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.
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             (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
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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
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                                        Thomas  W.  Schneider
                                        President  and  Chief  Executive
                                           Officer