Obituaries

Mar 2, 2018

Mar 1, 2018

Watertown- David Maurice Pitts, 49, of 344 Winslow Street died on Thursday, March 1, 2018. He was born in Gouverneur, NY to the late Gerald Jay Pitts & Audrey Arlene Wood Pitts, of Philadelphia. He graduated from Indian River Central School. He was a carpenter/roofer and was self-employed as he worked various construction jobs. He is survived by his mother,...

Feb 24, 2018

DEER RIVER, NY - The spring burial for Evelyn Myers will be held on Saturday, May 19, 2018 at 9:15 AM in Swineburne Cemetery, Deer River. Mrs. Myers died on February 24, 2018. Arrangements are with Lundy Funeral Home & Cremation Service, Inc.

Calling Hour

10:00 am - 11:00 am Tuesday, February 27, 2018

Feb 18, 2018

Richard died on Sunday, February 18, 2018 at the Bennington Veterans Home. He was born on May 25, 1946 in Newton, Massachussetts. He served in the United States Navy. He was a computer Programmer for various places. He is survived by a son, Andrew Bayer, Philadelphia, NY. Services will be held privately by the family. There will be no calling...

Feb 18, 2018

WATERTOWN Daniel Eric Anderson (Dan the Man), 38, of Cook Road, Watertown, died in an automobile accident on Sunday evening, February 18, 2018. Daniel was born on October 26, 1979 in El Paso, Texas, the son of John W. and Mary K. (West) Anderson. He was a self-employed contractor with amazing talent. He was an avid outdoorsman who loved hunting,...

Feb 13, 2018

COPENHAGEN Geraldine M. Scott, 88, formerly of 32224 NYS Route 12 and 518 Pine Street in Watertown, died on Tuesday, February 13, 2018 at the Country Manor Nursing & Rehabilitation Center in Carthage where she has been a resident since 2012. She was born on May 18, 1929 in Watertown, New York a daughter of the late Edwards & Grace...

Feb 13, 2018

HARRISVILLE, NY The spring burial for Bruce Clay will be held 1 p.m. Saturday, May 19, 2018, in Harrisville Cemetery. Mr. Clay died Feb. 13, 2018. Arrangements are with Lundy Funeral Home & Cremation Service, Inc.

Calling Hours

4:00 pm - 7:00 pm Saturday, February 17, 2018

Lundy Funeral Home &...

Feb 8, 2018

NATURAL BRIDGE Peter Stuyvesant, 88, of 27423 Backus Rd., died early Thursday evening, February 8, 2018 at home, under the care of his family and Hospice of Jefferson County. Born in York, Great Britain on July 13, 1929, he was educated in Croydon, England. He served in the Royal Air Force and was married to Norma Ainsworth in 1950. The...

Feb 7, 2018

CARTHAGE - Wanetta Alice Lautenschlager, 80, passed away at her home in Layton, UT on February 7, 2018 with her loving husband at her side. She was born February 16, 1937 in Carthage, NY to George and Lila Rose Christman. She married Gerald Leslie Lautenschlager in Carthage, NY on August 4, 1956 and to this union they were blessed with...

Feb 7, 2018

CARTHAGE - Patricia Joyce Schermerhorn, 82, passed away surrounded by family at Centers Health Care in Carthage on February 7, 2018. Patricia was born a Valentines baby to James and Lilac (Tillie) Newman in Carthage, NY. She graduated from Carthage High School and married Ernest John Schermerhorn on April 27, 1952. She worked several jobs in the community and operated...

Feb 6, 2018

CARTHAGE-Veronica(Bonnie) M. Snyder, 95, of Old State Road, died Tuesday, February 6, 2018 at her home under the care of her family. She was born on December 12, 1922 in the Town of Champion to the late Frank & Mary Ellen Wood LaChausse. She graduated from West Carthage High School in 1939. She graduated from the Watertown School of Nursing...

Feb 1, 2018

WATERTOWN Sharon R. Gibbs, 74, died on Thursday, February 1, 2017 at Samaritan Medical Center, after being a resident of Samaritan Keep Home for the past several years. Sharon was born on June 25, 1943 in Great Bend, a daughter of the late Vernon and Mildred (Fuller) Finely. She graduated in 1961 from Carthage Central High School. After school, she...

Jan 31, 2018

CARTHAGE Douglas C. Bubba Ward, 69, 33890 Jackson II Rd., died Wednesday evening, January 31, 2018 at home, under the care of his family and Hospice of Jefferson County. Born in Carthage, on June 30, 1948, the son of Douglas C. and Evelyn Johnson Ward. He attended local schools and served in the United States Marine Corps during the Vietnam...

Jan 27, 2018

CARTHAGE -- Theodore Ted Joseph Colton, 85, passed away Saturday, January 27, 2018 at the Carthage Area Hospital. Ted grew up in Conneaut, Ohio, where he graduated from Conneaut High School. He graduated from Ohio Northern University in 1954, where he received a Bachelors Degree in Pharmacy. At Ohio Northern, Ted was a member of the Kappa Psi fraternity and...

Jan 27, 2018

West Carthage- Helen J. Fargo, 90, of 40 N. Broad Street died on Saturday, January 27, 2018 at her home under the care of her loving family and Hospice of Jefferson County. She was born on April 8, 1927 in Watertown, NY the daughter of the late Leon H. & Blanche E. Smith Stott. She graduated from High School in...

Jan 23, 2018

Harry A. Moore Sr. PHILADELPHIA, NY- Harry A. Moore Sr., 77, passed away Jan. 23, 2018 surrounded by family. He was born June 19, 1940 in, the town of Montgomeryville, PA son of Edward Sr. & Evelyn Kieffer Moore. He grew up in the Perkasie, PA area. He previously owned Harry Moore's Auto Parts, until moving to the Philadelphia, NY...

Jan 22, 2018

Carthage- Richard Wayne Benzmiller, 76, formerly of 222 State Street, Apt. 409 in Carthage, died on Monday, January 22, 2018 at his home. Arrangements are incomplete and are being handled by the Lundy Funeral Home & Cremation Service Inc., located at 500 State Street in Carthage, NY 13619. www.lundyfuneralhome.com

Jan 21, 2018

WATERTOWN- Richard D. Connell, 87, formerly of Dewitt, NY, died early Sunday morning, January 21, 2018, at the Samaritan Summit Village of Watertown. Arrangements are incomplete and are being handled by the Lundy Funeral Home & Cremation Service Inc., located at 500 State Street in Carthage, NY 13619. www.lundyfuneralhome.com

Jan 19, 2018

COPENHAGEN Aloysius Al H. R. Eisel, 84, of Watson Rd., died Thursday night, January 18, 2018 at his home. He was born in Chicago, Illinois on July 29, 1933, a son of the late Henry and Antoinette (Zimmerman) Eisel. He graduated from Copenhagen Central School in 1951. On October 30, 1954 he married Marion Drews at the St. Marys Church...

Jan 18, 2018

GREAT BEND Charlene S. Files, 72, passed away on Thursday morning, January 18, 2018 at home, under the loving care of her family and Jefferson County Hospice. She was diagnosed with cancer in June of 2017. Charlene was born on February 16, 1945 in Watertown, New York, a daughter of the late Charles and Viola Brass. She graduated from General...