All Obituaries

Thomas S. Holder, 54, of 539 Bradley St., Watertown, NY, passed away September 14, 2021 at the Samaritan Medical Center.  Tom fought cancer for several years and unfortunately following a brief battle with Covid he lost his life. He was born on July 1, 1967, in Watertown, NY, son of John Holder Sr. and raised by his grandmother Rose Holder.  Tom attended General Brown schools. Following school he held various jobs as a laborer and mechanic in the local area.  Tom also worked...

Douglas E. Miller, 71, of 615 Cooper St., Watertown, NY, passed away peacefully September 5, 2021 at his home where he was surrounded by his loving family and under the care of Hospice of Jefferson County. He was born on March 14, 1950 in Watertown, NY, son of the late George A. and Betty J. (Spink) Miller. Douglas graduated from General Brown High School in 1969.  Following school he entered the US Navy in 1970 and served during Vietnam.  He was honorably discharged in 1974. He...

Victor L. Carr, 79, of 618 Pine St., Glen Park, NY, passed away September 4, 2021 at his home, where he was under the care of Hospice of Jefferson County. Born on June 10, 1942 in Watertown, NY, son of Victor H. and Marjorie (Bevens) Carr, he attended General Brown High School.  Following school he served in the US Navy. He married Jennie M. Bice, of Worth, NY, on September 28, 1968.  The marriage was blessed at St. Cecelia’s Catholic Church in Adams.  The couple...

Edie H. Donato, 84, of Woodland Dr., Watertown, passed away on September 2nd, 2021 at Samaritan Medical Center.  She was surrounded by her family at the time of her passing. Edie was born on June 19th, 1937, in Evans Mills, NY.  She was the daughter of Earl Hoover and Gertrude (Black) Nellis.  She attended Watertown schools and graduated in 1956 from Watertown High.  While in high school, she worked as a page for the Flower Memorial...

Joseph M. Fulton, 32, of 3 Champion St., West Carthage, NY, passed away at his home on August 30, 2021. He was born on December 9, 1988 in Watertown, NY, son of Danny J. and Martha (Storey) Fulton.  He graduated from Carthage High School in 2008.  Joseph loved to ice skate and played hockey from an early age for the Watertown Hockey Association and for Indian River High School hockey team. Following school he worked construction for various companies in the local area. He is...

Audrey A. Williams, 51, of 1815 Olmstead Dr. Watertown, NY, and formerly of Connecticut, passed away August 30, 2021 at the Samaritan Medical Center. She was born on December 9, 1969 in Derby, CT, daughter of Raymond and Carolyn (Wilson) Wilkinson.  In 1987, Audrey graduated from Ansonia High School in Connecticut. Following school she traveled and worked as a waitress for various restaurants for many years.  In February of 2021 she moved to Watertown to live with her sister and...

Margaret C. Casey, 97, passed away August 29, 2021 at the Samaritan Keep Nursing Home where she had been a resident. She was born on May 24, 1924 in Watertown, NY, daughter of Bernard and Marion (Ellis) Casey.  She graduated from Black River High School in 1943. Margaret dedicated her entire career working for Dr. Arthur Peckham Sr., in Watertown, as a secretary. She enjoyed traveling, gardening, cross word puzzles, and she volunteered at the hospital and Flower Memorial Library for...

Richard J. Williams, 91, formerly of Black River, NY, passed away August 28, 2021 at the St. Johnsville Nursing Center in St Johnsville, NY, where he had been a resident. He was born on December 23, 1929 in Watertown, NY. He attended school in a one room school house in Rutland Hollow.  Following school he served in the United States Marine Corp from 1951 until he was honorably discharged in 1952. He married Mildred “Millie” Hall on September 20, 1952 in Champion. ...

  Thomas K. Brow, 68, of 626 Emerson St., Watertown, passed away August 27, 2021 at the Hospice Residence of Jefferson County at the Ellis Farm. He was born on March 17, 1953 in West Carthage, NY son of Robert E. and Edna (Wheeler) Brow.  Thomas grew up in Carthage and was a family member of the Jefferson Rehabilitation Center, now known as ARC.  He resided in Ticonderoga for 25 years before moving to Watertown on June 19, 2021. Thomas enjoyed going to church, basket...

John “Jay” Allen, 54, of 310 W Kirby St., Dexter, NY passed away August 26, 2021 at St. Joseph's Hospital, Syracuse, NY.  Born on April 5, 1967 in Watertown, NY, son of John J. and Carol C. Singleton (Allen), he attended Indian River Central School.  He graduated in 1985.  He worked construction for various companies in the local area for all of his adult life and was most well-known for specializing in sheet rock and drywall...