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Antoinette Collette
Jul 3, 2022
CARTHAGE- Antoinette Collette of NYS Route 3 died peacefully on Sunday, July 3, 2022, at her home under the care of her loving family. She was born in Watertown, New York to the late Anthony and Carrie (Adsit) Pacella. She graduated from Brownville High School. She married Peter Collette in Brownville, New York on August 12, 1978. Antoinette worked for...
Christina Helen Stiles
Jun 30, 2022
NATURAL BRIDGE - Christina Helen Stiles, 46, died peacefully on Thursday evening, June 30, 2022, at the Grand Nursing Home and Rehabilitation Center in Ilion, NY where she had been a resident for several years. She was born on November 14, 1975, in Rochester and later moved to Heuvelton, where she remained until her diagnosis of ALS. She spent the...
John B. Smithers, Sr.
Jun 29, 2022
CASTORLAND- John B. Smithers, Sr. 86, of Route 126 died peacefully early morning on June 29, 2022, at his home under the care of his loving family and Lewis County Hospice. He was born on December 1, 1935, in Heuvelton, New York to the late John & Elvira Zelle (Keyes) Smithers. He graduated from Heuvelton Central School, he was a...
Catherine May "Cathy" Shettleton
Jun 27, 2022
CARTHAGE- Catherine "Cathy" May Shettleton, 91, of the Old State Road died peacefully on Monday, June 27, 2022, at the Lewis County Residential Health Care Facility. She was born on May 21, 1931, at home on the farm in Croghan to the late Clinton & Coletta (Plopper) Meister. She attended a one-room schoolhouse as a child and later attended school...
Barbara Ann Young
Jun 27, 2022
HARRISVILLE- Barbara A. Young, age 81, passed away in her home on Monday, June 27, 2022. Born on February 7, 1941, in Syracuse, New York, to Thomas M. and Elizabeth A. (Burns) McNeil. Barbara grew up in Syracuse and worked for a brief time at the phone company as a switchboard operator, often remarking how she enjoyed that job, She...
Linda E. Towne
Jun 22, 2022
CARTHAGE- Linda E. Towne, 78, of 607 State Street died peacefully on Wednesday evening on, June 22, 2022, at the St. Joseph's Hospital in Syracuse, NY where she had been a patient for a few days. Linda was born on December 29, 1943, in Hammond, NY to the late Oliver & Ruby (Smith) Gordinier. She attended school at the Augustinian...
Gladys Santiago
Jun 16, 2022
Redwood- Gladys Santiago, 68, died peacefully on Thursday, June 16, 2022, at the Carthage Center for Rehabilitation and Nursing. Gladys was born on April 22, 1954, in Puerto Rico to the late Jose & Elsie Rivera Santiago. She was primarily a homemaker. She is predeceased by her husband Gilberto, who died in 2015. Gladys is survived by her children, a...
Jordan Blaine Delaney
Jun 11, 2022
EVANS MILLS - Jordan Blaine Delaney, 27, passed away Friday, June 10, 2022. Jordan was born on May 12, 1995, in Watertown, NY. He was raised in Evans Mills until moving to Bradford where he graduated from Bradford Central School. Jordan worked many jobs including roofing and sheet rocking. He was currently employed at Silgan Plastic Plant in Penn Yan....
Richard Wayne Phelps
Jun 8, 2022
WATERTOWN - Richard Wayne Phelps, 66, 331 High St., passed away on June 8, 2022, at the Samaritan Medical Center in Watertown. Born in Carthage on October 12, 1955, the son of John Bidwell and Georgia Phelps. He graduated from Carthage Central High School and was employed by the New York Air Brake in Watertown, retiring after 42 years of...
Joe "Joe" Weekes
Jun 8, 2022
HARRISVILLE - Richard Joseph "Joe" Weekes, 83, of Creekside Drive, died on Wednesday, June 8, 2022 at the Carthage Center for Nursing & Rehabilitation, where he had been a resident for a short time. Joe was born in Watertown, NY on January 5, 1939, son of the late Kenneth A. & M. Theresa (Lawrence) Weekes. Upon his graduation from high...
