obituaries
Jean Sterling
Dec 19, 2014
HERKIMER-Jean M. Sterling, age 81, of Protection Avenue, passed away peacefully on Friday, December 19, 2014, in Folts Homes. She was born on November 23, 1933, in East Herkimer, daughter of the late Arthur and Edna Lepper Clark. Jean was raised in Herkimer where she graduated from Herkimer High School with the class of 1950. On June 27, 1953 she...
H. Shannon Chrisman
Dec 18, 2014
HERKIMER-H. Shannon Chrisman age 82, beloved mother, sister, grandmother great-grandmother, passed away peacefully on Thursday December 18, 2014 in her home. She was born on October 21, 1932 in Leominister, MA, daughter of the late Charles W. and Helen H. Benson Weschrob. Her family came to Herkimer from Bridgeport, CT in 1948. on Smalls Bush. She was a graduate of...
Linda A. Dychko
Dec 16, 2014
HERKIMER-Linda A. Dychko age 71 of Steuben Road, passed away on Tuesday, December 16, 2014 in Saint Elizabeth's Medical Center, Utica. She had the support and comfort of her loving family at her side. She was born on July 15, 1943 in Herkimer, daughter of the late Nelson and Lucille Flint Klossner. A lifelong Herkimer resident she graduated from Herkimer...
Bruce H Harter
Dec 15, 2014
FLY CREEK-Bruce Harold Harter age 89, passed away on Monday December 15, 2014 in his home. He was the husband of Caroline S. Harter and son of the late Harold N. and Mabel Filkins Harter. Bruce was born at his grandparents' farm in Jordanville on June 11, 1925. Dr. Edgar Swift was the attending physician. His mother and father later...
Pauline Mae Filipczuk
Dec 10, 2014
HERKIMER-Pauline Mae Hart Filipczuk age 87 of Moore Avenue passed away on December 10, 2014 in her home. She was born on August 12, 1927 in Kingsbush, town of Saint Johnsville, daughter of the late Olin Sr. and Sarah Kretser Hart. A lifelong area resident, she was a graduate of Oppenheim-Ephrata Central School with the class of 1947. Pauline was...
Frank Cimino
Dec 6, 2014
HERKIMER - Frank Cimino age 79 passed away peacefully on Saturday morning December 6, 2014 in Saint Elizabeth's Medical Center, Utica. He was born on April 22, 1935 in Ilion, son of the late Gigetto and Mary Tocco Cimino. A lifelong Herkimer resident, he graduated from Herkimer High School with the class of 1955. While he was in high school,...
Jean E. Humphrey
Dec 3, 2014
HERKIMER-Jean Elizabeth Humphrey age 96, passed away on Wednesday afternoon December 3, 2014 in Saint Elizabeth's Medical Center, Utica. She had the support and comfort of her loving family at her side. She was born on January 8, 1918 in Saint Elizabeth's Hospital, Utica and was the first female baby born that year in Saint Elizabeth's. She was the daughter...
Silvana Spagnolo
Dec 2, 2014
HERKIMER-Silvana Spagnolo "Sylvia" age 87 passed away peacefully on Tuesday afternoon December 2, 2014 in Bassett Medical Center, Cooperstown. She had the comfort of her loving family by her side. ?She was born on September 20, 1927 in Supino, Italy, daughter of the late Ferdinando and Virginia Tomei Peruzzi. Sylvia was raised in Italy and attended Rome, Italy public schools....
Julianna O Weber
Nov 22, 2014
HERKIMER-Julianna Ottile Weber age 98 passed away peacefully on Saturday morning November 22, 2014 in Faxton-Saint Luke's Medical Center, New Hartford. She was born on November 15, 1916 in Herkimer, daughter of the late Arthur G. and Anna Thimin Brucker. A lifelong Herkimer resident, she was a graduate of Herkimer High School. On December 30, 1978 she was united in...
John F Letnow
Nov 13, 2014
WHITESBORO- John Letnow, age 94, formerly of Richfield Springs, passed away on Thursday November 13, 2014 at the Presbyterian Home, New Hartford. He was born on October 28, 1920 in Herkimer, the son of the late John and Pauline Letnow. He graduated from Richfield Springs High School in 1941. He then entered in the military, both Army and Air Force...
