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Anastasia "Anne" E. Zysk
Dec 16, 2012
Anastasia “Anne” Zysk, 93, of Camillus, passed away Sunday, December 16, 2012 at home. Born in Syracuse on Monday, December 23, 1918, she was the daughter of Francis Banaszek and Eleanore Sieraszuska Banaszek. She lived in Camillus most of her life. For 32 years, Anne and her husband spent winters in Cape Canaveral, Florida. She was formerly employed by GE...
Frances E. Jenks
Dec 14, 2012
Frances E. Jenks, 92, of Fairmount, passed away Friday, December 14, 2012, at Iroquois Nursing Home. Born in Phoenix, New York on Thursday, July 15, 1920, she was the daughter of George McKinley and Carrie Tottingham McKinley. Frances lived in the Syracuse area most of her life and enjoyed gardening and spending time with her family. Frances was predeceased by...
Henry Zimmer
Dec 12, 2012
Henry Zimmer, 86, of Syracuse, passed away Wednesday, December 12, 2012 at Loretto. Born in Baldwinsville on Saturday, May 22 1926, he was the son of Charles Eli Zimmer and Jenny VanTassell Zimmer. He retired as a maintenance worker for the City of Fulton. Henry was predeceased by his brothers, Roy, Charles and Joseph. Surviving are his sisters, Grace Zimmer...
William Louis "Bill" Hastings
Dec 3, 2012
William Louis “Bill” Hastings, 86, of Camillus, passed away Monday, December 3, 2012 at Crouse Hospital after a brief illness. Born on Wednesday, July 21, 1926 in Rochester, he was the son of Ruth Yauchzi and William J. Hastings. Bill was a graduate of the Allendale School for Boys in Rochester and Lycoming College in Williamsport, Pennsylvania. While at Lycoming,...
James Weldner
Dec 1, 2012
James Weldner, 66, of Syracuse, passed away Saturday, December 1 at University Hospital. Graveside services will be Monday at 1:30 p.m. in Oakwood Cemetery. Arrangements are by the Buranich Funeral Home, Camillus.
James "Jimmy" Elliott Holmes Jr.
Dec 1, 2012
James “Jimmy” Elliott Holmes Jr., 10, of Syracuse, passed away Saturday, December 1, 2012 at Golisano Children’s Hospital. Born in Rochester on Monday, February 25, 2002, he was a lifetime resident of the Syracuse area. Jimmy was a fifth grader at BOCES TEAM Program at Solvay Middle School, where he was a presenter at the Assistive Technology Fair this year....
Ruth C. Bishop
Nov 30, 2012
Ruth Carlton Bishop, 97, formerly of Camillus, passed away Friday, November 30, 2012, at Crouse Hospital. She was a resident of Springside at Seneca Hill in Oswego. Born in Ithaca on Sunday, July 25, 1915, she was the daughter of Carrie Elizabeth Lamb Carlton and Merritt Scott Carlton. She spent her early years in Poultney, Vermont, and lived in the...
James T. Mento
Nov 27, 2012
James T. Mento, 70, of Camillus, passed away Tuesday, November 27, 2012 at home. Born in Syracuse on Tuesday, September 8, 1942, he was the son of Joseph Mento and Frances Veronica Pigula Mento Fatcheric. A lifetime resident of the Camillus area, he was a graduate of West Genesee High School and an Army veteran of the Vietnam War. Jim...
Lillian Sartwell Murray
Nov 25, 2012
Lillian Sartwell Murray, 95, of Warners, passed away Sunday, November 25, 2012 at Upstate University Hospital at Community General, surrounded by her loving family. A lifetime resident of the Syracuse area, she was born on Sunday, September 23, 1917 and was the daughter of Floyd Sartwell and Hanna Brown Sartwell. Lillian worked several years at Easy Washer during World War...
Michael Shawn Carter
Nov 20, 2012
Michael Shawn Carter, 49, of Camillus, passed away Tuesday, November 20, 2012 at home. Born in Syracuse on Sunday, June 16, 1963, he was a lifetime resident of the Syracuse area. Michael was a graduate of West Genesee High School. He was formerly employed by Lockheed Martin and Carey International. He was also a former communicant of St. Joseph's Church...
Deacon John Paul "Steve" Brody Sr.
