Obituary Listings

Carl W. Dennis, Sr.

Carl W. Dennis, Sr.

May 4, 2018

ILION – Mr. Carl W. Dennis, Sr., age 81, a lifelong Ilion resident, passed away on Friday morning, May 4, 2018, at the Mohawk Valley Health Care Center.

Born on April 14, 1937, in Hornell, NY, Carl was the son of the late William C. and Leona Mae (Newman) Dennis. He...

Irene E. Cool

Irene E. Cool

May 4, 2018

FRANKFORT – Mrs. Irene Esther (Stilwell) Cool, age 85, a longtime Frankfort resident, passed away peacefully on Friday evening, May 4, 2018, at the St. Elizabeth Medical Center in Utica, with her loving family by her bedside.

Born on August 2, 1932, Irene was the daughter of the late Elmer and...

Elizabeth "Betty" ""Betty"" Deming

Elizabeth "Betty" ""Betty"" Deming

May 4, 2018

LITTLE FALLS - Elizabeth "Betty" Deming passed away May 4, 2018. Born April 25, 1927, she was the daughter of the late Louis and Charlotte (Timler) Seifried. She was a graduate of Little Falls High School and the recipient of a four - year Degree, Utica College . During World War II she went to Washington , D.C. and worked...

Ellen M. Dagenkolb

Ellen M. Dagenkolb

May 2, 2018

MOHAWK- RICHFIELD SPRINGS – Ellen M. Dagenkolb, age 93, of the Mohawk Homestead, formerly of Richfield Springs, passed away peacefully on Wednesday, May 2, 2018, at Faxton-St. Luke’s Healthcare, New Hartford, with her family by her side.

She was born on June 6, 1924,...

Jack Grippe

Jack Grippe

Apr 30, 2018

FRANKFORT - Mr. Jack Grippe, age 60, of Frankfort, NY, passed away on April 30, 2018, surrounded by friends and family.

Jack spent a large part of his life in the Frankfort, NY area, having also had residences in both Syracuse, NY and Jupiter, FL. He graduated from Frankfort-Schuyler...

Fred V. Higby

Fred V. Higby

Apr 27, 2018

SYRACUSE/WATERTOWN – Mr. Fred V. Higby, age 91, formerly of the Syracuse and Watertown areas, passed away peacefully on Friday morning, April 27, 2018, at the Grand Nursing Home in Rome.

Born on May 28, 1926, Fred was the son of the late Mildred Higby. His childhood was spent at the...

Walter A. Weston

Walter A. Weston

Apr 26, 2018

Walter A. Weston, 86, of 104 N. Washington Street, Herkimer, formerly of 230 Fourth Avenue, Frankfort, passed away on April 26, 2018 at Little Falls Hospital.

Walter was born in Plymouth, Massachusetts on February 5, 1932 to Elsie Thornhill Weston and Arthur W. Weston.  In 1949 Walter joined the United States...

Dorothy M. Miller

Dorothy M. Miller

Apr 21, 2018

MOHAWK – Miss Dorothy Miller, age 67, a lifelong Mohawk Valley resident, passed away peacefully on Saturday, April 21, 2018, at the Mohawk Valley Healthcare Center.

Born on July 31, 1950, Dorothy was the daughter of the late John H. and Sarah A. Miller. She was raised and educated locally and...

Elizabeth M. Zwierecki

Elizabeth M. Zwierecki

Apr 19, 2018

SCHUYLER - Ms. Elizabeth M. Zwierecki, age 74, of Schuyler, passed away unexpectedly on Thursday, April 19, 2018, in the privacy and comfort of her home.

Born on March 22, 1944, Elizabeth was the daughter of the late Lorraine Raps. She worked for New York State for many years as a Nurse's Aide with the Mohawk Valley...

Rosemary Bonk

Rosemary Bonk

Apr 17, 2018

LITTLE FALLS - Rosemary Bonk, 93, of Little Falls passed away on Tuesday April 17, 2018. She was born on July 13, 1924 in Newark, NY, daughter of the late Charles and Mary Anne (Bannon) Cunningham and graduated from St. Johnsville High School. Her marriage to Chester S. “Chet” Bonk took place in 1948. Mr....

