Obituary Listings

Jan 10, 2017

CANAJOHARIE- Linda Knight, age 69, of Canajoharie, passed away on Tuesday January 10, 2017 at Mountain Valley Hospice, with her cherished family by her side. She was born on May 9, 1947 in Amsterdam, NY, a daughter of the late Crayton and Thelma (Mitchell) Van Steenburgh and was educated in Canajoharie schools. Linda worked at Nice-N-Easy in Canajoharie as well...

Jan 10, 2017

LITTLE FALLS- Mrs. Beverly Ann Vespasiano, age 85, of Little Falls, passed away peacefully on Tuesday January 10, 2017 at Little Falls Hospital, with her loving family by her side. She was born on April 10, 1931 in Little Falls, a daughter of the late Donald and Marion (Clarke) Walrath. She graduated with the Little Falls High School, Class of...

Jan 8, 2017

Mrs. Frances M. (Swietlikowski) Bugaj, 81, of Little Falls, passed away on Saturday afternoon, April 16, 2005 in St. Elizabeth's Medical Center, Utica. At the time of her passing, she had the comfort of her family by her side. She was born in Herkimer on November 2, 1923, a daughter of the late Joseph and Stephanie (Fietkiewicz) Swietlikowski and was...

Jan 8, 2017

ILION/HERKIMER – Mrs. Frances J. Bugaj, age 96, a longtime Mohawk Valley resident, passed away peacefully on Sunday, January 8, 2017, at Valley Health Services in Herkimer, where she has resided for the past five years. Born in Albany on February 24, 1920, Frances was the daughter of the late Edward and Elizabeth (Callahan) McGrath. She was wed to the...

Jan 2, 2017

FRANKFORT – Mr. Pasqualino A. “Pat” Ferrusi, age 89, a longtime resident of Ilion and Frankfort, passed away peacefully on Monday evening, January 2, 2017 at Homelife at Folts. Pasqualino was born on February 4, 1927 to the late Henry and Nora (Strong) Ferrucci. He was raised in West Exeter by Leo and Blanche Horn and upon his sixteenth birthday...

Jan 2, 2017

STARKVILLE – Nancy T. Washburn, age 69, of Starkville, passed away on January 2, 2017 at Faxton-St. Luke’s Healthcare Center after a brief illness. She was born on January 30, 1947 in Manhattan, NY, the daughter of the late Everett and Bertha (Kuntzsch) Hogan. She was educated in NYC and Canajoharie schools. Nancy was last employed at Richardson Brands in...

Jan 2, 2017

ILION- Ann M. “Peg” Yardley, age 90 of Ilion, passed away on January 2, 2017, at St. Elizabeth’s Medical Center, with her loving and cherished family by her side. She was born on October 2, 1926 in Frankfort, NY, the daughter of the late Thomas and Nellie (McCarthy) O’Connor. She was a graduate of Frankfort High School and was married...

Jan 1, 2017

MOHAWK – Richard Healey, 47, passed away on Wednesday March 22, 2017. Surrounded by his loving family, Rich lost his courageous battle with liver and colorectal cancer. Rich was born on February 14, 1970, to Helen (Hoke) and the late Edward Healey, Sr. in Herkimer, NY. He graduated from Richfield Springs Central School in 1990. Employed by LCS Janitorial Services...

Jan 1, 2017

UTICA – Mr. Donald D. “Don” Jones, age 87, a longtime Utica resident, passed away peacefully on Sunday morning, March 19, 2017, on the feast of St. Joseph, surrounded by his loving and devoted family. Born on December 9, 1929, in Nanticoke, PA, Donald was the son of the late Orwig and Ruth (Wermouth) Jones. As a child, he knew...

Jan 1, 2017

ILION – Leslie “Les” R. Hosler, Sr., age 86, of Prindle Apts., Ilion, passed away peacefully on Sunday, February 26, 2017, at Folts Home, Herkimer. He was born on March 7, 1930 in Saranac Lake, NY, the son of Peter and Cecilia (Tebo) Hosler, and attended Catholic school. Les was a veteran of the Korean Conflict serving in the US...

