Obituary Listings

Norman R. "Stormin" Pickett

Norman R. "Stormin" Pickett

Dec 12, 2016

Norman R. Pickett, 64, formerly of Rome, New York, passed away Monday December 12, 2016 at Bailey Family Hospice Center in St. Augustine, Florida surrounded by his wife, children and siblings after a yearlong battle with pancreatic cancer. Norman "Jimmy" was born on December 22, 1951 in Rome, the son of the late Robert and Eleanor Pickett. He was raised...

Karen E. "Hall" Deane

Karen E. "Hall" Deane

Dec 9, 2016

Full Name Karen E. Deane (Hall) Date of Birth Friday, December 15th, 1950 Date of Death Friday, December 9th, 2016 Place of Death Oneida, New York

Clinton J. Snow

Clinton J. Snow

Dec 7, 2016

Clinton J. Snow, age 75, of New York Mills, passed away peacefully on December 7, 2016 at Betsy Ross Nursing Home. Clinton was born in Bridgewater, NY on December 11, 1940 to the late Eugene and Mary Randall Snow. He attended school in Waterville. He worked as the Housing Project Manager for Wooded Park Apartments in Kirkland. Clinton loved to...

Justin C. Baird

Justin C. Baird

Dec 2, 2016

Justin C. Baird, age 21, of Floyd, passed away peacefully at home on December 2, 2016 after a lifelong battle with cerebral palsy. Justin was born in Rome on March 14, 1995 to Charles and Julie Wallace Baird. He graduated from Vernon Verona Sherrill High School this past summer. He enjoyed camping with his friends. He also liked Patsy Klein...

Mary Louise "Hoffman" Gans

Mary Louise "Hoffman" Gans

Nov 28, 2016

Mary Louise Gans, age 84, of the Town of Western, NY, passed away peacefully on November 28, 2016, surrounded by her loving family. Mary Louise was born on April 28, 1932 in St. Louis, MO to the late Earl and Olivia Spencer Hoffman. She attended and graduated from Notre Dame High School in Belmont, CA, then the College of Notre...

William G. "Bill" Swarts

William G. "Bill" Swarts

Nov 28, 2016

William G. Swarts, Sr., age 90, of the Town of Lee, passed away peacefully at Faxton-St. Luke's Healthcare Center, April 22, 2016, with his family at his side. He was born April 26, 1925, in Dunkirk, NY, a son of the late Harry and Viola Eagan Swarts. Bill was united in marriage to Mildred Matarazzo, on July 25, 1953, in...

William G. Swarts

William G. Swarts

Nov 28, 2016

William G. Swarts, Jr., age 61, of Rome, passed away on November 28, 2016, after a long battle with cancer. William was born on June 11, 1955 in Hoboken, NJ to the late William Sr. and Mildred Matarazzo Swarts. He graduated from Rome Catholic High School in 1973. He worked as an insurance adjuster for AIM. William was a SAL...

Marie R. "Aiello" Haines

Marie R. "Aiello" Haines

Nov 25, 2016

MARIE ROSE AIELLO HAINES, age 83, of Rome, passed away on November 25, 2016. She was born in Rome on November 24, 1933 to the late Giachino and Maria (Scullino) Aiello. She was educated in the Rome Schools and graduated from Rome Free Academy in1952. In 1974, she married Colonel Franklyn Haines and together, they shared the most wonderful years...

Gerard M. "Jay" Mayhew

Gerard M. "Jay" Mayhew

Nov 25, 2016

Full Name Gerard M "Jay" Mayhew Date of Birth Sunday, July 8th, 1934 Date of Death Friday, November 25th, 2016 Place of Death New Hartford, NY 13413

Ann B. "Murphy" Mckiernan

Ann B. "Murphy" Mckiernan

Nov 21, 2016

Ann Bernadette McKiernan, age 76, of Pittsburgh, PA and formerly of Rome, NY passed away on November 21, 2016. Ann was born in Rome on June 10, 1940 to the late Edward and Mary Dunn Murphy. She graduated from Rome Free Academy and worked at the Rome Police Department, before being united in marriage to James O. McKiernan, Jr.; a...

