Obituary Listings

Edward A. "Ed" Mccaffrey

Edward A. "Ed" Mccaffrey

Feb 28, 2011

Edward A. McCaffrey, age 82, of Rome, passed away February 28, 2011, at home, after a long illness. He was born September 25, 1928, in New York City, a son of Edward J. and Charlotte Werner McCaffrey. Ed was united in marriage to the former Nancy O'Neil, on November 7, 1953, in Watertown, New York. He was a registered nurse...

Patrick C "Pat" Dolan

Patrick C "Pat" Dolan

Feb 28, 2011

Patrick "Dooley" C. Dolan Rome/Bonita Springs, FL Patrick "Dooley" C. Dolan, age 68, of Rome and Bonita Springs, FL, passed away February 28, 2011, in Florida. He was born September 29, 1942, in Utica, the son of William F. and Eleanor King Dolan, and graduated from Rome Free Academy. Pat was united in marriage to the former Patricia Tormey, on...

Fred Parker

Fred Parker

Feb 25, 2011

Fred Parker Fred Parker, 81, of Rome, passed away February 25, 2011, after brief illness. He was born June 14, 1929, in Town of Lee, a son of Alfred L. and Lena M. Kirk Parker. He was educated in Rome Schools. Fred was united in marriage to Dorothy Van Court. He worked as a Dispatcher at GAFB and as a...

Paula "Tomassi" Cignarale

Paula "Tomassi" Cignarale

Feb 19, 2011

Paula Cignarale Paula Cignarale, 72, of Rome, passed away February 19, 2011, at home after a long illness, with her loving family at her side. She was born January 1, 1939, in Terracina, Italy, a daughter of Marco and Maria Gazzelloni Tomassi. She was educated in Italy, and came to America in 1958. Paula was united in marriage to Anthony...

Evelyn Bernice Sambrosky

Evelyn Bernice Sambrosky

Feb 16, 2011

Evelyn Sambrosky Evelyn Sambrosky began her next journey Wednesday, February 16, 2011. She was born August 20, 1936, in Ava, NY, the youngest of ten to Frank and Wladyslawa Kaczorowski. She attended a one room schoolhouse on Mullen Hill Road in Ava where the first words she spoke to the teacher were "spojrze? na birdie". She graduated from Holland Patent...

James P. Fredette

James P. Fredette

Feb 15, 2011

James P. Fredette James P. Fredette, age 38, of Rome, passed away February 15, 2011, in Rome Memorial Hospital, after a long illness. He was born February 10, 1973, in Syracuse, a son of Henry and Mary Gunnip Fredette, and graduated from Syracuse University. James was united in marriage to the former Jennifer Hollibaugh, on March 30, 2001, in Syracuse....

Stanley Lincoln "Stan" Bates

Stanley Lincoln "Stan" Bates

Feb 14, 2011

Stanley L. Bates The forever surprising Stanley Lincoln Bates passed away in Rome Hospital on Feb. 14, Valentine's Day, just a few blocks from North Jay Street where he was born on November 18, 1916, the third son of Genevieve and Elmer Orson Bates. He was a man of strong convictions who questioned common opinions and came to his own...

Robert Ferrare

Robert Ferrare

Feb 1, 2011

Robert Ferrrare Robert Ferrare, age 52, passed away peacefully, February 1, 2011, at Faxton-St. Luke's Healthcare Facility, with his loving family at his side. He was born November 5, 1958, in Rome, the son of Dominick and Carmella Fiordiliso Ferrare. He graduated from Rome Free Academy and served a four year apprenticeship with Local #79, Plumbers and Steamfitters. He worked...

Ronald S. Turner

Ronald S. Turner

Jan 30, 2011

Ronald S. Turner Ronald S. Turner, age 76, of Lee Center, passed away January 30, 2011, at Rome Memorial Hospital after a brief illness. He was born July21, 1934, in Rome, the son of the late Sydney and Zora Burch Turner, and educated in Rome schools. He was a machinist at Bartell's, retiring many years ago. He was married to...

Anne E. "Prichard" Rice

Anne E. "Prichard" Rice

Jan 30, 2011

Anne E. Rice Rome,NY Anne E. Rice, age 86 of 6300 Lowell Rd. Rome, NY passed away on the Lord's Day, Sun. Jan. 30, 2011 after a brief illness, with her children at her side. Anne was born April 12, 1924 in Utica, the daughter of the late John N. and Ruth Prichard. She graduated from Leonardsville School and Rider...

