All Obituaries

Lorraine R. Pagano (Raine), 80, a resident of Liverpool, peacefully passed away on January 14, 2022, at St. Joseph’s Hospital. She was surrounded by her loving family to be reunited with her beloved Joe.    Born in Oswego, she was the daughter of the late John and June (Hewitt) Jessmore and was a graduate of the Oswego High School. Lorraine was employed with General Electric in Syracuse for over thirty years. Raine loved a well-manicured lawn and enjoyed working in her many...

Michelle A. Hoyt-Watkins, 55, a resident of Oswego passed away on January 12, 2022 at her home. Born in Utica, N.Y., She was the daughter of Carole Pryor of Scriba and Ronald O. Pryor. She was a graduate of Oswego High School and received degrees in Business and Accounting from Bryant and Stratton. She was employed with the Elk's #271 for many years. Michelle enjoyed arts and crafts and spending time with her pet rats. Surviving besides her mother are her children, Desire Watkins of...

Daniel R. Brett, 60, a resident of Oswego passed away on January 9, 2022, at the Oswego Hospital. Born in Fulton, he was a son of the late Kenneth and Elizabeth (Earle) Brett and was a graduate of Hannibal High School. He was a member of Carpenters #276. Mr. Brett was a veteran of the United States Marines serving from 1979-1982. He was an avid NY Jets fan who was a good husband and was a loving father. His grandson was the apple of his eye. He loved to share and read books with his...

Donald E. Townsend, 91,  a resident of Oswego passed away on January 2, 2022, at the Oswego Hospital. Born in Watertown, N.Y. he was a son of the late Norman and Lulu May (Bonney) Townsend and was a graduate of the West Carthage High School. He was employed with Agway and later retired from the Maintenance Department at SUNY Oswego after twenty years of service. Mr. Townsend was a veteran of the United States Army serving from 1951-1956. He was a member of Jaycees and was a Trustee at...

Billie Fischer Johnson, 73, a resident of Scriba passed away on December 21, 2021, at the Oswego Hospital. Born in Oswego, She was a daughter of the late William and Anna (Buskey) Fischer. She was a graduate of the Oswego High Schoo, Class of 1966, and the Cosmetology School in Syracuse. She was employed as a waitress at several restaurants in Oswego including the Oswego Speedway and Howard Johnson’s. She owned and operated Billies Beauty Shop out of her home in Scriba. She was later...

David S. Barbera, 65, a resident of Oswego passed away on November 25, 2021, at his home. Born in Oswego, he was the son of the late Samuel and Mary (Regan) Barbera and had attended Oswego schools. He was the owner of Sammy's Express and was a member of Laborer's Local #214 He loved to ride his Harley and visit family in Florida. He enjoyed watching the races at the Oswego Speedway and watching NASCAR on TV. Surviving are his son, Samuel J. Barbera of Syracuse, his sister, Linda...

Mary M. Kostoroski, 65, a resident of Oswego, passed away on November 30, 2021, at the Oswego Hospital. Born in Oswego, She was a daughter of the late Robert and Rita (Harrington) LaGoe and was a graduate of the Oswego High School. Mary was employed with the Oswego Post Office for almost twenty years. She loved to garden and enjoyed cooking. Gigi loved to make pancakes for her grandchildren. Surviving are her three children, Kate (Kevin Jr.) Miller, Nick Kostoroski, and Kelsey Kostoroski...

David P. Spaulding, 57, a resident of Volney passed away on December 1, 2021, at his home. David was an avid outdoorsman. Surviving are his mother, Susan Pilon of Oswego, stepfather, Stephen Heimovitz of Oswego, three children, Jami Spaulding of Volney, Jordan Spaulding of Volney, Jeremy Spaulding of Volney, two grandchildren, Jaren Fellows, and Cole Spaulding, two sisters, Tina Spaulding of Tennessee, Debbie (Mark) Gentile of Tennessee, his soul mate, Lorraine Fellows, and several nephews,...

Steven Albert Baxter, 78, a loving husband, father, and loyal friend passed peacefully on November 20 with his family by his side. He was born in Central Square on November 6, 1943, to the late John and Thelma (Boots) Baxter and was a graduate of the Paul V. Moore High School. He was employed with Niagara Mohawk first in the Gas Department and then as a line foreman in the Electric Department. Steve served as Vice President of the IBEW 478 and later he represented 1,200 members as...

Brian Kirkpatrick, 72, a resident of Scriba passed away on November 15, 2021. Born in Brooklyn, he was a son of the late Charles and Mary (Cawley) Kirkpatrick. He received an Associate in Arts degree from Fulton Montgomery Community College; a Bachelor of Science degree from SUNY Plattsburgh and a Teaching Certificate in Elementary Education from the State of New Jersey. Brian worked as a teacher in Newark, New Jersey, and Mahwah, New Jersey He was then employed by Schiffli Embroidery in...