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Anne Macko
Mar 18, 2014
Anne (Bruciak) Macko, 90 , of Liverpool, passed away peacefully Tuesday, March 18, 2014 at Elderwood Health Care at Birchwood with her family by her side. A lifetime resident of Syracuse, she was a graduate of Blodgett Vocational High School. During World War II, Anne worked for Remington Rand and A&P Tea Co. She retired from Sears & Roebuck after...
Robbie A. Sherrill
Mar 12, 2014
Robbie A. Sherrill, 67, of Camillus, passed away, Wednesday March 12, 2014 at the Veterans Affairs Medical Center. A lifetime resident of Syracuse, he was an Air Force veteran. Robbie was employed by Cement Masons Local 519 for more than 20 years. An avid billiard player, he also enjoyed summers at his camp on Sylvan Beach. His greatest pleasure in...
Phillip M. Vishnesky
Mar 9, 2014
Phillip M. Vishnesky, 71, of Onondaga Hill, passed away Sunday, March 9, 2014 at Upstate University Hospital at Community General. Born in Scranton, PA, he lived in the Syracuse area since 1964. A graduate of the University of Dayton in Ohio, Phillip received his master's degree from SUNY Cortland. He was a physical education teacher at the West Genesee High...
Joseph P. Zapisek
Mar 8, 2014
Joseph P. "Dziadz" Zapisek, 77, of Syracuse, passed away Saturday at home. He was born in Utica and moved to Syracuse in 1984. A graduate of Utica Free Academy, he was an Army veteran, having served in the Lebanon Conflict. Joe was employed by ABF Freight Systems in Utica for 17 years, retiring in 1994. He was also formerly employed...
Beatrice Boyce Warren
Mar 7, 2014
Beatrice E. Warren, 100, of Syracuse, passed away Friday, March 7, 2014 at the Cunningham Building at Loretto. Born in Tarrytown, she lived in Ossining until moving to Syracuse in November 2000. Beatrice was a graduate of Ossining High School and a secretary for Drs. Kipp and Kaplan in Ossining for 20 years. A member of Immanuel United Methodist Church,...
Leucio Port
Mar 7, 2014
Leucio Port, 86, of Fulton, passed away Friday, March 7, 2014 at home. Born in Warners, he lived in Fulton since 1995. A veteran of World War II, he served with the Navy Seabees in the South Pacific. Leucio was owner and operator of Louie XIV Limited Beauty Supply in Westvale and was formerly employed in Elmira and San Marcus,...
John E. Cole
Mar 5, 2014
John E. Cole, 71, a lifetime resident of Skaneateles, passed away Wednesday, March 5, 2014, at home after a short illness. He was a bus driver for the Skaneateles Central School District. John was predeceased by his brother, Allan Klimek. Surviving are his wife of 18 years, the former Shelley Kotyra; sisters, Jean (John) Rybak of Camillus and Beatrice Pardis...
Stella T. Dec
Mar 4, 2014
Stella T. Dec, 93, of Camillus, passed away Tuesday, March 4, 2014 at St. Joseph's Hospital Health Center, surrounded by her loving family. Born in Manchester, New Hampshire, she lived in Camillus for over 50 years. She retired after over 10 years with the West Genesee Central School District and formerly worked at Sealtest Ice Cream. A communicant of St....
James R. Shope
Mar 2, 2014
James R. Shope Jr., 79, of Camillus, passed away peacefully Sunday, March 2, 2014 at Crouse Hospital with his loving family by his side. Born in Lancaster, PA, he grew up in York, PA before moving to the Central New York area in 1967. James was a graduate of York High School, the University of Pennsylvania and NYU where he...
Susan Mayer
Feb 27, 2014
Susan Mayer, 60, of Syracuse, passed away Thursday, February 27, 2014 at University Hospital. Born in Buffalo, she lived in Ithaca before moving to Syracuse in 2010. She received her associate’s degree from Morrisville and in 1994, graduated from Ithaca College with a degree in accounting. She worked in the Bursar Office at Ithaca College for 20 years. Susan was...
