All Obituaries

Paul A. Della Pepa, 60, of Bay View Manor, Chaumont, passed away unexpectedly but peacefully at his home on September 19, 2020 of natural causes.  He was born on July 22, 1960, in Newburgh, NY, son of Terrance and Marjorie (Owens) Della Pepa.  He attended Sackets Harbor High School and graduated from the Jefferson- Lewis BOCES vocational training program in Automotive Technology, earning his GED. Following school, Paul went to U.S. Air Force basic training and, upon completion,...

James “Jim” K. Burnett 74, of Watertown, passed away September 19, 2020 at Strong Memorial Hospital in Rochester.  He and his wife have resided in Rochester since December 2019. He was born on January 6, 1946, in Watertown, NY, son of Orlando and Evelyn Sheitz Burnett.  He graduated from Watertown High School in 1964. He married Doris Fayette on June 28, 1969 at St. Patrick’s Catholic Church.  The couple resided in Watertown.  Jim served in the Army...

Ronald R. Durham, 69, of Watertown, passed away suddenly on September 19, 2020 at his home. He was born on July 3, 1951 in Watertown, NY, son of Francis and Betty Warner Durham.  He graduated from Belleville High School in 1970. Ron began his career at NY Air Brake working in the Foundry from 1971 until 1991.  He then became a delivery driver for Fed Ex for many years, retiring in 2013. He married Bonnie L. Tharp on April 3, 1971 at the Emmanuel Congregational Church in...

Martin (Marty) Schneider, 72, of Watertown, passed away suddenly on September 14, 2020 at Upstate University Hospital in Syracuse. He was born on December 30, 1947, in Steyr, Austria, son of John and Rosina (Gubesch) Schneider.  In November 1951, Martin and his family moved to Watertown where he graduated from Watertown High School in 1966. He entered the US Army on August 3, 1967 in Fort Dix, NJ.  Martin served one year in Vietnam just outside Saigon.  Upon returning home...

Robert P. Corbett Jr., 67, of Watertown, NY, passed away peacefully on August 31, 2020 at his home where he had been cared for by his family.   He was born on September 9, 1952 in Watertown, NY, the son of Robert P. Corbett Sr. and Betty G. (Cummings) Corbett.  He graduated from Sackets Harbor High School and went on to attend Onondaga Community College, majoring in Graphic Arts and Advertising Technology. He married Trudy Lashway of Watertown on August 9, 1975 in Sackets...

Jeanne E. Mack, 69, of 20282 Miser Road, Black River, passed away peacefully on August 18, 2020 at her home.    Born on July 22, 1951, daughter of Martin and Rose Wolf Horeth, she graduated third in her class from Watertown High School in 1969. She married Charles J. Mack on August 26, 1972 in Felts Mills with “Tuck” Thomas officiating.  The couple lived for a short while in Watertown and Felts Mills, before moving to their current home where they...

Cody Justin James Frazier, 29, of 23960 White Road, Watertown, passed away August 16, 2020 at the Albany Medical Center. He was born on January 8, 1991 in Watertown, NY, son of Ricky and BettyJoe Crawford Frazier.  Cody graduated from General Brown High School in 2009 and was a member of the General Brown football and baseball teams. Following graduation he held various jobs in the local area from working construction, painting, driving tow truck, working for his father, and most...

Edward T. Brown, 68, of Oswego, passed away August 15, 2020 at Upstate University Hospital in Syracuse. He was born on September 19, 1951 in Niagara Falls, NY, son of William D. and Mary Cassidy Brown.  He graduated from Archbishop High School in Warminster, PA in1970.  Following school he entered the US Coast Guard in 1973 and was honorably discharged on September 30, 1997 as a Chief Boatswains Mate. He received seven Coast Guard Good Conduct Awards, Coast Guard Achievement...

Maria Horeth, 96, passed away peacefully August 11, 2020 at the Carthage Center for Rehabilitation and Nursing where she had been a resident. Born on September 27, 1923 in Gross Schogen, Transylvania, Romania, daughter of Johann and Maria Horeth Thot, she graduated from a Lutheran high school in Gross Schogen.  Following school she moved to Austria in the fall of 1943 where she worked as a farmhand on a farm.  Maria then went to nurses training and received her practical nursing...

John Leggue, 61, of 847 LeRay St., passed away peacefully August 9, 2020 at his home. He was born on October 25, 1958, in Massena, NY, the son of the late Roderick and Joyce (Leggue) Ward.  He graduated from Massena Central High School in 1978 and spent most of his life residing in Massena.  John moved to Watertown in 2016. John enjoyed working and playing games on the computer, he was an avid football fan and loved to listen to music. Among his survivors are his two sisters and...