Obituary Listings
Dawn M. Haley
May 31, 2026
Dawn M. Haley, age 84, of Rome, passed away on May 31, 2026, at Rome Health.
Dawn was born in Rome on November 30, 1941, to the late Leon and Margaret Seifert Finster Hall, and graduated from RFA. On August 19, 1961, she was united in marriage to James "Jim" D. Haley, Sr. at St. Mary's Church in Rome; a...
Robert F. Basenfelder
May 30, 2026
Robert F. Basenfelder, age 100, of River Road, Rome, NY, died on May 30, 2026.
A lifelong resident of Floyd, NY, he was born November 18,1925, the son of Francis and Jennie Nutt Basenfelder. He married C. Fabiola Maes on January 30th, 1960. Bob was a U.S. Army veteran, having served overseas in the European Theater during WWII. He was...
Edward W. Lubecki Jr.
May 25, 2026
Edward W. Lubecki (Lubeck) Jr., 93, of Lee, passed away peacefully at Rome Health on Monday, May 25, 2026.
Born on September 8, 1932, in Rome, a graduate of RFA, was the son of late Edward Sr. and Pauline Kierpiec Lubecki. On May 15, 1954, he married the love of his life, former Beverley Mullaney, at Transfiguration Church.
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Troy P. White
May 25, 2026
Troy P. White, 51 was born December 23, 1974, in Rome, NY and passed away on May 25, 2026, after a long and courageous battle with cancer.
A lifelong resident of Westmoreland, Troy graduated from Westmoreland Central School in 1993. After starting his career as a bag boy, he dedicated 34 years of service to Price Chopper/Market 32 as a current...
Richard H. Lohr
May 24, 2026
Richard H. Lohr, age 84, of the Town of Verona, passed away on May 24, 2026, at the Sunset Nursing Home in Boonville.Richard was born in Durhamville, NY on January 18, 1942, to the late Henry and Alice Gregory Lohr, and earned his GED in 1984. On February 26, 1966, he was united in marriage to the former Kathleen Brower;...
Lynne E. Rasha
May 7, 2026
Lynne E. Rasha, age 67, passed away on May 7, 2026, at Rome Health, surrounded by her family.Lynne was born in Rome on March 29, 1959 to the late John and Jennie Zalepeski Lilholt. She worked in the loan department for Rome Savings Bank. Lynne enjoyed crafts, especially crocheting. She hosted several charity craft events for the Shriners Children's Hospital....
Gerald "Butch" Perry
Apr 29, 2026
Gerald "Butch" Perry, age 77, of the Town of Floyd, passed away peacefully on April 29, 2026, at the Grand in Rome, with his son, Tyler, by his side.Gerald was born in Rome to the late Kenneth and Iva Bartlett Perry and educated in the Rome Schools. He worked in construction for various local companies and also worked for Ocuto...
Peter L. Larry
Apr 29, 2026
Peter Lawrence Larry, 83, beloved husband, father, uncle, grandfather and great-grandfather, passed away peacefully on April 29, 2026.
Peter was born on March 30,1943, to Roberta (Cronk) and Charles Larry Sr. in Mount Kisco, NY. Growing up, Peter lived and worked on the family farm in Madison, NY. He graduated from both Madison High school and Morrisville College with a...
Russell J. Gritsch
Apr 16, 2026
It is with heavy hearts that we share the passing of our father, Russell J. Gritsch, age 93, of Westmoreland, on April 16, 2026.
Russell was born in Rensselaer, New York on November 11, 1932, to Joseph and Marville Smith Gritsch. He attended Milne Schools before enrolling in the State University of New York at Albany, achieving a bachelor's degree. On August...
Madeleine M. Lipe
Apr 11, 2026
Madeleine (Korman) Lipe, age 93 of the Town of Floyd, passed away peacefully on April 11, 2026, at the Masonic Care Community, Utica, NY.
Madeleine "Mickey" was born in Throop, Pennsylvania, on May 20, 1932, daughter of Albert and Josephine (Bujno) Korman. She grew up in the vicinity of Throop, later moving with her family to Detroit, MI during the war. The Korman family's...
