage on January 9, 1937, the daughter of the late William and Blanche Brown Moroughan. She attended schools in Carthage and West Carthage. A marriage to Kenneth...
Frances Lynnette Trainham
Aug 6, 2012
Carthage - Frances Lynnette Trainham, 85, passed away on Monday evening, August 6, 2012, at the home of her son and daughter-in-law, James and Elaine Surace on Route 126 while under their care and that of Hospice of Jefferson County. Mrs. Trainham was born in West Carthage on January 31, 1927, the daughter of the late Hiram P. and Frances...
Ernest A. Hagenston
Jun 22, 2012
Carthage - Ernest A. Hagenston, 58, of 208 A N. School St., died Friday, June 22, 2012 in the emergency room of the Carthage Area Hospital after being stricken at his residence. He was born in Detroit, MI, on April 29, 1954, the son of the late Morris and Constance Irene Dickerson Hagenston. He was a 1974 graduate of Washingtonville...
Joseph J. Ferris
Jun 21, 2012
West Carthage - Joseph J. Ferris, 48, of 29 Madison St., died Thursday, June 21, 2012, in the emergency room of the Carthage Area Hospital. Joe was diagnosed with Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis in May of 2010. Joe was born in Lowville on January 13, 1964, the son of the late James J. and Dorothy Sampson Ferris. He was a 1982...
Paula J. Lewis
Jun 13, 2012
Carthage - Paula J. Lewis, 64, of 34564 Jackson II Rd., died Wednesday, June 13, 2012, at St. Joseph's Hospital in Syracuse where she was to undergo heart surgery. Paula was born in Carthage on November 12, 1947, the daughter of the late Ivan A. and Violet J. Moses Hedden. She was a graduate of Carthage Central High School. She...
Patricia Ann Noyes
Jun 5, 2012
Carthage - Patricia Ann Noyes, 69, of 222 State St. died Tuesday evening, June 5, 2012, in University Hospital, Syracuse. Mrs. Noyes was born in Watertown on February 25, 1943, the daughter of the late Leon and Madeline Deline Labouf. She attended school in Watertown. She married Charles D. Noyes Sr. on March 17, 1997 in West Carthage. Previous marriages...
Luella M. Gyingyelegan
Jun 1, 2012
Carthage - Luella M. (Ginger) Gyingyelegan, 82, of 34373 State Route 26, died Friday, June 1, 2012, at her residence where she was under the care of her family and Hospice of Jefferson County. Luella was born in Detroit, MI, on September 5, 1929, the daughter of the late Joseph and Mabel Hubbard Girard. She was a 1947 graduate of...
Norma Irene Mullen
May 31, 2012
Deferiet - Norma Backus Mullen Norma Irene Backus Mullen, 88, of 47 Anderson Ave., quietly joined her son, David, in the arms of angels on Thursday evening, May 31, 2012, in the Community Hospice Care Center, Jacksonville, Florida with her family at her side. A service to celebrate her life will be held on Thursday, June 7th at 10:30 a.m....
Stanley L. Arnold
May 27, 2012
Carthage - Stanley L. Arnold, 87, of 539 Adelaide St., died Sunday evening, May 27, 2012, in the Country Manor Nursing & Rehabilitation Center. Mr. Arnold was born in Natural Bridge on July 4, 1924, the son of the late Roy and Martha Arnold Arnold. He attended school in Natural Bridge. He served in the Army from March of 1943...
Theodore J. Talbot
May 17, 2012
Denmark - Theodore J. Talbot, 80, of 10331 NYS Rt. # 26, passed away peacefully on Thursday, May 17, 2012 at his residence where he was under the care of his family and Lewis County Hospice. Mr. Talbot was born in New Hartford, CT on January 7, 1932, the son of the late Aremdius J. and Anna Dastych Talbot. He...
Joseph Priore
May 13, 2012
Carthage - Joseph Priore, 93, of 222 State St., died Sunday, May 13, 2012, in the Skilled Nursing Unit of the Carthage Area Hospital. Born, Giuseppe Priore on September 12, 1918 in Manhattan, he was the son of the late Potito and Carmella D'Amato Priore. Joseph was a graduate of Clayton High School in New Jersey and attended Temple University...
Stella E. Rigabar
May 7, 2012
Deferiet - Stella E. Rigabar, 89, of 59 Anderson Ave., died Monday, May 7, 2012, in the University Hospital, Syracuse. Stella was born in Deferiet on September 12, 1922, the daughter of the late Joseph and Mary Tymoczko Woycik. She attended school in Deferiet and was a 1940 graduate of Carthage High School. She married Donald F. Rigabar on January...
Donald T. Martin
May 3, 2012
West Carthage - Donald T. Martin, 80, formerly of 3 High St., died Thursday, May 3, 2012, in the Country Manor Nursing & Rehabilitation Center, Carthage. Don was born in Watertown on August 31, 1931, the son of the late Ernest and Gladys Fowler Martin. He attended school in Rodman. He served during the Korean War with the U.S. Air...
Grace E. Worden
May 2, 2012
Grace E. Worden, 92, of 38 N. Broad St., Dalton Estates, died Wednesday morning, May 2nd at the Carthage Area Hospital where she was a patient for one day. Funeral arrangements will be held privately by the family. There will be no calling hours. Arrangements are with the Bezanilla-McGraw Funeral Home, Carthage. Mrs. Worden was born in Gouverneur on January...
Edith M. Parks
May 2, 2012
West Carthage - Edith M. Parks, 81, of 26 S. Broad St., wife of Robert E. Parks, died Wednesday, May 2, 2012, in the Carthage Area Hospital. Funeral services will be held at the family's convenience. There will be no calling hours. Arrangements are with the Bezanilla-McGraw Funeral Home, Carthage.
Norbert J. Schneider
Apr 29, 2012
Carthage - Norbert J. Schneider, 79, of 222 State St., formerly of 573 S. Washington St., died Sunday, April 29, 2012, in the Carthage Area Hospital. Mr. Schneider was born in Kirschnerville on July 8, 1932, the son of the late Reuben and Estella Fetterly Schneider. He attended Father Leo Memorial in Croghan and operated the family farm following his...
Herbert L. Phillips
Apr 26, 2012
South Otselic - Herbert L. (Bert) Phillips, 62, of South Otselic, NY, died Thursday, April 26, 2012, in the University Hospital, Syracuse. Bert was born in Watertown on October 12, 1949, the son of the late H. Dyer and Hilda Chase Phillips. He graduated from Carthage Central School in 1967, attended Hartwick College and graduated from Tompkins Cortland Community College...
