Obituaries

Aug 8, 2014

BRANTINGHAM - Long time resident and business woman of Brantingham, Eileen M. Kovach von Behren, 88, passed away on Friday, August 8, 2014. Eileen was born on March 10, 1926, in Nortonville, Town of Greig, to John LeRoy and Mildred E. Waldron Mealus. She attended General Martin High School. On March 24, 1944, she married James H. "Diamond Jim" Kovach...

Aug 2, 2014

Robert S. "Rob" MacDougall, 41, of Liverpool, died Saturday, August 2, 2014 in Lowville while staying with family. Rob was born August 29, 1972 in Jamestown the son of Robert Bruce and Dorothy A. (Whiteley) MacDougall. He graduated from Liverpool High School. He was currently employed by Summit Chrysler in Oneida as a salesman. He previously worked at Drivers Village...

Jul 30, 2014

GLENFIELD - Doris A. Gorczyca, 81, passed away on Wednesday, July 30, 2014, surrounded by her loving family.

Doris was born in Lowville on January 1, 1933, the only child of Augustus and Clara Johnson Bush and graduated from General Martin High School in Glenfield. For a short time Doris worked for Beaverite...

Jul 27, 2014

LOWVILLE - Shirley A. Parker, 79, died late Sunday, July 27, 2014 at St. Joseph's Hospital Health Center of Syracuse. Shirley was formerly of Cascade Avenue and most recently a resident of Lewis County Residential Health Care Facility. Mrs. Parker was born July 1, 1935, in Ellenburg. She was the daughter of the late Norman F. and Mildred (Trombley) Prue...

Jul 23, 2014

CHITTENANGO - Richard J. Morak, 78, formerly of Lewis County, died on Wednesday, July 23, 2014, in Syracuse. Richard was born in Martinsburg, on June 25, 1936, to Joseph and Julia Wojnarowski Morak. He graduated from Constableville High School. Richard was a farmer most of his life in the Turin and Vernon area; did factory work and retired as a...

Jul 21, 2014

GLENFIELD- Travis John Sawyer, 14, formerly of Massena, died on Monday afternoon, July 21, 2014 on the George Hill Road in the Town of Watson. He was born on January 6, 2000 in Ogdensburg the son of Thomas Douglas Sawyer and Paula Jean Bowman . Travis attended school at J.W. Leary Junior High School in Massena. He was an outdoorsman...

Jun 27, 2014

CARTHAGE - Daniel C. Sauer, 65, was stricken at his home and died Friday morning, June 27, 2014 at Carthage Area Hospital. Dan was born on October 3, 1948 in Carthage the son of the late Clarence M. and Gertrude Wilson Sauer and attended school in Carthage and graduated from Beaver River Central School. He served with the U.S. Army...

Jun 18, 2014

LOWVILLE - James P. "Jim" Connolly, 76, died Wednesday, June 18, 2014 at Lewis County General Hospital under the care of hospice. Jim was born on December 18, 1937 in Sag Harbor, Long Island, the son of the late John and Ellen (Koun) Connolly. Jim was a building and remodeling contractor for 45 years in Lewis and Jefferson counties. He...

Jun 18, 2014

LOWVILLE - Howard B. Rich, 89, died on Wednesday, June 18, 2014, at St. Elizabeth's Medical Center in Utica. Howard was born in Watertown on May 5, 1925, the son of the late Henry C. and Nina Bingham Rich. He was a graduate of Lowville Academy, St. Lawrence University and Albany College of Pharmacy and was a pharmacist for Schering-Plough...

Jun 15, 2014

PORT LEYDEN - Alyssa R. Johnson, 22, died peacefully Sunday, June 15, 2014 at Upstate Medical University in Syracuse with her family at her side. Alyssa was born November 10, 1991 in Lowville the daughter of Larry H. Johnson and Donna M. Augustyn where she graduated from South Lewis Central School in 2009. She was currently working at Camp Aldersgate...

