obituaries

Mar 11, 2020

Nicholas DeStevens was born December 3, 1931 went home to be with the Lord on March 11, 2020 after a brief but strong fight. Regretfully, this is NOT fake news. Nick owned his own contracting business building houses across the state, always including his flair of finessed woodworking skills to give each home an individual shine of beauty to last...

Mar 8, 2020

Dorothy L. Doney, 77, of Fulton, passed away Sunday, March 8, 2020 at Seneca Hill Manor. Dorothy was born May 26, 1942 in Fulton, to Paul and Kay Sermeta. Dorothy had an extensive employment history which included several years at General Electric and Owens-Illinois. She was also well known in the community for her time spent waitressing at the Seneca,...

Mar 8, 2020

Stanley F. Kimball, 84, of Fulton, died Sunday, March 8, 2020 at The Grand in Rome. He was a life resident of the Fulton-Oswego area. Stanley is survived by his sisters, Marian Osborne, Vivian Cochrane, Joan O'Grady, Jeannette O'Grady, Delores (Milan) Hubbard and Betty (Raymond) Teitz; his brothers, Bill Kimball and David Kimball as well as several nieces and nephews....

Feb 29, 2020

Richard E. Hottinger, 79, of Fulton, passed away peacefully Saturday, February 29, 2020 at Seneca Hill Manor. He was born September 29, 1940 in Washington Grove, Maryland to Lester and Frances Hottinger and was a graduate of Gaithersburg High School in 1959. Richard was a Master Plumber by trade and was self-taught in masonry and electrical work. Richard had been...

Feb 24, 2020

Milton C. Beck, 72, of Palermo, passed away Monday, February 24, 2020 with his wife by his side. He was born September 12, 1947 in Temvik, North Dakota to Edwin and Christine Serr Beck and attended school in Linton, North Dakota. Milton was a forklift operator for several companies in the Syracuse area including Syroco and he retired from WT...

Feb 10, 2020

Beverly J. Sawyer, 92, of Volney, passed away Monday, February 10, 2020 at her home. She was born in Fulton on May 21, 1927 to Marshall and Viola Guernsey. Beverly was a homemaker and volunteer with the Oswego Industries bowling league. She was a long-time member of the Mount Pleasant United Methodist Church, ARC of Oswego County and RSVP. Beverly...

Jan 25, 2020

Lenora Marie Cedrone of Fulton passed away Saturday, January 25, 2020. She was born in Fulton to Peter and Carmella Massaro who were from the Province of Benevento, Italy. Mrs. Cedrone earned a Business Degree from Bryant and Stratton College, Syracuse, NY. She always said in those days that was the only college her father would allow her to attend....

Jan 12, 2020

Robert W. Sheldon, 81, of Granby, went home to be with his Lord and Savior Jesus Christ on January 12, 2020. Bob was born in Fulton on July 26, 1938 to William Gordon and Marion Martin Sheldon and was a graduate of Fulton High School. He was a potato and dairy farmer for many years on the Sheldon Farm in...

Jan 9, 2020

Anne "Annie B" Elizabeth Syler (Zagame), born October 8th, 1956, passed beyond the veil surrounded by her loving family on January 9th, 2020 after a valiant struggle with metastatic breast cancer. Anne was a whirlwind of activity all her life. Never one to sit around, she always had a home project going or a meal to plan. She took great...

Jan 2, 2020

On January 2, 2020, Edward Thomas Jones, 71, of Fulton, passed away at the Tidewell Hospice House in Port Charlotte, Florida with his wife and two children at his side. Edward was born on February 13, 1948 in Oswego, New York to Mary and Emrys "Tom" Jones. He graduated from G. Ray Bodley High School in Fulton, New York in...

Dec 15, 2019

Donald "Don" Ingersoll, 59, a lifelong resident of Fulton, passed away Sunday, December 15, 2019 at University Hospital following a brief illness. He was born June 11, 1960 in Fulton at Albert Lindley Lee Memorial Hospital to Kenneth R. and Beverly J. Ingersoll. Don was a graduate of G. Ray Bodley High School in...

Nov 17, 2019

Loren "Dune" MacEwen, 75, of Volney, passed away Sunday, November 17, 2019 at Morningstar Care Center in Oswego. He was born in Fulton to Harold and Anna MacEwen and was a life resident of the Fulton-Volney area. Loren was employed by the Sealright Company for more than 30 years. He had an appreciation for...

Oct 28, 2019

Mary Alice "Mei" Cunningham, 72, of Fulton, passed away Monday at her home. She was born October 14, 1947 in Fulton to Harold and Idell Van DeLinder and was a graduate of Fulton High School in 1965. She was a secretary and had been employed by Black Clawson for 15 years before working for...

Oct 18, 2019

On Friday, October 18, 2019, Joseph J. Nastasi passed away at the age of 73 at home with his loving family by his side after a courageous battle with cancer.

Joseph was born in Fulton on October 6, 1946 to...

Oct 15, 2019

David W. Simmons, 65, of Fulton, passed away unexpectedly Tuesday, October 15, 2019. He was born in Oneida to Lewis G. and Dawn Harrington Simmons. David was employed for over 30 years at Lockheed Martin where he retired from as a maintenance supervisor in 2011. He enjoyed fishing, was a fan of...

Oct 3, 2019

Eugene C. Soule, Sr., 94, of Hannibal, passed away Thursday, October 3, 2019 at University Hospital with his family by his side.

Gene was born in Lansing, New York to Charles and Bessie (Carpenter) Soule and resided in the South...

Sep 28, 2019

Paul "PJ" Wise, 46, of Fulton, passed away Saturday, September 28, 2019. He was born in Oswego to Paul and Jean Farfaglia Wise and was a graduate of G. Ray Bodley High School. PJ had been employed with Armstrong World Industries, Neal-O'Brien Lumber Company and worked in construction as a roofer and carpenter. PJ...

Sep 17, 2019

Grace E. Zagame of Clermont, Florida formerly of Oswego passed away Tuesday, September 17, 2019 at her home after a long-term illness. Grace is survived by her daughter, Amy Engle and her two granddaughters, Lauren Jones and Sarah Jones of Oswego, New York. She is also survived by her six siblings, Gina Zagame-Keefe (Edwin)...

Sep 11, 2019

Chad Michael Phillips, 46, of Orlando, Florida formerly of Fulton passed away peacefully Wednesday, September 11, 2019 surrounded by his loving parents and his aunt, Niki. Chad was born in Oswego on September 8, 1973 and was a graduate of G. Ray Bodley High School in Fulton, Class of 1991. Upon graduation he continued...

Aug 14, 2019

Paul S. Wells, 66, of Fulton, formerly of Utica, passed away Wednesday at University Hospital. He was born in Cleveland, Ohio to David and Allese Davis Wells. Paul served his country in the U.S. Army and was a self-employed contractor for several years, specializing in roofing. He was a naturalist who enjoyed gardening, fishing...