obituaries
Joy Biando
Sep 23, 2003
HERKIMER - Joy Biando, 54, of Wires Avenue, passed away Tuesday night, Sept. 23, 2003, after a courageous battle with lung cancer. She was born Nov. 19, 1948, in Herkimer, a daughter of Greta (Richter) Herringshaw and the late Frank Pavlot. A lifelong area resident, she graduated from Herkimer High School and Herkimer County Community College with an AAS in...
Jeryl Lou Ayers
Sep 22, 2003
HERKIMER - Jeryl Lou Ayers age 48 of Steuben Road entered into eternal rest on Monday afternoon September 22, 2003 in University Hospital, Syracuse. She was born on October 27, 1954 in Utica daughter of the late Lawrence and Jean McGovern Ayers. A lifelong area resident she was educated in both Ilion and Herkimer Schools, graduating from Herkimer High School...
Jeanette B Martin
Sep 20, 2003
UTICA-Jeanette B. Martin of Acacia Village, formerly of Vickerman Hill, Mohawk, peacefully entered into eternal rest on Saturday afternoon, September 20, 2003, in Faxton Hospital, Utica. A lifelong area resident she was born in Ilion, daughter of the late Augustine and Florence May Whitaker Breslin. Jeanette's life was music; she was a graduate of Crane School of Music, Potsdam. After...
James Leroy Mead
Sep 13, 2003
UTICA-James LeRoy Mead age 65 of Kemble Street entered into eternal rest on Saturday morning September 13, 2003 in the Loretto Utica Center with the comfort of his devoted brother Gary by his side.. He was born on March 27, 1938 in Little Falls, son of the late Earl Kitchner and Glennie McArthur Mead. A lifelong area resident, he was...
Mary Kellar
Sep 4, 2003
HERKIMER - Mary Kellar, 87, of North Washington Street, entered into eternal life Thursday evening, Sept. 4, 2003, in Little Falls Hospital. She was born Nov. 11, 1915, in Watertown. At one time she had worked as a nurse's aide for various health facilities in northern New York. A resident of Folts Homes in Herkimer since May of 1998, she...
Esther May Avery Vanvalkenburgh
Sep 1, 2003
HERKIMER - Esther May (Avery) VanValkenburgh, 72, of Lansing Street, entered into eternal rest Monday afternoon, Sept. 1, 2003, in St. Luke's-Memorial Medical Center, New Hartford. She was born Nov. 12, 1928, at the family homestead in the town of Manheim, a daughter of the late Martha M. Patterson Avery. A lifelong area resident, she graduated from Little Falls High...
Eleanor B Palmer
Sep 1, 2003
RICHFIELD SPRINGS - Eleanor B. Palmer, 80, of Truman Road, entered into eternal rest Monday morning, Sept. 1, 2003, in Bassett Healthcare, Cooperstown. She was born Jan. 5, 1923, in the town of Russia, daughter of the late Leo and Myrtle Michael Coffin. Eleanor was educated in the Poland Central School. A Richfield Springs resident for the past 45 years,...
Doris Helen Mcguire
Aug 31, 2003
EAST HERKIMER-Doris Helen McGuire age 83 of East Street entered into eternal rest on Sunday morning August 31, 2003 in Little Falls Hospital. She was born on September 3, 1919 in Herkimer daughter of the late L. Russell and Blanche Edwards Freeley. A lifelong East Herkimer resident, she was a graduate of Herkimer High School Class of 1937. An honorably...
Elsie L Moore
Aug 30, 2003
PITTSFIELD, MA-Elsie L. Moore age 88 of Maplegrove Drive entered into eternal rest on Saturday August 30, 2003 in Berkshire Medical Center, Pittsfield. She was born on April 19, 1915 in Mahanoy City, PA daughter of the late Frank and Concetta Tomaino Lupia. A graduate of Oneonta Normal School, she substitute taught in Richfield Springs in 1934 and 1935. From...
Shirley Zabry
Aug 30, 2003
HERKIMER-Shirley Zabry age 68 of Harter Street entered into eternal rest on Saturday evening August 30, 2003 after a courageous battle with cancer. She had the comfort and support of her loving family with her at the time of her passing. She was born on March 7, 1935 in Ilion, daughter of the late Carl and Anna Frank Oram. A...
