Obituaries
Posting Obituaries for the families around Herkimer County in New York.
Alma H. Williams
Dec 3, 2020
Alma H. Williams, who turned 95 on Easter Sunday, was a longtime resident of Ilion, and the last member of her generation in her family. She died on Thursday, December 3, 2020, at the Masonic Care Community where she received loving and compassionate care. Alma was born on Easter Sunday, April 12, 1925, in Amsterdam, NY, to Samuel and Ethel...
Howard E. 'Ed' Lynch
Nov 28, 2020
Ilion Howard "Ed" Lynch, 81 of Ilion, passed away on Saturday November 28, 2020 at home with his family by his side. Ed was born on December 29, 1938 in Little Falls, New York. He was the son of the late, William H. and Florentine (Goldthwaite) Lynch. He was a graduate of Little Falls Schools. Following graduation, he served in...
John Gallogly
Nov 22, 2020
Ilion John O. Gallogly, 83 of Ilion, passed away peacefully on Sunday November 22, 2020 with his family by his side. John was born on October 12, 1939 in Charleston WV a son of, the late, Elza and Florence (Moffatt) Gallogly. He was a graduate of Mohawk Schools and retired as a supervisor at Chicago Pneumatic, several years ago. On...
Helen E. Neff
Nov 19, 2020
Mohawk Helen E. Neff, 91 formerly of Mohawk, entered the gates of Heaven on Thursday November 19, 2020 at the Sitrin Home. Helen was born on August 30, 1929 in Little Falls, the daughter of the late William and Mildred Brown. She was a graduate of Mohawk Schools. Helen worked at UNIVAC and Sperry Rand and retired as an LPN...
Leesa A. Warner
Nov 19, 2020
Ilion Leesa A. Warner, 57 of Ilion, passed away unexpectedly on Thursday November 19, 2020 at home. Leesa was born on April 30, 1963 in Biolabo France, she was the daughter of the late Melvin and Mary Sprague. She graduated high school in Wisconsin and attended culinary school, she loved to cook and worked as a chef in several restaurants....
Bill Pickett
Nov 2, 2020
Ilion William F."Bill"Pickett, 87, son of Heenan and Ella (Whalen) Pickett, passed into eternal life on November 2, 2020 at Foltsbrook in Herkimer. In his younger years he graduated from Ilion High School and served as an altar boy at the Church of Annunciation. He had a strong devotion to God and his religion. Bill worked most of his life...
Sally A Bogardus
Oct 17, 2020
Cicero- Sally A. Bogardus, 81 passed away on Saturday October 17, 2020 at St. Joseph's Hospital Health Center, Syracuse. Sally was born March 16, 1939 in Ilion the daughter of the late Stanley and Marion (Johnson) Day. Sally was a graduate of the Ilion High School class of 1957. She united in marriage to George E. Bogardus on November 26,...
Ted 'Ted' Remonda
Oct 11, 2020
Theodore C. (Ted) Remonda, 80, passed away Sunday October 11, 2020 at his residence. Ted was born in Ilion on February 1, 1940 the son of the late Charles and Genevieve Ash Remonda and was a graduate of Ilion High School and MVCC. Ted served with the N. Y. State Police and after his retirement he held various positions with...
Bill Hitchcock
Oct 7, 2020
Willis Lansing Hitchcock passed away peacefully at 96 years old on October 7, 2020 at the Western Reserve Masonic Community in Medina, Ohio. He was the son of Catherine Hitchcock Goering and Willis Hitchcock, born February 11, 1924. Willis was adored by his paternal grandparents. He was raised in Ilion and attended Ilion High School. Willis served his country as...
Wayne Harris
Oct 6, 2020
Wayne W Harris, 79, formerly of Ilion, passed away peacefully on October 6, 2020 in Horseheads, NY. Wayne, the son of the late Millard and Ruth (Wood) Harris Jr., was born and raised in Utica, NY. He graduated from Utica Free Academy in 1959 and received his bachelor's degree from Utica College in 1964. Wayne spent 25 years of his...
