Walter C. Schmid
January 17, 2012
Walter C. Schmid, 81, of Inlet died Jan. 17, at the Heritage Healthcare Center.
He was born February 27, 1930 in Spaichengen, Germany and immigrated to the United States in November of 1958 to follow the love of his life to Inlet where he married Anna Hagen on February 28, 1959.
He worked as a carpenter and in the late 60’s he introduced Cross Country Skiing to Inlet, developing an extensive trail system. He also established the Inlet Ski Touring C ...
Austin Michael Cheffins
December 14, 2011
Austin Michael Cheffins was born Oct. 5, 2011, and earned his angel wings on Dec. 14, 2011. Born with hypoplastic left heart syndrome, he lived his whole life at Akron Children’s Hospital in Akron, Ohio. He was truly a little fighter.
Austin is survived by his parents, Michael and Rachel Cheffins of Cuyahoga Falls, Ohio; (Michael is formerly from Old Forge and a graduate of Town of Webb) his twin brother Brandon; big sister Ashley; grandparents Allen and ...
Arthur F. Germer
Dec. 27, 2011
Arthur F. Germer, 66, of Old Forge, and formerly of Hicksville, N.Y. died on Dec. 27, 2011, surrounded by his loved ones. He was born in Brooklyn, N.Y., a son of Herman and Mildred Germer. He served in the Navy and Naval Reserves. He was married to Virginia in 1969 in Brooklyn.
Art worked on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) as a broker. He retired from the NYSE in 1987, moving from Hicksville to Old Forge and built a new home, a “Work of Art”, on Fou ...
Harriet D. Bartow
Dec. 15, 2011
Harriett D. Bartow passed on peacefully Dec. 15, at the Hospice Inn at St. Peter’s Hospital, Albany, N.Y. She was born on Feb. 13, 1933, in Buffalo, N.Y., the daughter of the late Wallace and Marian (Cole) Donald. She was the beloved wife of J. Kenwood Bartow who passed away on May 4, 2008. Together they had four children, Virginia L. Bartow (Jack Goldstein), Karyn B. Richards (Dan), John K. Bartow, Jr. (Janet), and Bruce D. Bartow (Gloria). Sh ...
Virginia Femrite
December 12, 2011
Mrs. Virginia “Gini” Femrite, age 81, longtime resident of Greenbelt, Md. and summertime resident of Inlet, passed away on Monday, Dec. 12, at Glade Valley Nursing Home in Walkersville. She was the loving wife of Cyril “Cy” Femrite who passed away on April 1, 2009. Born on July 19, 1930, in Syracuse New York, she was the daughter of the late Edward and Marion Newell.
Mrs. Femrite was trained at the Crouse-Irving Memorial Hospital School of Nur ...
Bess Folsom
December 4, 2011
Bessie M. Folsom, 93, of Thendara, passed away peacefully on Sunday, December 4, 2011, at the Presbyterian Home in New Hartford.
She was born on March 13, 1918 in Utica, a daughter of the late George and Ruth (Miskimmon) MacDonald. She married George Folsom on Aug. 19, 1940 in Utica, a blessed union of over 50 years. Mr. Folsom died on Sept. 15, 1990.
She was a member of the Niccolls Memorial Presbyterian Church in Old Forge, and the Order of The Eastern Star, Old Forge Ch ...
Roger Perkins
November 29, 2011
Roger W. Perkins, “Perk,” age 63, of Brushton passed away on Tuesday, Nov. 29, at his home surrounded by his loving family.
Roger was born on March 29, 1948 in Malone, N.Y. Roger attended Brushton-Moira Central School, where he played basketball and baseball. He was united in marriage to Beverly Scharf on April 17, 1965 at the Methodist Church in Brasher Falls.
Roger drove truck prior to taking a position as a caretaker for the Big Wolf Lake Association, a ...
Mike DeLouisa
November 25, 2011
Michael A. DeLouisa age 58, of New Hartford passed away on Friday, Nov. 25, at St. Luke’s Hospital with his beloved family by his side.
He was born in Brooklyn, N.Y. on Aug. 1, 1953 a son of the late Ralph and Yolanda Anzalone DeLouisa.
On Aug. 20, 1972 he was married to Donna Kelly in the Lady of Loretto Church in Hempstead, New York a blessed union of 39 years.
Michael was the owner and operator, along with his sons, in the operation of their family business, M ...
Peter Hadley
November 15, 2011
Peter Starr Hadley, 83, passed away Tuesday, Nov. 15, in Wallingford, Conn.
