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Lowville, New York Obituaries
Bernard D. "Bud" Halladay
Aug 29, 2014
LOWVILLE - Bernard D. "Bud" Halladay, 79, of the River Road, passed away at the Lewis County Residential Health Care Facility on Friday, August 29, 2014. Bernard was born in Lowville on October 9, 1934, a son of the late Donald and Dorothy Brouty Halladay and attended Beaver Falls High School. On May 23, 1953, he married Joyce M. Clinch...
Richard C. Brown
Aug 27, 2014
CASTORLAND - Richard C. Brown, 81, of the Deveines Road and formerly of Woodlawn Ave in Lowville, died Wednesday, August 27, 2014, at St. Joseph's Hospital Health Center of Syracuse. Mr. Brown was born August 29, 1932, in Gouverneur, a son of the late Claude and Susan LaVancha Brown. He was a graduate of Beaver River High School in 1950...
Dale C. Schantz
Aug 19, 2014
SYRACUSE -Dale C. Schantz, 36, formerly of Naumburg died unexpectedly on Tuesday evening, August 19, 2014, at St. Joseph's Hospital in the ER. Born in Lowville on October 16, 1977, to Thomas and Catherine Roy Schantz, Dale graduated from Beaver River. He was first employed by Amelio's in Watertown, where all he had to do was listen to a motor...
Eileen M. Kovach Von Behren
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...
Robert Scott Macdougall
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...
Doris A. Gorczyca
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...
Shirley A. Parker
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...
Richard Joseph Morak
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...
Travis John Sawyer
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...
Daniel C. Sauer
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...
James P. Connolly
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...
Howard B. Rich
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...
Alyssa R. Johnson
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...
Rosemary M. "Rose" Graveley
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...
Stanley B. Szewil
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...
Richard P. Bush
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...
Claude H. Levesque
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...
Gloria Ann Davis
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...
John Benson
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...
Joanne Kohler Smith
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...
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