Obituaries

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

Kenneth L. Higgins

Kenneth L. Higgins

May 31, 2013

Frankfort Date Line Kenneth L. Higgins 67, of 212 Railroad Street, Frankfort passed away on Friday May 31, 2013 at his residence. Ken was born on March 3, 1946 in Ilion the son of the late Kenneth and Edith (Diehl) Higgins, and received his education in the Frankfort School System. For 29 years, Ken was employed as a Marine Engineer...

Winifred Haynes

Winifred Haynes

May 15, 2013

Ilion Date Line Winifred M. (Winnie) Haynes, 92, of 80 East North Street, passed away Wednesday, May 15, 2013 at the Mohawk Valley Health Care, Ilion. Winnie was born March 25, 1921 in Edmeston, NY the daughter of the late Homer and Jannie Demico Clark, and received her education in the Edmeston Schools. On March 6, 1942 Winnie went to...

Doris Woodart

Doris Woodart

May 3, 2013

Cedarville Date Line Doris Woodart, 85 of 950 St Rt. 51, Ilion passed away on Friday May 3, 2013 at the Mohawk Valley Health Care in Ilion. Doris was born on August 26, 1927 the daughter of the late Oscar and Fleda Bennett Woodard, and received her education in the West Winfield Schools. Doris was employed as an assembler with...

James R Hammond

James R Hammond

Apr 28, 2013

Mohawk - Mt. Airy, NC James Ray Hammond, 87, of Mt. Airy, NC, formerly of Mohawk passed away Sunday April 28, 2013 at Northern Hospital of Surry County. Jim was born in Herkimer County on May 7, 1925 the son of the late Earl and Marguerite Egan Hammond, and received his education in the Mohawk Schools. Jim served his county...

Betty Jean 'Jean' Sterling

Betty Jean 'Jean' Sterling

Apr 26, 2013

Mohawk Betty Jean Sterling, 79 of Walnut St. in Mohawk, passed away on Friday April 26, 2013 at Valley Health Service in Herkimer. Jean was born on May 28, 1933 in Ilion the daughter of the late John and Elizabeth (Charbonneau) Evans, she was a secretary and reading aid for the Mohawk Schools until her retirement. On July 19, 1952...

Valerie Wachtman

Valerie Wachtman

Apr 20, 2013

Memorial 10:00 am Saturday, August 2, 2014 The Church Of The Annunciation West St. Ilion, New York, United States 13357- Memorial 11:00 am Thursday, August 7, 2014 Calvary Cemetery W. German St. Herkimer, New York, United States 13350- Final Resting Place Calvary Cemetery W. German St. Herkimer, New York, United States 13350-

Gladys L. Pratt

Gladys L. Pratt

Apr 19, 2013

Ilion Date Line Gladys Pratt 94, formerly of 75 First Ave. Ilion, now a resident of Valley Health Services, passed away on Friday April 19, 2013 in Herkimer. Gladys was born on October 11, 1918 in Minneapolis, Minnesota the daughter of the late Charles and Anna (Marboe) Anderson. She was proud of her red hair, Norwegian heritage and being a...

Jeanette I Garrigan

Jeanette I Garrigan

Apr 18, 2013

Herkimer Date Line Jeanette I. Garrigan, 89 formerly of Brantingham, passed away Thursday April 18, 2013 at St. Elizabeth Medical Center, Utica. Jeanette was born January 9, 1924 in Utica, NY the daughter of the late Charles and Ida (Stuckey) Roberts. She received her education in the Utica Schools. On December 16, 1944 Jeanette was united in marriage to Donald...

Harold A Waite

Harold A Waite

Apr 17, 2013

Ilion Harold A. Waite, 92, of Ilion, passed away Wednesday April 17, 2013 at Mohawk Valley Health Care, in Ilion. Harold was born July 27, 1920 in Ilion the son of the late Harold and Dora Wendell Wait and received his education in the Ilion Schools. After graduation Harold served in the South Pacific (Villa LaVella, Solomon Islands) with the...

Edna Irene Martin

Edna Irene Martin

Apr 14, 2013

Mohawk Date Line Edna Irene Martin, 82, of 3509 St Rt. 168, Mohawk, passed away Sunday, April 14, 2013 at Bassett Health Care, Cooperstown. She was born September 1, 1930 in the Town of German Flatts and the daughter of the late Frederick and Edna Brady Eberlein, and received her education in the Mohawk Schools. On May 8, 1948 she...

