Obituaries

Sep 20, 2013

LOWVILLE - Amy L. Tabolt, 100, formerly of State Route 12, died Friday evening at the Lewis County Residential Health Care Facility with her family at her side. Born in Deer River on October 5, 1912, the daughter of the late Charles A. and Lydia Rice Meister, Amy attended Stoney Creek Country School in Denmark, NY. On October 6, 1930,...

Sep 8, 2013

Michael K. Brown of Houston, Texas (formerly of Lowville) died on September 8, 2013 of organ failure, ten days after undergoing a heart transplant. Michael was the curator of Bayou Bend Collection and Gardens, The Museum of Fine Arts Houston (MFAH). He was 60 years of age. Michael was born in Lowville, NY, third son of Arel J. and Eleanor...

Sep 3, 2013

LOWVILLE, NY - Rita M. McLaughlin, 80, died at home on Tuesday morning, September 3, 2013 under the care of her family and Lewis County Hospice. Rita was born on October 28, 1932 in Watertown the daughter of the late Harry and Hazel Karp Simmons. She grew up on the Swiss Road in Croghan and attended Beaver River High School....

Jul 28, 2013

TURIN - Bernice Ruth Wojnowski, 91, of East Main Street and recently Sunset Nursing Home, died Sunday, July 28, 2013, at Rome Memorial Hospital with her family at her side. Bernice was born August 26, 1921, on the family farm on the Carpenter Road, Houseville, the daughter of the late Martin and Elizabeth Hadik Paluck. She attended rural schools on...

Jul 20, 2013

LOWVILLE - Franklyn F. "Frank" Gowing, 77, died at his home on Saturday evening, July 20th. Born May 1, 1936, in New Bremen, the son of the late Nelson "Pete" and Mina Smith Gowing, Mr. Gowing graduated from Lowville Academy in 1954, where he was quarterback of the undefeated football team of 1953. He also excelled in basketball, baseball and...

Jul 16, 2013

GLENFIELD - Gerald R. "Jerry" Reed, 91, passed away on Tuesday morning, July 16, 2013 at Lewis County General Hospital with his family at his side. Jerry was born on September 26. 1921, in the Town of Turin, the son of the late Roland F. and Mabel Meiss Reed. He attended General Martin Central School until his sophomore year then...

Jun 11, 2013

LOWVILLE - Wayne Dosztan, 63, passed away at his wife's home on Trinity Ave. Tuesday morning, June 11, 2013, while under the care of his family and Lewis County Hospice. Wayne was born in Lowville on August 30, 1949, to the late William and Ruth E. LaPlante Dosztan. He attended General Martin High School and left South Lewis Central School...

Jun 6, 2013

LOWVILLE - James Frederick Bates, 65, formerly of Waters Terrace died Thursday, June 6, 2013 at Lewis County Residential Health Care Facility with his brother at his side. Jim has been a resident since May of 2007. He was born on July 12, 1947 in Lowville the son of the late Leo Joseph and the late Dorothy Miller Bates. Jim...

May 21, 2013

LOWVILLE - Genowefa "Genny" Winiarski, 90, formerly of Valley View, passed away on Tuesday, May 21, 2013. Genny was born on May 3, 1923, to Frank and Josephine Barczak in her native country of Poland where she was educated prior to WWII. She was married to John Winiarski in 1945, in Germany and came to the United States in 1951....

May 15, 2013

BARNES CORNERS - William "Duke" Francis Snyder, Major U.S.M.C. (Ret) died at his camp in the town of Harrisburg on Wednesday afternoon May 15, 2013. He was born April 17, 1938, on the Cobb Road in the Town of Harrisburg, the elder son of the late Harvey Francis and Catherine (Pasternak) Snyder. Bill enjoyed attending the many family sporting events,...

May 10, 2013

Mildred was born 2/2/19 in Lowville, NY. She was the daughter of Jay & Viola Bushey. She and her husband, Phil, owned Mildred's Clothing Store in Lowville for over 15 years. They retired and moved to Dunnellon, Florida in 1971 where they became active in Garden Club, Stamp Club, AARP, Civic Club & Hospital Association among others. She organized many...

May 5, 2013

LOWVILLE - Hazel E. Burgy, 73, passed away unexpectedly at her home early Sunday morning, May 5, 2013. Born in Lowville on February 1, 1940, to the late Harold John and Anna L. Stoffle Donnelly, Hazel graduated from Lowville Academy in 1957. She married Donald B. Burgy on June 6, 1958. Hazel worked for Dr. Reed as an office nurse...

Apr 23, 2013

LOWVILLE - Barbara M. Gordon DeLaPorte, 88, formerly of Brookside Circle and Lanpher Street, passed away early Tuesday morning, April 23, 2013 at the Lewis County Residential Health Care Facility. Barbara was born in Watertown, on August 8, 1924, a daughter of the late Arthur and Hazel Aldrich Zecher. She attended grade school in Castorland and graduated from Lowville Free...

Apr 21, 2013

LOWVILLE - Edward Francis Markowski, 96, a resident of the Lewis County Residential Health Care Facility since January 2013, died early Sunday morning, April 21, 2013 under the care of the third floor nurses, and his twin daughters Janise and Janet. Mr. Markowski was born January 8, 1917 in Martinsburg, the son of the late Kazmir and Vincenta Curla Markowski....

Apr 16, 2013

LOWVILLE - Marcella "Sally" Brucker Campany, 83, of Stowe Street, died on Tuesday, April 16, 2013. Sally was born in Meadville, PA, on October 4, 1929, the daughter of the late Raymond O. and Gladys Swift Williams. In June of 1947, she graduated from Adams Center Central High School and on December 6, 1947, she married James H. Campany at...

Apr 14, 2013

Frederick William Zehr, 26, passed on April 14, 2013, in Colorado Springs, Colorado. He was born December 16, 1986, in Landstuhl, Germany, to Frederick J. and Lois Anne M. Zehr. Fred is survived by his parents, his sister: M. Anna Zehr of Colorado Springs, and his grandmother: Mildred F. Zehr of Lowville, New York. He was the grandson of the...

Apr 13, 2013

TURIIN - Joyce G. Lee 83, of East Road, a resident of Lewis County Residential Health Care Facility died on Saturday evening April 13, 2013. She was born in the town of Leyden the daughter of the late Cecil E. and Mary A. Kelly Gillette on May 6, 1929. Joyce graduated from General Martin High School. On October 28, 1948...

Apr 8, 2013

LOWVILLE - Cecil A. Waterman, 90, died Monday, April 8, 2013 at Lewis County Residential Health Care Facility where he has resided since September of 2008. Mr. Waterman was born on October 15, 1922 in Barnes Corners, the son of the late Arthur and the late Geneva Fee Waterman. He attended Lowville Free Academy and received his GED, he continued...

Apr 6, 2013

LOWVILLE - Alexander Halliday "Alex" Neiley, 85, "Beloved husband, father, and grandfather" of Lincoln, MA. died Saturday, April 6, 2013 in Lowville. Alex was born April 6, 1928 in Medford, MA., the son of the late Richard Bowdoin and Margaret Halliday Neiley. He graduated from St. Lawrence University in 1952 and entered the U.S. Navy serving active duty for five...

Apr 4, 2013

LOWVILLE - Martha (Repak) McDonald of Lowville, New York, passed away on Thursday, April 4, 2013 at Lewis County General Hospital after a brief illness. She was 89 years of age at the time of her death.

Born in the Town of Montague to Harry and Mary Repak, she attended country schools until high school when she...