Obituaries

Dec 18, 2017

WATERTOWN - Douglas H. Peck died on December 18, 2017 at Albany Medical Center . Douglas Peck was born in Lowville son of the late Bertis F. Peck and Elizabeth L. (Largett) Peck on April 25, 1957. Douglas enjoyed fishing and hunting. He enjoyed working on cars and trucks, he also ran Pecks small engine repair at The Number Four...

Dec 2, 2017

CONSTABLEVILLE - Loretta Dorothy Platt, 86, died Saturday afternoon, December 2, 2017 at home in under the care of her family and Lewis County Hospice. She was formerly of Watson.

Loretta was born in Richville on November 4, 1931 the daughter of the late Frank and Evelyn Johnston Dimock...

Nov 26, 2017

LOWVILLE - Florence Bickford Burke, 84, passed away peacefully at her home under the loving care of her family and Lewis County Hospice on Sunday November 26, 2017 .

Florence was born on July 26, 1933 in West Lowville , daughter of the late John...

Nov 21, 2017

GLENFIELD – Crystal Lynn Farney, 19, died on Tuesday night, November 21, 2017 at UpState Medical University , Syracuse .

She was born on July 10, 1998 in Lowville the daughter of Wayne C. and Penny M. Stoll Farney. Crystal graduated from South Lewis Central...

Nov 10, 2017

WATSON-Thomas (Tom) Turck Sr., 84, passed away peacefully on Friday, November 10, 2017 , at his winter home in Tavares , FL. He was born on December 19, 1932 to the late John and Cristine (Kampney) Turck in Croghan , NY . After attending school at Father Leo Memorial Catholic School in Croghan,...

Nov 9, 2017

LOWVILLE - A committal service for Kenneth E. LaVancha will be on Monday, November 20th at 11:00 A.M. at St. Mary's Cemetery, Copenhagen. Kenneth E. LaVancha, 76, of State Route 177, town of Harrisburg , died early Thursday afternoon, November 9, 2017 at Lewis County General Hospital .

Kenneth...

Oct 26, 2017

New Bremen – William H. "Bill" Jackson, 77, died on Thursday morning, October 26, 2017 , at Lewis County General Hospital , surrounded by his family.

Bill was born in Lowville on April 1, 1940 , a son of the late Harold Earl and Helen...

Oct 21, 2017

The Lord cast his net and brought him home….Robert M. (Bob) Griswold born on December  4, 1954 to Robert L. and Betty M. (Hill) Griswold in Lowville, NY, joined the lord on October 21, 2017.

He grew up in Watson and spent much of his...

Oct 21, 2017

LOWVILLE- Eleanor Bertrand Murray passed away on early Saturday evening, October 21, 2017 at her home. She was born December 24, 1929 in Ogdensburg , the daughter of the late Joseph and Elena MacFarland Bertrand. Graduating from St. Mary ' s Academy and the St. Lawrence State Hospital School of Nursing , she also attended New York University and Syracus...

Oct 2, 2017

GLENFIELD - Barbara V. Mazur, 93, died on Monday, October 2, 2017 , at Lewis County General Hospital .

Mrs. Mazur was born December 4, 1923 , in the town of Martinsburg , the daughter of the late Stephen D. and Anastasia (Ermola) Pleskach. Barbara...

Sep 19, 2017

LOWVILLE - John Richard Schlieder, 91, died Tuesday morning, September 19, 2017. A memorial service will be held at the First Presbyterian Church, Lowville, on Sunday, October 1, 2017 at 2:00 P.M. with Pastor Laurie Sponaugle officiating. A reception will follow in the basement of the church. John was born in Croghan on June 29, 1926, son of the late...

Sep 1, 2017

BEAVER FALLS – Marjorie E. Barker, 91, formerly of the Van Amber Road , died Friday afternoon, September 1, 2017 .

Mrs. Barker was born in Lowville on June 7, 1926 , a daughter of the late Antonias and Mildred E. (Johnson) Roy. She married...

Aug 30, 2017

LOWVILLE – Jennifer Joy Nortz, 39, passed away on Wednesday, August 31, 2017, at Upstate Medical University.

Jennifer was born on January 27, 1978, in Lowville to Henry and Cynthia Edick Nortz and graduated from Lowville Academy and Central School in 1996.  She also attended...

Aug 22, 2017

LOWVILLE- Lauretta Widrick, 86, went to be with the Lord early Tuesday morning, August 22, 2017 , at Lewis County General Hospital .

Mrs. Widrick was born May 17, 1931 , in Croghan, the eighth daughter of the late Jacob and Lena (Martin) Widrick and attended Belfort Rural School...

Aug 10, 2017

LOWVILLE- Elizabeth Anne "Liz" Simmons, died at home on Thursday, August 10, 2017 under the care of her family and Lewis County Hospice.

Mrs. Simmons was born August 9, 1951 in Auburn NY , the daughter of the late Joseph A...

Aug 2, 2017

LOWVILLE – Jean M. O'Brien, 79, of the River Road, passed away on Tuesday, August 2, 2017, at the Lewis County Residential Health Care Facility, surrounded by her family.

Jean was born on September 27, 1937, in Lowville, the daughter of the late Eugene Loren...

Jul 31, 2017

GLENFIELD – Ernest E. "Ernie" Kohnert, 103, died on Monday evening, July 31, 2017 , at the Lewis County Residential Health Care Facility.

Mr. Kohnert was born on April 2, 1914 , in West New York , NJ , a son of the late Ernest A. and Victorine Julia...

Jul 23, 2017

LOWVILLE - Craig A. Finehout, son of the late Clifford and Kathryn (Bass) Finehout, died on July 23, 2017 , after a long and valiant struggle against a determined disease. Craig was born in Alexandria Bay on November 23, 1947 . He grew up in Collins Landing, graduating from LaFargeville Central School in 1966.

Jul 21, 2017

NEW BREMEN - Grace B. Stoffel, age 88, formerly of Martinsburg, died Friday, July 21, 2017 , at Lewis County General Hospital . Mrs. Stoffel was born December 23, 1928 , in Watertown , to the late Carl Edwin and Anna Beatrice Welsh Wilson. Grace was brought up as an only child by...

Jul 19, 2017

LOWVILLE: Betty Payne Schlieder, 92, died on Wednesday, July 19, 2017, surrounded by her family. A memorial service will be at the First Presbyterian Church, Lowville on August 8 at 11:30a.m. A reception will follow in the basement of the Church. Betty was born in Bellville, NJ on March 18, 1925, a daughter of the late Harold A. and Bertha...