Obituaries

Joseph F. Janson

Joseph F. Janson

Aug 18, 2013

Joseph F. Janson, 78, of Camillus, passed away Sunday, August 18, 2013 at St. Joseph’s Hospital Health Center. Born and raised in Philadelphia, he lived in Camillus since 1977. Joe was a 1953 graduate of Roman Catholic High School in Philadelphia. He was a Coast Guard veteran of the Korean War, having served in the North Atlantic Ice Patrol. He...

Margaret "Peg" Brisson

Margaret "Peg" Brisson

Aug 15, 2013

Margaret Mary Kelly Brisson, of Camillus, died peacefully at Loretto on August 15, 2013, surrounded by family and friends. Peg Brisson was born in 1932 in Beverly, MA, the daughter of Irish Immigrants, Tom and Bridie Kelly. Peg always valued her Irish heritage. She moved to Camillus in 1956 with her husband and two young children. She lived with her...

Terry David Loftus

Terry David Loftus

Aug 9, 2013

Terry David Loftus, 74, of the Village of Camillus, passed away Friday, August 9, 2013 at James Square Health & Rehabilitation Centre. A lifetime resident of the Syracuse area, he was a graduate of Hoosac High School in Hoosick, NY and Cornell University. Terry was a coast guard veteran. Director of operations for the City of Syracuse for more than...

Mary Jane Davis

Mary Jane Davis

Aug 6, 2013

Mary Jane “MJ” Davis, 90, of Solvay, passed away Tuesday, August 6, 2013 at Upstate University Hospital at Community General. Born and raised in Syracuse, Mary Jane lived in Fairmount, Manlius and Lakeland, Florida before moving to Solvay in 2002. She was a graduate of Valley High School. She was employed for 10 years with Bristol-Myers Squibb Co. and formerly...

David "Bryan" Bigsby

David "Bryan" Bigsby

Aug 5, 2013

David “Bryan” Bigsby, 40, of Syracuse, passed away Monday, August 5, 2013 at home surrounded by his loving family. A lifetime resident of Syracuse, he graduated from West Genesee High School and was a Marine Corps veteran. Bryan was owner of David’s Lawn Care Service. He enjoyed martial arts and received a black belt from Silver's Tae Kwon Do. He...

Elizabeth Bartella

Elizabeth Bartella

Aug 5, 2013

Elizabeth “Betty” Calcary Bartella, 94, of Solvay, passed away Monday, August 5, 2013 at Iroquois Nursing Home with her two children at her side. Born and raised in Austria, she moved to the Solvay-Fairmount area in the late 1920s. Betty was a 1943 graduate of Solvay High School. She was employed by Johns-Manville and retired from Allied Chemical Corp. after...

David A. Widrick

David A. Widrick

Jul 30, 2013

David A. Widrick, 77, of Camillus, passed away Tuesday, July 30, 2013 at home. Born in Croghan, he lived in Camillus for 53 years and was an Army veteran. He retired in 2000 after 35 years with Bristol-Myers Squibb Co. He attended Fairmount Community Church United Church of Christ. David loved spending time with his family, especially his grandchildren. He...

Robert E. Schwarz

Robert E. Schwarz

Jul 28, 2013

Robert E. Schwarz, 90, of Camillus, passed away Sunday, July 28, 2013 at Upstate University Hospital at Community General. A lifetime resident of the Syracuse area, he was a graduate of Most Holy Rosary School and a member of the first graduating class of Le Moyne College in 1951. Robert was an Army Air Corps veteran of World War II....

Rudy Carlson

Rudy Carlson

Jul 25, 2013

Rudy Carlson, 97, of Syracuse, passed away Thursday, July 25, 2013 at Loretto Cunningham. Born in Proctor, VT, he lived in the New England area before moving to Syracuse in 1965. Rudy was a graduate of Proctor High School and Springfield College. He worked in sales and retired from R. Carlson Sales after many years. He was a member of...

Helen F. Grant

Helen F. Grant

Jul 24, 2013

Helen F. Grant, 95, formerly of Fairmount Hills, passed away Wednesday, July 24, 2013 at her home at Forest View, East Fayette St. Syracuse, where she lived since 2009. Born in McDonough, she moved to Fairmount in 1956 and retired from Dey Bros., Fairmount in 1987. Helen was a longtime member of Fairmount Community Church United Church of Christ. She...

