Obituaries

Posting Obituaries for the families around Herkimer County in New York.

Bernadette Orendorff

Bernadette Orendorff

Aug 12, 2014

Mohawk Date Line Bernadette Orendorff, 96 formerly of 129 Ferncliff Road, Mohawk, passed away Tuesday August 12, 2014 at Valley Health Services in Herkimer. Bernadette was born on August 17, 1917 in St. Joseph DeOrleans, Ontario, Canada the daughter of the late Alfred and Arzelie Scanlon Frechette, and received her education in the Tupper Lake and Herkimer Schools. On February...

Stanley 'Stan' Thompson

Stanley 'Stan' Thompson

Aug 11, 2014

Ilion, NY Stanley "Stan" Thompson, 72, passed away on August 11, 2014. Stan was born in Ilion on December 13, 1941, the son of Seymour and Ruth (Lum) Thompson. He married Colleen Harris on February 15, 1969 in Paris, New York. Stan was a lifelong resident of Ilion, he was employed by Steffen Publishing Company, as well as various other...

Jean Rae Dunn

Jean Rae Dunn

Aug 8, 2014

Ilion- Jean Rae Dunn, 95, of 45 South 4th Avenue, Ilion, NY (originally of Levittown, NY) passed away on August 8, 2014 with her loving family by her side at the Mohawk Valley Health Care Center, Ilion, NY. Jean was born in Buffalo, NY on November 6, 1918, the daughter of the late John and Cora Nancy (Johnson) Miller. She...

Christine Mergenthaler

Christine Mergenthaler

Aug 8, 2014

Ilion Christine B. Mergenthaler, 62, of Ilion, passed away unexpectedly on Friday, August 8, 2014, at Faxton-St. Luke's Healthcare in New Hartford. Chris was born on October 31, 1951, in Ilion; she was the daughter of the late Melvin R. and Ellen (Merchant) Blann, Jr. She was a graduate of West Winfield Schools, Oberlin College, and HCCC. She was the...

Steven C. Walker

Steven C. Walker

Jul 22, 2014

Ilion Steven C. Walker, 48, of St. Rt. 51, passed away Tuesday, July 22, 2014. Steve was born in New Hartford on June 3, 1966 the son of Harry and Janet (Graham) Walker he attended Whitesboro Schools and was employed with Precision Polish of Frankfort. Steve's pride and joy was the (HILL) where he felt at home and was most...

Susan Tayler

Susan Tayler

Jul 20, 2014

Ilion Susan (Stone) Tayler, 56, of Ilion passed away on Sunday July 20, 2014, at the Siegenthaler Center in New Hartford. Sue was born in Ilion on January 11, 1958, the daughter of the late Horace M. and Mildred (Sturgess) Stone. She was a graduate of Ilion Schools and Utica School of Commerce and worked as an office assistant at...

Raymond Michael 'Mike' Brayton

Raymond Michael 'Mike' Brayton

Jul 12, 2014

Little Falls Raymond "Mike" Brayton, 59, of Jefferson St. in Little Falls passed away unexpectedly of natural causes on July 12, 2014 at home. Mike was born on January 19, 1955 in Ilion the son of the late Raymond and Mary (White) Brayton. After graduation from Ilion High School, Mike joined the Army, honorably discharged in 1980. His service in...

Lois A. Knight

Lois A. Knight

Jul 9, 2014

Ilion Lois Anna Knight, 100, of Herkimer, formerly of Mohawk, passed away July 8, 2014, at Folts Home in Herkimer. Mrs. Knight was born on June 21, l9l4 in Herkimer, the daughter of Henry and Mae Warner Nabinger. She was raised in Herkimer and attended Herkimer Schools. On July 11, 1936 she married John H. Knight at Blessed Sacrament Church...

Guido 'Guy' Corriero

Guido 'Guy' Corriero

Jul 7, 2014

Final Resting Place Calvary Cemetery W. German St. Herkimer, New York, United States 13350-

James T. 'Jim' Watts

James T. 'Jim' Watts

Jul 7, 2014

Ilion Date Line James T. Watts 90 of 204 Forge Hill Estates passed away suddenly on Monday July 7, 2014 at St. Luke's Medical Center, New Hartford. Jim was born on December 16, 1923 in Saint-Lambert, Quebec Canada the son of the late Ernest and Lily Kell Watts. Jim received his education in the Quebec School System. Jim was united...

