John J. "Jack" Burke Jr.
Aug 4, 2016
John J. "Jack" Burke Jr., 87, of Camillus, passed away peacefully Thursday, August 4, 2016 at Iroquois Nursing Home, surrounded by his loving family. A lifetime resident of Syracuse, he grew up in Tipp Hill and attended St. Patrick's and graduated from Central Tech High School. He served in the National Guard. John was employed for 36 years with the...
Wallace J. Rockwell Sr.
Aug 3, 2016
Wallace J. Rockwell Sr., 86, of Camillus, passed away Wednesday, August 3, 2016 at home, surrounded by his loving family. An Army veteran, Wallace was employed with Brace-Mueller-Huntley for 28 years and retired from Crucible Steel. He was a lifetime member of the Camillus Fire Department, where he volunteered for 25 years. Wallace was a beloved husband, father, grandfather and...
Stanley "Stan" J. Handzel
Jul 27, 2016
Stanley "Stan" J. Handzel, 89, of Camillus, passed away peacefully on Wednesday, July 27, 2016 surrounded by his family. Born in 1927, he grew up in Utica and attended Utica Free Academy. At the age of 18, Stan enlisted in the US Navy and served on the USS Bennington as a seaman first class, being honorably discharged in 1946. He...
Edward F. Luke Jr.
Jul 27, 2016
Edward F. Luke Jr., 68, of Baldwinsville, passed away Wednesday, July 27, 2016 at St. Joseph's Hospital Health Center. Born in Syracuse, he was a lifetime resident. Edward worked for over 20 years with Marcellus Casket Company and retired from the Syracuse City School District in 2014. He was an avid collector of baseball memorabilia. Edward was predeceased by his...
Querino Liberatore
Jul 26, 2016
Querino Liberatore, 90, of Camillus, passed away Tuesday, July 26, 2016 at The Cottages at Garden Grove. A lifetime resident of the Syracuse area, he graduated from East Syracuse High School in 1944 and was an Army veteran. Querino retired in 1986 after 38 years with GE. He was a communicant of Holy Family Church and a member of the...
MaryJean Kane
Jul 20, 2016
MaryJean Kane, 89, of Camillus, passed away Wednesday, July 20, 2016 at Loretto. Born in Syracuse, she moved to the Camillus area in 1954. MaryJean received a bachelor’s degree from Marywood University in Scranton, PA. She was a communicant of St. Joseph's Church and volunteered at Maxwell Memorial Library. MaryJean enjoyed playing Bunco and working on crossword puzzles, but most...
Paul J. LaValle
Jul 15, 2016
Paul J. LaValle, of Syracuse, passed away on July 15, 2016 in Verona, New York. A lifetime resident of Syracuse, he was a graduate of Fowler High School. Paul was predeceased by his father and mother, James B. LaValle and the former Hileria Aliman. Surviving is his brother, Victor, of New York City. A memorial service will be held Saturday,...
Chloe (Vail) Wells
Jul 11, 2016
Chloe (Vail) Wells, 86, of Camillus, passed away peacefully on Monday, July 11, 2016 with her daughter by her side after a long battle with Alzheimer's. She was born in Apulia in 1929 and grew up in Tipperary Hill. A 1946 graduate of St. Patrick's High School, Chloe was employed by the New York Telephone Co. for 39 years. She...
Mary Jane Odell
Jul 8, 2016
Mary Jane Odell, 82, passed away Friday, July 8, 2016 in Georgia. Born in Olean, she was raised in Bradford, PA and lived many years in Falconer, NY. Mary Jane retained the Young Women's Tennis Tournament title in 1949. She was a graduate of Bradford High School and a 1955 graduate of Mercyhurst College, where she was honored along with...
Elizabeth Carnegie Roach
Jul 7, 2016
Elizabeth Carnegie Roach, 86, of Syracuse, passed away Thursday, July 7, 2016 at Upstate University Hospital at Community General. A lifetime resident of the Syracuse area, she was a graduate of Nottingham High School and retired as a supervisor from Bristol-Myers Squibb Co. Elizabeth was devoted to her family and loved spending time with them, especially her grandchildren. She was...
