obituaries
Sylvia Barringer
Apr 13, 2016
RICHFIELD SPRINGS-Sylvia Barringer, age, 87, passed away peacefully on Wednesday, April 13, 2016, in Bassett Healthcare Cooperstown. She had the comfort of her loving family at her side. She was born on July 4, 1928 in Herkimer, daughter of the late Joseph and Ida Atkinson Doyle. She was raised in Herkimer and graduated from Herkimer High School. In 1947 she...
Donald William Huestis
Apr 9, 2016
OAKSVILLE-Donald William Huestis, 68, beloved husband of Pauline Mary Congdon Huestis passed away on Saturday April 9, 2016 in Bassett Medical Center, Cooperstown. He was born on November 22, 1947 in Ilion, son of the late Charles Sr. and Frances Vroman Huestis. Donald was a graduate of Cooperstown High School. He was employed by the Otsego Highway Department as a...
John Sadlon
Apr 6, 2016
John Sadlon, age 96, of Richfield Springs, passed away peacefully on Wednesday, April 6, 2016 at his home. He had the comfort of his loving family at his side. He was born May 29, 1919, in Little Falls, son of the late John and Anna( Martin) Sadlon; as a young boy his family moved to Richfield Springs. He was a...
Wava Jean Hamilton
Apr 3, 2016
HERKIMER-Wava Jean Hamilton age 73 of 104 North Washington Street, formerly of Camden passed away peacefully on Sunday morning at Folts Home. She was surrounded by her loving family at the time of her passing. She was born on December 12, 1942 in New Hartford, daughter of the late John Richard and Gwendolyn (Williams) Stephenson. A lifelong area resident she...
Margaret Waite Jones
Mar 27, 2016
HERKIMER-Margaret Waite Jones age 91of 690 West German Street formerly of Prindle Apartments, Ilion, passed away on Sunday evening March 27, 2016 in Valley Health Services, Inc. She was born on June 4, 1924 in Herkimer, daughter of the late Arthur and Carrie Krieger Lewis. Margaret was raised and educated in Herkimer. She worked as a cost accountant for Univac...
William Joseph Lockwood
Mar 23, 2016
HERKIMER-William Joseph Lockwood Sr. age 88 passed away on Wednesday morning March 23, 2016 in Saint Elizabeths Medical Center, Utica. He had the support and comfort of his loving family by his side. He was born on February 27, 1928 in Little Falls, son of the late Edward J. and Eva M. Keyes Lockwood. A lifelong area resident he was...
Roberta H. Fernalld
Mar 19, 2016
RICHFIELD SPRINGS-Roberta Lou (Robin) Hosford Fernalld, age 67, passed away peacefully in her home on Saturday morning March 19, 2016, with her loving family by her side. Robin was born on December 13, 1948 in Mary Imogene Bassett Hospital, Cooperstown, daughter of the late Robert J. and Frances V. Gidley Hosford. A lifelong Richfield Springs resident, she graduated from Richfield...
Anna Allen
Mar 13, 2016
HERKIMER-Anna (Bortniak) Allen age 92 a lifelong area resident passed away on Sunday March 13, 2016 in Galax, VA. She was born on May 20, 1923 in Herkimer, daughter of the late Arthur and Anastazia (Wan) Bortniak. Anna was raised in Herkimer where she attended local schools and graduated from Herkimer High School with the class of 1941. She also...
Elizabeth A Seamon
Mar 13, 2016
Mrs. Elizabeth Ann (Evans) Seamon, formerly of Little Lakes Road in Warren, and most recently of Camel Hill Road, Schenevus, (town of Westford) passed away on March 13, 2016 at home in Westford. She was 92. Elizabeths independent and hard working nature was well known as well as her devotion to the care of her husband, Willis Grant Seamon, who...
Jane Skiffington
Mar 11, 2016
RICHFIELD SPRINGS-Jane M. Skiffington, age 87, passed away peacefully on Friday evening March 11, 2016 in Valley Health Services, Inc., Herkimer. She had the support and comfort of her loving daughter at her side. She was born on July 14, 1928 in Manhattan, daughter of the late Harold and Elizabeth Brady Wood. Jane was raised in the Bronx and was...
