Obituaries

Jean LaFave, teacher’s aide

Jean S. LaFave, 76, of Liverpool, died at the Eastern Star Home in Oriskany Saturday, April 28, 2012. Born in Gouverneur, she was raised in Oswegatchie by her late parents, Ailsa Erline (Harrington) and Hollis Llewelyn Scruton. She attended school in Clifton Fine and was a graduate of SUNY Canton. She was a teacher’s aide(…)

Betty Askew, Granby resident

Betty I. Askew, 86, of Granby, died Sunday, April 29, 2012 at University Hospital in Syracuse. Born in Ellenburg Center, she has lived in the Fulton area since 1987. She was a member of Temple Baptist Church in Baldwinsville and was a member of the Senior Group. She enjoyed playing the piano and organ, knitting,(…)

Thelma DeForest, worked at Birdseye

Thelma DeForest, 82, of Fulton, died Monday, April 23, 2012 at Oswego Hospital. Born in Victory, she had lived in the Fulton and Hannibal areas since 1954. She had worked Birdseye Foods and Oswego Growers and Shippers. She enjoyed playing cards, bingo and spending time with her family and friends. She was predeceased by her(…)

Rita Scott, LPN at Oswego Hospital

Rita A. Scott, 91, of Oswego, died Saturday, April 21, 2012 in Oswego Hospital. Mrs. Scott was born in Oswego, the daughter of the late Gaetano and Mary Louise (Gentile) DePasquale. Mrs. Scott was a former employee of Breneman Hartshorn and she worked as an LPN at Oswego Hospital. Mrs. Scott was a communicant of(…)

Carl Andrews, amateur radio operator

Carl Loyal Andrews, 88, died March 21, 2012. He was born Jan. 17, 1924 to Carl and Golda Andrews in Ashtabula, Ohio. He graduated from Ashtabula High School in 1941. He served in World War II and in Korea and received his BA degree in 1960 from Kent State University in Ohio, taught history and(…)

Shirley Morrell, retired from Sealright

Shirley Morrell, 75, of North Richland Hills, Texas, died Friday, April 20, 2012 at a local hospital. She was born Jan. 5, 1937 in Fulton to Winfield and Loretta Kyle in Fulton. She retired in 2000 from Sealright. She and her husband, Stan, moved to North Richland Hills seven years ago to be closer to(…)

Frances Cronk, worked at Birdseye

Frances L. Richards Cronk, 82, of Fulton, died Monday, April 16, 2012. Mrs. Cronk was a life resident of the Fulton area. She had worked at Birdseye in Fulton, General Electric, Co. in Liverpool and was last employed as a home health aide. She was an avid bingo player and she loved to crotchet. She(…)

Nancy Roberts, Oswego resident

Nancy A. Roberts, 62, of Oswego, died Saturday,  April 7, 2012 in Oswego Hospital after a brief illness. She was born in Syracuse and has been a resident of the Oswego area for most of her life. Mrs. Roberts was predeceased by her son, Jeremy Castler, and her parents, Kenneth and Matilda Kiggins.