All Obituaries

Herkimer – Claudia Jean Murray, 85 a resident of Valley Residential in East Herkimer, passed away peacefully on Tuesday Morning February 5, 2019. Although our hearts are heavy to say goodbye to our beautiful mother here on earth, we are comforted by knowing our heavenly father, our dad and grandparents are welcoming her home with open arms. She was born on January 8, 1934 in Herkimer, the daughter of the late Francis and Claude Carter. On January 8, 1953 she was joined in marriage to...

Connor Francis Gage died unexpectedly in Burlington, Vermont.  Connor was a freshman studying neuroscience with aspirations of entering the medical profession.  He succumbed to hypothermia and exposure to extreme cold temperatures in the morning of 2/2/19.  Despite heroic efforts, he could not be resuscitated and was pronounced dead on the scene. Connor was the son of Ronald W. Gage Jr. of Frankfort, NY and his mother Dorothy Connor and husband Dr. Norman Freund of Little...

Herkimer - Paul A. Reynolds, 58, of Herkimer passed away unexpectedly on Friday February 1, 2019.   He was born January 3, 1961 in Utica, NY the son of the late Paul James and Carol Marion (Chrzanowski) Reynolds. He was very active in daily activities of the Herkimer Area Resource Center, Adult Day Care Center. He loved his music, his movies, outings and road trips.  He will be sadly missed by all of his family which includes the residents and staff at his home. He is survived...

Herkimer – Julia A. Reals, 71, a life long Herkimer resident, passed away peacefully on Sunday January 27, 2019 at Oneida Healthcare Center, Oneida, NY with her loving and devoted family by her side. She was born July 12, 1947 in Herkimer the daughter of the late Joseph and Lena (Fiorentino) Sudakow and was a graduate of Herkimer High School, class of 1965. She was united in marriage to Andrew L. Reals on March 6, 1976 at the former St. Joseph’s Church in Herkimer. Julia...

Ilion - Lois J. Smith best known as “Gram” 94 of Ilion, NY passed away peacefully on Monday January 7, 2019 at Folts Brook Center, Herkimer, NY with her loving and devoted family by her side. She was born September 7, 1924 in Jamestown, NY the daughter of the late Harry and Mildred (Keppel) Lillie. Lois was a graduate of Jamestown High School. Lois was married to Glenn Smith who preceded her in death. For over 10 years, Lois, along with her husband, Glenn, owned and...

Dolgeville - Mary Lou Chapman, 57 of Dolgeville and formerly of St. Johnsville passed away peacefully on Friday January 4, 2019 at Bassett Healthcare, Cooperstown, NY. She was born July 25, 1961 in Little Falls the daughter of the late Garfield and Louella (Miller) Lyon. Mary graduated from Stratford High School and furthered her education, graduating from Herkimer County Community College in 2006. Her marriage to Frank Chapman took place on August 17, 1996 at St. Paul's Lutheran...

Town of Danube - Walter M. (Marty) Debus, Jr., 84, of the Town of Danube and formerly of Grand Gorge, NY, passed away peacefully on Monday December 31, 2018 with his loving family by his side. He was born March 3, 1934 in Stanford, NY the son of the late Walter M. and Mary (Lafferty) Debus, Sr. He was educated in several school districts, most notably Salesian High and completed his undergraduate from Oneonta State College. His marriage to Jessie E. Moyer Congdon took place on June 12,...

Herkimer – Sandra L. Estey, 76 a long time Herkimer resident, passed away peacefully on Friday December 28, 2018 with her loving family by her side. She was born October 31, 1942 in Herkimer the daughter of the late John and Anna Mae (Decker) Ward and was a graduate of Herkimer High School, class of 1960. She was last employed as a cook for the Mohawk Homestead, a job she enjoyed until her retirement. Sandy was first and foremost a mom and grandmother, her family came first. She...

Richfield Springs - Elsie Mae Mang, 98, of State Route 28 (Town of Columbia), passed away on Saturday December 15, 2018 at her home with her loving family by her side. She was born June 20, 1920 in Utica, NY the daughter of the late Peter and Mamie (Alamia) Cardarelli and was educated at Roscoe Conkling School in Utica, NY. Her marriage to Charles F. Mang took place on August 29, 1942 at St. Agnes Church in Utica, NY. The couple shared a blessed union of 59 years until the passing of...

Little Falls – Sandra L. (Evans) Stegich, 75, of Stegich Road, Mohawk, NY (Town of Little Falls) passed away peacefully on Saturday December 8, 2018 at the Cooperstown Center Rehabilitation and Nursing with her loving family by her side. She was born April 20, 1943 in Gloversville, NY the daughter of the late Louis and Mary (Quigley) Evans and was a graduate of Mohawk High School, the class of 1961. Her marriage to James F. Stegich took place on June 1, 1963 at Blessed Sacrament...