Neil E. Waite

Neil E. Waite

Jan 25, 2011

Neil E. Waite, SMSGT Ret. USAF, age 79, of Rome, passed away, Tuesday, January 25, 2011, at Rome Memorial Hospital after a long illness. He was born April 22, 1931, in Brattleboro, VT, a son of the late Millard, Sr., and Mabel Young Waite. He was a 1949 graduate of Brattleboro High School. Neil served 20 years in the USAF,...

Alfred E. "Al" Tuthill

Alfred E. "Al" Tuthill

Jan 21, 2011

Alfred E. Tuthill Alfred E. Tuthill, 89, formerly of Hawkins Corners Road, passed away January 21, 2011, at Stonehedge Nursing Home. He was born May 17, 1921, in Lee Center, a son of William and Matilda Andregg Tuthill. Alfred operated the Tuthill Farms in Lee Center until his retirement. Alfred is survived by two sisters, Gladys Pritchard and Beatrice Maitland,...

Bernard A. "Bernie" Hoehn

Bernard A. "Bernie" Hoehn

Jan 18, 2011

Bernard (Bernie) Hoehn, of Rome, passed away January 18, 2011. He was born in Rome, NY on July 24, 1924 to Marion Neiss and the former Mayor of Rome Alfred M. Hoehn. Bernie attended Saint Aloysius Academy and later enlisted in the Army Air Corp where he was assigned to the 492nd bomb group as a nose gunner on a...

James G. "Jim" Box

James G. "Jim" Box

Jan 2, 2011

James G. Box James G. Box, age 90, of Rome, passed away January 2, 2011, with his loving family at his side. He was born November 14, 1920, in Rome, a son of John F., DDS, and Helen Lewis Box, and graduated from Rome Free Academy and the Academy of Aeronautics, at LaGuardia Field, NY. Jim was united in marriage...

Florence "Babcock" Koberstein

Florence "Babcock" Koberstein

Dec 18, 2010

Florence Koberstein Florence Koberstein, age 83, of Herkimer and formerly of Rome, passed away December 18, 2010, at St. Elizabeth Medical Center, after a long illness. She was born March 28, 1927, in Brooklyn, a daughter of Percy and Mary Markey Babcock, and educated in Brooklyn Schools. Florence was united in marriage to Charles W. Koberstein on July 30, 1949,...

Leonard John Trachsel

Leonard John Trachsel

Dec 17, 2010

Leonard J. Trachsel Leonard J. Trachsel, 74, of Verona, passed away peacefully, December 17, 2010, at Rome Memorial Hospital, with his loving family at his side. He was born August 5, 1936, in Rome, a son of Leonard J. and Delilah A. Campbell Trachsel, and was educated in Rome schools. Leonard was united in marriage to the former Barbara Jean...

Louis John "John" Macalik

Louis John "John" Macalik

Dec 16, 2010

Louis John Macalik, Jr. Louis John Macalik, Jr., age 46, of Rome, passed away December 16, 2010, in Savannah, GA, after a brief illness. John was born January 25, 1964, in Minot, North Dakota, a son of Louis John and Dora M. Boffi Macalik, and graduated from Rome Free Academy. He was employed as a Materials Control Specialist for NCI...

Geraldine Soboleski

Geraldine Soboleski

Dec 12, 2010

Geraldine Soboleski, 101, of Clearwater, FL, formerly of Rome, passed away December 12, 2010. She was born to John and Emma Roth in Taberg, NY in October of 1909. She married Stuart Sherwood in Toms River, NJ and was widowed in 1957. Three years later, she married Mike Soboleski in Rome, NY and moved to Clearwater in 1963. She belonged...

Mary E. "Smith" Eychner

Mary E. "Smith" Eychner

Dec 8, 2010

Mary E. Eychner, age 88, of Rome, passed away peacefully December 8, 2010, with her loving family at her side. She was born September 11, 1922, in Rome, a daughter of Otto and Anna Herig Smith, and graduated from Rome Free Academy in 1940. Mary was united in marriage to Leslie "Bud" Eychner on December 14, 1946, in Rome. Mary...

Mary L. "Ward" Pick

Mary L. "Ward" Pick

Nov 30, 2010

Mary (Ward) Pick Harpersfield, NY Mary L. (Ward) Pick, age 47, of Harpersfield and formerly of Rome, went to be with the Lord, on November 30, 2010, after a long illness. She was born March 29, 1963, in Rome, a daughter of Thomas and Diane Babcock Ward, and graduated from Rome Free Academy and HCCC. Mary was united in marriage...