Dorothy A. Murphy

Dorothy A. Murphy

Apr 17, 2018

MOHAWK-ILION – Dorothy A. Murphy, age 80, formerly of Mohawk, passed away peacefully on Tuesday, April 17, 2018, at home, with her family by her side.

She was born on November 22, 1937, in Auburn , NY , the daughter...

Jeanette A Smithson

Jeanette A Smithson

Apr 17, 2018

ILION – HERKIMER – Mrs. Jeanette A. Smithson, 92, passed away on Tuesday April 17, 2018. She was born on September 2, 1925 in Frankfort , NY , a daughter of the late Frank and Zayda (Blunt) Fragale. She was a 1943 Graduate of Mohawk...

Rose Mary Librera

Rose Mary Librera

Apr 16, 2018

FRANKFORT – Miss Rose Mary Librera, age 89, a longtime resident of Frankfort, and currently of Utica, passed away peacefully on Monday morning, April 16, 2018, at the Heritage Healthcare Center in Utica.

Born on February 18, 1929, Rose was the daughter of the late Joseph and Josephine (Albansi) Librera. She...

Sheila J. Fancher Brown Karges

Sheila J. Fancher Brown Karges

Apr 16, 2018

ILION – Sheila J. Fancher Brown Karges, 71, passed away on Monday April 16, 2018. She was born on October 22, 1946 in Ilion , a daughter of the late Emmett and Dorothy (Truax) Fancher. She was a resident of the Mohawk Valley ...

Louise Deneski

Louise Deneski

Apr 15, 2018

LITTLE FALLS - Louise Deneski, 91, originally from Little Falls, NY and more recently Hatboro , PA passed away Sunday, April 15 th at Neshaminy Manor in Warrington , PA. Born April 17 th , 1926 in Little Falls,...

Donald J. "Don" Miller, Jr.

Donald J. "Don" Miller, Jr.

Apr 14, 2018

ILION – Mr. Donald J. "Don" Miller, Jr., age 58, a lifelong Ilion resident, passed away unexpectedly on Saturday morning, April 14, 2018, in the privacy and comfort of his home. Born on July 26, 1959, Donald is the son of Donald, Sr. and Linda (Swartfiguer) Miller. He was raised and educated locally, graduating with the Ilion High School Class...

Linda H. Van Delinder

Linda H. Van Delinder

Apr 13, 2018

HERKIMER – Linda H. Van Delinder, 70, passed away on Friday April 13, 2018. She was born April 3, 1948 in Waterbury, Connecticut, daughter of the late Harold H. Hefner, Sr. and Gladys (Wedemeyer) Hefner. She was a resident of the Mohawk Valley for her entire life. She graduated from Mohawk Central School (1966) and...

Judith Campano

Judith Campano

Apr 11, 2018

SCHENECTADY/LITTLE FALLS – Judith Campano, age 71, a longtime resident of Schenectady, passed away peacefully in her sleep on Wednesday morning, April 11, 2018, at the Alpine Rehabilitation & Nursing Center in Little Falls.

Born on October 13, 1946, Judith was the daughter of the late Lucio and Rosaria (D’Ambrosio) Maselli....

Joy D. Gould

Joy D. Gould

Apr 9, 2018

ILION / HERKIMER – Joy D. Gould, 64, passed away Monday April 9, 2018. She was born on June 8, 1953 in Herkimer , NY a daughter of the late Stanley & Olga (Banach) Sakowski. She was a graduate of Herkimer ...

Charlotte D. Price

Charlotte D. Price

Apr 5, 2018

MOHAWK – Mrs. Charlotte D. (Zimmerman) Price, age 75, of Mohawk, entered the kingdom of heaven on Thursday April 5, 2018.

She was born on October 8, 1942 in Pennsylvania , the daughter of the late Mary Ludlow and Cecil (Carl) Zimmerman. ...