Theresa Heath

Theresa Heath

Apr 10, 2013

Ilion Date Line Theresa M. Heath, 91, of 212 Pritchard Road, West Winfield, formerly of Ilion, passed away Wednesday, April 10, 2013 at Mohawk Valley Health Care, Ilion. Theresa was born February 28, 1922 in Ilion, the daughter of the late Frank and Melina Christian Paro, and received her education in the Ilion Schools. In March of 1940 Theresa was...

Ruth Mary Collea

Ruth Mary Collea

Apr 8, 2013

Ilion Ruth Mary (Bennett) Collea, 92, Ilion, passed away peacefully at home, Monday, April 8, 2013, with her loving family there with her. She was born September 28, 1920, in Ilion, the daughter of the late Roger and Lillian Kellogg Bennett. She was a 1938 graduate of Ilion High School and earned her nursing degree from Memorial Hospital, Utica. On...

Theresa H. Waite

Theresa H. Waite

Apr 1, 2013

Ilion Theresa H. Waite, 86 of Ilion passed away on Monday April 1, 2013 at Mohawk Valley Health Care in Ilion. Theresa was born on December 28, 1926 at her family home in North Ilion; the daughter of the late James C. and Elizabeth (Sheehy) Mackin. She was a graduate of Ilion schools and New York State Institute for Home...

Grace Therese Derocco

Grace Therese Derocco

Mar 24, 2013

Ilion Grace Theresa Onorato DeRocco, 99 formerly of Ilion, passed away on Sunday March 24, 2013 at Valley Health Services in Herkimer. Grace was born on June 22, 1913 in Frankfort the daughter of the late Salvatore and Mary (Basile) Onorato. She was educated in Frankfort and was employed as a clerk with Grant's in Ilion for many years. On...

Douglas James Augar

Douglas James Augar

Mar 22, 2013

West Winfield Douglas J. Augar (a.k.a. Doug/Dougie/Pete), 71, formerly of Litchfield and most recently of West Winfield, passed away on Friday March 22, 2013 at St. Luke's Home in New Hartford following a long illness. Doug was born on November 5, 1941 in Ilion the son of the late Frederick and Eva Augar. He graduated from West Winfield High School...

Robert Applegate

Robert Applegate

Mar 20, 2013

West Winfield Robert Weeden Applegate, Esq., 60, of West Winfield, died unexpectedly on April 20, 2013. He was born in Rochester on April 3, 1953, the son of the late Dr. Arthur H. and Betty Weeden Applegate. Bob was a graduate of Ilion High School class of 1971, and earned his bachelor's degree in English from Hamilton College, where he...

Dale J. Ritton

Dale J. Ritton

Mar 7, 2013

Ilion Dale J. Ritton, 62, of 288 E. Clark St. in Ilion passed away on Thursday March 7, 2013 at Little Falls Hospital. Dale was born on January 22, 1951 in Rome, the daughter of the late Glenn. L. and Betty B. (Barber) Reed. She was educated in Ilion and worked as a Nursing Administrator at Utica Psychiatric Center, retiring...

Mary Jean Fake

Mary Jean Fake

Mar 1, 2013

Ilion Mary Jean Fake, 89, of 6735 31st. Way S., St. Petersburg, Fl. 33712, formerly of Ilion, passed away Friday, March 1, 2013. She was born on September 5, 1923 in Ilion the daughter of the late Frank and Anna Farrell Lynch. Mary Jean was educated in Frankfort and was a graduate of Potsdam Normal School, she married Earl Hughes...

Michael R. Fitzer

Michael R. Fitzer

Feb 11, 2013

Ilion Date Line Michael R. Fitzer, 41, of 123 Elm Street, passed away unexpectedly Monday, February 11, 2013. Michael was born February 24, 1971 in Herkimer, the son of James and Joann Mc Cumber Fitzer and was a graduate of the Ilion Central School and received his BA from S.U.N.Y. I.T. Michael was united in married to the former Carole...

Willma Louise Russell

Willma Louise Russell

Feb 6, 2013

Ilion Willma (Billie) Louise Russell (formerly Simmons) 89, beloved daughter of William K. and Theresa C. Simmons passed peacefully in her sleep Wednesday, February 6, 2013. Willma was born at home in Bridgeport CT, on August 2, 1923. Willma was pre-deceased by her loving husband, Raymond H. Russell in 2010. Willma graduated from the College of New Rochelle in 1944....