obituaries

Edward  W Decker  Sr.

Edward W Decker Sr.

Nov 28, 2005

RICHFIELD SPRINGS - Edward W. Decker, Sr., age 80 of Route 20, passed away on Monday, November 28, 2005 in St. Elizabeths Hospital, Utica. He was born on February 24, 1925 in Richfield Springs, a son of the late William and Clara Domion Decker. A lifelong Richfield Springs resident he attended Richfield Springs Central School. An honorably discharged US Army...

Elnora  D Maxfield

Elnora D Maxfield

Nov 27, 2005

HERKIMER - Elnora D. Maxfield, 87, of 104 North Washington St. and formerly of Highland Avenue, passed away on Sunday morning, Nov. 27, 2005, in Folts Homes. She was born April 9, 1918, in the town of Fairfield, daughter of the late Howard Walter and Blanche Mirl Grower Comstock. A lifelong area resident, she was raised in Gray and was...

Clara  Louise Cameron

Clara Louise Cameron

Nov 25, 2005

CALIFON NJ - Clara Louise Cameron, age 88, of Hoffman Drive, passed away on Friday, November 25, 2005 in Hunterdon Regional Hospital in Flemington, NJ. She was born on August 6, 1917 in Richfield Springs a daughter, of the late Burr Geywitz and Mary Hosford Cameron. Raised and educated in Endicott she continued her education at Cortland University achieving a...

Pearle  A Lennebacker

Pearle A Lennebacker

Nov 21, 2005

RICHFIELD SPRINGS-Pearle A. Lennebacker age 99 of County Highway # 22 passed away on Monday evening November 21, 2005 in Valley Health Services Inc., Herkimer. She had the comfort of her loving family at her side. She was born June 23, 1906, in Brewer, Maine, daughter of the late Harry J. and Jennie Burnett Smith. Pearle was raised and educated...

Elizabeth  J Wong

Elizabeth J Wong

Nov 20, 2005

HERKIMER - Elizabeth J. Betty Wong, 76, of North Main Street, passed away unexpectedly on Sunday, Nov. 20, 2005, in her home. She was born June 23, 1929, in Harrisburg, Pa, daughter of the late George Wilson and Carolyn Elizabeth Nichols Wong. Betty was raised and educated in Pennsylvania. She had worked in cosmetics sales for Gimbels Department Store in...

Evelyn  Emma Dowd

Evelyn Emma Dowd

Nov 11, 2005

RICHFIELD SPRINGS-Evelyn Emma Dowd, age 89 of McKoons Road, passed away unexpectedly at home on Friday Morning November 11, 2005. She was born on October 23, 1916 in the Bronx, daughter of the late William Edward and Mary Schuster Mendel. On September 9, 1937 she married George Dowd Sr. in New Jersey, a loving and devoted union of forty-years until...

Viola James

Viola James

Nov 10, 2005

ILION - Viola M. James, age 93, passed away peacefully on Thursday morning, November 10, 2005, in Little Falls Hospital. She was born on June 2, 1912, in Hinckley, a daughter of the late Edward and Olivett Lincourt Bouchard. A lifelong area resident she was educated in Herkimer. On January 31, 1931 she married William C. James in St. Francis...

Hertha Wiers

Hertha Wiers

Nov 7, 2005

HERKIMER - Hertha Wiers, 76, of Pine Avenue, passed away peacefully on Monday, Nov. 7, 2005, at Valley Heath Services. She was born Nov. 1, 1929, in Orange, N.J., the daughter of the late Arthur Max and Babette (Hacker) Fiebiger. As a young girl her family moved to Canajoharie, where she graduated from high school. On Dec. 6, 1952, she...

John Greseck

John Greseck

Nov 3, 2005

Richfield Springs - John Greseck, age 97, formerly of State Highway #28, passed away on Thursday, November 3, 2005 in Folts Homes, Herkimer. He was born on June 5, 1908 in Calverton, Long Island, son of the late Ignatz and Meckalina Greseck. John was raised and educated in Calverton. From a young age, he had worked on the family potato...

Elizabeth  Mary Bucek

Elizabeth Mary Bucek

Oct 27, 2005

RICHFIELD - SPRINGS Elizabeth Mary Bucek, age 82, of 101 Marchs Landing, went to be with the Lord on October 27, 2005. After a hard fought battle with cancer. She left this world a more beautiful place by planting flowers and trees also as a better place by teaching ethics and values to her daughters, grand, and great-grand children. Elizabeth...

