Ruth Merdler
Feb 24, 2015
Ruth Merdler, 95, of West Bloomfield, MI, passed away Tuesday, February 24, 2015. Beloved wife of the late Victor Merdler; cherished mother of Joan (Michael) Basloe; and loving grandmother of Brian (Lindsay) Basloe. Graveside services will be Friday at 11:00 AM at Temple Emanu-El Cemetery, Roberts Road, New Hartford, with Rabbi Cassi Kail officiating. The family of Mrs. Merdler will...
Lawrence R. Williams Sr.
Feb 15, 2015
Lawrence R. "Larry" Williams, Sr., 70, of Utica, passed away Sunday, February 15, 2015 at the St. Luke's Home. He was born January 13, 1945, in Utica, the son of the late Lawrence and Thelma "Peggy" Flaherty Williams and was educated in Utica schools. For 40 years, Larry was a heavy equipment operator for the City of Utica D.P.W., retiring...
Natalie Jane Arno
Feb 6, 2015
Natalie Jane Arno, 74, of Utica, passed away Friday, February 6, 2015 at the Presbyterian Home for Central NY. She was born October 5, 1940, in Utica, the daughter of the late Michael, Jr. and Antoinette Donato Arno and was educated in Utica schools. Natalie was a parishioner of St. Anthony & St. Agnes Church and was a big Elvis...
Thomas F. Devito Jr.
Jan 31, 2015
Thomas F. DeVito, Jr., 69, of Utica, passed away January 31, 2015 at St. Elizabeth Medical Center. He was born September 15, 1945, in Utica, the son of the late Thomas F., Sr. and Mary Rose Scalzo DeVito and was educated at UFA. Thomas was employed with his father at DeVito's Bakery in Utica. He later worked for many years...
Russell E. Bolton
Jan 24, 2015
Russell E. Bolton, 85, of Trenton Falls and Micco, FL, passed away Saturday January 24, 2015 at the St. Luke's Home, with his family by his side. He was born July 31, 1929, in Binghamton, the son of the late William and Catherine Radley Bolton. He was a graduate of Binghamton schools and White Plains Community College. Mr. Bolton was...
Ruth C. Goldbas
Jan 22, 2015
Ruth C. Goldbas of New Hartford, formerly of Utica, NY, passed away at the Siegenthaler Center on January 22, 2015. She was 90 years old. Born Mary Ruth Curley, in Chadwicks, NY, to John and Theresa (Ryan) Curley, she was educated in local schools. She graduated high school in Cleveland, OH. In 1976, she earned an Associate's Degree from Mohawk...
Carl E. D. Schmidt Sr.
Jan 7, 2015
Carl E. D. Schmidt, Sr., 77, of New Hartford, passed away peacefully, surrounded by his family, on Wednesday January 7, 2015 at Faxton-St. Luke's Heathcare. He was born June 17, 1937, in Fond du Lac, WI, the son of the late Dr. Ralph N. Schmidt, Sr. and Wilda E. DeLay Schmidt. Shortly after WW II, he and his family moved...
Shirley A. Zywiak
Jan 6, 2015
Shirley A. Zywiak, 88, of North Utica, wife of the late Louis J. Zywiak, Esquire, passed away Tuesday, January 6, 2015 at the St. Luke's Home. A full obituary and services will follow in the spring. Arrangements are with the Bentz Funeral Service, Inc
Marian A. Logalbo
Dec 31, 2014
Marian A. LoGalbo, 84, of New Hartford, passed away peacefully at home on Wednesday, December 31, 2014, with her daughter Linda by her side. She was born July 9, 1930, in Tug Hill and received her education there. In 1947, in Utica, she married Anthony LoGalbo, a blessed union of 53 years. Together they owned and operated L & M...
Gerald J. Casey
Dec 18, 2014
Gerald J. "Jerry" Casey, 89, of Zephyrhills, FL, formerly of Utica, passed away Thursday, December 18, 2014, under the care of the Gulfside Center for Hospice Care, with his daughter and son-in-law by his side. He was born November 17, 1925, in Utica, the son of the late Bertrum Thomas and Anna Prendergast Casey and attended St. Francis deSales High...
