Obituaries

Winthrop, NY Obituaries

Local obituaries for the Winthrop and St. Regis Falls, NY area

Barbara  A. Lafave

Barbara A. Lafave

May 4, 2022

Brasher Falls – Barbara A. LaFave, 79, passed away at her home on Wednesday May 4, 2022. Following her wishes there will be no calling hours. Arrangements are entrusted to Hammill Funeral Home in Winthrop. A graveside service will be held at Carville Cemetery in Helena on June 10th at 2 pm. Barbara was born in South Bombay on March...

Glenn "Butch" Arquiett Jr.

Glenn "Butch" Arquiett Jr.

Apr 28, 2022

South Colton - Glenn E. "Butch" Arquiett, 60, passed away Thursday evening, April 28, 2022, at Claxton-Hepburn Medical Center in Ogdensburg. Butch was born on April 8, 1962, in Malone, son of the late Glenn E. and Jean V. (Dillabough) Arquiett. He proudly served in the US Army from 1981 to 1985. He joined the NYS Department of Corrections, working...

Norma B. Topping

Norma B. Topping

Apr 26, 2022

Norma Burns Topping, 98, died peacefully on April 26, 2022 at her daughter’s home in Brasher Falls NY. Norma was born to Carl & Ethel Richardson in Winthrop, New York. She graduated from Brasher-Stockholm school in 1941 and went to Malone Adirondack school for business. She then went to work at Alcoa in the store room and married Ed Burns...

Janice L. Olszewski

Janice L. Olszewski

Apr 24, 2022

Santa Clara- Janice L. Olszewski, 66, passed away at home on Sunday, April 24th, 2022. Arrangements have been entrusted to Hammill Funeral Home in St. Regis Falls and in keeping with Janice's wishes there will be no public services. She was born in Ware, Massachusetts on January 28th, 1956 to the late Stephen and Cora (Conway) Olszewski. Janice worked as...

Frances L. Austin

Frances L. Austin

Apr 19, 2022

Saint Regis Falls - Frances Lillian Austin passed away peacefully in her sleep at the Canton Potsdam Hospital on April 19, 2022. Frances was born in Liverpool, England on September 24, 1924, to Francis Crewdson and Hilda (Martin) Crewdson where she grew up. Frances was working as a telephone operator in London during the Blitz of WW2. She met her...

Patricia L. Parks

Patricia L. Parks

Apr 13, 2022

Patricia L. (Tharrett) Parks of Brasher Falls passed away on Wednesday, April 13th, 2022. Pat was born on April 16th, 1944 in Potsdam, New York to the late Ida Jane (VanAlstine) and James A. Tharrett. She grew up in Nicholville, lived in various places throughout New York and in the Midwest and returned home to live in Nicholville 22 years...

Judy Wever

Judy Wever

Apr 12, 2022

St. Regis Falls – Mrs. Julia R. Wever (known to all as Judy), passed away on Tuesday, April 12, 2022 at the Alice Hyde Medical Center. She was 87. The daughter of Floyd C. and Edna (Johnston) Rockhill, she was born on January 1, 1935. After graduating from St. Regis Falls Central School, she attended business school in Syracuse. She...

Kathryn A. Smith

Kathryn A. Smith

Apr 11, 2022

Brasher Falls – Kathryn A. Smith, 70, passed away Monday, April 11, 2022, after her battle with a couple of debilitating diseases, was over. Kathryn was born in Massena on March 23, 1952, daughter of the late Robert J. and Marion E. (MacPherson) Patterson, Sr. On September 19, 1970, she married Walton G. “Wally” Smith at Grace United Methodist Church,...

Mary G. Shorette

Mary G. Shorette

Apr 10, 2022

Helena - Mary Genevieve Shorette died on Sunday, April 10th, 2022 at St. Joseph's Home, as she had been in failing health. Mrs. Shorette was born May 16th, 1934 in Brasher, the daughter of the late Henry and Sarah (Ford) Savage. She graduated from Massena High School in 1952, married Bernard Shorette in August of 1953 and the two resided...

Richard A. Ward

Richard A. Ward

Apr 3, 2022

Richard Allen Ward of Massena Passed away peacefully at his home on Sunday, April 3, 2022 with a Special Friend and some of his family by his side. He was a kind, compassionate, forgiving and loving man who will be missed by all who knew him. Richard was born in Potsdam, New York on April 23, 1950, one of 11...

