Obituaries
Theresa L. Towers
Apr 3, 2015
Theresa Pullano Towers, 61, of Camillus. passed away Friday, April 3, 2015 after a long illness. Born on April 18, 1953 in Syracuse, she grew up in Camillus where she graduated from West Genesee High School. She attended Holy Family Church in Fairmount. An avid animal lover, she loved spending time with her faithful golden retriever, Catie, and her cat,...
Carol J. Ives
Apr 2, 2015
Carol J. Ives, 70, of Elbridge, passed away Thursday, April 2, 2015 at Francis House. Born in Richland, she attended Pulaski High School and lived in Elbridge since 1987. She retired in 1987 after eight years with Catholic Charities. Carol enjoyed photography and making floral arrangements. She sang professionally and was an avid antique collector and dealer, along with her...
Lewis J. Salatti
Apr 1, 2015
Lewis J. Salatti 96, of Camillus, NY, passed away Wednesday, April 1, 2015 at the VA Medical Center. Born on the family farm April 3, 1918 to Joseph and Carmella (Anthony) Salatti, he was a graduate of Warner High School. A veteran of World War II, Lew was a member of the Army Air Corps, achieving the rank of tech...
Frances (Zawadzki) Calley
Mar 31, 2015
Frances (Zawadzki) Calley, 93, of Fairmount, passed away Tuesday, March 31, 2015 at The Centers at St. Camillus. A lifetime resident of Syracuse, she was born on March 30, 1922. She and her husband, Frank, and their sons moved to Fairmount in 1961. Frances was formerly employed by the Army Reserves and the West Genesee School District. She was a...
Dora R. Birks
Mar 30, 2015
Dora R. Birks, 86, of Camillus, passed away Monday, March 30, 2015 at home. She was born in Syracuse to Chester and Josephine Rifenbary in 1928. Dora graduated from Nottingham High School and Syracuse University College of Home Economics. She was a proud member of OMICRON NU, the national home economics honor society and belonged to PI Beta PHI sorority...
Robert F. Webster
Mar 26, 2015
Robert F. Webster, 86, of Fairmount, passed away Thursday, March 26, 2015 at Loretto. Born in Syracuse, he lived in Ithaca for 23 years before returning to Syracuse in 1997. A 1944 graduate of Solvay High School, he retired in 1990 after 43 years with Eastern Artificial Insemination Cooperative, Inc. He previously worked for Home Farm and the Herald Journal....
Timothy E. Snyder
Mar 24, 2015
Timothy E. Snyder, 59, of Camillus, passed away Tuesday, March 24, 2015 at home. Born in Portland, Maine, he lived in New Hampshire, South Florida and New Port Beach, CA before moving to the Syracuse area in the late 80s. He attended Corona del Mar High School in California. Tim was affiliated with horses his whole life and worked at...
Marcia A. Ramsden
Mar 24, 2015
Marcia A. Ramsden, 79, of Camillus, passed away Tuesday, March 24, 2015 at Crouse Hospital after a long illness. Born in Syracuse, she lived in Camillus since 1964 and was a member of Immanuel United Methodist Church. Marcia enjoyed golf, travel, piano and playing cards with her friends. She was an avid supporter of the West Genesee Marching Band and...
Peter F. LeFevre
Mar 24, 2015
Peter F. LeFevre, 77, of Camillus, passed away Tuesday, March 24, 2015 at home. A lifetime resident of the Syracuse area, he was a graduate of Solvay High School. Peter retired in 2011 after 25 years with Centro and previously worked in the insurance industry for many years. He loved spending time with his family and was an avid dog...
Clare D. Fatcheric
Mar 24, 2015
Clare D. Fatcheric, 76, of Syracuse, passed away Tuesday, March 24, 2015 at St. Joseph's Hospital Center. Born in Cadyville, she lived in Syracuse since 1956. Clare was employed by Verizon for more than 30 years. She enjoyed camping on Lake Ontario and spending time with her family. Clare was predeceased by her four brothers and one sister. Surviving are...