Theresa A. Taylor
Dec 12, 2014
Theresa A. Taylor, 66, of Remsen, passed away unexpectedly on Friday, December 12, 2014 at her home. She was born February 4, 1948, in New Hartford, the daughter of the late Joseph and Jane Brown Steppello and was educated in Utica schools. For many years she worked as a waitress and later worked at Holland Farms as a clerk. Terry...
Kathleen R. (Mancuso) Hajdasz
Nov 21, 2014
Catilana "Kathleen" R. (Mancuso) Hajdasz, 91, of The Brook Apartments, Utica, passed away Friday, November 21, 2014 at Heritage Health Care Center with her loving family by her side. She was born July 3, 1923 in Utica, the daughter of Frank and Lucia Occhipinti Mancuso and was educated in Utica schools. In Utica she married Karl C. Hajdasz. He died...
Renate Swiercz
Nov 2, 2014
Renate Swiercz, 86, of New Hartford, passed away Sunday, November 2, 2014 at her home, with her son Michael by her side. She was born June 23, 1928, in Duesseldorf, Germany, the daughter of the late Fritz and Anne Hinte and received her education in Germany. She met her husband Michael V. Swiercz of Buffalo, a civilian USAF employee, while...
Bessie Pollicove
Oct 21, 2014
Bessie (Chernoff) Pollicove, was born September 26, 1915 and died October 21, 2014 at the age of 99 in Houston, TX. Bessie, the daughter of Eva and William Chernoff was predeceased by her husband Samuel; her parents; brother David; and son and daughter-in-law Lawrence and Deborah Pollicove. Survivors include her children, Cindi Diamondstone (Barry) of Walkersville, MD and Marc Pollicove...
Kenneth Rothchild
Oct 20, 2014
Kenneth Rothchild, 87, of Utica, passed away Monday October 20, 2014, at his home. He was born September 18, 1927, in Utica, the son of the late Benjamin and Minnie Damsky Rothchild. Mr. Rothchild was a graduate of Utica Schools, Cornell University and Harvard Law School. For many years he was a self employed attorney in Utica and later worked...
Walter F. "Pete" Greer
Oct 14, 2014
Walter F. "Pete" Greer Utica Walter F. "Pete" Greer, 80, of Utica passed away Tuesday, October 14, 2014 at Faxton-St. Luke's Healthcare with his family by his side. Pete was born on May 5, 1934 in Utica, the son of Harold and Helen (Murphy) Greer. He was a graduate of UFA. Pete served his country in the U. S. Marine...
Wesley H. Smith
Sep 18, 2014
Wesley H. Smith, 78, of Clinton, passed away Thursday, September 18, 2014, at his home, with loved ones by his side. He was born November 7, 1935, in Utica, the son of the late Dorothy Smith. He was a graduate of UFA and the University of Pennsylvania Wharton School of Business. Wesley owned Smith Packing Company in Utica. Under his...
Annalee Kowalsky Kamin
Aug 16, 2014
Annalee Kowalsky Kamin, 92, passed away on Saturday, August 16, 2014, peacefully at the Suncoast Hospice in Palm Harbor, FL, with her family at her side. She was born in Utica on August 31, 1921, the daughter of Fannie (Horwitz) Kowalsky and Herman B. Kowalsky. She graduated from UFA and the Brooklyn Jewish Hospital School of Nursing. In 1942, she...
Geraldine L. Dellerba
Jul 25, 2014
Geraldine L. Dellerba, 67, of Deerfield, passed away Friday, July 25, 2014 at Faxton-St. Luke's Healthcare, with her loving family by her side, after a courageous battle with cancer. She was born October 5, 1946, in Utica, the daughter of the late Girard and Phillippina Marchione Pastorelli and was a graduate of Proctor High School. On October 27, 1967, in...
Allen H. Samuels
Jul 15, 2014
Allen H. Samuels, Esquire, of Rye Brook, formerly of New Hartford and Fort Plain, passed away Tuesday, July 15, 2014 in Greenwich, CT. He was born May 14, 1923, in Fort Plain, the son of the late Nathan and Rhoda Manning Samuels. He was a graduate of Fort Plain High School, Syracuse University and Albany Law School. He was a...
