All Obituaries

Douglas H. DeGroff, 60, a former resident of Oswego passed away on June 27 at his home in Syracuse. Born in Oswego he was the first son of Howard DeGroff of Central Square and Adrienne (Ottman) DeGroff of Oswego and graduated from Oswego High School class of 1976. Doug was a member of the Black Knights Drum and Bugle Corps (Oswego, NY). Surviving besides his parents, are his children, Damien DeGroff of Colorado, Wendy Vevia of Binghamton and Emily (Anthony) DeGroff of Syracuse, five...

  Robert E. Hutchinson, 87, a resident of the Oswego area passed away on June 26 at his home.   Born in Oswego, he was a son of the late William and Myrtle (Root) Hutchinson and had attended Oswego schools.   He was employed with the New York State Transportation Department.   Mr. Hutchinson was a veteran of the Army Air Force serving in the Korean Conflict. He also served in the Army reserves.   He was an avid woodworker who enjoyed spending time with his...

Gladys Marie (Leavens) Schrader, 78, a resident of Oswego passed away on the 9 th of June, 2018 at her home surrounded by her family after a valiant battle where she exemplified dignity and courage. Gladys passed knowing the love of her daughter, grandsons, brother, nieces and nephews, extended family and dearest friends. She had a strong faith and devotion to the Lord and is now celebrating eternal peace alongside the love of her life of 52 years, her husband, Robert David Schrader. Born in...

 Viola I. Boardway left this earthly world to live in eternal peace with her husband Richard, son Fred, and grandson Adam on June 3rd, 2018.  Born in Oswego on November 6, 1927, she was the daughter of Richard and Flavia (Allen)Guernsey.  Viola graduated from the Oswego High School in 1945, met and married Richard J. Boardway, and had five children – Carol (Michael) Fitzsimmons of Oswego; Richard David (Sandra) of Mineral, VA; Frederick; Alan (Kathleen) of Penfield,...

     Donald H. Case, 91, a resident of the Town of Oswego passed away on May 24 at the Oswego Hospital.   Born in Phelps, N.Y., he was a son of the late Charles and Bessie Mae (Gleason) Case and had attended Newark schools.   Mr. Case was a veteran of the United States Navy, serving in both World War II and the Korean Conflict.   He was the grounds keeper at Hamilton Homes for over 25 years.   He was a member of the DAV, VFW #5885 and the American Legion...

Michael T. Meehan, 68, a lifelong resident of Oswego and most recently a resident of Bishop Commons, passed away on Monday May 21, 2018, at his home after a brief illness. Born in Oswego, he was the eldest son of the late John E. and Helen (Diviney) Meehan. He was a graduate of the Oswego Public High School and had attended Clarkson University. He was employed with the Nine Mile Point Nuclear Stations for Niagara Mohawk Power Corporation/Constellation Energy/Exelon for more than 25...

   George F. Johnson, 86, a resident of Oswego passed away on May 11 at the St. Luke Health Services.    Born in Oswego, he was the son of the late George T. and Emma (Matteson) Johnson and was a graduate of the CBA in Albany.   He was employed with General Electric in Syracuse, Marathon Corporation, was the assistant manager at Loblaws for twenty years and was a custodian at the Oswego Middle School for twenty years.    Mr. Johnson was a veteran of the...

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Mary A. Modie, 104, a resident of Oswego passed away on April 28 at the St.Luke Health Services.   Born in Oswego, she was a daughter of the late John and Catherine (Kubish) White and had attended Oswego schools.   She was employed with Nestle's for ten years and later operated John's Tavern for twenty years.   Mary was a member of the Scriba Senior Citizen's , St. Stephen's Church and enjoyed gardening.   Surviving are nieces and nephews and great nieces...

  Mary Louise (Crimmins) Monica,69 , a former resident of Oswego passed away on April 28 in Franklinville N.Y..   Born in Oswego, she was a daughter of the late Joseph and Mary (McCaffrey) Crimmins and had attended Oswego schools.   She was the owner of the South Ridge Restaurant in Watertown NY with her first husband David Monica.    She managed the Little Buck Convenience Store for several years in North Carolina and retired from Walmart Customer Service in 2017...