Obituaries
Margaret L. Reals
Nov 10, 2013
Margaret L. Reals, 90, of Camillus, passed away Sunday, November 10, 2013 at St. Joseph’s Hospital Health Center. Born in Owego, Margaret waitressed in many local area restaurants, including Cavallaro’s. She also worked as a teacher’s aide and volunteered as a senior companion. She was a communicant of St. Joseph’s Church and formerly of St. Anthony of Padua Church. Margaret...
Walter E. O'Brien
Nov 10, 2013
Walter E. O'Brien, 77, of Syracuse, passed away Sunday, November 10, 2013at University Hospital. Born in Phoenix, NY, he was a Navy veteran. Walter retired from Roofers Local #195 after 50 years of service. He enjoyed the outdoors and feeding the birds. Walter was predeceased by his mother, Lillian Murray; son, Derek; sister, Mary Prentice; and brother, Martin O'Brien. Surviving...
Emil A. Laufer
Nov 9, 2013
Emil A. “Emo” Laufer, 88, of Syracuse, passed away Saturday at home. A lifetime resident of Syracuse, he retired in 1993 after 40 years with Crucible Steel. He was a Navy veteran of WW II, having served on the USS Healy. A life member of Baldwinsville VFW Post 153, he was also a member of Mattydale American Post 1832. Emil...
Michael Thomas Fiorentino
Nov 9, 2013
Michael Thomas Fiorentino, 63, of Marcellus, passed away Saturday, November 9, 2013 at home. Born in Pennsylvania, he lived in the Syracuse area since the late 1960s. Michael was a graduate of Corcoran High School. An electrician for Celtic Electric in Marcellus, he enjoyed nature and fishing but most of all liked to spend time with his family and his...
Edward P. Spencer
Nov 5, 2013
Edward P. Spencer, 90, of Syracuse, passed away Tuesday, November 5, 2013 at Mercy Health & Rehabilitation Center in Auburn. A lifetime resident of the Syracuse area, he was a graduate of Nottingham High School and Syracuse University and an Army veteran of World War II. Edward retired after 38 years with the NYS Dept. of Labor. He was a...
Joseph D. Romanow
Oct 29, 2013
Joseph D. Romanow, 87, of, Westvale, passed away Tuesday, October 29, 2013 at Crouse Hospital. A native of Utica, he lived in Westvale for over 50 years. Joe graduated in 1950 from the first graduating class of Utica College of Syracuse University, remaining active in alumni affairs. He retired in 1987 as director of special projects for Niagara Mohawk Power...
David G. Pigula
Oct 23, 2013
David G. Pigula, 70, of Moravia, passed away Wednesday, October 23, 2013 at Upstate University Hospital at Community General. Born in Syracuse, he lived in Moravia since 1988. He graduated in 1960 from West Genesee High School and Syracuse School of Technology in 1962 and was an Air Force veteran of Vietnam. David was employed by Sunoco for 43 years...
Marion C. LaVallee
Oct 22, 2013
Marion “Tootsie” C. LaVallee, 76, of Camillus, passed away Tuesday, October 22, 2013 at St. Joseph’s Hospital Health Center. A lifetime resident of Syracuse, she was a graduate of Most Holy Rosary. Marion waitressed with Top of the Hill Restaurant for 20 years and also for Tuscarora Country Club and was a former communicant of Holy Family Church. She enjoyed...
Paul E. Billy
Oct 20, 2013
On this day we lost a gracious and grateful man, Paul E. Billy of Syracuse, who passed away peacefully Sunday, October 20, 2013 surrounded by his loving family. Just three days shy of his 92nd birthday, he was born in Syracuse on October 23, 1921. A graduate of Nottingham High School and Powelson Business Institute, he was a Navy veteran...
Erin Elizabeth Lawyer Ascioti
Oct 20, 2013
Erin Elizabeth Lawyer Ascioti, 37, of Syracuse, passed away Sunday, October 20, 2013 at home. Born in Cortland, she lived in the Syracuse area since 1980. Erin was a 1994 graduate of Cazenovia High School and received her bachelor’s degree from SUNY Cortland and Crouse Nursing School. An avid reader, she had a passion for animals and the elderly and...