Loretta Martin Backus
Mar 22, 2015
Loretta Martin Backus, 96, of Camillus, passed away Sunday, March 22, 2015 at Van Duyn Rehabilitation & Nursing. Born in Chateaugay, she lived in Camillus most of her life. Loretta retired from Syroco, Inc. after 12 years and was previously employed with GE. She was a communicant of Holy Family Church and enjoyed spending time with her family. Loretta was...
Leo T. Cosgrove
Mar 20, 2015
Leo T. Cosgrove, 84, of Fairmount, passed away Friday at St. Joseph's Hospital Health Center. Born in Old Forge, PA, he lived in Baltimore, MD before moving to Syracuse and was a graduate of Central High School. Leo was an Air Force veteran of the Korean War. He retired in 1986 from AT&T after 30 years. He enjoyed golfing with...
Bill Krichbaum Sr.
Mar 20, 2015
Bill Krichbaum Sr., 74, of Camillus, passed away Friday, March 20, 2015 at home. A lifetime resident of the Syracuse area, he was a graduate of North Syracuse High School and Bryant & Stratton College. Bill began his career at Lincoln Bank where he spent 20 years before joining Hanford Pharmaceuticals. He retired in 2008 as vice president of sales....
Helene A. Clark
Mar 19, 2015
Helene Clark, 79, of Warners, passed away Thursday, March 19 at Iroquois Nursing Home, surrounded by family. Helene retired from Penn Traffic after 25 years. She enjoyed the outdoors, bus trips to the casino, bird watching and gardening. Surviving are her husband of 58 years, Richard; son, Richard Clark Jr. of Annapolis, MD; daughters, Kathy (John) Salati of Baldwinsville, Sheila...
Alice D. Karlander
Mar 18, 2015
Alice D. Karlander, 83, of Liverpool, passed away Wednesday, March 18, 2015 at University Hospital. Born in Schoharie to Leon and Louise Groff, she lived in Cairo, NY for most of her life before moving to Liverpool in 2011. Alice retired after many years as a home health aide and previously worked 25 years for Becker Electronics. She was a...
Maryann U. Marciniak
Mar 16, 2015
Maryann U. Marciniak, 83, of Naples, FL, died peacefully Monday, March 16, 2015 at Crouse Hospital after a brief illness. Born in Schenectady to Francis "Frank" and Frances (Wrzesczinski) Nowak, she was a graduate of Mont Pleasant High School in Schenectady and Mildred Elly Business School in Albany. Maryann worked outside the home for a short period of time. She...
Irene McPhillips
Mar 12, 2015
Irene McPhillips, 86, of Syracuse, passed away Thursday, March 12, 2015 at Upstate University Hospital at Community General. Born and raised in the Bronx, she lived in Syracuse since 1955. Irene was predeceased by her husband, Patrick, in 2010; three brothers and four sisters. Surviving are her son, Patrick Jr. (Peggy) of Camillus; daughter, Julie (Brian) Messenger of Trumansburg; sister,...
Donna J. Congdon
Mar 11, 2015
Donna J. Congdon, 73, of Warners, passed away Wednesday, March 11, 2015 at St. Joseph's Hospital Health Center. A lifetime resident of the Syracuse area, she lived in Warners for 53 years. Donna was a graduate of C.W. Baker High School and was employed with Camillus Cutlery for 18 years. She was a member of Warners Fire Dept. Ladies' Auxiliary...
June Ingraham
Mar 7, 2015
June Watchorn Ingraham, 88, of Baldwinsville, died peacefully on Saturday, March 7, 2015. Born in Richmond, Ontario to parents Rev. W.J. and Pearl Watchorn, she was the youngest of eight. She moved to the U.S. in the 1940s with her father and stepmother, Violet. June married Fred A. Ingraham of Syracuse in 1946 and located to Camillus. They owned and...
Mary C. Wilson
Mar 6, 2015
Mary C. Wilson, 94, of Syracuse, passed away Friday, March 6, 2015 at St. Joseph's Hospital Health Center. Born and raised in Schenectady, Mary lived in the Syracuse area since 1961. She attended the University of Kansas and retired from the Onondaga County District Attorney's Office. She was also a long time member of Westvale Golf Club. Mary was predeceased...