Clarice Barrett
Nov 11, 2014
RICHFIELD SPRINGS-Clarice "Clara" Barrett age 77 formerly of Circle Drive, Bridgewater and since 2011 the Harding Nursing Home, Waterville, passed away on Tuesday morning November 11, 2014 in Faxton-St. Luke's Medical Center, New Hartford. She had her loving family at her side. She was born on November 19, 1936 in Oneonta, daughter of the late Elmer and Eunice Squires Mead....
Fernabelle Comstock
Nov 5, 2014
HERKIMER-Fernabelle Comstock, age 92, passed away on Wednesday November 5, 2014, at the age of 92 while a resident of the Folt's Homes located in Herkimer. Fern was born July 16, 1922 in Herkimer and was the daughter of Harry and Bertha (Ainsworth) Jones. She was a graduate of Herkimer High School and was a life-long resident of Herkimer and...
Hiram J. Skinner
Nov 5, 2014
RICHFIELD SPRINGS-Hiram J. Skinner age 91, passed away peacefully on Wednesday afternoon, November 5, 2014 in the Otsego Manor, Cooperstown. He had the support and comfort of his family, Hospice and the Otsego Manor Staff. He was born on August 3, 1923 in Columbia Center, son of the late Hiram J. Sr. and Joanna Fretts Skinner. A lifelong area resident...
Herbert C Ruff
Oct 31, 2014
HERKIMER- Herbert C. Ruff, age 90, passed away on Friday morning, October 31, 2014 at St. Elizabeth's Medical Center, Utica. Herb was born in Niagara Falls, on November 28, 1923, the son of the late Alexander and Wilihemia Schultz Ruff. A 1941 graduate of Niagara Falls High School, he enlisted in the U.S. Navy on June 20, 1942 and was...
William E. Nalaskowski
Oct 19, 2014
RICHFIELD SPRINGS-William Edward Nalaskowski age 88 formerly on Richfield Springs passed away in peace on Sunday morning, October 19, 2014 in the Emeritus at Riverstone in Canton, GA. He was born on Christmas Eve 1925 in the town of Little Falls, son of Joseph and Mary Marcewicz Nalaskowski. William attended a rural school in the Little Falls area West Neighborhood,...
Herman Siewert Tomforde
Oct 11, 2014
JORDANVILLE- Herman Siewert Tomforde, age 71, passed away peacefully on Saturday, October 11, 2014 in his home. He had the comfort of his loving family by his side. ?He was born on July 16, 1943, in Bellmore, NY, son of the late Herman and Louise Carstens Tomforde. He was raised in Huntington, NY and was a graduate of Valley Forge...
Laverne E. Helmer
Oct 10, 2014
HERKIMER-Laverne Edith Helmer age 88 formerly of Devendorf Street, Mohawk passed away on Friday morning October 10, 2014 in Saint Elizabeth's Medical Center, Utica. She was born on November 3, 1925 in Kast Bridge, daughter of the late Norton C. and Marjory Christman Helmer. A lifelong area resident she was educated in West Canada Valley Schools. She had lived in...
Kurt W. Lenhard
Oct 9, 2014
RICHFIELD SPRINGS - Kurt W. Lenhard, age 82, formerly of McKoons Road, passed away peacefully on Thursday, October 9, 2014 at Valley Health Services, Herkimer. He was born on January 23, 1932 in Bronx, son of the late Vincent and Suzanna Geiger Lenhard. At an early age his family moved to Richfield Springs. He graduated from Richfield Springs, High School....
Anna Czernecki
Sep 19, 2014
HERKIMER-Anna Czernecki age 81 passed away peacefully on Friday evening September 19, 2014 in Folts Home. She had the comfort of loving family at her side. She was born on January 4, 1933 in Herkimer, daughter of the late John and Mary Zawko Lyga. A lifelong area resident she was educated in Middleville School. On September 5, 1953 she was...
Marion Janette Dury
Sep 18, 2014
MOHAWK: Marion Janette (Nettie) Dury, age,86, formerly of Walnut Street, Mohawk and most recently of Folts Road, East Herkimer, where she resided with her daughter, passed away on Thursday morning, September 18, 2014 at St. Luke's Hospital, with her loving family at her side. Nettie was born on September 25, 1927, in Herkimer, the daughter of Lyman Mosher and Gladys...
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