Jun 9, 2014

LOWVILLE - A memorial service for Rosemary M. "Rose" Graveley, 59, will be held on Friday, June 13, 2014, at 10:00 A.M. at the First Presbyterian Church with Rev. Herb Swanson, pastor, officiating. Mrs. Graveley died on Monday, June 9th at her home. Family and friends may call at the Sundquist Funeral Home on Thursday the 12th, from 2-4 and...

May 17, 2014

LOWVILLE - Stanley B. Szewil, 66, died at his home on the Gardner Road on Saturday, May 17, 2014. Born in Germany on November 17, 1947, the son of Teodor and Wadyslawa "Lottie" Cierniak Szewil, Stanley graduated from Lowville Academy in 1967. He worked for Snyder construction in Rochester, for Snow-Belt Housing as a foreman, for Chartrand Electric and then...

May 17, 2014

LOWVILLE - Richard P. Bush, 74, life-long dairy farmer and beloved bus driver for over 50 years with Lowville Academy, died on Saturday, May 17th 2014, after being stricken at his home.

Richard was born in Lowville on May 25, 1939, the son of Ambrose M. and Alice Dauksza Bush. After graduating from...

May 5, 2014

LOWVILLE - Claude H. Levesque, 75, formerly of Black River, passed away on Monday, May 5, 2014, at his camp in Sperryville. Claude was presently residing at Brookside Senior Living Community. Claude was born in Lyons Falls, on March 15, 1939, to the late Joseph A. and Julia Thibeault Levesque. Prior to entering the Marine Corp, he attended school at...

May 3, 2014

LOWVILLE - Gloria Ann Davis, 73, died Saturday, May 3, 2014 at Albany Medical Center Gloria was born in Ellenburg, NY on March 27, 1941, to Wendell and Dorothy Secore Kent, graduated from Massena Central High and attended college in Albany. She was married to Carroll R. Davis on June 17, 1961, at the First Methodist Church in Massena with...

Apr 16, 2014

NEW HARTFORD - John "Sean" Benson, 72, died Wednesday, April 16, 2014 at Faxton-St. Lukes Healthcare. Mr. Benson was born July 2, 1941 in Belfast, Ireland the son of the late John and Josephine (Mahony) Benson. He married Carol A. Muncy on June 1, 1973 at St. Patrick's Catholic Church, Oneida with Rev. Birchmeyer, officiating. Mr. Benson served in the...

Apr 11, 2014

LOWVILLE - Joanne Kohler Smith, 71, passed away on Friday, April 11, 2014, at St. Joseph's Hospital in Syracuse. Joanne was born March 5, 1943, in Buffalo, the daughter of the late Howard and Lillian Kohler. Upon graduation from Lowville Academy, she furthered her education at Syracuse University School of Law, receiving a law degree. She was Lewis County Public...

Apr 9, 2014

WATSON - Brayton C. Davis, Sr., 80 of the Number Four Road died Wednesday afternoon, April 9, 2014 at Lewis County General Hospital. Mr. Davis was born on April 26, 1933 in Theresa the son of the late George and Anna VanTassell Davis. He was a member of the nation's largest family of surviving children in 1947. Brayton was one...

Apr 8, 2014

NORTH WESTERN - Bertha "Anne" Bailey, 79, died Tuesday, April 8, 2014 at Rome Memorial Hospital. Mrs. Bailey was born May 28, 1934, in the Town of Watson, to the late Lysle G. and Antoinette DeGenaro Beach. She graduated from Central Commercial School, NYC in June of 1950 and was employed as a secretary/bookkeeper. On September 18, 1954, "Anne" was...

Apr 4, 2014

DEVON, PA - Joseph Arthur Russum died on April 4, 2014 in Devon. He was a 30 year veteran of service with Atlantic Richfield Company whose varied background included a law degree and an outstanding record as a combat infantryman during World War II. Joseph was the son of Joseph M. Russum and Helen B. Russum and was born July...