Jan 1, 2017

MOHAWK – Mr. Kenneth G. “Ken” Lawton, Jr., age 71, beloved husband, father and grandfather, departed from this world on Thursday morning, May 25, 2017, at the Bassett Medical Center in Cooperstown. At the time of his passing, he was surrounded by the love of his family in his heart and by his side.

Born on March...

Jan 1, 2017

ILION – Richard “Dick” Carl Eldredge, age 75, of Ilion, passed away peacefully on Friday, March 17, 2017, at the Masonic Care Community, Utica, with the comfort of his loving family present. He was born on December 20, 1941, in Albany, NY, the son of the late Henry Harvey Eldredge and Laura Elizabeth Winnie Eldredge. In the summer of 1942,...

Jan 1, 2017

ILION – Mr. Earl J. Brown, of Flower Drive, Ilion, passed away on January 1, 2017 at the Abraham House in Utica. Earl was born in Piercefield, NY on March 16, 1927, son of the late John and Mabel (Monnett) Brown. He married his childhood sweetheart, Hilda Benware, on November 28, 1946 at St. Mary’s Church in Potsdam, NY. They...

Jan 1, 2017

Mr. Thomas L. “Tom” Maury, Sr., age 57, a lifelong Mohawk Valley resident, passed away unexpectedly, on Thursday evening, March 9, 2017. Born on December 31, 1959, Thomas is the son of Theresa (Servadio) Maury and the late Thomas A. Maury. He was raised and educated in Herkimer and was a graduate of Herkimer High School with the Class of...

Jan 1, 2017

ILION – Richard “Dick” W. Bibik, age 68, of Charles St., Ilion, passed away on Monday, February 27, 2017 after a long illness. He was born on August 3, 1948 in Richfield Springs, the son of Edward and Agnes (Szeliga) Bibik, and attended Richfield Springs schools. Mr. Bibik was a veteran of Vietnam serving in the US Navy. Dick was...

Jan 1, 2017

Mr. James P. "Jim" Moran, age 50, passed away on Saturday morning, March 11, 2017, in Utica. Born on June 20, 1966, James is the son of Barbara (Conley) Montana and the late William Moran. He was raised and educated in New Hartford and Alder Creek and attended local schools. Upon completion of his schooling, Jim joined the United States...

Jan 1, 2017

MOHAWK – Herbert “Herbie” R. Hagadorn, age 84, of E. Center St., Mohawk, passed away peacefully on Saturday, March 11, 2017, at St. Elizabeth Medical Center, Utica, with his loving family by his side. Herbert R. Hagadorn was born in Cedarville, NY, in the home of his parents, Loren and Helen (Gay) Hagadorn, on November 7, 1932. He left home...

Jan 1, 2017

R. “DEAN” DESROCHERS SCHUYLER – Dean, affectionately known as “Bumpa", passed away on Tuesday February 14, 2017 at Faxton-St. Luke’s Healthcare, Town of New Hartford, where he was always surrounded by family. He was born December 14, 1931 in Dalton, New Hampshire, the son of the late Joseph and Beatrice (Bennet) Desrochers. He married Jean Moulton in Lisbon, New Hampshire...

Jan 1, 2017

MILLERS MILLS – David "Dave" F. Huxtable, age 80, of Huxtable Rd., Millers Mills (West Winfield), NY, passed away peacefully on Tuesday, October 24, 2017, at home. He was a man of strong faith, who possessed a tremendous work ethic and had a deep love of family, community and the outdoors. Dave was born on March 26, 1937, in Mohawk,...

Jan 1, 2017

SCHUYLER - Mr. Jean P. Gruet, Jr. age 91, of 536 Short Lots Road, Frankfort (town of Schuyler) passed away on Sunday August 13, 2017, at St. Elizabeth Medical Center in Utica.

Jean was born on September 6, 1925, in the town of Northampton, NY, son of the late Jean P. Sr. and Florence (Dane) Gruet. He...