Jo Lilena Danes McNamara
Feb 23, 2014
Jo Lilena Danes McNamara, 63, of Syracuse, passed away Sunday at Crouse Hospital. Born on August 5, 1950, she was a loving wife, mother, grandmother, sister, aunt, and friend. Jo was a waitress for 39 years at Hotel Syracuse, Sheraton Inn and Holiday Inn. She was also a former communicant of St. Patrick's Church. Nothing brought her more joy than...
April L. Nuzzi
Feb 22, 2014
April L. Nuzzi, 60, formerly of Westvale, passed away Saturday, February 22, 2014 in Hudson, FL after a 2-year battle with ovarian cancer. Born in Syracuse, she lived in Florida since 2004. April was president of Amvets Post 16 Ladies Auxiliary in Hudson, FL. Surviving are her husband, James Jr.; sons, James III (Paula), Matthew (Christina), and Marc; grandchildren, Corrinne,...
Mary "Patsy" Gridley
Feb 20, 2014
Mary “Patsy” Gridley, 72, of Camillus, passed away peacefully on Thursday, February 20, 2014. A communicant of Holy Family Church, she was a former member of the Ladies Ancient Order of Hibernians and opened her home as a host family for Project Children. She enjoyed spending time with her family, especially her grandchildren. Mary was predeceased by her husband of...
Ruth L. Larkin
Feb 18, 2014
Ruth L. Larkin, 87, of Camillus, passed away Tuesday, February 18, 2014 at University Hospital. A lifetime resident of Camillus, she was a stay-at-home mom, later working part-time at The Addis Co. where she enjoyed her time with co-workers and meeting and greeting customers. Ruth was a communicant of St. Joseph's Church and an avid reader. She enjoyed spending time...
Nora Moran
Feb 18, 2014
Nora Moran, 71, of Camillus, passed away Tuesday, February 18, 2014 at The Centers at St. Camillus. Born and raised in Syracuse, she lived in Camillus since 1970 and was a 1960 graduate of Central High School. She retired after 15 years with the Town of Camillus. She was a communicant of Holy Family Church. Nora loved the outdoors, especially...
Robert Frank Keane
Feb 18, 2014
Robert Frank Keane, 81, of Camillus, passed away peacefully Tuesday, February 18, 2014 at Loretto. Born and raised in Douglas, Arizona, he lived in Gary, Indiana from 1945 until moving to Camillus in 1953. Bob was a 1950 graduate of Tolleston High School where he met his bride, Doris, and a 1952 graduate of Valparaiso Institute of Technology. He served...
Saif Jaber
Feb 18, 2014
Saif Jaber, 39, formerly of Camillus, passed away suddenly in his sleep last Tuesday night, February 18, 2014. He was an amazing father, supportive husband, beloved son and brother, and great friend to so many people. Prior to being married and moving to Memphis, TN, Saif worked at the DeWitt Food Mart, where he was partners with the LoBello Family....
Ann Adrianne Volsko
Feb 17, 2014
Ann Adrianne Volsko, 88, of Camillus, passed away Monday, February 17, 2014 at Van Duyn Home & Hospital. A lifetime resident of the Syracuse area, she was a graduate of Vocational High School and Kathryn Gibbs Secretarial School. Ann was employed by the NYS Health Dept. for more than 20 years and was a member of the Lincoln Cultural Assn....
Virginia T. Neagle Hayes
Feb 15, 2014
Virginia T. Neagle Hayes, 90, of Syracuse, passed away Saturday, February 15, 2014 at home. A lifetime resident of the Syracuse area, Virginia was a 1940 graduate of St. Patrick's High School. She retired in 1990 from Hutchings Psychiatric Center. She loved to fish and spend time at her camp on Oneida Lake. Virginia was predeceased by her first husband,...
Beverly A. Brown
Feb 13, 2014
Beverly A. Brown, 86, of Syracuse, passed away Thursday. Born in Syracuse, Beverly was an administrator for the U.S. Agency for International Development. Surviving are her sister-in-law, Chris Brown of Syracuse; niece, Lisa Brown of Rochester; nephews, Jeffrey Brown of Houston, TX and Peter Brown of Syracuse and cousin Anne Meyers of North Carolina. Relatives and friends may call Thursday,...

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