All Obituaries

Chris L. “Finley” Dobson, 61, of 25595 County Rt. 160, Watertown, passed away peacefully on August 6, 2020 at her home, where she was surrounded by her loving family and under the care of Hospice of Jefferson County. She was born on May 15, 1959 in Watertown, NY, daughter of Harold and Martha (Gould) Finley.  Chris graduated from Watertown High School in 1977. Following high school she graduated from N. Country Community College with an Associate’s Degree in Criminal...

Emory W. Fedora Jr., 86, of 308 Gale St., Watertown, passed away July 31, 2020 at the Samaritan Medical Center. Born on December 25, 1933 in Watertown, son of Emory W. and Ada (Haskins) Fedora Sr., he attended Watertown High School. Following school he served in the Navy Reserves for two years before entering the US Air Force on March 5, 1953.  He served during the Korean Conflict and was honorably discharged on March 4, 1957.   He married Jane F. Kimball on October...

Carmaline D. Arquiett, 84, formerly of Felts Mills, passed away July 26, 2020 at Samaritan Summit Village where she had been a resident. Calling hours will be 11 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Saturday, August 1st at the Bruce Funeral Home. A Funeral Mass will be said 1 p.m. on Saturday for immediate family (due to the limited capacity of people the church can hold) at St. Paul’s Catholic Church.  A public graveside service will follow mass at the Felts Mills Cemetery.  Born on...

Robert H. Holland, 96, formerly of Watertown, passed away July 22, 2020 at Upstate University Hospital in Syracuse. A graveside service with military honors will be held 11 a.m. Monday, July 27 at the N. Watertown Cemetery.  Arrangements are with the Hart & Bruce Funeral Home. Robert was born on September 10, 1923 in Cape Vincent, NY, son of William and Violet (Hogan) Holland and attended General Brown High School. He entered the US Army on September 8, 1942 and served in...

Stephen L. St Joseph, 69, of County Rt. 53, Dexter, passed away suddenly on July 18, 2020 at the Samaritan Medical Center. A Funeral Mass will be said 11 a.m. Friday, July 24 at Our Lady of the Sacred Heart Church.  Burial will follow in the Glenwood Cemetery.  Arrangements are with the Hart & Bruce Funeral Home. He was born on February 24, 1951 in Watertown, NY, son of the late Charles and Anna (Hotea) St Joseph. Stephen graduated from IHC in 1969.  He went on to...

  Dorothy L. Foley-Persons “Dot”, 95, formerly of Watertown, passed away July 16, 2020 at her home in Plainfield, IL. Born July 18, 1924 in the Town of Harrisburg, Dot was the daughter of Fred and Maud Severance Klock. She and her younger sister Geraldine were later adopted by her uncle and aunt, Ernest and Florence Wadsworth Klock, and moved to Copenhagen after her parents died when she was 11. She graduated from Copenhagen Central School as salutatorian in 1942 and the...

Eugene Vincent, 92, a resident at Henry Keep Apartments in Watertown, passed away peacefully July 12, 2020, at home. Born on October 24, 1927 in Watertown, NY, son of Eugene and Hazel (Smith) Vincent, he attended North Junior High School. Following school he worked various jobs.  He worked for Ken Graham Construction for many years and then went to work at Jefferson Community College where he was Senior Building and Maintenance from 1970 until he retired in 1989. Eugene was an avid...

Jennifer M. Bauman, 34, of 6354 Applewood Dr., Fort Drum, passed away peacefully on July 3, 2020 at home surrounded by her loving family, following a brief illness. She was born on August 25, 1985 in Long Beach, California, the daughter of Steven and Sheila (Keever) Welter.  Jennifer graduated from high school in Golden Valley, AZ in 2003.  She then received an Associate’s Degree in Nutrition from the University of Phoenix. Jennifer met David in Colorado where he was...

Albert L. “Thumper” Sykes IV, 59, of 29822 NYS Rt.3, Black River, passed away peacefully June 6, 2020 at his home where he was surrounded by his family and under the care of Hospice of Jefferson County. In 2017, Al was diagnosed with cancer and put up a valiant fight over the past three years. Born on March 1, 1961 in Quitman, GA, son of Albert L. Sykes Jr. and Susan Brown, Al graduated from Brooks County High School in GA.  Following high school, Al entered the US Army on...

Allison G. Walts 93 of Las Vegas NV formally from Evans Mills, NY passed away on Saturday June 6, 2020. He was born on February 3, 1927.  He was the son of Clinton and Alta Walts Evans Mills NY. He was raised and operated the family farm on Goulds Corner Rd until the 80’s.  He then worked  as security in Fulton and Jefferson County  before retiring and moving to Las Vegas.  He was a lifetime member of the Masons where he was a past grand master in the Evans...