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ACCESSION NUMBER:		0001046188-05-000028
CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE:	8-K
PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT:		1
CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT:	20050726
ITEM INFORMATION:		Departure of Directors or Principal Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Principal Officers
FILED AS OF DATE:		20050729
DATE AS OF CHANGE:		20050729

FILER:

	COMPANY DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			PATHFINDER BANCORP INC
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0001046188
		STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION:	SAVINGS INSTITUTIONS, NOT FEDERALLY CHARTERED [6036]
		IRS NUMBER:				161540137
		STATE OF INCORPORATION:			DE
		FISCAL YEAR END:			1231

	FILING VALUES:
		FORM TYPE:		8-K
		SEC ACT:		1934 Act
		SEC FILE NUMBER:	000-23601
		FILM NUMBER:		05983079

	BUSINESS ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		214 W FIRST ST
		CITY:			OSWEGO
		STATE:			DE
		ZIP:			13126
		BUSINESS PHONE:		3153430057

	MAIL ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		214 W FIRST ST
		CITY:			OSWEGO
		STATE:			DE
		ZIP:			13126
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                       SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

                             WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549


                                    Form 8-K

                                 CURRENT REPORT

                       Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of
                       the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

         Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): July 26, 2005

                            Pathfinder Bancorp, Inc.
          -------------------------------------------------------------

             (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

       Federal                        000-23601                 16-1540137
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 (State or other jurisdiction    (Commission File No.)        (I.R.S. Employer
   of incorporation)                                         Identification No.)


       REGISTRANT'S TELEPHONE NUMBER, INCLUDING AREA CODE:  (315) 343-0057
                                 --------------


                                 NOT APPLICABLE
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          (FORMER NAME OR FORMER ADDRESS, IF CHANGED SINCE LAST REPORT)

Check  the  appropriate  box  below  if  the  Form  8-K  filing  is  intended to
simultaneously  satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the
following  provisions:

[ ] Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR
230.425)

[  ]  Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR
240.14a-12)

[ ] Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange
Act  (17  CFR  240.14d-2(b))

[ ] Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange
Act  (17  CFR  240.13e-4(c))

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Section  5  -  Corporate  Governance  and  Management

Item  5.02     Departure  of  Directors  or  Principal  Officers;  Election  of
Directors;  Appointment  of  Principal  Officers.

On  July  26,  2005,  The  Board  of  Directors  of Pathfinder Bancorp Inc. (the
"Company")  appointed  Lloyd  Stemple  to  serve  as  a  member  to the Board of
Directors, pending the purchase of shares of the Company's common stock pursuant
to  the  Company's  by-laws.  Mr. Stemple is being appointed to the Planning and
Budget  Committee.  Mr.  Stemple  is  the  Vice President and General Manager of
Novelis  Specialty  Products  Group.  The  Specialty Products Group accounts for
$1.2  billion  of  annual  sales  for Novelis and has manufacturing locations in
Oswego,  New York, Kingston, Ontario Canada and sales offices in Cleveland, Ohio
and  Detroit,  Michigan.


                                   SIGNATURES


Pursuant  to  the  requirements  of  the  Securities  Exchange  Act of 1934, the
Registrant  has  duly  caused  this  report  to  be  signed on its behalf by the
undersigned,  hereunto  duly  authorized.

                                           PATHFINDER  BANCORP,  INC.


Date:  July  29,  2005          By:  /s/  Thomas  W.  Schneider
                                ------------------------------------
                                        Thomas  W.  Schneider
                                        President  and  Chief  Executive
                                           Officer


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