Robert Dumaw
Jun 8, 2022
GRIEG - Robert James Dumaw, 75, 4433 Lyons Falls Rd., died peacefully at home on June 8, 2022. Born on February 17, 1947 in Plymouth, England , the son of Wallace and Phyllis Bartlett Dumaw. He graduated from Carthage Central School with the Class of 1966. He served in the United States Marine Corps from 1966 -1970. He was employed...
Ruth H. Lefler
Jun 4, 2022
CARTHAGE- Ruth H. Lefler, age 87, fell asleep in death on Saturday, June 4, 2022, at the Lewis County Residential Health Care Facility where she had been a resident since November of 2021. Ruth was born in Carthage, New York on March 4, 1935, a daughter of the late Roy & Hazel (Thomas) Manchester. She grew up and attended school...
Stuart A. Shampine
May 30, 2022
CARTHAGE- Stuart A. Shampine, 48, of Alexandria Street died peacefully Monday, May 30, 2022, at the Carthage Area Hospital Emergency Room. He was born on June 21, 1973, in Carthage, NY to the late Robert & Martha (McIntosh) Shampine. Stuart attended Carthage High School. He married Nickki Simmons on July 10, 1993, at the Natural Bridge Fire Hall in Natural...
Katherine E "Kathy" Harmych
May 21, 2022
COPENHAGEN - Katherine E. "Kathy" Harmych, 66, passed away peacefully on Saturday, May 21, 2022 at the Lewis County Residential Care Facility in Lowville, NY, where she had been a resident there since 2015. Born in Lowville on March 15, 1956, the daughter of Peter & Mae Brink Harmych. She graduated from Copenhagen Central School and BOCES, before becoming a...
Michael Charles Gillette
May 18, 2022
BLACK RIVER, NY - Michael Charles "Mike" Gillette died unexpectedly May 18, 2022, at his home. He was born in Watertown on Jan. 21, 1960, to the late Harry Gillette, Jr. and Jeanne Burnham Gillette. Mike graduated in 1978 from Copenhagen Central School as Class Salutatorian and received an associate's degree from Jefferson Community College. He was an insurance agent...
Emilia D. "Emmy" Tehonica
May 18, 2022
CARTHAGE- Emilia D. Tehonica, 43, of NYS Route 26 died peacefully Wednesday, May 18, 2022 at the Claxton-Hepburn Medical Center in Ogdensburg, NY. She was born on March 18, 1979 to William M. Tehonica & Maureen S. Barre. Emmy graduated from Carthage High School and later attended Jefferson Community College where she graduated and earned her Associates Degree in Nursing...
Christopher Bruce Weigand
May 17, 2022
CHAUMONT- Christopher Bruce Weigand, 65, of State Route 12E. died peacefully on May 17, 2022, at his home. He was born on March 24, 1957, in Star Lake, New York to the late Frederick Weigand Sr. & Lois M. (Hewitt) Fairbanks. Chris attended school in Star Lake. He was a heavy machinery operator, employed by a cosmetic manufacturer in the...
Robert John Ashley
May 13, 2022
EVANS MILLS - Robert John Ashley Sr.,88, formerly of the Gardnerville Road, died peacefully at the Carthage Center for Nursing & Rehabilitation on Friday morning, May 13, 2022. Robert was born on November 21, 1933, in the town of LeRay, New York, the son of the late Arthur & Margaret(Lawler) Ashley. He attended school in Evans Mills. February 13, 1955,...
Stephen Frazee
May 13, 2022
HARRISVILLE - Stephen F. Frazee, 79, Harrisville, NY, passed away on May 13, 2022 at the Samaritan Medical Center in Watertown, surrounded by his loving family. Steve was born on May 8, 1943 to the late Roy and Irma (Corbett) Frazee in Quincy, MA. He grew up on the beach of Hough's Neck. Steve moved to Harrisville in 1978, and...
Rose Marie Maine
May 11, 2022
CARTHAGE- Rose Marie Maine, 83, formerly of State Route 3, died peacefully early morning on Wednesday, May 11, 2022, at the Lewis County Residential Health Care Facility in Lowville, New York. She was born on January 4, 1939, to the late Paul & Mae (Delles) Persha. Rose graduated from the Carthage Augustinian Academy in 1957, she later married Harold R....