Frances A. "Morice" Mayhew

Frances A. "Morice" Mayhew

Nov 8, 2016

Frances Ann Mayhew, age 76, of Rome, passed away peacefully, November 8, 2016, at Faxton-St. Luke's Healthcare Center. She was born May 1, 1940, in Rome, a daughter of the late Charles and Margaret Shaw Morice, and graduated from Rome Free Academy in 1958. Frances was united in marriage to Gerard M. Mayhew, on June 4, 1960, at St. Mary...

Maria R. "Arena" Barber

Maria R. "Arena" Barber

Nov 7, 2016

Maria R. Barber, age 92, of Rome, passed away peacefully on November 7, 2016. She was born August 13, 1924, in Utica, the daughter of the late Frank and Catherine Puccio Arena, and educated in Rome schools. Maria was united in marriage to John Joseph Barber on July 17, 1964, in Norwich, NY; he died June 10, 2008. She was...

Dorothy "Middlebrook" Garris

Dorothy "Middlebrook" Garris

Nov 3, 2016

Dorothy Garris, age 88, of Rome, passed away on November 3, 2016 at Rome Memorial Hospital, surrounded by her loving family. Mrs. Garris was born on October 11, 1928 in Kathleen, GA to the late Bennett and Della Berry Middlebrook. She was united in marriage to the late Levi Garris in November 1944. Mr. Garris passed away on April 11,...

Francis Giles Wayland-Smith

Francis Giles Wayland-Smith

Oct 28, 2016

Francis Giles Wayland-Smith, 81, died suddenly at home in the Oneida Community Mansion House on Oct. 28, 2016. Born Sept. 25, 1935 in Oneida, N.Y. to Robert and Prudence (Skinner) Wayland-Smith, Giles was much loved by everyone who knew him and was a loving partner to his wife, Leah Katherine (Wylie) Wayland-Smith for 51 years. Giles attended local Sherrill schools...

Leslie E. "Stockwin" Stockwin

Leslie E. "Stockwin" Stockwin

Oct 25, 2016

Leslie E. Stockwin, age 69, of Yorkville, passed away unexpectedly on October 25, 2016 at home. Leslie was born in Potsdam, NY on February 12, 1947 to the late Herbert and Adeline Coppins Stockwin. She received her Associate's Degree from Hinds Junior College in Mississippi. She worked at Utica National Insurance as a transcriptionist. Leslie is survived by a daughter...

Bernard W. "Bernie" Meyers

Bernard W. "Bernie" Meyers

Oct 24, 2016

Bernard "Bernie" Meyers, 75, a retired Rome Fire Department Lieutenant, passed away October 24, 2016. He was born September 10, 1941, in Rome, a son of the late Enoch and Agnes Urtz Meyers, and graduated from West Leyden High School and Utica School of Commerce. Bernie proudly served in the United States Air Force and was a member of the...

Doris J. "Aigler" Reber

Doris J. "Aigler" Reber

Oct 22, 2016

Full Name Doris J. Reber (Aigler) Date of Birth Wednesday, February 25th, 1931 Date of Death Saturday, October 22nd, 2016 Place of Death New York 13424

Robert L. "Bob" Pagano

Robert L. "Bob" Pagano

Oct 20, 2016

Robert L. Pagano, age 77, of Rome, passed away peacefully on October 20, 2016 at St. Elizabeth's Medical. Robert was born on December 30, 1938 in Flint, MI to the late Jerry and Alice Hamann Pagano. After his graduation from high school, he enlisted in the U.S. Air Force, retiring honorably as a TSgt in 1978 after 20 years of...

Charles F. Batchelder

Charles F. Batchelder

Oct 11, 2016

Charles F. Batchelder III, of Rome, left this earth Tuesday, October 11, 2016, with his wife at his side. He passed away at Rome Memorial Hospital after a long illness. He was born the son of Charles Foster and Martha (Lee) Batchelder, Jr in Augusta, ME on July 1, 1930. A veteran of the Korean War (Army Signal Corps), he...

Jacqueline C. "Jackie" Keller

Jacqueline C. "Jackie" Keller

Oct 11, 2016

Full Name Jacqueline "Jackie" Keller Date of Birth Monday, September 18th, 1944 Date of Death Tuesday, October 11th, 2016 Place of Death Rome, NY 13440