All Obituaries

Rose C. Cook, 92, Conger Ave., Watertown, passed away May 30, 2023 at Samaritan Medical Center surrounded by her family. Mrs. Cook was born December 9, 1930 in Watertown, daughter of Joseph and Rose (Catania) Augliano. She attended local schools. On June 17, 1951, she was married by the Justice of the Peace in Sackets Harbor to Eben Cook. In 1983, the couple had their marriage blessed at St. Anthony’s Church by Msgr. Anthony Milia. Mr. Cook died on July 9, 1989. Mrs. Cook was...

Mary J. Eddy, 82, Peck Rd. Champion, died May 20, 2023 at Saint Joseph’s Hospital in Syracuse.  Mary was born June 5, 1941 a daughter of Theodore and Jeanne Schermerhorn Tibbles in Alexandria Bay, NY.  She graduated from Carthage High School in 1959.  She married Nelson Eddy August 18, 1960 in Carthage.  Mary worked for many years as a nurse’s aide at the Madonna Home until it closed, at that time she transferred to Samaritan Keep Home until her retirement in...

Josephine F. Foti, 95, formerly of Smith Street, passed away Sunday May 14, 2023 at Samaritan Summit Village from complications of Covid. Mrs. Foti was born November 15, 1927 in Watertown, daughter of Giovanni and Savaria (Derrigo) Malatino. She attended local schools and on September 25, 1948, she married Patrick J. Foti at St. Anthony’s Church with Reverend Albert Plante officiating. They were married fifty- three years. Mr. Foti died October 13, 2001. In 1988, Mrs. Foti retired...

Sean was born on May 27, 1975, in Evansville, IN, son of Richard and Kathleen (Capin) Scanlon.  He graduated from Southridge High School, Huntingburg IN, in 1993.  After high school, on July 3, 1993, Sean enlisted in the United States Army, making it a life time career, and was honorably discharged on January 13, 2001. He entered the US Army Reserves on October 16, 2002 until 2016 at which time he was called back to active duty for Enduring Freedom. Sean received many metals during...

Michael L. Katon, 81, of River Bend Drive East, passed away April 27, 2023 at Samaritan Keep Home. Michael was born October 8, 1941, in Perrysburg, Ohio, son of Jack K. and Marjorie (Cross) Katon. He graduated from Grand Rapids High School in 1959. He received his Masters from Bowling Green University in 1967 and in 1990 received his Master in Educational Administration from St. Lawrence University. Michael came to Watertown in 1967. He serviced in the United States Navy and was honorably...

    Philip J. Lyman, 73, of Syracuse, NY, passed away on April 24, 2023, at St. Joseph’s Hospital in Syracuse with his family by his side. Philip was born on October 16, 1949, in Watertown, NY, the son of Frederick and Phyllis (Frank) Lyman. He graduated from Immaculate Heart Academy in 1967.  Philip attended LeMoyne College and later received his bachelor’s and master’s degrees from SUNY Empire State College.  He retired in 2011 from Jefferson County...

     Dr. Robert B. Brown, 88, of Paddock Street, passed away April 11, 2023 at the Samaritan Summit Village.      Dr. Brown was born March 23, 1935 in Peoria, IL, son of Clarence B. and Pauline (Fisher) Brown. He graduated from the Nichols School in Buffalo, NY, completed his undergraduate studies at Cornell University and then attended University of Buffalo Medical School from which he graduated Alpha Omega Alpha. After his internship at Buffalo...

Louis Richard Doldo, born November 8, 1934 in Watertown, New York to Josephine Coppola Doldo and John Doldo passed away at home with his daughter, Concetta Doldo Galvan and his loving companion of 23 years, Lisa Lynch on April 10, 2023.   Ritchie, as he was known, is celebrated by his daughters, Concetta Doldo Galvan, Camillus and Johnna (Lauro) Pomasan of Lake Worth, Florida along with his granddaughter, Mia Alexis Galvan.  Ritchie is predeceased by his siblings, Joseph...

James B. Bisig, 59, Mannsville died April 10, 2023 at Albany Medical Center with his family by his side. Jim was born July 4, 1963 in Watertown a son of Robert and Joyce E. Hutchins Bisig. He graduated from South Jefferson Central School in 1983 He married Elizabeth Fleming in 1984 in Adams.  Jim worked at Lally Manufacturing in Adams and Utica as a knitting machine mechanic.  He later worked for Laisdell Dairy Equipment and Supply and at Dee McConnell’s Farm in Pierrepont...

Mary Lou Gerloff ,79, of Watertown, passed away March 22, 2023 at The Grand Rehabilitation and Nursing Home in Rome, NY. Mary Lou was born March 24, 1943 in Watertown, daughter of William P. and Doris M. (Nellis) Hanby. She graduated from Watertown High School in 1961. She then later graduated from the Watertown School of Commerce. On November 26, 1980 she married Frederick W. Gerloff in Watertown. Mary Lou retired in 2010 from Calander’s Pharmacy in the Medical Arts Building where...