obituaries

Dec 29, 2017

Mary R. Stout, 70, of Fulton, passed away Friday afternoon at Oswego Hospital. She was born in Montour Falls and resided in Fulton for the past 15 years.

Mary is survived by her daughter, Stella Gardner of Oswego; her son,...

Dec 20, 2017

Patricia A. Deyo, 74, of Fulton, formerly of Midwest City, Oklahoma passed away peacefully in her sleep on Wednesday, December 20, 2017. She was born in Volney to the late Daniel and Eva Smith and was a homemaker who enjoyed sewing.

She is...

Aug 22, 2017

Serafin "Guero" Muñiz-Jimenez, 69, of Fulton, passed away unexpectedly on August 22, 2017. A native of City La, Naranjita Municieio, De Juadalcazan San, Luis Popsi Mexico, Guero lived in Fulton for the past 27 years and was employed as a farm worker with Ferlito Farms in Oswego. Serafin had a strong Catholic faith and was devoted to Mother Mary....

Aug 5, 2017

Alexander Lee Reynnells, 24, of Oswego, formerly of Fulton and Kalamazoo, Michigan died August 5, 2017. He was born in Jacksonville, Florida and grew up in Lawrence, Michigan, where he graduated from Lawrence High School in 2011 and was a member of their football team. Alex was employed as a clerk with Grainger at Novelis in Oswego. He enjoyed...

Jun 24, 2017

Howard E. Leavens, 59, of Hannibal, passed away unexpectedly Saturday morning at home. He was born in Oswego and graduated from G. Ray Bodley High School in 1977. Howard was an Asbestos removal and disposal technician for 20 years. He enjoyed hunting, playing poker with his friends, bingo and going to the casino.

Howard was predeceased by...

Apr 4, 2017

Elaine M. Johnson, 66, of Fulton, passed away Tuesday at University Hospital. She was born in Marcy, New York, Elaine lived for 30 years at O.C.O. group homes where she was affectionately known as "Gramma". Elaine had worked at Oswego Industries for a brief period of time. She enjoyed playing Bingo and loved her cats, Snowball and Heidi Johnson. Elaine...

Apr 1, 2017

Todd R. Moot, 43, of Mexico, passed away unexpectedly Saturday, April 1, 2017. Born in Oswego, Todd attended Mexico Academy and graduated in 1995 from Bryant & Stratton with an Associate's degree in Electronics. He had worked in the instrument control rooms at the Fitzpatrick Power Plant during their scheduled power outages. He was the owner of Mooter Towing, working...

Jan 29, 2017

Michael W. Bucci, 52, of Oswego, formerly of Fulton, passed away Sunday at Oswego Hospital. Born in Syracuse, a son to William and Sharen Bucci, Michael grew up in Elbridge. He served in the U.S. Army from 1984 until his Honorable Discharge in 1985. Michael was an auto parts manager for Autozone in Oswego. He loved riding his motorcycle, camping,...

Dec 30, 2016

Donna J. Ringland, 72, of Oswego passed away Friday, December 30, 2016 at Oswego Hospital. Born in Oswego, a daughter to the late Elmer and Marion Helmlinger, Donna was a homemaker. She had worked at Birds Eye Foods in Fulton and previously attended the Oswego Alliance Church. Donna enjoyed spending time with her family and friends. In addition to her...

Dec 18, 2016

Rosemary (Panzica) Patrick, 84, of Fulton, passed away peacefully on Sunday, December 18th at Oswego Hospital, surrounded by her loving family. Born in Chicago, Illinois, Rosemary moved with her husband, Donald and has been a resident of Fulton since 1951. She was a loving mother and homemaker. Rosemary worked for the Fulton City School District Lunch Program as a lunch...

Dec 13, 2016

Elmer "Fudd" Bartlett, 84, of Hannibal, passed away peacefully Tuesday evening at Oswego Hospital. Elmer was born in Fulton and resided in Hannibal for the past 39 years. He was a mechanic at Tretch's Service Station in Fulton for 15 years and retired from Sealright, where he worked for several years. Fudd loved country music, playing his guitar and building...

Nov 26, 2016

Cynthia A. "Cindy" Flynn, 55, of Cortland, formerly of Palermo, passed away peacefully Saturday morning at Our Lady of Lourdes Hospital in Binghamton. Cindy was born in Syracuse and was an outgoing people person. Her smile and friendly personality made the world around her a better place. Cindy was a communicant of St. Anthony of Padua Church in Cortland and...

Oct 27, 2016

Patricia "Patti" A. (Van Patten) Hanifan, of Oswego, died unexpectedly Sunday, October 27, 2016, in Crouse Hospital, Syracuse, at the age of 57. Patti was born on January 5, 1959 in Potsdam, to Christian and Bernice Van Patten. She grew up in Oswego and later moved to Heuvelton. Patti graduated from SUNY Canton and took up painting as a lifelong...

Oct 21, 2016

David Whitten, 75, of Oswego, New York passed away Friday, October 21, 2016. He was born January 1, 1941 in Alton, illinois to Virginia and Gilbert Whitten. David worked with Owens Illinois as a design engineer. His career allowed him to travel extensively and he had several patents with the company. David loved to send jokes on e-mail, car races...

Sep 26, 2016

Stephen R. Smola, 31, of Fulton, died Monday at home. He was born in Syracuse and grew up in Mexico. Steve graduated from Oswego County BOCES and Mexico High School in 2003 where he participated in R.O.T.C. and was a member of their soccer and swimming teams. He then graduated from Alfred State College in 2005 from their truck and...

Sep 8, 2016

Daniel H. Knopp, Jr., 47, of Fulton passed away Thursday, September 8, 2016. He was born in Oswego and recently celebrated his 30th year of employment with Fulton TV and Appliance. Dan served four years as Alderman of Fulton's 2nd Ward and was president of the Common Council instrumental in creating the Lake Neatahwanta Revitalization Project. He was passionate about...

Aug 11, 2016

Barney J. Naioti, 52, of Myrtle Beach, formerly of Fulton died Thursday, August 11th following a long battle with addiction. He will finally be reunited with his most loved ones, his parents, Francine Michelle and Barney J. Naioti, Sr. Barney served in the U.S. Army 82nd Airborne Division and while in the Army he travelled the world. He was considered...

Aug 17, 2015

James L. Bateman August 17, 2015 James L. Bateman, 50, of Orange, Virginia formerly of Fulton, passed away Monday, August 17, 2015. He was born in Fulton, a son to the late, Leonard and June Bateman, and graduated from G. Ray Bodley High School. Jim proudly served in the U.S. Marine Corps for four years where he earned the rank...

Ellen V. Healy of Fulton, passed away Thursday, March 24, 2022. She was born in Fulton to James and Helen Maher and was a graduate of Hannibal High School. Ellen was a secretary at Sealright for two years before acquiring her real estate license and worked for John Andolina Real Estate for 10 years. Ellen enjoyed reading, fishing, shopping, long...

Carmella Louise Demperio of Fulton, passed away Saturday, October 31, 2020. She was born in Fulton to the late Mary (Massaro) and Anthony Demperio, Sr. Carmella's family was everything to her, she loved her family and was supportive and kind to everyone she met. Carmella loved spending holidays with her family, Halloween being her favorite time of the year. Her...