obituaries

Ward  Perry Armstrong

Ward Perry Armstrong

Jan 17, 2001

RICHFIELD SPRINGS- Ward Perry Armstrong, 91, of Chyle Road,died on Wednesday morning, January 17, 2001 in Folts Home Herkimer, On January 19, 1909, he was born on the family farm, in thetown of Warren, son of the late Perry and Alice Burke Armstrong. A lifelongRichfield Springs resident he graduated from Richfield Springs High School. OnFebruary 5, 1944 he married Louise...

Edward Murphy

Edward Murphy

Jan 13, 2001

ILION - Edward Murphy, 82, formerly of East North Street, died Saturday, Jan. 13, 2001, in Valley Health Services Inc., where he had resided since last July. Born June 14, 1918, in Bolivar, he was the son of the late Almond and Lizzie Chadwick Murphy. A local resident since 1983, coming from Rome, he had resided with the Miller family...

Daniel  E Bailey

Daniel E Bailey

Jan 11, 2001

HERKIMER - Daniel E. Bailey, 56, of Lake Street, passed away on Thursday morning, January 11, 2001 in his home after a long illness. He was born on January 25, 1944 in Herkimer, son of John and Katherine Lynch Bailey. A lifelong Herkimer resident he was educated in Herkimer Schools. On June 18, 1966, he married Kay Burchell in Blessed...

Emily  L Sheckells

Emily L Sheckells

Jan 9, 2001

FAIRPORT - Emily L. Sheckells, 90, of Nine Mile Point Road, passed away on Tuesday morning, January 9, 2001 in the Fairport Baptist Home where she has resided since 1993. Born on March 20, 1910 in Newport, she was the daughter of the late Bernard and Mina Ireland Lowther. She was raised and educated in Newport. On July 5, 1932...

William  G Schooley

William G Schooley

Jan 8, 2001

RICHFIELDSPRINGS-William G. Schooley "Bill" 74 of State Highway # 28, passedaway on Monday evening, January 8, 2001 in Folts Homes, Herkimer. He wasborn on July 3, 1926 in Richfield Springs, son of the late Glenn and HarrietSuhocki Schooley. A lifelong Richfield Springs resident he was educated inRichfield Springs Schools. An honorably discharged US Army veteran he servedproudly in Korea during...

Russell Bell

Russell Bell

Jan 7, 2001

HERKIMER-Russell Bell 73 of Grey-Wilmurt Road, Cold Brook passed away on Saturday evening January 7, 2001 in Heritage Nursing Home, Utica. He was born on September 11, 1927 in Binghamton, son of the late J. William and Lela Jones Bell. Mr. Bell came to this area as young man from Binghamton and has resided here since. He was a member...

Henry Wyman

Henry Wyman

Jan 5, 2001

MOHAWK - Henry Wyman, 73, of State Route 5S, died unexpectedly on Friday,January 5, 2001 in Little Falls Hospital. A resident of the are for many years he had resided at the Cindy FitzgeraldFamily Care Community Center, until recently moving to Mohawk where he hadresided with Shirley and Leland Pedersen. Henry enjoyed community activities especially taking trips. He loved musicand...

Clauson Soule  Jr.

Clauson Soule Jr.

Jan 5, 2001

RICHFIELD SPRINGS - Clauson Soule, Jr. 74, died peacefully athome, Friday, January 5, 2001. He was born in Herkimer on September 16, 1926, son of Clauson,Sr. and Edna Russell Soule. He was educated in Herkimer schools. Clauson wasjoined in marriage to Mary Potter of Little Falls, on April 24, 1948, a lovingunion of 52 years. He was employed by the...

Donald  E Collis

Donald E Collis

Jan 3, 2001

EAST HERKIMER-Donald E. Collis 75 of Willard Street passed away peacefully on Wednesday morning January 3, 2001 in Saint Lukes Memorial Hospital Center, New Hartford with his loving family at his side. He was born on December 15, 1925 in Herkimer, son of the late Edward and Mildred Bower Collis. A lifelong East Herkimer resident he was a graduate of...

Merrill  D Lacelle

Merrill D Lacelle

Jan 2, 2001

HERKIMER - Merrill D, LaCelle, "Frenchy", 80 of Eureka Avenue, diedon Wednesday, January 2, 2001 in Little Falls Hospital. A son of the late Henry A. and Gertrude M Olyer LaCelle he was born onJanuary 22, 1020. A lifelong area resident he was raised and educated in Mohawk.On January 24, 1941 he married Jeannette Mills in Mohawk. He had worked...

