Obituary Listings

Elizabeth Gage

Elizabeth Gage

Mar 26, 2005

Elizabeth "Betty" Gage, age 85, of 655 Elizabethtown Rd., Ilion (Town of Columbia), died unexpectedly on Saturday, March 26, 2005, at St. Elizabeth Hospital Medical Center, Utica. On August 5, 1942 she was married to Arthur "Art" Gage at the Millers Mills Church. He died on September 9, 2003. At one time, Betty was a cook at the Mohawk Homestead....

Louis Frezza

Louis Frezza

Mar 25, 2005

Louis L. Frezza, 94 a former Herkimer & Little Falls resident, passed away on Friday March 25, 2005 at the Mohawk Valley Nursing Home. He was born June 21, 1910 in Little Falls the son of the late Frank & Martha (Rovazzi) Frezza and was educated in Little Falls schools. He was married to the former Viola Cirasunda on October...

Margaret Gorder

Margaret Gorder

Mar 25, 2005

Margaret L. Van Gorder, 86 formerly of 1484 Mill Road, St. Johnsville, and most recently of the St. Johnsville Nursing Home, passed away on Friday March 25, 2005 at Little Falls Hospital. She was born September 10, 1918 in St. Johnsville the daughter of the late Garlon & Anna (Jones) Pierce and was educated at St. Johnsville schools. Her marriage...

Marian Tooly

Marian Tooly

Mar 24, 2005

Marian L. Tooly, 93 a long time Dolgeville resident, passed away on Thursday, March 24, 2005 at the Folts Home, Herkimer, NY. She was born February 8, 1912 in Weehawken, NJ, the daughter of the late Arthur and Jennie (Wells) VanderBurgh. Marian was educated in Plattsburgh, NY schools and was a graduate of Plattsburgh Normal School, (now SUNY Plattsburgh) where...

Gerald Potter

Gerald Potter

Mar 22, 2005

Gerald H. Potter, 86 of Little Falls, passed away on Tuesday March 22, 2005 at Van Allen Nursing Home. He was born July 21, 1918 in Brooklyn, NY, and was a graduate of PS 94 in Brooklyn, NY in 1935. Gerald was married to Jean Stetz on January 31, 1949. Mrs. Potter passed away on March 10, 1993. Mr. Potter...

Anna Paul

Anna Paul

Mar 20, 2005

Mrs. Anna G. Paul, 88, a lifelong Little Falls resident, passed away on Sunday evening, March 20, 2005 in Little Falls Hospital. She was born on December 12, 1916 in Little Falls, a daughter of the late Andrew and Katherine (Usiak) Gauder and was a graduate of Little Falls High School, "Class of 1934". She furthered her education, graduating from...

Nellie Looman

Nellie Looman

Mar 20, 2005

Nellie Mae (Johnson) Looman, 80, of Herkimer, went to be with the Lord on Sunday evening, March 20, 2005 in Little Falls Hospital. She was born on April 4, 1924 in Frankfort, a daughter of the late Alonzo and Emma (Carr) Johnson and received her education in Frankfort schools. She married Ralph I. Looman on June 2, 1951 in Herkimer...

Albert Keeler

Albert Keeler

Mar 19, 2005

Albert "Al" R. Keeler, age 34, of 439 Tulip Drive, Ilion, died on Saturday, March 19, 2005. He was born on July 28, 1970 in Ilion, the son of Roger and Millie (Newman) Keeler, and attended Mohawk and Ilion schools. On August 19, 1995, he was married to Michele L. Stine in Herkimer. Al was employed as a driver at...

Roselind Lanphere

Roselind Lanphere

Mar 19, 2005

The community of Salisbury Center mourns the passing of one its most beloved and revered citizens, Roselind Clara Lanphere, who died unexpectedly Saturday evening, March 19, 2005, at her home. She was born December 6, 1909, to the late Clark and Eleanor Youker Ingersoll of Dolgeville, and was preceded in death by her devoted husband of 62 years, Frederick Dean...

Beverly Dahlin

Beverly Dahlin

Mar 19, 2005

Beverly Dahlin, 59 of Fort Plain, passed away on Saturday March 19, 2005 at her home after a courageous battle with cancer. She was born January 12, 1946 in Troy, NY the daughter of the late Albert & Florence (Skaarup) Moore. She was married to John Dahlin. Along with her husband John they owned and operated the Dahlin Family Dairy...

