Alfred J. "Greenie" Green
Jan 11, 2016
Alfred J. "Greenie" Green, 80, of Camillus, passed away Monday, January 11, 2016 at Loretto. Born in Lilly, PA, the son of a coal miner, he moved to the Syracuse area in 1953. Alfred retired from Syroco after 45 years. A member of Immanuel United Methodist Church, he was formerly a trustee for the Howlett Hill Presbyterian Church. He was...
Louise D. Wagner
Jan 11, 2016
Louise D. Wagner, 96, of Westvale, passed away Monday at McHarrie Life. A lifetime resident of the Syracuse area, she was a graduate of Warners High School and Syracuse University, where she received her master's degree. She retired in 1977 as principal of Brighton and Roberts School of the Syracuse City School District. Louise and her husband operated an antique...
John T. Poppe Sr.
Jan 7, 2016
John T. Poppe Sr., 89, of Syracuse, passed away Thursday, January 7, 2016 at University Hospital. A lifetime resident of Syracuse, he was a Marine Corps veteran of WW II, where he served in the Asiatic Pacific area. He also served in the Korean War. John retired from Carrier Corp. after more than 30 years. He enjoyed fishing and playing...
George R. Longmuir
Jan 5, 2016
George R. Longmuir, 90, of Camillus, went to be with his Lord and Savior Tuesday at VA Medical Center. A man of great faith, he was born in Montreal and spent part of his childhood in Alaska, which he enjoyed telling stories about. A Navy veteran of WW II, George served in the Atlantic and Pacific Theaters, where he was...
Marlene Patrick Chatfield
Jan 5, 2016
Marlene Patrick Chatfield, 79, of Syracuse, passed away unexpectedly January 5, 2016 at her home on Tuesday. She was a loving, devoted mother to her three daughters, Lisa Chatfield, Kimberly Chatfield (Jesse Cizenski) and Carin (Gary) Saxenian. She also leaves behind two grandchildren, Patrick Calkins and Ava Saxenian, as well as her beloved cousin, Marsha Jaquin. Marlene graduated from Syracuse...
Deborah M. Martin
Jan 4, 2016
Deborah M. Martin, 59, passed away Monday. Surviving: children, Adrianna, Eric and Joshua; sisters, Linda York and Sandra Holcomb; and brother, Thomas Holcomb. Calling hours: Tuesday from 5 to 7 p.m. at the Buranich Funeral Home, Camillus. Services: Wednesday at 11 a.m. at the funeral home.
John Howard
Jan 1, 2016
John "Tim" Howard, Jr., 68, of Brewerton, passed away Friday, January 1, 2016 at Loretto. Born in Syracuse, he lived in Camillus for 35 years and was a 1966 graduate of Most Holy Rosary School. Tim was a lifetime member of the Camillus and Brewerton Fire Departments and former president of Onondaga County Fireman's Association and Western Section Line Officers'...
Vladimir Ososkalo
Dec 31, 2015
Vladimir Ososkalo, 83, of Solvay, passed away Thursday, December 31, 2015 at home. Born in Milyach, Ukraine, he was a machinist with Meloon Foundries, Inc. in Syracuse. Surviving are his wife Nadezhda; son, John (Valentina) Ososkalo; daughters, Vera (Mykola) Herasymovych, Jenna (Vasiliy) Lozitsky, Anna (Andray) Ososkalo and Irene Ososkalo; 31 grandchildren; 18 great-grandchildren; five nieces; and two nephews. Relatives and...
June Elizabeth Laws
Dec 28, 2015
June Elizabeth Kolb Laws passed away Monday, December 28, 2015 at Van Duyn Center for Rehabilitation & Nursing after a long battle with dementia. The daughter of John Kolb and Mary Jones Kolb, she was a lifelong member of the East Syracuse Ladies Auxiliary, past member of the Eastern Star and attended the United Church of Christ, East Syracuse. June...
Julie K. Pitts
Dec 26, 2015
Julie K. Pitts, 94 of Solvay, passed away Saturday, December 26, 2015 at Van Duyn Center for Rehabilitation & Nursing. A lifetime resident of Syracuse, she attended Vocational High School. Julie was employed by Allied Chemical Corp. for 25 years. She was formerly a communicant of St. John the Baptist Ukrainian Catholic Church and currently a communicant of St. Cecilia’s...
