Obituaries

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...

Mar 31, 2014

NEW BREMEN - David Allen Houghton, 63, died in the early afternoon of Monday, March 31, 2014, at St. Elizabeth's Medical Center. Mr. Houghton was born November 14, 1950, in Carthage the son of the Walter L. and Rosemary E. Hofer Houghton. After attending Copenhagen High School, David went to work for General Sign in Carthage and retired as an...

Mar 29, 2014

Bruce Graham Davey Bruce Davey, 63, passed away on March 29, 2014 at his daughter's home in Indianapolis surrounded by loved ones. He was born in Rhinebeck, NY to James R. and Marget Stewart Davey. Bruce spent much of his early childhood on Staten Island, NY and Paul Smiths, NY then moved to Lowville, NY in 1963. After graduation from...

Mar 18, 2014

LOWVILLE - Andre P. Birchenough, 82, a Watson resident, died at his home Tuesday morning, March 18th, under the care of his family and Lewis County Hospice.

Mr. Birchenough was born on August 23, 1931 in the Town of Pinckney, the son of the late Arthur F. and Anna C. (Maher) Birchenough. Andre...

Mar 17, 2014

LOWVILLE - William T. Enslow, 85, passed away on Monday evening, March 17, 2014, at the home of his granddaughter, Jamie Marolf and her daughters Lauryn and Kaylee and companion Billy Gokey with whom he had resided for the past five years. William was born on October 16, 1928, in Pierrepont to Theron and Effie Pearl Enslow and attended area...

Mar 16, 2014

LOWVILLE - Wayne F Meister, 62 died unexpectedly on Sunday, March 16, 2014 at his home in Gaithersburg Maryland. Born May 20, 1951 in Lowville, New York, Wayne was the only son of the late Fred and Edna Meister. He enjoyed a wonderful childhood under the dedicated care of a doting mother. He received his early education at Lowville Academy...

Mar 4, 2014

LOWVILLE - A funeral mass will be said for Violet Martin Hanno, 96, of the Lewis County Residential Health Care Facility, on Thursday, March 20, 2014 at 10:00 A.M. at St. Peter's Catholic Church with Rev. Christopher Carrara, Pastor officiating. Spring burial will be in Lowville Rural Cemetery. There are no calling hours. Mrs. Hanno died on March 4, 2014....

Feb 18, 2014

WATSON - Gail K. Taylor, 69, died late Tuesday evening, February 18, 2014 at Faxton-St. Lukes Healthcare in Utica, with her loving family at her side. Gail was born July 4, 1944, in Lowville NY, the daughter of the late Milton "Tinker" and Mildred (Shaw) Flint. She graduated from Beaver River Central School. On February 9, 1963, she married Virgil...

Feb 17, 2014

February 17, 2014 Richard J. Vanyo of Brantingham, NY passed away unexpectedly at the age of 73 on February 17, 2014 in North Myrtle Beach, South Carolina. He was surrounded by his loving wife of 47 years, Collette, and his sons. Richard was born on June 13, 1940 in Ballston Spa, NY. He was the son of Joseph and Dorothy...

Feb 5, 2014

LOWVILLE - Rosella Z. Thompson, 91, formerly of Church Street, Castorland, a resident of Lewis County Residential Health Care Facility, died early Wednesday morning, February 5, 2014. Mrs. Thompson was a resident since 2001. Rose was born on March 24, 1922 in Belfort, the daughter of the late David and Veronica (Widrick) Zehr. She attended country school in Belfort. She...

Feb 3, 2014

GLENFIELD - Eric G. Bauer, 61, of the Nortonville Road died Monday morning, February 3, 2014 at his residence. Eric was born in Rome on June 4, 1952, the son of the late George and Sylvia Kriwox Beadore and was a graduate of South Lewis Central High School where he excelled in sports. He served in the United States Marine...

Jan 30, 2014

GLENFIELD - Charles Donald "Skip" Mihalyi, 62, died peacefully at home on Thursday, January 30th. Skip was born May 16, 1951, in Lowville. He attended General Martin and South Lewis Schools, acquired a BA from Oswego, a masters from the University of Rochester and completed his PhD course work in Philosophy. For many years, Skip lived at the Mihalyi home,...

Jan 19, 2014

LOWVILLE - Bruce L Czerwinski 53, formerly of Lowville, passed away January 19th in his home in Hudson Florida. He was born on October 9, 1960 in Watertown son of late Raymond V. and Elizabeth M. Coughlin Czerwinski where he attended Watertown Schools, and graduated from Lowville Academy in 1978. He attended Clarkson University. He married Kristen Haseney on August...

Jan 11, 2014

GREIG - Irene J. Hunziker, 78, passed away on Saturday, January 11, 2014, at the Lewis County Residential Healthcare Facility. Mrs. Hunziker was born in Greig on August 13, 1935, the daughter of the late Oscar M. and Gertrude LaSure Rhone where she graduated from General Martin and was also a graduate of Syracuse Central City Business Institute. As a...