Diana M. Secor
Mar 12, 2025
Diana M. Secor, a devoted grandmother, cherished caretaker, and kind-hearted soul, passed away peacefully on March 12, 2025, surrounded by her loving family after a courageous battle with illness. She was 72 years old.
Born on January 20, 1953, to George M. and Fannie McIntosh Nicholas Sr., Diana grew up in Carthage and attended Carthage Central School...
Diane E. “Deedee” Eberhardt
Mar 6, 2025
LOWVILLE – Diane E. "Deedee" Eberhardt, 63, of Lowville, NY, passed away peacefully on March 6, 2025, at Samaritan Medical Center.
Born on February 17, 1962, in Norfolk, Virginia, she was the daughter of George and Brenda (Sanford) Eberhardt. Diane graduated from Arroyo High School in California in 1980. Following school, she embarked on a solo cross-country...
Tracy L. Schneider
Feb 23, 2025
Tracey L. Schneider, 46, of Carthage, NY, passed away at her home on February 23, 2025, following a brief battle with cancer.
Born on July 1, 1978, in Carthage, she was the daughter of Clara Hosmer. Tracey was a graduate of Carthage Central High School. She dedicated 18 years of her career as a Certified Nursing Assistant...
Karen M. Jamieson
Feb 18, 2025
Karen M. Jamieson, 65, of Three Mile Bay, New York, passed away peacefully on February 18, 2025 at their winter home in North Fort Myers, FL where she was surrounded by her loving family.
She was born on September 30, 1959, in Watertown, NY, the daughter of Martin M. and Marlene I. (Gast)Toper.
Karen was...
Forrest William Thomas Jr.
Feb 17, 2025
Forrest William Thomas Jr., 61, of Black River, NY, passed away on February 17, 2025, at Samaritan Medical Center. He was born on February 25, 1963, in Paris, France, the son of Forrest William Thomas Sr. and Mary Dobransky
Forrest attended Carthage Central High School before serving in the Army National Guard for several years. He later...
Dawn M. Collette
Feb 10, 2025
Dawn M. Collette, 65, of West Main Street, Watertown, passed away peacefully on Monday, February 10, 2025, at Hospice of Jefferson County, surrounded by her loving family after a lengthy illness.
Born on August 13, 1959, in Canton, New York, Dawn was the daughter of Barbara Dennee. She graduated from Indian River High School in 1978. That...
Raymond Vincent Scanlon
Feb 9, 2025
Raymond Vincent Scanlon, 67, of Black River, NY, passed away on February 9, 2025, at Buffalo General Hospital.
He was born on January 21, 1958, in Oklahoma, the son of Leslie and Emily Siebert Scanlon. Determined to build a career for himself, Raymond worked to put himself through locksmith school, becoming a locksmith in 1978. He owned...
Doris R. Lees
Feb 8, 2025
Doris R. Lees, 72, of Black River, passed away peacefully on Saturday, February 8, 2025. She was born in Watertown, NY, on October 25, 1952, she was the daughter of the late Alphonse and Mary (Mallette) Ramie.
Doris graduated from Immaculate Heart Central in 1971. She began her career at Woolworths before taking a position at the...
Virgil L. Patchen
Feb 3, 2025
CALCIUM, NY – Virgil L. Patchen, 74, passed away peacefully at his home on February 3, 2025 surrounded by his loved ones.
Born on September 9, 1950, in Watertown, NY, he was the son of Virgil Patchen and Ruth Berry Schaumburg and he attended Indian River Central School. Virgil started out his career as a driver for...
Teresa M. Deciantis
Jan 23, 2025
Teresa M. Deciantis, 45, of Black River, NY, passed away on January 23, 2025, at Upstate University Hospital after a courageous battle with lung and heart disease.
Born on December 9, 1979, in Providence, Rhode Island, Teresa was the daughter of John Deciantis and Brenda Burt. She married Herminio Hernandez Buso on June 16, 2010, in Rhode...