Nov 19, 2012
Deacon John Paul “Steve” Brody, Colonel USMC, 95, of Camillus, went to meet his Lord and Savior Monday, November 19, 2012. Steve was born in Dobravka, Czechoslovakia on Sunday, July 8, 1917, and overcame hardship in the Great Depression to graduate third in his class from the U.S. Naval Academy, Class of 1940. Upon graduation, he received a commission from...
Roseann (Jarvis) Webster
Nov 19, 2012
Roseann (Jarvis) Webster, 84, of Fairmount, passed away Monday, November 19, 2012 at Upstate University Hospital at Community General. Born in Syracuse on Friday, July 6, 1928, she lived in Ithaca for 23 years before returning to Syracuse in 1997. She was a graduate of Solvay High School and worked as a home health aide for Family & Children's Service...
Marian L. Vryhof
Nov 16, 2012
Marian L. Vryhof, 85, of Camillus, passed away Friday, November 16, 2012 at Upstate University Hospital at Community General. Born in Summit, New Jersey on Wednesday, October 26, 1927, she was the daughter of Edward Orville Highbrown and Laura Coe Trowbridge Highbrown. She lived in Camillus since 1950. Marian retired in 1989 from Van Duyn Home & Hospital. An elder...
Warren S. Kenyon
Nov 13, 2012
Warren S. Kenyon, 78, of Weedsport, was called home Tuesday, November 13, 2012, to be with his Lord and Savior. Born in Syracuse on Sunday, April 15, 1934, he was a member of the Boy Scouts and Golden Gloves Boxing Club. Warren met the love of his life, Carole Jean Furze, at McKinley School and married her in 1950. They...
Kathryn W. Carroll
Nov 10, 2012
Kathryn W. Carroll, 93, of Fairmount, passed away Saturday, November 10, 2012 at St. Joseph’s Hospital Health Center. Born in Syracuse on Monday, March 9, 1919, she was a lifetime resident of Syracuse. She was a graduate of St. Patrick’s School, Syracuse Normal School, and Syracuse University. Kathryn was a teacher with the Syracuse City School District for 35 years...
Anita Louise Gomes
Nov 3, 2012
Aahmahdiyyah Christie Denise Anita Louise Gomes-McNeill, infant daughter of Chakamanda Gomes McNeill and Ahmad Michael McNeill, passed away Saturday, November 3, 2012 at Crouse Hospital. In addition to her parents, she is survived by her brothers, Tsoujouirre, Princeahmad and Ahdjussmadi Graveside services will be private in Oakwood Cemetery, Syracuse. In lieu of flowers, contributions may be made to KJ’s Angels...
Charles R. Welch
Nov 2, 2012
Charles R. Welch, of Camillus, is asleep. He passed away Friday, November 2, 2012 at Francis House. For those who knew him, this is not a revelation. But now his slumber is eternal, having succumbed after a brief illness, surrounded by his loving family. Charlie lived his 84 years to the fullest. He was born in Syracuse on Thursday, August...
Delores M. Sylvester Checkosky
Oct 31, 2012
Delores M. Sylvester Checkosky, 88, of Westvale, passed away Wednesday, October 31, 2012 at home with her loving family by her side. Born in Akron, Ohio on Thursday, August 28, 1924, she was a lifetime resident of Syracuse. She was formerly employed by Rudolph Jewelers. Delores was a communicant of the Basilica of the Sacred Heart of Jesus and former...
Jason R. Dundon
Oct 28, 2012
Jason R. Dundon, 41, of State College, Pennsylvania, passed away Sunday, October 28, 2012 in Hershey, Pennsylvania, surrounded by his loving family. Born in Cambridge, Massachusetts on Saturday, December 12, 1970, he lived in Camillus until moving to State College in 1993. He was a graduate of West Genesee High School. Jason also received a bachelor's degree from the University...
Donald J. Piston
Oct 28, 2012
Donald Joseph Piston, 76, of Syracuse, passed away Sunday, October 28, 2012 at Upstate University Hospital at Community General. A lifetime resident of Syracuse, he was born on Wednesday, February 5, 1936 and was the son of Joseph Piston and Esther Kyrek Piston. Donald graduated from Syracuse University with a degree in business administration. He retired from the Westhill Central...

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