Obituaries

Jan 18, 2013

LOWVILLE - Constance S. "Connie" "Gigi" Ramos died at the home of her daughter Shari on early Friday morning, January 18, 2013 under the care of her family and Lewis County Hospice. Connie would have celebrated her 80th birthday, a milestone she was very proud of, on this Saturday, January 19th. Mrs. Ramos was born January 19, 1933 in Lowville...

Jan 11, 2013

Elmer James Steria, 96, died Friday, January 11, 2013 at Scripps Green Hospital, La Jolla, CA., following a brief illness. He leaves his wife of 69 years, Grace (Zehr) Steria and his children, Gary and wife Irene; Calvin; Roberta and husband James; Martha; Paul and wife Mary Ellen; Elmer Jr.; and Stephen. Also his loving grandchildren, great grand children and...

Dec 30, 2012

LOWVILLE - Barbara G. Gray, 76, of Campbell Street, passed away on Sunday morning, December 30, 2012, at Lewis County General Hospital. She had been in failing health for two years. Barbara was born in Lowville on March 10, 1936, a daughter of the late Edwin J. and Marjorie Phalon Guepe. She graduated from Lowville Academy & Central School in...

Dec 25, 2012

GLENFIELD - Robert J. Doner, 79, of the McPhilmy Road died on Christmas day, Tuesday, December 25, 2012 at Upstate Medical University where he was a patient since December 20th. Bob was born in Syracuse on June 30, 1933, and raised on "Tipp Hill" the son of the late Edward A. and Helen Elizabeth Stapleton Doner. He attended school in...

Dec 21, 2012

LOWVILLE - Donald W. Sawyer, 61, passed away early Friday morning, December 21, 2012, at his home on Shady Avenue under the care of his family, caregivers and Lewis County Hospice. Born in West Carthage on March 1, 1951, Don was the son of Donald W. and Ruth A. Trembley Sawyer. In 1970, he graduated from Beaver River High School...

Nov 10, 2012

LOWVILLE - Alexander Norman "Alex" Cohen, 63, of State Route 12, passed away on Saturday evening, November 10, 2012, at Lewis County General Hospital with family and friends at his side. Alex was born on February 7, 1949, in Westchester County, the son of Isaac and Betty Soloff Cohen. He attended the Oneida-Lewis ARC day program in Turin and lived...

Nov 8, 2012

LOWVILLE - Mafalda "Mae" Dileta Lorenzini Howley, 99, passed away on Thursday, November 08, 2012 at the Lewis County Residential Health Care Facility, surrounded by her loving family and the wonderful staff of the 4th Floor. Mae was born in Betula, PA on September 25, 1913, a daughter of Giuseppe and Giovanna Lorenzini After moving to Lewis County, she attended...

Oct 24, 2012

LOWVILLE - Norma Louise Turbyfill, 94, passed away peacefully on Wednesday, October 24, 2012 in Aurora Colorado. She was born and raised in the Bronx, New York, where she married Charles Turbyfill, Jr. in 1940. Charles was with the New York State Police when they moved to Lowville because of a job promotion. Norma worked for Kraft Foods in Lowville...

Oct 23, 2012

LOWVILLE - Anna Mae Strife, 95, formerly of Collins Street, died on Tuesday evening, October 23, 2012, at the Lewis County Residential Health Care Facility with her family and friends at her side.

On September 15, 1917, Anna Mae was born in the town of Harrisburg, a daughter of the late Henry and...

Oct 20, 2012

LOWVILLE - Jay W. Russell, 69, died early Saturday morning, October 20, 2012, at his home on Waters Terrace while under the care of his family and Lewis County Hospice. Jay was born in Utica on July 17, 1943, a son of the late James A. and Leila M. Devine Russell Sr. After attending Lowville Academy, Jay worked in the...

Oct 18, 2012

LOWVILLE - April Fuller, 48, of Stewart Street died on Thursday, October 18, 2012 at Sunset Nursing & Rehabilitation Center after a courageous battle with cancer. She was born in Grand Prairie, Texas on August 9, 1964 the daughter of Timothy and Dorothy E. Rumble Fuller. April graduated from South Lewis Central School, and attended JCC for human resources where...

Oct 18, 2012

GREIG - Al H. Fayle, 65, passed away at his home on Thursday morning, October 18, 2012 under the care of his family and Lewis County Hospice.

Al was born on November 17, 1946 in Bronx, NY, the son of the late Harold A. "Al" and Dorothy Collins Fayle. He and Karin where married on July 9,...

Oct 15, 2012

FOWLERSVILLE - Helen Gallup, 72, of Catholic Charities of Oneida and Madison Counties, died in Syracuse on Monday, October 15, 2012 at Crouse Hospital. Helen has resided in Rome for the last three years. She was born on January 13, 1940 in Lyonsdale the daughter of the late Cyrus Frank and Ethel Treen Gallup. She lived in Fowlersville with her...

Sep 30, 2012

LOWVILLE - James Harry Arvanites, 91, passed away peacefully at his home under the care of his family and Lewis County Hospice on Sunday, September 30, 2012. He was born on August 5, 1921 in Goshen the son of Greek immigrants Harry and Anna Arvanites. Jimmy was raised in the family confectionary business in Goshen and then Middletown. He graduated...

Sep 27, 2012

TURIN - Albert "Larry" Tapp, Jr., 82, of Turin Road, unexpectedly passed away while on a fishing trip to Black Lake on Thursday, September 27, 2012, at Claxton-Hepburn Medical Center. Larry was born on August 3, 1930, in Englewood, NJ, a son of Albert L. and Mary Tapp, Sr. He served in the United States Marine Corps during the Korean...

Sep 26, 2012

LOWVILLE - Alice Everard Farney, 75, formerly of State Route 410, died Wednesday morning, September 26, 2012 at the home of her daughter and son-in-law, Leah and Mark Hitchcock where Alice had made her home. Alice was born on April 10, 1937 in Beaver Falls at the family homestead the daughter of the late Gregory and Lavina Sherman Everard. She...

Sep 21, 2012

PORT LEYDEN - Irene A Fitzgerald 78, formerly of Shaver Road, went home to be with the Lord on Friday, September 21, 2012 at the Lewis County Residential Health Care Facility, where she has resided since 2005. Irene was born on October 24, 1933, in Constableville, the daughter of the late Frank and Ada Williams Mooney. She attended rural school...

Aug 23, 2012

WATERTOWN - Louise T. Russum, formerly of Barben Avenue, died at the Newark Wayne Community Hospital on Thursday, August 23, 2012. Her memorial service will be on Monday, August 27, 2012 at St. Peter's Catholic Church in Lowville at 1:00pm with Rev. Christopher Carrara, officiating. Private burial will be in Lowville Rural Cemetery.

Jul 25, 2012

LOWVILLE - A memorial service for Douglas J. Logan, 77, will be on Tuesday, July 31st at 11:00 A.M. at the Sundquist Funeral Home, with Bruce W. Chapman retired minister officiating. Burial will be in Beaches Bridge Cemetery. Calling hours will be Monday, July 30th from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 P.M. at the funeral home, where an...

Jul 21, 2012

LOWVILLE - Dorothy Estelle Walter, 95, formerly of Trinity Avenue and the East Road Adult Home, passed away on Saturday morning, July 21, 2012, at the Lewis County Residential Health Care Facility where she had resided since April of 2012.

Dorothy was born on April 18, 1917, in Lowville, the daughter of the late Arthur and Stella...