obituaries

Lance  R Fryer

Lance R Fryer

Oct 19, 2004

ILION - Lance R. Fryer, 47, of Rockwell Drive, entered into eternal rest on Tuesday, Oct. 19, 2004, in Faxton Hospital, Utica, after a short illness. He was born Sept. 6, 1957, in Little Falls, son of Stanley E. and Doris L. Dygert Fryer. A lifelong area resident, he was a graduate of Herkimer High School and had attended Herkimer...

Vaughn  L Smith

Vaughn L Smith

Oct 15, 2004

WEST WINFIELD - Vaughn L. Smith, age 79, of South Road, entered into eternal rest on Friday, October 15, 2004, in Chase Nursing Home, New Berlin. He had the comfort of his family at his side. He was born on January 7, 1925, in Burlington Flats the son of the late Howard and Myrtle (Joslin) Smith. A life long area...

Dorothy  Ann Sharp

Dorothy Ann Sharp

Oct 12, 2004

CANAJOHARIE-Dorothy Ann Sharp age 55 of Walnut Street beloved wife of James Sharp entered into eternal rest on Tuesday night October 12, 2004 in Saint Marys Hospital, Amsterdam after a long illness. She was born on April 12, 1949 in Little Falls daughter the late Elgy and Lorretta LaSalle Baum. Dorothy was raised and educated in Little Falls. On July...

Francis  L Wilcox

Francis L Wilcox

Oct 11, 2004

SCHUYLER LAKE Francis L. Wilcox, age 72, of State Highway 28, passed away peacefully on Monday October 11, 2004 in is home. He was born May 26, 1932 in the Town of Litchfield, a son of the late Gardener and Eva Mae Bowden Wilcox. He was educated in Litchfield and had been a resident of Schuyler Lake since 1980 coming...

Harold  L Collins  Jr.

Harold L Collins Jr.

Oct 9, 2004

UTICA - Harold L. Collins, Jr. age 84, went to be with his Lord on Saturday, October 9, 2004 in his home, surrounded by his loving family. He was born on February 28, 1920 in Little Falls, the son of the late Harold Sr. and Hattie Hoffman Collins. He was raised with love and a strong commitment to honesty, work...

Patricia  A Karpen

Patricia A Karpen

Oct 9, 2004

HERKIMER Mrs. Patricia A. Karpen, age 75, of N. Prospect St., Herkimer, died Saturday, October 9, 2004, at her home. Patricia was born Jan. 9, 1929, in Prescott, Wisconsin, to William and Elizabeth (McCormick) Jacques. She was famous from a young age as the baby on a pile of corn, the logo for her fathers seed corn company. She attended...

Katherine  Lockwood Baker

Katherine Lockwood Baker

Oct 8, 2004

EAST HERKIMER-Katharine L. Baker age 86 of Shells Bush Road entered into eternal rest on Friday evening October 8, 2004 in Saint Elizabeths Medical Center, Utica. She had the comfort of her loving family at her side. She was born on September 28, 1918 in Haverhill, NH daughter of the late Edward J. and Eva Keyes Lockwood. A life long...

Margaret  R Steciak

Margaret R Steciak

Oct 5, 2004

TARRYTOWN - Margaret R. Steciak, 60, of both Tarrytown and Ilion, entered into eternal rest Tuesday morning, Oct. 5, 2004, in Phelps Memorial Hospital in the town of Sleepy Hollow after a long illness. The daughter of Martha Sokol Steciak, she was born July 1, 1944, in Little Falls. Margaret was raised in Little Falls and Ilion. She was a...

Wayne  D Seamon

Wayne D Seamon

Sep 29, 2004

RICHFIELD SPRINGS-Wayne D. Seamon age 53 of Wing Hill Road entered into eternal rest on Wednesday afternoon September 29, 2004 in Bassett Healthcare, Cooperstown. He had the support and comfort of his loving family at his side. He was born on July 29, 1951 in New Berlin, son of Shirley Crist Seamon and the late Fred Seamon. A lifelong area...

Elizabeth Burdick

Elizabeth Burdick

Sep 26, 2004

RICHFIELD SPRINGS - Elizabeth Burdick, 91, of East Main Street, formerly of Oneonta and widow of Robert Burdick, entered into eternal rest on Sunday, Sept. 26, 2004, in Valley Health Services Inc., Herkimer. She was born Dec. 3, 1912, in Bridgeport, Conn., daughter of the late Steve and Julia Nagyhazi Zold. Elizabeth married Robert Burdick in 1946. They made their...

