MOHAWK - Raymond C. Gage, 78, of State Route 28, passed away peacefully Thursday, Dec. 26, 2002, in Little Falls Hospital. He was born Feb. 12, 1924, in Dolgeville, son of Ray E. and Bertha Helmer Gage. A lifelong Mohawk resident, he was a graduate of Richfield Springs High School. On Sept. 13, 1952, he married Katherine Soposki in the First United Methodist Church, Herkimer. The Rev. Fred Cotnam officiated. Theirs was a loving and devoted union of 40 years until her passing Feb. 24, 1993. For 40 years Mr. Gage owned and operated the Gage Dairy Farm in Mohawk. Ray had a strong belief in God and was of the Methodist faith. He was a 50-year member of Mohawk Valley Lodge No. 276 Free and Accepted Masons. He was a friend to many and will never be forgotten. Surviving are two sons and their wives, Randy and Beth Gage of Mohawk and Dean and Tina Gage of Richfield Springs; four daughters, Cindy Latt of Mohawk, Denise and her husband Greg Goodale of Mohawk, Lorraine and her husband David Robertson of Richfield Springs and Darlene and her husband Charles Cagwin of Mohawk; 11 grandchildren, Zach and Braden Goodale of Mohawk, Stephanie Tuthill and Daniel Latt of Mohawk, William and Kyle Robertson of Richfield Springs, Brandon and Austin Gage of Mohawk, Justin, Chad and Derrick Gage of Richfield Springs; several nieces, nephews and cousins. Funeral service will be Monday at 11 a.m. in J. Seaton McGrath Funeral Home, 40 W. James St., Richfield Springs. The Rev. William Harkins, pastor of the Church of Christ Uniting, Richfield Springs, will officiate. Mr. Gage will be laid to rest in the Dutch Reformed Church Cemetery, Columbia Center, later this spring. The family will be present in the funeral home to receive relatives and friends on Sunday from 6-9 p.m. Memorial donations may be made to the charity of one's choice.