Obituaries

Nov 15, 2020

LOWVILLE - Madalene R. Mackey, 88, formerly of the Waters Road, died Sunday afternoon, November 15, 2020 at Lewis County Health System. Mrs. Mackey was a resident of the nursing home.

Madalene was born in Mannsville on October 1, 1932 the daughter of the late William "Donald" and Florence (Gardner) Robbins. She attended...

Nov 11, 2020

SYRACUSE - Bonnie R. Domago, 71, of North Syracuse, passed away on Wednesday, November 11, 2020 at her home.

Born in Watertown on February 22, 1949 to the late William Paul, Sr. and Winifred (McCormick) Domago, she was a 1967 graduate of South Lewis Central School, attended Central City Business Institute, Utica School...

Nov 8, 2020

WATERTOWN - Urla Wright Raynor was born November 8, 1918 at home in Brooklyn NY. She died peacefully on November 8, 2020 at Samaritan Keep Home in Watertown on her 102nd birthday!

She is survived by her 2 daughters, Susan Snell (Glen) of Watertown, NY and Carol Macdonald (Jay) of Charlottetown, Prince Edward...

Nov 7, 2020

LOWVILLE – Henry Francis "Hank" DeLaPorte, formerly of Croghan and the town of Watson, died on Saturday, November 7 th at Lewis County Residential Healthcare Facility where he has resided since June 2019.

A graveside service will be at St. Stephen's Cemetery, Wednesday, November 11 th at 12:00 Noon with Rev. Donald Manfred...

Nov 1, 2020

GLENFIELD - Mary H. Widmeyer, of New Hartford, formerly of Glenfield Road died on Sunday, November 1, 2020 at St. Luke's Hospital in New Hartford.

Mrs. Widmeyer was born February 24, 1932 in Glenfield the daughter of the late Waite C. and Kathryn G. (Kelly) Hanno. Mary graduated from General Martin High School...

Oct 28, 2020

LOWVILLE - Milton H. Lawton, 73, died early Wednesday morning, October 28, 2020 at Syracuse VA Medical Center.

Milton was born on September 29, 1947 at the Theresa Hospital in Theresa the son of Gladys Mae Lawton. He graduated from Carthage High School and served in the U.S. Army from December of 1969...

Oct 8, 2020

WATSON- James M. Freeman, 73, died late Thursday evening, October 8, 2020 at Faxton-St. Lukes Hospital.

Jim was born on July 11, 1947 in Lowville, the son of the late Beryl W. and the late Cornelia "Tip" (Tippins) Freeman. He graduated from Lowville Academy and Central School in 1965. He married Christine A....

Oct 1, 2020

LOWVILLE - Kori L. Smith-Fahey, 36, died Thursday afternoon, October 1, 2020 at her home.

Kori was born on March 12, 1984 in Syracuse the daughter of Paul E. Smith and Tammy Jo (Allen) Layou. She was a graduate of Chittenango High School. She married Luke E. Fahey on March 20, 2020 in Lowville with Aimee Murphy...

Sep 21, 2020

LOWVILLE - Nancy L. Padden, 80, passed away at her home on Sharp Street on Monday, September 21, 2020, with her family by her side after a short battle with cancer, often assuring everyone that she would be just fine.

Nancy was born on February 4, 1940, at the Idle Ease home in...

Sep 17, 2020

LOWVILLE - Vivian M. Hayes, 93, of Lowville, died Thursday afternoon, September 17, 2020 at Lewis County General Hospital.

Vivian was born on June 13, 1927 in town of Watson the daughter of the late Chester E. and Theodora (Stoddard) Loson. She graduated from Lowville Free Academy in 1944. She married Walter G....

Sep 15, 2020

LOWVILLE - Joseph M. Kenealy, 61, of Lowville, died on Tuesday morning, September 15, 2020, at Lewis County General Hospital.

Joe was born on June 28, 1959, in Lowville, the son of the late George Lawrence and Beatrice Amelia (Price) Kenealy.  He graduated from Lowville Academy and Central School, class of 1977. He...

Sep 12, 2020

TURIN - Clifford J. Cranker, 82, formerly of East Road Turin, and East Road Adult Home, Lowville, died Saturday morning, September 12, 2020 at Lewis County General Hospital.

Cliff was born on August 3, 1938 in West Carthage the son of the late Everett and Elise (Stevens) Cranker. He graduated from Constableville High...

Sep 9, 2020

CASTORLAND - Alice G. Virkler, the daughter of F. Clifton and Charlotte Virkler, was born October 6,1941 in West Carthage and entered into eternal rest on Wednesday morning, September 9, 2020 at her home surrounded by her family after a three and a half month battle with Glioblastoma.

As an infant, she moved...

Aug 31, 2020

IN GOD'S HANDS-A SURFER'S PRAYER

Deep inside the barrel, completey

in tune with my inner self, nothing

else matters, the hard wind shooting

past me from behind, my hand

Aug 30, 2020

GLENFIELD - Ronald F. "Bucky" Buckingham, 71, of Glenfield IRA, died Sunday morning, August 30, 2020 at Lewis County General Hospital.

Ronald was born on June 22, 1949 in Lowville the son of the late Henry M. and Kathryn (Schwendy) Buckingham. He was raised in Beaver Falls and taken care of by his...

Aug 15, 2020

Lynn Alvin Blair died peacefully on August 15, 2020 at the River Ledge Senior Center in Ogdensburg, New York. Lynn was born on July 21, 1946 in Middletown, New York and shortly after birth, he and his twin brother, were adopted by Fred and Lila Blair of Massena, New York. Three years later Lynn's brother was readopted...

Aug 15, 2020

BRANTINGHAM – Leslie J. Henrickson

Leslie J. Henrickson, 77, died August 15, 2020 at Oak Hill Manor Nursing Home in Ithaca and will be buried in Brantingham, NY, her longtime home. Born Leslie Holmes Johnson on November 17, 1942 in St. Louis, MO to parents Ruth Moorman Johnson and Eugene Littell Johnson Jr., she grew...

Aug 11, 2020

CROGHAN – Dorothea M. Stanley, 64 of Convent Street, died early Tuesday morning, August 11, 2020 at her home.

Dorothea was born on June 1, 1956 in Lowville the daughter of the late Jerome and Ruth May (Oviatt) Stanley. She was a graduate of South Lewis Central School. When she was younger she...