Sarah B. Heffron-O'Donnell

Sarah Heffron-O'Donnell, 29, of Adams Center, passed away Saturday, October 2, 2010 at the Samaritan Medical Center in Watertown. Born in Syracuse on Wednesday, February 11, 1981, she was a lifetime resident of Camillus before moving to Adams Center in 2009. Sarah was a 1999 graduate of West Genesee High School, a 2003 graduate of SUNY Geneseo where she received a BA in Anthropology, and a 2006 graduate of Niagara County Community College where she received a degree in Animal Management. An avid reader, her favorite book was Alice in Wonderland. She also had a love of animals and volunteered at the Thompson Park Zoo in Watertown where she especially enjoyed working with the wolves and butterflies. Sarah was predeceased by her paternal grandmother, Jane Butts O'Donnell; and maternal grandparents, Alice Sweeney Cavanaugh and Walter Cavanaugh. Surviving are her husband of four years, Court; parents, James and Diane O'Donnell of Camillus; sister and brother-in-law, Jessica and Jason Crawford of Syracuse; nephew, Lane Crawford of Syracuse; and paternal grandfather, William J. O'Donnell of Syracuse. Relatives and friends may call Wednesday, October 6 from 4 to 7 p.m. at the Buranich Funeral Home, 5431 W. Genesee St., Camillus. A service will follow at 7 p.m. at the funeral home. Contributions may be made to NYS Zoo at Thompson Park, One Thompson Park, Watertown, New York 13601.