Edwin (Bill)  Harkins

Edwin (Bill) Harkins

Dec 30, 2000

MOHAWK - Edwin (Bill) Harkins, 84, of Marshall Avenue, died on Saturday afternoon, December 30, 2000 in Little Falls Hospital after a long illness. He was born on October 15, 1916, in Ilion son of the late Clayton and Myrtle Jane Hick Harkins. A lifelong area resident he was raised and educated in Ilion Schools. He had worked for the...

Christine  E Hazelton

Christine E Hazelton

Dec 27, 2000

Christine E. Hazelton RICHFIELD SPRINGS-Christine E. Hazelton, 78, of Lake Street, passed away on Wednesday morning December 27, 2000 in Bassett Healthcare, Cooperstown. She was born on September 4, 1922 in Hubel Hollow in the Town of Middlefield, daughter of the late August and Amelia Dezelak Klepey. A lifelong area resident she was a graduate of Cooperstown High School. In...

Olga  T Skinner

Olga T Skinner

Dec 26, 2000

RICHFIELD SPRINGS - , 78, ofMcKoons Road, passed away on December 26, 2000 in Bassett HealthcareCooperstown. Olga Skinner was born July 12, 1922 in thetown of Columbia, a daughter of the late Michael and Anna Martenue Tolopka. Shewas one of the first graduates of Richfield Springs High School at the MainStreet Location. She married John F. Skinner on October 3,...

Ronald  D Friswell

Ronald D Friswell

Dec 24, 2000

Ronald D. Friswell RICHFIELD SPRINGS-Ronald D. Friswell, 89, formerly of 37 East Main Street, passed away on Sunday morning December 24, 2000 in the Masonic Home, Utica. He was born on January 22, 1911 in Attleboro, MA, son of the late David P. and Mabel H. Morley Friswell. Mr. Friswell was raised and educated in Massachusetts. For most of his...

Harry  G King

Harry G King

Dec 22, 2000

Mohawk- Harry G. King "Toot", 84 of Creek Road passed away on Friday morning December 22, 2000 in Little Falls Hospital. He was born March 27, 1916 in Herkimer son of the late William and Grace Pinkstone King. He was raised in Herkimer and educated in Herkimer Schools. An honorably discharged World War II veteran he had served with the...

Herbert  J Anderson

Herbert J Anderson

Dec 17, 2000

HERKIMER - Herbert J. Anderson, 93, of Harter Street, died on Sunday December 17, 2000 in Little Falls Hospital. He was born on December 28, 1906 in Corona, son of the late Herman and Anna Eisinger Kurz Anderson. Herbert was raised in Corona and graduated from Corona High School class of 1921. An honorably discharged US Army veteran he proudly...

James Stewart

James Stewart

Dec 17, 2000

Richfield Springs- James RobinsonStewart, 81, of Hogs Back Road, Cullen passed away Sunday morning December 17,2000 in Mohawk Valley Nursing Home, Ilion.He was born on February 19, 1919 in Utica, son of the lateJames O. and Mabel M. Robinson Stewart. He was raised in Cullen and educated inRichfield Springs. A self-employed dairy farmer he had owned and operated hisown farm....

Dorothy Woudenberg

Dorothy Woudenberg

Dec 15, 2000

RICHFIELD SPRINGS-Dorothy J.Woudenberg, 68, of County Highway # 24 passed away on Friday morning December15, 2000 in Faxton Hospital, Utica. She was born on May 19, 1932 in Angola,Portuguese, South Africa, daughter of the late Corneilius and Olive BettelPontier. Dorothys parents were missionaries in South Africa. She was educatedin African schools and later in Zelwood, FL where she graduated High...

John  C Everson

John C Everson

Dec 14, 2000

John C. EversonCOOPERSTOWN - John C. Everson, 89, of Woodside Hall,formerly of Walnut Street Richfield Springs, died on Thursday morning, December14, 2000 in Bassett Healthcare, Cooperstown. He was born on October 3, 1911 in New York City, a son of thelate Peter and Theodora Smith Everson. Raised and educated in Lynnhurst, NJ onOctober 1, 1938 he married Alice M. Geary...

Julie Brown

Julie Brown

Dec 13, 2000

LITTLE FALLS - Julie L. Brown, 36 of Prospect Street, died on Wednesday evening December 13, 2000 in Little Falls Hospital. A daughter of Albert Lowell and the late Helen Binney Lowell she was born on July 3, 1964 in Utica. She was a lifelong area resident and of the Catholic faith. Julie had an outgoing personality, a warm and...

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