William Haak

William Haak

Mar 17, 2005

William H. Haak, Jr., 84 of the Town of Oppenheim, passed away on Thursday March 17, 2005 at the Wells Nursing Home, Johnstown, NY. He was born December 17, 1920 in Little Falls the son of the late William H. & Heidi Haak, Sr. and was educated in Dolgeville schools. His marriage to Elizabeth Schrader took place on August 12,...

Nicholas Staffo

Nicholas Staffo

Mar 16, 2005

Mr. Nicholas James "Chick" Staffo, age 92, formerly of 79 Flint Avenue and a lifelong resident of Little Falls until moving to the Folts Home in Herkimer July 3, 2003, entered into eternal rest March 16, 2005. Nicholas was born on February 3, 1913 in Little Falls, the son of the late Vincent and Maria Estelle (DeBlasio) Staffo (Staffiero). He...

Helene Harper

Helene Harper

Mar 15, 2005

Helene B. Harper, 89 a long time Salisbury Center resident, passed away on Tuesday March 15, 2005, at Little Falls Hospital. She was born December 6, 1915 in Dolgeville the daughter of the late Harry J. & Agnes A. (Fischer) Lenz. Helene was a graduate of St. Johnsville High School. Her marriage to Willard M. Harper took place on November...

Kenneth Nielsen

Kenneth Nielsen

Mar 15, 2005

Kenneth G. Nielsen, 62 of Dolgeville, passed away on Tuesday March 15, 2005 at Valley Health Services. He was born May 26, 1942 in Oneida, NY the son of the late Gordon B. & Melva (Brower) Nielsen. Ken was a graduate of DeRuyter Central School, class of 1960 and furthered his education at Morrisville College where he graduated in 1967...

Isabelle Meeker

Isabelle Meeker

Mar 14, 2005

Isabelle M. "Izzy" Meeker, age 73, formerly of Utica and the valley, passed away in the presence of her loving family, Monday evening, March 14, 2005, at Valley Health Services, Herkimer. Isabelle was born July 8, 1931 in Rome, NY, daughter of the late Marcellus and Elvira (DiRoberto) Nasto. She was raised in Utica and attended Utica schools. At one...

Marion Malone

Marion Malone

Mar 13, 2005

Mrs. Marion A. (Lynch) Malone, 82, a lifelong Little Falls resident, passed away on Sunday morning, March 13, 2005 in Little Falls Hospital, following a brief illness. She was born on November 13, 1922 in Little Falls, a daughter of the late Maurice and Catherine (Lucey) Lynch and was educated in St. Mary's Academy, graduating with the "class of 1940"....

Sybill Reider

Sybill Reider

Mar 13, 2005

Sybill Reider, 85, of 19 W. Montgomery St., Ilion, passed away unexpectedly Sunday morning, March 13, 2005, at Faxton-St. Luke's Healthcare, New Hartford. She was born Sybill Goll Feb. 22, 1920, in Nurnberg, Germany, and completed her education in the German school system. She was married to Louie H. Reider in Ilion and settled in the Mohawk Valley. Mr. Reider...

Rena Wilson

Rena Wilson

Mar 9, 2005

Rena R. (Burdick) Wilson, age 92, formerly of 36 W. North St., Ilion, died Wednesday, March 9, 2005, at Mohawk Valley Nursing Home, Ilion, where she had been a resident. She was born on December 18, 1912 in the Town of Winfield, NY, the daughter of Charles and Nellie (Gage) Burdick. At one time, she was married to Ray Brewer...

Alfred Maury

Alfred Maury

Mar 9, 2005

Alfred J. Maury, 88, originally of Ilion, most recently residing at the Galinsky Apartments, Herkimer, passed away Wednesday, March 9, 2005, at Bassett Healthcare, Cooperstown. Mr. Maury was born in Ilion on Jan. 6, 1917, son of the late Alfred D. and Margaret J. (Crough) Maury. He was a graduate of Ilion High School and attended the University of Alabama....

Robert Taylor

Robert Taylor

Mar 7, 2005

Robert K. Taylor, 58 of 329 Shoemaker Road, Mohawk, went Home to be with the Lord on Monday March 7, 2005 at St. Luke?s Hospital in New Hartford after a long and courageous battle with cancer. He was born May 21, 1946 in Rutland, Vermont, the son of the late Robert & Evelyn (Bennett) Taylor. He was a graduate of...