Obituaries
Posting Obituaries for the families around Herkimer County in New York.
Virginia V. Griffith
Aug 4, 2013
Ilion Virginia V. Griffith, 91, of Brook St. in Ilion passed away on Sunday August 4, 2013 at The Pines in Utica. Virginia was born on August 18, 1921 in Milwaukee, WI, the daughter of the late Ralph and Matilda (Trokan) Lamb; she was a graduate of Little Falls Schools and on January 20, 1951 Virginia married LeRoy Griffith in...
Justine L. Wedemeyer
Jul 29, 2013
Utica Justine L. Wedemeyer 66, of 517 Keys Road, passed away Monday July 29, 2013 at Faxton, St. Luke's Medical Center, New Hartford, with her loving family by her side. Justine was born January 17, 1947 in Ilion, NY the daughter of the late Ward and Dorthea (Chittick) Crandall and was educated in the Ilion Schools and Utica College. On...
William Henry Thomes
Jul 27, 2013
Mohawk William H. "Bill" Thomes Jr., 76 of Devendorf St., passed away on Saturday July 27, 2013 at St. Elizabeth's Medical Center in Utica. Bill was born on November 8, 1936 in Mohawk, the son of the late William H. and Marie (Brown) Thomes. He was a graduate of Mohawk Schools and attended Buffalo State. He worked as a commercial...
Robert D. 'Bob' Treen
Jul 6, 2013
Ilion Robert D. Treen, 72, of 5 Sunset Ave., passed away Saturday, July 6, 2013 at the Little Falls Hospital. Bob was born in Herkimer on August 15, 1940 the son of the late James and Audrey Madrid Treen, he attended Ilion High School and on January 7, 1961 was united in marriage with Ann Minosh. Bob was employed as...
Thomas John Moriarity
Jun 8, 2013
Ilion Thomas John Moriarity 62, of Ilion passed away at home on Saturday June 8, 2013. Tom was born on May 5, 2951 in Pittsburgh PA, the son of the late John and Grace (Hause) Moriarity, he was educated in Pittsburgh and he owned and operated the Tropical Dcor Too, pet supply store, in Ilion. On April 15, 2006 Tom...
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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...
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