Ruth Ecker Merz
Aug 12, 2015
Obituary of Ruth Ecker Merz August 12, 2015 Ruth E. Merz, 95, passed away on Wednesday, August 12, at St. Luke Health Services. Born in Hannibal, on June 16, 1920, she lived in Sterling with her husband for many years before they moved to Fulton in 1990. She relocated to Oswego in 2003. Ruth had worked in the Sterling Post...
Richard Earl Farrands
Aug 9, 2015
Obituary of Richard Earl Farrands August 9, 2015 Richard E. Farrands, 79, of Fulton, passed away on Sunday, August 09, 2015 at St. Joseph’s Hospital. He was born on October 25, 1935 in Port Jefferson, a son to the late Earl Richard and Mary Catherine Atkinson Farrands. Richard was a veteran of the Army serving in Korea. In 1999 he...
Michael Alan Pitcher Ii
Aug 8, 2015
Obituary of Michael Alan Pitcher II August 8, 2015 Michael A. Pitcher II, 33, of Fulton, passed away on Saturday, August 8 at home. He was born December 14, 1981 in Oswego, a son to the late Michael A. Pitcher and Debra Ann Phillips Scherer. Mikey worked at Beam Mack in Syracuse. He is survived by five children, Destiny, Michael,...
Karen May Farnham
Aug 4, 2015
Obituary of Karen May Farnham August 4, 2015 Karen May Farnham, 68, of Hannibal, passed away peacefully at home on Tuesday after a courageous battle with cancer. Karen was born on May 28, 1947, the daughter of Samuel and Madolyn Sherman and spent most of her life in Hannibal and the Syracuse area. Karen graduated Valedictorian from Onondaga Community College...
Jeffrey L. Manford
Jul 31, 2015
Obituary of Jeffrey L. Manford July 31, 2015 Jeffrey L. Manford, Sr., 59 of Palermo passed away Friday at University Hospital. Born in Fulton, Jeff had lived in the area most of his life. He was employed by OneSource and had worked at Miller Brewing and for the Fulton City DPW. He was predeceased by his parents, Lyndon C. and...
William A. "Bill" Orr
Jul 31, 2015
Obituary of William A. Orr July 31, 2015 William Alfred Orr, 50, of Fulton, died Friday, July 31 at home. Bill as he was known, was born May 12, 1965 to William and Mary Villeneuve Orr. A life resident of Fulton, Bill was employed by Giovanni Foods in Syracuse and had previously worked at Birdseye and K&N Foods. He was...
Ronald W. Bartlett
Jul 22, 2015
Obituary of Ronald W. Bartlett July 22, 2015 Ronald W. Bartlett, Sr., 61 of Fulton passed away peacefully Wednesday at home with his loving family by his side after a long courageous battle with cancer. He was a lifelong resident of Fulton. Ron worked construction in his earlier years and was a carpenter that loved to build things with his...
Sharon Vina Whelsky
Jul 22, 2015
Obituary of Sharon Vina Whelsky July 22, 2015 Sharon V. Whelsky, 69, of Fulton, passed away on Wednesday, July 22, 2015 at Seneca Hill Manor. She was born on June 2, 1946 a daughter to the late Harold and Vivian Durant. Sharon worked as an industrial nurse at Birds Eye Foods, Inc. in Fulton. She will be greatly missed and...
Richard W. "Rick" Felt
Jul 18, 2015
Obituary of Richard W. Felt July 18, 2015 Richard W. Felt, 51, of Phoenix passed away suddenly Saturday July 18 at home. Rick was born in Fulton on January 9, 1964 to Richard and Barbara Bowyer Felt, and had resided in the Fulton area his entire life. He enjoyed building scale models of tractor trailers and being outdoors. Richard was...
Bradford D. Derocha
Jul 15, 2015
Obituary of Bradford D. DeRocha July 15, 2015 Bradford D. DeRocha, Sr., 68, of Hannibal died Wednesday July 15 at home. Born in Syracuse, Brad had resided in the Hannibal area all of his life. He was a self-employed sheet rocker for over 25 years and also worked for the Town of Hannibal. Bradford belonged to the local Draft Horse...
