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George Christman
Jan 10, 2017
CARTHAGE - George T. "Ted" Christman Jr., 59, 22608 County Route 42, died Tuesday morning, January 10, 2017 at his home, under the care of his family and Hospice of Lewis County. Born in West Carthage on May 27, 1957, the son of George & Juanita Gates Christman Sr. He is survived by his wife, Debra A. Bush Christman, his...
Dorothy L Fargo
Jan 10, 2017
CARTHAGE - Dorothy L. "Dot" Fargo, 68, 34101 Sayre Rd., died Tuesday, January 10th at the Carthage Area Hospital. Born in Lawrence, Massachusetts on June 10, 1948. Her family moved to the area when she was a young girl; she graduated from Carthage Central High School. On February 25, 1967, she married David Fargo at the Woolworth Memorial United Methodist...
Laddie Ernest Martin
Jan 3, 2017
CARTHAGE - Laddie Martin, 88, Texas Rd., died January 3, 2017 while spending the winter at his home in Deltona, Florida. Born in Watertown on October 21, 1928, the son of Ernest & Gladys Fowler Martin. He married Patricia Prievo on November 5, 1950. Mrs. Martin died in 1991. Laddie retired from the James River Paper Corporation after many years...
Howard Ross
Jan 3, 2017
EAST PITCAIRN -- Rev. Howard Ross, 88, formerly of East Pitcairn, died on January 3, 2017. He is survived by his wife Pat Ross, his four children, Howard M. Ross, Jane (Terry) Dowling, Doug Ross, and Sue (Joe) Simon, his four step children, Joey (Lynda) DeLair, Lynne Root, Rev. Scott (Sabine) DeLair & Tammy (Peter) Hainey, as well as 17...
Leon G. Vaughn
Dec 31, 2016
CARTHAGE - Leon G. Vaughn, Jr., 72, 10579 NY State Rte. 126, died Saturday afternoon, December 31, 2016 at home, under the care of his family and Hospice of Lewis County. Born at the Oneida County Hospital in Rome, NY on January 30, 1944, the son of Leon G. Vaughn, Sr. & Luella Starks Vaughn; he attended local schools. He...
Robert Bishop
Dec 29, 2016
CARTHAGE - Robert Bishop, 83, 63 Madison St., West Side Terrace, died Thursday at the Samaritan Medical Center, Watertown. A funeral will be held on Monday, January 2, 2017 at 11:00 AM at the Calvary Assembly of God, Martin Street Rd., Carthage. Visitation will be held at Church, prior to the service, from 10 - 11 AM. Arrangements are being...
Luella Burke
Dec 26, 2016
GREAT BEND - Luella Burke, 86, 24849 Co. Rte. 197, died Monday, December 26, 2016 at the home of her daughter, Cheryl Gilbert in Castorland. Born in Pottersville, NY on April 12, 1930, the daughter of Earl & Diana Meade Armstrong. She married Clifford "Kippy" Burke on August 25, 1951 at St. James Catholic Church, Carthage. Mr. Burke died on...
Anna Mae Higgins
Dec 22, 2016
CARTHAGE- Anna Mae Higgins, 80, formerly of 222 State St. Apt. 402 died on Thursday, December 22, 2016 at the Country Manor Nursing & Rehabilitation Center, Carthage. Born in Antwerp on February 21, 1936, the daughter of Charles & Irene Hubbard McDermid; she attended Carthage High School. She worked as a tester for the former Sherwood Medical in Watertown. She...
Dale E Ward
Dec 21, 2016
CARTHAGE - Dale Ward, 65, 910 West St., died Wednesday, December 21, 2016 at St. Joseph's Hospital, Syracuse. Born Carthage on September 22, 1951, the son of Douglas & Evelyn Johnson Ward. He attended Carthage Schools. He was a dedicated employee of the Carthage Papermakers for many years, retiring recently due to health issues. He married Debra Currier on December...
Ronald John Engelhart
Dec 18, 2016
COPENHAGEN - John Engelhart, 70, formerly of the Woodbattle Rd., Copenhagen, died early Sunday morning, December 18, 2016 at the Samaritan Keep Home, Watertown, where he had been a resident since 2012. Born at the former Mercy Hospital in Watertown on October 27, 1946, the son of Frederick G. & Anna Marie Wheeler Engelhart. He earned several college degrees from...