Mildred Gloo

Mildred Gloo

Sep 23, 2004

HERKIMER-Mildred Finster Gloo age 78 Entered into eternal rest on Thursday morning September 23, 2004 after a prolonged illness. Born in Ilion on August 29, 1926, the only child of Ira and Amy Johnson Finster. Millie graduated from Mohawk schools and in 1944 from the Utica School of Commerce. She worked for many years in the guidance office at Herkimer...

Ruth  Porter Short

Ruth Porter Short

Sep 23, 2004

HERKIMER-Ruth Porter Short age 82 of West German Street entered into eternal rest on Thursday afternoon September 23, 2004 in Valley Health Services Inc. She was born on January 11, 1922 in Hackensack, NJ, daughter of the late George Lee and Marion B. Devendorf Porter. Ruth was raised in Herkimer and was a graduate of Herkimer High School. She furthered...

Donald  M Salisbury

Donald M Salisbury

Sep 21, 2004

HERKIMER-Donald M. Salisbury (Major, US Air Force retired) age 76 of Jeffrey Street entered into eternal rest on Tuesday morning September 21, 2004 in his home after long illness. He had the comfort of his loving family at his side. He was born on February 10, 1928 in Oneonta, son of the late Oliver and Mildred Vincent Knight. Don with...

Thelma  G Cameron

Thelma G Cameron

Sep 20, 2004

MOHAWK-Thelma G. Cameron age 94 beloved wife of the late Maynard H. Cameron entered into eternal rest on Monday afternoon September 20, 2004 in the Connecticut Hospice, Branford, CT. She was born in the family home on Stimson Street, Herkimer on August 15, 1910, the second child of Howard Chase and Elizabeth Faulder Wickes. She was raised in Herkimer and...

Frances  J Innes

Frances J Innes

Sep 19, 2004

MOHAWK-Frances J. Innes age 86 of Church Street, entered into eternal rest on Sunday morning September 19, 2004 in Folts Homes Herkimer. She was born on January 3, 1918 in Ilion, daughter of the late Frederick and Martha Spurr Jackson. A lifelong Mohawk resident, she was a graduate of Mohawk High School class of 1937. She furthered her education, graduating...

Paul Werthman

Paul Werthman

Sep 13, 2004

MOHAWK - Paul F. "Bud" Werthman, 76, of Bushnell Street, entered into eternal rest Monday afternoon, Sept. 13, 2004, in his home. He was born May 20, 1928, in the town of Columbia, son of the late Henry and Emily Hall Werthman. A lifelong area resident, he was raised on the family farm in Columbia and was educated in Columbia...

Douglas  W Odell

Douglas W Odell

Sep 9, 2004

MOHAWK - Douglas W. Odell age 66 of State Highway # 168 entered into eternal rest on Thursday morning September 9, 2004 in Valley Health Services Inc. He was born April 22, 1938 in Utica, son of the late Alexander M. and Margaret L. Jewett Odell. A lifelong area resident he was raised in Utica and has resided in Mohawk...

James  H Hennings

James H Hennings

Sep 9, 2004

MOHAWK-James H. Hennings age 59 of New York Street, entered into eternal rest on Thursday evening September 9, 2004 in his home. He had the comforting presence of his family at his side. He was born on February 19, 1945 in Herkimer son of the late Henry l. and Dorothy T. Schultz Hennings. A lifelong area resident he was a...

Frank Curcio

Frank Curcio

Sep 7, 2004

RICHFIELD SPRINGS-Franklin L. Curcio Frank age 86 of Elm Street entered into eternal rest on Tuesday morning September 7, 2004 in Bassett Healthcare, Cooperstown. He had the comfort of his loving family at his side. He was born on September 6, 1918 in Richfield Springs son of the late Rocco and Giovanna DeLeo Curcio. A lifelong Richfield Springs resident he...

Emil  H Dibble

Emil H Dibble

Aug 30, 2004

RICHFIELD SPRINGS - Emil H. "Bud" Dibble, 92, of River Street, entered into eternal rest Monday morning, Aug. 30, 2004, in Bassett Healthcare, Cooperstown. He was born May 22, 1912, in Richfield Springs, son of the late Floyd and Matilda Feldman Dibble.Another one of the "Greatest Generation" has passed. Emil proudly served in the U.S. Army Air Force in three...

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