Thomas J. O’Brien
Jul 15, 2015
Obituary of Thomas J. O’Brien July 15, 2015 Thomas J. O’Brien, 77 of Cato, passed away on Wednesday, July 15 at St. Joseph’s Hospital. A native of Flushing, NY, he was a graduate of Weedsport High School and lived in the Cato-Hannibal area for many years. Tom was working for U.S. Security Associates and had previously worked for U.S. Securitas...
William J. Whitens
Jul 14, 2015
Obituary of William J. Whitens July 14, 2015 William (Bill) John Whitens, 87, of Fulton passed to his rest on July 14 at Crouse Hospital after suffering a stroke the day before. Bill was born in Hermansville, Michigan where four brothers and other family still reside. He is survived by his wife, Nancy (Conibear) who would have celebrated 60 years...
Larry F. Sedner
Jul 5, 2015
Obituary of Larry F. Sedner July 5, 2015 Larry F. Sedner, 56, of Fulton passed away Sunday July 5, 2015. Born in Oswego to the late Carl and Adah Henry Sedner, he had lived most of his life in the Fulton area. He is predeceased by two siblings, Kenny Sedner and Pam Kenyon. Larry is survived by his siblings, Dennis...
Emrys "Tom" Jones
Jul 4, 2015
Obituary of Emrys Jones July 4, 2015 Emrys “Tom” Jones, 93 of Fulton passed away Saturday, July 4 at St. Luke Health Services in Oswego. Born in Corwen, Wales, Tom moved to the United States in 1946. He worked at Nestle Company for 46 years, retiring in 1984. Tom was a British Royal Air Force veteran of World War II....
Marylee Diak Tetro
Jun 30, 2015
Obituary of MaryLee Diak Tetro June 30, 2015 MaryLee Diak Tetro, 66, of Fulton, passed away peacefully on Tuesday, June 30 at Crouse Hospital in Syracuse surrounded by her loving children. She recently retired from the County of Oswego housekeeping department after over 18 years. MaryLee was a devoted and loving mother and grandmother and she enjoyed shopping with her...
Paul L. Pierce
Jun 27, 2015
Obituary of Paul L. Pierce June 27, 2015 Paul L. Pierce, 66, of Fulton, passed away on Saturday, June 27, 2015 at home. He was born on January 29, 1949, in Fulton, a son to the late Kyes and Leta Kelly Pierce. Paul was a veteran of the U.S. Navy. He was an animal lover. Along with his parents, he...
Harold S. Stevenson
Jun 22, 2015
Obituary of Harold S. Stevenson June 22, 2015 Harold S. Stevenson, 65, of Fulton, passed away on Monday, June 22 at St. Joseph’s Hospital in Syracuse. He enjoyed hunting and fishing. Harold was predeceased by his father, Harold in 1982 and by two brothers, William in 1978 and Richard in 2002. Surviving are his mother, Edna Stevenson of Fulton; a...
Sharon L. Casler
Jun 19, 2015
Obituary of Sharon L. Casler June 19, 2015 Sharon L. Casler, 55 of Volney passed away Friday. Born in Fulton, she had lived in the Fulton-Mexico areas. Sharon was an active volunteer with the Mexico Softball League and St. Mary’s Star of The Sea Church. Sharon was predeceased by a son, Jason M. Yablonski; her father, Irving O. Casler, Sr.;...
David A. Mastro
Jun 15, 2015
Obituary of David A. Mastro June 15, 2015 David A. Mastro, 34, of Glenfield, NY, passed away suddenly on Monday, June 15. He was predeceased by a brother, Frank Mastro Jr. in 2008 and is survived by his children, David Mastro Jr. and Mia Mastro; parents, Frank and Marilyn Mastro; sisters, Lisa Brand and Tina (John) Wallace; brother, Tony (Terri)...
Donald Ulric Bessette
Jun 15, 2015
Obituary of Donald Ulric Bessette June 15, 2015 Donald U. Bessette, 84, of Baldwinsville passed away Monday in Syracuse surrounded by his loving family. Born July 11, 1930 in Chicopee, MA to the late Raoul and Marguerite Tessier Bessette, he had resided in the Syracuse area for the last 55 years. He was a Korean War veteran serving in the...