Jean C. Lillie
Jan 21, 2025
Jean C. Lillie, 101, of Watertown, New York, passed away peacefully on January 21, 2025, at Samaritan Medical Center.
Born on December 26, 1923, in Boonville, New York, Jean was the daughter of Leo and Anna Schue O'Brien. She graduated from Boonville High School in 1941 and married Robert S. Lillie of Moravia, New York, on February...
Patricia Ann Conway
Jan 18, 2025
Patricia Ann Conway, 83, of Calcium, New York, passed away peacefully on January 18, 2025, at the Samaritan Keep Nursing Home, where she had been a resident.
Patricia was born on May 5, 1941, in Ogdensburg, NY, to Frederick Weaver and Thelma I. (Worden) Loveless. She graduated from Ogdensburg Free Academy in 1959 and earned her nursing...
Francis E. Lunderman Jr.
Jan 16, 2025
Watertown, NY — Francis E. Lunderman Jr., 69, of Watertown, passed away peacefully at his home on January 16, 2025.
Born on July 29, 1955, in Watertown, NY, he was the son of Francis E. Lunderman Sr. and Ruth Petrie. Francis graduated from Watertown High School and spent most of his career working as an auto technician...
Judith C. Eisel
Jan 15, 2025
Judith C. Eisel, 79, of Copenhagen, NY, passed away peacefully on January 15, 2025, at Lewis County General Hospital, surrounded by her beloved family.
Judith was born on August 13, 1945, in Carthage, NY, the daughter of Clarence and Alice (Jones) Young. As a young girl, Judith faced challenges that were lightened by the loving support of...
Marshane E. Demarco
Jan 9, 2025
Marshane E. DeMarco, 69, of Felts Mills, NY, passed away peacefully at her home on January 9, 2025, surrounded by her loving family and under the care of Hospice of Jefferson County.
Born on July 4, 1955, in Lowville, NY, Marshane was the daughter of Gerald and Regina (Green) Crouse. She attended Glenfield Elementary and graduated from...
Carolyn J. Johnson
Jan 8, 2025
Carolyn J. Johnson, 81, of Glen Park, NY, passed away peacefully on January 8, 2025, at her home, surrounded by her beloved family and under the care of Hospice of Jefferson County.
Born on June 6, 1943, in Wytheville, VA, Carolyn was the daughter of Emily (Musser) Gravley-Monaghan. She spent her early years in Virginia, where she...
Nancy L. Rule
Jan 8, 2025
Nancy L. Rule, 85, of Watertown, passed away peacefully on January 8, 2025 at the Samaritan Summit Village where she had resided.
Born on December 5, 1939 in Tupper Lake, NY, daughter of Kenneth and Blanche (Gagnier) Lamoy, she graduated from Tupper Lake High School in 1958.
Following school she moved to Boston where she...
M. Shirley Jobson
Jan 1, 2025
M. Shirley Jobson, 93, of Watertown, NY, passed away peacefully on January 1, 2025 at Samaritan Summit Village, where she had been a resident since 2019.
Shirley was born on August 4, 1931, in Kingston, Ontario, Canada, the daughter of Clifford and Sadie (McGuire) Greenwood. She grew up on Wolfe Island in Canada before moving to Northern...
Terry A. Rivers
Jan 1, 2025
Terry A. Rivers, 62, of Adams Center, NY, passed away peacefully on January 1, 2025 at Hospice of Jefferson County Residence at the Ellis Farm.
He was born on October 13, 1961, in Watertown, NY, the son of Arthur J. and Nina E. (Wiley) Rivers. Terry was a 1979 graduate of Carthage Central High School. After graduation,...
Geraldine C. "Gerry" Tontarski
Dec 31, 2024
Geraldine C. "Gerry" Tontarski, 93, of Watertown, NY, passed away peacefully on December 31, 2024, at her home surrounded by her beloved family.
She was born on October 24, 1931, in Denmark, NY, the daughter of Gerald and Mildred (Williams) Clemons. Gerry grew up on the family farm where she learned the value of hard work. She...
