All Obituaries

Little Falls – Dale C. Turner, 60 of the Town of Little Falls, passed away unexpectedly from natural causes on Sunday December 1, 2019. He was born February 7, 1959 in Rochester, NY the son of Frederick A. and Beatrice A. (Donahue) Turner. Dale was a graduate of Mohawk High School, class of 1977 and furthered his education at the University of Vermont. Dale began his first career as a manager for the former Wood's Tire Service in Herkimer. He and his life partner, Carol,...

Little Falls - Greta E. Weaver, 91, of Little Falls, passed away on Wednesday, November 27, 2019 at St. Elizabeth Medical Center, Utica , NY with her loving family by her side. She was born February 26, 1928 in Little Falls the daughter of the late James and Mildred (Cramer) Congdon and was a graduate of Little Falls High School. Her marriage to Harold Weaver took place on June 14, 1947 at the Indian Castle Church . The couple shared a blessed union of 62 years until the passing of Harold...

Little Falls - Stella Wojcicki, 84, of Route 5s, Town of Danube, Little Falls, NY passed away peacefully on unexpectedly on Sunday November 24, 2019 at her home. She was born August 26, 1935 in Poland the daughter of  Frank and Mary (Pawelek) Rugla and was educated in her native country. Her marriage to Teddy Wojcicki took place on June 10, 1961 at the Holy Spirit Polish National Catholic Church in Little Falls, NY. For many years she worked along side of her husband Teddy on the...

Elsie Caroline Gay (Davis), age 82, of Mohawk, passed away surrounded by her family November 22, 2019. She was born September 9, 1937 in Northeast, Pennsylvania. She graduated from Mohawk High School in 1956 and married her loving husband of 63 years, Ed, the very next day at the Herkimer Methodist Church. She retired from the Mohawk Valley Nursing Home after 22 years of dedicated service. Elsie loved her life. She loved to go camping and going for car rides with her husband. She was...

Herkimer - Donna M. DeSurrey, 54 of Herkimer, passed away unexpectedly on Thursday November 21, 2019. She was born on February 18, 1965 in Far Rockaway, Queens, NY the daughter of Joshua N. Goodson and the late Sharon J. (Schreiber) Goodson. Donna graduated from Lawrence High School and furthered her education by attending Hunter College in New York City. Donna was last employed in the Deli Department of Hannaford's Super Markets in Herkimer. Survivors include her father Joshua...

Palatine Bridge - William (Bill) Tompson, 77 formerly of Trailer St., Palatine Bridge, passed away on Tuesday November 19, 2019 at the Palatine Nursing Home. He was born January 3, 1942 in Little Falls the son of the late Francis and Marie (Nellis) Tompson and was educated in St. Johnsville schools. Bill was married to the former Shirley Klock who preceded him in death. He was last employed at Keymark in Fonda. In his younger years he worked as a farm hand for many local farms. An avid...

Herkimer - Dennis Earl McLean, 71 of Herkimer and a former resident of the town of Exeter, passed away peacefully on Sunday November 3, 2019 at St. Luke's Medical Center, New Hartford, NY. Dennis was born January 13, 1948 in Little Falls the son of the late Kenneth and Doris (Fish) McLean. He was a graduate of Little Falls High School, class of 1966. He was married to his high school sweetheart, Margaret Ann Slabe on April 20, 1968 at St. Mary's Church in Little Falls. Dennis...

Herkimer – Savino (Sam) DePalma, 91 a long time Herkimer resident, passed away peacefully on Tuesday October 29, 2019 at FoltsBrook, Herkimer, NY with his devoted family by his side. He was born November 18, 1927 in Giovinazzo, Italy the son of the late Giuseppie and Consiglai (Carlucci) DePalma. He was educated in Uberto Primo, Italy.  Sam immigrated to America in 1948. Mr. DePalma was a United States Army Veteran, serving during the Korean Conflict. He was enlisted on...

Herkimer - Angelina Giuliano, 94 a life long Herkimer resident, passed away peacefully on Sunday October 27, 2019 at St. Elizabeth Medical Center, Utica, NY with her loving family by her side. She was born May 6, 1925 in Herkimer the daughter of the late Joseph and Maria Stella (Fazio) Aiello and was a graduate of Herkimer High School, class of 1942. Her marriage to Antonio Giuliano took place on August 20, 1955 at St. Anthony's Church in Herkimer by the late Reverend Gustav...

Herkimer - Bonnie J. Yatarola, 71 a long time Herkimer resident, passed away peacefully on Monday October 21, 2019 at St. Elizabeth Medical Center, Utica, NY with her loving family by her side. She was born August 18, 1948 in Herkimer the daughter of the late Ernest and Anna Mae (Decker) Frappier. Bonnie was a graduate of Herkimer High School. Mrs. Yatarola was last employed as the Village Clerk in the Village of Herkimer for 34 years until her retirement. Bonnie was an active member of...