Born in Manhattan in 1928, Peter was a 1949 graduate of Harvard University and was awarded an MBA from Columbia University. He was a Korean War veteran, honorably discharged from the Army. Until October, Peter resided in Greenwich, Conn. for 29 years. He was also a long-time resident of Inlet. He was employed by Metropolitan Life Insurance Company for 37 years, serving as Treasurer b ...
Mike Klym
October 9, 2011
Michael “Mike” Klym, 89, of Mattydale passed away peacefully at the Veterans’ Hospital, Sunday, Oct. 9. He was born in Syracuse to the late John and Katherine Klym and graduated from Vocational High School. He resided in Mattydale for 63 years, summered on Sixth Lake in Inlet and was a member of St. Margaret’s Church.
He was employed by Lipe Rollway Corp as a toolmaker for over 50 years and had been tool room foreman for many years.
During WW II, he se ...
Peter W. Ziobro
September 24, 2011
Peter W. Ziobro, 50, of Old Forge, unexpectedly passed away on Saturday, Sept. 24, at his home. Peter was born on November 25, 1960, in Utica, the son of the late Martin T. and Mary Rose (Wurz) Ziobro. He was a graduate of Notre Dame High School and Niagara University. Peter was employed as a Pharmaceutical Sales Representative with Novartis. Peter was a proud devoted father who shared his love of nature, animals and the Adirondacks with his daughters, along with man ...
Priscilla J. Flynn
September 25, 2011
Priscilla J. Flynn (Zelie), 81, of Whitesboro, formerly of Syracuse, passed away Sept. 25, at Faxton-St. Luke’s Healthcare.
She was born in Old Forge, on Jan. 10, 1930, the daughter of the late Wellington and Julia (Fetterley) Zelie. Priscilla was retired from St. Joseph’s Hospital in Syracuse.
She is survived by her children, a son James (Shawn) Flynn of Syracuse, and three daughters, Julia Tansey of Attleboro, Mass., Melissa Flynn of Tabe ...
Nathalie Sharrow
August 31, 2011
Nathalie (Lapointe Martin) Sharrow, 74, passed quietly in the late evening hours Wednesday, Aug. 31, at Glens Falls Hospital following a long struggle with cancer.
Nat, as she was commonly known, was born April 19, 1937, in Glens Falls to the late Basil K. and Ruth (Jackson) Lapointe.
She graduated from Glens Falls High school in 1955. Nat married “Wick” Martin and moved to North Creek in 1960. There she and her family owned and operated “Basil and W ...
Catherine Luvera
August 30, 2011
Mrs. Catherine “Kay” (Marafioti) Luvera, 90, passed away unexpectedly, with her loving husband by her side, on Tuesday, Aug. 30, at St. Elizabeth Medical Center. Kay was born in Utica, May 29, 1921, a daughter of Pasquale and Antoinette (Condo) Marafioti. She was educated in local schools and attended T.R. Proctor High School.
On February 20, 1954, she was joined in marriage to Vincent “Jim” Luvera. In earlier years, Kay worked as a sales assoc ...
Mary Ellen Morse
August 16, 2011
Mary Ellen (Danaher) Morse, 83, passed away peacefully on Aug. 16, in her home at Northfield Enriched Living in Fairport, N.Y.
She was born September 9, 1927, in Utica, and grew up in Utica with her parents, Richard S. and Catherine (Roche) Danaher. She was educated in Utica schools and graduated from Utica Catholic Academy, class of 1945. Prior to her marriage she was employed as an Activities Director in Stanford, Conn.
In Old Forge, she was a successful day care p ...
Joyce Sliter
August 8, 2011
Joyce Martin Sliter, 87, of Port Leyden passed away on Monday morning, Aug. 8, at the Sunset Nursing Home in Boonville. Joyce was born in Lowville, on July 8, 1924, the daughter of the late Benjamin and Mabel Lehman Martin. She attended Lowville Academy and Central School where she was a member of the National Honor Society.
Following High School graduation, she attended the Utica School of Commerce. During World War II she was employed as a clerk typist at the Griffiss Ai ...
Lorraine Stripp
July 31, 2011
Mrs. M. Lorraine (Rowe) Stripp, age 77, of Old Forge, passed away on Sunday, July 31, 2011, at the Masonic Care Community of NY with her loving family by her side.
