obituaries
Anthony Liebfried
Dec 14, 2002
HERKIMER - Anthony Liebfried, 80, of 104 N. Washington St., formerly of Murphy Road, Newport, passed away peacefully Saturday morning, Dec. 14, 2002, in Little Falls Hospital. He was born March 6, 1922, in Syracuse, the son of the late Louis and Irene Gehring Liebfried. Anthony was raised in Syracuse. His parents both died while he was young and he...
Alta Grubner
Dec 8, 2002
EAST HERKIMER - Alta C. Grubner age 76 of Laurel Avenue passed away unexpectedly on Sunday December 8, 2002 in her home. She was born on March 19, 1926 in East Herkimer daughter of the late Harry and Edna H. Clark Shaver. A lifelong resident she was educated in East Herkimer and was a graduate of Herkimer High School. On...
Carol A Lynch
Nov 28, 2002
MOHAWK - Carol A. Lynch, 68, of Columbia Street, entered into eternal rest to join her beloved late daughter, Susan Elizabeth Lynch, on Thursday, Nov. 28, 2002, in Bassett Healthcare, Cooperstown. She was surrounded with the support, comfort and love of her family at the time of her passing. She was born Oct. 27, 1934, in Herkimer, daughter of the...
Wanda Digiacomo
Nov 25, 2002
MIDLOTHIAN, Va. - Wanda DiGiacomo, 91, of North Spring Run Road, passed away Monday morning, Nov. 25, 2002, in her home. She was born June 12, 1911, in Richfield Springs, daughter of the late William and Clara Gardner Osterhout. Wanda was raised and educated in Richfield Springs. Upon graduating from high school, she furthered her education and was a graduate...
Robert Eaker
Nov 24, 2002
LITTLE FALLS - Robert C. Eaker, 71, of Willie Lane, town of Manheim, passed away Sunday evening, Nov. 24, 2002, in Faxton Hospital, Utica, with the comfort of his loving family surrounding him. He was born March 31, 1931, son of Margaret Belding Eaker and the late Dwight Eaker. Bob was raised and educated in Fairfield. An honorably discharged army...
Loretta A Riesel
Nov 23, 2002
HERKIMER Loretta A. Riesel, age 69, formerly of Gray Street, passed away on Saturday, November 23, 2002, with the comfort of her loving family at her side in the Oneida Extended Care Facility, Oneida. She was born on August 5, 1933, in Herkimer daughter of the late Floyd and Doris Boudry Ford. A lifelong Herkimer resident she was educated in...
John Gordon
Nov 20, 2002
ILION - John T. Gordon, age 82, of London Towers Apartments passed away peacefully on Wednesday evening Nov. 20, 2002 in St. Luke's Memorial Hospital Center, New Hartford. He was born on June 20, 1920 in Herkimer, son of the late John Henry and Eva Eisenlord Gordon. John was raised in Herkimer where he attended the North School and was...
Monte R Domion
Nov 17, 2002
RICHFIELD SPRINGS-Monte R. Domion age 59, of Gulf Road, passed away on Sunday afternoon, November 17, 2002, in Saint Elizabeths Medical Center, Utica, with the comfort of his loving family at his side. He was born on April 26, 1943, in Cooperstown, son of Janice Gaylord Domion and the late Phillip Sr. Domion. A lifelong Richfield Springs resident he was...
Gerald Mcgraw
Nov 5, 2002
MOHAWK-Gerald McGraw, age 75, of Green Street, passed away unexpectedly on Tuesday afternoon November 5, 2002 in his home. He was born on May 17, 1927 in Ilion, son of the late Arthur and Laura Voorhees McGraw. A lifelong resident he was educated in Annunciation School, Ilion and Mohawk High School. An honorably discharged US Army veteran he served in...
Matthew J Pupecki
Nov 3, 2002
HERKIMER - Matthew J. Pupecki, 79, of Osborne Hill Road, formerly of Schuyler Lake, passed away peacefully Sunday morning, Nov. 3, 2002, in Valley Health Services Inc. He was born June 7, 1923, in Central Falls, R.I., son of the late Stephen and Mary Sulmicki Pupecki. Matthew was raised on the family dairy farm in Schuyler Lake and graduated from...
