Samuel J. Rabbia
May 16, 2019
Samuel J. Rabbia, 95, of Whitesboro, passed away Thursday, May 16, 2019 at Faxton-St. Luke's Healthcare, with his family by his side. He was born July 23, 1923, in Utica, the son of the late Paul and Theresa Leo Rabbia and was educated in Utica schools. He was a US Army veteran of WW II. For 58 years, he was...
Theresa Marie Lawson
Apr 25, 2019
Theresa Marie Lawson, 49, of 306 Gilmore Place, Utica, entered into eternal rest on Thursday, April 25, 2019 at her home. She was born September 19, 1969, at St. Mary's Hospital in Syracuse. Theresa moved into Gan Kavod on July 9, 2012 from Broome Developmental Center. Theresa will fondly be remembered for her infectious smile, especially when being called by...
Braxter Cundiff
Apr 14, 2019
Braxter Cundiff, 54, of Utica, formerly of the Bronx and Schenectady, passed away Sunday, April 14, 2019. Born August 11, 1964, in the Bronx, he was the son of the late Frank and Tecola Robinson Cundiff. A celebration of his life with family and friends took place on Thursday, May 2, 2019 in the Chapel of the Oneida Center in...
Ida Cohen
Apr 8, 2019
Ida Cohen, 99, of Utica and Old Forge, passed away Monday, April 8, 2019 at her home. She was born March 31, 1920, in Utica, the daughter of the late Wolfe and Eva Case Alpert and was a graduate of UFA. On December 31, 1939, in Utica, she married Meyer Cohen. He passed away December 30, 2000. She and Meyer's...
Lois F. Battles
Apr 8, 2019
Lois F. Battles, 81, died on April 8, 2019 in the home in Deansboro, NY she shared with her daughter and her family. Ms. Battles was born on May 8, 1937 in Utica, NY, the youngest daughter of the late Dr. Edwin Deland Battles and Francis Huffman Battles. Lois received her primary education at Waterville Schools and her middle and...
Robert J. Moran
Apr 3, 2019
Robert J. Moran, 84, of Clinton, passed away on Wednesday, April 3, 2019 at the Lutheran Home. He was born December 8, 1934 in Utica, the son of the late Robert B. and Collette Kirshner Moran and was a graduate of New Hartford High School. Mr. Moran was a US Navy veteran of the Korean War. On October 4, 1986,...
Marcia S. Hayduke
Apr 2, 2019
Marcia S. Hayduke, 76, of Oriskany Falls, passed away Tuesday, April 2, 2019 at Bassett Hospital in Cooperstown, with her family by her side. She was born July 18, 1942, in Oriskany Falls, the daughter of the late Carleton and Ruth McGovern Sykes. She was a graduate of Oriskany Falls High School Class of 1959 and received her Associate's Degree...
Sallene Phyllis Reich
Mar 14, 2019
Sallene Phyllis (Sumberg) Reich, 89, passed away after a brief illness, with her family by her side, on Thursday, March 14, 2019. A lifelong Utica resident, she was being cared for at Sycamore House of Sitrin Skilled Nursing in New Hartford at the time of her death. Born on March 1, 1930, Sallene (Sal) was the daughter of Jacob Sumberg...
Audrey Brooks
Mar 9, 2019
Audrey Brooks passed away peacefully on Saturday, March 9, 2019 in hospice care at the age of 90. She is survived by her daughters, Phyllis and Wilma Brooks, son-in-law Michael Stoller and her granddaughter, Brooke Stoller. She was preceded in death by her husband, Irving Brooks. Audrey was born in Glens Falls, NY on August 5, 1928. She graduated from...
Gordon U. Folts
Mar 6, 2019
Gordon U. Folts, 96, of Verona, passed away Wednesday, March 6, 2019 at the Oneida Healthcare Center ECF. He was born December 30, 1922, in Oriskany Falls, the son of the late Everett and Mary Parkhurst Folts and was a graduate of Oriskany Falls High School. He was a Staff Sergeant in the US Army Airforce during WW II and...
