2026 Death Notices
Obituaries on this page are listed by issue date and are updated weekly.
May 13, 2026
Elin J. Cormican, Professor Emerita, MVCC, 78 of Vernon, died at her home Tuesday, May 5, 2026.
James ‘Jim’ P. Jenkins, 83, of Clinton, died Monday, May 4, 2026, at Eastern Star Home, Oriskany.
May 6, 2026
Donna Marie Cowles, 80, of Oriskany Falls, died at her home Sunday, April 12, 2026 following a lengthy illness.
Anne Theresa (Anne Marie) Ferris Sally died Friday morning, April 24, 2026.
Elizabeth ‘Betsy’ Runyon Marcellus, 70, of Hamilton, died at home April 23, 2026.
April 29, 2026
Joyce L. MacGregor, 83, died at home April 18, 2026.
April 22, 2026
John Belois, 76, died April 1, 2026, just weeks before his 77th birthday.
Linda Lee Rockwell Evans, 81, of Sauquoit, died April 12, 2026.
April 15, 2026
Darlene Marie (Decker) Thall, 88, formerly of Fruitland Park, FL and of Norwich, died Saturday, April 4, 2026, at her son’s home in West Edmeston.
Rob James ‘Jim’ E. Tilbe, 79, died at Wynn Hospital on Sunday, April 5, 2026.
Annette Eysaman Withington, 91, of Lander, WY, died after a brief illness at home on the evening of Nov. 19, 2025.
April 8, 2026
Sally Ann Bogan, 79, of Waterville, died Monday, March 30, 2026, at the Eastern Star Home, in Oriskany after a brief, but spirited, battle with cancer.
Neal H. Klein, 68, of Clinton, died March 26, 2026, following a lengthy illness.
Bernard J. Law, 78, of Canastota, died Friday, March 27, 2026 at Oneida Health Hospital.
Marjorie A. Zediker, 62, of Leonardsville, died Thursday, Feb. 26, 2026 at Bassett Hospital in Cooperstown.
April 1, 2026
Kristen Claire Welch Camp, 69, died March 25, 2026.
Jane M. Doughty, 99, of Deansboro, died at her home Saturday, March 21, 2026.
William P. Knutti, 70, of York, SC, formerly of Deansboro, died March 24, 2026.
Diane E. McNamara, ‘Di’, 73, died at home March 24, 2026.
March 25, 2026
Linda J. Backer, 72, of Oriskany Falls, died Wednesday, March 11, 2026, at Wynn Hospital, Utica.
Louise Sandra ‘Sandy’ Harding, 79, of Sun Lakes, Arizona, formerly of Waterville, died at her home Friday, March 13, 2026.
Richard G Raitt, 89, of New Hartford, died after a life well lived March 10, 2026.
Cheryl D. Van Hoeven, 77, of Forestport, died Monday, March 16, 2026.
March 18, 2026
Deanna M. Cadwell, 83, of Waterville, died March 3, 2026.
Emery J. Campbell, (Jake), born Dec. 27, 1931 in Tupper Lake, New York, died March 11, 2026 at the age of 94.
Lorriece ‘Lori’ Jacob, 82, of New Hartford, died Tuesday, March 10, 2026 after vigilant fight with heart blockage and pneumonia.
Following a fulfilling life of service to others, including family, friends, students, and acquaintances, Laurie Jean Beaver Madonia died in the comfort of her home Feb. 18, 2026.
Elsie S. (Pence) Pedersen, 84, of Whitesboro, and formerly of North Bay, died Thursday, Feb. 19, 2026 at Wynn Hospital in Utica.
Stephen Scott James of Clinton, son of David Lewis James and Dorothy (Jones) James, died Monday, March 9, 2026 at home.
Shirley Irene Swan, 74, of Clinton, died March 4, 2026.
March 11, 2026
George Edward Brown, 90, died Feb. 22, 2026 after a short illness.
Daniel A. Lloyd, of West Winfield, died Feb. 26, 2026.
Laurice (Baz) Moses, 101, formerly of Clinton and in the recent years Newport, where she resided with her daughter Jamie and son-in-law Mike, died in the comfort of her home Feb. 27, 2026.
Frederick F. Schuck, formerly of Franklin Springs, died Feb. 25, 2026 at the age of 90 from complications of a brief illness.
Esther H. Swarthout, 90, died Jan. 28, 2026 at Vista Senior Living, Killington, VT, where she had been living since October 2025.
Marjorie A. Zediker, 62, of Leonardsville, died Thursday, Feb. 26, 2026 at Bassett Hospital in Cooperstown.