William J. Cianciola Sr.

William J. Cianciola Sr.

Jul 23, 2013

William J. Cianciola Sr., 87, of Camillus, passed away Tuesday, July 23, 2013 at University Hospital at Community General. Born in Utica on March 18, 1926, he was the son of Philip H. and Clara Vaeth Cianciola. On April 12, 1947, Bill married Margaret Mary Lloyd in St. Francis Church in Utica. He and his family moved to Camillus in...

Dora Fangio DeWolfe

Dora Fangio DeWolfe

Jul 22, 2013

Dora Fangio DeWolfe, 59, of Camillus, passed away Monday, July 22, 2013 at Crouse Hospital. Born in Castiglione Messer Marino, Italy, she was a lifetime resident of the Syracuse area and graduate of Columbia College. Dora was employed for 25 years with PricewaterhouseCoopers. A communicant of St. Joseph's Church, she loved spending time with her family, especially her grandchildren, and...

Michael Basto

Michael Basto

Jul 21, 2013

Michael Basto, 92, of Syracuse, passed away Sunday, July 21, 2013 at VA Medical Center. A lifetime resident of the Syracuse area, he was a Navy veteran of World War II and retired in 1978 from Allied Chemical. Michael enjoyed playing cards and was an avid sports fan. Michael was predeceased by his wife, Arline, in 1953; brothers, Dominick and...

Eunice D. Colle

Eunice D. Colle

Jul 17, 2013

Eunice Lange Colle, 85, of Camillus, passed away Wednesday, July 17, 2013 at St. Joseph’s Hospital Health Center. Born in Le Roy, she lived in Camillus since 1964. She was a graduate of LeRoy High School and employed by Community General Hospital for 28 years. An active communicant of St. Joseph's Church, Eunice was a member of the Altar &...

Jaime Cost

Jaime Cost

Jul 13, 2013

Jaime Cost, 56, of Syracuse, passed away Saturday, July 13, 2013 at home after a short battle with cancer. Born in Syracuse, he lived in Camillus most of his life and was a graduate of West Genesee High School. An avid SU sports fan, he enjoyed golfing and spending time with his family. Jaime was predeceased by his father, Arthur...

Wendell E. Miller

Wendell E. Miller

Jul 12, 2013

Wendell E. Miller, 93, of Fayetteville, passed away Friday, July 12, 2013 at Iroquois Nursing Home. Born in Savage, Montana, he was an Army Air Corps veteran of World War II, retiring as a master sergeant. Wendell was a member of the Men's Garden Club of Syracuse, volunteer at the Ronald McDonald House and member of the Fayetteville United Methodist...

Julia Marie Kondratowicz

Julia Marie Kondratowicz

Jul 12, 2013

Julie broke free of her earthly body on July 12, 2013. Her husband, Wayne Murray, parents, Joseph and Dorothy Kondratowicz, brother, John Kondratowicz, and nephew, John Henry, are joined by a multitude of family, friends, coworkers and caregivers in heartache and remembrance of a wonderful woman. Julie's kindness, generosity, humor and grace in the face of adversity inspired many. We...

Jack F. Werner

Jack F. Werner

Jul 11, 2013

Jack F. Werner, 84, of Camillus, passed away Thursday at St. Joseph’s Hospital Health Center. Born in Chicago, IL, he lived in Camillus since 1963. He was an Army veteran of the Korean War. Jack retired in 1991 from Glomac Plastics, Inc. after serving as VP of Engineering for 30 years. Since 1964, he enjoyed spending summers on the St....

Dorothy Winters

Dorothy Winters

Jul 9, 2013

Dorothy Ann Rucker Winters, “Dot”, left our world on Tuesday at the age of 81. Other than her family, she was most proud of her wonderful cookbook, The Old Caterer's Favorite Hors d'oeuvres, and her career as a caterer in Columbus, Ohio. Born in Columbia, SC, Dot was lured by love to the land of "those damn Yankees." She leaves...

Richard "Dick" E. Hodge

Richard "Dick" E. Hodge

Jul 7, 2013

Richard “Dick” E. Hodge, 83, born in Detroit, MI, passed away Sunday, July 7, 2013 at Van Duyn Home & Hospital. Dick loved fishing, hunting, camping and traveling the U.S. He had an avid interest in science and wished he could have traveled into space. Dick graduated from Nottingham High School in 1949 and entered the Air Force in 1950,...