Alan D. Roy
Feb 17, 2019
Alan D. Roy, 69, of Utica, passed away Sunday, February 17, 2019 at the Heritage Health Care Center. He was born August 26, 1949, in Utica, the son of the late Cleon and Irma Anita Marlia Roy and was educated in Utica schools. Alan was employed with Human Technologies Corporation in Utica. Alan was a homebody who loved to work,...
Anne Z. Castellano
Feb 17, 2019
Anne Z. Castellano, 91, of New York Mills, passed away Sunday, February 17, 2019 at the Presbyterian Home for Central NY. She was born June 26, 1927, in Utica, the daughter of the late Angelo and Barbara Guarini Zizzi and was a graduate of Proctor High School. On July 17, 1948, at St. Mary of Mt. Carmel Church, Utica, she...
Diane Mary Charles
Feb 7, 2019
Diane Marie Charles, 77, of 1 Kavod Road, New Hartford, entered into eternal rest on February 7, 2019. Diane was surrounded by many friends in her final hours. She was born August 22, 1941, at General Hospital in Carbondale, Pennsylvania to Hilda Elizabeth Wilmarth and Thomas Charles. Diane moved to the Henn Family Care Home in 1975 and then the...
John J. Coppins Jr.
Jan 18, 2019
John J. Coppins, Jr., 64, of Yorkville, passed away Friday, January 18, 2019 at Faxton-St. Luke's Healthcare, with his wife Renee by his side. He was born June 19, 1954, in Huntington, Long Island, the son of the late John J., Sr. and Mary Ann Devlin Coppins. In 2005 he married Renee M. Hall Bona. John was a free spirit,...
Rita Esposito
Jan 3, 2019
Miss Rita Esposito, 96, of Utica, passed away Thursday January 3, 2019 at the Masonic Care Community. She was born November 30, 1922, in Utica, the daughter of the late Augustino and Almerinda Graniero Esposito and was educated in Utica schools. For many years she truly enjoyed her job as bookkeeper for the Utica Public School System. She is survived...
Betty Cooper Pearle
Dec 31, 2018
Betty Deborah Cooper Pearle, of New Hartford (NY) passed away on December 31, 2018 with family at her bedside. Born on November 10, 1937, the daughter of Maurice D. Cooper and Lena Gorin Cooper, she grew up in Newton (MA). Betty attended Radcliffe College and the Harvard Graduate School of Education, and in 1959 she married Philip Pearle. She taught...
Demetrios C. Skamas M.D.
Dec 27, 2018
Demetrios C. Skamas, M.D., 92, of New Hartford, passed away Thursday, December 27, 2018 at Faxton-St. Luke's Healthcare Center. He was born on December 1, 1926, in Elatia, Greece, the son of Constantine and Pagona Skamagoulis. He served in active duty with the Greek Army and was a graduate of the National University of Athens Medical School. Dr. Skamas relocated...
Laura L. Giacona
Dec 9, 2018
Laura L. Giacona, 95, of North Utica, passed away Sunday, December 9, 2018 at the Katherine Luther Residential Care Center. She was born September 6, 1923, in Utica, the daughter of the late Dominick and Josephine Borgia. She was a graduate of Utica schools and attended the Utica School of Commerce. For many years she was a Supervisor in the...
Sherry R. Goldstone
Dec 2, 2018
Sherry Goldstone, of New Hartford, passed away on Sunday December 2, 2018 with family beside her at Sitrin Healthcare Center. She was born in Utica on May 20, 1938, the daughter of Manuel and Bertha Rosen. Sherry was a graduate of Utica Free Academy and the Eastman Dental Dispensary in Rochester. On March 12, 1961, she married Ronald Goldstone, a...
Jeanette J. Tomaino
Dec 1, 2018
Jeanette J. "Jean" Tomaino, 89, of Utica, passed away Monday, December 3, 2018 at the Presbyterian Home for CNY, with her loving family by her side. She was born June 26, 1929, in Utica, the daughter of the late Frank and Maria Theresa Gigliotti Tomaino and attended Proctor High School. For many years, she worked in the meat department at...