George Augustus Schmidt
Oct 20, 2013
George Augustus Schmidt, 85, of Camillus, passed away Sunday, October 20, 2013 at ElderWood Health Care at Birchwood. Born in Sioux City, Iowa, he lived in southern California before moving to Camillus in 2005. George was a veteran of the US Navy. He owned and operated a Shell service station in Newport Beach, California. Surviving are his wife of 63...
Janine Canfield
Oct 19, 2013
Janine Canfield, 62, of East Syracuse, passed away Saturday, October 19, 2013 at University Hospital. Janine attended the Basilica of the Sacred Heart of Jesus. She enjoyed the beach and fishing. Surviving are her husband, David; children, Natasha Davis, Torrie Dixon Nicholas, Jeremy, Matt and Seth Maloy, Marcus and Daniel Canfield; brothers, James Dykens and George Mason; and many grandchildren....
James F. Dempsey
Oct 15, 2013
James F. Dempsey, 61, of Camillus, passed away Tuesday, October 15, 2013 at home. A lifetime resident of the Camillus area, he was the son of James Joseph Dempsey and Dorothy Estelle (Briggs) Dempsey. James loved hunting, fishing, and gardening. Surviving are his wife, the former Miriam Virella; a daughter; three sisters; two brothers; and several nieces, nephews and cousins....
Geraldine Bearden Camaione
Oct 12, 2013
Geraldine “Gerry” Bearden Camaione, 79, of Camillus, passed away Saturday, October 12, 2013 at Loretto. A lifetime resident of the Syracuse and Camillus areas, Gerry graduated from Watertown High School in 1952. She enjoyed sewing, quilting and embroidery. Gerry was predeceased by her husband, Richard, in 1999; son, John in 2011; and grandchildren, Brittany Bowers and Ben Puma. Surviving are...
John S. Kenny
Oct 9, 2013
John S. Kenny, 82, of Camillus, passed away peacefully Wednesday, October 9, 2013 at Crouse Hospital, Syracuse. Born in Geneva, he was the son of Edward D. and Anna. T. Kenny. Mr. Kenny graduated from DeSales High School, Hobart College cum laude, and Syracuse University College of Law cum magna laude, in 1956. He served in the Army and retired...
Marilyn H. Conway
Oct 4, 2013
Marilyn H. Conway, 84, of Syracuse, passed away Friday October 4, 2013 at Syracuse Home at McHarrie Place. A lifetime resident of the Syracuse area, she was a graduate of St. Patrick's School and received a BA degree from Syracuse University. Marilyn retired from State Farm Insurance after many years and was a communicant of Holy Family Church. Her life...
Joyce Mahoney Curry
Oct 2, 2013
Joyce Mahoney Curry, 78, of Camillus, passed away Wednesday, October 2, 2013 at home. A lifetime resident of Syracuse, she graduated from Central High in 1953. Joyce retired from Hallmark Cards in 1993 after 22 years in sales. She was a communicant of St. Joseph's Church and member of the Altar & Rosary Society. An avid reader, she enjoyed bowling,...
Eldred M. Myers
Oct 2, 2013
Eldred M. Myers, 91, of Syracuse, passed away peacefully Wednesday, October 2, 2013 at Iroquois Nursing Home. Born in Fremont, NY he lived in Syracuse since 1954. He served in World War II with the 106 Infantry Division and fought in the Battle of the Bulge. Eldred was a graduate of the University of Maryland. He retired in 1986 after...
Ronald H. Nichols
Oct 2, 2013
Ronald H. Nichols, 81, formerly of Camillus, passed away Wednesday, October 2, 2013 in Sun City Center, FL. Born in New Kensington, PA, he raised his family in Camillus and made Florida his permanent residence in 2009. Ronald served in the U.S. Army during the Korean War. He studied engineering at the Milwaukee School of Engineering and was CEO and...
Charles L. Ingleston Sr.
Oct 1, 2013
Charles L. Ingleston Sr., 91, of Memphis, passed away Tuesday, October 1, 2013 at James Square Health & Rehabilitation Centre. Born in Baldwinsville, he was an Army veteran of World War II. Charles graduated from college with a degree in animal husbandry and was a dairy farmer most of his life working on many farms across the state. He also...