Elberta  A Douglas

Elberta A Douglas

Oct 26, 2005

HERKIMER - Elberta A. Douglas went home to be with the Lord on October 26, 2005. She was born on November 5, 1930. Elberta May Austin was the only child of Brayton and Mildred Austin. She is survived by her four children, Edwin C. Douglas and his wife Merrill, Carol A. Getman and her husband Madison, Bette R. Seamon and...

Kathleen Callister

Kathleen Callister

Oct 24, 2005

KathleenMae Callister, age 52, of Marcy passed away on Monday October 24, 2005 after a courageous battlewith cancer.She was born on June 11, 1953 in Ilion, daughter of the late Richard Callister and Agatha Lampman Callister McQuesten. A life long area resident she was raised in Ilion and graduated from Ilion High School where she was an outstanding athlete. Shefurthered...

Hazel  M Smith

Hazel M Smith

Oct 17, 2005

RICHFIELD SPRINGS - Hazel M. Smith, 84, of Butternut Road, passed away after a long illness on Monday morning, Oct. 17, 2005, in Mary Imogene Bassett Hospital, Cooperstown. She was born Nov. 5, 1920, in Georgetown, daughter of the late Lionel M. and Nina D. Kinney. Hazel was educated in both Georgetown and Van Hornesville schools. On July 23, 1937,...

Edward  T Harter

Edward T Harter

Oct 15, 2005

ILION-Edward T. Harter age 65 of Prospect Avenue passed away unexpectedly on October 15, 2005 in his home. He was born on July 2, 1940 in Herkimer, son of the late Raymond and Dorothy Rowell Harter. A lifelong Ilion resident he was a graduate of Ilion High School with the class of 1958. He furthered his education, graduating from Mohawk...

Charles  A Manning

Charles A Manning

Oct 12, 2005

MOHAWK - Charles A. Manning age 69 of Kingdom Road passed away on Wednesday October 12, 2005 in Mary Imogene Bassett Hospital, Cooperstown. He had the comfort of his loving family at his side. He was born on April 6, 1936 in Willimantic, CT, son of the late Stephen and Vera Bushnell Manning. He was raised in Lebanon, CT and...

George  F Wirsch

George F Wirsch

Oct 11, 2005

RICHFIELD SPRINGS - George F. Wirsch age 65 of Center Street passed away unexpectedly on Tuesday October 11, 2005 in his home. He was born on April 24, 1940 in Poughkeepsie, son of the late George C. and Laura Markowski Wirsch. George was raised in Poughkeepsie and was a graduate of Saint Josephs High School.On August 20, 1983 he married...

Carolyn  J Moshier

Carolyn J Moshier

Oct 6, 2005

HERKIMER-Carolyn J. Harter Moshier age 68 of Lake Street passed away on Thursday morning October 6, 2005 in Valley Health Services Inc. after a long illness. She was born on May 17, 1937 in Mohawk, daughter of the late Edward and Helen Mamrosch Harter. A lifelong Herkimer resident she was a graduate of Herkimer High School class of 1955. On...

Edith Lafayette

Edith Lafayette

Oct 4, 2005

HERKIMER - Edith Lafayette, 89, of 104 North Washington St., passed away after a long illness on Tuesday morning, Oct. 4, 2005, in Folts Homes, Herkimer. She was born Aug. 31, 1916, in Fancy Gap, Va., daughter of the late Elbert and Sarah F. Edwards Tolbert. Mrs. Lafayette was raised in Virginia and was a graduate of Clareton High School....

Nester  J Shypski

Nester J Shypski

Oct 3, 2005

RICHFIELD SPRINGS-Nester J. Shypski, age 85, of Cullen Road, entered into eternal rest on Monday morning, October 3, 2005, in Mary Imogene Bassett Hospital, Cooperstown. He was born on November 11, 1919, in Wood, PA son of the late John and Julia Petuch Shypski. A lifelong Richfield Springs resident he was a graduate of Richfield Springs High School with the...

John  H Clark  Jr.

John H Clark Jr.

Oct 1, 2005

BREWSTER, Mass. John H. ("Pete") Clark Jr., 70, passed away at his home in Brewster, Mass., on Saturday, Oct. 1, 2005, surrounded by his loving family after a courageous 10-year battle with cancer. Born March 23, 1935, in Utica, the son of John H. Clark Sr. and Regina Clark (Dibble), Mr. Clark was a graduate of Richfield Springs High School,...

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