Phyllis Smith
Mar 8, 2016
Phyllis M. Smith, 80, widow of Wilfred Willie Smith, passed away peacefully on March 8, 2016. She was born on February 24, 1936. Phyllis leaves behind a son John Bahry and his wife, Andrea of Freeville, three daughters, Linda VanCourt and husband Jesse of Jordanville, Donna OShaughnessy and husband Dennis of Glenmont, Cindy Wellington of Herkimer, 5 cherished grandchildren, and...
Mary Ann Cristiano
Mar 6, 2016
HERKIMER-Mary Ann Cristiano age 78 passed away unexpectedly on Sunday March 6, 2016 in San Juan, Puerto Rico while on vacation. She was born on July 23, 1937 in Syracuse, daughter of the late Max B. and Gladys M. Geller Goodsight. She was raised in the Eastwood section of Syracuse and was a graduate of Eastwood High School. She continued...
Lorraine Guzik
Mar 4, 2016
RICHFIELD SPRINGS-Lorraine Guzik age 78 formerly of McKoons Road passed away peacefully on Friday night March 4, 2016 in Folts Home, Herkimer. She was born on March 26, 1937 in Van Hornesville, daughter of the late Paul and Mary Kuzmak Jouben. A lifelong area resident she was a graduate of Van Hornesville High School. On May 4, 1957 she was...
James J Kurkowski
Mar 3, 2016
James John Kurkowski, age 89, passed away peacefully on Thursday March 3, 2016. A lifelong Richfield Springs resident he served in the US Navy during WW II and was honorably discharged in 1946. On November 6, 1948 he married the former Barbara Ann Webster. Jim was well known in the community where he had served as Town Justice, Town Supervisor,...
Ethel Mae Eckler
Feb 25, 2016
HERKIMER-Ethel Mae Eckler age 89, passed away peacefully on Thursday morning February 25, 2016 in Folts Home. She had the support and comfort of her loving family at her side. Ethel was born on July 11, 1926 in Herkimer, daughter of the late Archie John and Ruby Hight Hoke. A lifelong area resident she was raised and educated in Herkimer....
Ellen Joyce Huyck
Feb 20, 2016
Ellen Joyce Huyck, age 72, of Herkimer passed away peacefully on Saturday morning February 20, 2016 after a short illness. She had the support and comfort of her family at her side. She was born on September 2, 1943 in Ilion, daughter of the late Walter and Mary Ellen Knox Klayer. A lifelong area resident she graduated from Mohawk High...
William Edward Eissler
Feb 20, 2016
SPRINGFIELD CENTER-William Edward Eissler Sr. age 74 passed away on Saturday morning February 20, 2016 in Bassett Medical Center, Cooperstown. He had the comfort of his loving family at his side. He was born on October 9, 1941 in Queens, New York, son of the late George R. and Caroline Berner Eissler. A lifelong area resident he was raised and...
Helen E. Mondore
Feb 11, 2016
Helen E. Mondore, 78, widow of Glenn Mondore, passed away on February 11, 2016. She was born on June 6, 1937, a daughter of the late Earl and Mildred Allan Bogart. On June 30, 1956, she married Glenn A. Mondore. The shared a devoted union of 54 years until his passing on September 4, 2010. Helen was a caring person...
Annette Reeder
Feb 8, 2016
Annette (Annie) K. Reeder, age 84, passed away peacefully on Monday evening February 8, 2016 in Valley Health Services, Inc., Herkimer. She was born on July 3, 1931 in Philadelphia, PA, the daughter of the late Ellis and Minnie Diperstein Kaplan. She attended South Philadelphia High School for Girls, graduating in 1949. Within months of her graduation, she met her...
James R Donnelly
Feb 6, 2016
SCHUYLER LAKE-James Reeves Donnelly Sr. age 79 passed away unexpectedly on Saturday evening February 6, 2016 in Bassett Medical Center Cooperstown. He had the support and comfort of his devoted family at his side. He was born on July 19, 1936 in Cooperstown, son of the late William R. and Mary Kraham Donnelly. A lifelong Schuyler Lake resident he was...
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