All Obituaries

St. Johnsville – LaVerne E. (Lew) Weaver, 96 a long time St. Johnsville resident passed away peacefully on Thursday May 17, 2018 at the Palatine Nursing Home. He was born March 31, 1922 at the family homestead on Monroe St., St. Johnsville the son of the late William and Edna (Miles) Weaver and was a graduate of St. Johnsville High School, class of 1940. His marriage to Florence Shubert took place on June 21, 1943 in Mississippi. The couple shared a blessed union of...

Fort Plain - Joel A. Thomas, 51, of Fort Plain, passed away peacefully on Sunday May 13, 2018 at Bassett Medical Center, in Cooperstown, NY. He fought a courageous battle against an extremely rare cancer (Angiosarcoma), and was with his loving family by his side. He was born on July 17, 1966 in Amsterdam, NY. He is the son of Lorraine (McGowan) Thomas and the late Gordon F. Thomas. Joel was a graduate of Fort Plain High School, class of 1984, and furthered his education at Alfred...

    Schuyler – Leo A. Hoenig, 72 of the Town of Schuyler, passed away unexpectedly from natural causes on Saturday May 12, 2018. He was born February 2, 1946 in Albany, NY the son of the late Leo and Marie (Refen) Hoenig.  Leo was educated at the former Litton High School in Albany, NY. Leo was last employed as a maintenance man for Dave’s Diner in Schuyler. He is survived by his children, Leo and Tina Hoenig of Castleton,...

Herkimer - Brian S. Gay, 55 a long time Herkimer resident, passed away on Thursday April 26, 2018 of a heart attack. He was born August 11, 1962 in Herkimer, the son of the late William and Evelyn M. (Horning) Gay, Sr. Brian was a graduate of Herkimer High School, class of 1980. His marriage to Susan M. Searles took place on August 5, 2000 at the Newport United Methodist Church. Brian was last employed at Remington Arms in Ilion, NY. Prior to that, he was employed...

Little Falls – Carl J. Waterbury, 55 of Little Falls and a former long time Herkimer resident, passed away unexpectedly from natural causes on Wednesday April 25, 2018. He was born October 22, 1962 in Herkimer the son of the late Carl W. and Helen S. (Bokowski) Waterbury.  Carl was a graduate of Herkimer High School, class of 1980. At one time he was employed at the former Burrows Paper Mill (now Twin Rivers Paper Company) in Little Falls, NY. Mr....

Mrs. Katherine Mamrosch, 98, a resident of Valley Health Services in Herkimer, and formerly of 2779 State Rte. 29 Dolgeville, passed away peacefully, on Monday evening April 23, 2018, at Valley Health. At the time of her passing her son and daughter- in- law were at her side, with their love and support. She was born in Jermyn, Pennsylvania, on October 20, 1919, the daughter of the John and Julia (Childo) Slenska. Katherine was united in marriage to Edmund Mamrosch, on...

Salisbury Center – Preston W. Amerman, 73 of Salisbury Center, NY passed away on Thursday April 19, 2018 at the Abraham House, Utica, NY after a courageous battle with cancer. He was born February 17, 1945 in Montclair, New Jersey the son of the late Edward and Hulda E.T. (Cramer) Amerman. He was educated in West Caldwell and Roseland Central School Systems. Preston was a Master Electrician and was owner and operator of Amerman Electric in Salisbury Center, NY. In...

Irene Vandenberg left her earthly body in exchange for her heavenly one on 4/18/2018. Irene was the 13th child of 15 and is predeceased by her parents, Ruby and Archie Hoke, her siblings Nelson, Art, Ira, Ethel, Eleanor, Bob, Skip, Ken, and Archie and her daughter, Diana. Irene spent her career as a Real Estate Broker, owning Vandenberg’s Real Estate. She was an integral part of creating and implementing the Multiple Listing Service (MLS) in Herkimer and Oneida...

Herkimer - Raymond J. (Ray) Coombs, 73, of Herkimer passed away peacefully on Saturday April 14, 2018 at St. Elizabeth Medical Center, Utica, NY. He was born October 26, 1944 in Queens, NY the son of the late Edward H. and Helen (Roome) Coombs. Ray was a graduate of Vernon Verona Sherrill High School.  He also attended Oswego State College and graduated from Herkimer County Community College. His marriage to Patricia N. O'Bryan took place on February 11, 1983 at...

Frankfort - Barbara J. Bennett, 65 of Frankfort St., Frankfort, NY passed away on Sunday April 8, 2018 at Valley Health Services with her loving and devoted family by her side. She was born October 22, 1952 in Utica, NY the daughter of the late Richard and Yvonne (Bugbee) Wilson and was educated in Utica schools. Barbara was united in marriage to William Bennett. She was last employed in the housekeeping department at the Folts Home in Herkimer,...