Lawrence "Butch" J. Barney
Dec 25, 2015
Lawrence "Butch" J. Barney, 73, of Camillus, passed away Friday, December 25, 2015 at home. A lifetime resident of the Syracuse area, he was a graduate of Onondaga Valley Academy. Larry served in the Air Force from 1961 until 1965. In 2001 he retired from Niagara Mohawk after 28 years. As a teenager, he enjoyed speed skating. Larry loved the...
Ann Flynn Mangan
Dec 21, 2015
Ann Flynn Mangan, 64, of Camillus, passed away Monday, December 21, 2015, at Francis House following a courageous eight year battle with cancer, with her loving family by her side. A lifetime resident of the Syracuse area, Ann attended St. Patrick's Elementary School and was a graduate of West Genesee High School. She retired in 2009 after 20 years as...
Daniel Stefan Clifton
Dec 19, 2015
Daniel Stefan Clifton, born March 5, 1965, in Syracuse, died suddenly on December 19, 2015 in Texas where he lived with his wife, Melinda, and three children, Sydney, 20, Daniel II, 19 and Ryan, 17. Dan graduated from Bishop Grimes High School in 1983. He is also survived by his mother, Lynda Clifton of Scottsdale, AZ; and brothers, Mark of...
Verna Lea Cayen
Dec 14, 2015
Verna L. Cayen, 77, of Fairmount, passed away Monday, December 14, 2015 at University Hospital after a long illness. Born in Tupper Lake, she lived in Ohio and Syracuse before moving to Fairmount in 1964. She was a 1955 graduate of Central Tech High School. Verna worked for OnBank in Fairmount before retiring from John M. Lischak Law Firm. She...
Loretta J. Crossett
Dec 13, 2015
Loretta J. Crossett, 79, of Camillus, passed away Sunday at home. She lived most of her life in Warners, cooking and baking for family and friends. Loretta was "cutting edge" in the '60s as a working mom, executive secretary, first at Carrier Corp., then at Mead Containers, and ultimately, retiring as a legal secretary from Allan Law Office in Camillus,...
Sophia N. Dimkos
Dec 12, 2015
Sophia Dimkos, 91, of Camillus, passed away Saturday at home. Born in Kato Ydrousa, Florina, Greece, she was the daughter of Athanas and Mary Nicolaos. She moved to the U.S. in 1937. Sophia and her husband, Chris, owned the Willis Ave. Market for over 35 years. She previously worked at McCarthy's Restaurant. She was a communicant of St. Sophia's Greek...
Jon E. Keller
Dec 12, 2015
Jon E. Keller, 66, of Camillus, passed away Friday, December 11, 2015 at home. A lifelong resident of the Camillus area, he had a long career in agriculture and retired as a crop consultant. Jon was predeceased by his son, Christopher Keller, in 2013. Surviving are his wife of 43 years, the former Lucille Maher; daughter, Kelly (Matt) Fenn; sister,...
Theodore Demianyk
Dec 10, 2015
Theodore "Frank" Demianyk, 89, of Fairmount, died peacefully Thursday at VA Medical Center. Born on February 7, 1926, he was a lifelong resident of Syracuse and was a graduate of Eastwood High School. A Navy veteran, Frank served on a battleship in the Pacific during WW II. He married Josephine Zacharek after the war and worked at the Olivetti Corporation...
Philip R. MacArthur
Dec 3, 2015
Philip R. MacArthur, 73, of Central New York, passed away Thursday at Loretto. Born in Chicago, IL, he was a graduate of Roosevelt University, where he studied with Chicago Symphony Orchestra first oboist Ray Still, and earned his master's degree from Syracuse University. Phil was the principal oboist for the Syracuse Symphony Orchestra from 1962 to 2009, where he was...
Beverly R. Davis
Dec 2, 2015
Beverly Wicks Davis, 92, of Syracuse, passed away Wednesday, December 2, 2015 at Van Duyn Center for Rehabilitation & Nursing. She was a lifetime resident of the Syracuse area. Beverly was predeceased by her husband, Roger Wicks; brother, Malcolm Ryan; and sisters, Martha Williams and Jane Hackbarth. Surviving are her daughters, Karen Miller of Syracuse and Stephanie Wicks of West...