Marilyn D. Ciarla
Jul 6, 2016
Marilyn D. Ciarla, 77, of Camillus, passed away Wednesday at Upstate University Hospital at Community General. She was dearly loved by her husband and family. Marilyn was a teaching assistant at Arc of Onondaga and previously worked as a secretary. She enjoyed collecting antiques, country living and spending an annual weekend in Saratoga. Marilyn loved spending time with her family...
Patricia M. Ragan
Jul 5, 2016
Patricia M. Ragan, 88, of Camillus, passed away Tuesday, July 5, 2016 at Crouse Hospital. Born in Pittsburgh, PA, she lived in Camillus for over 50 years and was a graduate of Valley High School and attended Syracuse University. Patricia worked at Professional Counseling Services in Camillus and was a communicant of St. Joseph's Church. She enjoyed the opera, traveling...
Mildred Irene Rubel
Jul 4, 2016
Mildred Irene Rubel, 89, formerly of Howlett Hill, passed away Monday, July 4, 2016 at Iroquois Nursing Home. Born in Syracuse, she lived in Camillus for 56 years. Mildred was a 1945 graduate of Marcellus High School. She worked for the Syracuse Developmental Center for 18 years before retiring in 1989 and previously worked for the NY Telephone Co. for...
Gladys (Prahl) Fejdasz
Jun 29, 2016
Gladys "Peg" (Prahl) Fejdasz, 95, formerly of Camillus, passed away peacefully Wednesday, June 29, 2016 at home. Born in 1921 to Julius and Bertha (Ainsworth) Prahl in Baldwinsville, Mrs. Fejdasz was predeceased by her husband, Anthony "Tony" Fejdasz; daughter, Antoinette “Honey” Peparata; brothers, Julian and Edwin Prahl; and sister, Bessie Salisbury. Mrs. Fejdasz is survived by her daughter, Donna (Ronald)...
Maxine Genevieve DePalma
Jun 29, 2016
Maxine Genevieve DePalma, 96, of Syracuse, passed away Wednesday, June 29, 2016 at Van Duyn Center for Rehabilitation and Nursing. Born and raised in McConnellsville, she was formerly employed by K-Mart. She was involved with several ladies auxiliary posts including VFW #2893 and American Legion #1468. Maxine was predeceased by her husband, Pasquale DePalma, in 1975; daughter, Kathleen Szewczyk; and...
Marilyn "Lynne" J. Watson
Jun 28, 2016
Marilyn “Lynne” J. Watson, 88, of Fairmount, passed away Tuesday, June 28, 2016 at St. Joseph's Hospital Health Center. Born and raised in Brooklyn, she lived in West Islip before moving to Syracuse. Lynne was a graduate of Prospect Heights High School. She was employed by Babcock & Wilcox, Inc. in NYC and formerly employed with Chubb & Son Insurance...
Richard "Rick" W. Stephan
Jun 27, 2016
Richard "Rick" W. Stephan, 65, of Green Valley, AZ, passed away peacefully on Monday, June 27 at Upstate Medical Center. A graduate of West Genesee High School and New Hampshire College, Rick relocated to Denver, CO and worked for Kelloggs/Keebler. He retired in 2015 and settled in Green Valley, AZ. Rick was predeceased by his brother, Robert, in 1996. Surviving...
James "Bill" W. Harris Jr.
Jun 27, 2016
James "Bill" W. Harris Jr., 92, of Camillus, passed away Monday, June 27, 2016 at home, surrounded by his loving family. Born and raised in the Syracuse area, he was a graduate of Valley High School and an Army Air Corps veteran of WW II. Bill retired from Lamson Corp. and previously worked for Bell Air Craft in Buffalo and...
Marshall "Doc" Dygert
Jun 23, 2016
Marshall "Doc" Dygert, 76, of Jamesville, passed away Thursday at home. Doc served as director of facilities at Manlius Pebble Hill for 11 years before retiring in 2004. He was an avid reader and enjoyed theater and the performing arts. Doc was predeceased by his parents, Audrey and C. Marshall Dygert; and sister, Sharon D. Catalino. Surviving are his daughters,...
Mark Richard Corp
Jun 16, 2016
Mark Richard Corp, 46, formerly of Westvale, passed away Thursday, June 16 of a heart attack in Wilmington, NC. A 1987 graduate of Westhill High School, he also attended Oswego State University. Mark worked in the finance department of Time Warner Cable for 22 years. Surviving are his wife, Devery of Wilmington, NC; father, Richard of Westvale; brother, Scott of...