Lorraine was born in Warsaw N.Y., on April 6, 1934, the daughter of the late Alfred H. and Martha (Belknap) Rowe. She grew up in Wyoming N.Y., graduating from Wyoming Central School and Keuka College.
On Oct. 1, 1955, she wed her childhood sweetheart, Allen L. Stripp. After moving to Old Forge in 1958, L ...
Frank Plummer
July 21, 2011
Frank W. Plummer, a long-time resident of Keene, died on Thursday, July 21 at age 79 while hiking Bald Mountain with members of his family. Frank passed away on the trail with his hiking boots on and his walking stick in his hand.
Frank was born on Oct. 28, 1931 in Wilmington, Del., to Richard and Dorothy (Lawrence) Plummer and spent most of his childhood growing up in Buenos Aires, Argentina and in Mexico City, Mexico. After attending the American School in Mexico City, gr ...
Andrew J. Dixon
July 9, 2011
Andrew J. Dixon, 23, died suddenly July 9.
His greatest joy was to be in the Adirondacks. Andrew spent many summers and Christmases in the Old Forge area. He will be dearly missed. He is survived by his father, Kent (Evelyn) Dixon of St. Petersburg, Fla; and mother Ellen (John) Perduyn of Portage Lakes, Ohio; sisters, Linda (Adrian) Stone of the UK, Laura (David) Borst and Debra Apple, both of Schenectady, N.Y.
Robert Allain
July 15, 2011
Robert Clarke Alla ...
Anne LaBastille
July 1, 2011
Anne LaBastille, the environmentalist, Adirondack guide and author whose “Woodswoman” autobiographies inspired others to venture into the wilderness, has died at a nursing home in Plattsburgh. She was 75.
The city clerk’s office confirmed a death certificate was filed for LaBastille but would not release other details.
Friends said she was ill the past few years but still owned a farm near Lake Champlain, as well as the cabin that she and friends built on ...
Richard M. White
June 27, 2011
Richard M. White, 88, of Liverpool and Eagle Bay, died Monday, June 27, at his home with his loving family by his side.
He is survived by his wife of 64 years, Norma (Nickels); daughters, Donna (Tom) Duerr of Clay, Bonnie (Brian) Herb of Naples, Fla., Nancy(Mort) Schwartz of Liverpool; son, Rick(MaryBeth) of Clay; eight grandchildren, nine great grandchildren; sisters, Honey Pare and Richard was a longtime member of Operating Engineers, Local 545 and worked for D.W. Wink ...
Eleanor ‘Ellye’ Kozak Slusarczyk
June 15, 2011
Eleanor “Ellye” Kozak Slusarczyk died peacefully on June 15. Ellye was born on January 20, 1933 in Clinton, New York. She was the daughter of William and Stella Kozak. She was a graduate of Clinton Central School and received a B.S. in Elementary Education from Oswego State Teachers College and a Master of Arts in Social Studies from Syracuse University.
On April 7, 1956, Ellye was joined in marriage to, and is survived by, ...
Vera L. O’Brien
June 14, 2011
Vera L. O’Brien, formerly of Lake Side Terrace on South Shore Road, passed away on Tuesday, June 14, at Sunset Nursing and Rehabilitation Center, Boonville, where she had been a resident since October, 2010.
Vera was born in Far Rockaway (Borough of Queens) NY, on May 5, 1925, a daughter of Leland and Irene Kessler Schmeelk. She grew up in Far Rockaway, where she graduated from high school. On January 5, 1944, she married William Francis O’Brien. ...
Richard G. Elmer
November 10, 2010
Richard Gary Elmer, 74, died Wednesday, Nov. 10, 2010 at his home in Eagle Bay, after a lengthy illness. His cherished wife Deborah and other beloved family members were by his side.
Born on April 24, 1936 in Syracuse, NY to Richard H. and Grace M. Elmer, Richard spent his early years in Canton, NY, where he lived on the family farm and attended a one-room schoolhouse. Later in his childhood, his family moved to Pulaski, NY. After high school graduation, Richard att ...
June Cambier Perkins
May 28, 2011
June Cambier Perkins, 81, of Old Forge, passed away on Saturday, May 28, at St. Elizabeth’s Medical Center in Utica.
She was born on March 22, 1930 in Rochester, N.Y. a daughter of the late Leslie and Dorothy (Van Ostrand) Cambier. She spent her childhood years in Waterville, N.Y. She graduated from Parishville Hopkinton Central School in 1949. She attended Canton ATI and graduated from St. Joseph’s School of Child Nursing, she was employed the ...
