Obituaries

Dorothy Bilecki Gleason

Dorothy Bilecki Gleason

Feb 6, 2014

Dorothy Bilecki Gleason, 84, of Camillus, passed away Thursday, February 6, 2014 at Crouse Hospital. Born in Syracuse, she lived in Camillus since 1957 and was a graduate of Blodgett Vocational High School. Dorothy retired in 1994 after 14 years with Crouse Irving Memorial Hospital and was formerly employed with Brown-Lipe Chapin and Bristol Labs. She was a communicant of...

Gerald T. Flanagan

Gerald T. Flanagan

Feb 5, 2014

Gerald T. Flanagan, 79, formerly of Camillus, passed away Wednesday, February 5, 2014 in Leesburg, Florida. Born in Syracuse, he was the son of Bernard and Marie (Dair) Flanagan. He moved to The Plantation at Leesburg in January 2002 from Camillus with his wife, Linda. Jerry retired from Niagara Mohawk Power Corp after 41 years. Formerly a communicant, lector and...

Willis "Baldy" Baldwin

Willis "Baldy" Baldwin

Feb 5, 2014

Willis “Baldy” Baldwin, 91, of Syracuse, passed away Wednesday, February 5, 2014 at Loretto. Born in Fulton, he lived in Syracuse for over 30 years and was an Army Air Corps veteran of WWII. He was the owner of Baldy's Service Center until the late 60s and retired in 1984 from the Camillus Post Office. Baldy enjoyed gardening, playing cards,...

Reba  Williams

Reba Williams

Feb 4, 2014

Reba Williams, 95, of Camillus, passed away Tuesday, February 4, 2014 at University Hospital at Community General. Born in Kansas City, MO, she lived in Newport Beach, CA for 50 years before moving to Camillus in 2004. Reba graduated with a BA in journalism from the University of Missouri. During WWII, she worked as a civilian under Admiral Nimitz in...

Dennis Edward Martin

Dennis Edward Martin

Feb 2, 2014

Dennis E. Martin, 56, of Syracuse, passed away Sunday at Upstate University Hospital at Community General. He was a graduate of Syracuse University, avid chess player and history buff, especially the Civil War era. Dennis was predeceased by his father, Richard W. Martin, in 1998. Surviving are his mother, Barbara J. (Franklin) Martin of Syracuse; sister, Sherry (Mark) Martin Russell...

Janet L. Petrocci

Janet L. Petrocci

Feb 1, 2014

Janet L. Petrocci, 75, of Camillus, passed away Saturday, February 1, 2014 at home. She was a lifetime resident of Fairmount and Camillus. Janet was predeceased by her husband, Joseph, in 1997. Surviving are her daughters, Mary Jo (Tom) McCabe of Binghamton, Lori Petrocci of Cato, Lisa Petrocci-Clay of Liverpool and Melissa (Dave) VanDuser of Camillus; eight grandchildren; and her...

Kevin Ryan Hickey

Kevin Ryan Hickey

Jan 31, 2014

Kevin Ryan Hickey, 20, of Camillus, passed away Friday at The Centers at St. Camillus. Born in Long Beach, California on January 18, 1994, he lived in Auburn from 1994 until moving to Camillus in 2009. Kevin was a student in the Auburn City School District before graduating from West Genesee High School in 2012. He was a communicant of...

Gerald "Gerry" S. Inman

Gerald "Gerry" S. Inman

Jan 30, 2014

Gerald “Gerry” S. Inman, 68, of Camillus, passed away Thursday, January 30, 2014. Born and raised in Ithaca, he resided in Syracuse and Camillus for 34 years. Gerald graduated from Ithaca High School in 1963, Tompkins Community College in 1970 and Cornell University in 1972. He received his master's degree from SUNY Binghamton in 1978. An Air Force veteran of...

Jo-Ann  M. Gates

Jo-Ann M. Gates

Jan 26, 2014

Jo-Ann M. Dykeman Gates, 79, of Fairmount, passed away peacefully Sunday, January 26, 2014 at University Hospital, surrounded by her loving family. A lifetime resident of the Syracuse area, she was a graduate of Solvay High School. She worked at Carrier Corp. and Onondaga Road Elementary School library. She was a communicant of Holy Family Church and served as a...

Diane M. Scaramuzzino

Diane M. Scaramuzzino

Jan 25, 2014

Diane M. Scaramuzzino, 86, of Camillus, passed away Saturday, January 25, 2014 at The Centers at St. Camillus. Born in Utica to Charles and Clara Merlini, she was the seventh of nine children. She lived in Utica before moving to Camillus in 1965. She was a graduate of St. Francis De Sales School in Utica and communicant of Holy Family...