Marline Lander
Oct 31, 2002
RICHFIELDSPRINGS - Marline Lander age 96 of Church Street passed away peacefully onThursday evening October 31, 2002 in her home surrounded by her loving family. Shewas born on August 29, 1906 in Salem, West Virginia, daughter of the lateCharles and Mary Jane Martin Lander. Shewas a graduate of Saint Marys Hospital School of Nursing in Madison,Wisconsin. She went on to...
Evelyn M Graepel
Oct 28, 2002
RICHFIELD SPRINGS - Evelyn M. Graepel, 93, of Dugan Road, passed awayMonday, Oct. 28, 2002, in Bassett Healthcare Cooperstown. She was born Feb. 15, 1909, in Ridgewood, Queens, a daughter of the lateHenry and Marie (Meyer) Fisher. She was raised and educated in Queens and hadworked as a beautician until her marriage to Charles Graepel on July 4, 1931.They shared...
Rodney Engstrom
Oct 26, 2002
BARNEVELD - Rodney Engstrom, 79, of Mappa Avenue, passed away peacefully Saturday afternoon, Oct. 26, 2002, in the Lutheran Home, Clinton. He was born Aug. 17, 1923, in Chandlers Valley, Pa., son of the late George and Ada Peterson Engstrom. Rodney was raised in Chandlers Valley and graduated from Sugar Grove High School. He then went on to graduate from...
Lorena M Drury
Oct 23, 2002
MOHAWK - Lorena M. Drury, 99, formerly of Fulton Street, passed away peacefully Wednesday night, Oct. 23, 2002, in Mohawk Valley Nursing Home, Ilion. She was born Feb. 21, 1903, in Lowville, a daughter of the late Clark and Harriett (Jones) Fineout. A lifelong area resident, she was educated in East Herkimer schools. On Aug. 19, 1921, she married Phillip...
John C Forbes Sr.
Oct 23, 2002
RICHFIELDSPRINGS - John H. Forbes, Sr., age 53, of Park Street, passed away on Thursdayevening, October 23, 2002 in Bassett Healthcare Cooperstown. Hewas born on August 5, 1949, in Cooperstown, a son of the late Donald and Dorothy(Sprague) Forbes. A lifelong arearesident he was raised and educated inCherry Valley. He graduatedfrom Cherry Valley High School class of 1969.On January 8,...
Ronald R Hagadorn Sr.
Oct 15, 2002
FORT PLAIN - Ronald R. Hagadorn Sr., 58, of Fordsbush Spur Road, passed away Tuesday, Oct. 15, 2002, in Little Falls Hospital as a result of a heart attack. He was born April 14, 1944, in Millers Mills, son of the late Loren and Helen Gay Hagadorn. A lifelong area resident, he graduated from West Winfield High School, class of...
Joseph Blydenburgh
Oct 10, 2002
HERKIMER - Dr. Joseph Blydenburgh, M.D., psychiatrist and former clinical director of the Marcy Psychiatric Center and a descendant of early Dutch settlers of New York, died Thursday, October 10, 2002. He was 72. Dr. Blydenburgh, who also practiced at Central Islip State Hospital on Long Island for many years, had numerous hobbies and loves. He spoke Dutch fluently, having...
John C Neff
Oct 9, 2002
Dennison Corners-John C. Neff, age 82, of Kingdom Road, passed away unexpectedly on Wednesday, October 9, 2002 in Little Falls Hospital. He was born on July 13, 1920, in Perry, NY, son of the late John C. and Mary Davenport Neff. A lifelong Mohawk resident, he was a graduate of Mohawk High School. An honorably discharged veteran, he enlisted in...
Edna A Oldick
Oct 9, 2002
Richfield Springs - Edna A. Oldick age 83, formerly of Bronner ManorApartments, passed away on Wednesday evening, October 9, 2002, in the home ofher daughter Diane Buell of Route 51, Town of Exeter. Shewas born on December 1, 1918 in Ilion daughter of the late Samuel and LulaMaulkins Helmer. A lifelong arearesident was educated in Mohawk Schools. OnSeptember 1, 1939...
Eleanor M Pestar
Oct 9, 2002
RICHFIELDSPRINGS Eleanor M. Pestar, age 82, of Division Street, passed away onWednesday, October 9, 2002, in Bassett Healthcare Cooperstown. Shewas born on September 25, 1920 in Jordanville, daughter of the late Frederickand Hattie Irish Barrett. Alifelong Richfield Springs resident, she was educated in Jordanville Schools.On September 11, 1950, she married William A. Pestar in RichfieldSprings, a union of thirty-two years...
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