October 24, 2011       

WATERTOWN, N.Y.  —  Elmer C. Monica, 74, Northland Estates, and formerly of Evans Mills, passed away Monday morning, Oct. 24, at his home. 

The funeral will be 11 a.m. Thursday, Oct. 27, at Reed & Benoit Funeral Home with Rev. Richard Kennedy officiating. Burial will follow in North Watertown Cemetery. Calling hours are 6 to 8 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 26, at the funeral home. 

Born Nov. 21, 1936, a son of Oliver and Viola Rivers Monica, he served with the Air Force from 1954 to 1958. Following his honorable discharge from the military, he was employed with General Motors in Michigan. He later served as a uniform policeman in Holly, Michigan.  

Mr. Monica returned to Watertown, going to work for the New York Air Brake as a journeyman core maker. He worked in the pest control industry for a time before returning to the Air Brake, retiring in the early 1990s. 

Mr. Monica was a former member of the Eagles Club. He enjoyed fishing and camping. 

Mr. Monica married Maryanne Wilson in 1990. A previous marriage ended in divorce. 

Besides his wife Maryanne, he is survived by two sons, David of Nevada and Jeff of Michigan; three grandchildren and two great-grandchildren; three step children, Alvin Roe, Rochester, Marion Duff, Lexington, Ky., and Penny Luiz, Adams; nine step grandchildren; four brothers, Howard, LaFargeville; Kenneth, James and Carl, all of Watertown; three sisters, Evelyn Robinson and Helen Kelsey, both of LaFargeville, and Kay Martin, Watertown Center; several nieces and nephews.

A brother, Oliver "John", and a sister, Ann Shirley Williams, died before him. 

Online condolences may be made at reedbenoit.com. 







Information provided by Reed & Benoit Funeral Home and Newzjunky, Watertown, N.Y.