Archibald McNeill

Archibald McNeill

Jan 15, 2014

Archibald McNeill, 79, of Syracuse, passed away Wednesday, January 15, 2014 at Loretto. Born and raised in Belfast, Ireland, he lived in Syracuse since 1952. Archie retired from Carrier Corp. after 35 years and was a veteran of the Korean War. Archibald was predeceased by his wife, the former Stella LaFlesh, in 2005; and grandson, Joshua David Keller, in 2000....

Irene Milano

Irene Milano

Jan 14, 2014

Irene V. Milano, 89, of Camillus, passed away Tuesday, January 14, 2014 at St. Joseph's Hospital Health Center. Born in Syracuse, she lived in Camillus since 1953. A communicant of St. Joseph's Church, she was a member of its Altar Rosary Society and the Golden Agers. She dedicated her life to the care of her daughter, Grace Ann. Irene was...

Peter Vincent Carr

Peter Vincent Carr

Jan 14, 2014

Peter V. Carr, 77, of Camillus, passed away Tuesday, January 14, 2014 at Iroquois Nursing Home surrounded by his wife and children. Born and raised in Westvale, he was a longtime resident of Camillus. He was a 1954 graduate of CBA, attended Alfred University, and served in the Army National Guard. Peter retired in 2001 after 17 years with New...

Catherine J. McCracken

Catherine J. McCracken

Jan 11, 2014

Catherine "Kaye" J. McLaughlin McCracken, 75, of Syracuse, passed away peacefully on Saturday January 11, 2014 at St. Joseph's Hospital. Born in Osceola Mills, PA, she lived in the Syracuse area since 1956. Kaye was a 1956 graduate of Clearfield Area High School. She loved butterflies. She also enjoyed playing Bunco and camping at her family camp on Brennan Beach....

Donald Peter Kehoskie

Donald Peter Kehoskie

Jan 9, 2014

Donald Peter Kehoskie, 64, of Memphis, passed away at home with his girls by his side Thursday evening, January 9, 2014. He was raised on a family farm in Throop and lived in the Elbridge-Memphis area since 1977. Donald graduated from Port Byron High School in 1967 and Auburn Community College in 1970. He retired in 2010 from the NYS...

Margaret "Peg" H. Hebert

Margaret "Peg" H. Hebert

Jan 7, 2014

Margaret “Peg” H. Hebert, 91, of Camillus, passed away Tuesday, January 7, 2014 at home. Born in West Chazy, she lived in Utica for approximately eight years and Camillus since 1961. She was predeceased by her husband, Berkley W. Hebert, in 1992. Surviving are her son, Brian of Syracuse; beloved grandson, Stephan of Manlius, whom she thought the world of;...

Gordon B. DiCaprio

Gordon B. DiCaprio

Jan 4, 2014

Gordon B. DiCaprio, 79, of Camillus, passed away Saturday, January 4, 2014 at Iroquois Nursing Home. A lifetime resident of the Syracuse area, he spent winters in Naples, Florida. He was a 1957 graduate of Le Moyne College and served in the U.S. Air Force. Gordon retired from the East Syracuse-Minoa School District and Le Moyne College. He was a...

Pelleno "Bill" Bianchi

Pelleno "Bill" Bianchi

Jan 3, 2014

Pelleno "Bill" Bianchi, 62, passed away, Friday January 3, 2014. Born on June 11, 1951, he was a long-time resident of Camillus. Bill was a graduate of West Genesee High School. He worked for Dey Bros., Ames Department Stores and Van Duyn Home & Hospital. Bill was an active member of Sing Out Syracuse, an avid reader and enjoyed cooking...

Edward J. Shewchuk

Edward J. Shewchuk

Jan 1, 2014

Edward J. Shewchuk, 79, a lifelong resident of Syracuse, passed away Wednesday, January 1, 2014 at home. He was a graduate of Vocational High School. A U.S. Navy veteran from 1952-1956, he served in the Korean War aboard the aircraft carrier U.S.S Lake Champlain CVA-39 and later at the U.S. Naval Air Station Glynco in Brunswick, GA. He retired as...

Imelda Holzner

Imelda Holzner

Jan 1, 2014

Imelda Holzner, 69, of The Hearth at Greenpoint, Liverpool, passed away Wednesday, January 1, 2014 at St. Joseph's Hospital Health Center. In March 2007, she had moved to Central New York from Yonkers along with her mother. Born in San Francisco on November 21, 1944, she moved with her parents to NYC in 1946. She attended school at St. Barnabas...