Robert Ashley
Dec 16, 2016
COPENHAGEN -- Robert "Digger" Ashley, 56, 1542 County Route 194, died Friday, December 16, 2016 at home under the care of his family and Lewis County Hospice. Born on July 31, 1960 in Watertown, the son of Robert and Shirley Brown Ashley; he attended Indian River schools. He worked as a Heavy Equipment Operator for Cunningham Excavating, based out of...
Cynthia J House
Dec 10, 2016
CASTORLAND- Cynthia J. House, 54, died on Saturday, December 10, 2016 at the Lewis County General Hospital. She was born on August 14, 1962 to the Late George & Veronica House in Watertown, New York. She is survived by her mother, Veronica House, Watertown; several siblings, Glen House, Copenhagen; Clifford House, Calcium; Raymond House, Carthage; Stella Smith, Brownville; Maryanne House,...
Michael J. Swain
Dec 10, 2016
COPENHAGEN - Michael J. Swain, 48, 32223 New York State Route 12, died Sunday morning, December 11th at Upstate University Medical Center in Syracuse. He was injured in a snowmobiling accident near his home on Saturday. Born on March 10, 1968 the son of Donald B. & Susan S. Mulvaney Swain. He graduated from Copenhagen Central School in 1986 and...
Jeffery A Ives
Dec 8, 2016
ANTWERP- Jeffery A. Ives, 52, of 41 Main St., died on Thursday, December 8, 2016 at the Samaritan Medical Center Emergency Room. He was born on June 19, 1964 in Watertown, the son of The Late Willard & Sharon Dean Ives; he graduated from Indian River High School. He was employed by most recently for the Public Works Department on...
Walter Butch Maxwell Jr.
Dec 8, 2016
CARTHAGE- Walter (Butch) Maxwell, Jr. 67, formerly of Old Martin Street Road died on December 8, 2016 at his home. He was born on March 26, 1949 in Carthage to the Late Walter & Emma Dooley Maxwell. He graduated from Carthage Central School. He was employed at the St. Regis Paper Mill in Deferiet, NY. He is survived by his...
Ray Doherty
Dec 2, 2016
Antwerp- Raymond Doherty, 67, formerly of the Dickson Road, died on Friday, December 02, 2016 at the Hospice House of Jefferson County under the care of his family and hospice. He was born on March 29, 1949 in Syracuse, NY. Arrangements are incomplete and are being handled by the Northridge Cremation Chapel which is owned and operated by Lundy Funeral...
Jana M Patchin
Nov 29, 2016
WEST CARTHAGE- Jana M. Patchin, 63, 20448 Co, Route 45 died on Tuesday, November 29, 2016 at the Hospice House of Jefferson County surrounded by her family; she battled cancer since 2013. She was born in Carthage on October 4, 1953 to the late Richard and Emma Elizabeth Daniels Mallette and graduated from West Carthage High School in 1972. She...
Eleanor C Canell
Nov 27, 2016
EVANS MILLS - Eleanor "Ellie" Ruth Clark Canell, 80, Rockbrook Rd. died on Sunday morning, November 27, 2016 at the Jefferson County Hospice House. She was born in Watertown on August 4, 1936 to Kenneth Wood & Helen Elizabeth Zufelt Clark. In 1954, Ellie graduated from the Union Academy of Belleville, Upon graduation she enrolled into the House of the...
Earl Barnhart
Nov 26, 2016
CARTHAGE - Earl "Hank" Barnhart, 87, formerly of the Texas Rd. and Meadowbrook Terrace, died early Saturday morning, November 26, 2016 at the Iroquois Nursing Home in Jamesville, NY, where he had been a resident for a short time. Born in Ontario, Canada on April 27, 1929, the son of William E. & Hazel Mitchell Barnhart. His family moved to...
Charles D Brennan
Nov 20, 2016
WATERTOWN- Charles D. (Chuck) Brennan, 73, of Main Street died on Sunday, November 20, 2016 at the Samaritan Medical Center. He was born on January 23, 1943 in Watertown to Charles and Dorothy Smith Brennan. He attended school in Watertown. He served in the United States Army from 1965-1973, where he served in the Vietnam War, where he was a...
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