Billy Wood
Oct 3, 2020
Ilion- William (Billy) A. Wood, 57 of Ilion, passed away Saturday, October 3, 2020 at his home with his loving family by his side. Billy was born on January 7, 1963 the son of Harley and the late Amelia (Lolio) Wood. He was educated in the Ilion schools. He was a long-time employee of View Paving and worked in all...
Barbie Ropeter
Sep 21, 2020
Ilion Barbara E. Ropeter, 71 of Ilion, went home to her Lord on Monday September 21, 2020 at The Grand in Ilion. Barb was born on January 14, 1949 in Little Falls, she was the daughter of, the late, Lester and Dorothy (Bass) Ropeter. She was a graduate of St. Johnsville Schools and worked for several years at Felt and...
Mary Mazzacua
Sep 18, 2020
Herkimer Mary Mazzacua, 94, of Herkimer, passed away Friday September 18, 2020 at Valley Health Services in Herkimer. Mary was born on July 29, 1926 in Frankfort, the daughter of the late, Ralph and Theresa (Dunadee) Mottola. She was educated in Frankfort and Utica and worked as a seamstress in her home,she also was an antique dealer in Syracuse. In...
Deborah A. 'Debbie' White
Sep 10, 2020
Ms. Deborah A. "Debbie" White, 67, of Granger, passed away unexpectedly at Elkhart General Hospital on Thursday, September 10, 2020 at 7:10 pm. She was born in Herkimer, NY on March 22, 1953 and was the daughter of the late Lawrence "Pete" Doty and Jo Ann (Shultz) Doty, who survives her in Ilion, NY. Also surviving is her daughter Carly...
James W. 'Jim' Forbes
Aug 16, 2020
Ilion James W. Forbes, 66 of Ilion, passed away on Sunday august 16, 2020 at the VA Medical Center in Syracuse with his daughter Nicole by his side. Jim was born on July 30, 1954 in Mohawk, the son of the late Charles "Whitey" and Shirley (Streeter) Forbes. He was a graduate of Mohawk Schools and a pretty decent football...
Warren Thomson Lennox
Aug 12, 2020
Ilion Warren T. Lennox, 80 of Ilion, passed away on Wednesday August 12, 2020 at Strong Memorial Hospital in Rochester, with his loving wife by his side. Warren was born on July 12, 1940 in Utica, the son of the late William and Elizabeth (Robertson) Lennox. Warren was a 1958 graduate of Ilion Schools and a 1962 graduate of Albany...
Hilda Mae Wright
Aug 7, 2020
Ilion Hilda Mae Wright, 98 of Ilion, passed away on Friday August 7, 2020 at The Grand in Ilion. Hilda was born on March 10, 1922 in Ilion, she was the daughter of, the late Clarence and Cora (Burns) Smithson. She was a graduate of Ilion Schools and work at UNIVAC as an assembler, until her retirement. On April 10,...
Lois E. Gilbert
Aug 4, 2020
Mohawk It is with profound sadness that the family of Lois Elewene Brown Gilbert announce her passing on Tuesday, August 4, 2020. She lived her life with passion, Christianity and love. She welcomed everyone she met with open-arms, a big smile and instantly treated them like family. Her Happy Birthday and Happy Anniversary phone calls have been highly anticipated events...
Nicholas 'Nick' Marro
Jul 29, 2020
Ilion Nicholas Marro, 79 of Ilion, passed away on Wednesday July 29, 2020 at home, with his family by his side. Nick was born on March 21, 1941, in Utica. He was the son of the late Michael and Angelina (Macchione) Marro. He was a graduate of UCA-UFA and attended St. Andrew's Seminary in Rochester before returning home to care...
Lisa Louise Bruce
Jul 29, 2020
Ilion Lisa L. Bruce, 55 of Ilion passed away on Wednesday July 29, 2020 at Foltsbrook in Herkimer. Lisa was born on July 17, 1965 in Ilion, she was the daughter of Terry and Pumray (Pett) Sullivan, she was a graduate of Frankfort-Schuyler Schools and work as a nurses aid at the Mohawk Valley Nursing Home in Ilion. On January...
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