Sandra Danforth 'Sandy' Ebner

Sandra Danforth 'Sandy' Ebner

Jul 6, 2014

Ilion Sandra C. Bortel Ebner, 74 of Rockaway, N.J., formerly of Ilion passed away in New Jersey. Sandy was born in Ilion, August 15, the daughter of the late John and Wilma Jarvis Danforth, and was a graduate of Ilion High School. Sandy is survived by her brothers and sister and their spouses, Bob and Christine Danforth, Glenn and Bonnie...

Christina T. Russell

Christina T. Russell

Jul 5, 2014

Christina T. Russell Herkimer - Christina T. Russell passed away the Folts Nursing Center in Herkimer on July 5, 2014. She was born on June 11, 1922 in Hopkins County Texas, the daughter of Ernest Edgar and Lillian (Carroll) Tatom. She attended Memphis, Tennessee schools. She was predeceased by her husband of almost 70 years, Ralph T. Russell, PhD, originally...

Joseph Daniel 'Joe' Collea

Joseph Daniel 'Joe' Collea

Jun 29, 2014

Ilion Joseph Daniel Collea Sr., 92, Ilion, passed away at Faxton-St. Luke's Hospital, Sunday, June 29, 2014, with his loving family by his side. He was born March 8, 1922, in Utica, the son of the late Margaret (Kenefick) and Charles Collea. He was a graduate of Utica Catholic Academy. Joseph married Ruth Bennett at Historic St. John's Church, a...

Richard S. Ingerham

Richard S. Ingerham

Jun 17, 2014

Herkimer Date Line Richard "Dick" Ingerham, 62 of 1077 Stuben Hill Road, Herkimer passed away Tuesday June 17, 2014 at home with his family by his side. Dick was born July 21, 1951 in Ilion, the son of the late Joseph and Helen Roginski Ingerham, and received his education in the Mohawk School System. Dick served with the US Navy...

Patrick W. 'Pat' Donahue

Patrick W. 'Pat' Donahue

Jun 17, 2014

Mohawk Date Line Patrick W. Donahue, 62 of 644 Rockhill Road, Mohawk passed away peacefully at St Elizabeth Medical Center in Utica on Tuesday June 17, 2014 due to a brief illness, with his loving family by his side. Pat was born February 24, 1952 in Elmira, NY the son of the late Richard and Eileen Maury Donahue, and received...

Julia Scram

Julia Scram

Jun 8, 2014

Herkimer Julia Dutcher Scram, 95 of 690 W. German St in Herkimer, passed away on Sunday June 8, 2014 at Valley Health Services in Herkimer. Julia was born on May 3, 1919 in Herkimer the daughter of the late Jacob and Rosalia Pirtco Korba. She was a 1937 graduate of Herkimer High School and worked as an assembler at UNIVAC...

Margaret R. 'Peggy' Byrnes

Margaret R. 'Peggy' Byrnes

Jun 6, 2014

Ilion Date Line Margaret R. "Peg" Byrnes 84, formerly of Ilion passed away on Friday June 6, 2014 at Oneida City Hospital. Peg was born July 20, 1929 in Utica, NY the daughter of the late Louis A. and Laura Sparker Sparrin and was a graduate of the Ilion High School. Peg was married to Wesley A. Byrnes, Wes passed...

Gerald Orendorff Sr.

Gerald Orendorff Sr.

Jun 6, 2014

Mohawk - 6 June 2014 Gerald Orendorff Sr. 97, formerly of Mohawk, NY and currently a resident at Valley Health Services in Herkimer, passed away on Friday June 6, 2014 at Little Falls Hospital. Gerald was born on February 11, 1917 in Ilion, NY, the son of the late Orlando and Estella Streeter Orendorff. He was educated in the Ilion...

George W. Giddings

George W. Giddings

Jun 3, 2014

Ilion Date Line George W. Giddings 86, formerly of 39 North Fourth Ave, Ilion passed away on Tuesday June 3, 2014 at Mohawk Valley Health Care in Ilion. George was born on July 23, 1927 the son of the late Charles W. and Myrtle J. Bates Giddings, and was a graduate of Ilion High School in 1948. For many years...

Nelson Pardee

Nelson Pardee

Jun 2, 2014

Ilion Date Line Nelson A. Pardee, 89, of Ilion passed away on Sunday, June 1, 2014 in the Veterans Hospital, Syracuse. Nelson was born on December 1, 1924 in Norway, NY the son of the late Charles and Mildred Lanphier Pardee and attended East Frankfort School and received his diploma following his military service. Nelson served in the US Army...