Mr. Thomas A. Trinco, 91, passed away, with his loving family by his side, on Thursday, July 22, 2021, at the St. Luke’s Campus of the MVHS. Born in Utica, July 6, 1930, Tommy was a son of the late Bruno and Josephine (Gentile) Trinco. He was educated in local schools and a 1950 graduate of T.R. Proctor High School. From 1948 to 1954, Tom proudly served our country in the US Army and was discharged at the rank of Sergeant. On May 24, 1958, he was joined in marriage to the former...

Michael J. Longo, 51, passed away unexpectedly, due to cardiac complications, on Friday, July 16, 2021. Michael was born in New Hartford, NY, May 19, 1970, the son of Joseph A. Longo Sr. and the late Sue (Allbright) Longo. He was raised in Deerfield and was a graduate of Whitesboro Central High School. Mike was a longtime Water Technician for the County of Oneida. He loved watching football and was a die-hard Miami Dolphins fan. He is survived by his dad, Joseph; sister, Stacy Gilberti;...

James “Jim” Haggerty, 75, passed away, with his loving family by his side, on Thursday, July 15, 2021, at Faxton-St. Luke’s Healthcare. Jim was born in Utica, July 16, 1945, the oldest son of Harold and Lucy (Albano) Haggerty. He was educated in local schools and a graduate of Utica Free Academy. Following high school, Jim joined the US Army and served in Vietnam. Always very patriotic, he was a proud Veteran right to the end. On September 16, 1972, Jim married the love...

Mr. Allan A. Shook, 90, passed away with his loved ones by his side on Monday, July 5th, 2021 at  St. Luke’s HealthCare. Allan was born in Kantara, Lebanon on August 8th, 1930, the son of the late Hamed and Fatme’ Shook.  He came to this country at the age of 3 and became a U.S. citizen in 1951.  He was educated in local schools. On November 2nd, 1951, he was joined in marriage to Olive M. Calhoun and they shared 64 loving years together until her passing on May...

Joseph M. Moreland, entered into eternal life, July 2nd 2021, after a long and brave battle with cancer. With God’s grace, he humbly joins his father, Irving, mother, Grace (Gerace), brother, Robert, and sister-in-law, Alice (Bigelis) in our Lord’s Kingdom. Joseph was born in Utica, and a graduate of Roscoe Conkling Grade School and T.R. Proctor High School. He was a life-long Utican, whose career path included dedicated stops at several local food markets, The Municipal Housing...

Mrs. Margaret “Peggy” Klaus, 86, passed away at home, with her loving family by her side, on Sunday, June 27, 2021. Margaret was born in Utica, NY, on April 5, 1935, a daughter of the late Joseph and Dorothy (Kahler) Gianotti. She was educated in local schools and a graduate of Utica Free Academy. On December 29, 1951, Peggy was joined in marriage to Ronald Klaus. The couple shared over fifty-seven years of marriage, raising their family in Utica, as well as, many years in...

The family of Anthony DelDuca, Jr., 54, said their final goodbyes on Friday, June 11th, 2021. After months of battling with his health, he is now at peace, accompanied by his predeceased sisters, Noel DelDuca and Tiffany Graham. Anthony was the father to three intelligent, kind and talented boys, Tod (34), Anthony, III (28) and Lenny DelDuca (27). He was proud of every single thing his kids accomplished. You can see his traits in all three boys. Anthony, was the jack-of-all-trades, even at...

 Philip Anthony Gulla Jr., 46, passed away, after a long illness, on Saturday, June 5, 2021, at MVHS. Philip was born in New Hartford, NY, a son of Philip Gulla Sr. and Luanne (Spoto) Talerico. He was raised and educated in Marcy and Whitesboro and was a graduate of Whitesboro High School. At the age of 14, with the automotive business in his blood, Philip took an interest in the Automotive Body Industry. He attended many auto repair clinics, learning all aspects of auto body repair...

William C. Koury, 71, passed away peacefully at home, with his loving family by his side, after a long and courageous battle with cancer, Saturday, May 15, 2021. Bill was born, in Utica, February 22, 1950, one of six children, to the late George T. and Shemony “Shummy” (George) Koury. He was educated in local schools and a graduate of Notre Dame High School. He later attended MVCC, SUNY at Canton and SUNY at Brockport, where he received a Bachelor’s Degree in Agronomy. In...

Anthony “Tony” DiBrango, 84, passed peacefully on Saturday May 1, 2021. Anthony was born in Utica, May 13, 1936, son of the late Carmine and Josephine (Isernia) DiBrango. He was raised and educated locally and attended T.R. Proctor High School. Tony married Judy M. Foley, with whom he shared five children, until her passing.  Following Judy’s passing, he joined in marriage with Hope E. (Parkhurst) Blencowe, and for many years raised his family in Utica.  He...