Annamarie Foster

Annamarie Foster

Mar 24, 2022

Brasher Falls – Ms. AnnaMarie (Jenkins) Foster, 63, passed away in the comfort of her home on Thursday March 24, 2022, surrounded by her family. Arrangements are entrusted to Hammill Funeral Home in Winthrop. Following Anna’s wishes there will be no services at this time and her family will host a Celebration of Life at a later date. Anna was...

Veronica R. Rochefort

Veronica R. Rochefort

Mar 23, 2022

Massena – Veronica R. “Ronnie” Rochefort, 75, passed away Wednesday, March 23, 2022, at UVMC in Burlington, VT. Arrangements are entrusted to Hammill Funeral Home in Winthrop. Ronnie was born on June 6, 1946, in Massena, daughter of the late John and Ella (Myers) Beckstead. She graduated from Holy Family High School in 1964. She married Jacques Rochefort on February...

Beverly Page

Beverly Page

Mar 12, 2022

Winthrop – Beverly Idona Page, 88, passed away peacefully in her sleep on March 12, 2022, with her family at her side. Beverly was born in Dickinson Center to Eleanor Holmes and Francis Shatraw. She graduated from St. Lawrence Central School in 1951 and later that year on October 6th she married Wendell Page. They lived in Buckton in the...

Charlene F. Lavare

Charlene F. Lavare

Mar 11, 2022

Charlene Frances Lavare 55 of Massena NY passed away Friday March 11, 2022, at Canton Potsdam Hospital surrounded by her loving children. Following her wishes, her family will honor her life privately. Arrangements are entrusted to Hammill Funeral Home in Winthrop. Charlene was born September 17, 1966 in Potsdam NY to the late Agatha Theresa Caskinette and the late Charles...

Frances F. Delacruz

Frances F. Delacruz

Mar 11, 2022

Frances “Franny” F. Delacruz, 83, of Brasher Falls, went home to God on Friday, March 11th, 2022, with loving friends by her side. She married the late Jose A. Delacruz on July 7th 1980, in Springfield Massachusetts, and the two spent many years together. Franny was a devout Christian, and a prayer warrior. She attended Life in His Arms Community...

Evelyn M. Planty

Evelyn M. Planty

Mar 4, 2022

Parishville - Evelyn Marie Planty, 94, passed away Friday, March 4, 2022, in the comfort of her home, under the loving care of her family. Evelyn was born on December 20, 1927, at home in Parishville, daughter of the late Francis and Mamie (Trumble) Sabre. She graduated from Potsdam High School in 1946. She married Paul G. Planty, Sr on...

Kenneth R. Pelkey

Kenneth R. Pelkey

Mar 4, 2022

Malone – Kenneth R. Pelkey, 86, passed away Friday, March 4, 2022, at CVPH in Plattsburgh. Following his wishes his family will honor his life with a graveside service at Sand Hill Cemetery in Dickinson in the spring. Arrangements are entrusted to Hammill Funeral Home in St. Regis Falls. Kenneth was born in Dickinson Center on May 18, 1935, son...

Joan M. Groebler

Joan M. Groebler

Mar 3, 2022

Brasher Falls, NY - Joan M. Groebler, 86, went to be with her Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ, on Thursday, March 3rd, 2022, surrounded by her loving family. Joan was born on May 7th, 1935, to the late Glen and Ruth (Perry) Marsaw. She graduated from St. Lawrence Central High School. Upon graduation Joan went to work in Malone, NY...

Pauline Jean Harbert

Pauline Jean Harbert

Feb 27, 2022

Pauline Jean Harbert, age 81 of Commerce Township, MI, passed away on February 27, 2022. She was born on February 26, 1941 in Malone, New York to her parents, the late Wendell and Winifred Cox. Pauline is the beloved and devoted wife of the late Dale Harbert; loving mother of four children – Wendy (George) Edes, Vicki Cozy (Dawn Kirkendall),...

Erma F. Ramsdell

Erma F. Ramsdell

Feb 23, 2022

Winthrop - Mrs. Erma F. Ramsdell, 77, passed away on February 23, 2022, surrounded by her family in the comfort of her home. Her family will receive friends at the Hammill Funeral Home in Winthrop on Friday March 11th from 4pm to 7pm. Erma's Memorial Service will be Saturday, March 12th, at 11 am at the Lawrenceville Baptist Chapel in...

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