Anne Yourno
Aug 27, 2003
HARTWICK - Anne Phillips Yourno, age 87, of Oaks Creek Stock Farm on State Highway #28, peacefully entered into eternal rest on Wednesday afternoon, August 27, 2003 in Bassett Healthcare, Cooperstown with the comfort of her family by her side. After a long, fulfilling and productive life she rejoined her beloved husband Pat after only a five-week separation. Anne was...
Dianne F Snyder
Aug 26, 2003
Ilion-Dianne F. Snyder age 67 of Fitzer Drive entered into eternal rest on Tuesday morning August 26, 2003, in Bassett Healthcare, Cooperstown. She was born on November 21, 1935 in Keesville, daughter of the late Ellery and Mary Martin Perkett. Diane was raised and educated in Ilion. On June 30, 1956 she married Harrison John Snyder in the Ilion Presbyterian...
Leon Jackie Booth
Aug 26, 2003
HERKIMER - Leon Jackie Booth, age 92 of Park Lane Drive, passed away on Tuesday August 26, 2003 in Valley Health Services, Inc., Herkimer. She was born on August 13, 1911 in Virginia, a daughter to the late William Henry and Nannie Sue Marks Pearce. Jackie was raised and educated in Madison Heights, VA. On July 3, 1931 she married...
Emily Dychko
Aug 26, 2003
HERKIMER- Emily Dychko, age 84, a lifelong area resident passed away on Tuesday August 26, 2003 in Valley Health Services, Inc. She was born on August 22, 1919 in Herkimer a daughter of the late Charles and Aneila Psczole Wojciechowski. She was raised and educated in Herkimer. On May 28, 1938 she married John Dychko in the First Baptist Church...
David R Hoke
Aug 16, 2003
ILION-David R. Hoke age 52 of East North Street entered into eternal rest on Saturday night August 16, 2003 in Bassett Healthcare, Cooperstown. He had the comfort of his loving family at his side. He was born on July 2, 1951 in Little Falls, son of Helen Louise Kunes Hoke and the late Arthur William Hoke. A lifelong area resident...
Marie E Fagan
Aug 13, 2003
HERKIMER-Marie E. Fagan age 103 of Park Place entered into eternal life on Wednesday morning August 13, 2003 in her home. She had the comfort of her loving family at her side. The daughter of the late James and Frances Rafferty Stewart, she was born in New York City on November 24, 1899. Marie was raised in New York where...
George Graves
Aug 11, 2003
HERKIMER-George Graves age 92 of 104 North Washington Street formerly of 317 Gray Street entered into eternal rest on Monday morning August 11, 2003 in Little Falls Hospital. He was born on August 9, 1911 in Syracuse, son of the late George Ezra and Emma Vinal Graves. George was raised in Herkimer and was a graduate of Herkimer High School....
Evelyn Hertel Gillen
Aug 5, 2003
RICHFIELD SPRINGS-Evelyn Sohmer Hertel Gillen age 85 of High Street entered into eternal rest on Tuesday morning August 5, 2003 in Bassett Healthcare, Cooperstown. She was born on October 15, 1917 in Queens daughter of the late Clarence and Antoinette Costello Sohmer. Evelyn was raised and educated in Queens. On October 16, 1937 she married Roy Hertel in Saint Lukes...
Diana Boycheck
Aug 3, 2003
POLAND - Diana V. Boycheck (nee Vincent) age 57 of Gravesville Road entered into eternal rest on Sunday August 3, 2003 in Faxton Hospital, Utica. Surviving are her mother Juanita, two sons; Steven and Brian, a daughter Christin, one brother; Sherman, five sisters; Betty, Laurie, Kathy, Sharon and Gail, three grandchildren; Anthony, Michael and James, plus a host of many...
Madalyn Coger Hubiak
Aug 1, 2003
RICHFIELD SPRINGS - Madalyn Coger Hubiak, 76, of Woodside Avenue, entered into eternal rest on Friday morning, Aug. 1, 2003, in Bassett Healthcare, Cooperstown. She was born Oct. 10, 1926, in Pulaski, daughter of the late Romain and Katherine Bond Coger. Madalyn was raised in Utica and graduated from high school there. She came to Richfield Springs in 1943. On...
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