March 4, 2026
Richard J. Eksterowicz, 82, of Whitesboro, died Feb. 3, 2026.
Lester Darwin Neff, 74, of Sherrill, died in his sleep Sunday, Feb. 22, 2026.
Eleanor (Nonie) Moran Scott died Feb. 25, 2026, just one day after celebrating her 91st birthday.
Feb. 25, 2026
Victoria Lee ‘Vicki’ Hoffman, 42, of Clinton, died Monday, Feb. 9, 2026 at her home.
Donald (Duck) James Morgan, 76, of Hamilton, died Thursday Feb. 5, 2026 at the Waterville Residential Center.
Feb. 18, 2026
Alfred N. Remington, 90, of Clinton, died Feb. 5, 2026.
Irving C. Sitts, 63, of Waterville, died Tuesday, Feb. 10, 2026 at Saratoga Hospital following a brief illness.
Feb. 11, 2026
Sharon Ann Carney, 54, of Bouckville, a lifelong area resident, died Saturday, Jan. 31, 2026.
James L. Cieslak, 69, of Waterville, died at his home Friday, Jan. 30, 2026 after a long battle with cancer.
Louis F. ‘Louie’ DesJardins, 84, of Munnsville, died Sunday, Jan. 25, 2026, at Oneida Healthcare Center.
Nancy L. Geruntino, 76, of Waterville, died at her home Monday, Feb. 2, 2026 following a lengthy illness.
Musa Athena (Green) Hawes, 93, of New Berlin, died at her home Friday, Jan. 30, 2026.
Mary DeBlois Pisiak, 92, of Madison, died Feb. 2, 2026.
Feb. 4, 2026
Carmen Joseph Nassimos, 82, a lifelong resident of Madison, died Thursday, Jan. 22, 2026 at the Siegenthaler Hospice Center after a courageous battle with cancer.
Carolyn J. Smith, 94, of Sauquoit, died Jan. 28, 2026 at the Masonic Care Community.
Dianne Elizabeth Vallette Sonia, 79, of Purlear, N.C., died Saturday, Jan. 10, 2026 at her home.
Jan. 28, 2026
Connie S. Burch, 60, died Thursday, Jan. 15, 2026 at home after a recent illness.
Kenneth R. Ellis, 94, of Clark Mills, died Sunday, Jan. 18, 2026.
Jan. 21, 2026
Michael A. Burnett, 65, of Brookfield, Wednesday, Jan. 14, 2026 at Waterville Residential Care Center.
June R. Calhoun, 85, of Bouckville, died Wednesday, Dec. 24, 2025 at Crouse Community Center.
Joyce Ann (Ferguson) Cornelius, 84, of Deansboro, died Friday, Jan. 9, 2026, at Community Memorial Hospital in Hamilton.
Bruce George Matteson, 85, of Deansboro, died Saturday, Jan. 10, 2026.
Jefferson Lynn Mayne, 77, of Brookfield, died Saturday, Jan. 2, 2026, at Wynn Hospital.
Joan E. Olmstead, 87, of Hamilton, died Friday, Jan. 2, 2026, at Waterville Residential Care Center.
Jan. 14, 2026
Fern Biederman, 95, of Deansboro, died Wednesday, Jan. 7, 2026 at the Wynn Hospital in Utica.
Evelyn R. Edwards, 94, of Clinton, died Jan. 5, 2026 at Wynn Hospital.
Joseph Gilbert O'Brien died Saturday, Jan. 3, 2026, after a long and courageous battle with Mesothelioma.
Mary M. Penner, 86, of Hubbardsville, died Wednesday, Jan. 7, 2026 at the Siegenthaler Center, New Hartford.
Frank Osborne White Jr., 71, of Hamilton, died Jan. 2, 2026.
Jan. 7, 2026
Linda C. Aley, 83, of Waterville, formerly of Sherburne, died Tuesday, Dec. 16, 2025, at the Waterville Residential Care Center.
Pasquale Catalano was born May 23, 1922 in the mountains of Abruzzo, Italy - the firstborn of Donato and Liberata Catalano.
Earl Arthur Glindmyer III, 62, of Clinton, died Dec. 19, 2025, at Wynn Hospital.
Mark J. Schachtler, 65, of Waterville and Florida, died Monday, Dec. 15, 2025, at Rome Health Hospital.
Eileen Ford Shepherd of New Hartford died Dec. 30, 2025.
Richard R. Usher, 83, of Earlville, died Wednesday December 24, 2025 in his home.
Phyllis K. Waterman, 81, of Clinton, formerly of Westmoreland, died Tuesday, Dec. 23, 2025 at Wynn Hospital.