Ella Marie Alsheimer
Apr 8, 2026
Ella Marie (Howell) Alsheimer, 67, of Rome, passed away on April 8, 2026, at Bethany Gardens Rehabilitation Center.
Ella was born May 20, 1958, in Elmira, New York, the daughter of the late Carl Edward Howell and Margaret Theresa (Meyers) Howell. She was educated at Southside High School in Elmira, received her bachelor's at Elmira College, and her master's at...
Lynn M. Aquino
Apr 3, 2026
Lynn Marie Aquino, 76, of Las Vegas, Nevada, formerly of Rome, New York, passed away peacefully on April 3, 2026, surrounded by her loving family.
Born on August 25, 1949, in Rome, Lynn was the cherished daughter of Samuel S. and Dorothy Tarbania. One of five siblings, she grew up surrounded by the warmth of a close-knit Italian American family...
Lori A. Gatley-Yager
Mar 26, 2026
Lori A. Gatley-Yager, age 63, passed away on March 26, 2026, at Rome Health, after a brief illness.Lori was born in Rome on December 1, 1962, to the late Walter and Mary Trinka Gatley and graduated from Adirondack Central School. On February 14, 2004 , she was united in marriage to Michael Yager. Lori began her career working at Rome...
Rebecca E. Nasci
Mar 26, 2026
Rebecca "Becky" E. Nasci, age 57, of Verona, passed away after a brief illness on March 26, 2026, at the Wynn Hospital with her loving family by her side.Becky was born in Rome on March 7, 1969, to the late Ronald Sr. and Mary Rocker Doty and graduated from VVS High School. In July 2, 1988, she was united in...
Katherine A. Seymour
Mar 20, 2026
Katherine A. Seymour, age 75, of Rome, passed away at home on March 20, 2026, after a brief illness.Katherine was born in Norway, NY on May 20, 1950, to the late Ivan and Arlene Schafer Foster. On December 9, 1968, she was united in marriage to Floyd Seymour, and the two of them shared over 40 years of love and...
Bruce William Hawkins
Mar 19, 2026
Bruce W. Hawkins, age 65, of Steuben, passed away peacefully on March 19, 2026, at the Wynn Hospital with his family at his bedside.Bruce was born in Rome, N.Y. July 24, 1960, to the late Roy Jr. and Ruth Rocker Hawkins, and he graduated from Holland Patent High School. On June 9, 1984, he was united in marriage to the...
Joanne D. Gaffey
Mar 15, 2026
Joanne D. Gaffey, age 89, of Camden, passed away peacefully on March 15, 2026, at the Eastern Star Home.Joanne was born in Rome on January 3, 1937, to the late James and Ellen Haley Dunn, and graduated from the Academy of Holy Names. On November 25, 1954, she was united in marriage to her heart throb, William Gaffey at St....
Christopher M. Hildenbrandt
Mar 12, 2026
Christopher M. Hildenbrandt, age 45, of Rome, passed away unexpectedly, on March 12, 2026, as a result of injuries sustained in a motorcycle accident.
Chris was born in Rome on October 1, 1980, to Tammi Chuff and James Hildenbrandt, Sr. and graduated from RFA. He was a self-employed carpenter and also worked alongside his brother, Jim, at J&L Paving and Sealcoating....
Peter Bonacci
Mar 7, 2026
Peter Bonacci, age 79, of Rome, passed away on March 7, 2026, at Rome Health.Peter was born in Syracuse on February 19, 1947, to the late Nick and Dorothy Cianfrano Bonacci. He proudly served his country during the Vietnam War in the U.S. Army. He retired from the federal government working for NORAD at Griffiss AFB.Peter found joy in life's...
John E. Edmondson
Mar 3, 2026
John E Edmondson, age 93, passed away peacefully in his home on March 3, 2026.
Born in the Bronx on May 20, 1932, John was the son of the late Arlis and Mary (Munnelly) Edmondson, and one of eight children. He attended St Rita's Grammar School, then graduated from Cardinal Hayes High School in 1950. He joined the US Army and...
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