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Boonville - Margaret L. Marcy, 95, died on November 11, 2023 after a brief illness, surrounded by family. Margaret was born on March 24, 1928 in Little Falls, the daughter of Frank and Laura Rising Davy. She graduated from Little Falls High School and attended Washington University in St. Louis. She was previously married to Elwyn Cagwin, with whom she had five children. They settled in Ilion, where she worked for many years as an editor/photographer at the Herkimer Telegram. In 1969, she married Lyndon Marcy, of Boonville, where she has lived since his death in 2006. During this time, she ran her own personnel agency in Utica, called Peg's Employment Place, from which she retired...

North Western - Robert F. Dibble, 85, passed away on October 25, 2023 at Rome Health. He was born in Constable, NY on April 4, 1938 a son of William and Margaret Hunt Dibble. He grew up in Rome and attended Rome schools. For many years he was employed at Rome Strip Steel, Knudsen & Sons, Rome, where he did John Deere repairs and Wilcor in Schuyler. He married Linda Ringwald Wozniak on January 1, 2003. Bob was a member of the Westernville Volunteer Fire Department serving as captain of the fire police. He was a 32 year member of the Moose Lodge, Rome. He enjoyed playing pitch at the Westernville Legion, he loved to drive and would enjoy day trips throughout New York and Vermont. He...

Boonville - Gisele Marie Mathis-Zelazowski, 64, passed peacefully on Wednesday September 20, 2023. She was surrounded by her family and was blessed with a last visit by her dog Oliver (Ollie). GiGi was born in Rome New York on January 13, 1959 and is the second of five daughters from the late James and Mary Rita Mathis. She attended West Leyden and Adirondack schools where she later graduated. She later attended MVCC and graduated as a Dental Hygienist. While growing up GiGi enjoyed countless hours of working on the family farm, canning with her parents, siblings, aunts, uncles and cousins, swimming in the back pond and of course camping. While supporting her growing family, Gisele...

Town of Western- Mary A. Jones, 81, of Hillside Road passed away at home on August 19, 2023. She was born on October 23, 1941 in Highmarket, a daughter of George and Marion Stalker Rutledge. Her family moved to Rome when she was two years old and she attended Rome Free Academy. She was united in marriage with Joseph Jones on June 10, 1959. The couple settled in Ridge Mills where they operated a garage and gas station, then moving to a garage on Main St., Westernville and finally to their location on Route 46, Westernville, Jones Gulf Service Station, where she retired from in 1999. Mary also was employed at Rose Hospital for a time as well as General Electric years ago. Mary was a...

Boonville - Shirley Rae Hillyer Baxter, 80, passed away suddenly on July 6, 2023 at her home. Shirley was born in Washington D.C. on November 24, 1942 a daughter of Edgar and Jane Marcy Hillyer. She is survived by her loving husband, Benjamin Baxter, who she was happily married to for 38 years; a son, Richard "Shannon" Barth; a stepdaughter, Christine Pfendler and stepson, Donald Baxter; her pride and joy grandchildren, Morgan and Ryan Barth and fianc? Kelsey Meyers, Mason and Wyatt (Kendra) Pfendler, Owen Baxter, Tyler Smith; her dog, Sherlock and a few close special friends, Rosemary Palmer, Radene Failing and Karen McClure. Shirley is predeceased by her brother Carl Hillyer in 2012...